Bestiary/Ancient Lich

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Ancient Lich

General
Type	Undead
Category	Undead
Alignment	Evil
Karma	−23,000
Fame	23,000
Behavior	Attacks on sight
Speed	Medium
Stats
Strength	216–305
Dexterity	96–115
Intelligence	966–1,045
Hit points	560–595
Stamina	96–115
Mana	966–1,045
Damage	15–27
Armor	60
Resources
Carving	Nothing

The Ancient Lich is one of the most powerful undead: 560–595 hit points, 966–1,045 Intelligence, 120–130 Magery and Necromancy and 175–200 Magic Resistance. It raises lesser undead when hurt and carries a huge stock of necromancy reagents.

Overview

• In-game name: a random name from the server's ancient lich name list (the list itself lives in the server's data files and isn't reproduced here)
• Corpse: the remains of followed by its name
• Behavior: it attacks the nearest target it sees and fights like a spellcaster (mage AI), mixing spells with melee.
• Bard skills: it can't be provoked.
• Enemies: fey creatures (wisps, pixies, centaurs, ethereal warriors and the like) and the undead are enemies and attack each other on sight.
• Bleed immune: bleed attacks (a weapon special New Bradford enables) don't affect it.

Stats

Stat	Value
Strength	216–305
Dexterity	96–115
Intelligence	966–1,045
Hit points	560–595
Stamina	96–115 (same as its Dexterity)
Mana	966–1,045 (same as its Intelligence)
Melee damage	15–27
Armor rating	60
Fame / Karma	23,000 / −23,000

Skills

Skill	Range
Magic Resistance	175.2–200.0
Evaluating Intelligence	120.1–130.0
Magery	120.1–130.0
Necromancy	120.1–130.0
Spirit Speak	120.1–130.0
Meditation	100.1–101.0
Poisoning	100.1–101.0
Tactics	90.1–100.0
Wrestling	75.1–100.0

Abilities

Magic

It fights with the mage AI: it closes to melee range but casts between swings. Its Magery is 120.1–130.0 and its Evaluating Intelligence 120.1–130.0.

• Damage spells: Magic Arrow, Harm, Fireball, Lightning, Mind Blast, Energy Bolt, Explosion and Flame Strike.
• Other spells: about 1 cast in 8 is Poison (only if you aren't poisoned already). It may also Bless itself, curse you (Weaken, Clumsy, Feeblemind or Curse), drain your mana (Mana Drain or Mana Vampire) or Paralyze you.
• Healing: it cures itself when poisoned, and sometimes heals itself (Greater Heal when badly hurt), more often the higher its Magery.
• Necromancy: with 120.1–130.0 Necromancy it also casts necromancer spells (New Bradford has Necromancy enabled). How often depends on its Necromancy compared with its Magery. Necro damage spells: Pain Spike, Poison Strike, Strangle, Wither and Vengeful Spirit. Necro curses: Blood Oath, Corpse Skin, Evil Omen and Mind Rot. It finishes off a weak target with Pain Spike, and heals itself with Spirit Speak instead of Greater Heal.
• Dispel: with 966+ Intelligence it can cast Dispel on your summoned creatures (more reliably the higher its Magery).

Poison immunity

It is immune to all poison, so poisoned weapons, the Poison spell and poison potions do nothing to it.

Raises the dead

When damaged there's a 5% chance (at most once every 5 minutes, and only while it has fewer than 4 followers) that it raises up to 4 undead within 4 tiles: either skeletons, skeletal mages, mummies and zombies, or ghouls, spectres, shades and bogles. There's also a 25% chance it disguises itself as a skeleton for 5 minutes.

Loot

Every ancient lich carries:

• Gold: about 1,206–1,950 in total (from its "Filthy Rich" ×3 loot)
• 2 magic scrolls from circles 4–7. With Necromancy enabled on New Bradford, necromancy scrolls can show up too.
• 30–275 necromancy reagents (Necromancy is enabled on New Bradford)

It may also carry:

• A magic weapon, armor piece or shield (up to 12 chances, from about 33% down to 5% each)
• A musical instrument (about 6% or less)
• A level 5 treasure map (1% chance)

Carving

There's nothing to carve from its corpse.

Tips

• Bring a strong group: it casts the strongest spells in the game and has over 1,000 mana.
• It can't be provoked.
• It's immune to all poison and to bleeding.
• Three Filthy Rich loot packs, 2 circle 4–7 scrolls and a 1% chance at a level 5 treasure map.