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<blockquote data-quote="ElectricDragon" data-source="post: 7452138" data-attributes="member: 10778"><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Divine Interference</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Lich's Crown</strong></span></p><p><strong>General Knowwledge:</strong><em> Its creation is lost to antiquity. Possibly some mad god whose followers were obsessed with immortality at any cost, or a deity consumed with the idea of undead followers being more pliant than living ones; but no one knows for sure who made this item. It is supposed that the creating deity is long gone, nothing more than a legendary memory; but as with any powerful deity, he may just be awaiting the right wearer.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Excerpt from Draco Procreatio:</strong> <em>Nethrancor is the creator of this deadly artifact having invested at least a divine rank into its creation. The <em>lich's crown</em> is one of a trio of powerful artifacts attributed to Nethrancor.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Description:</strong> To the untrained eye, the item appears as an ancient iron crown, crudely made, dented and malformed. This is nothing more than a minor illusion, the actual crown can be seen by one minute's study or a successful Will save DC 15. The crown is a finely filigreed platinum tiara with a large ruby gem set as its headpiece surrounded by five teardrop-shaped red garnets formed into a star. </p><p></p><p><strong>Type:</strong> Diminutive Object</p><p><strong>Wt.:</strong> 1 lb.</p><p><strong>Hardness:</strong> 24</p><p><strong>Hit Points:</strong> 50</p><p><strong>Break DC:</strong> 60</p><p><strong>Saves:</strong> Fort +20, Ref +20, Will +20</p><p>Regardless of saves, breaks, or hit point damage to the point of destruction, the crown will resurface in a few years (1d6) totally undamaged and restored unless destroyed the proper way.</p><p></p><p><strong>Object:</strong> As an artifact object, the crown is immune to acid, cold, and sonic energy. It takes half damage from fire and lightning. It is not subject to critical hits, nonlethal damage, ability drain, energy drain, fatigue, and exhaustion effects. It has immunity to poison, sleep effects, paralysis, stunning, disease, and death effects. It is immune to all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, phantasms, patterns, and morale effects). It is treated as if made of cold iron and has a hardness of 24.</p><p></p><p><strong>History:</strong> Few stories survive about this artifact. The current favorite theory among sages is that a now-dead undead god made it before he was destroyed in some cataclysm that pre-dated the dawn of civilization. But also popular is that it belongs to the god of death (whom ever that might be) and was loosed upon the world in order to spread undeath and possibly gain minor deific supporters. </p><p></p><p><strong>Powers:</strong> This crown supplies the ability to cast spells as an 18th level necromancer. The crown also supplies the spells to choose from, becoming in essence the wearer's spellbook. Meditation for 4 hours acts as both a full night's sleep and proper study time in order to reset and refill all spell slots. There is no known way to add other spells to this spellbook.</p><p></p><p><strong>Curses:</strong> Any living creature that wears the crown becomes a lich immediately (see the Crown Lich Template), either no save (or if the DM is feeling generous, allow a Will save DC 30 to remove the crown before the change takes place). The crown acts as the new lich's phylactery, but destruction of the lich does not allow it to return to unlife, instead, its soul/spirit/life force is sucked into the crown. The crown then slowly devours this life force to power its abilities for the next wearer.</p><p></p><p><strong>Special:</strong> If instead, a lich wears the crown, it gains the Lich King template (see the Lich King Template). </p><p></p><p><strong><u>Suggested Means of Destruction</u></strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Feed it to a <em>Null-Magic Elemental</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It must be <em>blessed</em> by a paladin of a Lawful Good deity then soaked in lava for 3 days. The glowing crown should then be targeted by several powerful bolts of natural lightning. Finally, the slag that remains must be <em>consecrated</em> and re-forged into a plow.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Place the crown in an <em>antimagic field</em> and destroy it with an adamantine sledgehammer.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The crown must be the subject of a <em>greater turning</em> effect from a deity of light.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The crown must be <em>Sundered and Disjoined</em> by a greater deity.</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Note:</strong> Animals and other creatures with low (1-3) mental ability scores are instead turned into a normal zombie with none of the crown lich abilities.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ElectricDragon, post: 7452138, member: 10778"] [size=5][b]Divine Interference[/b][/size] [size=4][b]Lich's Crown[/b][/size] [b]General Knowwledge:[/b][i] Its creation is lost to antiquity. Possibly some mad god whose followers were obsessed with immortality at any cost, or a deity consumed with the idea of undead followers being more pliant than living ones; but no one knows for sure who made this item. It is supposed that the creating deity is long gone, nothing more than a legendary memory; but as with any powerful deity, he may just be awaiting the right wearer.[/i] [b]Excerpt from Draco Procreatio:[/b] [i]Nethrancor is the creator of this deadly artifact having invested at least a divine rank into its creation. The [I]lich's crown[/I] is one of a trio of powerful artifacts attributed to Nethrancor.[/i] [b]Description:[/b] To the untrained eye, the item appears as an ancient iron crown, crudely made, dented and malformed. This is nothing more than a minor illusion, the actual crown can be seen by one minute's study or a successful Will save DC 15. The crown is a finely filigreed platinum tiara with a large ruby gem set as its headpiece surrounded by five teardrop-shaped red garnets formed into a star. [b]Type:[/b] Diminutive Object [b]Wt.:[/b] 1 lb. [b]Hardness:[/b] 24 [b]Hit Points:[/b] 50 [b]Break DC:[/b] 60 [b]Saves:[/b] Fort +20, Ref +20, Will +20 Regardless of saves, breaks, or hit point damage to the point of destruction, the crown will resurface in a few years (1d6) totally undamaged and restored unless destroyed the proper way. [b]Object:[/b] As an artifact object, the crown is immune to acid, cold, and sonic energy. It takes half damage from fire and lightning. It is not subject to critical hits, nonlethal damage, ability drain, energy drain, fatigue, and exhaustion effects. It has immunity to poison, sleep effects, paralysis, stunning, disease, and death effects. It is immune to all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, phantasms, patterns, and morale effects). It is treated as if made of cold iron and has a hardness of 24. [b]History:[/b] Few stories survive about this artifact. The current favorite theory among sages is that a now-dead undead god made it before he was destroyed in some cataclysm that pre-dated the dawn of civilization. But also popular is that it belongs to the god of death (whom ever that might be) and was loosed upon the world in order to spread undeath and possibly gain minor deific supporters. [b]Powers:[/b] This crown supplies the ability to cast spells as an 18th level necromancer. The crown also supplies the spells to choose from, becoming in essence the wearer's spellbook. Meditation for 4 hours acts as both a full night's sleep and proper study time in order to reset and refill all spell slots. There is no known way to add other spells to this spellbook. [b]Curses:[/b] Any living creature that wears the crown becomes a lich immediately (see the Crown Lich Template), either no save (or if the DM is feeling generous, allow a Will save DC 30 to remove the crown before the change takes place). The crown acts as the new lich's phylactery, but destruction of the lich does not allow it to return to unlife, instead, its soul/spirit/life force is sucked into the crown. The crown then slowly devours this life force to power its abilities for the next wearer. [b]Special:[/b] If instead, a lich wears the crown, it gains the Lich King template (see the Lich King Template). [b][u]Suggested Means of Destruction[/u][/b] [LIST] [*]Feed it to a [i]Null-Magic Elemental[/i] [*]It must be [i]blessed[/i] by a paladin of a Lawful Good deity then soaked in lava for 3 days. The glowing crown should then be targeted by several powerful bolts of natural lightning. Finally, the slag that remains must be [i]consecrated[/i] and re-forged into a plow. [*]Place the crown in an [i]antimagic field[/i] and destroy it with an adamantine sledgehammer. [*]The crown must be the subject of a [i]greater turning[/i] effect from a deity of light. [*]The crown must be [i]Sundered and Disjoined[/i] by a greater deity. [/LIST] [b]Note:[/b] Animals and other creatures with low (1-3) mental ability scores are instead turned into a normal zombie with none of the crown lich abilities. [/QUOTE]
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