This example uses a 5th-level human wizard as the base creature.
| Hit Dice: | 5d12 (32 hp) |
| Initiative: | +2 |
| Speed: | 30 ft. (6 squares) |
| Armor Class: | 17 (+2 Dex, +4 mage armor, +1 deflection), touch 13, flat-footed 15 |
| Base Attack/Grapple: | +2/+1 |
| Attack: | Quarterstaff +1 melee (1d6−1) |
| Full Attack: | Quarterstaff +1 melee (1d6−1) |
| Space/Reach: | 5 ft./5 ft. |
| Special Attacks: | Spells |
| Special Qualities: | Darkvision 60 ft., resist control, undead traits, unnatural resilience, turn resistance +2 |
| Saves: | Fort +1, Ref +3, Will +5 |
| Abilities: | Str 8, Dex 14, Con —, Int 16, Wis 13, Cha 12 |
| Skills: | Concentration +8 (+12 casting defensively), Decipher Script +9, Knowledge (arcana) +11, Spellcraft +15, Use Magic Device +5 (+9 using scrolls); racial bonuses |
| Feats: | Brew Potion, Combat Casting, Magical Aptitude, Scribe Scroll [bonus] |
| Environment: | Any |
| Organization: | Solitary, pair, or group (3–5) |
| Challenge Rating: | 5 |
| Treasure: | Standard |
| Alignment: | Neutral |
| Advancement: | By character class ♊ |
| Level Adjustment: | — (see below) |
This withered human has eyes so blue they are more accurately described as white, as if drained of color and life. The figure wears severe black clothing and clutches a thin wand in one gnarled hand.
This necropolitan acts much like a typical wizard, though it focuses its attacks on any character prominently displaying a holy symbol or otherwise appearing to be a cleric. It typically has mage armor active (included in statistics above) whenever it anticipates combat.
Wizard Spells Prepared (caster level 5th): 0—daze (DC 13), detect magic, ghost sound (DC 13), touch of fatigue (+1 melee touch; DC 13); 1st—color spray (DC 14), expeditious retreat, mage armor, magic missile; 2nd—false life, flaming sphere (DC 15), web (DC 15); 3rd—deep slumber (DC 16), lightning bolt (DC 16).
Possessions: ring of protection +1, wand of hold person (20 charges), brooch of shielding (60 points remaining), arcane scroll of dispel magic, arcane scroll of fly, 20 pp.
Source: Libris Mortis, page 114.