Lost Lands Campaign (Inactive)

Game Master brvheart

The tentacles again cannot be physically damaged, next.

Can the pillar itself be damaged?

Stepping back into the room, Wulfgar moves the short distance to the Pillar, swinging his hammer at it. "Knockink down pillarrrr will be loosink ComRade Tobold!"

Move 15 ft. Attack: + 1 maul, PA, FF
attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13 for damage: 2d6 + 7 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (6, 5) + 7 + 6 + 1 = 25

Xathanael was striking at the pillar itself.

Amadana watches closely as the group looks to attack the pillar as opposed to the tentacles.

If this works, then he will step back in and attack the pillar

You can poke at the pillar but it is solid stone some 5' in diameter hardness 8 and nearly 1000 hp.

Is there something we might do that could provide a clue how to proceed? Have we overlooked something that we need to go back and investigate? This pillar's going to kill the whole game if the only answer is "you can't attack it or the tentacles".

In the spirit of having something to post:

Roylenna has been watching the group's back, but finally looks into the room, not understanding the challenge ahead. She calls out, "This could not be a functional temple without some means of getting past these traps. We need to look for some way to quiet the pillar's attacks, if only for enough time to pass through the room. It is unlikely that the priests would race through these trapped rooms in hopes of surviving to perform their duties beyond, whatever those might be."

She starts examining the walls for a catch of some kind that might disable the trap briefly so they can free Tobold.

Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

so are the tentacles reattacking?

Wulfgar calls back to Roylenna, "ComRade Roylenna, are you forgettink? There are beink no priest. The god Arden is beink dead. I am thinkink this monster was left by Frrrrog God to insure temple is rrrremainink despoiled. Perchance tentacles are beink attached to mouth at entrance, dah?"

He gestures towards Tobold, ”If not beink able to damage monster, we must frrrree comRade Tobold!”

so folks how do we get Tobold loose?

"There were once priests, my friend. Unless they added this, as you say, there had to be a bypass, even if it was just wearing the right robes."

"A lasso around him might do the trick!"

"Tobold has a spell that makes the floor very slick. I imagine he won't be able to do that while entangled - does anyone else know how to bring that forth?"

got to admit I'm pretty stumped. There's got to be some kind of puzzle at play here

Taking a step back, Amadana examines the room once again, trying to devise if there is some answer to the riddle of these pillars.

Know:Dungeoneering- 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

"Alas, I do not."

As Tolbold is still grappled he will continue to take damage
damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

did any of the tentacles try and grapple any of the characters that was close enough to attack the pillar?

Tolbold yells in pain as he is crushed. In desperation he tries to coat himself in grease.

Concentration Check: 1d20 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 6 + 3 = 28

Xathanael realises that he has no rope to fashion a lasso with.

"Do any of you have rope?"

Tobold took damage, so I assume we are still in combat, are the tentacles attacking anyone other than Tobold? In the next round, can Wulfgar use a str. check to try and get Tobold out?

Wuflgar grunts, 'Dah comRade Xathanael I am havink rope!"

Dalgrym shakes his head.

not sure how that came about :face palm:

Tolbold yells in pain as he is crushed. In desperation he tries to coat himself in grease.

[dice=Concentration Check]1d20+6+3

The spell goes off.

So +10 to escape the grapple next round

Roll it then

Tolbold tries to escape again.

Escape Grapple: 1d20 + 3 - 1 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 3 - 1 + 10 = 17

So what is the party doing? Tolbold did not escape grapple.

The spell lasts several rounds, so he should get multiple attempts.

Tobold gets 5 hit points back from life link on my turn.

So what is the party doing? Tolbold did not escape grapple.

Questions asked in the last three posts, but not answered:

so are the tentacles reattacking? sorry, I didn't clarify, are they reattacking anyone other than tobold

did any of the tentacles try and grapple any of the characters that was close enough to attack the pillar?

Tobold took damage, so I assume we are still in combat, are the tentacles attacking anyone other than Tobold? In the next round, can Wulfgar use a str. check to try and get Tobold out?

So I'm going to assume that it's ok for Wulfgar to try a strength check to get Tobold out.

Realzing Tobold could not get out on his own, Wulfgar attempts to use his strength to free his friend.
str check: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Wulfgar's action for the next round or If we are no longer in rounds he will just try again...
str check: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

At this point the tentacles return to the pillar and Tolbold is released.

Relieved to see the tentacles retreat, Wulfgar breaths a sigh of relief, "Buildink sproutink monster parts is disturrrrbink Dah?" Turning to Tobold, he asks "ComRade Tobold are you beink ok?" Looking at the others, "Is anyone beink injured."

Tobold runs to the rest of the party, leaving greasy footprints behind him. "That hurt! I don't know what that thing was!" Tobold is so shaken up he forgets to dismiss the grease spell on him.

Tobold gains another 5 points of healing from life link.

"Why'd it let ye go, eh? Shall we try t' walk through again?"

Looking at Dalgrym, Wulfgar shrugs, "Dah, comRade Dalgrrrrym, continuing we shall." He points to the north, 5-2 with his illuminated hammer. "Let us be goink that way." He then moves towards the northern coridor, keeping a keen eye out, hoping no more tentacles will try and grab them.

perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34

"A wise notion, Wulfgar. Tobold, I am glad that you are free. If we spot any rope, I would like to take some. I am sadly lacking it at the moment!"

Xathanael takes his place in the marching order.

Perception (another +3 vs traps): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

"Before we continue, my friends old and new, huddle up." She stands within the ring, much smaller than most of her compatriots, and raises her holy symbol. "Allow us this boon to continue our journey!"

Channel energy to heal: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8

I saw a couple of people with injuries on their status bars that should have gained it back from life link, but if they claimed it now, I'd be hurting. Better to try to top everyone else off now. Is anyone down more than four hit points?

@Roylenna: Thanks! I had forgotten about life link.

32/32 hp

Looking at Dalgrym, Wulfgar shrugs, "Dah, comRade Dalgrrrrym, continuing we shall." He points to the north, 5-2 with his illuminated hammer. "Let us be goink that way." He then moves towards the northern coridor, keeping a keen eye out, hoping no more tentacles will try and grab them.

[dice=perception]1d20+14

Ok, I am lost. North is where you came from. 5-2 leads to the room with the pillar with the trap.

Sorry, didn't realize 5-2 was the generic number for the hallways outside of 5-14. Wulfgar had been in the pillar room (5-14) so headed north from 5-14 through hallway 5-2 to 5-18

That leads to a set of steps going down.

Seeing the steps he calls to the others, "comRades, goink down are we wantink? Or clearink up here better?"

Tolbold looks at Wulfgar with a serious face, "I've had enough of this place. Let's go down and get what we came for and get out of here."

Nodding with Tolbolds, recommendation, "Dah ComRade Tolbold." He then waits for everyone to join him and heads down the stairs, keeping a keen eye out.

perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16

"Down we go!", quips Xathanael, as he advances into the earth.

Perception (another +3 vs traps): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27

"Yes, that seems like a fair choice."

She takes up her normal position in the order.

Dalgrym seems a little uneasy about leaving the maliciousness on this floor in their line of retreat, but he nods reluctantly and follows the others down

Double bronze doors remain closed, and a thick wax paste seals the
portal.

Stopping in front of the bronze double doors, Wulfgar carefully inspects the doors, while looking for a trap. Asking their new companions, "ComRades Xathanael or Amadana have you been travelink this way before? Are you knowink anything we are not?"

perception for traps: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22

”What do we know of the nature of the location we seek? Would it be sealed in such a fashion as this?”

Shrugging, Wulfgar gives the best of his knowledge. "We are knowink Arden is dead, and somethink despoiled his temple." He guestures back the way they came. "Rrrright now the bad is beink out here, why would they be sealink more bad in? Maybe it is good beink sealed in there? Maybe somethink of Arden they could not be killink, Ya?"

You do not detect a trap

Assuming that was for Xathanael's last perception roll

"We have not been this way before. The door looks clear of traps. Everyone ready? Once we break this seal, it stays broken."