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{{quote|You remember the ''Hand of Vecna'' and the ''Eye of Vecna'' that were artifacts in the old D&D world where if you cut off your hand (or your eye) and replaced it with the ''Hand of Vecna'' (or the ''Eye'') you'd get new awesome powers? Well, Group One thought up ''The Head of Vecna''.
|Mark Steuer, recounting the tale}}
▲{{quote|You remember the ''Hand of Vecna'' and the ''Eye of Vecna'' that were artifacts in the old D&D world where if you cut off your hand (or your eye) and replaced it with the ''Hand of Vecna'' (or the ''Eye'') you'd get new awesome powers? Well, Group One thought up ''The Head of Vecna''.|Mark Steuer, recounting the tale}}
Two of the best-known<ref>on this side of the fourth wall at least</ref> artifacts in [[Dungeons & Dragons]] are the Eye of Vecna and the Hand of Vecna. These were the remaining body parts of the Maimed God<ref>Vecna, not Tyr</ref> after the betrayal of his most trusted lieutenant, Kas. In order to make use of the Hand of Vecna, a character must be touch it to the stump on his left arm
This gameplay report, as recounted by Mark Steuer, was first published in [[Steve Jackson Games]]' ''Daily Illuminator'' on December 6, 1996, and [http://www.sjgames.com/ill/1996/ill-dec96.html can be found here].
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* [[Accidental Aesop]] / [[Broken Aesop]] / [[Fantastic Aesop]]: As added by the SJGames staff, "don't let your head get cut off unless you '''really''' know what you're doing."
* [[Schmuck Bait]]: Artifacts do not radiate magic. The Head of Vecna does not radiate magic. Applying the logical fallacy of the [[Undistributed Middle]] produces the [[Schmuck Bait]] It worked.▼
* [[Corpsing]]: The DM started laughing after the {{spoiler|second character in group two was decapitated|}}. It seems like it wasn't completely involuntary, his will simply broke after taking so much abuse.
* [[Crowning Moment of Funny]]: "'''''SO THEY DID IT AGAIN'''''!"
* [[Laugh Themselves Sick]]: While the DM was able to hold his laughter remarkably well until {{spoiler|the second person in group two was decapitated}}, it didn't stop the pain.
* [[Off with His Head]]: Much like the Hand of Vecna, one needed to apply this "artifact" to a body that's missing the matching body part.
* [[Player Versus Player]]: Group One versus Group Two.
* [[Schmuck Bait]]: The Head itself. It worked.
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: The Druid from Group One and the characters in Group Two.
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