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The lich / l ɪ tʃ / [1] is an undead creature found in the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game. Liches are spellcasters [ 2 ] who seek to defy death by magical means. The term derives from lich , an archaic term for a corpse .
WizKids, a Wizards of the Coast licensee, released 44 pre-painted miniatures that correspond with the adventure including the lich Acererak. [13] In October 2017, WizKids released a Tomb of Annihilation themed board game which can be played as a standalone game or can be combined "with the other D&D Adventure System Cooperative Play Board Games".
"Tam has been a prominent antagonist in various Dungeons & Dragons adventures and novels, although his profile is not quite as prominent as the liches Vecna and Acererak". [4] Szass Tam is a villain in the 2023 film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, [1] [4] appearing in two scenes in the film, [5] and portrayed by Scottish actor Ian ...
Author Gary Gygax in 2007 at the GenCon game convention. Tomb of Horrors was written by Gary Gygax for official D&D tournament play at the 1975 Origins 1 convention. [5] [7] [8] Gygax developed the adventure from an idea by Alan Lucien, one of his original Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) playtesters, "and I admit to chuckling evilly as I did so."
The term is usually applied to adventures published for all Dungeons & Dragons games before 3rd Edition. For 3rd Edition and beyond new publisher Wizards of the Coast uses the term adventure. For a list of published 3rd, 4th, and 5th Edition Adventures see List of Dungeons & Dragons adventures.
The 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master's Guide was released in 2014 as the last of three core rulebooks for the new edition. On the staggered release schedule, Jeremy Crawford wrote "our small team couldn’t finish the books at the same time and also ensure their high quality.
The module introduces Azalin the lich, who was later became an important character in the Ravenloft campaign setting. [3] This module is playable on its own or as a sequel to the original Ravenloft. [1] It details the town of Mordentshire, as well as haunted moors, and a manor house, all laid out on maps in perspective like the original module. [4]
Eyes of the Lich Queen takes place in the Eberron setting. The player characters mount an expedition to explore an ancient jungle temple, which sends them headlong into a search for the Dragon's Eye, an artifact created ages ago by demons to gain power over dragons.