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'''{{#anc:Anchor|Spellcasting}}:''' At each level except 1st and 5th, you gain new spells per day and an increase in caster level (and spells known, if applicable) as if you had also gained a level in a spellcasting class to which you belonged before adding the prestige class level. You do not, however, gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained. If you had more than one spellcasting class before becoming a Dracolichbound, you must decide to which class to add each level for the purpose of determining spells per day, caster level, and spells known.

'''{{#anc:Anchor|Phylactery}}:''' The key part to dracolichdom is the creation of a phylactery. This expensive and powerful magic item is crafted with the Craft Wondrous Item feat and the [[SRD:Control Undead|Control Undead]] spell, over the course of 5 levels. When the dracolichbound finally becomes a dracolich, their phylactery will store their soul and allow them to respawn in 2d4 days. Unlike a normal lich, a suitable dead body must be possessed within 90 ft. of the phylactery (see Draconomicon for specific details, pg. 146). In order to continue leveling in dracolichbound, you must complete your phylactery by certain points.

'''{{#anc:Anchor|Damaging Touch}} ([[Su]]):''' Your blows are covered with the chill of death. At 1st level any blows you hit deal an additional 1d6 cold damage.

'''{{#anc:Anchor|Resistances}} ([[Ex]]):''' The cold chill of death has begun to seep into your body. At level 1 you gain energy resistance to cold and electricity 5. Every level after it rises to by +5 to resistance 10 at 2nd, resistance 15 at 3rd, and resistance 20 at 4th. The process of dracolichdom eventually overwrites these resistances with immunities at 5th level.

'''{{#anc:Anchor|Damage Reduction}} ([[Ex]]):''' Being transformed into a skeleton grants some benefits. At 1st level, as the dracolichbound withers they gain Damage Reduction/bludgeoning, 1 for every level of dracolichbound, to a maximum of DR 5/bludgeoning at 5th level.

'''{{#anc:Anchor|Natural Armor}} ([[Ex]]):''' A mild rigor mortis, combined with the hardening of the flesh, causes the natural armor of the dracolichbound to rise. At 2nd level you gain a +1 natural armor bonus. At 4th it becomes +2.

'''{{#anc:Anchor|Paralyzing Touch}} ([[Su]]):''' At 1st level creature struck by your physical attacks forces a Fortitude save (10 + 1/2 HD + [[Cha]]) vs paralysis for 1 round. At 2nd level it rises to 1d3 rounds, then to 1d6 rounds at 3rd level. Finally at 4th level it becomes a full 2d6 rounds.

'''{{#anc:Anchor|Control Undead}} ([[Sp]]):''' A dracolichbound gains the spell-like ability [[SRD:Control Undead|Control Undead]] at a caster level of 11 at 1st level 1/day. At 3rd level, they gain an additional use per day and the caster level rises to 13. At 5th level they get another use per day and the caster level rises to 15th.

'''{{#anc:Anchor|Fortification}} ([[Ex]]):''' At 2nd level, the vital organs of the dracolichbound begin to shut down and die. As such they become more difficult to strike a critical hit against. They gain light fortification, providing a 25% chance to avoid a critical hit. At 3rd level, more organs fail, providing 75% protection. At 5th level the lichdom process overwrites this ability as you become absolutely immune to critical hits.

'''{{#anc:Anchor|Paralytic Gaze}} ([[Su]]):''' The dreadful stare of a dracolich freezes even the most stalwart heroes. At 5th level they gain a gaze attack out to a range of 40 ft, with a Fortitude save DC of 10 + 1/2 HD + [[Cha]]. Those that fail are paralyzed for 2d6 rounds, just as if they had been touched. Unlike the paralytic touch, those that save are forever immune to that particular dracolich's gaze attack.

'''{{#anc:Anchor|Spell Resistance}} ([[Ex]]):''' The spell resistance of a dracolichbound rises by 3 at 4th level. If the creature had no spell resistance or a spell resistance under 16, the spell resistance gained becomes 16 minimum.

'''{{#anc:Anchor|Ability Score Bonuses}}:''' The dracolichdom process binds the life force to a husk of bone. Only the most assured and determined can make such a choice. As they pass through until undeath, the dracolichbound gains +2 [[Cha]] at 5th level.

'''{{#anc:Anchor|Dracolichdom}}:''' After 5 levels the dracolichbound is finally ready to perform the dracolichdom process. The dracolichbound must either make or acquire a vile poison called Dracolich Brew, which requires the [[Brew Potion]] feat and has a sell price of 5000 gp. This ingested poison (Fort DC 25, 2d6 [[Con]]/2d6 [[Con]]) is drunk in a ceremony of unspeakable evil, which slays the dracolichbound immediately with no save. Moments later, the dracolichbound rises once more, as a member of the undead. The dracolichbound gains the Dracolich template (Draconomicon pg. 146) which they have been slowly gaining, including the +2 natural armor, paralysis gaze, touch, and cold damage, damage reduction, no [[Con]] score, d12 hit dice on all their HD in the past and in the future, immunity to cold, electricity, and polymorphing, and all undead immunities and weaknesses. The newly formed lich uses his [[Cha]] score for any Constitution based skill checks that need to be made (namely [[SRD:Concentration Skill|Concentration]]), on his breath weapon (if any), and all other attacks that used [[Con]]. Its flight abilities become [[Su|supernatural]] in origin. It loses the Crush attack it had if available. You do not gain the template's LA, as you have paid for it taking the Dracolichbound class.

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