NPC/Character idea... need help.

[shadowmane]

Lich-Slayer

I've been brainstorming a little today, and I think I've come up with something. I want to create something like the helmet of the Lich King in World of Warcraft. Only, I want it to be different. The "phylactery" in the helmet contains the soul of a divine champion, who was known as a slayer of Liches. He was preserved specifically by his God for use in assistance in defeating a high powered Lich. I don't know how I'm going to bring this into a game either, as I've just been thinking about it today. I haven't even tried to stat the thing out because, frankly, I don't know where I would begin. Probably coming up with the original character, who would probably be some kind of Paladin. Then there would be the creation of the phylactery out of a helmet or weapon (probably one of his own).

Another aspect is that his God did not make him a sort of Death Knight, in that he only gave him the ability to merge in a kind of symbiotic relationship with the wielder, but that the relationship would be for the life of the wielder. It wouldn't matter if the weapon/helmet was stolen. It could only be used on the death of the linked person. This would create a kind of fusion character.

As a spell, it would be some sort of binding spell that bound the soul to the armor/weapon. I've also toyed with the idea of binding the soul to an iron golem, but that might be taking it a bit too far. Any additional ideas, or things I should take into consideration?

[shadowmane]

I discovered Eberron, and the Warforged (okay, I didn't JUST discover Eberron, but I just read back through the source material). Then I discovered a little fan made supplement called Soulforged. That may be the ticket to what I'm looking for. It would be a Soulforged with its memory intact. At least, that's where my thinking is going right now.

[SmootRK]

I discovered Eberron, and the Warforged (okay, I didn't JUST discover Eberron, but I just read back through the source material). Then I discovered a little fan made supplement called Soulforged. That may be the ticket to what I'm looking for. It would be a Soulforged with its memory intact. At least, that's where my thinking is going right now.

Hey, I wrote that SoulForged thing!
Weird, after so much time, I have gotten a couple of people who have noticed some of those 3e era things I produced. Funny.

[shadowmane]

Did you post something about it here, or on Dragonsfoot? Because I got it from one of those places.

[SmootRK]

Did you post something about it here, or on Dragonsfoot? Because I got it from one of those places.

I am sure I have posted here and there when the appropriate topic shows. Goes back a several years at this point.

[dymondy2k]

Where did you find that on the soulforged?

[SmootRK]

Where did you find that on the soulforged?

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5iDVt ... DBUMXVrem8

Originally shared years ago on ENWorld.

Thayan Slavers here: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5iDVt ... 3NvRjhtU1U