[Active Thread] The Hall of Harsh Reflections

[smeltdm]

North door at 0814

[patransom]

While the rest of the party waits, Prost moves to one of the other doors and checks it for traps. He doesn't find any.

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Feather Token Whip: +10 BAB, 1d6+1 nonlethal, free grapple attack (with a +15 bonus on its combat maneuver checks) if it hits; 48.6 minutes remaining 1. Lola - loaded crossbow readied, 30 bolts left, 1 channel energy left 2. Tex - bow readied, 83 arrows left, 3 hp damage 3. Worrel - holding a rope tied around doppelganger, 17 arrows left, 1 lay on hands left, wand of CLW 20 charges left, Gaseous Form 4.3 minutes remaining 4. Ardrea - staff readied, fly 1 minute used 5. Cyrius - uncharged mind blade longsword readied, 7 hp damage 6. Prost - unloaded slingstaff readied, 37 bullets left, 18 bullets +1 left, 26 hp damage 7. Fluffy 8. Doppelganger formerly known as Fake Prost - 31 hp damage including 6 nonlethal, tied around the waist with ropes

[smeltdm]

Prost being Prost, doesn’t trust the doppelgänger. “ Hey, you said all the doors are trapped . I just checked one, it’s not trapped . You wouldn’t be lying to us would you?” Prost doesn’t do anything else, he just follows, leery of the doppelgänger.

OUT OF CHARACTER

Pat, trap sense, my understanding of goes off within 10 feet of a trap since all the doors are going to be within 5 feet of Prost, or 10 at the most, do you roll and tell me if I sense the doors trapped or does it require an action on my part?

 

[patransom]

Pat, trap sense, my understanding of goes off within 10 feet of a trap since all the doors are going to be within 5 feet of Prost, or 10 at the most, do you roll and tell me if I sense the doors trapped or does it require an action on my part?

OUT OF CHARACTER

Thanks for reminding me about that feature! I forgot about it. I'll roll and alert you if spot anything. You didn't notice any traps anywhere in this half of the hallway.

 

“Some of the doors are definitely trapped,” says the doppelganger, “I just don't remember which ones.”

OUT OF CHARACTER

Unless otherwise instructed, the doppelganger will move to the door at 1715 and open it. I'll make a new post with the results of that this weekend, if no one objects before then

 

[JPetherick]

“By 'trapped', what exactly do you mean?,” asks Worrel.

“"Annoying noises, and the like, telling your friends that someone is approaching? Or, explosions, swinging blades or the floor opening up to drop us into a pit full of more octopi?"”

[smeltdm]

Prost comments “I believe he may mean the later… perhaps I should move more to the front since I’m more likely to spot any trap.” Prost offers to move to the front…to 1414

OUT OF CHARACTER

Pat it appears Prost is currently within 10 feet of 3 doors, will pass two more, by the time he moves up to front .

 

[patransom]

“By 'trapped', what exactly do you mean?,” asks Worrel. “Annoying noises, and the like, telling your friends that someone is approaching? Or, explosions, swinging blades or the floor opening up to drop us into a pit full of more octopi?”

As he moves to the front of the marching order, Prost comments “I believe he may mean the latter… perhaps I should move more to the front since I’m more likely to spot any trap.”

“Yes,” says the doppelganger, “Dangerous traps, not just alarms.” He leads the group to the door at 1715. Prost does not notice any traps as the group advances.

The doppelganger opens the door to an oddly shaped bedroom with two beds (1718 and 1818), a washbasin, a large wardrobe (1816), and a full-length mirror (at what would be 2015 where I'm showing a door). “That mirror over there is an illusion,” says the doppelganger, “There's a door behind it. It's not trapped and the boss' chambers are a just a little ways farther beyond.”

He waits to see if the group has any questions or instructions for him...

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Feather Token Whip: +10 BAB, 1d6+1 nonlethal, free grapple attack (with a +15 bonus on its combat maneuver checks) if it hits; 48.2 minutes remaining 1. Lola - loaded crossbow readied, 30 bolts left, 1 channel energy left 2. Tex - bow readied, 83 arrows left, 3 hp damage 3. Worrel - holding a rope tied around doppelganger, 17 arrows left, 1 lay on hands left, wand of CLW 20 charges left, Gaseous Form 4.1 minutes remaining 4. Ardrea - staff readied, fly 1 minute used 5. Cyrius - uncharged mind blade longsword readied, 7 hp damage 6. Prost - unloaded slingstaff readied, 37 bullets left, 18 bullets +1 left, 26 hp damage 7. Fluffy 8. Doppelganger formerly known as Fake Prost - 31 hp damage including 6 nonlethal, tied around the waist with ropes

[ElectroZman]

Tex continues to follow the group, staying a lert.

[Silverstone]

Lola watches behind us, just in case...

[smeltdm]

Prost moves to within 10 feet of the other two doors to the east just to check to see if they are trapped…1915

[patransom]

Prost moves to within 10 feet of the other two doors to the east just to check to see if they are trapped…1915

OUT OF CHARACTER

Prost should make a Reflex save

 

[smeltdm]

OUT OF CHARACTER

assuming this is a reflex save to a trap...since we forgot about trap spotter...wanted to make sure rolling correct perception on trap finding 12+3...

 

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[patransom]

Prost advances towards the double doors at the end of the hall, then leaps back as he feels the floor begin to tilt underneath him. Seems like there's a cleverly hidden pit trap at the end of the hall that he failed to spot!

OUT OF CHARACTER

I included the +3 to perception and Prost didn't spot the pit. It was indeed very cleverly hidden!

 

The doppelganger comments, “Like I said. Traps. The right way to go is through the illusionary mirror over here.”

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Feather Token Whip: +10 BAB, 1d6+1 nonlethal, free grapple attack (with a +15 bonus on its combat maneuver checks) if it hits; 48.1 minutes remaining 1. Lola - loaded crossbow readied, 30 bolts left, 1 channel energy left 2. Tex - bow readied, 83 arrows left, 3 hp damage 3. Worrel - holding a rope tied around doppelganger, 17 arrows left, 1 lay on hands left, wand of CLW 20 charges left, Gaseous Form 4.0 minutes remaining 4. Ardrea - staff readied, fly 1 minute used 5. Cyrius - uncharged mind blade longsword readied, 7 hp damage 6. Prost - unloaded slingstaff readied, 37 bullets left, 18 bullets +1 left, 26 hp damage 7. Fluffy 8. Doppelganger formerly known as Fake Prost - 31 hp damage including 6 nonlethal, tied around the waist with ropes

[JPetherick]

Worrel shakes the rope gently before saying, “Lead on, then.”

Worrel would normally feel better with his sword in hand but, at the moment, keeping hold of the doppelganger seems like a better option.

[Silverstone]

Lola continues to watch behind us, awaiting going into the room.

[CGM3]

Cyrius stands ready, watching the doppelganger and the door.

[smeltdm]

Prost steps into the room, past doppelgänger.(to 1816)

[patransom]

Prost steps into the room, past the doppelganger. He doesn't spot any traps. It appears to be an ordinary bedroom.

The doppelganger leads the party into the room, walks up to the mirror, and steps right through it. It does indeed seem to be an illusion.

Worrel feels a gentle tug on the rope. It feels like the doppelganger is attempting to continue further to the southeast on the other side of the mirror.

OUT OF CHARACTER

Will Worrel follow the doppelganger through the mirror, drop the rope, or something else?

 

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Feather Token Whip: +10 BAB, 1d6+1 nonlethal, free grapple attack (with a +15 bonus on its combat maneuver checks) if it hits; 48.0 minutes remaining 1. Lola - loaded crossbow readied, 30 bolts left, 1 channel energy left 2. Tex - bow readied, 83 arrows left, 3 hp damage 3. Worrel - holding a rope tied around doppelganger, 17 arrows left, 1 lay on hands left, wand of CLW 20 charges left, Gaseous Form 3.9 minutes remaining 4. Ardrea - staff readied, fly 1 minute used 5. Cyrius - uncharged mind blade longsword readied, 7 hp damage 6. Prost - unloaded slingstaff readied, 37 bullets left, 18 bullets +1 left, 26 hp damage 7. Fluffy 8. Doppelganger formerly known as Fake Prost - 31 hp damage including 6 nonlethal, tied around the waist with ropes

[patransom]

OUT OF CHARACTER

I've just now realized I've got Worrel still in gaseous form, but also holding the doppelganger's rope, which doesn't actually work, since a creature in gaseous form can't manipulate objects. Should we say that Worrel dismissed the gaseous form and picked the rope back up after crossing the beams? Or that he's till gaseous and Cyrius is holding the rope (as per here)?

 

[JPetherick]

OUT OF CHARACTER

Hmmm ... the potion should last 5 minutes, for 3rd level spell. Would there be any time left, anyway?

 

[patransom]

Hmmm ... the potion should last 5 minutes, for 3rd level spell. Would there be any time left, anyway?

OUT OF CHARACTER

Gaseous form is 2 minutes/level, so it started at 10 minutes. I'm still showing 3.9 minutes remaining.

 

[JPetherick]

OUT OF CHARACTER

My choice would be that Worrel passed the leash to Cyrius.

 

[CGM3]

OUT OF CHARACTER

My choice would be that Worrel passed the leash to Cyrius.

 

So switch Worrell and Cyrius, who will follow the doppelganger.

[patransom]

So switch Worrell and Cyrius, who will follow the doppelganger.

OUT OF CHARACTER

Cool. Is everyone else going through the mirror or waiting to see what happens when Cyrius follows the doppelganger?

 

[ElectroZman]

Tex will follow.

[Jinxs-3d]

Ardrea will step thru behind Tex.

[Silverstone]

Lola will follow

[smeltdm]

Prost makes a quick check of room before stepping through(spending enough time, checking to allow time to pass with Cyrius on the other side of the mirror)…ie only stepping though if he doesn’t spot anything of interest, and/or if he hears anything a foot on the other side of the mirror

[JPetherick]

Worrel drifts along, rising in the air so that he is hovering over his companions.

[patransom]

Cyrius follows the doppelganger through the mirror, followed by Fluffy, Tex, Ardrea, and Lola. Worrel drifts along, rising in the air so that he is hovering over his companions.

Prost delays to check for anything of interest in the bedroom. He has time to open the wardrobe and notice that there are a variety of expensive-looking outfits hanging inside before things start happening on the other side of the mirror...

The doppelganger leads the party towards the center of an octagonal room that has no obvious exits. The ceiling is hidden by thick silvery spider webs 30 feet above the floor. The doppelganger suddenly calls out, help! I am a prisoner! These intruders would assault our home!

Tex and Lola spot four bloated, human-sized spiders hiding amongst the webs above. Each of them has a hunchbacked body and a gleam of intelligence in its multiple eyes. No one else sees them in time...

SURPRISE ROUND BEGINS!

The first spider (A1) remains up among the webs and casts a spell that has no effect at all.

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It was a sleep spell. Only Fluffy had low enough HD to be effected and he made the save.

The other three spiders use their webs to break their fall as they descend from the ceiling like angry falling leaves. A2 and A3 slam into Cyrius from above [14 hp damage total, but the spiders, respectively, take 3 and 5 hp damage themselves. A4 crashes into Tex with a crunching sound 6 hp damage, but the spider also takes 6 hp]

The doppelganger leans all its weight into the rope, attempting to rip it from Cyrius' grasp. Cyrius holds fast.

OUT OF CHARACTER

Tex and Lola will go now in the surprise round. Then the enemies will go again, then everyone will get to act in initiative order.

 

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Feather Token Whip: +10 BAB, 1d6+1 nonlethal, free grapple attack (with a +15 bonus on its combat maneuver checks) if it hits; 47.9 minutes remaining SURPRISE ROUND CONTINUES 1. Tex - bow readied, 83 arrows left, 9 hp damage 2. Lola - loaded crossbow readied, 30 bolts left, 1 channel energy left ROUND 1 BEGINS 1. Bloated Spider A1 - 30' up near the ceiling 2. Bloated Spider A2 - 3 hp damage 3. Bloated Spider A3 - 5 hp damage 4. Bloated Spider A4 - 6 hp damage 5. Doppelganger formerly known as Fake Prost - 31 hp damage including 6 nonlethal, tied around the waist with ropes ----> Validation ROUND 1 CONTINUES 6. Ardrea - staff readied, fly 1 minute used 7. Cyrius - holding a rope tied around doppelganger, uncharged mind blade longsword readied, 21 hp damage 8. Worrel - 17 arrows left, 1 lay on hands left, wand of CLW 20 charges left, Gaseous Form 3.8 minutes remaining 9. Prost - unloaded slingstaff readied, 37 bullets left, 18 bullets +1 left, 26 hp damage 10. Tex - bow readied, 83 arrows left, 9 hp damage 11. Fluffy 12. Lola - loaded crossbow readied, 30 bolts left, 1 channel energy left