Die Vecna Die!

[Shemeska]

Personally, I stopped paying attention to PS canon at "Faction War", as far as I'm concerned (strictly personally, and my gaming group) that never happened. It ruined the whole point of Planescape. I suspect they ended PS with Faction War because they were gearing up to move to 3e and it's discontinuation of official published settings.

Well FW wasn't the last PS product produced, and there were several in the works to be produced that never got made because TSR/WotC folded PS back into the main generic DnD line.

From what I've heard there were plans to develop the setting past FW, and eventually roll back around to bringing the factions back in the long term. FW would have literally been the first 1/3 of that long term metaplot that never saw the light of day. This is just rumors I've heard from various folks, so it may not be true. However the cancelling of the PS line was done with stuff still on the table, it wasn't finished at all after FW.

 

[Wycen]

Shemeska, yes I've read the "chicken and egg" bits about the edition change versus the timing of DVD. And I know the Serpent was originally just flavor for Vecna's use of magic. Yes, canon is relative to individuals.

It however doesn't change the fact that 3E is the new edition and "how things work" changed and most interestingly, Vecna is now a lesser god, not a demi-god. I think he made out pretty good for all his effort.

 

[Shemeska]

It however doesn't change the fact that 3E is the new edition and "how things work" changed and most interestingly, Vecna is now a lesser god, not a demi-god. I think he made out pretty good for all his effort.

Oh certainly, he very much had something to show for his efforts, even if he wasn't completely successful in the largest of his goals. He's no longer trapped in Ravenloft and he's up a notch in his divine power. Indeed he made out pretty good.

Frankly Vecna is one of my favorite deities for his history and personality.

 

[herald]

DVD also has strong points other than just Canon. There are many well though out NPC's that can be interacted and tailored to your game. The middle section is the meaty part of the game. Backgrounds are well thought out.

To give you an idea of how to ramp up a few of the monsters. I'd pick up the Ravenloft Player's guide. There are more than a few liches in the game, make sure that some of them get the Ravenloft additions and add a few salient powers for being so old. The same goes for Vampires.

And I'd keep the rule about Magic not working so well. 5% chance per spell level that any spell will fail.

Come to think of it, I have never thought of Epic level characters in Ravenloft. In many ways you might think that thier powers might end up working against them. They might end up being darklords quickly.

 

[LazarusLong42]

It's German for "The Vecna, The."

Wait, that's not what you were looking for. Never mind me...

 

[Darkness]

It's German for "The Vecna, The."

Assuming that Vecna is female, plural or both, anyway.

 

[LazarusLong42]

Heh. Leave it to a native speaker...

(The reference is to the Simpsons. Sideshow Bob has "Die Bart Die" tattooed on his chest. In court, he claims it's German for "The Bart, The." Which as you note, actually is wrong. )

 

[Zappo]

Assuming that Vecna is female, plural or both, anyway.

Mmm... hot nekkid vecnas...

(sorry for that image, feel free to curse me as you wake up screaming at 2 AM)

 

[Shemeska]

I'm waiting now for the followup to DVD entitled... Live Vecna! Live!

 

[LordVyreth]

I'm waiting now for the followup to DVD entitled... Live Vecna! Live!

Followed by Run Vecna! Run!