~wicked laughter~ Power = Power
In this case it takes the form of a Raven Familar.
SRD states: An integral part of becoming a lich is creating a magic phylactery in which the character stores its life force. As a rule, the only way to get rid of a lich for sure is to destroy its phylactery. Unless its phylactery is located and destroyed, a lich reappears 1d10 days after its apparent death.
So sadly, V and O'Chul must fail in order to make the comic go forward.
Or, destroying the phylactery makes Xykon killable and then they will succeed.
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Yeah...this seems like one of those "too good to be true" situations. Besides, I don't know that I want my OotS without Xykon.
I imagine they'll get pretty close, though, just to keep the tension high. This is definitely an edge-of-your-seat moment for the comic.
(I wonder if Xykon has telekinesis memorized?)
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I could be mistaken but destroying the phylactery does not automaticly kill the Lich. It just means it cant resurrect when it is killed.
I think you're correct, Kevin, but destroying Xykon's phylactery would make him extremely vulnerable. I'm just not sure that Rich Burlew is ready to do that to such a popular villain.
Yes! Rock on, O-Chul, you are awesome!
My bet is they destroy the phylactery and Xykon has to teleport the hell out of there, leaving Azure City without it's main defender/occupier (and Redcloak will probably go with him), so the humans can return and perhaps begin to rebuild. Xykon will be very vulnerable from here on out. I don't know whether Burlew interprets the rules as allowing a lich to create another phylactery, but this could be the beginning of the end for Xykon. I mean, the OotS has to beat him sometime, right?
"And right now Xykon, power is having a familiar you hate to fly your enemies bling into a seething pit of oblivion that's been ripped into reality."
