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2020-09-29, 02:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2008
Re: Xykon's phylactery... do we know 100% where is it?
Lich
Medium undead, Any Evil Alignment
Armor Class 17 (Natural Armor)
Hit Points 135 (18d8+54)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11 (+0)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
20 (+5)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
16 (+3)
Saving Throws Con +10, Int +12, Wis +9
Skills Arcana +18, History +12, Insight +9, Perception +9
Damage Resistance Cold, Lightning, Necrotic
Damage Immunities Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing From Nonmagical Attacks
Condition Immunities Charmed, Exhaustion, Frightened, Paralyzed, Poisoned
Senses Truesight 120 Ft., passive Perception 19
Languages Common Plus Up To Five Other Languages
Challenge 21 (33,000 XP)
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. The new body appears within 5 feet of the phylactery.
Spellcasting. The lich is an 18th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 20, +12 to hit with spell attacks). The lich has the following wizard spells prepared: • Cantrips (at will): mage hand, prestidigitation, ray of frost • 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, magic missile, shield, thunderwave • 2nd level (3 slots): detect thoughts, invisibility, acid arrow, mirror image • 3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, counterspell, dispel magic, fireball • 4th level (3 slots): blight, dimension door • 5th level (3 slots): cloudkill, scrying • 6th level (1 slot): disintegrate, globe of invulnerability • 7th level (1 slot): finger of death, plane shift • 8th level (1 slot): dominate monster, power word stun • 9th level (1 slot): power word kill
Turn Resistance. The lich has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.
Actions
Paralyzing Touch. Melee Spell Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: (3d6) cold damage. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success
Legendary Actions
Lich can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Lich regains spent legendary actions at the start of their 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 it can see within 10 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw against this magic or become frightened for 1 minute. The frightened target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a target's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the target is immune to the lich's gaze for the next 24 hours.
Disrupt Life (Costs 3 Actions).Each non-undead creature within 20 feet of the lich must make a DC 18 Constitution saving throw against this magic, taking 21 (6d6) necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
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2020-09-29, 02:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2008
Re: Xykon's phylactery... do we know 100% where is it?
And why do you think Xykon has an 11-12 intelligence?
HE WAS A SORCEROR TO BEGIN WITH. Minimum 13 INT prerequisite, and you get an INT buff when becoming a Lich.
Oh, because he's petty and dismissive and, as Rich Burlew says, "kind of a {scrubbed}"? That's your basis for thinking, "Hurr hurr, Xykon stoopid"?
Yeah, ask V how "stupid" Xykon is. I think you're confusing pragmatism with stupid, and not caring with not knowing. It reminds me of a line from Goodfellas: "Paulie may have moved slow, but it was only because Paulie didn't have to move for anybody."Last edited by Peelee; 2020-10-04 at 01:07 AM.
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2020-09-29, 02:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jul 2020
Re: Xykon's phylactery... do we know 100% where is it?
That's a 5e ”typical lich”. You are looking for this.
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2020-09-29, 02:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2007
Re: Xykon's phylactery... do we know 100% where is it?
Sorcerers don't have an Int prerequisite. They don't have a Charisma prerequisite either - but without a high Charisma, their spell casting is limited.
A Charisma 11 Sorcerer can cast 1st level spells, but not 2nd level spells. And is quite legal - just massively unoptimised.Marut-2 Avatar by Serpentine
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2020-09-29, 03:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Xykon's phylactery... do we know 100% where is it?
No one said Xykon was stupid; he's just not a mastermind. There's been multiple scenarios where he would have died if he didn't have the powers he had, and multiple scenarios where he almost did die because he doesn't use his powers smartly.
To put it simply, for a person of his power he's not good with consistent long-term strategy.
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2020-09-29, 05:14 PM (ISO 8601)
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2020-10-01, 05:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2012
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2020-10-04, 01:03 AM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2017
Re: Xykon's phylactery... do we know 100% where is it?
Anyone who's spent time around enough PhD's knows that high intelligence does not imply high wisdom. Why would we expect Xykon to be any different?
Getting back to the original topic: "Xykon somehow knew RC intended to swap out his phylactery for a fake, and masterminded a plan to give RC a fake instead of feeding him to acid-breathing sharks" may be the crackiest theory I've heard this year, and I spend some of my time on Twitter. (^_~)
But personally, I don't think that's a bad thing. Thanks to M*A*S*H, I developed a firm belief that when reality goes mad, the best defense is to use humor to out-crazy reality.
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2020-10-04, 03:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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