Page 1732 - Heel of Achilles
20th Aug 2022, 6:00 AM in What About Discord?

I knew in advance that this section of the arc was going to be a bit of a tightrope act of writing, but... Hoo, no pressure, huh?
Transcript:
Discord GM: The medallion IS magical, right? He didn't just hand me some sentimental bauble?
DM: You feel a faint magical aura.
Discord GM: "Faint," hmm?
DM: To be fair, a reactive counterspell enchantment would seem inert until it's triggered.
Discord GM: Wait, hold on.
DM: Yes...?
Discord: If this is your secret weakness, why did you hold onto it for 1000 years?
Tirek: ...So I could keep an eye on it, of course.
Discord: Uh-huh?
Tirek: If I had thrown it away 1000 years ago, the ponies could have retrieved it. If I had shattered it into a dozen pieces, they could have reforged it. Keeping it on me was the safest choice.
Discord: I suppose that is the problem with eternity, isn't it? Keeping inventory of all the things that can come back to bite you.
Tirek: Indeed...