Level Up (A5E) Monster preview thread!

[Faolyn]

"With no fleshy distractions" I dunno, that lich looks plenty fleshy to me!

Interesting take on becoming a lich--having to lose your name and identity to do so. Also, kind of odd it shoots non-spell lightning. Generally, liches are associated with cold and necrotic energy. Also, shouldn't it know more cantrips at that level?

Does disintegrate automatically affect magic items?

Typo: in the Combat section, you lack a semi-colon between cluster of enemies" and "disintegrate against."

 

[Tonguez]

I do like this Lich and the spells and auras give it a nice range of attack options. What was put forward as the Variant Lich entry?

 

[Stalker0]

I believe you are suggesting that the lich has an ability called “eldritch aura” that can take on 3 flavors, however it’s not really written that way. It reads like there are 4 distinct auras, and it took me a bit to figure out why I would ever use the first Aura until I read the combat section and realized you meant that as an umbrella ability.

 

[Faolyn]

I believe you are suggesting that the lich has an ability called “eldritch aura” that can take on 3 flavors, however it’s not really written that way. It reads like there are 4 distinct auras, and it took me a bit to figure out why I would ever use the first Aura until I read the combat section and realized you meant that as an umbrella ability.

Yeah, the three flavors should probably be not italicized, and the Eldritch Aura should include a line of "the Aura takes one of the following three forms."

 

[Tonguez]

"With no fleshy distractions" I dunno, that lich looks plenty fleshy to me!

Interesting take on becoming a lich--having to lose your name and identity to do so. Also, kind of odd it shoots non-spell lightning. Generally, liches are associated with cold and necrotic energy.

The arc lightning made me think of the Emperor using Force Lightning against Vader/Luke and so I’m all for using a Lich to re-enact that scene.

Yeah, the three flavors should probably be not italicized, and the Eldritch Aura should include a line of "the Aura takes one of the following three forms."

I agree the presentation was weird I had to reread the Eldritch Aura a couple of times to see if it actually did anything except give off light until I realised it was a Header to the 3 coloured auras below.

 

[Stalker0]

Another possible oddity, there is no duration given on the blur action, so technically there is no reason for a lich to ever be without it.

 

[tetrasodium]

I believe you are suggesting that the lich has an ability called “eldritch aura” that can take on 3 flavors, however it’s not really written that way. It reads like there are 4 distinct auras, and it took me a bit to figure out why I would ever use the first Aura until I read the combat section and realized you meant that as an umbrella ability.

I had the same initial thought when I first read it. If it wasn't for the eldritch aura itself not really even doing something trivial I probably would have assumed the specific auras were different abilities & wondered why the aura did something so trivial.

 

[Micah Sweet]

I do like this Lich and the spells and auras give it a nice range of attack options. What was put forward as the Variant Lich entry?

I thought this was the variant lich entry. Well, variant to the 05e lich anyway.

 

[Tonguez]

Another possible oddity, there is no duration given on the blur action, so technically there is no reason for a lich to ever be without it.

Which I think would be awesome for Liches, especially in dark crypts where they are barely seen, just a flickering blur in the corner of the eye, building horror, spreading confusion before they step in with dimension door and hit with paralysing touch

 

[Morrus]

I believe you are suggesting that the lich has an ability called “eldritch aura” that can take on 3 flavors, however it’s not really written that way. It reads like there are 4 distinct auras, and it took me a bit to figure out why I would ever use the first Aura until I read the combat section and realized you meant that as an umbrella ability.

Yep, these are all first pass layout drafts. Those colours will be indented..