Editing Kyuad's New Form


== Standard Abilities ==
'''Size and Type:''' The creature's type changes to undead.  Do not recalculate base attack bonus, saves, or skill points.  Size is unchanged.

'''Hit Dice:''' Increase all current and future Hit Dice to d12s.

'''Armor Class:''' A lich has a +5 natural armor bonus or the base creature's natural armor bonus, whichever is better.

'''Attack:''' A lich has a touch attack that it can use once per round.  This channels negative energy to deal 1d8+5 points of damage to living creatures.  A Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 lich's HD + lich's Cha modifier) halves the damage.

'''Special Attacks:''' <br>
''Paralyzing Touch (Su):'' Any living creature a luch hits with its touch attack must succeed on a Fort save or be permanently paralyzed.  (see book for ways to get rid of it)

'''Turn Resistance (Ex):''' A lich has +4 turn resistance.

'''Damage Reduction (Su):''' Damage reduction 15/bludgeoning and magic.  Its natural weapons are treated as magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.

'''Immunities (Ex):''' Liches have immunity to cold and mind-affecting attacks.

'''Abilities:''' Increase from the base creature as follows: Int +2, Wis +2, Cha +2.  Being undead, the lich has no Constitution score.

== Removed Abilities ==

''Fear Aura (Su):'' Creatures with less than 5 HD in a 60-foot radius must make a Will save or are affected as though by a ''fear'' spell.

'''Immunities (Ex):''' Liches have immunity to electricity and polymorph.

'''Skills:''' Liches have a +8 racial bonus on Hide, Listen, Move Silently, Search, Sense Motive, and Spot checks.

== Added Abilities ==

'''Shadow Touched:''' A lich gains a +10 bonus to resist taint.

'''Skill rank bonus:''' Base 9 ''ranks'' in Knowledge: Local (Kaladrun Mountains) from being in the Eye.  (mostly around Fire Peak and the places pertaining to where the Eye had been)

== Disadvantage ==

(pg. 30 of ''Hand of Shadow'') '''Oblivious:''' You don't pay attention to your surroundings.  Take a -6 penalty to all Listen, Spot, and initiative checks.