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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 8571801" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/266951/M1-Rise-of-the-Nefarious?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">M1 Rise of the Nefarious</a></p><p>5e</p><p><strong>Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Lord Arlin, Semi-Lich:</strong> This is the room where the PCs will find the tome of necromancy titled “Delvin’s History of Untamed Power”.</p><p>Once the tome is returned to Alfie’s Claudia and Vardon will require three days to study it and un-derstand what information Lord Arlin is attempting to gather. In this time, they should have already had the dinner with Arlin, or they should have already refused his offer. After three days, Claudia and Vardon will pull the PCs in private. They will explain [to] the PCs that they believe Arlin is attempting to acquire lichdom. The book speaks about the process in becoming a lich.</p><p>Arlin had recently sacrificed her in the name of Hades. He did so because he thought Hades would reward him with full lichdom; however, as you should know, Hades has no hand in this.</p><p>Arlin is not a lich nor demilich because his path to lichdom was blocked by him not being powerful enough. He is a semi-lich. However, he did follow the proper steps, so he is rewarded with being a semi-lich.</p><p><strong>Lich:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Demilich:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Mummy:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Mummy Lord:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Specter:</strong> The specter is the old captain of the adventurer [band] bound to the keep because he was often tormented by the nobles who would come visit. Regardless of his accomplishments, he was looked down upon since he was not a noble.</p><p>Wraith Create Specter power.</p><p><strong>Vampire Spawn:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Wight, Pale Humanoid Figure:</strong> This wight was an elf adventurer who failed to complete its final tasks, including the initiation chamber.</p><p><strong>Wraith:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie:</strong> The two zombies are former cultists looking for Exwyn that the wight sl[ew].</p><p>This room was created by Lord Arlin to preserve the dead to be once more risen. He keeps the bodies here so not everyone would stumble upon them. He did not just wish for them to be raised as zombies, but as a much more feral and inhumane foe. However, his magic was not strong enough. If any of the PCs interact with the bodies or pedestals, 12 of the 14 bodies will rise and fight as zombies.</p><p><strong>Avatar of Death:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghostly Humanoid Skeleton:</strong> ?</p><p></p><p>Create Specter: The wraith targets a humanoid within 10 feet of it that has been dead for no longer than 1 minute and died violently. The target's spirit rises as a specter in the space of its corpse or in the nearest unoccupied space. The specter is under the wraith's control. The wraith can have no more than seven specters under its control at one time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 8571801, member: 2209"] [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/266951/M1-Rise-of-the-Nefarious?affiliate_id=17596']M1 Rise of the Nefarious[/URL] 5e [B]Undead:[/B] ? [B]Lord Arlin, Semi-Lich:[/B] This is the room where the PCs will find the tome of necromancy titled “Delvin’s History of Untamed Power”. Once the tome is returned to Alfie’s Claudia and Vardon will require three days to study it and un-derstand what information Lord Arlin is attempting to gather. In this time, they should have already had the dinner with Arlin, or they should have already refused his offer. After three days, Claudia and Vardon will pull the PCs in private. They will explain [to] the PCs that they believe Arlin is attempting to acquire lichdom. The book speaks about the process in becoming a lich. Arlin had recently sacrificed her in the name of Hades. He did so because he thought Hades would reward him with full lichdom; however, as you should know, Hades has no hand in this. Arlin is not a lich nor demilich because his path to lichdom was blocked by him not being powerful enough. He is a semi-lich. However, he did follow the proper steps, so he is rewarded with being a semi-lich. [B]Lich:[/B] ? [B]Demilich:[/B] ? [B]Mummy:[/B] ? [B]Mummy Lord:[/B] ? [B]Specter:[/B] The specter is the old captain of the adventurer [band] bound to the keep because he was often tormented by the nobles who would come visit. Regardless of his accomplishments, he was looked down upon since he was not a noble. Wraith Create Specter power. [B]Vampire Spawn:[/B] ? [B]Wight, Pale Humanoid Figure:[/B] This wight was an elf adventurer who failed to complete its final tasks, including the initiation chamber. [B]Wraith:[/B] ? [B]Zombie:[/B] The two zombies are former cultists looking for Exwyn that the wight sl[ew]. This room was created by Lord Arlin to preserve the dead to be once more risen. He keeps the bodies here so not everyone would stumble upon them. He did not just wish for them to be raised as zombies, but as a much more feral and inhumane foe. However, his magic was not strong enough. If any of the PCs interact with the bodies or pedestals, 12 of the 14 bodies will rise and fight as zombies. [B]Avatar of Death:[/B] ? [B]Ghostly Humanoid Skeleton:[/B] ? Create Specter: The wraith targets a humanoid within 10 feet of it that has been dead for no longer than 1 minute and died violently. The target's spirit rises as a specter in the space of its corpse or in the nearest unoccupied space. The specter is under the wraith's control. The wraith can have no more than seven specters under its control at one time. [/QUOTE]
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