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To note, the Bestiary entry for the Lich template states:
The Lich's Phylactery
An integral part of becoming a lich is the creation of the phylactery in which the character stores his soul. 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 can rejuvenate after it is killed.
Each lich must create its own phylactery by using the Craft Wondrous Item feat. The character must be able to cast spells and have a caster level of 11th or higher. The phylactery costs 120,000 gp to create and has a caster level equal to that of its creator at the time of creation.
The most common form of phylactery is a sealed metal box containing strips of parchment on which magical phrases have been transcribed. The box is Tiny and has 40 hit points, hardness 20, and a break DC of 40.
Other forms of phylacteries can exist, such as rings, amulets, or similar items.
The "similar items" part of the quote is a bit vague.
However, I'd allow a Wizard to do that if I were the DM.
The Lich's Phylactery is a magical item. There is really no questioning that fact so far as I'm concerned about the topic as such.
Thus, I can safely say that a Wizard can use his ability to Craft a Bonded Object into a Magic Item and thus create a Lich's Phylactery.
Another fact to reinforce the argument is that there is no specific restriction that would trump the general guidelines.
So, a PC with an Arcane Bond via Eldritch Heritage, can be a Lich?
We've already seen a Cleric Lich and an Alchemist Lich. By that note, a Sorcerer Lich doesn't sound far-fetched.
Someone posted here, but I guess I scared him off so he deleted his post. I've given mine an edit.
The only problem with this is the lich will need to constantly carry his phylactery around which seems somewhat unsafe.
Hidden in plain sight? The average adventurer wouldn't assume a Lich of all things to be that reckless.
Right, but then they loot the lich and then notice a body starting to reform next to them in camp over the next 1d10 days.
Wasn't there a rule that a lich's phylactery could not also be a magic item? Is a bonded object a magic item?
Wasn't there a rule that a lich's phylactery could not also be a magic item? Is a bonded object a magic item?
First I've heard of such a rule. Seems pretty silly to me.
It saves the wizard a feat.
If a bonded object's owner dies, or the item is replaced, the object reverts to being an ordinary masterwork item of the appropriate type.
This is the problem with this plan. As I see it, when the "bonded lich" is destroyed and then his phylactery becomes a normal item.
You could still probably achieve lichdom through this route, but you are giving up one of the big advantages of lichdom.