D&D General Vecna and Kas and the Book of Vile Darkness. WotC lore you should know.

[Weiley31]

Also, I just REALIZED NOW the flipping book of Vile Darkness is in Vecna's body cavity.

Now I like the idea of how this is the way the Book presents itself if it became Sentient.

 

[Parmandur]

So, there's a bonus follow-up:

 

[Parmandur]

It certainly could explain the discrepancy between 5e Acererak as an "archlich" and pre-5e Acererak as a demilich. Perhaps they're echoes of each other rather than the same character.

Yeah, or how he can keep getting killed and looted.

 

[Weiley31]

Oh wait: I just realized, the Book of Vile Darkness IS Intelligent.

Well, I guess I'll go with the idea this IS the Book acting as an Avatar of Vecna. The fact the Book is "piloting" the body as a mecha suit just makes the idea even better. And there ARE Six perfect copies of the damned thing, eighteen fakes, and a bunch of imperfect, knock-off versions. So, the idea is even more double awesome is you run with the concept that this premium statue is one of the said Six copies!

 

[dave2008]

Interesting that they acknowledge his tenure as a Darklord (which tallies with an Easter egg in Klorr). Though not his brief conquest of Sigil (which was implied to be why 2E's Great Wheel-centered cosmology became the multi-cosmology of 3E), and their default assumption seems to be that he never actually achieved full godhood (which even arguably contradicts the 2014 PHB, where he's "god of secrets").

They do mention that in 4e he became a god and you could fight his cultists rather him directly. But I agree that it seems like he has lost the status in the current 5e lore

 

[Weiley31]

Five out of the Six Perfect Copies of the Book of Vile Darkness

 

[Weiley31]

Bonus: Book of Vile Darkness Perfect copy #6 of 6.
Based on your Multiverse location may be referred to by other names/additional unique content possible: consult your local Vecna cultist for further and accurate details.

 

[Parmandur]

Oh wait: I just realized, the Book of Vile Darkness IS Intelligent.

Well, I guess I'll go with the idea this IS the Book acting as an Avatar of Vecna. The fact the Book is "piloting" the body as a mecha suit just makes the idea even better. And there ARE Six perfect copies of the damned thing, eighteen fakes, and a bunch of imperfect, knock-off versions. So, the idea is even more double awesome is you run with the concept that this premium statue is one of the said Six copies!

I mean, maybe those numbers are just confusion because countless Echoes of Vecna made their own copy and spread them around...

 

[Weiley31]

I mean, maybe those numbers are just confusion because countless Echoes of Vecna made their own copy and spread them around...

Echoes? Nah, Vecna just gets around.....alot.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

His expression is that of an all-powerful lich being asked for the millionth time "so if I chop your head off, chop mine off, and then put your head on my neck, what cool powers do I get?"

So, there's a bonus follow-up: