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* ... Vecna's ascension to a new tier of [[A God Am I|Godhood.]]
** Being [[Kicked Upstairs]] to a higher rank of godliness and thus having less influence on day-to-day affairs of wizardry would explain the death of [[Vancian Magic]].
* ... The destruction of the [[Fun Withwith Acronyms|Cosmic EGG]] [[No Fourth Wall|posited in the Immortal's Handbook.]]
* ... It's actually just an alternate universe. Everyone else is running merrily along just fine as we used to.
** That's my personal pet theory not just for the 3E/4E transition, but also the transition from original ''D&D'' (with its "Immortals" and "Spheres") to ''AD&D'' 1E. There are at least three different multiverses, all still going about their business.
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* [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20041203a Was Zarus.] The sympathetic potrayal of him is primarily from the Codex of Betrayal, a work written by his last mortal follower — not exactly an unbais source. This ties Asmodeus' origins in line with real world myths regarding Satan, that his fall was due to his refusal to bow before man. Or in this case, his fall was related to his refusal to go out of his way to avoid killing man as he waged war.
** Zarus has too many ties to Pelor, another deity who isn't dead, so perhaps it is instead Asmodeus who is both Zarus AND Pelor. Zarus was the god of the sun like Pelor, their holy symbols match each other quite well, and they are both known to be worshiped mainly among humans. In that case, Asmodeus has a reason for not throwing a constant hissy-fit at being imprisoned, since he is effectively ruling Hestavar as Pelor.
* Was the DND equivalent of [[The Bible (Literature)|Jehovah]]. Since Asmodeus is a Satan figure, and Satan rebelled against God, maybe Asmodeus took it one step further and [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|killed God]]. But an all-powerful and benevolent supreme being wouldn't really work well in a world with as much evil as DND, so then HHW would be a cross between the Biblical god and DND gods, and would be just the most powerful DND god. Also, the Jewish religion did not say there were no other gods, it merely said that Jews should not ''worship'' other gods. "Thou shalt have no other gods ''before'' me." not "Do not believe in the existence of other gods."
** The story of He Who Was and Asmodeus could also be interpreted as an alternative history for the Judeochristian God, where Satan challenges Him and wins instead of being cast down.
 
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== Tiamat is Venger's mother. ==
 
She's the only thing in the entire Realm he's scared of, including other dragons and Dungeon Master. And Venger clearly didn't get his looks from his dad. If [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (Video Game)|Skitty and Wailord]] is possible...
* But we already know from several episodes that Venger is Dungeon Master's son. How can that pairing work?
** Many ''D&D'' dragons can shapeshift. Perhaps Tiamat was hanging around in humanoid form, and she and Dungeon Master fell in love.
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By accepting and using the weapons, the Six are beholden to DM. That they probably couldn't have escaped Tiamat without at least some of those weapons doesn't help.
 
== Presto has made a [[Deal Withwith the Devil|Deal with His Hat.]] ==
Since 99% of his magic relies on it alone.