Josephina

Version 0.31: 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	3404
Speed	10
AC	10
EV	21
Will	Immune
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

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

• The Crypt
• The Depths: 2-4
• Realm of Zot

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1	Seracfall (3d37)	Wizard flag
Slot2	Ghostly Fireball (3d25)	Wizard flag
Slot3	Bind Souls	Wizard flag
Slot4	Flash Freeze (3d28)	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.
  • 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 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

• Josephina was introduced in 0.29.