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The lich / l ɪ tʃ / [1] is an undead creature found in the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game. Liches are spellcasters [ 2 ] who seek to defy death by magical means. The term derives from lich , an archaic term for a corpse .
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th edition: Character levels: 1-11: Campaign setting: Forgotten Realms: Authors: Chris Perkins, Will Doyle, Steve Winter, with additional design by Adam Lee and story consulting by Pendleton Ward: First published: September 8, 2017: Pages: 256: ISBN: 978-0-7869-6610-3
In the Dungeons & Dragons game, a lich is a spellcaster who seeks to defy death by magical means. [18] [19] Liches also appear in other fantasy settings that draw upon D&D for inspiration, such as: 13th Age [20] Pathfinder Roleplaying Game [21] [22] Warhammer Fantasy [23]
Author Gary Gygax in 2007 at the GenCon game convention. Tomb of Horrors was written by Gary Gygax for official D&D tournament play at the 1975 Origins 1 convention. [5] [7] [8] Gygax developed the adventure from an idea by Alan Lucien, one of his original Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) playtesters, "and I admit to chuckling evilly as I did so."
Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game.Commonly referred to by players and game designers as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories. [1]
Return to the Tomb of Horrors is set in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting and is a sequel to Gary Gygax's 1978 module Tomb of Horrors. [2] Part of TSR's "Tomes" series for AD&D, the boxed set included a reproduction of the monochrome version of Tomb of Horrors, [3] along with an introductory note by Gygax.
Szass is a lich, an undead necromancer. He is the leader and most powerful of the Red Wizards of Thay, a group consisting of eight wizards with the title of zulkir who are the rulers of the country Thay. Many of the creatures that serve Szass Tam are undead. [1] [2] [3]
Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes is a sourcebook for the 5th edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, published in 2018. It is, in part, a supplement to the 5th edition Monster Manual and the Players Handbook. [1] [2]