Have there ever been instances of a living phylactery? And by that I mean… an egg that hatches unexpectedly, or a body that later became a mummy, or perhaps a tree/treant that wasn’t quite dead? Yes, BUT…life and unlife housed together destroy ("eat") each other. Usually lichdom is so powerful that it's the living phylactery that dies, VERY quickly (days or hours)…and is withered/ruined, partially or wholly. The lich is weakened until this demise occurs.#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 8, 2019
Oooh. Interesting.
Would be funny if a lick took a liking to its whoopsie-ward and became a doting guardian.
When evil intentions backfire! Lich even!
Bloody autocorrect.— Nicole Martinsen (@MissMartinsen) December 8, 2019
Heh. Same affliction bites me.
BTW, this comes from a Gary Gygax ruling, after an early GenCon adventure (he wasn't the DM) of a lich fondling a small lap dog that turned out to be its phylactery. NO, saith Gary, it would have died as we watched; too small to cling to life long.— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 8, 2019
Awww…
Undead pooch then.Rearing issues generally stem from said pup taking a funny bone and burying it in the local dungeon.
Can be blamed for the Lich lacking a “humerus” disposition when adventures ask him to throw them a bone. Arf arf arf arf! (expires laughing)
Just kidding. We've never had X-cards at the home Realms sessions, but we often have "Speak contrapuntally from now to end of session!" demands. Which are honoured, except in moments of weakness.— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 8, 2019