Paizo is changing the term "phylactery" to "soul cage."
Since these don't contain tiny but incredibly key documents, aren't worn obviously or related to faith, it seems like a weird choice of word in the first place. May as well call it a cheeseburger... or a soul cage.
I assume Gygax thought "phylactery" was a cool word like "fane" or "eyebite."
"Phylactery" seems like a weird place to try being sensitive, but; maybe it's one of those things that I got used to which is actually pretty bad.
... whoa, apparently "phylactery" gets used as a synonym for "reliquary." That makes a *lot* more sense as a lich thing!
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