Urriak Uruk
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So my D&D campaign I'm running looks to be heading in the direction that the BBEG will be Szass Tam, the lich dictator of the Red Wizard's nation of Thay.
Now, as excited as I am for this, I'm also wondering how to do the villain justice. I have boosted the normal lich's stats somewhat to accommodate him being a 19th instead of 18th spellcaster (I stayed away from level 20, as Halaster Blackcloak and Acererak still feel a bit tougher than Szass), but I am a bit of a loss for what magic items the lich would have in combat.
Consider, as the dictator of a powerful wizard nation, that Szass should have some of the most powerful, most useful items that are available. I'm not super familiar with the wide catalog of 5E magic items, so I'm a bit at a loss at what items a lich may want to keep on hand in case they are suddenly in a duel.
Some baselines;
If you don't know who Szass Tam is, I imagine the guy a lot like Xykon from Order of the Stick;
Now, as excited as I am for this, I'm also wondering how to do the villain justice. I have boosted the normal lich's stats somewhat to accommodate him being a 19th instead of 18th spellcaster (I stayed away from level 20, as Halaster Blackcloak and Acererak still feel a bit tougher than Szass), but I am a bit of a loss for what magic items the lich would have in combat.
Consider, as the dictator of a powerful wizard nation, that Szass should have some of the most powerful, most useful items that are available. I'm not super familiar with the wide catalog of 5E magic items, so I'm a bit at a loss at what items a lich may want to keep on hand in case they are suddenly in a duel.
Some baselines;
- I know Szass Tam probably has a bunch of items names in various books/novels, but unless they are actually given 5E rules I want to ignore these
- Please don't invent a magic item, I don't want my players saying "that's unfair, you just made that up!"
- Please don't suggest artifacts like the Orbs of Dragonkind... if there is only one of these items (or a set amount of them), I don't think Szass should have them.
If you don't know who Szass Tam is, I imagine the guy a lot like Xykon from Order of the Stick;