Aberzanzorax
Hero
You must make the killing blow on the lich with the sword to destroy him permanently.
And then it could be that the phylactery was the thing making it indestructible, and the death of the lich will undo that part of it.You must make the killing blow on the lich with the sword to destroy him permanently.
Outside of movies, I don't think sundering weapons was a viable military tactic (beyond an attempt to destroy a polearm). Now, I could see the occasional weapon being sundered as a result of someone trying to parry an attack and having their weapon snap, but outside of that, I doubt it often happened intentionally.
And then it could be that the phylactery was the thing making it indestructible, and the death of the lich will undo that part of it.
I like that. The lich could even offer to give someone the sword, imparting some knowledge of its workings or enchanting it, in return for simply keeping it far away.
The only flaw with this idea is that the Lich would have to ensure that the person he gives it to isn't a total jerkass who would then sell the secret of the Lich to the first adventurering party who who enters town on a gold plated horse in exchange for said horse (or after loosing a hand of poker).
The only flaw with this idea is that the Lich would have to ensure that the person he gives it to isn't a total jerkass who would then sell the secret of the Lich to the first adventurering party who who enters town on a gold plated horse in exchange for said horse (or after loosing a hand of poker).