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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 1489407" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p>Hi, I'm currently running a sequel to the "Beast of Burden" module from Dungeon #100. When we did that module the evil Hound Archon who had been created via a Mirror of Opposition escaped at the end (and took the mirror with him). However, in researching both the race and item for the current module I'm coming up with several questions and some possible inconsistencies with the plot from the original module.</p><p></p><p>1. The module indicated that the evil hound archon had destroyed the good one, however on page 222 of the DMG under the item description it says that <em>"Upon the defeat or destruction of either the duplicate or the original the duplicate and her items disappear completely." </em> So why is the evil archon still around?</p><p></p><p>2. If a hound archon is a celestial, then even if it were destroyed on the prime material plane wouldn't it still survive on its home plane? (the Seven Heavens or some other LG plane of existence?) And if so, wouldn't it seek to end the existence of the evil one? I ask because the current module has two rather powerful LG clerics in the adventuring party.</p><p></p><p>3. Regarding the mirror - this is one hell of a powerful item if it can duplicate immortal beings and artifacts. Sure, the "defeat or destroy" aspect makes the duplicate temporary, but in the event of a stalemate wouldn't this leave both in existence? And why would the evil duplicate even want to defeat or destroy the other if they knew it would cause them to cease to exist?</p><p></p><p>4. Lastly, the implication is that duplicate is of the opposite alignment of the person, but one of the party members on the mission is a true neutral druid. If they are exposed to the mirror what alignment would the duplicate be?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 1489407, member: 8530"] Hi, I'm currently running a sequel to the "Beast of Burden" module from Dungeon #100. When we did that module the evil Hound Archon who had been created via a Mirror of Opposition escaped at the end (and took the mirror with him). However, in researching both the race and item for the current module I'm coming up with several questions and some possible inconsistencies with the plot from the original module. 1. The module indicated that the evil hound archon had destroyed the good one, however on page 222 of the DMG under the item description it says that [I]"Upon the defeat or destruction of either the duplicate or the original the duplicate and her items disappear completely." [/I] So why is the evil archon still around? 2. If a hound archon is a celestial, then even if it were destroyed on the prime material plane wouldn't it still survive on its home plane? (the Seven Heavens or some other LG plane of existence?) And if so, wouldn't it seek to end the existence of the evil one? I ask because the current module has two rather powerful LG clerics in the adventuring party. 3. Regarding the mirror - this is one hell of a powerful item if it can duplicate immortal beings and artifacts. Sure, the "defeat or destroy" aspect makes the duplicate temporary, but in the event of a stalemate wouldn't this leave both in existence? And why would the evil duplicate even want to defeat or destroy the other if they knew it would cause them to cease to exist? 4. Lastly, the implication is that duplicate is of the opposite alignment of the person, but one of the party members on the mission is a true neutral druid. If they are exposed to the mirror what alignment would the duplicate be? [/QUOTE]
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