I am currently dming the 3.5 Tomb of Horror adventure with pathfinder rules. It is going great so far, the party is totally confused, as they should be.
Here is the background for the question- in the second mist arch if any player pasts through it their gear is transported elsewhere and the now nude player is teleported to the entrance of the dungeon. They sent an arcane eye through the mist arch. This teleported it to the crypt. Then a summoned rat, which did not go to the crypt. The pc followed the arcane eye loosing her gear and finding herself at the entrance as stated with the rat. The arcane eye notices the gear fall into the pile of loot on the ground. The party has found nothing but dead ends in the dungeon and after we broke for the day they started exchanging ideas on what to do.
Here it is the question- they are assuming that the portal teleports living material to the front door and non-living material to the crypt, which is dead on correct. They want to put someone in a bag of holding and toss the person through the mist arch. Which is genius. But would it work?
-also since it will only be one person getting through they will probably die from the Demi lich construct.
The question is if you are in an extradmencional poclet (such as a bag of holding) which is opened from the outside..... Can the person inside the bag open it to let himself out.
I would say no, but others may have a differnt opinion.
I'm not 100% sure but I think I saw rules for escaping from a bag of holding somewhere. I know a bag of holding can be destroyed from the inside with a sharp object, but there may be a means to get out and save the bag as well. Depending on the size of the internal dimensions of the bag of holding, the person might need a ladder.
I know a bag of holding can be destroyed from the inside with a sharp object
Hmmm. That could cause a bit of a problem - something about the bit around "all contents are lost forever." Likely including the one stabbing at the inside with their dagger...
While it doesn't say anything specific, the line about living creatures suffocating seems to indicate they can't easily pop their head out - but that's just inference on my part.
Given the circumstances - and, really, tomb of horrors is hard enough, I'd say give 'em this one. As you say, there are dangers to splitting the party as they shall learn. And unattended objects are easily fried in area of effect spells.
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I'd give it to them. Of course, if the Bag's destroyed, they get dumped into the Etheral, where Acereak has demons on retainer, who will promptly rip them to shreds. :) Fun part is note the way the Tomb is constructed and Acereak's nature is... the demilich is totally inert if they don't get in there by use of the key and there's no way at all to exit the treasure chamber without having previously opened it with the key. The PC will starve to death unless his fellows rescue him by going through the tomb the regular way. :)
Thank you just looking to confirm my call before I allowed it. So starvation in the mithral vault it is!