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Date:
10/17/2011 3:35:45 PM
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RE: beware gentlemen...
Here's how you get a lich:
* neophyte (lawful neutral)
* acolyte
* double class (created in large galvanic vat): apprentice + crude minor juvenile skeleton
synthesis continues:
* fledgling caltrop flinger + cracked minor adult skeleton
* mage initiate + minor adult skeleton
skill tree branching commences: path of the fireball / way of the armored thumper / lock breaker's progress
will choose path of the fireball (meaning eventual graduation to other elemental magic)
* licensed mage practitioner + skeleton sergeant
* journeyman mage + skeleton ancient (standard bearer) -- NB: requires combined ETS mage/skeleton score of 1650
milestone: having mastered sword, axe, club, and buckler, skeleton now begins training in primary skeleton magic -- chooses school to complement mage's abilities (advisable to select spell set that compensates for potential mage weakness) -- meanwhile, mage prepares for sorcerer or wizard path
we will choose sorcerer path -- wizards can learn more spells, but sorcerers can stack
* sorcerer novitiate (requires score of 850 on ETS level 4 skill exam) + skeleton hero second grade
* sorcerer apprentice + skeleton hero first grade
* licensed sorcerer + skeleton hero merchant (self-explanatory)
next milestone: sorcerer considers the path of the lich -- requires consultation with skeleton companion, who knows about being dead and may have plans should the sorcerer not pursue lichhood and die a natural or violent death -- if both are in agreement, lichhood training commences
lichhood
* sorcerer and skeleton continue their adventures for as long as the sorcerer lives -- both achieve great things, win many trophies, etc. -- both become powerful beyond wildest imaginings of ordinary men, entitling them to discounts at Chicken Express, CVS Pharmacy, etc.
milestone: at hour of death, sorcerer takes ETS lich exam -- skeleton companion now so powerful that titles and ranks no longer have meaning; skeleton companion is also batshit crazy for various reasons which should not concern us here
milestone: if sorcerer passes exam, joins skeleton in a second galvanic vat bath which lasts for 126 years
* lichhood achieved (no further ranks will be awarded)
milestone: lich shops
Josten's
for regalia and rings, then finds suitable cavern or tomb in which to ferment until a great event involving roiling skies and fragmented artifacts comes along
