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Broken Base must be a split topic, not "people were upset"
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* BrokenBase: Let us just say that there was a vocal contingent that was ''very'' unamused to see that Acererak, an iconic ''Greyhawk'' villain, would make his first 5e appearance in a ''Forgotten Realms'' module.
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* BrokenBase: Let us just say that there was a vocal contingent that was ''very'' unamused to see that Acererak, an iconic ''Greyhawk'' villain, would make his first 5e appearance in a ''Forgotten Realms'' module.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: In the Tomb of the Nine Gods, the Soulmonger is powered by a combination of geothermal power and a Mechanus chain that Acererak rerouted. Since the chain is on the fifth level of the dungeon and the Soulmonger is on the sixth, it is possible to disable the Soulmonger without even laying eyes on it. The catch? A Mechanus chain can only be destroyed by casting Wish on it. Three times. There is a machine on that same level that can let players cast Wish if they get really lucky when using it, but it is more likely to teleport them into the Sun or to Victorian England.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: In the Tomb of the Nine Gods, the Soulmonger is powered by a combination of geothermal power and a Mechanus chain that Acererak rerouted. Since the chain is on the fifth level of the dungeon and the Soulmonger is on the sixth, it is possible to disable the Soulmonger without even laying eyes on it. The catch? A Mechanus chain can only be destroyed by casting Wish on it. Three times. There is a machine on that same level that can let players cast Wish if they get really lucky when using it, but it is more likely to teleport them into the Sun or to Victorian England.
* NightmareFuel: The Atropal, dear god. It can be best described as an ''undead god-fetus''.
* ThatOneBoss: Shifts between AnticlimaxBoss and ThatOneBoss, but [[spoiler: the Atropal qualifies as one or the other, depending on how you attack it. On the one hand, it has vulnerability to radiant damage, low hitpoints, and low dexterity, making it easy to kill quickly. If you aren't able to take advantage of that, though, its Wail attack can give every player a level of exhaustion. If it gets multiple wails off before dying, the party will be at a hopeless disadvantage against Acererak, even with the EleventhHourSuperpower.]]
* TheWoobie: Nepartak, the ten-year-old girl Acererak killed to make a flameskull for his tomb. It's not even that tough of a fight, since the players will most likely be around lv. 9,[[note]] Flameskulls have a challenge rating of 5, and the undead spiders that accompany her have a CR of ½ each.[[/note]] but her screams will never fail to remind the players that they're fighting a scared little girl.
* NightmareFuel: The Atropal, dear god. It can be best described as an ''undead god-fetus''.
* ThatOneBoss: Shifts between AnticlimaxBoss and ThatOneBoss, but [[spoiler: the Atropal qualifies as one or the other, depending on how you attack it. On the one hand, it has vulnerability to radiant damage, low hitpoints, and low dexterity, making it easy to kill quickly. If you aren't able to take advantage of that, though, its Wail attack can give every player a level of exhaustion. If it gets multiple wails off before dying, the party will be at a hopeless disadvantage against Acererak, even with the EleventhHourSuperpower.]]
* TheWoobie: Nepartak, the ten-year-old girl Acererak killed to make a flameskull for his tomb. It's not even that tough of a fight, since the players will most likely be around lv. 9,[[note]] Flameskulls have a challenge rating of 5, and the undead spiders that accompany her have a CR of ½ each.[[/note]] but her screams will never fail to remind the players that they're fighting a scared little girl.
