Josephina

Version 0.34: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.

For the unique found earlier in the game, see Josephine. Also see Joseph. For a list of all liches, see list of liches.

Josephina L
HP	99-200
HD	21
XP	3450
Speed	10
AC	13
EV	21
Will	∞
Attack¹	27 (hit: cold)
Attack²	15 (touch: drain experience)
Resistances	rC+++ rPois+++ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Undead
Size	Medium
Type	lich, lich
Flags	See invisible Speaks Unique Female Evil Unbreathing

A fearsome necromancer who followed her craft beyond the limits of flesh and life. Her pursuit of demonic knowledge left her body ruined, but the powers she gained allowed her to rebuild her missing limbs from glittering ice.

Useful Info

Josephina the Ice-Lich is a unique lich, who comes with powerful simulacra that she can then blow up. She always spawns with a randart ring of ice.

Josephina is an alternate version of Josephine. If Josephine has spawned, then Josephina won't, and vice-versa.

Location

Spells

Name	Damage	Range	Flags
Seracfall	3d37	LOS	Wizard flag
Ghostly Fireball	3d25	5	Wizard flag
Bind Souls	—	—	Wizard flag
Flash Freeze	3d24	LOS	Wizard flag

Tips & Tricks

Cold resistance is obviously very helpful -- get as much as you can. Simulacra hit hard, and that's before they start violently exploding in your face. Even her melee can deal high amounts of cold damage, especially if she has a staff of cold.
- Negative energy resistance is also helpful against Ghostly Fireball, though that's of a lower priority.
In order to cast her devasting Seracfall spell, Josephina needs line of sight with a simulacrum:
- If you can lure or otherwise separate the simulacra away from her, all the better.
- You can also block her line of sight (e.g. with a scroll of fog) to prevent the spell from being cast.
- She can't use Seracfall with a player-allied simulacra, so don't be afraid to cast the Sculpt Simulacrum spell around her.
- Lee's Rapid Deconstruction can be used to blow up her own simulacra in her face.
Like any other lich, all of Josephina's spells are completely shut down by Silence. Unlike regular liches, however, she can deal significant melee damage (42 physical + 63 cold damage) if you don't have good cold resistance.

History

In 0.35, Josephina will be able to cast Dominate Undead.
Josephina was introduced in 0.29.