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Old 04-21-2021, 01:47 PM   #7
naloth
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Default Re: Van Zandt's Secret

There are a number of possibilities I can think of:

1) Van Zandt discovered something that scared the members enough into uniting (Centrum? Reich 5? Cabal?).

2) Van Zandt showed even at that moment he had amassed enough power to choose the winners and losers. He might even had the option to take his ball and leave if they didn't play his game.

3) Van Zandt used mind control. At that point, magic was a relative unknown so perhaps he brought back a powerful mage that compelled the audience.

4) Van Zandt is an agent of a greater power. This is a bit similar to #1, but a touch more altruistic. A condition of aid might be the deal, especially if infinity requires ongoing aid to keep operations running.

5) Dimensional travel requires secret sauce that Van Zandt provides. Perhaps it's not that Homeline or Central are special. It's Van Zandt (on Homeline) and another entity on Central that enable travel.

6) No great secret, just great avarice. Similar to #2, Van Zandt just outlined that he could either benefit entire world via the UN or he could pick nations and give them the wealth of other worlds.
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