Can liches be good aligned?

Alignment. Depending on the method of becoming a lich, a lich can be of any alignment, retaining whatever alignment it had in life. The D&D version 3.5 Monster Manual, a core D&D rule book, emphatically states that liches are always evil, but there are references to good liches in other manuals.

What is a good lich called?

Archliches
Archliches were a type of lich that were good beings during their life. They could be of any type of spellcaster and devoted their existence to whatever noble purpose motivated their transformation into lichdom.

How do I become a good 5ch lich?

How to Become a Lich 5e

1. Become a humanoid of an evil alignment that can cast 9th level Wizard spells.
2. Craft a Phylactery Powerful Enough to Hold the Beneficiary’s Soul.
3. Concoct a Potion of Transformation that turns the Beneficiary into a Lich.

What is an Archlich?

An archlich is a term used interchangeably to refer to either a lich who is non-evil, or an exceptionally powerful lich of any alignment.

How many souls does a lich need?

You made a choice to separate yourself from such things for the closest thing to immortality most Mortals will get and to serve your people for eternity. For every day a Lich with a Non-Evil alignment goes without this, the Lich must make a DC 20 Willsave to avoid slipping towards an Evil alignment.

Do you have to be evil to be a lich?

In most D&D settings, no, there cannot be a non-evil lich because nearly-all undead are innately evil and the lich in particular is generally well known for being super-evil.

Is a lich a zombie?

In fantasy fiction, a lich (/ˈlɪtʃ/; from the Old English līċ, meaning “corpse”) is a type of undead creature. Unlike zombies, which are often depicted as mindless, liches are sapient, retaining their previous intelligence and magical abilities.

What is the opposite of lich?

Elves, man. But otherwise, the closest you can get is an archmage, an equally powerful cleric, the most powerful of paladins, a gold dragon, any creature with class levels from a positive energy plane, or anything else you could come up with.

Can a beholder become a lich?

From all this, we can ascertain that beholders, like illithids, can probably become liches: they can become greater undead, and their fellow Aberrations can become liches.

Can Liches look normal?

Because Nondetection, Mindblank, and Nystul’s Magic Aura are all non-concentration spells, the Lich could have all of them cast on himself in addition to Alter Self or Disguise Self, making him appear human to both physical and magical senses.