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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Calico_Jack73" data-source="post: 1424928" data-attributes="member: 14403">"I've hired you to help me start a war... it's a prestigious line of work with a long and glorious tradition."Sounds good!  Of course there will be some who say that since Vanderghast is on the power level of Elminster and Khelben that it would be impossible to Magic Jar him.  To them I say anyone can roll a one for a saving throw. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />If you REALLY want to screw with your players make Vecna the Lich in question and Kas (his traitorous Vampriric Captain) could also make an appearance to point the players in the right direction.  Kind of a "The Enemy of my Enemy is my Friend" thing since Kas is very evil in his own right.  You could use Vecna to give some clues that all is not right.  For example, have the players meet Vanderghast before Vecna takes over his body and they PC's see him cast spells with both hands.  Vecna, being one handed, probably learned to cast spells with only one hand some time ago so the PC's could then see him cast the same spell later on with only one hand.  Vecna also probably turns his head slightly since he only has one eye.  When he is in Vanderghast's body that trait will probably still be there.  Just little things to let the party know that something is different.As a possible alternative to the Drow kidnapping Azoun V, what if that event wasn't planned by the Twisted Rune?  What if it were followers of Elistraee who received a portent of things to come and kidnapped him to keep him safe so that later on he could reclaim the throne of Cormyr.  Maybe they weren't even Drow but Moon Elf allies of Silverymoon disguised to look like Drow so that it would throw off Alec's agents when they attempt to track down Azoun V?  If you've read any of the Grendel War Child comics it kind of runs in a similar vein.If I think of anything else I'll post it here.  Good stuff though... I may have to steal some of it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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