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Clockwork Lich (CR 13)

Alignment: Neutral Evil

Type: Undead, Construct(Clockwork)

Senses: Darkvision +60 ft. and low light vision.

Armor Class: Natural armor class increases by 1 for every 2

Defense

AC 25, touch 16, flat-footed 23 (+4 armor, +2 deflection, +2 Dex, +7 natural) hp 111 (11d6+55 plus 15 false life)

Fort +6, Ref +7, Will +11

Defensive Abilities channel resistance +4; DR 10/adamantine and magic; Immune cold, fire, undead traits

Offense

Speed 30ft. Melee touch +8/+3 (1d8+5 plus static touch)

Special Attacks 3/day wailing wheel (DC 19), paralyzing touch (DC 18), power over undead* (9/day, DC 18)

Spells Prepared (CL 11th)

  • 6th circle of death (DC 22), globe of invulnerability, maximized fireball (DC 19)
  • 5th cloudkill (DC 21), cone of cold (DC 21), quickened magic missile, waves of fatigue
  • 4th dimension door, enervation, fire shield, wall of ice (2)
  • 3rd dispel magic (2), fireball (DC 19), suggestion (DC 19), vampiric touch (2)
  • 2nd darkness, extended mage armor (already cast), false life (already cast), scorching ray (2), see invisibility, spectral hand
  • 1st magic missile (3), ray of enfeeblement (2), shield (2)
  • 0 bleed (DC 16), detect magic, ray of frost, read magic Opposition Schools illusion, transmutation

Statistics

Str 10, Dex 14, Con �, Int 22, Wis 14, Cha 16

Base Atk +5; CMB +5; CMD 25

Feats Craft Wondrous Item, Defensive Combat Training, Extend Spell, Improved Lightning Reflexes, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Maximize Spell, Quicken Spell, Scribe Scroll, Toughness

Damage: A clockwork lich’s touch attack uses negative energy to deal 1d8 points of damage to creatures +1 point of damage per 2 Hit Dice possessed by the lich. A lich can take a full-round action to infuse itself with this energy.

Special Attacks

Fear Aura (Su): Creatures of less than 5 HD in a 60-foot radius that look at the lich must succeed on a Will save or become frightened. Creatures with 5 HD or more must succeed at a Will save or be shaken for a number of rounds equal to the lich’s Hit Dice. A creature that successfully saves cannot be affected again by the same lich’s aura for 24 hours. This is a mind-affecting fear effect.

Static Touch (Su): Any creature a lich hits with a touch attack must succeed on a Fortitude save or be paralyzed for 1+1d4 rounds. Additionally, it does 2d8 electricity damage with each attack.

Electric Lifeforce Drain (Su): Any creature hit by the lich causes 1d2 Dexterity drain and causes the next ability of the clockwork lich to do 50% more damage.

Wailing Wheel (Su): The gears within the lich spin at such an astounding speed, causing all creatures that can hear to make a Fortitude 20 save or be deafened for 1d6 rounds and dazed for 1 round. When the lich does this action, all physical attacks gain an additional 1d8 damage. This can be done as part of a move action.