Lich is better/more expensive than Master Lich?
 

Just found it kind of odd... is there any particular reason or just a design oversight?

Re: Lich is better/more expensive than Master Lich?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">The master lich has 4 miscellaneous item slots vs. the 2 of the lich. The lich queen has 1 more dominion and less hitpoints, while the Vampire Queen has lower magic skills and lower dominion in exchange for autogeneration of vampires, stealth, regeneration, etherealness, flying and life drain.

Re: Lich is better/more expensive than Master Lich?
 

Also note the physical stats of the Lich compared to the Master Lich. While both are unimpressive, the real catcher is:

Master Lich = 5 HP
Lich = 30 HP

A noticable difference and can make for quite an impact in some circumstances. Especially artillery type of spells and battlefield spells (Solar Brilliance)

Re: Lich is better/more expensive than Master Lich?
 

Apparently the fragility of the Master Lich is intentional, since it is in the (bottom of the)description.

For moderate designs, Lich is certainly a tougher body and better fighter.

But if you're not planning to fight physically, and especially if you are planning to take a very high dominion strength, then the Master Lich can have a meaningful number of extra points to get other stuff.

I dug up this thread, however, wondering about the Lich Queen. I guess again it's about saving points when taking a strong dominion, since that seems to be her only advantage over the Lich (her defense advantage is only from coming with a built-in staff (big deal... well, I guess it helps since if she gets taken out, she doesn't lose that weapon - if the Lich carries a better weapon, it has to be a capturable item).

PvK

Re: Lich is better/more expensive than Master Lich?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I tend to use the Lich Queen more often than not when playing any of the themes of Ermor. She has, for example, about the same point cost as a Prince of Death to get to death 9, dominion 6.

Re: Lich is better/more expensive than Master Lich?
 

Master Lich = Physically Weaker but +1 Misc Slot (Not all that important to an Immortal) Note: The physical stats and vulnerabilities allow you to kill a Master Lich with 1 incinerate. Since the targeting makes a Pretender a priority fighting a ML in their own dominion is the easiest out of the three even though they all have the same vulnerability.
Lich = Physically unintimidating, decent Dominion/Death
Lich Queen = One free point of Dominion, no reason to not use her if you want an Immortal Ermor killing machine/rainbow

[ June 27, 2004, 01:16: Message edited by: Zen ]