It was used as such cause Gary Gygax studied a lot of religious history and incorporated a ton of religious ideas into the system, for good or not (in this case). Gygax did that a lot in D&D, the whole of it is heavily Christian coded too. Demons, angels, devils, churches, clerics, crusades, etc.
Why is the word still used? Cause if it doesn’t involve Hasbro making more money they don’t care. Offer em $20 to change phylactery to “amulet” and they’ll do it, but not before lol.
I’ve always found it weird and gross that DND uses that word to mean “where liches keep their souls”. Seems a little blood libel-ish.
It was used as such cause Gary Gygax studied a lot of religious history and incorporated a ton of religious ideas into the system, for good or not (in this case). Gygax did that a lot in D&D, the whole of it is heavily Christian coded too. Demons, angels, devils, churches, clerics, crusades, etc.
Why is the word still used? Cause if it doesn’t involve Hasbro making more money they don’t care. Offer em $20 to change phylactery to “amulet” and they’ll do it, but not before lol.