Hero Realms: Boss Deck - Lich

Welcome to Thandar, a place when you can get anything, including killed.

With the Ruin of Thandar campaign deck due out any time now, we turn our attention from the Cult of Ruinos, to the huge dragon that circles the nearby Kamekrian Mountains, or the evil Lich that dwells in the catacombs of the sacred Mound of Fallen Kings.

Let’s talk about them, shall we?

First of all, there’s one huge difference between the Ruin of Thandar campaign and the Boss Decks. You don’t actually need a human to control the Ruin of Thandar, since all of the decision-making is predetermined by the fall of the cards. (Having a human run it is quite fun though, but you don’t need one. You could put a cat there.)

However, you will need a player to control the Dragon and/or Lich, since they will have to make their own decisions, such as: Which player to kill first? When to order the Victory Pizza? These are important questions!

Of course, the Boss has treasure, and the players will risk death (and worse) to get it.

The Lich on the other hand has all of its health contained in SOUL JARS. The players must destroy all of these in order to defeat the vile creature. Each Soul Jar has its own power that must be overcome.

• CLING TO UNDEATH. When the Lich is down to its final Soul Jar, it gains an extra 30  above what is listed on the Jar. At the start of its turn, if it is down to its final Soul Jar, it performs a Summoning.
• VILE OPPONENT. Party members must make a good faith effort to destroy each Soul Jar. They may not end their turn with combat unspent or cards and ally abilities unplayed simply because they don’t want to destroy the current Soul Jar. Evil must be destroyed as soon as possible! There is no time to lose!
• DISCARDS CAN BE PREVENTED. Whenever an opponent’s effect would cause the Lich to discard a card, the Lich may choose to lose 4 health instead. If the Lich has less than 4 health left on its current Soul Jar, the remaining health is taken from the next Soul Jar. (Note that this loss of health is not prevented by guards.) If the Lich would need to discard a random card, it must decide whether to lose the health instead before determining which card would be discarded.