Out of Character

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I'm back! And I am sorry!!

The past two weeks were an absolute cluster... I had double shifts with no cellphone signal, my "other mom" had multiple strokes and hospitalizations, pet euthenasia, almost had to shoot someone at 5am last Sunday, my mom's birthday, and a highschool graduation.

I'm hoping this week goes back to normal. I'm burned out on excitement.

Sorry to hear about your "other mom" and the pet and the almost shooting and all the rest. Sounds nuts.

As of now, you guys killed the dragon and found the lair. You are exploring the entrance at this point. There are 2 side areas as soon as you go in, each with a snake pit with magically empowered snakes and a skeletal hand, presumably of someone thrown in, that has something potentially worth a higher level spell slot or risking harm to get, if you guys want to try. One is a bottle the other a ring.

I was SO hoping someone had Blindsight!

yeah that could become some of the MVP of a boss battle considering a Medusa/Gorgon (I hate how DnD uses "Gorgon" for something not a Medusa).

I thought of it after character creation (though I have ways around blinded/disadvantage with Reckless Attack)

Is is just me bored waiting for lead PC to announce movement and then DM reveal a few feet on the map and nothing happening?

I can propose following: my PC could use "Wild Companion" feature to summon bat or owl and I can ask DM to auto-reveal us all the map and location features it could reach by flying or until it is attacked/destroyed.

I mean, choosing to scout ahead isalways a viable option.

If you guys want to just skip to the final fight, I can do that. You guys have crazy abilities, but aside from Chironides always walking on walls I don't hear anyone using any of them. I also do like to use empty rooms and such as a way to provide information about the whole place. Perhaps there are no enemies, but now you kind of know the boss a bit better for having seen what they did to a victim in the past in there.

I dunno if I want a fast forward to the boss unless there isn't anything left for us to gain an advantage.

Maybe just present "choices" instead of exploration for this phase? Enter room, left or right? Then enter next room, you see this thing it could do something, explore further or go back to the right?

Unfortunately with PbP I think the room by room choice of exploring is tough. Basically clearly choices for us vs "sandbox" exploration.

What's the best way to do that without either giving away what rooms contain before you go in them or limiting your options in case you think of something else?

No fast forward. We check everywhere.

Kadmos doesn't have much out of combat utility, tbf. I ran with the "warrior scholar" concept, the whole "art of war" vibe. Even the majority of his spell selection is "help hit enemies better" or "help protect against enemies better."

Unless anyone wants to do something with the stone statue of the snake man or do something in the water, I'm going to assume you guys will go to the other room from where you just were, the one north that continues the path deeper in. I'm also assuming the party sticks together unless someone specifically says they scout ahead or do something alone.

Legit...had to get a nat 20

Nice. Just need to know what Kadmos and Isaiah are going to try

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I abstain on voting because will not be posting till Tuesday, celebrating solstice. You can assume Isaiah cross the river to catch a breath in a less affected by gas he chose to inhale previously.
I think however it is now the question of choice but of utility: does anyone have means to stop gas? Perhaps need to ask DM if holding the breath would help to avoid poison. I can for example summon elemental who is immune to poison and lasts for an hour. He may be able to stuff the snake mouths with something, break them or anything. Maybe someone has a better "tool" ?

How tall are ceilings here?

I could potentially do a Gust of Wind or wall of water to blow/stop the gas but wall of water wouldn't work unless it clogs the whole space

The gas doesn't care if you are holding your breath. If it doesn't get in your lungs, if will still hurt via the skin or some other method.

As for summon elemental, you can, though the elemental may learn the doors are magically reinforced and raw power may not be enough.

As for Gust of wind, it would blow away the gas, but the gas is being replaced constantly so it won't go away it will just protect those standing in the gust