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I agree with Destil. There's no compelling reason not to let the portal be in the tower and fixed to it's surface. I would let your mage be happy and portalized.;)

I don't usually reduce. If anything, I tack on some extras for clever ideas or extra interesting roleplaying. Obviously, the first several levesl go by pretty fast (one level per session) but once they hit 5/6th it tends to slow down a bit. In my campaign, that's got more to do with the story...

I'm hungry for more details!!! Are the lich's warriors undead? And if the attack is a surprise, what about tunneling up from underneath? Hand those idiots some picks and shovels and say Dig!, have one of your intelligent leaders give them occasional direction, and next thing you know you have...

To respond to the original question... I liked the new MM II just fine. Not having any desire (or time) to hand draft all my own monsters, I'm just fine with the MM's the way they are. Besides, someone already suggested using what's presented as a base, and then subtracting or adding to fit...

Oops, I forgot to address one part of your question, about Constitution damage. The answer is eithe "no" or maybe you chose another ability from to sacrifice instead. Because Con is essentially life force energy, and the undead are driven by negative energy, you could also consider having them...

Great question!! Here would be my take. Yes undead are immune to ability damage, but I would not read that to suggest that they cannot willing do so. So, for example, my 10th level Wizard with the Vampire template can tap into corrupt spells and pay the price. You just can't make him lose...

We've been using Scrying quite a bit in both my game and the game Iplay in. Here's the deal. If I'm under the protection of Nondetection (or the more powerful Mind Blank) and you scry on my buddy next to me whoo is not protected, you can not see me. You may be able to infer my presence, but...