Chapter 4: Level 3 dungeon

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Feb 14, 2025 1:43 am
Nyx steps around the corner. Hopefullybefore he can take more abuse from reckless teammates triggering traps
Feb 14, 2025 2:45 am
Tante Lude shouts, "TINKS, STOP! THAT WILL HIT EVERYONE WITH ANOTHER WAVE."

But she braces herself knowing that her shout may not have been in time.
Feb 14, 2025 4:43 am
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If time allows, I will skid to a stop. If not, then I go through. If stopping, I say the following.
"Around the corner quickly then! This spell is short!"
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If I have stopped, as soon as the others are around the corner I charge the curtain. DM, advise if another strength check is needed.
Feb 14, 2025 6:34 am
Nyx manage to step around the corner while Tinkara is chanting her spell words and Tante Lude manage to delay Tinkara's movement to give everyone else time to follow Nyx
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@WanderOne please let us know if Criella moves alone and steps around the corner at the north wall. If she does not, then roll another Str saving throw as wave will reach you, while you are doing prestidigation
Yet another wave comes from the curtain when Tinkara steps into it, but this time she manages to keep her footing despite.
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@thorsman99 you got 5 points of damage. Please roll a con save to keep concentrating on the spell unless you don't want to keep be enlarged

Two PCs made it to the other side of the curtain, who next?

Rolls

Full damage of third wave - (4d6)

(4421) = 11

Feb 14, 2025 8:21 am
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Question. I thought that wave wasn't hitting on the other side of the curtain that Criella is on. If it was then Criella would move all the way around and exited room earlier to avoid it. If Criella couldn't tell the wave was hitting on this side, then yes, she would be as stated than 10' from the curtain. Let me know where she is.
Last edited February 14, 2025 8:22 am
Feb 14, 2025 1:16 pm
Constitution save. I would like to maintain the spell for the entire minute if I can.

If the water has been going on the other side of the curtain as well, I will go quickly around the corner.
Last edited February 14, 2025 1:17 pm

Rolls

Constitution Save - (1d20+3)

(20) + 3 = 23

Feb 15, 2025 12:24 am
We can keep trying ideas or just take the damage and go through. I can give everyone a prayer (guidance) that might help you stand up to the wave; anyone else have either another idea or a way to help us bull through?

And, the next one to go through, talk to those already through to see if they learned anything. Someone who can send thoughts or messages should probably go through next.
Last edited February 15, 2025 12:26 am
Feb 15, 2025 4:07 am
I will go Nyx says.

I have telepathy by it usually requires me to see the target. But i still try

He established a telepathic link, wildshapes into a cave bear and goes through
Last edited February 15, 2025 4:12 am

Rolls

Str - Save - (1d20+9)

(17) + 9 = 26

Feb 15, 2025 6:07 am
Bear squeeze through taking some damage (9 HP) while everyone else securely wait behind corners
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two more to go. Note that guidance do nothing to saving throws

Rolls

Damage - (4d6)

(6516) = 18

Feb 15, 2025 8:30 am
I'll describe what you can see there later, for now only visual map of what Criella and Tinka see
Obviously - stork-headed malehas the crawlway between its legs in the this - reflected room

https://i.imgur.com/c6uBcW0.jpeg

Now as Tante Lude (ans others as well, but she has best PP, so let's say she is first to notice) were standing in safety could observe that water from seems to go through a section of the east wall. Unarmed hawk-headed females mural. Touching the surface of wall reveals that its stones and the images on them are illusions.

Alcove hidden behind 5-foot-wide, 8-foot-tall illusion of damp stone wall bearing painting of hawk-headed female warrior contains a plinth bearing a crystal eyeball 1 inch in diameter: a pale purple eyeball.

https://i.imgur.com/yhz9CHZ.jpeg
Feb 15, 2025 12:55 pm
Attempts to speak to the wildshaped druid through the telepathic link: "What do we need to know coming through?"
 
[ +- ] Guidance Spell on last companion before again on self and passing through
"If y'all will move around a corner or something, I will take that eyeball with my telekinesis."

I'm assuming the eyeball is on the other side of the water, if not, I will take it once all the others are through.
Last edited February 15, 2025 1:00 pm
Feb 16, 2025 7:49 am
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I hope this map will help you understand what is on what side. I don't want to assume which side you call "other side" as PCs you talk to are on north side while your PC is on south side
[ +- ] A better MAP
Nyx you see Tante Lude and you could even hear (though barely) what she is saying on the other side of the water curtain. And you saw how she touched the mural and her hand disappeared into the wall.
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I'm moving us forward and taking control of Vesuvius as NPC since player left.
Vesuvius orders everyone to move around the corner. Bear manage to squeeze into the west corridor. And Vesuvius moves through holding sword and a hand axe only to trigger the wave again. He don't give up and try again. Then again. After third attempt he admits that he have taken too much damage and asks You want me to keep trying?

Rolls

Vesuvius STR save - (1d20+7)

(3) + 7 = 10

Vesuvius second STR save - (1d20+7)

(7) + 7 = 14

Vesuvius third STR save - (1d20+7)

(3) + 7 = 10

Damage - (4d6, 4d6, 4d6)

4d6 : (3254) = 14

4d6 : (6414) = 15

4d6 : (3251) = 11

Feb 16, 2025 12:58 pm
Did you add the guidance to Vesusius's Strength/Athletics save? If that's allowed, it should get him through on the second try I think. IF not, Tante Lude will ask him to accept healing before trying again.

Then once he is through and she is alone on the other side, with the eyeball picked up telekinetically (if I understand where it is) and deposited in a wrap and into her backpack, she will try to go through herself, again using guidance to improve the athletics save if possible.

Rolls

Guidance (added to Athletics if allowed) - (1d4)

(2) = 2

Str/Athletics save - (1d20+1)

(17) + 1 = 18

Feb 16, 2025 2:15 pm
IF Vesuvius comes over, I will cast Healing Word on him 3 times.

Rolls

Healing Word cast 3 times - (3d4+12)

(423) + 12 = 21

Feb 16, 2025 4:02 pm
Vesuvius pray his gods and feel better. He keep trying

Rolls

Str save Vesuvius - (1d20+7)

(1) + 7 = 8

One more - (1d20+7)

(5) + 7 = 12

Another one - (1d20+7)

(20) + 7 = 27

Feb 16, 2025 4:07 pm
After Vesuvius finally makes it through Tante Lude follow . She enter curtain still holding trident. This time wave does not trigger
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no damage to Tante Lude. You all made it to the north side. What do you do?
Feb 16, 2025 4:32 pm
"Walk through water with weapon in hand.
Slake your shadow at the font.
The vulture is the first step.
Right the gods.
The walls of history tell all.

Tante Lude repeats the clues. I do not know why it worked for me and no one else; if someone does, enlighten me, I'm feeling a bit thick-headed. I also need some healing and can do a bit for myself or others. Anyone else have healing after those waves?

Next step seems to be casting a shadow over the font where the water originates. But first, healing."


Lude casts a healing word on herself, waiting for others to speak up.

You said where the water goes through; where does it come from?
Last edited February 16, 2025 4:34 pm

Rolls

Healing Word - (1d4+4)

(4) + 4 = 8

Feb 16, 2025 5:28 pm
"Tante Lude, you are carrying the eye. Perhaps that's why you didn't trigger the trap."
Feb 16, 2025 5:30 pm
"That's a definite possibility though it doesn't fit the lines from the plaque.

Whoever has the mace, want to trade it for the trident? If we need to use these things, I've never fought with a trident."
Last edited February 16, 2025 5:31 pm
Feb 16, 2025 6:04 pm
"My experience is that we only figure out the plaques afterwards. They're meant, I think, to be ironic. Not real clues that help us avoid the traps."
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