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Lich

A skeletal figure in regal tattered robes, gaunt with withered flesh stretched tightly across its visible bones. Bright pinpoints of crimson light burn in its empty sockets. It appears to hover above the ground, rather than walk.

AC: 17 HP: 135
CR: 21 Size: M

Lich
Harvesting Table

Instructions: Because this creature is an Undead, the player should roll a Arcana Check using the DCs in the table below. On a success, the player is able to harvest the item. On a failure, the item cannot be harvested (either because the character is not skilled enough, or because the item is ruined). The DM should note that many of the items have an expiration, and can not be sold or used after the expiration has passed.

Type: Undead
Skill: Arcana

Item

Description

Value

Weight

Exp.

Crafting

DC: 10

ITEM: Lich Dust (pouch)

While a lich's body is but a shell (and its soul is kept safe in its phylactery), the body still flows with arcane power. When the lich's body is destroyed, its withered form crumbles to ash and much of that power still resides. The ash is valuable to alchemists and spellcasters (especially artificers and necromancers).

VALUE: 3000 gp

WEIGHT: 4lb.

EXPIRE: ∞

Most crafting items have an acronym associated with it, such as "DMG". These acronyms refer to specific guide books. For example, "DMG" refers to the "Dungeon Master's Guide". The acronyms for HHH and HHH2 refer to Hamund's Harvesting Handbook, a homebrew harvesting guide that offers a variety of homebrew (not official) magic items. To view and purchase Hamund's Harvesting Handbook, click here.

Lich
Individual Treasure

4019 gp, 180 pp

Random Roll: d100 = 41

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d100	cp	sp	ep	gp	pp
01-15	cp: —	sp: —	ep: 2d6 x 1000 (7000)	gp: 8d6 x 100 (2800)	pp: —
16-55	cp: —	sp: —	ep: —	gp: 1d6 x 1000 (3500)	pp: 1d6 x 100 (350)
56-100	cp: —	sp: —	ep: —	gp: 1d6 x 1000 (3500)	pp: 2d6 x 100 (700)

Lich
Treasure Hoard

Coins: 5019 gp, 2031 pp
Gems: 18 gems worth 1000 gp each
[5 Emerald, 3 Black opal, 3 Yellow sapphire, 2 Opal, 3 Star sapphire, 1 Fire opal, 1 Blue sapphire]
Magic Items (5): [3 Universal Solvent, 1 Potion of Supreme Healing (10d4 + 20), 1 Potion of Giant Strength (Storm Giant)]

Random Roll: d100 = 48

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	cp	sp	ep	gp	pp
Coins	cp: —	sp: —	ep: —	gp: 12d6 x 1000 (42,000)	pp: 8d6 x 1000 (28,000)
d100	cp: Gems or Art Objects	sp: —	ep: Magic Items
01-02	cp: —		ep: —
03-05	cp: 3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems		ep: Roll 1d8 times on Magic Item Table C
06-08	cp: 1d10 (5) 2,500 gp art objects		ep: Roll 1d8 times on Magic Item Table C
09-11	cp: 1d4 (2) 7,500 gp art objects		ep: Roll 1d8 times on Magic Item Table C
12-14	cp: 1d8 (4) 5,000 gp gems		ep: Roll 1d8 times on Magic Item Table C
15-22	cp: 3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems		ep: Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table D
23-30	cp: 1d10 (5) 2,500 gp art objects		ep: Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table D
31-38	cp: 1d4 (2) 7,500 gp art objects		ep: Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table D
39-46	cp: 1d8 (4) 5,000 gp gems		ep: Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table D
47-52	cp: 3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems		ep: Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table E
53-58	cp: 1d10 (5) 2,500 gp art objects		ep: Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table E
59-63	cp: 1d4 (2) 7,500 gp art objects		ep: Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table E
64-68	cp: 1d8 (4) 5,000 gp gems		ep: Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table E
69	cp: 3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems		ep: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table G
70	cp: 1d10 (5) 2,500 gp art objects		ep: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table G
71	cp: 1d4 (2) 7,500 gp art objects		ep: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table G
72	cp: 1d8 (4) 5,000 gp gems		ep: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table G
73-74	cp: 3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems		ep: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table H
75-76	cp: 1d10 (5) 2,500 gp art objects		ep: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table H
77-78	cp: 1d4 (2) 7,500 gp art objects		ep: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table H
79-80	cp: 1d8 (4) 5,000 gp gems		ep: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table H
81-85	cp: 3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems		ep: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table I
86-90	cp: 1d10 (5) 2,500 gp art objects		ep: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table I
91-95	cp: 1d4 (2) 7,500 gp art objects		ep: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table I
96-100	cp: 1d8 (4) 5,000 gp gems		ep: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table I

Lich
Equipment & Other Goods

Typically found on (or even "in" the creature)

This character usually carries: The lich may or may not be carrying a staff (DM discretion)

1 ~~Staff~~
[0 gp (quality: 0×, size: 1×, normally 5 gp)][4 lb.]
destroyed made of rustic wood

The tables below show how we determine an item's value and weight modifiers. The first table determines the item's value modifier based on its quality. The second table determines the item's value and weight modifiers based on the creature's size.

d100	% Chance	Quality	Value
1-2	% Chance: 2%	Quality: Superb	Value: 1.5×
3-5	% Chance: 3%	Quality: Almost New	Value: 1×
6-55	% Chance: 50%	Quality: Low Quality (poorly made, high use)	Value: 0.5×
56-65	% Chance: 10%	Quality: Terrible Quality (cracked, warped)	Value: 0.1×
66-100	% Chance: 35%	Quality: Destroyed	Value: 0×

Creature's size and its value and weight modifiers.

Size	Weight(x)	Value(x)	Note
Tiny	Weight(x): ¼×	Value(x): ¼×	Note: Tiny creatures often carry very small weapons & armor, too small for other creature.
Small	Weight(x): 1×	Value(x): 1×	Note: Small creatures tend to use smaller standard weapons, like daggers and shortswords, but it is the DM's discretion if the items are usable or have a modified weight/value.
Medium	Weight(x): 1×	Value(x): 1×
Large	Weight(x): 1×	Value(x): 1×	Note: Large creatures tend to use larger standard weapons, like greatswords and greatclubs, but it is the DM's discretion if the items are usable or have a modified weight/value.
Huge	Weight(x): 8×	Value(x): 2×	Note: The increase in value is for the raw materials (as the items are way too large to be useful).
Gargantuan	Weight(x): 15×	Value(x): 4×	Note: The increase in value is for the raw materials (as the items are way too large to be useful).

Lich
Trinkets

1 ruby, broken in half

Random Roll: 1d20 = 9

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1d20

Item

Weight

Value

1 eyeball floating in a jar

5 lb.

5 sp

1 human nose, wrapped in a moist rag

¼ lb.

3 sp

1 set of broken spectacles

8 sp

1 illegible journal with random symbols and scratches

23 lb.

5 sp

1 partially carved stone medallion, with a skull symbol

1 lb.

3 sp

1 vial of dried blood

½ lb.

1 sp

1 pouch of grave dirt (from an unmarked grave)

3 lb.

2 cp

1 pouch of rare herbs

2 lb.

3 gp

1 ruby, broken in half

5 gp

1 jar of wrinkle cream

2 lb.

4 sp

1 sacrificial dagger carved from a single piece of bone, engraved with arcane symbols

1 lb.

2 gp

1 book titled "Dealing with Old Age"

6 lb.

12 gp

1 cracked crystal ball (unusable)

3 lb.

1 sp

1 stone with a worn runestone

4 lb.

6 cp

1 small mithral orb (material component for the imprisonment spell)

1 lb.

10 gp

1 phoenix feather quill

5 gp

1 small urn with a preserved, desiccated liver inside

6 lb.

5 sp

1 handful of dry gray hair, tied with a black ribbon

2 cp

1 parchment with a list of names, and the title "Potential Souls to Feed the Phylactery"

1d4 blank scrolls

1 sp

Lich
Meat

The meat of an undead creature, if any still exists, is decayed, rotten and often riddled with disease. Eating the meat can cause serious illness, and even death. Dungeon Master's discretion.

This creature produces 3 pieces of meat, weighing a total of 12 lbs.

Random Roll: 2d6 = 3

Medium creatures produce 2d6 worth of meat.

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The table below shows how much meat an inexperienced butcher may be able to harvest from a creature, especially after a battle may have ruined some of the meat (i.e. burned, frozen, poisoned, etc.). If a whole creature's carcass is brought to a butcher, the butcher may pay 4x the value rolled in the chart below for the carcass (if the butcher even WANTS this kind of creature - DM discretion). Of course, carrying a heavy carcass can be difficult, and the creature's bacteria that kept it alive will begin to ruin the meat, spoiling it within a day.

Beast Size	DC	Meat	Weight (x4)†	Expire ‡	Value (x2sp)⋆
Tiny	DC: 5	Meat: 1	Weight (x4)†: 4 lb.	Expire ‡: 1 day	Value (x2sp)⋆: 2 sp
Small	DC: 5	Meat: 1d4	Weight (x4)†: 4-16 lb.	Expire ‡: 1 day	Value (x2sp)⋆: 2-8 sp
Medium	DC: 5	Meat: 2d6	Weight (x4)†: 8-48 lb.	Expire ‡: 1 day	Value (x2sp)⋆: 4-24 sp
Large	DC: 5	Meat: 6d6	Weight (x4)†: 24-144 lb.	Expire ‡: 1 day	Value (x2sp)⋆: 12-72 sp
Huge	DC: 5	Meat: 8d12	Weight (x4)†: 32-384 lb.	Expire ‡: 1 day	Value (x2sp)⋆: 16-192 sp
Gargantuan	DC: 5	Meat: 8d20	Weight (x4)†: 32-640 lb.	Expire ‡: 1 day	Value (x2sp)⋆: 16-320 sp

† The weight of a raw piece of meat is 4 pounds. And one slab of meat (4 lbs.), can be used to make 1 dried ration (2 lbs.).
‡ Raw meat has a very short shelf-life, and will go bad within a day if it is not refridgerated or cured.
⋆ The table above uses a standard price of 5cp per pound for regular a piece of animal meat (such as cattle or deer). The value of meat can vary drastically, depending on the quality, rarity and the creature it is sourced from. For example, dragon meat could cost 10x more than standard livestock meat, while insect meat could cost only a copper or two per pound. A DM can decide if that is adequate, and if certain meat is worth more or less.

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