Thank you very much for opening this KZread channel! It's the best I've seen from Lore so far! Please continue with more Lore videos for all of us DMs and for all the people who love fantasy, history and tales of forgotten times!

Absolutely ❤ the opening story on this video.....can't believe this is your first video!! Super excited to watch the rest of your videos!

Another great video. Liches have been one of my favorite monsters in D&D since 1st Edition. Come on, KZread Algorithm, get this video out on everybody's feed.

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching and commenting... i cannot tell you how appreciative I am that people enjoy something I love to create!

This is simply everything i have been looking for my campaign! Thank you mate

Fun video! In 5e though i never understood why the default lich profile never had fireball of all spells, they always need some extra stuff to work proper in a campaign. I always liked the lore behind them especially in someone becoming a lich

Amazing intro :) Love it. The Lich is a classic D&D monster. Can't wait till Episode 2.

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

Episode 2 will out next week! It is pretty mammoth... can't wait to share it with you.

Pretty good video! Was a lil bummed that Koschei the deathless didn't get a shout out. Real massive influence on the lich idea and especially the phlactery concept.

@RichesandLiches

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback... Koschei the Slavic Lich from Tome of Beasts! I had not considered him... a clear oversight and added to my roadmap for a future discussion!

Fabulous! Like I didn't have enough bad dreams about these horrific monsters. Well done.

Good gravy, this is spectacular lore and homebrew. If you see this message, you have failed your wisdom saving throw. I cast Geas upon you, and compel you to KEEP WATCHING. Every episode of the Lich and the Nine Helksseries are EXCELLENT.

I actually found part 2 first and said I have to subscribe. Great content

@davidnash4905

Жыл бұрын

I also found part 2 first and immediately subscribed. Loving your stuff so far. Keep it up my man.

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

So appreciative of you early adopters... thank you!

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! So glad you are listening.

I love the real world historical context you give for this iconic monster. By the way @DungeonMasterpiece was the one who send me here, and it was an excellent recommendation, you have done a great work and I'm definitely subscribing.

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

Baron is awesome... i really like this channel! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, really appreciated!

Just found this channel. Nice work

@RichesandLiches

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for giving it a watch and comment... hope you stick around :)

@AC-hj9tv

11 ай бұрын

@@RichesandLiches yea man. Subbed, my dude 😎

Liches.... Highly over used and criminally underrated. They should be the greatest of all evils in a campaign with hundreds of powerful underlings. Even vampires should fear them. The intellect of a lich should be vast and its necromantic power a horror beyond description.

@redfaux74

Жыл бұрын

6.30 to 8.00 😟 Someone really should do some Homebrew with the magic power of the Lich. Especially with necromantic spells.... (and everything he knows should be converted into a necromantic spell of sorts, he has time to research) 1) Magic Missle - appear as skulls, screaming towards the target in a poisonous grayish hue and BITE the target for double normal damage. Half necrotic, half physical. No save unless they have resistance to necrotic magic, then half. 2) Wall of Fire - appears as hungry biting skulls, anyone within 10 feet take 2d8 +1 per 2 to 5 levels of the Lich from necrotic grayish energy. Within 30 feet you save for no damage, fail take 1d4 Necro damage. Touch it? Take 4d8 plus 2 per level of the Lich, no save 3) Fireball - swarm of skulls or giant singular skull, double damage, save for half, half physical, half Necro 4) Lightning Bolt - spear of undead bones, double damage, half physical, half Necro 5) Globe of Force - circling biting skulls guarding the Lich in 5 to 10 feet diameter, blocks missle attacks for 10 points per level of Lich and anyone who enters must take 5d6 + 10 Necro damage, no concentration 6) Mantle of Blood - All cutting, piercing, blunt damage each round is "sucked" into the Lich to give him half that in restored HP on the last action of the round (as he raises his hands and smiles) free action 7) Tower of Bones - Lich is raised 10 feet (or more) in the air on a spiraling column of attacking bones. Those within 10 feet must Dex save or take 2d6 + 9 dam, within 5 feet 5d8 +9 dam (can you even reach him?) No concentration 8) Hold - undead of your imagination reach up from the foggy ground and grapple you 9) Darkness - same but whisper evil in your ears, as moving attacking shadows, -2 to rolls 10) Slow - Ethereal skeletal hands restrict you, head to toe, feels cold (-1 saves additional) 11) Cone of Cold - ghostly forms explode from the mouth of the Lich, freezing double dam, half physical half Necro, or all Necro save for half 12) Teleport - 1d6 Ghosts appear, circle around the Lich and whisk him away, anyone in 5 feet takes 2d6 dam from each ghost, no save or half Necro 13) Dimension Door - Undead rise from the ground, swallow up the Lich in a large boil, fall to the ground and appear at another location per limits of the spell, anyone in 5 feet take 3d6 damage from groping undead claws 14) Weather control - 2d6 dam from Necro acid (flesh only), slime, blood or negative fog, biting skulls and claws rain down for 3d8 dam, random damage from other sharp bones falling 2d6, bones start assembling for 1 skeleton per level 15) Summon Ghoul - any summoning creature spell, any undead appropriate 16) Death spell - Heart bursts out of the chest of the victim into the hand of the Lich 17) Fear (in lair only) - actually does 1d6 dam plus 2 per level of Lich in addition to normal effects to everyone in 60 feet, 4d6 plus to 1 victim, 2 points per round until dispelled or countered 18) Identify (if Lich has a specimen of victims blood) - Knows level, class, HP and fears of that party member. All Necro spells are -2 (-5) additional penalty to that person 19) Charm - victim thinks it is a fast, raging, hungry flesh eating zombie, hands only, bite only, serves Lich for duration (see 18 😳, has range on his property with this victim) 20) Meteor Swarm - 1 ten foot skull per 4 levels of the Lich scream toward the group, bite and explode for 5d10 plus 25 physical and 25 Necro, half that to those within 20 feet of the explosion that save 21) Locate Object - see 18, that victim cannot hide and reveals locale of the group, skull eyes while in effect 22) Polymorph Other - undead of some form, roll or whatever DM wants 23) Disintegrate - turns victim into plague of flesh eating, blood drinking insects You get the idea. Every spell should cause Necro damage even if the spell doesn't allow damage or an attack. Be creative. They should be terrified. "I smell your soul..." ● Mantle of Death - (visible gray aura) I think all necromancy spells should be max dam (or flat +10 dam per spell level) for a Lich, or save -5 penalty (or both), double range and a Lich should get 1 extra spell per level in addition to his normal spell slots. Or 1 free spell of necromancy per 5 levels, free action but only 1 per round. 20th level = 4 free spells, 1 first, 1 second, 1 third and 1 fourth (1 fifth at 25th level) but they must be his specialty spells, no concentration, no action, at will. Otherwise he is just another caster with makeup.

Let me say it like this: Looking this video right before sleeping was a bad idea 🤣.

Awesome video keep up the good work. Very in depth.

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment! Very appreciative of comments like these. Be sure to let me know what you'd like to see next.

I was a lich for the longest time, then... life infected me again. Cruel morbid trick by the gods

@aaronmcpherson1297

5 ай бұрын

and now your back to boning the natural way lolol

Fantastic intro! Just stumbled upon this and I'm loving it. Liked shared and subscribed.

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard and thank you for listening! Feel free to make suggestions for new content. I have kind of made a mental note that the first few hundred that subbed would be my founders and weild a little more power around here as we grow! :)

sounds great! can't wait for the next one!

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening... you will now forever be enshrined as the first commenter in the channels origin story ;) - episode 2 will be up on or before this weekend.

@redfaux74

Жыл бұрын

I hope people are listening to it with headphones. Phenomenal..... and eerie.

The most literall lich of folklore is Kashi the deathless A wizard who split his soul from his boddy hiding it in an egg that he hid in a duck that he hid in a hair that he hid in a box under a tree on an Island. A king had to destroy that soul to save his wife in one of the storrys.

I’m new to your channel and I think this video series is great so far. Thanks

@aaronmcpherson1297

5 ай бұрын

nice truly a great area to dwell , im torn between hydras, Great Dragons, beholders, and Liches as my first dnd camp in 4e i fought and defeated a lich, everyone but me died ( i had 1 hp ) lol we were all level 5/6

Got me with that intro. Nice work. Liked and subbed. Exults in forever DM

@mathewstoker2131

Жыл бұрын

Can't wait to continue this series. I have a couple of ideas, currently bubbling away already. I am also; a big believer of understanding your material first, then presenting it to others with informed and impassioned storytelling.

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

The storytelling is the part I enjoy most. I do not think I would do this if i could not tell stories along the way! Thanks for listening and tell me what you would like to see covered in the future!

This thing reminds me of the Horned King, who is a lich from Disney’s the Black Cauldron. ^_^

I once used a lich where the players had to go to a demiplane to face it only they encountered the wall of spears with ari elementals keeping them from flying over the spears of the fence so they ONLY way they could enter was through the gate and the only way the gate could be opened is to prick thier finger on a barb and then THAT character could get in only thing is the barb is hollow and takes a sample of their DNA which the lich uses to grow clones they take 2d4 weeks but here in this demiplane it takes the minimum time 2 weeks and it will take MUCH longer for the characters to get in to where he is so by the time they do get to him they have to fight themselves only they were turned into vampires as well. just getting through the gate isnt enough they need 12 keys and the keys are you guessedit skeleton keys, the 12 mounds have 12 skeletons one each and when they approach the deathkni...er skeleton askes a riddle and if they guess wrong it attacks, once they get the keys they can enter the manor but from there its attrition worse than the nine hells in every way I could think of to be a bag of dicks! Im quite creative.

@aaronmcpherson1297

5 ай бұрын

ooo mad scientist lich ooo

Fistandantilus..........rumors & gossip speak of his having escaped to a dimensional time & space that cycles a literal post apocalypse of his native world. The very environement beyond most life mortal or immortal. A dimension of ruin even as annihilation is imminent concerning it.

Oh the 14th part was his dog....

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

LOL - well played my friend!

Enjoyable video. The writing and narration are good. Lots of uncredited imagery though.

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

I own most of the images used through commercial license and the ones not credited, did not have credit to give and were released under the creative commons license. If i missed a particular image, which is certainly possible, please let me know and i will correct. Thanks for listening and commenting!

@ashb8036

Жыл бұрын

@@RichesandLiches thanks for letting me know.

The case can be made that Sauron plays in the Lich pond.

@RichesandLiches

3 ай бұрын

100% agree!

Fear the Lich... unless your a Death Knight.

Would Freddy Kruger and Davy Jones be considered liches?

@aaronmcpherson1297

5 ай бұрын

not freddy, and huh ya possible for davy to be a sea lich, freddy is more demon or fiend with his own demiplane methinks or an ifrit of shadow

I cannot believe you didn't mention Adventure Time

@RichesandLiches

4 ай бұрын

This video was THE first video I ever produced. It definitely needs a remaster and that is being kind. :)

12:13 to anyone how did not understand the mythological tale Osiris found all his part except his Dick so yeah rip my homme the god of order your manliness will be mist especially by Osiris😢………. *Inhale deeply* 😂🤣😂🤣 laughing hysterically

Osiris resurrects and becomes the God of the Dead not fertility

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting! Osiris was EVENTUALLY deified as the God of the Undead that is correct, that is how he is known today. But before his final place in the Egyptian pantheon he was first a god of fertility. I assumed most watchers knew he is the "Judge of the Dead" but his origin story and lost parts was too interesting to leave out. Edit - Osiris was initially the God of Order. After Isis found his "parts" he was then deified and was given the title of "God of the Afterlife" (aka God of the Dead) and God of Fertility. But to your point, he is far and away best known as the God of the Dead... so you are most definitely not wrong. I had to go back and make sure that was clear in the video.... luckily it is :) Thanks again for the comments!

@billylyons7212

Жыл бұрын

@@RichesandLiches did not know that. Learn something new every day lol

@aaronmcpherson1297

5 ай бұрын

right! i even had a dream this morning on Egypt especially Anubis weird how i was brought here Happy vibes ! The Great God of our age is truly the best, and ofc if it wasnt for people like rich , what mundane lives we have would not be so enriched, even if all he gives us is a spark to set our imagination afire. Also im ahh literally reading all the comments and listening and daydreaming at the same time omg im ecstatic and, well everyone here is great!! @@billylyons7212

Okay, lichdom is okay, but here me out... Clone and Greater Restorstion. I dont need a phylactary. I just need time to make thousands of clones. Greater restoration takes care of all the... Fuzziness...,of cloning clones.

@aaronmcpherson1297

5 ай бұрын

much like them beholders you might start eating them out of paranoia as you are bound to attract

@zacknoffsinger1641

4 ай бұрын

​@@aaronmcpherson1297 Phrasing. Boom.

@tomfoolery5680

Ай бұрын

Depends on how vain you are. A phylactery would be the way to go if your visage wasn't important to you. No need to eat, sleep or breathe, and there's always illusion magic for your busted grill.

I once looked up the etymology of the word lich and found that before being used instead of corpse in Ye Olde English it was from Danish Vikings and is therefore pronounced lick, which ruined my day and now has hopefully ruined yours. You're welcome

@aaronmcpherson1297

5 ай бұрын

the touch of death, or the lick of death lol i like it

Whatever man! I bet I used liches in ways you have never considered. I use green dragons in ways you never considered. MOST of the time they players take out the minion and think its the kingpin and NEVER find out and if/when they do figure out that there is a bigger "boss" they never suspect just what not until they take down its last minion. You see people are so one dimensional about the greed of dragons that they NEVER consider that a dragon WILL and often DOES pay out when gains are inflowing. SO a green dragon while greedy will let its minions make use of magical items to protect and conceal the fact that ther eis a master green dragon. I called mine Byloxilluminanthaxuz toxic for common a venerable green. SO he had seven wyverns as part of his minion base they used ioun stones one to make the leader smarter others to absortb and so on they had a wand of illumination which they used to blind the pc's for a round with no savethe seventh wyvern is 400 yards away scrying so that if some or all teh wyverns die he can summon all thier magical items back to him then after the pc's leave he uses a wish out of a ring to ressurect his fellows and then they set up an ambush further down doing the SAME thing because they are wyverns after all and can only be trained to do so much. I called the encounter seven the hard way because they would encounter the SAME six wyverns seven times and never even see the seventh one unless they decided to try to look for another one which they never did.

@aaronmcpherson1297

5 ай бұрын

are...are you an actual Green dragon? hehe

Classically creepy. ~_~

Liches are too weak in 5E

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

You are not wrong... and i think you will love volume 4 and 5 which are coming soon! Thanks for listening and commenting, really appreciate it!

@aaronmcpherson1297

5 ай бұрын

Ha i found this before getting ready to listen to the whole lich series here and boy hahaha it is a nice take, A Dungeon Master's Guide: How to Run a Lich Like a Chad if your looking to spice things up, and i also look forward to vol 4 muahahhahahaahah

👿🔱😈... As a DM ive hardly ever used a lich as a opponent for players.. They are just so super powerful...they are deff up there with dragons..demons...and GODS... A LICH will mess players up fot life 😂.. You see a 💀 covered in a million gp worth of gems...do you pick it up?...HELL NO you dont 😂😂😂

*Christian Theology not mythology.*