{"id":402,"date":"2008-01-29T17:29:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-29T17:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/?p=402"},"modified":"2014-11-19T21:40:53","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T21:40:53","slug":"faduardo-gantonin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/?p=402","title":{"rendered":"Faduardo Ganton\u00edn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/faduardo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/faduardo-127x300.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187669843313465218\" \/><\/a>Faduardo lived his life mostly in the Phyloct\u00e6te.  Raised heck in the other human lands with his psychotic wanderings and musings, traveling the many continents gathering reagents and challenging his contemporaries to duels.  Eventually Faduardo was consumed by his obsession and became a lich, turning himself on his old friends and causing major problems for the people he served for so many years.<\/p>\n<p>Born the middle child to a family of successful merchant nobles, Faduardo was both pampered by his nurses and neglected by his family.  This developed a deep megalomania within him, and by puberty he was an incorrigible sociopath.  A brilliant child, he was enrolled in a finishing school that included some magical training.  In his lust for power he began to dabble in dark arts and the worship of evil powers when out of sight of his tutors.   He succeeded in blending these veins into a mix of wizardly study and the use of evil spirits.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving school he realized the commercial potential in crafting magic items for others.  It also tickled his ego that others wanted so badly the power that he had harnessed for himself that they would pay thousands of gold for what he considered flashy trinkets.  Thus began a long career for him of supplying magical items to any who would pay.  The proceeds of this enterprise and his own crypt raiding have allowed him to create many hidden strongholds in addition to his storefronts.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually the thought of his success and his riches brought jealous and greedy foes to his doorstep.  After one particularly vicious campaign against him that included multiple poisonings of his meals and attacks by assassins in his sleep he became determined to find a way to overcome his mortality.  Thus did he seek out and eventually learn a process by which he could die yet live on: lichdom.<\/p>\n<p>Now, many years later, he has retired from the public spotlight.  His presence is often felt, unknown, as he will often feed magical arms to both sides of a conflict, and then soar on dragon&#8217;s wings above the battle, watching with glee.<\/p>\n<p>This is a story arc for the party once they reach level 16 or so.  Turns out that he was behind some of the earlier problems they had: perhaps he was feeding minor villains evil magic items or providing help to them in other ways, and thereby causing strife in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Presented below are his statistics, including spells he might prepare if he is anticipating conflict of some type.  If attacked typical tactics are to <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">dimension door<\/span> away and cast defensive spells before returning to slay his foes.  Defensive spells can include: <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">shield, shield of faith, magic vestment, fire shield, spell resistance, freedom of movement<\/span> and<span style=\"font-style: italic;\"> antilife shell<\/span>.  If running low on offensive spells he may cast <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">polymorph <\/span>(juvenile red dragon), <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">haste<\/span>, <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">divine power<\/span> and <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">aid <\/span>before meleeing with foes.<span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><br \/><\/span>                     <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">CE male human lich wizard 3 \/ cleric 3 \/ mystic theurge 10 \/ crafting artifacer 2<o:p><\/o:p><br \/>size medium undead <span style=\"\">       <\/span>CR 20<o:p><\/o:p><br \/>Init:<span style=\"\">  <\/span>+1    Senses: darkvision 60 ft.<o:p><\/o:p><br \/>Listen<span style=\"\">     <\/span>+7    Spot +7<span style=\"\"> <br \/>Aura: 5 ft. fear aura (DC 21 will save)<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>AC:<span style=\"\">         <\/span>21 (<\/span>+5 natural armor, +1 dex, +5 armor)<br \/>or   32  (same and +4 deflection, +4 shield, +3 enhancement to armor from spells)<br \/>Damage Reduction: 15\/bludgeoning and magic<br \/><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><o:p><\/o:p>HP:114    (HD 18d12)<o:p><\/o:p><br \/>Fortitude: +11        Reflex: +8<span style=\"\">                <\/span>    Will: +27<o:p><\/o:p><br \/>Resistance: SR 18, turn resistance +4<o:p><\/o:p><br \/>Immunities: <\/span>cold, electricity, polymorph, and mind-affecting attacks<span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><o:p><\/o:p><br \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><o:p><\/o:p>MV: 30 ft.<o:p><\/o:p><br \/>Attack: +6 touch 1d8+5 negative energy (DC 21 fort. save for half) + paralysis<\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><o:p><\/o:p><br \/>Full Attack: +6 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">touch 1d8+5 negative energy (DC 21 fort. save for half) + paralysis<\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><o:p><\/o:p><br \/>Atk Options: paralyzing touch (DC 21 fort. save)<o:p><\/o:p><br \/>Space \/ Reach: 5ft \/ 5ft<o:p><br \/><\/o:p><\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Base Attack:<span style=\"\">                         <\/span>+6    Grp: +6<\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>Abilities:<span style=\"\">  <\/span>Str: 11  Dex: 13  Con: &#8211;  Int: 18 (24)  Wis: 19 (25)  Cha: 14   <o:p><\/o:p><br \/>Feats: Scribe Scroll, craft wand, craft arms &amp; armor, forge ring, skill focus (concentration), craft wondrous item, spell focus (necromancy), improved spell focus (necromancy)<br \/>Skills: Concentration +31, Craft +28, Hide +9,  Knowledge (arcana) +15,<\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"> Knowledge (dungeoneering) +14, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Knowledge (nature) +14, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Knowledge (religion) +14, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Knowledge (the planes) <\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">+14, Search +15, Spellcraft +28.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>SA: Summon Familiar, Parylizing Touch, +2 to overcome SR checks<br \/><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">SQ: Damage Reduction 15 \/ bludgeoning and magic, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">SR 18, turn resistance +4, immune to <\/span>cold, electricity, polymorph, and mind-affecting attacks<span style=\"font-size:100%;\"> <o:p><\/o:p><\/span>  <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Wizard Spells Prepared: (DC 17 + spell level + 2 for necromancy spells) &#8211; as 15th level caster<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">0th (5\/day): many<br \/>1st (6\/day): shield, ray of enfeeblement, reduce person, magic missile x3<br \/>2nd (6\/day): mirror image, false life, blindness (DC 21), blur, invisibility, scorching ray<br \/>3rd (10\/day): displacement, haste, blink, slow, dispel magic, vampyric touch x2, fireball x2, lightning bolt<br \/>4th (5\/day): fire shield, dimension door, improved invisibility, black tentacles, charm monster<br \/>5th (5\/day): magic jar (DC 24), dominate person, teleport, overland flight, cone of cold<br \/>6th (4\/day): circle of death (DC 25), greater dispel magic, acid fog, chain lightning<br \/>7th (3\/day): finger of death (DC 26), avaculate, awaken undead<br \/>8th (1\/day): horrid wilting (DC 27)<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Cleric Spells Prepared: (DC 17 + spell level <span style=\"font-size:100%;\">+ 2 for necromancy spells<\/span>) &#8211; as 13th level cleric<\/p>\n<p>0th (6 \/ day): any<br \/>1st (7+1 \/ day): protection vs good, divine favor, command, necrotic awareness<br \/>2nd (7+1 \/ day): shield of faith, aid, necrotic cyst<br \/>3rd (6+1 \/ day): magic vestment, protection from energy, necrotic bloat, clutch of orcus, sheltered vitality<br \/>4th (5+1 \/ day): freedom of movement, divine power, necrotic domination, undead bane weapon<br \/>5th (4+1 \/ day): slay living (DC 24), necrotic burst, summon undead v<br \/>6th (3+1 \/ day): anti-life shell, harm, necrotic eruption<br \/>7th (3+1 \/ day): blasphemy, destruction, energy ebb, necrotic tumor<br \/>      * domain spell<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Domains<\/span>:<br \/>Artifice: Gain +4 bonus on Craft checks. The character casts conjuration (creation) spells at +1 caster level.<br \/>Corruption: Once per day you may target a single creature and know exactly what the creature wants most in the world, resisted by a Will save (DC 12+ wisdom bonus).<\/p>\n<p><o:p><\/o:p>Possessions: black robe of the archmagi (75k), wand of enervation, skullcap of intellect +6, amulet of wisdom +6, ring of wizardy III.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:10;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><\/span><\/span>Fear Aura (Su): Liches are shrouded in a dreadful aura of death and evil. Creatures of less than 5 HD in a 60-foot radius that look at the lich must succeed on a Will save or be affected as though by a fear spell from a sorcerer of the lich\u2019s level. A creature that successfully saves cannot be affected again by the same lich\u2019s aura for 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Paralyzing Touch (Su): Any living creature a lich hits with its touch attack must succeed on a Fortitude save or be permanently paralyzed. Remove paralysis or any spell that can remove a curse can free the victim (see the bestow curse spell description).<\/p>\n<p>The effect cannot be dispelled. Anyone paralyzed by a lich seems dead, though a DC 20 Spot check or a DC 15 Heal check reveals that the victim is still alive.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Dragon Form<\/span><\/p>\n<p>When polymorphed into a red dragon and enhanced with the spells listed above, his stats are changed as follows:<\/p>\n<p>AC: 41 (+15 natural armor, +0 dex, -1 size+5 armor and +1 dodge, +4 deflection, +4 shield, +3 enhancement to armor from spells)<br \/><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Fortitude: +11        Reflex: +8<span style=\"\">                <\/span>    Will: +27<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Move: 70 ft, fly 180 ft<br \/>Attack: <span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><o:p> bite <\/o:p><\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">+32<\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><o:p> (2d6 + 9 and <\/o:p><\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">1d8+5 negative energy (DC 21 fort. save for half) + paralysis)<br \/>Full Attack: 2 bites as above and 2 claws +27 (1d8 +4) and 2 wings +27 (1d6+4)<\/p>\n<p>Abilities: Str 29    Dex 10<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faduardo lived his life mostly in the Phyloct\u00e6te. Raised heck in the other human lands with his psychotic wanderings and musings, traveling the many continents gathering reagents and challenging his contemporaries to duels. Eventually Faduardo was consumed by his obsession and became a lich, turning himself on his old friends and causing major problems for the people he served for so many years. Born the middle child to a family of successful merchant nobles, Faduardo was both pampered by his nurses and neglected by his family. This developed a deep megalomania within him, and by puberty he was an incorrigible sociopath. A brilliant child, he was enrolled in a finishing school that included some magical training. In his lust for power he began to dabble in dark arts and the worship of evil powers when out of sight of his tutors. He succeeded in blending these veins into a mix of wizardly study and the use of evil spirits. After leaving school he realized the commercial potential in crafting magic items for others. It also tickled his ego that others wanted so badly the power that he had harnessed for himself that they would pay thousands of gold for what he considered flashy trinkets. Thus began a long career for him of supplying magical items to any who would pay. The proceeds of this enterprise and his own crypt raiding have allowed him to create many hidden strongholds in addition to his storefronts. Eventually the thought of his success and <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/?p=402\">Continue Reading &#8594;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[118],"tags":[389,39],"class_list":["post-402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-character","tag-crafting-artifacer","tag-undead"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unicornrampant.com\/newccb\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}