By Raw they still fall. Now the dm might decide to let them use orcs as a reprieve from the grease and let them cross without a save. Also note it will probably only trip 19 orcs before somebody makes a spellcraft
3 methods :
- Random : 1d8 and Orc land in the square indicated by the dice.
- GM Fiat : You decide where logically for you the Orc should fall basxed on his movement, from how much he has failed etc.
- GM Fiat Fun : You decide the Orc fall in the square you think it would would be the most fun for the group... You can even pile them while describing how comically they look while falling... Slam them into wall (no damage or 1 Non Lethal) etc. :p
Edit : You can also use the Overrun rule since it's almost the same, someone try to go through a space and fail :
If your overrun attempt fails, you stop in the space directly in front of the opponent, or the nearest open space in front of the creature if there are other creatures occupying that space.
Wouldn't a massive pile of orcs become impassible terrain
Accidentally Ending Movement in an Illegal Space: Sometimes a character ends its movement while moving through a space where it's not allowed to stop. When that happens, put your miniature in the last legal position you occupied, or the closest legal position, if there's a legal position that's closer.
Slippery stuff on floor makes us fall down is not a Spellcraft check, it's paying attention to the environment.
I would rule that the first 4 orcs are occupying the four squares of grease. Then it becomes difficult terrain until four more orcs are piled up, to which it is difficult terrain with a slope. After a dozen orcs are piled up, it is impassible terrain providing cover in both directions. ;)
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If a Paladin slips in Grease, does he still fall? *a single clink in the bad pun jar*
". . . a layer {emphasis added} of slippery grease." The spell description doesn't say how thick that layer is, so it could be pretty thick.
You say that the orc is running through the grease and falls. I'd say Gorm the Gutspiller (Orc #1) slips and slides through the ten feet of greased area and five feet beyond that, ending up prone.
Ruk the Bonecrusher (Orc #2) slides next to the first one; also prone. Slag Sharptooth and Grib Backbreaker slide into Gorm and Ruk (Slag & Grib are now on the far end of the greased area (from the orc's POV).
Dab Deathmuncher and Murb Limpnoodle (don't ask) fall in the first two squares of grease.
Blurk Blooddrinker and Tink Flesheater can now move through the obstacle (X2 movement) over their fallen battle clan. Obstacles may, at the DM's discretion, require a check (I'd say Acrobatics: 15 because Dab and Murb aren't just laying their motionless.
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Greased up orcs in a pile, you say...
You're not supposed to be able to end your movement in another's square, so they would be pushed back or forward depending on the situation.
What about a harem of succubus trying to get through the corridor? That just sounds like a good time.
What about a harem of succubus trying to get through the corridor? That just sounds like a good time.
Careful! , they might start making grapple attempts!
I had a similar situation with cyclops in my S&S game. My players learned that they were kinda clumsy and lethal on melee thanks to auto crits so they started casting grease on narrow corridors and doors. It turned into a comedy.
Well, it is a 10' wide corridor, so you could have two next each other.