Necrolich

Physiology

Undead

Size

Medium

Speed

30 ft., fly 30 ft.

Armor class

20

Hit points

304 (32d8 + 160)

Proficiency

+6

• STR 13 +1 save +1
• DEX 18 +4 save +4
• CON 20 +5 save +11
• INT 23 +6 save +12
• WIS 19 +4 save +10
• CHA 18 +4 save +4

Skills

Arcana +12 , History +12 , Insight +10 , Perception +10

Passive Perception

20

Senses

truesight 120 ft.

Languages

Common, Netherspeech, Ebon Liturgy, Draconic, Old Valar

Damage resistances

cold, lightning, necrotic

Damage immunities

poison

Condition immunities

charmed , exhausted , frightened , paralyzed , poisoned

Found in

Settlement

Traits

• Shifting Priorities

  At the start of each of its turns, the necrolich chooses one of three modes and cannot choose the same one twice in a row: its attacks deal an extra 3d6 necrotic damage, it has resistance to all damage, or its save DCs increase by 2.

• Divided Vessels

  The necrolich's vessels are distributed. Destroying one reduces its hit point maximum by 40 permanently. It re-forms in ten days unless all of them are destroyed.

• Turn Resistance

  The necrolich has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.

Actions

• Multiattack

  The necrolich uses Withering Touch twice, or uses Withering Touch and Grave Call.

• Withering Touch

  +12 to hit · reach 5 ft.

  4d10 + 6 necrotic damage

  The target's hit point maximum is reduced by the damage taken until it finishes a long rest.

• Grave Call

  The necrolich raises 2d4 skeletons or 1d4 ghouls from any remains within 60 feet. They act on its initiative and last until destroyed.

• Consuming Word

  Each creature in a 40-foot cone makes a DC 20 Constitution save, taking 12d8 necrotic damage on a failure or half as much on a success. A creature reduced to 0 hit points by this rises as a skeleton on the necrolich's next turn.

• Reroll Save Reaction

  When the necrolich fails a saving throw, it can reroll and use the second result. It can do this three times a day.