#5e homebrew classes lich full#
#5e homebrew classes lich Pc#

I don't think it is that bad, but it will challenge a party at level 10 or 12 (maybe higher).

#5e homebrew classes lich full#

Also, it will help if the group can encounter it when it is not at full strength of course. I'm thinking that you'll need to plan the Lich's tactics so that he can limit the number of PCs that can attack him at one time, and possible bait them with traps or other tactics. They are definitely more powerful in the 5e version than they were in the playtest. Unfortunately, I haven't played with the 5e Lich and a comparable set of PCs.

It was tough as a combined encounter at the end of an adventure. Eventually the group prevailed, but it took about 8 or 9 rounds.then they found the goat and had to battle the Bone Devil. It sucked when the fighter had to run from it because he failed his save. As PCs came into the room, they were susceptible to his aura and readied claw attacks. With the cloud up, the Lich went back into his own room and kept the door open.

Then they encountered a Bone Devil (which they polymorphed into a goat), and then the Lich came into the room casting cloud kill. They had already gone through about 6 encounters (varying from easy to medium) so they were a bit down, but not completely exhausted. 3 pcs of 10th or 11th level (can't remember now). So yeah, if I'm the DM, I could taking into consideration everything about the lich (the bits I quoted and the stuff I added above), I could easily make it a very difficult challenge for a max level standard party.ĭuring the playtest, I used a playtest Lich vs.

#5e homebrew classes lich Pc#

Even if a PC has prof in CON saves and a high CON, they are still going to fail more than half the time at that level (and if a wizard gets hit with it, forget about it). 15d6 necrotic damage on a DC 18 save? That alone would wipe out most level 6-8 PCs immediately. That energy tether and spirit creature summoning is pretty tough. Sucks to be the PCs in that situation.Īnd even if you get to the mechanical bits, it has some pretty awful stuff not even counting it's spells, attacks, or legendary actions. Like sealing off the tomb and immediately flooding it full of water with a command word to spring the trap. So if I'm said lich, I would have something in my lair that takes advantage of that. Probably a lot of things that help nullify any hostile magic towards it, as well as providing ample warning to the lich if someone is encroaching. Since they've been collecting lost knowledge and magic for centuries, they probably have a ton of magic at their disposal that doesn't appear in the spell list. Some genius level creature that's been around for centuries is going to be prepared, and has probably thought of just about everything. just like 99% of the monsters in the book, frankly. He's squishy though, for sure, so if you cherry tap a party of that level he probably won't stand a chance.

It seems like, unless this party of level 6-8 PCs is insanely overbuilt, the Lich should be extremely dangerous. Make sure to keep his reaction banked for a key counterspell. Level 6 party members should be susceptible to Power Words without even being damaged down first. Offensive plane shift is hard to pull off but incredibly brutal. Frightening Gaze to temporarily remove an enemy. Other than that, the Lich is mainly adept at rapidly removing threats from the board. If every single PC has easy ability to overcome the Lich's immunities, a quick start to make sure it remains competitive would simply be to multiply its HP by 1.25, up from 135 to 168. Bear in mind that the DMG assumes even for high CR monsters that immunities are a useful defensive buff, x1.25 to the monster's effective HP for calculation purposes.