Ice Tomb Major Hex Question

[varathiel]

I've searched the database a few times and found several threads pertaining to what happens to undead and constructs, but not what I'm after.

My question is pretty simple. We are doing Jade Regent and a fellow player used Ice Tomb on an Oni(I believe it was a Ogre Mage). The GM passed the save. The player claimed that a successful save still meant you were encased in the ice. So half damage on the 3d8 and no paralysis or unconsciousness, but still immobile and trapped in a 20 hit point box and then staggered after someone gets you out?

This seems improbable to me, but I thought I'd check.

I mean if the target passed the save and was still encased, with the way this hex is written, that would also negate the eating, breathing, and drinking aspect of the failed save. Wouldn't he then suffocate?

Thanks in advance,

Varathiel

[LazarX]

If it makes the save, it is not paralyzed, so it is not encased in ice. It takes half the 3d8 damage and the Hex is done.

[Samasboy1]

I agree with LazarX

[Knuckles Jarvis]

As do I.

[varathiel]

Thank you for the responses. This is the way I interpret it as well.

Varathiel

[Mathwei ap Niall]

varathiel wrote:

I've searched the database a few times and found several threads pertaining to what happens to undead and constructs, but not what I'm after.

My question is pretty simple. We are doing Jade Regent and a fellow player used Ice Tomb on an Oni(I believe it was a Ogre Mage). The GM passed the save. The player claimed that a successful save still meant you were encased in the ice. So half damage on the 3d8 and no paralysis or unconsciousness, but still immobile and trapped in a 20 hit point box and then staggered after someone gets you out?

This seems improbable to me, but I thought I'd check.

I mean if the target passed the save and was still encased, with the way this hex is written, that would also negate the eating, breathing, and drinking aspect of the failed save. Wouldn't he then suffocate?

Thanks in advance,

Varathiel

Need to correct one of your assumptions here. Victims don't need to eat or breathe when in a Ice Tomb but the [b]DO[\b] need to drink. Anyone hit with an ice tomb will die of thirst in about 48 hours (give or take 8 hours based on Con score).