• Godnroc@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The ritual could have been real, but was quietly faked so that a corrupt leader could avoid facing their fate.

    Or, the ritual was always fake but used as a cover to assassinate specific targets without consequences.

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      Yes! And the ambiguity means the DM doesn’t have to decide which it is until the players have deduced certain facts.