Saving Throes # 53 - Spotlight: The 2e Vecna Trilogy

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Vecna month continues! This week I am doing a spotlight on one of my favourite series of adventure scenarios. These 3 somewhat loosely connected adventures form an epic character arc that chronicles the rise, fall, and re-rise of Vecna. This is the first time in D&D history that Vecna was fleshed out as more than just a hand and an eye. This is how an adventure path should look in my opinion. These scenarios can be played/run stand-alone or as a 3 part series, but each adventure requires different sets of adventurers as the focus is on the titular villains arc over several years. I wanted to hone in on these classics before digging into the new 5e Vecna adventure path that is partially inspired by and pays homage to. Tune in to hear a bit of a history lesson on where Vecna came from before delving into the 5e adventure (and possibly getting an undue negative impression of him!)

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