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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9866001" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/17498/rm1-roots-of-evil-2e?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">RM1 Roots of Evil (2e)</a></p><p>2e</p><p><strong>Azalin, The Enemy, Firan Zal'honan, Lich Wizard 18, Slave, Lord of the Shadow Plane, Most Evil of Undead Wizards, Lord of Darkon, Poor Spellcaster, Impudent Lich, Engineer, Lich Lord, Nemesis, Evil Super-Being, Lord of Ravenloft:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Azalin, Lich Wizard 14:</strong> If the PCs killed Azalin's familiar, Skeever, in From the Shadows, then treat Azalin as a 14thlevel wizard and subtract the appropriate number of spells (14th level—5/5/5/5/5/3/3/2). </p><p><strong>Strahd von Zarovich, Vampire Necromancer 16, Lord of Barovia, Vampire Lord, Tall Man With Strong Features and Prominent Cheekbones, Enemy, Dark Lord, Necromancer, Ally, Vampire, Tragic Figure, Beast, Oath Breaker, Adversary, Blood Sucker, Evil Super-Being, Lord of Ravenloft, Master Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead, Undead Thing, Undead Creature, Undead Monster:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Wandering Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead Minion:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead Guard:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghast, Walking Dead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Lucian, Ghast:</strong> He's a ghast (MC I/Il) now, partially devoured by other undead before he became one himself. </p><p><strong>Quasimancer, Ghast That Has Had a Number of Spells Plugged Into Its Brain By a Lich:</strong> A quasimancer is a ghast (MCI/II) that has had a number of spells plugged into its brain by a lich. </p><p><strong>Quasimancer, Minion, Lich Minion:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghost:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>The Little Girl, First-Magnitude Ghost, Ghost of a Little Girl, Special Ghost, Incorporeal Spirit, Little Lost Girl, Little Ghost, Ghost, Little Ghost Girl:</strong> The little girl is a first-magnitude ghost (a harmless spirit—see Van Richten's Guide to Ghosts for more information) who was one of the first victims of the Grand Conjunction. She was murdered quite suddenly and doesn't know what she has become. </p><p>This special ghost doesn't reside in the Ethereal Plane like other incorporeal spirits. The dark powers have snatched her up and hold her hostage in the Shadow Plane (in what's left of Ravenloft), via the Border Ethereal. </p><p><strong>First-Magnitude Ghost, Harmless Spirit:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Incorporeal Spirit:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghost, Mist, Elderly Man:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Prince Ariel du Plumette, Ariel the Heavy, Ghost, Fat Ghost:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghoul, Walking Dead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghoul, Horribly Disfigured Ghoul, Horrible-Looking Ghoul, Horrible Ghoul:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Groaning Spirit, Banshee:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Patrina Velikovna, Groaning Spirit, Bride:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Heucuva:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Lich, Real Lich:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Lich Minion:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Vassalich, Minor Lich:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Balipur, Vassalich Wizard 10:</strong> Balipur is a wizard from Darkon who committed acts evil enough to draw the attention and approbation of Azalin. The lich lord rewarded Balipur by turning him into a vassalich, a minor lich. Azalin prepared a potion of transformation for Balipur and then entrapped his spirit in a large ruby (which Azalin keeps). </p><p><strong>Mummy:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Shadow:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skeleton:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skeleton, Lich Minion:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skeletal Warrior:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Spectre:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Endorovitch the Terrible, Spectre:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Vampire, Common Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Sasha Ivliskova, Vampire, Wife:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Wight, Walking Dead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Wight, Moss-Covered Wight:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Stahbal Indi-Bhak, Wight:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Wraith, Walking Dead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie, Walking Dead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Strahd Zombie:</strong> The sheer evil unleashed by the Grand Conjunction (to say nothing of the lich living below) has spontaneously animated numerous bodies in this graveyard. </p><p>One of the cells actually holds a Strahd zombie (RAVENLOFT® boxed set)—a man who died two days ago and reanimated while he was still at the undertaker's. </p><p><strong>Skeletal Bat:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Bowlyn:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghoul Lord:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Greater Mummy:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Giant Skeleton:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead Treant:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie Lord:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Crawling Claw:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Erasmus, Spirit Butler, Typical-Looking Butler:</strong> ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 9866001, member: 2209"] [URL=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/17498/rm1-roots-of-evil-2e?affiliate_id=17596]RM1 Roots of Evil (2e)[/URL] 2e [b]Azalin, The Enemy, Firan Zal'honan, Lich Wizard 18, Slave, Lord of the Shadow Plane, Most Evil of Undead Wizards, Lord of Darkon, Poor Spellcaster, Impudent Lich, Engineer, Lich Lord, Nemesis, Evil Super-Being, Lord of Ravenloft:[/b] ? [b]Azalin, Lich Wizard 14:[/b] If the PCs killed Azalin's familiar, Skeever, in From the Shadows, then treat Azalin as a 14thlevel wizard and subtract the appropriate number of spells (14th level—5/5/5/5/5/3/3/2). [b]Strahd von Zarovich, Vampire Necromancer 16, Lord of Barovia, Vampire Lord, Tall Man With Strong Features and Prominent Cheekbones, Enemy, Dark Lord, Necromancer, Ally, Vampire, Tragic Figure, Beast, Oath Breaker, Adversary, Blood Sucker, Evil Super-Being, Lord of Ravenloft, Master Vampire:[/b] ? [b]Undead, Undead Thing, Undead Creature, Undead Monster:[/b] ? [b]Wandering Undead:[/b] ? [b]Undead Minion:[/b] ? [b]Undead Guard:[/b] ? [b]Ghast, Walking Dead:[/b] ? [b]Lucian, Ghast:[/b] He's a ghast (MC I/Il) now, partially devoured by other undead before he became one himself. [b]Quasimancer, Ghast That Has Had a Number of Spells Plugged Into Its Brain By a Lich:[/b] A quasimancer is a ghast (MCI/II) that has had a number of spells plugged into its brain by a lich. [b]Quasimancer, Minion, Lich Minion:[/b] ? [b]Ghost:[/b] ? [b]The Little Girl, First-Magnitude Ghost, Ghost of a Little Girl, Special Ghost, Incorporeal Spirit, Little Lost Girl, Little Ghost, Ghost, Little Ghost Girl:[/b] The little girl is a first-magnitude ghost (a harmless spirit—see Van Richten's Guide to Ghosts for more information) who was one of the first victims of the Grand Conjunction. She was murdered quite suddenly and doesn't know what she has become. This special ghost doesn't reside in the Ethereal Plane like other incorporeal spirits. The dark powers have snatched her up and hold her hostage in the Shadow Plane (in what's left of Ravenloft), via the Border Ethereal. [b]First-Magnitude Ghost, Harmless Spirit:[/b] ? [b]Incorporeal Spirit:[/b] ? [b]Ghost, Mist, Elderly Man:[/b] ? [b]Prince Ariel du Plumette, Ariel the Heavy, Ghost, Fat Ghost:[/b] ? [b]Ghoul, Walking Dead:[/b] ? [b]Ghoul, Horribly Disfigured Ghoul, Horrible-Looking Ghoul, Horrible Ghoul:[/b] ? [b]Groaning Spirit, Banshee:[/b] ? [b]Patrina Velikovna, Groaning Spirit, Bride:[/b] ? [b]Heucuva:[/b] ? [b]Lich, Real Lich:[/b] ? [b]Lich Minion:[/b] ? [b]Vassalich, Minor Lich:[/b] ? [b]Balipur, Vassalich Wizard 10:[/b] Balipur is a wizard from Darkon who committed acts evil enough to draw the attention and approbation of Azalin. The lich lord rewarded Balipur by turning him into a vassalich, a minor lich. Azalin prepared a potion of transformation for Balipur and then entrapped his spirit in a large ruby (which Azalin keeps). [b]Mummy:[/b] ? [b]Shadow:[/b] ? [b]Skeleton:[/b] ? [b]Skeleton, Lich Minion:[/b] ? [b]Skeletal Warrior:[/b] ? [b]Spectre:[/b] ? [b]Endorovitch the Terrible, Spectre:[/b] ? [b]Vampire, Common Vampire:[/b] ? [b]Sasha Ivliskova, Vampire, Wife:[/b] ? [b]Wight, Walking Dead:[/b] ? [b]Wight, Moss-Covered Wight:[/b] ? [b]Stahbal Indi-Bhak, Wight:[/b] ? [b]Wraith, Walking Dead:[/b] ? [b]Zombie, Walking Dead:[/b] ? [b]Strahd Zombie:[/b] The sheer evil unleashed by the Grand Conjunction (to say nothing of the lich living below) has spontaneously animated numerous bodies in this graveyard. One of the cells actually holds a Strahd zombie (RAVENLOFT® boxed set)—a man who died two days ago and reanimated while he was still at the undertaker's. [b]Skeletal Bat:[/b] ? [b]Bowlyn:[/b] ? [b]Ghoul Lord:[/b] ? [b]Greater Mummy:[/b] ? [b]Giant Skeleton:[/b] ? [b]Undead Treant:[/b] ? [b]Zombie Lord:[/b] ? [b]Crawling Claw:[/b] ? [b]Erasmus, Spirit Butler, Typical-Looking Butler:[/b] ? [/QUOTE]
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