D&D 5E What do you want from a lich?

[FreeTheSlaves]

How about...

A list of Liches, each with their own:
- unique backstory and plans,
- ways in which the PCs might stumble onto parts of these plans,
- rumours and/or lore that can be discovered about each Lich,
- ways the Lich can learn more about the PCs,
- minions, allies and enemies of each Lich,
- suitable spell-lists (and thus tactics),
- unusual lairs,
- and clever ways they hide their phylacteries.

-Oh, and plans for if they ever need to reform from death.

 

[Caliban]

A guide on how to properly pronounce "Lich"

Various paths to "Lichdom" - Lich Sorcerer's, Lich Warlocks, Lich Clerics, Lich Druids (or an equivalent).

Unique magic items that a lich might have. If you are an undead immortal spellcaster, you might find or create a few magic items that benefit your specific situation.

Such as: A weapon or wand that damages both the target and the wielder - unless the wielder is undead, in which case it heals the wielder instead.

A pair of linked headbands - wear one and put the other on a zombie. They allow you to possess the zombie and cast spells through it, so you can be in a safe place while your zombie double fights the intruders.

 

[Seramus]

Death Traps.

Specifically, situations a lich sets up to murder the hell out of people interrupting the Lich. With that much intelligence, time, and magical power, they can set up some doozies. You can go full Bond Villain if you need to.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

For my part, I’d love to see new and crazy ideas for different liches. Pact-bound warlock liches, death-worshipping clerical liches (technically, I guess that would be a huecuva), but also wild ideas like, oh, I don’t know, a rust monster lich (okay, maybe not that, but something out-there, new, and creative).

 

[Coroc]

For my part, I’d love to see new and crazy ideas for different liches. Pact-bound warlock liches, death-worshipping clerical liches (technically, I guess that would be a huecuva), but also wild ideas like, oh, I don’t know, a rust monster lich (okay, maybe not that, but something out-there, new, and creative).

The rust monster lich has a scrapyard for a lair

Its phylactery is a defective sealed beam lamp roflmao

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

You know, a scrapyard lair actually sounds pretty darn cool for a lich.

The rust monster lich has a scrapyard for a lair

Its phylactery is a defective sealed beam lamp roflmao

 

[Caliban]

You know, a scrapyard lair actually sounds pretty darn cool for a lich.

The rust monster isn't the lich - it's the guard dog chained up in the junkyard. The lich is a redneck wizard (or sorcerer) who makes golems out of junk, and eventually replaced enough of himself to become a bizarre lich/golem mix. His phylactery is a seemingly innocuous tool in the workshop - part of a tinkerer's toolkit.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

A Golich?

(Works for flesh golems as well...)

 

[Grumpy RPG Reviews]

I came here expecting that maybe a lich was going to hand out stuff. Instead it's about a *book* about liches. Very disappointed.

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What, you want something from this guy? Really?

What do I want from a lich?

Apathy, lots and lots of apathy.

That more like it. More sensible.

How about...

A list of Liches, each with their own...

That was a good list.

A guide on how to properly pronounce "Lich"

Various paths to "Lichdom" - Lich Sorcerer's, Lich Warlocks, Lich Clerics, Lich Druids (or an equivalent)....

"Lich" is pronounced like "kitten." As in, "We are going to battle Acererak the Doom Kitten."

Those are solid suggestions. The woods guarded by a druid lich would be... interesting.

 

[Ancalagon]

I was going to answer something like a unlive and let live attitude, but then when I read the OP things got derailed.

What liches need are good PR reps.

"Please, good folks of Turniptun, don't be alarmed. My master is but a devoted scholar. He doesn't care about your turnips and your maidens, in fact he wishes you well. All that he asks is that he be allowed to keep researching reversing causality in peace, and that you stay off his lawn"

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