GM Foxy's 2nd Legacy of Fire

Game Master Foxy Quickpaw

Because you won the initiative they are flatfooted Heshan, thus you can move freely and cast spells without fear to AoO untill next round.

You can use now greater invis on you so you don't have that problem next round. Or you can try to debuff them with slow or glitter dust.

I just advise to avoid fire.

@ Heshan, you won't draw AoO's because you won Init and the enemy are flat-footed, but you do know about this:

Casting a spell while on the defensive does not provoke an attack of opportunity. It does, however, require a concentration check (DC 15 + double the spell’s level) to successfully cast the spell. Failure means that you lose the spell.

Alright, all I need now is to choose what feat to take up.

A hint for Heshan: Immune to magic constructs still can be affected by magic that is not subject to spell resistance ("Spell Resistance no" in the description).

Of course you can also try to help with beneficial spells that do not target the creatures, like using buffs on the party.

Haste being the obvious choice. That I failed to prepare.

Update for Omari (Lvl 11)

There is no update for Khedron, as he gets no changes at lvl 11.

OK, wall of force only lasts rds/lvl, so it's going to come down pretty quick; I don't think we can (or should) run away after taking on the remaining one on this side of the wall...
Conveniently though, Wall of Force is dismissable. So we fight on this side of the wall (I figure maybe 1 more round of Ohrmizd's bane should do it for the 2nd one on this side of the wall). Spend a round (maybe 2) setting things up (adjusting our init order and positioning - I think Khedron'd do well to open with a charge if possible., and then drop the wall and jump the remaining 2 brassmen.

There is a small mistake in the init marker and is Rhyhan and Heshan up, am I right?

Otherwise, Ohrmizd will cast heroism while waiting for the wall to go down.

It looks like I can only update the marker or the HP and not both. That is too much asked of me at the moment. :P

Minor note, I don't think Heshan can glitterdust that brassman, isn't it on the far side of a wall of force from him?

Taking into consideration the LINE OF EFFECT rules, it can't be done.

It also means that you can't cast mind affecting spells through a closed window. Which is interesting.

Gaze attacks are fine though through a wall of force. Single use case for hypnotism? :)

I'll take Ohrmizd's post as an agreement to the plan and changed Rayhans last post.

For the question: The brass man went back and then left and is out of sight.

As for the fiery door curtains that are not vidible on the map - imagine them as wall of flame in all passages to the neighbouring rooms.

You pardon me a potential crit now Foxy? With what you have been... :D

You like getting properly beaten?

I punish you by not doing it. :P
With an AC of 30 it wouldn't confirm anyway.

"The runes on the ceiling and above the archways are numbers in Ignan. Those above the doors are the numerals 1 through 4. The ceiling inscription simply states, “Half or Triple plus One.”"

Whelp...

Truth Table
Initial Value .. Half+1 .. Triple+1
1 ............... 1.5 ...... 4
2 ............... 2 ........ 7 >>> 3
3 ............... 2.5 ...... 10 >>> 2
4 ............... 3 ........ 13 >>> 1

0 ............... 1 ....... 1

Alternative Truth Table
Initial Value .. Half+1 .. Triple+1
1 ............... 0.5 ...... 4
2 ............... 1 ........ 7 >>> 3
3 ............... 1.5 ...... 10 >>> 2
4 ............... 2 ........ 13 >>> 1

0 ............... 0 ....... 1

My current best guess is door #1...

Anybody else got any ideas? If not, I propose to test it by pitching a spare arrow through door #1 and seeing if it catches fire... (and if it does, we could test the remaining 3 doors that way).

I was at a loss here, but this you are proposing has sense.

Note though the statement can be read as "(Half or Triple) plus One" or "Half or (Triple plus One)", all depends on priority of operations. In programing additions have priority over logical operations, thus I would give more weight to the second solution. But someone with a different background might see this differently.

I was at a loss here, but this you are proposing has sense.

Note though the statement can be read as "(Half or Triple) plus One" or "Half or (Triple plus One)", all depends on priority of operations. In programing additions have priority over logical operations, thus I would give more weight to the second solution. But someone with a different background might see this differently.

Sorry, I made an error when I copied the headings for the "Alternative Truth Table" - that is the "Half or (Triple plus One)" version.

Instead of guessing, a DC30 Know(Arcana) check would do the trick. So Rayhan has the knowledge to tell you the solution. But not without taking the time to contemplate it, not as a free action in combat.

So we'll hope for the successful Arcane check. At least we won't need to worry about the fire damage right now.

"The runes on the ceiling and above the archways are numbers in Ignan. Those above the doors are the numerals 1 through 4. The ceiling inscription simply states, “Half or Triple plus One.”"

Thinking some more about the riddle and what is written in Ignan, Rayhan thinks aloud. "You can use this order of operation and it works on the doors with numbers one, two and four and reach again a valid door number. For three you end up with something not usable. And no matter with which of the valid numbers you start, you'd end up in a series that runs down 4, 2, 1 and back to 4 again, ad infinitum."

"But I don't see any hints about what numebr to start with. And I don't see what this stylized animal on the roof has to do with that."

I don't get what Rayhan is saying about order of operations

1*0.5 +1 = 1.5 or 1*3+1 =4
2*0.5 +1 = 2 or 2*3+1=7
3*0.5+1 = 2.5 or 3*3+1 = 10
4*0.5+1=3 or 4*3+1 =13

The bolded are valid door #'s, but for a starting value of 4, I end up with a 3 for output, and what I read from Rayhan is saying, he somehow is ending up with a 1, 2 or 4 from that...

You do math and end up with numbers.

As we're talking doors we can choose from the numbers that make sense are 1, 2, 3 and 4. Any result that is not one of those numbers is useless.

The operation is either:
x / 2

or
x * 3 + 1

You are doing a mathematical progression with that. The result of the first operation is the input for the second, and so forth.

Assuming you start with 1
1 / 2 = 0.5 -> useless
so instead:
1*3+1 = 4

next round:
4 / 2 = 2
(4*3+1=13 -> useless)

next round
2 / 2 = 1
(2*3+1=7 -> useless)

next round see start.

if you take three
3/2 = 1.5 -> useless
3*3+1 = 10 -> also useless.

Which leads to an endless mathematical progression of 1, 4, 2, 1, 4, 2, 1

Which would be numbers of the doors to pass. Only issue is, that the riddle gives no real hint where to start.

Level 11

HP +10
Feat Covering Shield
New feature Stalwart: Ignore full effect on successful Fort/Will save check.
New spells
litany of weakness, magic vestment, ward shield
Skills
Acrobatics
Diplomacy
Fly
Intimidate
K. arcana
K. planes
Perception
Sense Motive
Background skills
K. history
K. nobility

Problem with just jumping home is that I suspect it nukes the plot of the adventure...

No worries, there is strong steel forged into railroads... to prevent early leaving.

@ohrmizd, I think you took a minor roasting there, I hadn't cast communal resist energy yet, as we were stepping through the no-burn curtain #4; so you only have your ring of fire resistance, not my spell...

It would be 19 damage.

You said you were casting if the arrow catched fire and Foxy said the arrow catched fire, thus I thought the spell was active.

It's that time of year again. Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year. I am going on holidays, starting the 17th, and expect to be back for Jan 3ed 2023. Posting may be sporadic; feel free to bot me if needed.

Happy Holidays everyone! I think I will be available most days, but with 1/3rd of the team away, perhaps it is going to be difficult to advance here for the time being.

Usually I'm not a big fan of botting player characters.

But as it is Christmas soon, we could turn Khedrons nose red, give him superpowers and clean out this frist dungeon over the holidays? ;)

If you want to take a break until Omari returns, I'm fine with that.

Also Heshan, Shadow Evocation is very flexible and opens you to a lot of possibilities. Most of light magic is evocation, and because Shadow Evocation is a level 5th spell, it will defeat even Deeper Darkness even if using it to mimic a simple light cantrip.

Would using Shadow Evocation to create Light work?

Either Heshan knows (Knowledge(Arcana) DC25) or he has to try it out.

We... probably should have seen this coming. Of course it would already know where we are.

We... probably should have seen this coming. Of course it would already know where we are.

If it wants to come up and fight in the light, I figure we're good. It's a lot better than fighting in the dark, on stairs, over a pit...

You're still fighting it on stairs around a pit. It's just not dark.

How do I keep missing this? I'll have a post up very soon.

Laptop got busted... again. Thankfully it will take a lot shorter time to get it fixed. For now, I won't be able to access the maps.

I'll be traveling and moving in to a new place over the next few days, so my posting will be sporadic.

Not sure how tall is the ceiling, but I would suggest for Heshan to fly up 25-30' to be away from the elementals reach, from where he can through electrical fireballs and walls at the things. Even if he takes one hit on flying away, that's better than being surrounded with multiple attacks.

If this is not possible, then first priority I would say to cast defensively a defensive spell, then follow up with offensive spell next rounds.

Similar strategies for Rayhan.

Just checked, because nothing happened for two days, but it is not my turn.

Yep we need Heshan and Ohrmizd (or Rayhan, but I think he's decided this is not a fight for him...).

Sorry, wanted to post, but I saw no clear action for Ohrmizd, then something came up and I forgot, the campaign was checked and I was unaware I left it pending.

Still handling moving stuff.

I think this time we are waiting on you Foxy! :D

Indeed.

Today I had some free time and decided to upload all the maps and images to the slides.

I tried to spoil myself as little as possible but was difficult not to grasp the overall layout.

Hope that is helpful.

That is great. Thank you.

Omari, Heshan, any action on your side this round?

I am just skipping turn, unless there is some signs one of us is in danger.

Did we ever get (in character) any answers about what a bodak is and does, see

THIS POST? That's going to have a pretty significant effect on what happens next...

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It is a DC18 Know Religion check to know.

Omari got a 12 on that check (HERE). Ohrmzid got a 36 (HERE). Would you have shared if Foxy had replied?

Omari the Landless wrote:

Foxy Quickpaw wrote:

It is a DC18 Know Religion check to know.

Omari got a 12 on that check (HERE). Ohrmzid got a 36 (HERE). Would you have shared if Foxy had replied?

Let us assume he would have shared it.

Yep, Ohrmizd would have shared anything he knew about the bodak at the first chance.

This is the point when we come against the undead, aren't we party?