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Archives of Nethys

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Dwandek

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Recall Knowledge - Undead (Religion): DC 46
Unspecific Lore: DC 44
Specific Lore: DC 41

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Changes from being Weak are marked in red below.
NOTE: The -2 damage penalty to non-strike offensive abilities (-4 if the ability is limited, such as spells) is NOT factored in.

Weak DwandekCreature 16

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Unique NE Medium Undead 
Source Pathfinder #173: Doorway to the Red Star pg. 32
Male human lich necromancer
Perception +31; darkvision
Languages Common, Necril, Undercommon
Skills Arcana +31, Crafting +29, Deception +25, Intimidation +27, Occultism +31, Religion +27
Str +0, Dex +5, Con +6, Int +8, Wis +4, Cha +4
Items wand of inexhaustible cynicism, diadem of intellect
AC 38; Fort +29, Ref +25, Will +28
HP 250 (negative healing, rejuvenation); Immunities death effects, disease, paralyzed, poison, unconscious; Resistances arcane spell damage 5, cold 20, physical 15 (except magic bludgeoning)
Counterspell [reaction] Trigger A creature casts a spell Dwandek has prepared; Effect The lich expends a prepared spell to counter the triggering creature's casting of that same spell. The lich loses its spell slot as if it had cast the triggering spell. The lich then attempts to counteract the triggering spell.Resist Arcane Magic [reaction] Frequency once per day; Trigger Dwandek attempts a save against an arcane spell but hasn't rolled yet; Effect Dwandek automatically succeeds at his save against the triggering spell.
Speed 25 feet, fly 25 feet
Melee [one-action] hand +30 [+25/+20] (finesse, magical), Damage 5d8-2 negative plus paralyzing touchArcane Prepared Spells DC 37, attack +27 (-4 dmg); 9th massacre, power word kill, telepathic demand; 8th horrid wilting (×2), maze, prismatic wall; 7th duplicate foe, eclipse burst (×2), mask of terror; 6th chain lightning, dominate, vampiric exsanguination (×2); 5th cloudkill, cone of cold (×2), wall of ice; 4th fly, phantasmal killer, vampiric maiden (×2); 3rd blindness, locate, magic missile, vampiric touch; 2nd false life, mirror image, resist energy, see invisibility; 1st magic missile, ray of enfeeblement (×2), true strike; Cantrips (9th) detect magic, mage hand, message, ray of frost, shield
Drain Soul Cage [free-action] Frequency once per day; Effect Dwandek taps into his soul cage's power to cast any arcane spell up to 9th level, even if the spell being cast is not one of his prepared spells. The lich's soul cage doesn't need to be present for the lich to use this ability.Paralyzing Touch (arcane, curse, incapacitation, necromancy) A creature damaged by the lich's hand Strike must succeed at a DC 36 Fortitude save. The creature becomes paralyzed for 1 round on a failure. On a critical failure, the creature is paralyzed permanently, falls prone, and seems dead. A DC 23 Medicine check reveals the victim is alive.Unflinching Spellcasting If a reaction would disrupt Dwandek's spellcasting action, Dwandek attempts a DC 12 flat check. On a success, the action isn't disrupted.