Can you be a good lich in DnD?

Can you be a good lich in DnD?

Archliches were a type of lich that were good humans during their lives. They could be of any type of spellcaster, including bards or clerics, and devoted their existence to whatever noble purpose motivated their transformation into lichdom.

Can a lich be good?

Depending on the method of becoming a lich, a lich can be of any alignment, retaining whatever alignment it had in life. The D&D version 3.5 Monster Manual, a core D&D rule book, emphatically states that liches are always evil, but there are references to good liches in other manuals.

How do I become a good 5ch lich?

This is what you need to do to become a Lich:

1. Gain access to the spell Imprisonment.
2. Learn the secrets of lichdom (see below)
3. Craft a phylactery to protect your soul.
4. Craft the potion of transformation.
5. Perform the Ascension Ritual / Die.
6. Hope for the Best.
7. Feed the phylactery (repeat for as long as you un-live)

What is an Arch Lich?

An archlich is a term used interchangeably to refer to either a lich who is non-evil, or an exceptionally powerful lich of any alignment.

Do Archliches need to consume souls?

The whole “liches must feed souls to their phylactery” thing is a recent development, and although adds additional evil to the common evil lich, but may have been an oversight because of the non-evil liches that do exist in lore.

What does a lich want?

What a lich craves is power. A lawful evil lich craves the power to dominate others. A chaotic evil lich craves the power to destroy. A neutral evil lich may want one or the other, or both.

Can warlocks become Liches?

According to one of the items in 5e’s DMG called the Book of Vile Darkness, there is a spell that one can learn in there to become a lich or a death knight, but only wizards can learn spells so your DM may (or may not) homebrew a system for Warlocks to become liches.

What is a Lich King?

The Lich King was the master and lord of the Scourge which he ruled telepathically through the Helm of Domination from his Frozen Throne atop Icecrown Citadel. Initially trapped within the Frozen Throne with Frostmourne, the Lich King eventually betrayed Kil’jaeden and merged with the human Arthas Menethil.

Is a Demilich stronger than a lich?

The Demi-Lich can be found in the Epic Level Handbook. The demilich is a higher (and more powerful) form of lich, so to speak. According to the AD&D 2nd edition Monstrous Manual, a demilich is a lich that has evolved to something more powerful.

Can a lich make a second phylactery?

The Lich cannot have multiple phylacteries active simultaneously. They can’t use the original ritual to create a new phylactery after their first is destroyed, so must find a different ritual (if it is even possible to do).

Is there a way to become a lich in DND?

Now, if you’re asking about the “core setting (s)” of DnD, then Liches are Evil with a capital E. The “official” way to become a lich is, as others have described, unspeakably evil, and there’s probably a lot of soul sucking going on.

Is it possible to have a good lich in 5e?

In 5e, its extremely easy to have a Lich, even if created through evil deeds, be “Lawful Good”, so long as they’re morally righteous and do “The right things expected by society”. If he feeds on souls, so long as they are willing given to aid the “Greater good of mankind”, there’s no reason the ritual or the Lich itself is inherently “evil”.

What makes a neutral aligned lich a good lich?

A neutral-aligned lich is much easier; he was a good, or at least non-evil, wizard in life, and he stays that way in death. He’s not ambitious or cruel, but nor will he go out of his way to help people.

What makes a good lich in RuneScape?

A neutral-aligned lich is much easier; he was a good, or at least non-evil, wizard in life, and he stays that way in death. He’s not ambitious or cruel, but nor will he go out of his way to help people. He just wants to be left alone in his tower to continue his studies.