Is the main character in this a Lich?

[Tentacule Un Seigneur]

Or does he become one?

Isn't a Lich a highpowered undead mage, usually skeletal. Recently watched a anime called Overlord, and heard about this, but in the images and trailers, the Main Character seems quite.....well, not very Lich looking.

[AbedsBrother]

No, the main character(s) are not, but I believe Roth (the archmage who gives the characters their power) is. Though he's not skeletal at all.

[Tentacule Un Seigneur]

That's unfortunate, I would have liked a game where you got to play as a incredibly powerful skeletal mage. Essentially being one of the most powerful D&D spellcasting creatures.

[Reqs]

I don't think the developers know what a lich is.

[Softspokenman]

lich is just an undead or immortal mage they dont have to be skeleton or rotting sacks of meat

[Tentacule Un Seigneur]

Originally posted by Softspokenman:

lich is just an undead or immortal mage they dont have to be skeleton or rotting sacks of meat

http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Lich "Liches are generally gaunt and skeletal with withered flesh stretched tight across horribly visible bones"

Given D&D is where the being Lich originated from, they are the ones who defined what it was. And while it does mention a young lich can look like a person with leprosy, as a Lich gets older and stronger, more and more of their flesh leaves them, till they are withered and skeletal. It can be said that the more skeletal the lich, the more powerful and old it is.

[Softspokenman]

Originally posted by gentlemanintacta:

Originally posted by Softspokenman:

lich is just an undead or immortal mage they dont have to be skeleton or rotting sacks of meat

http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Lich "Liches are generally gaunt and skeletal with withered flesh stretched tight across horribly visible bones"

Given D&D is where the being Lich originated from, they are the ones who defined what it was. And while it does mention a young lich can look like a person with leprosy, as a Lich gets older and stronger, more and more of their flesh leaves them, till they are withered and skeletal. It can be said that the more skeletal the lich, the more powerful and old it is.

there is nothing that says a lich has to be rotting it is just undying or dead just because they are usually portrayed as skeletal forms does not mean they have to be
as for power wouldn't a better lich stop his body from rotting after all if he didnt eventually he would turn to dust and would not be eternal

[Tentacule Un Seigneur]

Originally posted by Softspokenman:

Originally posted by gentlemanintacta:

http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Lich "Liches are generally gaunt and skeletal with withered flesh stretched tight across horribly visible bones"

Given D&D is where the being Lich originated from, they are the ones who defined what it was. And while it does mention a young lich can look like a person with leprosy, as a Lich gets older and stronger, more and more of their flesh leaves them, till they are withered and skeletal. It can be said that the more skeletal the lich, the more powerful and old it is.

there is nothing that says a lich has to be rotting it is just undying or dead just because they are usually portrayed as skeletal forms does not mean they have to be
as for power wouldn't a better lich stop his body from rotting after all if he didnt eventually he would turn to dust and would not be eternal

Yes, there is something that says that, the original D&D creature description. I sent you the link explaining what a Lich was, D&D created the lich creature type, and created a definition for what it was. And a aspect of a Lich is that no, they can't stop their body from decaying, as their body is in fact dead, just their soul is tied to it via magic. And actually, the oldest Liches have turned to dust, but their spirits still inhabit it. When they reach that point they are called a DemiLich, and are incredibly powerful. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demilich_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)

[Softspokenman]

Originally posted by gentlemanintacta:

Originally posted by Softspokenman:

there is nothing that says a lich has to be rotting it is just undying or dead just because they are usually portrayed as skeletal forms does not mean they have to be
as for power wouldn't a better lich stop his body from rotting after all if he didnt eventually he would turn to dust and would not be eternal

Yes, there is something that says that, the original D&D creature description. I sent you the link explaining what a Lich was, D&D created the lich creature type, and created a definition for what it was. And a aspect of a Lich is that no, they can't stop their body from decaying, as their body is in fact dead, just their soul is tied to it via magic. And actually, the oldest Liches have turned to dust, but their spirits still inhabit it. When they reach that point they are called a DemiLich, and are incredibly powerful. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demilich_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)

perhaps you should look up words like "generally " its in the very first sentence

no where does it say he can only be a skeleton what it does say is "can vary greatly in appearance"

this is a direct quote from your link
I have high lighted what you seem to be missing

"Physical description Edit

Liches are GENERALLY gaunt and skeletal with withered flesh stretched tight across horribly visible bones, BUT CAN VARY GREATLY IN APPEARANCE depending on their age (some appear as skeletons dressed in regal finery, yet others may appear to be nothing more than lepers). Bright pinpoints of crimson light burn in the empty sockets of those whose eyes have been destroyed or otherwise lost or are so old they have simply rotted away.[1]They are often clad in dark, tattered robes.[3] When moving, they seem to glide as if floating on water.[4]

here is a forum you may find interesting on the subject
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-200120.html

[Tentacule Un Seigneur]

Originally posted by Softspokenman:

Originally posted by gentlemanintacta:

Yes, there is something that says that, the original D&D creature description. I sent you the link explaining what a Lich was, D&D created the lich creature type, and created a definition for what it was. And a aspect of a Lich is that no, they can't stop their body from decaying, as their body is in fact dead, just their soul is tied to it via magic. And actually, the oldest Liches have turned to dust, but their spirits still inhabit it. When they reach that point they are called a DemiLich, and are incredibly powerful. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demilich_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)

perhaps you should look up words like "generally " its in the very first sentence

no where does it say he can only be a skeleton what it does say is "can vary greatly in appearance"

this is a direct quote from your link
I have high lighted what you seem to be missing

"Physical description Edit

Liches are GENERALLY gaunt and skeletal with withered flesh stretched tight across horribly visible bones, BUT CAN VARY GREATLY IN APPEARANCE depending on their age (some appear as skeletons dressed in regal finery, yet others may appear to be nothing more than lepers). Bright pinpoints of crimson light burn in the empty sockets of those whose eyes have been destroyed or otherwise lost or are so old they have simply rotted away.[1]They are often clad in dark, tattered robes.[3] When moving, they seem to glide as if floating on water.[4]

here is a forum you may find interesting on the subject
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-200120.html

Hmmm, seems I was in error, I didn't know of a spell like "Gentle Repose" in the D&D universe, that would allow a Lich to maintain a largely human form.

Apologies for any intrasigence on my part.

Sill.....on a personal level, would have preferred the main character to be a far less human looking skeletal mage. Have to admit it looks cooler than the normal human mage ( http://orig13.deviantart.net/0611/f/2014/229/9/a/lich_by_spiralmagus-d7vleq8.jpg http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/gamelore/images/7/78/Havengul_Lich.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20141015134943 )

[Reqs]

Can we all just agree that if they called it Battlemage it would've been a far less dumb name?

[Softspokenman]

NO

[Corrodias]

D&D isn't the origin of the word lich nor of the idea of immortal or undead wizards, though it is the origin of the modern fantasy concept, as such. Archaically, it's simply a term for a corpse.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lich

The term lich, used as an archaic word for corpse (or body), is commonly used in these stories. H.P. Lovecraft also used the word in "The Thing on the Doorstep" (published 1937) where the narrator refers to the corpse of his friend which was possessed by a sorcerer.

The more recent use of the term lich for a specific type of undead creature originates from the 1976 Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game booklet Eldritch Wizardry, written by Gary Gygax and Brian Blume.[citation needed]

[Softspokenman]

the origin of the actual word does not pertain to this discussion we were talking about the creature

[Tentacule Un Seigneur]

Originally posted by Softspokenman:

the origin of the actual word does not pertain to this discussion we were talking about the creature

Quite right Softspokenman........and based on the original word, wouldn't that mean the main character would have to be a corpse?

[Softspokenman]

Originally posted by gentlemanintacta:

Originally posted by Softspokenman:

the origin of the actual word does not pertain to this discussion we were talking about the creature

Quite right Softspokenman........and based on the original word, wouldn't that mean the main character would have to be a corpse?

he is undead