What effects does Lich form have/questions?

[gurgar78]

However, this makes the unarmed damage EXTRA and I'm not sure how a 12 wiz/n Monk splash will play - but I bet there is someone out there that is possibly trying it out

I'm at level 18 now (10 wiz/8 monk) and it plays okay. He's certainly not optimized and anytime there's another caster around doing haste/rage, I'm basically just a subpar monk.

Basic summary:

Decent melee damage with TWF line and stat placement similar to a str/con monk.
Passable quest tank that can get a decent AC, plus has shadowfade (I went dark path) and can self displace/self cloud
Low-to-Mid hps - 350 at level 18 - lichform will help to rectify this a bit. 450'ish capped
Low BAB - DP clickies required later on if you want to hit anything.

Ultimately, it's a gimmick toon. You'd have a stronger character as either pure monk or pure wiz. Even going 11 wiz/9 monk for ToD would be a DPS improvment.

What I'm really hoping, and what would be a significant improvement for this toon, would be if Tenser's gets a little love when they look at spells. Currently, a level 6 Arcane spell is completely inferior to a Level 3 Divine spell. Primarily it's because the stat bonuses don't stack with items. If they changed Tenser's to have the same stat bonus "type" as lichform stat boosts, I'd be ecstatic. The Favored Soul "Bladesworn Transformation" is pretty much exactly what Tenser's Transformation *should* have been.

[Dessex]

Ok, you know the basic Schtick for high end wraith/lich necro's in this game right? Well if you don't you should. Talk about melting faces. Anyway, fighting in undead form for little or no mana consumption is fairly simple. Go lich/wraith, put on your best necro items, keep your aura on, and blast/burst them all to death...
This works as long as a friendly cleric has not buffed you with "death ward." When the group is huddled and the cleric is casting the AoE buffs, just walk away. With constant regen, and bonus' from either form, for the most part you aren't going to need those buffs anyway.
If a cleric has cast death ward on you while in undead form, you will no longer regenerate from your aura until you recast your undead form on yourself. I found out by a very emberrassing death at the spider ambush rare in the vale of twilight. Cleric thought it was funny as #$^& to cast that while I was in the middle of the spiders soloing.
Anyway, my two bits...

[Truga]

Haven't tried PM yet, but how does the wraith form work out? I've heard it stacks with displacement, which would make it awesome for sitting inside a firewall in tights spots.

[gurgar78]

Haven't tried PM yet, but how does the wraith form work out? I've heard it stacks with displacement, which would make it awesome for sitting inside a firewall in tights spots.

Confirmed, stacks with displacement. I still like lich better. I rarely stand inside a firewall, preferring to circle kite mobs through instead. It's my ADD. I just don't like standing still. =P

[Kookamonga]

Can someone pm a melee lich form character build please?