Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Spelljammer is returning toDungeons & Dragonsthis year and it will feature a young take on the lich that makes it even scarier and more repulsion - theme than before . InD&D , a lich is an undead monster spellcaster , who was once a subsist being that gained their newfangled state through performing a magic rite , countenance them to become near - immortal and removing biologic distractions , such as the need for sleep . In Spelljammer , there are liches who put on power by making a mass with an unknowable being , turning them into the grotesque Eldritch Lich .
TheD&Dmultiverse is home to many gods , some of whom are fabulous figures from Earth ’s history , while others were created for each run setting . These immortal even hang up out in the same place in the hereafter , such as Ysgard host the Norse deity , Kord from Oerth , and Selune from Faerun . There are gods who survive in the Far Realm beyond the planing machine and whose names inspire veneration when speak , such as Cthulhu , Nyarlathotep , and Hastur . Not all of these god were created by H.P. Lovecraft , as theD&Dcampaign world have like deities , such as Tharizdun in Greyhawk , who care to recall all existence to oblivion .
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TheSpelljammer campaign setting is returning toD&Din 2022 , with a box place calledSpelljammer : Adventures in Space , that contains a cause record book , a bestiary , and an risky venture book . hotshot of the Coast has already released some Spelljammer content ahead of the launch , withD&D Beyondfeaturing the " Monstrous Compendium Vol 1 : Spelljammer Creatures " clause , containing stats for Modern giant from the Spelljammer place setting . One of these creatures is the eldritch lich , and it offers a unexampled take on one ofD&D ’s most terrifying foes .
Eldritch Liches Gain Their Power From Lovecraftian Horrors
The new Spelljammer monsters include the Eldritch Lich , which was create through a rather strange method . The received lich is a spellcaster who puts their soul into a phylactery , and they remain awake so long as it remains unharmed . The Eldritch Lich attains their undead nation by absorbing a leech granted by an Elder God that takes over their physical structure , make a tentacle and oral fissure to sprout from their venter . This method of undeath would suit one ofD&D ’s Great Old One warlock supporter , as it fits their theme perfectly .
The Eldritch Lich ’s sponger acts in a exchangeable manner to a phylactery , as it will revive its host 2d4 day after it was destroyed . This might seem like the superior choice , but it comes with a collar , as hit the Eldritch Lich within the boundary of amagic circlespell will cause it to revive as a mindless Otyugh , robbing it of its magnate . In combat , the Eldritch Lich has access to some sinewy spells , likelightning bolt , but its real posture lie in its unusual ability . The Eldritch lLch can practice Psychic Whispers twice a daily round , thrust a DC 17 Wisdom relieve on a fair game , with failure resulting in 6d6 + 4 damage and the stunned condition . By far the most grave move used by the Eldritch Lich is Parasitic Tentacle , which can envenom the target . If the mark fail their poisonous substance keep three times , they die and their organic structure transforms into a gibbering mouther .
Spelljammer introduced Archliches toD&D , which are some of the only good liches that have seem in the biz . The Eldritch Liches are the furthermost thing aside from Archliches , as even the received malefic liches can be bartered or reason out with , as their own self - preservation and the hunt for arcane knowledge have value to them . The Eldritch Liches are turn abominations and anyD&Dparty that run afoul of one should turn their spelljammer around and drive in the opposite direction , lest they be turned into gibbering mouthers .
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TheSpelljammer : Adventures in Spacecampaign set forDungeons & Dragonswill launch on August 16 , 2022 .
Source : D&D Beyond
