Ritual of Necrotic Ascension

At the end of the ritual, the ritualist makes a single d100 roll to determine the success of the ritual. The base chance for success is equal to the (ritualist's highest caster level). The following factors can increase or decrease the ritual's chance of success.
*+33% if an artifact associated with an alignment that opposes the ritualist's is destroyed as part of the ritual.
*+25% if the ritualist is already a lich binding their soul to a new phylactery.
*+10% if the prepared phylactery is an item of deep sentimental significance to the ritualist.
*+10% if the ritualist has the Undeath Initiate class feature.
*+7% if the ritualist is assisted by another lich.
*+5% if the ritualist's patron deity grants the Death domain. This bonus increases to +6.5% if the ritual is performed in the presence of an altar, shrine, or other permanent fixture dedicated to the ritualist's deity.
*+5% if the ritualist's patron deity grants the Magic do+13main. This bonus increases to +6.5% if the ritual is performed in the presence of an altar, shrine, or other permanent fixture dedicated to the ritualist's deity.
*+3% if the ritualist has the ability to be healed by negative energy.
*+3% if the ritual is performed in the area of a desecrate spell.
*+2% if the ritualist references or is studying a copy of Deathly Coronation.
*+1% if the ritualist has the Spell Focus (Necromancy) feat. This bonus increases to +3% if the ritualist also has the Greater Spell Focus (Necromancy) feat.
*+1% for each intelligent creature who is sacrificed as part of the ritual. This bonus is increased to +3% if the creature is a Daemon whose alignment opposes the ritualist's.
*+X% if the ritualist is gaining the benefit of a potion affected by the deathwine, where X is the level of the potion's spell.
*-10% if the ritualist's patron deity grants the Repose domain. Such a deity will also likely abandon the ritualist if they perform this ritual.
If the ritual is successful, the ritualist binds their soul to their chosen phylactery, becoming a lich if they were not already one. If the ritual fails by 15% or less, the ritualist becomes a Demilich. If the ritual fails by more than 15%, the ritualist and their soul are destroyed. They can only be brought back by a miracle, wish, or similar effect.
Category:Magic
Category:Magic Rituals
Category:Necromancy Rituals
Category:Liches