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2024-04-10, 12:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1301 - The Discussion Thread
Oh, Calder, you made the wizard angry and afraid. The most powerful member of the Order of the Stick now really wants you dead, and is smarter than you are.
Now, how many HP of damage did Calder just take as an Allosaurus erupted in his mouth? That can't feel good.
And Serini has yet to enter combat. I have to believe she will avenge Sunny very soon.This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
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2024-04-10, 12:13 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1301 - The Discussion Thread
At the minimum, the bauble gives V a +1 to caster level checks (which dispel is). That alone probably puts V at +17 to the greater dispel check.
The DC is probably 26 or 27. 55% or 60% of success, and it doesn't need to overcome a dragon's spell resistance or silly good saves. Not a bad move even with no boost.
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2024-04-10, 12:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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2024-04-10, 12:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1301 - The Discussion Thread
Also, Calder got his breath weapon back and used it immediately - good tactics for a dragon, but he's probably not getting it back for a couple of rounds, and the party continues to score hits. I count 3 - two arrows, one stab from Belkar, plus whatever having an Allosaurus dislocate your jaw does. I wonder if Calder can still use his breath weapon after that, actually; his jaw may be flopping around and he's incapable of aiming.
Now, can Durkon switch over from swinging his mace to healing the injured for a round or two? There's some damaged teammates.This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2024-04-10, 12:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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2024-04-10, 12:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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2024-04-10, 12:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1301 - The Discussion Thread
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2024-04-10, 12:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1301 - The Discussion Thread
That's some really precise aim from V. Much better than we've seen before.
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2024-04-10, 12:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1301 - The Discussion Thread
Cuthalion's art is the prettiest art of all the art. Like my avatar.
Number of times Roland St. Jude has sworn revenge upon me: 1
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2024-04-10, 12:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1301 - The Discussion Thread
Love it!
LGLRNK!If a tree falls in the forest and the PCs aren't around to hear it... what do I roll to see how loud it is?
Is 3.5 a fried-egg, chili-chutney sandwich?
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2024-04-10, 12:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1301 - The Discussion Thread
Well. Except that the route they were just going through prior to being distracted by Sunny floating off and waking up Calder, is quite a bit too small for Bloodfeast. So unless there is a different route they can go to get to the gate, Bloodfeast is not going to be going with them. So pretty much he dies, he's left here (not likely), or he gets polymorphed again maybe?
Run off somewhere and cause problems later? Yeah. That could happen.
I'm still not at all seeing how on earth "leave a giant hole" works here. This is an underground dungeon, with no physical connection to any other location in the Hollow (and required going through a magic portal to get here). The odds that there is a thin wall separating this dungeon and one that TE is in or will be entering soon is very very close to zero. It would defeat the entire purpose of having all those dungeons, and requiring that someone get all the marks from exploring all of them before the portal to the Final Dungeon appears, if one could enter the Final Dungeon just by battering down a single wall somewhere.
Red Dragons are not known for their burrowing capabilities. And that would required for this to work (and happen to burrow in the correct direction, and have the time to do this, all of which is also very very unlikely).
Yes. Now that the spell has actually been dispelled, Bloodfeast is permananently back to his normal size/shape.
EDIT: Oh. And rules question averted by Rich, since Bloodfeast was not fully iinside Calder's stomach, so we can't really say that LoS/LoE was blocked (which dispell magic also needs).Last edited by gbaji; 2024-04-10 at 01:11 PM.
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2024-04-10, 12:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1301 - The Discussion Thread
Not your brightest move Caulder.
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2024-04-10, 01:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1301 - The Discussion Thread
Avatar by linklele. How Teleport Worksa. Malifice (paraphrased):
Rulings are not 'House Rules.' Rulings are a DM doing what DMs are supposed to do.
b. greenstone (paraphrased):
Agency means that they {players} control their character's actions; you control the world's reactions to the character's actions.
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2024-04-10, 01:14 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1301 - The Discussion Thread
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2024-04-10, 01:32 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1301 - The Discussion Thread
Exactly. That's why it seems so obvious that something will let them jump right in.
Or as I said... A giant new opening will be formed shortly.
You're making an assumption here that isn't based on any evidence we have.
All we know is that they teleported through the portal.
But where did they teleport? You're assuming it's not connected but for all we know, it could be the exact same trick Serini used before with the secret door without the door part.
In other words they are just below monster hollow but there isn't any door to walk in unless a couple of behemoths (and possibly a beholder with a disintegration beam) opens one up.
I doubt it's thin, but the point stands. It is a trick we've seen her use before and it really doesn't cause any story problems here.
The dungeon is likely still located somewhere nearby and is just surrounded by walls that travel\divination\whatever as Team Evil noted before.
Also Team Evil doesn't have to be really nearby. They just need to be able to spot a newly formed giant hole and go look it up. Most likely the good team will have to run away before that happens.
Not at all. This is a failure of imagination. There are plenty of things that can get this done without Calder actually burrowing out.
From somehow getting Sunny to use his unlimited disintegration effect to possibly tampering with the strings of creation (that we just happen to see a few strips ago) to maybe releasing some other monsters that are trapped here etc.
The original point stands: The odds of team evil walking through all of Serini's traps is 0. No way in heck is that happening. And since it's a given fact that their detect traps ability is so dreadful that they haven't noticed the swap-overs they aren't going to start paying attention to them now.
It's possible they'll have another reason how they bypass the traps, sure.
But I think some after effect of Calder's battle seems quite likely.
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2024-04-10, 01:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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2024-04-10, 02:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1301 - The Discussion Thread
: YOU COULD HAVE DONE THAT THIS WHOLE TIME?!?
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2024-04-10, 02:10 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1301 - The Discussion Thread
PONK! is now the sound my inner voice makes when imagining something's jaw being suddenly dislocated.
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2024-04-10, 02:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1301 - The Discussion Thread
And we still don't know what V's potion did!
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2024-04-10, 02:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1301 - The Discussion Thread
Huh, do we think the new and improved Belkar will acknowledge that V just saved his little buddy?
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2024-04-10, 02:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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2024-04-10, 03:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1301 - The Discussion Thread
The shortest estimation for Team Evil finding the Final Dungeon was two full days.
Even if several hours went by since that estimation, the OotS & Friends will have the time to rest, recover and prepare before Xykon reaches the portal.
So so long as no one dies, they should be fine.
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2024-04-10, 03:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1301 - The Discussion Thread
Nice. We're used to V speaking with mouthfuls, but this time, he made someone else deal with it.
That probably hurt his jaw, but Caulder is lucky he decided to try chewing instead of swallowing. As far as I know, Greater Dispel Magic would have worked on Bloodfeast even inside a dragon's stomach, right?
Now we have a permanently bulky dino to pin this guy down. I assume an Allossaurus isn't really a match against a red dragon statwise, but the bulk and ability to physically pin the sucker down is much appreciated either way.
Also good to see V still in the fight, as disoriented as they are. Someone should probably throw some healing that way though.Last edited by Psychronia; 2024-04-10 at 03:27 PM.
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2024-04-10, 03:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1301 - The Discussion Thread
Trying to eat something when you know it's one spell away from reverting to a huge dinosaur? My estimation of Calder as an endgame boss monster just plummeted.
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2024-04-10, 03:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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2024-04-10, 03:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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2024-04-10, 04:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1301 - The Discussion Thread
"WAIT A MINUTE...? THAT'S O-CHUL'S MUSIC!!!"
"YOU'RE RIGHT, GENE! THE REFEREE IS BACK IN THE RING!!!"
Smite Evil! Smite Evil!
Sigh, now I'm going to be watching old WWF clips for awhile.
I still think we might get some interesting backstory from Calder, even as a throwaway quip while fleeing for his life.
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2024-04-10, 04:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1301 - The Discussion Thread
How the hell is V still alive? Took a Polar Ray and then a greatwyrm's breath weapon ... damage exceeds HP by double.
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2024-04-10, 04:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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2024-04-10, 04:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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