Game Master companion / Monster
Running Lich
An undead sorcerer preserves its existence through a separate vessel. The body confronting the party is only one part of the problem.
Prepare the scene
Dry fingers turn a page that has been repaired many times. The sorcerer looks up, more irritated by the interruption than your drawn weapons.
An undead sorcerer preserves its existence through a separate vessel. The body confronting the party is only one part of the problem.
Establish the surroundings, each participant’s position, and what the party can perceive before resolving the encounter. Use the current core rules for surprise and turn order when combat begins.
Run the profile
Use the following source instructions for the encounter’s actions and effects.
Soul Bolt
Use: Basic attack · Soul Bolt: Agility + supplemental d10 Rend (Unholy).
Signature abilities
Effect - Signature: Rend Burst (Unholy); Phase; Regrow. At 0 Resolve combat ends normally. If its intact vessel remains, it reforms after d6 days; never during this encounter.
Counterplay
Counterplay: Find the vessel to make defeat permanent. Neither vessel nor regeneration confers universal immunity.
Relationship
Relationship: Sentient adversary; no automatic Wicked One status.
Present the counterplay
Find the vessel to make defeat permanent. Neither vessel nor regeneration confers universal immunity.
Make the relevant behavior or environmental clues perceptible through the scene so the party can act on them.
Keep the mechanical profile nearby
Affinities: Vitality d6, Might d8, Agility d10, Intellect d6, Tact d6, Spirit d10.
Skill overrides: Evade d6, Block d6, Ward d8.
Resolve 26; Stamina 9; Mana 10. Movement 25 feet.
Player Book idea: Undead sorcerer whose continued existence is bound to a vessel.