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<blockquote data-quote="RogueJK" data-source="post: 144166" data-attributes="member: 170"><p><strong>Re: non evil lich</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The text for the Archlich says:</p><p><em>"Archliches are transformed human spellcasters--as often clerics or bards as wizard--who have deliberately and carefully accomplished their own transformation into liches. They devote their undeath to the furtherance of whatever noble purpose motivated the transformation.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Archliches appear as normal liches. They have all the characteristics of normal liches, including the spell ability and the other class abilities they possessed in life. In addition, they can turn undead as good clerics (entitled to a number of turning attempts per day equal to 3 + their Charisma modifier). They also have the ability to animate dead (as described above) and can water walk as well. They have the turning immunity defense listed in the main entry for the good lich."</em></p><p></p><p>The section on Animate Dead (a spell-like ability) says:</p><p><em>"Good liches can animate skeletons or zombies to serve them, using this spell-like ability at will as a sorceror of its character level. In general, good liches have no interest in raising undead armies to serve them, but they use this power in self-defense in the heat of battle."</em></p><p></p><p>Under Turn Undead (a supernatural ability):</p><p><em>"Three or more times per day, a good lich can turn undead as a good cleric, making a turning (Charisma) check to determine how many HD of undead are affected."</em></p><p></p><p>Turning Immunity (an extraordinary ability):</p><p><em>"Many good liches cannot be turned or destroyed by good or neutral clerics. When evil clerics attempt to rebuke or command them, they are turned or destroyed instead."</em></p><p></p><p>Finally, Water Walk (a supernatural ability):</p><p><em>"Some good liches have the ability to water walk, as the spell of the same name, at will."</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RogueJK, post: 144166, member: 170"] [b]Re: non evil lich[/b] The text for the Archlich says: [i]"Archliches are transformed human spellcasters--as often clerics or bards as wizard--who have deliberately and carefully accomplished their own transformation into liches. They devote their undeath to the furtherance of whatever noble purpose motivated the transformation. Archliches appear as normal liches. They have all the characteristics of normal liches, including the spell ability and the other class abilities they possessed in life. In addition, they can turn undead as good clerics (entitled to a number of turning attempts per day equal to 3 + their Charisma modifier). They also have the ability to animate dead (as described above) and can water walk as well. They have the turning immunity defense listed in the main entry for the good lich."[/i] The section on Animate Dead (a spell-like ability) says: [i]"Good liches can animate skeletons or zombies to serve them, using this spell-like ability at will as a sorceror of its character level. In general, good liches have no interest in raising undead armies to serve them, but they use this power in self-defense in the heat of battle."[/i] Under Turn Undead (a supernatural ability): [i]"Three or more times per day, a good lich can turn undead as a good cleric, making a turning (Charisma) check to determine how many HD of undead are affected."[/i] Turning Immunity (an extraordinary ability): [i]"Many good liches cannot be turned or destroyed by good or neutral clerics. When evil clerics attempt to rebuke or command them, they are turned or destroyed instead."[/i] Finally, Water Walk (a supernatural ability): [i]"Some good liches have the ability to water walk, as the spell of the same name, at will."[/i] [/QUOTE]
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