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Set a level on the left and strike the seal to forge your first character.
Set a level on the left and strike the seal to forge your first character.
Pick a threat tier on the left and strike the seal to summon your first monster.
Set a level and hoard size on the left, then strike the seal to crack it open.
Set your party's details on the left, then strike the seal to spring the trap.
Set the size, wealth and type on the left, then strike the seal to raise a settlement.
CR 21 (33,000 XP), Medium undead, Any Evil
Saving Throws Con +10, Int +12, Wis +9
Skills Arcana +18, History +12, Insight +9, Perception +9
Damage Resistances cold, lightning, necrotic
Immunities poison; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks; charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 19
Languages Common plus up to five other languages
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the lich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Rejuvenation. If it has a phylactery, a destroyed lich gains a new body in 1d10 days, regaining all its hit points and becoming active again.
Turn Resistance. The lich has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.
Paralyzing Touch. Melee Spell Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 21 (3d8+8) cold damage. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution save or be paralyzed for 1 minute.
The lich can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action can be used at a time, and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The lich regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Cantrip. The lich casts a cantrip.
Paralyzing Touch (Costs 2 Actions). The lich uses its Paralyzing Touch.
Frightening Gaze (Costs 2 Actions). The lich fixes its gaze on one creature within 10 feet, who must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom save or become frightened for 1 minute.
How hard a fight? Against a party of four, a single lich is deadly at levels 1–16, hard at levels 17–19 and medium at level 20. Add allies or more foes in the encounter generator.
Where you'll find it: dungeons and towns and cities.
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D&D 5e, 2014 rules. Includes material from the System Reference Document 5.1 by Wizards of the Coast LLC, available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Fantasy Portal is unofficial Fan Content, not approved or endorsed by Wizards.