Besides, do whatever you like in your own game. Gary Gygax always promoted doing what wasn't canon with monsters just to mess with players who "thought they knew too much."
The reason I ask this is one of my players is a COLOSSAL lore guy and won't stand for most deviations from it. although he is still great and really nice. Thanks for the response! cheers!
What is it? something diabolical I'm sure. just no tarrasque Lich that's too far. or yes tarrasque Lich it's your campaign you're the DM you make the rules! Cheers!
In Eberron, there's a major character, Erandis Vol, who's a half-dragon half-elf lich. So yeah, in addition to "everyone can be a lich," there's officially published precedent for your specific idea of a half-dragon lich.
What is it? something diabolical I'm sure. just no tarrasque Lich that's too far. or yes tarrasque Lich it's your campaign you're the DM you make the rules! Cheers!
I'm going to run Ghosts of Saltmarsh and keep going after the last adventure that's in the book to 20th level. So, add spell casting to a Kraken as one of the opponents prior to 20th level and make a Kraken Lich be the final big bad evil who is coordinating everything that happens from 1st level through it's servants and slaves because it's trying to take over the world.
What is it? something diabolical I'm sure. just no tarrasque Lich that's too far. or yes tarrasque Lich it's your campaign you're the DM you make the rules! Cheers!
I'm going to run Ghosts of Saltmarsh and keep going after the last adventure that's in the book to 20th level. So, add spell casting to a Kraken as one of the opponents prior to 20th level and make a Kraken Lich be the final big bad evil who is coordinating everything that happens from 1st level through it's servants and slaves because it's trying to take over the world.
Oh man..... that is diabolical. But it sounds AWESOME! Good luck on your quests! May your nat 20s be plenty and your nat 1s not so much!
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Can there be liches of other races? like a half dragon? I know this sounds dumb but humor me.
Hopefully this community doesn't care if you ask a question. Yes other races can become liches. For example, Mindflayer Liches and Dracoliches.
Thanks for the response! that's good to hear. I was 99.99% sure yes but I just wanted to make 100% sure. Cheers!
Besides, do whatever you like in your own game. Gary Gygax always promoted doing what wasn't canon with monsters just to mess with players who "thought they knew too much."
The reason I ask this is one of my players is a COLOSSAL lore guy and won't stand for most deviations from it. although he is still great and really nice. Thanks for the response! cheers!
Any race can become a lich. Now the wheels in my head are churning, I have an evil idea to surprise a party with when I DM!
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What is it? something diabolical I'm sure. just no tarrasque Lich that's too far. or yes tarrasque Lich it's your campaign you're the DM you make the rules! Cheers!
I recently discovered this section of DMG that lists modifiers for quickly turning NPC monster stats into different races: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dmg/dungeon-masters-workshop#NPCStatBlocks
Can't access it. dang.
Yeah, you need to have bought the DMG (or have it shared to you with content sharing).
In Eberron, there's a major character, Erandis Vol, who's a half-dragon half-elf lich. So yeah, in addition to "everyone can be a lich," there's officially published precedent for your specific idea of a half-dragon lich.
The monster manual (requires purchase) also has a template for turning any NPC into a half-dragon: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/mm/monsters-h#HalfDragon
I have all the books physically but none of them digitally. That is so annoying. One last time....... dang.
Luckily someone did an amazing amount of leg work. https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/dungeons-dragons-discussion/rules-game-mechanics/35037-page-references-d-d-beyond-to-core-rules
So DMG around page 280 for NPC races, and MM 180 for half-dragons.
I'm going to run Ghosts of Saltmarsh and keep going after the last adventure that's in the book to 20th level. So, add spell casting to a Kraken as one of the opponents prior to 20th level and make a Kraken Lich be the final big bad evil who is coordinating everything that happens from 1st level through it's servants and slaves because it's trying to take over the world.
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Oh man..... that is diabolical. But it sounds AWESOME! Good luck on your quests! May your nat 20s be plenty and your nat 1s not so much!