Is the combat area going to be the same arena i.e same dimensions and is pre-buffing allowed?
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Off Topic but here is my Moonscar Synopsis Moonscar: So, one of the encounters right near the end involves multiple creatures which can each grant a Wish to a mortal and there just happens to be a handy mortal nearby
I have looked at this before with a certain Hard Mode and I wanted to avoid stuff like Wishing people into the Sun as being dull. Also the DC is probably too low for 15th-17th level characters. I have considered: 3. Anti-Magic Field, possibly useful, most of the creatures abilities don't depend on magic, most of the PC's do 4. Maximized Cloudkill, technically 8th level and so eligible, enemies largely immune but collateral damage 6. Waves of Ecstasy, thematically appropriate, has an effect regardless of save 11. Maze, for animal companions and similar low Int martial types 12. Wall of Lava, automatic damage, large blockage 13. Summon Monster VIII - 1d4+1 pouncing fiendish dire tigers, 1d3 armour destroying Bebiliths 14. Solid Forceage, trap annoying animal companions and martial types 15. Persistent Banshee Blast, minor damage and powerful control 16. Dazing Fire Snake. The first encounter was quite scary as the succubi realized quite quickly that they were not hitting with their bows and switched to their wands. 3d4 negative levels a round is scary when they focus fire. Two of them ended up fleeing. Miglargu gave the overconfident druid a scare as he went scouting in the lake on his own. He nearly took him out with a bunch of smiting natural attacks. It does quickened Hold Person . Moonbeasts: Beast 3: Targeted quickened dispel magic
Once they got inside the main dungeon the dragon could have been dangerous but a dispel magic stripped the magic jar straight away and a 10 AC doesn't work well against an undead hating ghost salt using ranger archer. The vampire mistress was predictably quite vicious. She noticed the group arrive straight away and, warned by the succubi which escaped, summoned her minions to her and buffed them up. About 5 vampires beat the groups poor initiative but the first fireball failed miserably due to fire resist 30 from a communal spell so she ordered them to switch to magic missiles. I have never seen a level 16 druid run from a bunch of magic missiles before! She kept trying to hold monster people but even at DC 30 no-one was succumbing so no cdg for her. The cloven sister was also dangerous. I have her a mage armor from one of the vampires since there are 9 of them on that level capable of casting it and with the unholy aura that pushed her to AC 44. She also fooled the group initially with a projected image hiding within a blade barrier. Ultimately though she just isn't all that accurate with her attacks and when they do hit they don't do much damage. The final level began to get more interesting. The general was surprisingly effective. He does hit like a truck but I expected him to be hopeless with his terrible will save but without an arcane caster in the group it was less of an issue. He dropped the paladin to dead at least twice but he got back up both times. The druid had summoned some kami (added to his list via the ring) who could cast ranged Heal and Breath of Life. I did use the Wishes but I based them on the Generals terrible mental stats so he got a greater dispel and overland flight after his potion was dispelled. The glabrezu got a few hits off but then fell to a mixture of holy word and withering arrow fire. The final encounter nearly didn't happen. The group had no way around the prismatic wall so resorted to trying to taunt her to drop it. I gave it to them but then forgot to make use of the private sanctum effect which would have prevented them seeing inside until they entered. She shared her smite with her mount and then started wrecking face on a mostly good aligned group pushing her AC to 48. The paladin went down but the druid dropped a level 9 spell slot and up came another 6 kami each with heal 1/day and breath of life 3/day. They were very much needed and they managed to push her into power word kill territory which let the cleric finish her off. Our one actual death that stuck was the symbol of death which is just a very mean undetectable trap. Sadly the ranger only had 11 con and was taken down by it. Fortunately they had a resurrection on hand.
I think were I to run it I would have the party start at 9th. I ran a similar mod (ToH) and they did as well as can be expected. The add ons you did were excellent, though our biggest challenge seemed to be a lack of divine. I kind of assumed we missed some clues as we avoided quite a few rooms, when this mod was originally written back in the 2E days, traps were a much bigger obstacle to overcome so I am not surprised they were easy to overcome. Overall this is still one of the best dungeon crawls along with Labyrinth of Madness and ToH. If I ever find myself with more time or less games I would love to game with you all again. EDIT: Great idea Omar, I ran my home group through Moonscar, though I made many changes to it as well.
That was great, Thanks Baldwin and EJC. I am going to miss this character
With a nights rest I should be able to take this barrier down
That was weird, I could not see any of my games for two days. I do not have any opposition schools so that's not a problem. I do have Disintegrate, passwall and dispel magic. I could use limited wish to duplicate the other four. Although I do not have the material component(I only brought enough for two castings), though I do have 8500 in diamond dust. So if we rest we can try this in the am
"Now Sargon, we need to figure a way to get all that loot. That's enough to equip a whole battalion, and that's the reason I'm here. Perhaps when we are finished." Breaking that protective barrier is beyond my skills sadly. perhaps we will have better luck beyond the door
Sargon are you going to be able to work to disrupt the prismatic wall? Oh hell no
Sargon will go invisible and wait for the fun to ensue
Sargons rule 124. If you can’t solve the puzzle in 5 minutes of real game time, break it.
Sargon "Mr. Magic" will read the inscription hoping another symbol of death isn't on it
Sargon casts Detect Magic Shall we move this body to see if there is another door beneath the coffin?
Should we take some time to rest? How are you for spells?" I'm Ok Should we take some time to rest? How are you for spells?" I can certainly try, not sure how many I need
Sargon will wait to see if anything lives after Omar's assault
Well gentlemen, it looks like we have our ticket out of this hole Sargon says indicating the ward stone. it's made of iron and has a distinct lock that cannot be picked.
Use all the charges you need Dragox
Using Metamagic adept to make the spell a standard action Sargon casts Persistent Grease(Ref 24) on the bastard sword
Sargon casts Dazing Acid Arrow...Will Save DC23
Dazing Spell: You can modify a spell to daze a creature damaged by the spell. When a creature takes damage from this spell, they become dazed for a number of rounds equal to the original level of the spell. If the spell allows a saving throw, a successful save negates the daze effect. If the spell does not allow a save, the target can make a Will save to negate the daze effect. If the spell effect also causes the creature to become dazed, the duration of this metamagic effect is added to the duration of the spell. A dazing spell uses up a spell slot three levels higher than the spell’s actual level. Spells that do not inflict damage do not benefit from this feat.
Sargon flies over behind Dragox and hits the wall with Disintegrate
I Totally forgot that the wall of force was up otherwise I would have cast disintegrate
Sargon flies to the top of the room.
Using Metamagic Adept(Bloodline Power) to make the casting a standard action. Sargon casts Persistent Acid Pit(Ref 26)
I will be at a con this weekend
Sargon still invisible tells the group. It's a wall of force, I should be able to take it down whenever your ready Sargon casts haste
I would rather not mess with that banner, it resisted a rather large blast Sargon casts Elemental Body I turning into a small air elemental and begins blowing the caltrops neatly into a corner
Sargon will fly over invisibly and gently kick a caltrop to see if it is embedded in the ground or if they can be removed.
Sargon uses a limited wish to cast Breath of Life on Dragox
Oh no! None of us have UMD to use the wand. Teo possible courses of action...1 I use all my remaining LOHs for the day and we rest and I top off with them tomorrow, or 2 I basically use all the potions we can scrap together to heal me up. What do the rest of you think? I do have 10k in diamond dust for a resurrection, the best I can muster is a breath of life via limited wish
What are you all going to do? Well I don't have UMD and you cant do it untrained so apparently we can't heal Dragox
Dragox pulls out the wand of cure critical wounds that Rey carried with her. "I need one of you to heal me," he whispers, blistered from the intense heat. That spell is on your list, you should be able to work it
insect spell. By the number of swarms that begin to appear you figure it an extremely high caster. Ewww...is it this spell and how are they after taking a buck 17
Actually if it's a swarm that's 117(Ref 21) for half
Sargon's Rule #64: When stocking up, assume every dungeon has a rust monster, a troll, a doppelganger, an incorporeal creature, and SWARMS. It seems I violated my own rule Sargon casts Limited Wish to duplicate x 1.5= 78 Ref 21
*Sargon is this the corner you wanted to be moved into? Grid cooridinates would help.
Where in the room is the green tapestry?
Sargon turns invisible and keep an eye on the room waiting for the inevitable
How many sarcophagus' have we seen again, I wonder what nasty surprise awaits us
I'm good if the DM is. I am using a 7th level spell to duplicate a 3rd level spell
Problem is that Sargon doesn't know that remove curse is needed.
I hope so, she is important
Well this is a problem, I don't have spellcraft
Sargon heads out. Walk beneath dead Jaiku's face, this beast reveals the hidden place. Sargon muses as he looks around
I'm alright on spells
Death waits beneath this lid,
I will never understand why baddies feel an urge to leave riddleclues
Either way, I feel like an idiot for forgetting this, I took limited wish just for such an occasion. I hope she comes back
I should have done breath of life but i spaced sorry Rey
Sargon slaps his head I am truly an idiot He then pulls out a diamond and casts Limited Wish to duplicate Raise Dead
hat's right people, this tomb just claimed the life of the bard. Con of 10, con damage of 13 = instant death. Ah well, 'twas fun while it lasted. Enjoy the rest of the tomb. We are truly playing hard mode with no healing
You will be avenged Rey or I will die trying Sargon will go invisible
Shall we take a ride down?
Fire away, he will put up no resistance
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