The Black Monastery (Inactive)

Game Master drbuzzard

"I am Olga. I live here. If you don't want the stew, so be it. It won't harm you. As for asking me to leave, why would you evict an old woman who has done you no harm? You claim to be good, and you'd do that?"

the stew radiates strong transmutation magic

Knowledge arcana : 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (9) + 17 = 26
Spellcraft : 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (20) + 19 = 39

Rav tries to figure out what she's stewing

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You think it will change people's size-larger.

"Why haven't you been attacked by the evils of this place? What effect does your magical stew has?"

"It makes you grow big and strong. As to why things don't attack me, I can't very well say. Maybe I'm just beneath their notice or perhaps I am protected by the Gygax. "

Yeah, not exactly sure how I'm going to work that into WBL. The person who takes it isn't going to get any new goodies for a while.

Frog God never did care much for WBL. Either you are broke or once in awhile you find a really nice hoard!

On the plus side, you never found the 100k item.

She eyes her companions suspiciously.
"May he, and Sarenrae, keep you well. I don't think any of my companions is hungry, but we will keep you in mind. Now, if you forgive us?"
Unless somebody feels peckish... Next Room! M89, please...

We did find a 50k ring and now 125k sword.. Seeing as we didn't find it mind telling us what it was?

Archie keeps his eye on the woman as they exit the room..

There was a amulet of regeneration which could bring you bake to life. I estimate the value at 100k+

Yes ring of regeneration is 90k. What was the 50k ring? I rarely see such things in play somehow.

It was a Ring of Shooting Stars.. We sold it..

"I'm a chef, myself, ma'am. Might I get your recipe? Smells great."

"This recipe has some fairly rare ingredients, and needs a special touch. Not just anyone can make it. You are welcome to try Chef. "

Seems the cooking lessons will have to wait... Next room?

Lalali leads the way I assume. No traps on the door.

One she opens the door I need a DC 23 will save. (from just her)

Lalali leads on.

Will Save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16 +1 vs traps

[color=red]The feeling of dread thickens...[/color]

Lalali disappears.

Anyone who follows her into the room also can make a will save, but get's a 50% chance to avert eyes.

"Lalali! What happened? Where are you?"
Maria kneels and starts casting a summoning spell, asking for the help of a Hound Archon.

Well Curtis probably would have been next
percentile: 1d100 ⇒ 28 high
will save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

Curtis also disappears.

not looking just listening to try hearing if there are any enemies in the next room or if it is only the Magical trap
Perception hearing : 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14

DrB please consider the following actions null and void if you think it's too much player knowledge vs character knowledge... But Rav is a genius 22 Int and is a medium level arcane caster so he probably would have heard of magic mirrors and the dangers they can present

If he detects no enemies through listening Rav will make a blindfold and put it on.
"stay back... I believe this is a magical trap.most likely a mirror. Let me see if I can retrieve our companions "
seriously! It's a good blindfold. He's not gonna peek! he then slowly walks into the room using his staff like a blind mans cane and walks in the direction that Lalali and Curtis would have been looking as they entered the room.

He walks slowly in a straight line. . Does he reach a wall with a hanging mirror? He would identify this by touch not sight.

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PC vs. player knowledge is adjudicated with knowledge checks. Arcanna would be relevant.

Knowledge arcana : 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (13) + 17 = 30

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Ok, you figure out what the likely effect is as you can stumble in with your staff. Eventually you come to a wall which staff taps seem to identify as glass.

Is there space to the side of the mirror where I can stand and examine it without being in danger of seeing my reflection?

Did my knowledge check reveal if the danger from the mirror is seeing your own reflection? Or is it dangerous to look at the mirror from the side even without seeing your reflection?
Just want to know if I can stand to the side of the mirror and cast an identify spell safely

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You tap along the wall, and the whole thing seems to be glass.

Your knowledge check says that looking at the reflective surface of the mirror is bad mojo.

Option A: IF Rav can find a way to examine the mirror without looking at the reflective surface he will cast Identify to try to learn the command words for the device so he can release his companions
spellcraft: 1d20 + 19 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 19 + 10 = 40

To cover up the reflective surface Rav will take a blanket out of his haversack and drape it over the mirror

Option B: If Rav cannot do option A safely he will reluctantly smash the VERY Valuable Mirror with his staff to release his companions

You cannot examine the mirror without looking at it.

The wall(and mirror) is too long for a blanket to cover.

"Ravarel, what is it? Where are they? What can we do?"

Can the mirror be removed from the wall and be placed face down? If we can figure out how to do that, Rav will be able to cast Identify safely and obtain the Command words.

The mirror is apparently huge. You have not found a portion of wall which is not mirror. I though I was clear about that.

Any word what happens to the "vanished"?

You are in stasis.

"You tap along the wall, and the whole thing seems to be glass."-DrB

You were clear on that. It did not register due to lack of coffee in my system.Sorry

Seeing no way to save the mirror and rescue his companions Rav smashes the mirror with his staff and immediately jumps away from the anticipated shower of falling glass

You smash the mirror and release your compatriots. However they aren't the only ones trapped in the mirror. Two large, unpleasant looking quadrupeds are also released.

init time.

baddie init: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Initiative Check: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

Archy stands by while the situation is figured out..

init: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

veteran rp'er that I am, I easily identified the Mirror of Life Trapping, having been affected by it more than once in various campaigns, however I failed to prepare for the trap within the trap which is pretty standard with these (of course there are monsters trapped within waiting to be released when you smash it...duh!). Oh well, at least it wasn't a Mirror of Opposition, I REALLY hate those

INI: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

What just hapened? Where do all the shards and those beasts come from?

init: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Init: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

Knowledge Check on the beasties?

planes

Planes : 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (13) + 17 = 30

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Greater Barghest
2 questions

Know Planes: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16 They look fluffy!!.

Throw bombs at one!

Bomb 1: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18 vs FF Touch!
Bomb 1: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29
Bomb 1: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Force Damage: 4d4 + 7 ⇒ (4, 4, 3, 3) + 7 = 21 Plus DC 20 Reflex or go prone!
Force Damage: 4d4 + 7 ⇒ (2, 3, 1, 2) + 7 = 15 Plus DC 20 Reflex or go prone!
Fire Damage: 4d6 + 7 ⇒ (2, 6, 5, 2) + 7 = 22

SR? Energy resistances?

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No SR, no energy resistance

Lalali steps up to the nearest of the beasts and punches it!

Flurry: 1d20 + 13 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 13 + 3 = 191d8 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 3 = 142d6 ⇒ (2, 6) = 8
Flurry: 1d20 + 13 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 13 + 3 = 331d8 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 3 = 142d6 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5
Flurry: 1d20 + 8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 8 + 3 = 191d8 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 3 = 152d6 ⇒ (4, 5) = 9

2d6 Sneak Attack because they are flat-footed? If so the hit one takes -2/-4 to hit anyone. +3 att/dam from Falcos greater magic weapon. If not able to flurry, count only the first one.

As I feel too lazy to conjure a map right now, you can flurry. You miss twice. You can sneak as they are flat footed.