[3.x]Call to Adventure: Secrets of the Fire Swamp

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Sat Dec 26, 2015 4:41 pm

I'm going to need clarification on what Archie means by "push the contraption."

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Sat Dec 26, 2015 5:53 pm

The iron rod. Archimedes is going to try pushing it like a lever to see if that activates anything. If that fails he'll try turning it like a key.

radthemad4 · Post by **radthemad4** » Sun Dec 27, 2015 3:30 pm

I meant, see if you can push the building itself, but I think we'd probably do this eventually anyway.

radthemad4 · Post by **radthemad4** » Sun Dec 27, 2015 4:20 pm

Would it be possible to ask them to hold their breaths and then bury the party underground if they huddle close using Earth Shape? Rainbow light probably isn't a good thing.

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Sun Dec 27, 2015 4:26 pm

Well, Archie is currently standing on the mosaic, so he'd have to leave it, but sure.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Fri Jan 01, 2016 2:10 am

CapnTthePirateG wrote:So if we bait this thing to the guys on the road technically we paid the price.

Was Malagos communicating to the party when he said/thought this?

radthemad4 · Post by **radthemad4** » Fri Jan 01, 2016 6:13 am

It's italic so, I think he is. Any ideas as to how we do that though?

CapnTthePirateG · Post by **CapnTthePirateG** » Sat Jan 02, 2016 4:48 pm

Yes, and I have a silent image prepped.

radthemad4 · Post by **radthemad4** » Sat Jan 02, 2016 7:13 pm

Nice! I'm going to see if this thing likes eating small animals.

radthemad4 · Post by **radthemad4** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 7:36 pm

Capn, how're you planning on using the Silent Image to bait it?

CapnTthePirateG · Post by **CapnTthePirateG** » Thu Jan 07, 2016 4:27 am

Just read your post.

Let's hope this works.

radthemad4 · Post by **radthemad4** » Thu Jan 07, 2016 7:45 am

You might want Archimedes to carry you towards the toll keeper while you concentrate on the illusion.

Man, I was hoping the range of the thing was less than 40. Orr readied an action to greater blink away from any one thing it did though.

You can also ready an action to blink away from any physical or magical attack. The attack misses automatically unless it also affects ethereal targets (as a force effect does).

I'll admit I said I readied it after moving, but in retrospect, it'd make more sense to always ready the action before moving, what with it being a standard action either way.

Can supernatural abilities be used while paralyzed?

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Thu Jan 07, 2016 10:08 am

Can I get a game-mechanics version of what CapnThePirateG's character just did?

radthemad4 wrote:Can supernatural abilities be used while paralyzed.

It says "unable to act" but also that you can take "purely mental actions." So...I guess any supernatural abilities that don't involve moving can be used.

radthemad4 · Post by **radthemad4** » Thu Jan 07, 2016 1:16 pm

Elemental Siphon abilities don't require needing to be able to move. So if things really go to shit, I'm planeshifting to the ethereal and hoping I don't end up next to something hostile. I can take you guys with me if you get to me.

How big is the creature? Does the egg look like the one that iron bodied Archimedes earlier on?

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Thu Jan 07, 2016 3:56 pm

The creature is large. The egg does look like the one that Archimedes broke earlier.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Thu Jan 07, 2016 11:51 pm

I'll carry Malagos if needed, and won't if not.

CapnTthePirateG · Post by **CapnTthePirateG** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 12:32 am

Ancient History wrote:Can I get a game-mechanics version of what CapnThePirateG's character just did?

Ah, my bad, that was a silent image spell creating a bunch of ghosts/shadows.

A bunch of ghosts are obscuring the egg so it can't be seen.

The rest of the ghosts are marching off with the "egg" toward the road.

radthemad4 · Post by **radthemad4** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 7:10 pm

Can one of you telepathically tell Orr the creature is right above him? I think I'm pretty much screwed here anyway if I stick around, so I'll risk an ethereal planeshift. If I don't die wherever I end up, it'll be at least 3 rounds till I can get back (or 6 if I want to come back blinking).

In the meantime, I dunno, maybe try leading it to the toll keepers by retreating towards the toll keepers? Its rust gas thing might be a lot worse if used on Archimedes in his current state.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Sun Jan 10, 2016 5:51 pm

Sorry I haven't posted much lately, I haven't been feeling well.

Anywho, you guys think I should try breathing frost on the thing to see if it'll piss it off enough for it to chase us? I'm slow so there's the very real possibility that it just straight up murders me with that rust attack.

radthemad4 · Post by **radthemad4** » Sun Jan 10, 2016 8:59 pm

Malogos has Glitterdust. I think it's worth trying out first.

Has the creature moved away from the egg and if so, how far is it from it? One option that comes to mind is grabbing the egg and flying off with it if Malogos manages to blind it. You might end up breaking this one too, but that'll probably also piss it off.

Damnit, just noticed this...

In addition to the effects noted, a gust of wind can do anything that a sudden blast of wind would be expected to do. It can create a stinging spray of sand or dust, fan a large fire, overturn delicate awnings or hangings, heel over a small boat, and blow gases or vapors to the edge of its range.

Oh well, already planeshifted.

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Sun Jan 10, 2016 10:17 pm

The creature is about ten feet from the ruins, digging at the ground where Orr disappeared. The "egg" is floating about five feet above the level of the floor in the middle of the ruins behind it.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 3:58 am

I'll agree to the egg-grabbing plan if Capn glitterdusts it.

radthemad4 · Post by **radthemad4** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 5:38 am

On second thought the creature has scent so it can still hit you with a breath weapon I think. There's a chance its breath weapon is on cooldown though, but another possibility is that it has some other rusting paralysis causing ability and took the breath weapon feat from tome of fiends in which case it might still be able to use some sort of rust attack.

radthemad4 · Post by **radthemad4** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 5:56 am

Try figuring out what your warhammer does with detect magic, hitting something nearby with it, etc.

CapnTthePirateG · Post by **CapnTthePirateG** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 6:14 am

I can throw glitterdust anyway?