[D&D3ish]Crypts of Chaos: Scouting Interest

Avoraciopoctules · Post by **Avoraciopoctules** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 12:45 am

Ancient History wrote:
How cramped are things inside the pyramid?
Pretty cramped. A fireball would fry everybody.

JigokuBosatsu · Post by **JigokuBosatsu** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 3:08 pm

It scares me when you post that emoticon.

Avoraciopoctules · Post by **Avoraciopoctules** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:08 pm

Well, I wasn't expecting my mummy to get stunned, but I still think that got us ahead in the action economy game. The bad guys outnumbered us, and could individually nullify our actions. Now we've got the edge, and might have a shot at turning things around in the next two turns. If Cadwyn thinks he can negotiate once we've got possession of the Matrix, Xil can make it harder for others to steal it from us.

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:11 pm

Actually, on review undead are immune to stunning, so 'Xochitl isn't stunned. Go ahead and suck down some sweets.

JigokuBosatsu · Post by **JigokuBosatsu** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:13 pm

Mieville taketh away, but he also giveth. Let's hear it for Ghosthead tech!

Question- since everyone is stunned, did they also drop everything they are holding, as the SRD says?

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:17 pm

Yeah. Except for undroppable items. Berry's weapons are both attached, for example.

JigokuBosatsu · Post by **JigokuBosatsu** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:20 pm

Will wait to see what actions unfold during Berry's stunned round before deciding what to do. Also, is Berry back down on the ground, or levitating at the top of the ceiling?

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:22 pm

Levitating.

Avoraciopoctules · Post by **Avoraciopoctules** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:24 pm

@Prak
That was a pretty wimpy gelugon, unless the holy water pillar did maximized 20d6 damage or something. I recommend summoning Erinyes, since they come in groups and may be manageable after the fight. Even if this pyramid has an aura that weakens summons, they can flank and soak up extra attacks.

Avoraciopoctules · Post by **Avoraciopoctules** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:29 pm

OH! Or actually, since there are a bunch of magical weapons lying on the floor, you could use them all at once to attack with your telekinesis ability. But I still recommend summoning the erinyes, since they can tie up the dwarf and dodgemaster while we take out everything else.

We presumably charged the staff to full before coming here, so you could slow down the people behind us with summons too.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:40 pm

I feel like that's a better option than getting within hitting range of the monk for next turn, even if it's to give -4 to everything.

Avoraciopoctules · Post by **Avoraciopoctules** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:52 pm

Cool, glad my ideas were helpful. Let me know if it gets annoying, I don't want to be That Guy who tells everyone else they are having fun wrong.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:56 pm

Well, I've never been a huge tactics person in RPGs, so it's helpful. I mean, the best combo I've conceived of is Web+Kelgore's Grave Mist+Summon Swarm.

Avoraciopoctules · Post by **Avoraciopoctules** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 5:05 pm

[An EVIL LIBRARY. One CULTIST sits at a desk, writing pamphlets for his TENTACLE RELIGION. From the right, XILRAXOCHITL THE LITERALLLY HEARTLESS enters. She is covered in buzzing undead wasps and spiders]
CULTIST: Can I... help you?
XILRAXOCHITL: Ya, ho! What do you got that's got, like, wizzads n' shit?
CULTIST: Excuse me?
XILRAXOCHITL: Y'know, magic n' flow! I kinda like that Harry Potter dude! Man, if I was Harry Potter I'd be like ZAP, MUTHAFUCKA!
CULTIST: I... see. We have.... um... this Spellblade?
XILRAXOCHITL: Sweet! Now I be rollin' wit da wizzads, yo!
CULTIST: Wait, that's mine!

Whatever · Post by **Whatever** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 9:07 pm

How far is the worm from Cadwyn? Will it reach him in the next round or two?

Avoraciopoctules · Post by **Avoraciopoctules** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 9:09 pm

Dude, I left the instafort about where you are now when Xil dropped it. Hang on, gonna take a free action.

Whatever · Post by **Whatever** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 9:23 pm

Oh really? How long is this hallway, anyway?

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 9:56 pm

Corridor is about 10 feet long. Cadwyn is 5ft from the entrance

Red_Rob · Post by **Red_Rob** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:22 pm

I assume there is nothing plantlike around the pyramid for Entangle to affect?

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:25 pm

No plants right now, sorry.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:15 pm

You know, I'd be using TK a lot more if it weren't for the fact that it says "using violent thrust to throw people at a wall does 1d6 damage, as if they fell 10 ft."

Whatever · Post by **Whatever** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:19 pm

How much damage does it do if you smash people into each other?

Avoraciopoctules · Post by **Avoraciopoctules** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 12:45 am

Prak_Anima wrote:You know, I'd be using TK a lot more if it weren't for the fact that it says "using violent thrust to throw people at a wall does 1d6 damage, as if they fell 10 ft."

Flaming whip
Dwarf's weapons
Axe of raging
etc.

There's a bunch of magical weapons sitting around you can use.

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 12:47 am

I think we're just waiting on Red Rob's character's action.

Dr_Noface · Post by **Dr_Noface** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 12:31 pm

So what are the cultists trying to do? What is the Matrix? Where am I?