In this part, we’ll focus on the design of the encounter: the conscious decisions that made Vecna who he was and what the players would face before they ever entered the arena.Vecna’s spellcasting abilities, as expected, greatly increased from the last time Vox Machina encountered him back when he was still a newly-risen archlich. Any melee spell attack you make with the Hand, and any melee weapon attack made with a weapon held by it, deals an extra 2d8 cold damage on a hit. The Cult of Vecna story arc revisits the mysterious and dangerous artifact that was activated beneath Whitestone Castle during the Briarwood story arc, and features Scanlan rejoining the team to fight the mysteriously returned Lady Briarwood, who is leading a cult based in the Shadowfell that seeks to summon the evil lich demigod Vecna. Vecna specifically aimed for the temples in Vasselheim belonging to the gods that would have the most meaning to Vox Machina: Sarenrae, Kord, and the Raven Queen. So go check it out. Critter blog keeping track of monster stats, crits, and anything else that can be quantified on Critical Role.Over the course of putting together this analysis, we came to the conclusion that there was just far too much to say in a single article. He also did cold damage to Vax, Keyleth, Grog, and Arkhan when they struck him in melee. All of the enemies’ attacks were designed to achieve their task without a lot of fuss: kill everyone. Overall, he spent 22 of his spell slots: What this means, however, is an end to all. See "Matthew Mercer clarified that the spell used at the start of the fight in "Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Though the Raven Queen's As a deity, Vecna had the ability to cast high level spells more often than any mortal wizard could hope to achieve. I come to play with the toys left by insolent, forgotten ancients and make this world into a new epoch. "Matthew Mercer stated that Vecna is beyond the boundaries of a "typical level 20 wizard". Over the course of eight rounds, Vecna drained a substantial number of his spells via legendary actions (2 spent per spell, 1 per cantrip), in addition to his own turn. After a fierce battle, Vecna was weakened enough that three wounds appeared on his body: one in his shoulder, one in his chest, and one on the side of his head. In what was a much shorter battle, Vecna cast Firebolt, Counterspell, Fireball, Hold Monster, Disintegrate, Finger of Death, and Power Word Kill.As an ascended god, Vecna’s spell save DC increased to 26, though his spellcasting ability modifier remained the same. Hopefully have more announcements as it goes up, as more episodes are available. But this one? There is no peace, the way things are. You all bicker and stab and murder in the names of your mothers, your fathers. Sections needing work: Vox Machina battles Vecna. Slowly getting caught up, piece by piece. Had the only entrance been the stairway, a random cultist could have joined the fray. The simplicity of Final Destination is all well and good, but nothing raises the stakes like a boss character who physically alters one of the core components players don’t expect to change.The split also allowed Matt to direct who could and could not enter the battlefield. Vecna, also known as the Whispered One, the Undying King, and the Lord of the Rotted Tower, was a powerful, mortal-born archlich who achieved godhood. So. (If you haven’t seen how Matt made each piece of the battlefield, go check out his Twitter where We will return to a boiling volcano interior.
The fight is over, but the water is still hot!
The DMG-standard hand increases its user’s strength to 20 (unless it’s already there or higher), does cold damage when the user is hit by a melee attack, and has 8 charges, which can be used to cast Finger of Death (5 charges), Sleep (1 charge), Slow (2 charges), or Teleport (3 charges).We saw Vecna use the first five charges to cast Finger of Death and the final three attempting to Teleport away when the battle seemed lost.