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My character has the lich template now. I dont want to give up the many diplomatic interactions with the human world. How to I effectively shroud myself so that I cant be discovered?
I already have a ring of mind shielding, which protects against attempts to detect thoughts, discern lies, or discern alighnment.
Is alter self the only spell that changes you into something else? Does that cover all other aspects of detection that someone could use to discover me?
What about detect undead?
How do you counter true seeing?
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A nondetection spell for your detect undead issue: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/n/nondetection
Alter self would be spotted by a true seeing as its a polymorph and true seeing pierces polymorph.
As for true seeing, the only way to counter is to make an extraordinarily good mundane disguise as true seeing can not pierce mundane disguises.
Wear multilayer clothing and possibly a mask (like a full covering porcelain mask) and perfume/cologne for the smell or get deodorizing agents to prevent people from smelling you.
Mind blank
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True seeing does not help the viewer see through mundane disguises
If you don't already have one, buy/craft an INT headband, keyed to the Disguise skill. Then buy/craft an item that gives you a bonus to Disguise checks (something equivalent to a ring of swimming, etc). Next chance you get, take Skill Focus (disguise), or make an item which grants that feat. Get a circlet of persuasion. Get a really, really nice quality (but completely nonmagical) disguise kit.
I'm guessing you're at least what, 15th level? Taking the measures I listed would therefore nab you a +31 to Disguise. If you have enough time and an observer you trust, Take 20 to disguise yourself (otherwise, just Take 10). Now you have a fantastic disguise which isn't pierced by true seeing, will convince pretty much everyone who doesn't have a reason to suspect anything, and if someone *does* suspect, they'll have to beat a DC 51 (or 41) Perception check.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have a new homebrew villain to write up... ;)
A thin sheet of lead.
Technically Gentle Repose wouldn't work, since it targets a corpse as an object, not an undead creature. Else, just about every magically inclined undead beastie would walk around looking totally fresh (if pale) and just making a mess of things in town, since 'true seeing' wouldn't reveal them.
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One technique I like is to make a magic item with a permanent widened (or larger) fog effect and then make that fog effect invisible. That way anyone using see invisibility or true seeing is confounded by a concealment effect. Obviously they'll know something's up, but they won't know what or exactly where. If you can't swing a mundane disguise, it's not a bad way to go.
Any other layered effect can also work, such as an invisible glyph or other trap that is only set off by someone trying to check you out with a divination spell. Combine it with enchantment effects to do the "not the lich you're looking for".
One technique I like is to make a magic item with a permanent widened (or larger) fog effect and then make that fog effect invisible. That way anyone using see invisibility or true seeing is confounded by a concealment effect. Obviously they'll know something's up, but they won't know what or exactly where. If you can't swing a mundane disguise, it's not a bad way to go.
Any other layered effect can also work, such as an invisible glyph or other trap that is only set off by someone trying to check you out with a divination spell. Combine it with enchantment effects to do the "not the lich you're looking for".
That's so mean... I'm totally going to have to do this to my players.
Misdirection could do it
You could take a leaf from Babylon V and greet everyone in some sort of an encounter suit. Add a few lines like 'the avalanche has begun, it is too late for the pebbles to vote'.
Heh, great minds.
Technically Gentle Repose wouldn't work, since it targets a corpse as an object, not an undead creature. Else, just about every magically inclined undead beastie would walk around looking totally fresh (if pale) and just making a mess of things in town, since 'true seeing' wouldn't reveal them.
Technically does not work, but has been portrayed as working in numerous instances in 2E and 3.X. Not sure about Pathfinder.
It's a lich! Mind Blank.
Extended Mind Blank if you don't feel like casting daily.
If you wanted to look nice, you could cast Veil, I suppose, or, better yet, cast Magic Jar and use an actual, ordinary person when you need to venture into the world.
A nondetection spell for your detect undead issue: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/n/nondetection
Alter self would be spotted by a true seeing as its a polymorph and true seeing pierces polymorph.
As for true seeing, the only way to counter is to make an extraordinarily good mundane disguise as true seeing can not pierce mundane disguises.
Wear multilayer clothing and possibly a mask (like a full covering porcelain mask) and perfume/cologne for the smell or get deodorizing agents to prevent people from smelling you.
I actually had an NPC mummy do this, taking a book out of Baldwin IV (see Kingdom of Heaven Director's Cut) and telling people he had an uncurable case of wasting sickness akin to leprosy. Players assumed he was an oracle with the wasting curse.
Fire immunity and a dozen invisible Explosive Runes on your body.
Wish.Mind Blank > Wish
Mind Blank is an absolute. It blocks all divination, including wishes, used to reveal information.
Yes and no.
If the wish is being used to duplicate another spell, then mind blank would beat it.
But...
If you worded a wish in a way that was meant to give you very specific information in a way that gets around mind blank, then wish might win. It would all depend on exactly how the wish is worded.
Invest in unguents of timelessness or unguents of revivification.(both powered by gentle repose btw) and a cowled robe and/or a mask and gloves
Layering illusions or magical effects could work. A Many layered Veil perhaps?
Mind blank even foils limited wish, miracle, and wish spells when they are used in such a way as to gain information about the target.
As I said, it really depends on how the wish is worded. In theory, a wish could allow you to communicate with Eliminster, who would then proceed to tell you what you wanted to know, and he would know because he is Eliminster(IE Ultimate God character).