Triggering the trap, then opening the door, would be it.
Disabling or 'outsmarting/improvising' against the square would be an option.
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This is described as a heavy door, which would suggest you'd need to exert your normal pressure to open, instead of a flick of the wrist.
Female Elf Ranger 2/Transmuter 5/Eldritch Knight 3 | hp ¯\_(ツ)_/¯/79 | AC 23 T 16 FF 18 | CMD 27 | F +9 R +10 W +7 (+2 v Ench) | Spd 30' {60'} (Run x5) | Init +6 | Kn(Arc, Geo, His, Loc, Nat, Pla, Rel) +8*, Perc +14* (low-light), Scrft +10 (+12 ID), SensM +1* | Arcane Bond 1/1 | boots of spd 10/10 | wand of clw 14/50 | wand of cmw 9/11 | *Favored Enemy (human) +2 | bless, haste 7rds, life bubble 18hrs
"For some reason I can't reach the 2.5-feet to jiggle the nob. From either side of the door." Shonne says aloud. "Bra, get over to the other side of the door jam. I've got an idea like your old Mr. Pointyhead but once it is motion we won't have long before the master of this dungeon figures out what we're up to and tries to stop us."
Shonne herself stands 10' south of the edge of the trap.
Female Elf Ranger 2/Transmuter 5/Eldritch Knight 3 | hp ¯\_(ツ)_/¯/79 | AC 23 T 16 FF 18 | CMD 27 | F +9 R +10 W +7 (+2 v Ench) | Spd 30' {60'} (Run x5) | Init +6 | Kn(Arc, Geo, His, Loc, Nat, Pla, Rel) +8*, Perc +14* (low-light), Scrft +10 (+12 ID), SensM +1* | Arcane Bond 1/1 | boots of spd 10/10 | wand of clw 14/50 | wand of cmw 9/11 | *Favored Enemy (human) +2 | bless, haste 7rds, life bubble 18hrs
Where Shonne was standing and Shonne herself should be south another 5 feet.
"There's a certain amount of risk involved Brallenera. You are going to open the door. It should work if you allow me to magic you a bit. If it doesn't time and space are lies or a child's game and it won't matter what we do next. Ready?"
Female Elf Ranger 2/Transmuter 5/Eldritch Knight 3 | hp ¯\_(ツ)_/¯/79 | AC 23 T 16 FF 18 | CMD 27 | F +9 R +10 W +7 (+2 v Ench) | Spd 30' {60'} (Run x5) | Init +6 | Kn(Arc, Geo, His, Loc, Nat, Pla, Rel) +8*, Perc +14* (low-light), Scrft +10 (+12 ID), SensM +1* | Arcane Bond 1/1 | boots of spd 10/10 | wand of clw 14/50 | wand of cmw 9/11 | *Favored Enemy (human) +2 | bless, haste 7rds, life bubble 18hrs
Ah, home sweet home. Moved folks.
Party members who care for a whispered explanation:
"It's simple, For whatever reason be it fiat, spacial anomaly or Yargian architecture, someone wants us to stand on the pressure plate and my guess is for no good reason. Something keeps the door handle out of reach of even for a tall person such as myself. I can't even reach it to jiggle it to see if it's locked without being right on top of it and therefore on top of the trap. It has to be some weird magical effect. Most doors are 2-3 feet wide and in a 5-foot section of wall that means the handle can only be about a forearm's length away from one side.... Anyway the door looks pretty tough regardless. Now if one of us were bigger--say ogre-size, with eight times the mass and the reach of a giant orangutan we could either open it from like ten feet away like a sensible ape or bash it in--like an angry one. Even if the weird spacial anomaly still prevents us from reaching the door knob itself we can still bust our way in. Now the problem is that a person that size would be vulnerable going through the doorway as they would have to squeeze their way in leaving them open to attack and that's were I come in. After casting the spell that will enlarge Brallenera--who is the best person for the opening/bashing--I'm jumping through to cover the rest of you getting in. All of that is unless anyone else has a better idea."
Female Dwarf Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager) 10 I HP 78 (Rage:98)/122 I AC 23 T12 FF22 Fort+13 Ref+6 Wi+6 Ini +1 Per +8 spd 30 DR4/- CLW Wand 50/50 RAGE! used 0/24
Let's try it!
Brallenera waits for the elf spell to transform her
Female Dwarf Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager) 10 I HP 78 (Rage:98)/122 I AC 23 T12 FF22 Fort+13 Ref+6 Wi+6 Ini +1 Per +8 spd 30 DR4/- CLW Wand 50/50 RAGE! used 0/24
Awww, don't peek under my dress.
As far as you can tell, Brallenera is blushing.
Not sure about the mechanism now: should I try to destroy the door?
Female Elf Ranger 2/Transmuter 5/Eldritch Knight 3 | hp ¯\_(ツ)_/¯/79 | AC 23 T 16 FF 18 | CMD 27 | F +9 R +10 W +7 (+2 v Ench) | Spd 30' {60'} (Run x5) | Init +6 | Kn(Arc, Geo, His, Loc, Nat, Pla, Rel) +8*, Perc +14* (low-light), Scrft +10 (+12 ID), SensM +1* | Arcane Bond 1/1 | boots of spd 10/10 | wand of clw 14/50 | wand of cmw 9/11 | *Favored Enemy (human) +2 | bless, haste 7rds, life bubble 18hrs
"The plan was, I thought, that I was supposed to be the--. Fine you cover me."
Break check maybe? Enlarge person lasts 3 minutes and Brallenera could still move through, it's just tight to fight in. In fact she could just reach across and climb through. And did we even try the nob? I realize it is a door and we're adventurers but really we know how to use doors properly--even though bars have those swingy ones.
Being enlarged would be a problem, imo.
As to squeeze through a medium door would require her to move through the trapped square, opposed to acro check as medium.
Female Dwarf Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager) 10 I HP 78 (Rage:98)/122 I AC 23 T12 FF22 Fort+13 Ref+6 Wi+6 Ini +1 Per +8 spd 30 DR4/- CLW Wand 50/50 RAGE! used 0/24
Hustavan is standing at the far end of the room, as Joseph makes his jump.
By some ill twist of fate, the weight of his equipment makes his jump go poorly, and he stands on the square.
<Click>......<Silent stare between PCs>
.....
FWOOSH
An explosion of flames spews forth, first hitting Joseph, then next Hustavan.
Fire Hazard:6d6 ⇒ (3, 4, 1, 2, 5, 6) = 21 Ref 25 for half.
While Joseph is hit for not meager damage, the trap utterly fried Hustavan.
Female Dwarf Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager) 10 I HP 78 (Rage:98)/122 I AC 23 T12 FF22 Fort+13 Ref+6 Wi+6 Ini +1 Per +8 spd 30 DR4/- CLW Wand 50/50 RAGE! used 0/24
Awww... At least the trap is disabled now.
A pause
It was a sarcasm, of course. No one should burn alive. Come here quick, Songbird!
Brallenera valliantly gets inside the room again to catch the burning Jospeh, and drag him to safety
Female Elf Ranger 2/Transmuter 5/Eldritch Knight 3 | hp ¯\_(ツ)_/¯/79 | AC 23 T 16 FF 18 | CMD 27 | F +9 R +10 W +7 (+2 v Ench) | Spd 30' {60'} (Run x5) | Init +6 | Kn(Arc, Geo, His, Loc, Nat, Pla, Rel) +8*, Perc +14* (low-light), Scrft +10 (+12 ID), SensM +1* | Arcane Bond 1/1 | boots of spd 10/10 | wand of clw 14/50 | wand of cmw 9/11 | *Favored Enemy (human) +2 | bless, haste 7rds, life bubble 18hrs
Lord Joseph Wraitheart wrote:
-7 for jumping as opposed to -3 for normal so...yeah that's not looking good...
"Why didn't you let someone toss, hand or give you a bit of rope to-."
Shonne sighs so heavily the earth shifts. Amateurs. The word sounds to her like the worst curse ever uttered by a sentient voice.
So no break check by anyone, we didn't even try the door nob and we've no alerted people in the next dungeon that we are here by smashing on it for a minute and all of Joseph's screaming at being self-immolated....
GM Chyro wrote:
While Joseph is hit for not meager damage, the trap utterly fried Hustavan.
Is there a floor? How many gelatinous cubes are just inside to soften the landing? ;)
None, but for you? 2 :P
Reflex Joseph vs half:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 Almost...
Joseph has taken the full burn and is in need of medical attention.
While Inkita sees to Joseph's injuries, Shonne and Brallenera now have their sights on the new room's interior.
A half-moon-shaped cliff splits this room in half.
The lower side, along the south wall, is twenty feet below the higher side along the north wall.
The cliff is rather smooth, seemingly absent of handholds or any easy way to climb it. A solid, oaken door leads out of the room to the south, and two simple wooden doors lead out to the north and east.
The room smells vaguely like cooked meat.
The climb check for this 20 feet high wall is 25.
Perception 20:
Aha! A set of hand supports, this will certainly reduce your climb check to 10.
Female Dwarf Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager) 10 I HP 78 (Rage:98)/122 I AC 23 T12 FF22 Fort+13 Ref+6 Wi+6 Ini +1 Per +8 spd 30 DR4/- CLW Wand 50/50 RAGE! used 0/24
Inkita rushes over to soothe his pain and takes her heal stick out...
CLW:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 Inkita sees that the wounds do not heal as much as hoped so she taps him again...
CLW:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9...Inkita smiles but sees he is still badle hurt and taps him thrice...
CLW:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
Female Elf Ranger 2/Transmuter 5/Eldritch Knight 3 | hp ¯\_(ツ)_/¯/79 | AC 23 T 16 FF 18 | CMD 27 | F +9 R +10 W +7 (+2 v Ench) | Spd 30' {60'} (Run x5) | Init +6 | Kn(Arc, Geo, His, Loc, Nat, Pla, Rel) +8*, Perc +14* (low-light), Scrft +10 (+12 ID), SensM +1* | Arcane Bond 1/1 | boots of spd 10/10 | wand of clw 14/50 | wand of cmw 9/11 | *Favored Enemy (human) +2 | bless, haste 7rds, life bubble 18hrs
Elven parkour. We have my rope from before but DC 10 is pretty low without any distractions. Still after Shonne dispatches the Balrog at the top she'll drop a line and offer aid.
I agree we can all safely assume everybody passes.
Well maybe not Joseph, after the strain just now..... :P
Shonne notices nothing unusual when she got up the wall, aside from two doors, to the north and east.
Northern door (not trapped):
A row of nine open coffins stretches from east to west across
the north wall of this room.
Each coffin is made from a dark
wood, painted black, and polished to a mirror finish.
The inside of each coffin is lined with green fabric and holds a ratty
blanket and musty pillow.
Boxes, crates, and barrels line the
south wall on either side of the simple wooden door there.
One of the coffins has the body of a male elf in it.
Heal DC 15: They died of poison.
The body of a male human lies next to another coffin.
Female Dwarf Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager) 10 I HP 78 (Rage:98)/122 I AC 23 T12 FF22 Fort+13 Ref+6 Wi+6 Ini +1 Per +8 spd 30 DR4/- CLW Wand 50/50 RAGE! used 0/24
Female Dwarf Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager) 10 I HP 78 (Rage:98)/122 I AC 23 T12 FF22 Fort+13 Ref+6 Wi+6 Ini +1 Per +8 spd 30 DR4/- CLW Wand 50/50 RAGE! used 0/24
Female Dwarf Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager) 10 I HP 78 (Rage:98)/122 I AC 23 T12 FF22 Fort+13 Ref+6 Wi+6 Ini +1 Per +8 spd 30 DR4/- CLW Wand 50/50 RAGE! used 0/24
