How does one stop a Lich whose phylactery is beyond reach or whose location is unknown?

For reference:

A Lich is a form of greater undead who is adept at use of magic that generally controls other undead and who, upon "death," reforms and resurrects itself near its phylactery after a certain period of time.

A phylactery is a physical object which stores the soul of the Lich externally to its body and the only way to kill the Lich is by destroying its phylactery and thus permanently destroying its soul.

So, anyone got any creative solutions to this conundrum?

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Shaman · 26-30

Liches are intelligent sophisticated people. Easiest way to learn is to talk it out of them with charisma score of 16+ and skill level bluff of 15+

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UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M

@BeautifulDemon: None that are as unavoidable as Command Undead, and you can't perform Necromantic crafts on living beings either. A particularly enterprising Lich can turn any undead into an unliving weapon. Even just a literal walking bomb if they're particularly physically worthless.

That would be a strategy that would work for [i]some[/i] but not all. If you're unlucky enough to have a Lich who doesn't want any living assistants then you're gonna be feeling that cold caress of death sooner or later, you'd only be buying time. Stopping them by killing them is only going to lead to them holding a grudge on you and seeking you out to kill and enslave. Primary reason why Liches make such great Big Bad Evil Guys.

There [i]are[/i] solutions though, I'm just not gonna spoil 'em. And I wanna see if you can think of some ones that I have not.

Shaman · 26-30

@UndeadPrivateer: [quote]you'd only be buying time[/quote]
Where there is time, there is hope!

UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M

@BeautifulDemon: [i]All succumbs to death, in the end...[/i]

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