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So Book of the Dead is here, and obviously it's got a lot of fun new shenanigans. In particular, the possibility for players to attain lichdom.

There are two problems I'm seeing right now in the way the requirements for the Lich Dedication and the description of the Soul Cage are worded.

First, there seems to be an inconsistency in the requirements.
Soul Cage's crafting requirements are listed as:
"You have Lich Dedication".

Lich Dedication's requirements are listed as:
"living creature, ability to cast 6th-level or higher spells from spell slots, completed ritual to become a lich and crafted a soul cage; expert in Crafting".

So unless I'm missing something, you can't take the Lich Dedication until you create a soul cage, but crafting a Soul Cage requires you to have the Lich Dedication. This recursive requirement makes me think there's something that isn't worded correctly here. Is the intent for you to craft the soul cage at the time you take this dedication?

Second, Lich Dedication mentions "completed ritual to become a lich" as one of its requirements, but no such ritual spell exists in 2nd edition. 1st edition has Eternal Apotheosis, but there is no equivalent in 2e as far as I can tell. Is it simply referring to the crafting of a soul cage in this case? The description of a soul cage does explicitly state that you store your soul in the cage as part of the process of crafting it- "As you Craft your soul cage, you trap your soul within it".

Assuming I buy this ritual for 20 AcP through Esoteric Spellcaster(CRB), I was confused as to whether I'd need to buy this once for each specific creature I might have cause to create.

The spell's text specifies "There are many versions of this ritual, each specific to a particular type of undead (one ritual for all zombies, one for skeletons, one for ghouls, and so on)". So does that mean I'd need to buy Esoteric Spellcaster once for each type of creature, or just once in general for the ritual, and I can choose the creature at the time of casting?

Also, is there any way to unlock Ritualist Dedication in PFS? Doesn't seem to be an AcP boon for archetypes other than a few from the newer books, so I assume I'd need to find an adventure that unlocks it or it's just not useable.

As a new member of the Pathfinder community, I've been digging into PFS with other members of a Discord server I joined last year for online D&D 5e play. One thing that's been brought up recently is that a few of the players are a bit concerned about the sharing of personal information necessitated by the rules regarding proof of ownership if a GM asks about a certain character option. In a live play setting, you simply pull the book out of your backpack and everyone moves on.

At present, the primary method of doing so with digital content is to show the GM a page of your watermarked PDF which shows three pieces of information: Your Paizo username (which for many includes part or all of their real name), your Org Play ID, and your e-mail address (again, many e-mails contain part or all of the player's real name). Some of the people in my community have voiced privacy concerns with sharing this information over the internet.

Would it be possible to implement a way for GMs to search your Org Play ID and see a list of your digital resources, without sharing any personal information? While I understand the need for accountability and proof of ownership, I agree that in the digital age, sharing a real name or e-mail address is something that shouldn't be compulsory. If a GM can't trust the word of the Paizo/Org Play website in this matter, then in my opinion, it's the GM's problem.