Suppose that a lich is killed while his phylactery is in an anti-magic field... What happens?
One possible rule interpretation is that the lich does not reform until the phylactery is removed from the anti-magic field.
Another question arises from that interpretation: Supposing that the lich was killed quite a while ago, so that the time after which the lich would revive is already up, would the lich in that case instantly reform if the phylactery is removed from the anti-magic field?
Hmmm, Rejuvenation ability is Supernatural so it does not work in anti-magic field. Thus I belive that your interpretation is correct, However I think that the very process of rebuilding body is impossible within antimagic field and thus 1d10 days rejuvenation time should be counted only after phylactery is removed from anti-magic field so no instant springing to unlife.
Hmmm, Rejuvenation ability is Supernatural so it does not work in anti-magic field. Thus I belive that your interpretation is correct, However I think that the very process of rebuilding body is impossible within antimagic field and thus 1d10 days rejuvenation time should be counted only after phylactery is removed from anti-magic field so no instant springing to unlife.
That's a good point. I guess the 1d10 days is basically the time it takes for the body to be rebuilt... Then it makes sense that once the phylactery is removed it begins that count...
I think the lich would still regenerate. Anti-magic fields don't force raised undead into a coma, nor do they stop constructs from functioning even though they are also born from magic. I personally would say he just regenerates, worst I would do is allow it a will save to over-come the magic field, and if he failed he would get a re-roll in a week or so.
Neither Undead existence nor construct functioning is not supernatural ability so they are not valid reasons. The antimagic field in this case does not prevents functioning of raised undead. It prevents working of supernatural ability. Until that ability has chance to work the Lich is not even animate.
Of course greater liches might develop artifact-level phylacteries (or just add enough epic wards to turn existing phylactery into artifact) that would be able to overcome antimagic field but it would be higher tier of power than common lich.
Suppose that a lich is killed while his phylactery is in an anti-magic field... What happens?
One possible rule interpretation is that the lich does not reform until the phylactery is removed from the anti-magic field.
Another question arises from that interpretation: Supposing that the lich was killed quite a while ago, so that the time after which the lich would revive is already up, would the lich in that case instantly reform if the phylactery is removed from the anti-magic field?
I'd say time in the antimagic field doesn't count as time as growing a body.
Is there a time limit on liches? I thought they'd keep better than a twinkie.