Chapter 11: Eve of Ruin - Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Chapter 11: Eve of Ruin. Vecna is nearly done weaving his Ritual of Remaking. The heroes are the multiverse's only hope To defeat Vecna the Archlich and save the multiverse, the characters must reach the Cave of Shattered Reflection in Pandesmos and disrupt Vecna's ritual. Before that, the characters must navigate the demiplanes Vecna has already created and find a way to access the lich-god's ritual chamber. Running This Chapter The characters can return to the sanctum in Sigil to rest and confer with Alustriel Silverhand and Tasha the Witch before they head to the Cave of Shattered Reflection. If the characters don't return to the sanctum, they find their way to the cave without trouble from their position in Pandesmos. The majority of this chapter takes place in Vecna's Grasp, a small cave network where the characters must dismantle three demiplanar unrealities that hint at Vecna's plans to reshape the multiverse. Each demiplane contains an encounter or short exploration sequence. The characters can dismantle these demiplanes in any order, so read through all three-the "Torment of Kas," "Neverwinter's New King," and "Dead Gods" sections-before running this chapter. Once the characters dismantle the three demiplanar unrealities, they can proceed through a new opening in Vecna's Grasp that leads to the Cave of Shattered Reflection. Character Advancement The characters must be 20th level when this chapter begins. Power of Secrets The characters can use the unspent secrets they've collected throughout this adventure in their final confrontation with Vecna the Archlich. See the "Cave of Shattered Reflection" section later in this chapter for more information. Reunion in Sigil At the end of chapter 10, the characters learned that Vecna is performing his ritual at a site in Pandesmos called the Cave of Shattered Reflection. At some point after this revelation, the characters receive a message via a Sending spell from Alustriel offering to provide more help once the c...