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<blockquote data-quote="Edena_of_Neith" data-source="post: 127951" data-attributes="member: 2020">The Hand of Vecna (usable by any character of any alignment)&nbsp; The Hand of Vecna is evil.&nbsp; The Hand of Vecna can be grafted onto the stump of an arm.&nbsp; It gives the wielder the strength of a titan (around 50 or so), but otherwise has no ill effects.&nbsp; If the wielder chooses, he can reach out and touch someone.&nbsp; In this case, he reaches out with magic, and rips the soul out of that someone's body, and devours it.&nbsp; Simultaneously, the heart of that someone is torn from his or her chest, and flies into the hand of the wielder.&nbsp; There is no saving throw against this attack, unless 11th level magic or higher is employed (10th level magic gives a faint chance of survival.)&nbsp; The feast of the soul is delightful, and the user of the Hand of Vecna gains several levels (at the least!), is cured of all illnesses and diseases, including magical ones, is cured of all Curses, and feels absolutely fantastic for the next several weeks.&nbsp; An adrenaline high, sustained for weeks, with none of the ill side effects, is the result of the feast.&nbsp; Hedonistic pleasures cannot possibly compare with the incredible joy of feasting on another's soul!&nbsp; Since feasting on two or more souls is generally too much of a good (or, in this case, bad) thing, the second and consecutive attacks of the Hand of Vecna merely destroy the soul and body of the victim, melting the body away into goo and eviscerating it, while the soul is shattered (11th level magic will be needed to bring the victim back.)&nbsp; There is no forced alignment change on the user.&nbsp; Users who enjoy tearing people's souls out and feasting on them tend to be evil, so those who use this power of the Hand, tend to be evil.&nbsp; The power to kill anyone, at any time, beyond resurrection or any other form of returning to life short of 11th level magic, has a tendency to corrupt even the most lofty and noble of those donning the Hand of Vecna.&nbsp; Power corrupts, invariably, and the Hand of Vecna is always subtly urging it's user to use that power.&nbsp; For the person who believes that evil is fun, that killing is delightful, and squeezing red juice from the still beating hearts of the victim is a ecstatic joy, the Hand of Vecna is for them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Edena_of_Neith, post: 127951, member: 2020"] The Hand of Vecna (usable by any character of any alignment) The Hand of Vecna is evil. The Hand of Vecna can be grafted onto the stump of an arm. It gives the wielder the strength of a titan (around 50 or so), but otherwise has no ill effects. If the wielder chooses, he can reach out and touch someone. In this case, he reaches out with magic, and rips the soul out of that someone's body, and devours it. Simultaneously, the heart of that someone is torn from his or her chest, and flies into the hand of the wielder. There is no saving throw against this attack, unless 11th level magic or higher is employed (10th level magic gives a faint chance of survival.) The feast of the soul is delightful, and the user of the Hand of Vecna gains several levels (at the least!), is cured of all illnesses and diseases, including magical ones, is cured of all Curses, and feels absolutely fantastic for the next several weeks. An adrenaline high, sustained for weeks, with none of the ill side effects, is the result of the feast. Hedonistic pleasures cannot possibly compare with the incredible joy of feasting on another's soul! Since feasting on two or more souls is generally too much of a good (or, in this case, bad) thing, the second and consecutive attacks of the Hand of Vecna merely destroy the soul and body of the victim, melting the body away into goo and eviscerating it, while the soul is shattered (11th level magic will be needed to bring the victim back.) There is no forced alignment change on the user. Users who enjoy tearing people's souls out and feasting on them tend to be evil, so those who use this power of the Hand, tend to be evil. The power to kill anyone, at any time, beyond resurrection or any other form of returning to life short of 11th level magic, has a tendency to corrupt even the most lofty and noble of those donning the Hand of Vecna. Power corrupts, invariably, and the Hand of Vecna is always subtly urging it's user to use that power. For the person who believes that evil is fun, that killing is delightful, and squeezing red juice from the still beating hearts of the victim is a ecstatic joy, the Hand of Vecna is for them. [/QUOTE]

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