The Mighty Lich: Bard / Witch / Summoner?

[ericthecleric]

There isn't a graveknight version, sorry.

[Dreaming Psion]

Another idea for a unlikely lich:
Nature's Wrath: a blight druid driven by bitterness at losing his grove and everything else he holds dear, now plays a war of "scorched earth" tactics against those who ruined his home. He has sworn eternal vengeance. (Formerly a normal druid but retrained his levels.)

[Shub-Niggurath's cousin Al]

Now that I think about it, a dragon disciple could be a subordinate to the lich, rather than the lich itself. Sort of a penultimate baddie to make the final battle that much harder.

[AndIMustMask]

so a literal Dragon as his proverbial Dragon

[Shub-Niggurath's cousin Al]

AndIMustMask wrote:

so a literal Dragon as his proverbial Dragon

I think you just blew my mind.

[pennywit]

I researched the requirements for the Five Flames General, above. After looking to clockworks, I realized a magus wouldn't work, given the spells he'd need to construct the clockworks wouldn't come until he's much, much higher level than what you want. Tentatively, I would therefore build him as a wizard/fighter/eldritch knight.

[Shub-Niggurath's cousin Al]

Alright, I've got my lich. Human Dirge Bard 17, mythic lich template, chessmaster type who pulls the strings of half the world's leaders. Thank all of you very much for your help! You guys are the best. :)

[Shane LeRose]

Dot

[Dreaming Psion]

Shub-Niggurath's cousin Al wrote:

Now that I think about it, a dragon disciple could be a subordinate to the lich, rather than the lich itself. Sort of a penultimate baddie to make the final battle that much harder.

In Ravenloft, they had the concept of the "vassallich" a vastly lesser powered version of a lich bound to a lich's service. They lost they ability to gain levels/experience, but the lich lord they were bound to could grant XP to them at his whim. Might make for an interesting option if you wanted to make a dragon disciple subordinate.