Crown of Blackmoor (Magic Crown)

This black, iron headpiece bears a large fire opal. It was created by a powerful lich who used it to spread evil and destruction through the world, and now only the most wicked (or foolish) characters seek its powers.
When the crown is placed on the head of a deceased, evil character who had reached at least18th-level as a wizard, it animates the character as a lich, A system shock roll is necessary, modified by -1% per five years after the wizard's death, or the wizard's body disintegrates to dust and can never be brought back to life again. The lich's intelligence score starts at 0, but increases by one per day until supra-genius intelligence is reached. At that time the lich gains the full powers and abilities of its kind. The character placing the crown has no control over the lich, so a reaction check is necessary, with the following cumulative modifiers:
Summoner 	Modifier
Priest 	+10%
Evil-aligned 	+10%
Fighter 	-20%
Good-aligned 	-30%
Wizard 	+20%
Offers treasure(per 600 gp value)	+1%
Paladin 	-20%
Thief 	-20%
0-level character 	-50%
1st to 5th level 	-30%
6th to 11th level 	-20%
12th to 18th level 	-10%
Over 21st level 	+10%
A deceased PC who is brought back as a lich becomes an NPC under the DM's control. The lich may have been a friend and companion of the PCs, but tends to leave their company to pursue its own path. 
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