Reformed Liches
Better dying through unholy rituals
This module changes liches to using a phylactery, an object of some sort that keeps their soul safe while their body is out, kicking babies and takin' names.
Should their body somehow be destroyed, it causes only minor discomfort as they can simply form a new one.
Creating a phylactery requires many rare components and can only be done in cities. Also, Liches don't trust each other, or anyone else for that matter, so they will never allow anyone else to construct a phylactery in their city.
Along with the phylactery, the mage will create guardians, a deep lair and as many elaborate traps as they can think of. They would never, ever consider risking their own existence unless it is absolutely necessary, so the phylactery defends last. If I knew how to, it would defend after zero strength units.
For each third level spell sphere, the phylactery gains 1 affinity for that sphere, from the many new traps that are installed in the lair. The phylactery also starts with 1 affinity for death mana as the phylactery passively drains life from the surrounding area.
Even though the Phylactery is hidden and shielded by protective spells, some of the magic still leaks out. Every city within two tiles get 1
and 2
as the vile energies cause crops to wither and madmen to rage. Those minor inconveniences are compensated by the sage advice a lich can provide when casting or shielding from rituals.
Though the phylactery can never be moved, the lich is not confined to it's lair. It can shift part of it's soul into a new body which is free to walk around Erebus, steal candy from small children, litter or whatever it is beings made of solid evil do in their spare time. Doing so is taxing however, and prevents the phylactery from casting spells.
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Essentially, liches work like Balseraph puppets except liches don't have a duration and their master (the phylactery) can't cast while they exist.
Installation
Download and run Reformed Liches 1.2.exe . It will suggest installation in the Rise from Erebus modmod, but it works with Fall Further as well.
Alternatively download the source directly from Google Code
Better dying through unholy rituals
This module changes liches to using a phylactery, an object of some sort that keeps their soul safe while their body is out, kicking babies and takin' names.
Should their body somehow be destroyed, it causes only minor discomfort as they can simply form a new one.
Creating a phylactery requires many rare components and can only be done in cities. Also, Liches don't trust each other, or anyone else for that matter, so they will never allow anyone else to construct a phylactery in their city.
Along with the phylactery, the mage will create guardians, a deep lair and as many elaborate traps as they can think of. They would never, ever consider risking their own existence unless it is absolutely necessary, so the phylactery defends last. If I knew how to, it would defend after zero strength units.
For each third level spell sphere, the phylactery gains 1 affinity for that sphere, from the many new traps that are installed in the lair. The phylactery also starts with 1 affinity for death mana as the phylactery passively drains life from the surrounding area.
Even though the Phylactery is hidden and shielded by protective spells, some of the magic still leaks out. Every city within two tiles get 1
and 2 as the vile energies cause crops to wither and madmen to rage. Those minor inconveniences are compensated by the sage advice a lich can provide when casting or shielding from rituals.Though the phylactery can never be moved, the lich is not confined to it's lair. It can shift part of it's soul into a new body which is free to walk around Erebus, steal candy from small children, litter or whatever it is beings made of solid evil do in their spare time. Doing so is taxing however, and prevents the phylactery from casting spells.
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Essentially, liches work like Balseraph puppets except liches don't have a duration and their master (the phylactery) can't cast while they exist.
Installation
Download and run Reformed Liches 1.2.exe . It will suggest installation in the Rise from Erebus modmod, but it works with Fall Further as well.
Alternatively download the source directly from Google Code
now I can make a Xykon and kick some ass.
