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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Grayswandir" data-source="post: 4548" data-attributes="member: 585">HmmWhile I'm not familiar with the original 1E Monster Manual (before my time), I do know that the Demilich appeared in the Monster Manual II.  Thus, I think it's a safe assumption that the Lich was in AD&D from the start (not sure about Original D&D though).  The GURPs quote above seems to imply that the Lich is actually a construct of D&D and did not appear before then.  I know there was a Lich in the first Final Fantasy game (along with some monsters that looks suspiciously like illithids), but that was probably borrowed from D&D as well. If I had to guess, I would consider the Lich to be D&D's version of that "undead sorcerer" type.  Of course, Col_Pladoh can probably put all questions here to rest.</blockquote>