Can a lich become a god?

1 Liches Can Become Gods
Becoming a god is perhaps the most ambitious of goals for a lich to accomplish, but it's nonetheless possible. The power of a god in DnD is usually directly tied to the number of worshippers he or she has, which can prove a problem for most liches.
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Is a lich a God?

Several D&D gods were liches before becoming deities; these gods include: The drow goddess Kiaransalee, from the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. Mellifleur the Lich-Lord: Non-campaign specific, this god was presented in Monster Mythology as the god of liches.
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Can a lich be good?

Archliches were a type of lich that was good and noble, both in life and undeath. They could be of any type of spellcaster—including wizards, bards or clerics—and devoted their existence to whatever noble purpose motivated their transformation into lichdom.
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Can a lich become human?

However, if the phylactery and subsequently the lich's body was destroyed, True Resurrection would be able to restore the lich to mortal life. As per errata to True Resurrection: If the creature was undead, it is restored to its non-undead form.
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Can a lich have a clone?

Because a Lich is undead, it can't create a new clone: This spell grows an inert duplicate of a living, Medium creature as a safeguard against death.
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Can a non wizard become a lich?

According to the D&D 5e Monster Manual, a lich must absorb souls to survive, which requires the use of the 9th level imprisonment spell. This canonically makes it difficult to be a lich in 5e unless you're a wizard (or warlock) or have some other way to cast the spell.
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Is AINZ an elder Lich?

On the other hand, there were many many different kinds of Elder Liches. This includes the Elder Lich Iguva=41 that Ainz managed to summon who was only level 22. While the Elder Liches working in Ashurbanipal were nicknamed White Counterfeiters, they were only level 30 and are ranked second in the Elder Lich family.
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Who was the first lich?

The Sarrukh liches were probably the earliest (I recall some odd Gnoll mummies that were pretty ancient/primordial as well) in canon lore. The oldest 'humanoid' lich on record would probably be that Elven one thats linked to the Calimemnon Crystal.
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What is a Demi Lich?

Demilich may refer to: A type of lich, a creature in fantasy fiction. Demilich (band), a Finnish death metal band. Demilich (Dungeons & Dragons), a type of lich found in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.
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Is the Lich King a lich?

“Lich King” refers to being the King of Liches, not a lich himself. Arthas was a mega souped up Death Knight. If you think of his title as more as King of the Lich, or King of all Lich, the “Lich King” doesn't necessarily have to be a Lich himself.
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Can elves become liches?

The elves possess a similar process for turning into a lich, though it did not require a phylactery, which meant they were more vulnerable to a final death than a lich.
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Is it possible to become a god in DnD?

When you reach the end of your destiny quest, you become a true deity (if a minor one). Perhaps you create your own divine domain and portfolio, or perhaps a deity you had a close connection with gives you a piece of his power in respect for your incredible service.
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Is The Lich inevitable?

He is an ancient cosmic being who is the manifestation of the inevitable death of all things.
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Who was the last Lich King?

After the destruction of Frostmourne and the death of Arthas, Bolvar Fordragon became the new Lich King in order to keep the undead Scourge in check. Bolvar was later defeated by Sylvanas Windrunner who also destroyed the Helm of Domination, making the position of Lich King come to an end.
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Are Demiliches stronger than Liches?

In the D&D 5e Monster Manual, demiliches are explained as being liches who neglected to feed and were weakened. There is a more powerful variant that deliberately become demiliches in their pursuit of power, but the default is presented as being quite definitely weaker than plain old liches.
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Which is stronger lich or Demilich?

The demilich is a higher (and more powerful) form of lich, so to speak. According to the AD&D 2nd edition Monstrous Manual, a demilich is a lich that has evolved to something more powerful.
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What is a failed lich?

A failed lich who survives the attempt becomes a weaker creature known as an arch-shadow. The three-headed skull lord is speculated to be the result of failed attempts at lichdom. As long as the phylactery is intact, if the lich is destroyed it automatically re-forms next to the phylactery over a period of days.
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Is a lich a skeleton?

You pretty much explain the difference; a Lich will have their soul bound to a phylactery and are essentially immortal. Skeletal mages are not and do not bind their souls to a phylactery. A lich is almost dead and hangs onto life by magical means. A skeletal mage is undead.
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Do liches need souls?

The whole "liches must feed souls to their phylactery" thing is a recent development, and although adds additional evil to the common evil lich, but may have been an oversight because of the non-evil liches that do exist in lore.
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What does a lich want?

A lawful evil lich desires the ability to dominate others. A chaotic evil lich craves the power to destroy. A neutral evil lich may want one or the other, or both. Domination is the purview of a dark overlord and is a perfect desire for a campaign-ending lich.
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Who is the strongest in Overlord?

HAOHAO24, The World Champion that Onida mentions transformed himself into one of the Lords of the Seven Deadly Sins (a group of YGGDRASIL Demon Bosses which are World Enemies) by using an unknown World Item, so he is one of the strongest characters in Overlord that we are aware of although he is currently unnamed.
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Are magical girls liches?

Magical Girl Apocalypse: The terrifying and murderous Magical Girls are liches in all but the name.
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Can a necromancer control a lich?

Yes, this spell will control a lich.
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Can liches be clerics?

Clerics are healers so perhaps a cleric-lich would be a healer of the undead - uses spells like transference or negative energy flood. Historically, any spellcaster who was a high enough level could become a lich, even one you wouldn't normally associate with undeath, like a druid or bard.
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