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<blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 8680252" data-attributes="member: 6987520"><p>So, we've played out a couple test battles with the new Vecna stat block here:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/vs-vecna-battle-simulations.689155/[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>But it's time to shake things up a bit!</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">PCs are 20th level. Making them through DND Beyond is preferable, but not required of course.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Use either standard array or point-buy, no rolling scores.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nothing from Critical Role <em>please!!!</em> (I don't know their stuff and would not want to spend the time doing it! Thank you!)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Any published race and class is allow (other than the aforementioned CR material...)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You get two uncommon and one rare magic item <em>OR </em>one very rare magic item (magic weapons are assumed for purposes of damaging Vecna, so are not "required" choices), plus any normal equipment (armor, weapons, etc.) you want. Please limit items such as alchemist's fire to 5 uses maximum.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">New battle map (nothing too great, but made by yours truly) to be revealed when the battle begins!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">This is an actual Vecna "lair", so includes some lair benefits/ actions to make the fight more challenging (and hopefully memorable!).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Running it like an <em>actual</em> encounter, not just "ok, there he is, FIGHT!"</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Vecna gets the Book of Vile Darkness this time. <em>Shutter</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rolling will be done via Roll20 and results will be given in the turn descriptions.</li> </ul><p></p><p>We are looking for volunteers to follow the encounter and play their PC. So far, from the prior battles, we have</p><p></p><p>[USER=59816]@FitzTheRuke[/USER] playing a rogue, Pyre (<a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/77284892" target="_blank">D&D Beyond Character Sheet</a>)</p><p>[USER=5889]@Stalker0[/USER] has two PCs made: Ezabard the Stormforged (<a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/77393468/9wopil" target="_blank">D&D Beyond Character Sheet</a>) and Sir Arthur Damless (<a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/77258905/5WCzzd" target="_blank">D&D Beyond Character Sheet</a>)</p><p></p><p>A cleric would fill out the "classic 4", but is not a requirement.</p><p></p><p>If anyone is interested in joining this next phase, please let us know! Thanks and let's hope for a great encounter! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>EDIT: Here is the flow of the battle:</p><p></p><p><strong>The initial scene:</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8682983[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>Looking for Traps and Scanning ahead...</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8683195[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>The First Hints that Vecna is Near! Pyre begins to turn to stone...</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8683386[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>Reactions to Vecna.</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8684299[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>4.2.21 - Selossen casts <em>bless</em> and 4.2.20 (Lair Action) Shadows attack!</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8684757[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>4.2.19 Pyre teleports and slays a Shadow.</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8685179[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>4.2.12 Ezabard's <em>fireball</em> is foiled...</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8685218[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>4.2.12 Ezabard (con't) teleports to the front to see what lies ahead.</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8685322[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>4.2.12 Ezabard (concluded) sees numerous <em>symbols</em> and <em>glyph</em> spells throughout the lair.</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8686500[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>4.2.12 Vecna <em>dispels</em> the magic on Ezabard!</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8686514[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>4.2.12 Vecna (concluded) misses Ezabard with dagger attacks.</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8686573[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>4.2.2 Vyrlim slays two Shadows and moves to help Ezabard.</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8687788[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>4.3.21 Selossen destroys the last Shadow and <em>dispels</em> the <em>flesh to stone</em> on Pyre!</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8687839[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>4.3.20 (Lair Action) Ezabard is tethered to Vecna by necrotic magic!</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8688042[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>4.3.19 Pyre runs to join the fight, teleports, and strikes Vecna!</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8688187[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>4.3.12 Ezabard hits Vecna with <em>arcane hand</em>!</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8688336[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>4.3.12 Vecna uses <em>Rotten Fate</em> on Ezabard and attacks him with <em>Afterthought</em>!</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8688339[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>4.3.2 Vyrlim uses <em>lay on hands</em> on Ezabard</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8689437[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>4.4.21 Selossen misses Vecna with <em>sacred flame</em> </strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8690164[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>4.4.20 (Lair Action) Venca summons Shadows again and they attack</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8690201[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>4.4.19 Pyre maneuvers around two Shadows to attack Vecna but misses!</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8690230[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>4.4.12 Ezabard attempts <em>meteor swarm</em> but Venca interrupts it...</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8694040[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>4.4.12 Vecna uses <em>Rotten Fate</em> on Ezabard again, and stabs him with <em>Afterthought</em> -- killing the wizard!</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8694056[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DND_Reborn, post: 8680252, member: 6987520"] So, we've played out a couple test battles with the new Vecna stat block here: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/vs-vecna-battle-simulations.689155/[/URL] [B]But it's time to shake things up a bit![/B] [LIST] [*]PCs are 20th level. Making them through DND Beyond is preferable, but not required of course. [*]Use either standard array or point-buy, no rolling scores. [*]Nothing from Critical Role [I]please!!![/I] (I don't know their stuff and would not want to spend the time doing it! Thank you!) [*]Any published race and class is allow (other than the aforementioned CR material...) [*]You get two uncommon and one rare magic item [I]OR [/I]one very rare magic item (magic weapons are assumed for purposes of damaging Vecna, so are not "required" choices), plus any normal equipment (armor, weapons, etc.) you want. Please limit items such as alchemist's fire to 5 uses maximum. [*]New battle map (nothing too great, but made by yours truly) to be revealed when the battle begins! [*]This is an actual Vecna "lair", so includes some lair benefits/ actions to make the fight more challenging (and hopefully memorable!). [*]Running it like an [I]actual[/I] encounter, not just "ok, there he is, FIGHT!" [*]Vecna gets the Book of Vile Darkness this time. [I]Shutter[/I] [*]Rolling will be done via Roll20 and results will be given in the turn descriptions. [/LIST] We are looking for volunteers to follow the encounter and play their PC. So far, from the prior battles, we have [USER=59816]@FitzTheRuke[/USER] playing a rogue, Pyre ([URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/77284892']D&D Beyond Character Sheet[/URL]) [USER=5889]@Stalker0[/USER] has two PCs made: Ezabard the Stormforged ([URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/77393468/9wopil']D&D Beyond Character Sheet[/URL]) and Sir Arthur Damless ([URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/77258905/5WCzzd']D&D Beyond Character Sheet[/URL]) A cleric would fill out the "classic 4", but is not a requirement. If anyone is interested in joining this next phase, please let us know! Thanks and let's hope for a great encounter! :) EDIT: Here is the flow of the battle: [B]The initial scene:[/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8682983[/URL] [B]Looking for Traps and Scanning ahead...[/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8683195[/URL] [B]The First Hints that Vecna is Near! Pyre begins to turn to stone...[/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8683386[/URL] [B]Reactions to Vecna.[/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8684299[/URL] [B]4.2.21 - Selossen casts [I]bless[/I] and 4.2.20 (Lair Action) Shadows attack![/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8684757[/URL] [B]4.2.19 Pyre teleports and slays a Shadow.[/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8685179[/URL] [B]4.2.12 Ezabard's [I]fireball[/I] is foiled...[/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8685218[/URL] [B]4.2.12 Ezabard (con't) teleports to the front to see what lies ahead.[/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8685322[/URL] [B]4.2.12 Ezabard (concluded) sees numerous [I]symbols[/I] and [I]glyph[/I] spells throughout the lair.[/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8686500[/URL] [B]4.2.12 Vecna [I]dispels[/I] the magic on Ezabard![/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8686514[/URL] [B]4.2.12 Vecna (concluded) misses Ezabard with dagger attacks.[/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8686573[/URL] [B]4.2.2 Vyrlim slays two Shadows and moves to help Ezabard.[/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8687788[/URL] [B]4.3.21 Selossen destroys the last Shadow and [I]dispels[/I] the [I]flesh to stone[/I] on Pyre![/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8687839[/URL] [B]4.3.20 (Lair Action) Ezabard is tethered to Vecna by necrotic magic![/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8688042[/URL] [B]4.3.19 Pyre runs to join the fight, teleports, and strikes Vecna![/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8688187[/URL] [B]4.3.12 Ezabard hits Vecna with [I]arcane hand[/I]![/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8688336[/URL] [B]4.3.12 Vecna uses [I]Rotten Fate[/I] on Ezabard and attacks him with [I]Afterthought[/I]![/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8688339[/URL] [B]4.3.2 Vyrlim uses [I]lay on hands[/I] on Ezabard[/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8689437[/URL] [B]4.4.21 Selossen misses Vecna with [I]sacred flame[/I] [/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8690164[/URL] [B]4.4.20 (Lair Action) Venca summons Shadows again and they attack[/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8690201[/URL] [B]4.4.19 Pyre maneuvers around two Shadows to attack Vecna but misses![/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8690230[/URL] [B]4.4.12 Ezabard attempts [I]meteor swarm[/I] but Venca interrupts it...[/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8694040[/URL] [B]4.4.12 Vecna uses [I]Rotten Fate[/I] on Ezabard again, and stabs him with [I]Afterthought[/I] -- killing the wizard![/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-vecna-battle-lets-get-ready-to-rumble.689618/post-8694056[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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