Ch. 38: More Maze Passages Are Explored And Another Holographic Head Room Is Found!

Sheila The Human Cleric Grieve Sheila is really messed up over Camlin's hand Kneels b4 Camlin and begs forgiveness   Balen The Human Bard Says, "Sadly We need that key to finish this maze"   Chris M.: Show me Key? That Key that cost camlin his fighting hand? Shhhitatke mushrooms! (Shiela is not a potty mouth)   Balen: The key inside the pedestal, we need to figure out how to get it   Chris M.: we have maybe a 10% chance of getting that and a 90% chance of us all losing our hands   Balen: All depends on the die roller   Chris M.: anybody got telekinesis?   Balen: doubt it   Chris M.: doubt it and Ariel Srvant is 6th Level. So beyond me well. telekinesis is 5th level so we don;t have it we need to camp so I can swap out spells for locate Object   Balen: maybe mage hand   Chris M.: yes! Brilliant Hola Devin!   Balen: Hey Devin Do you have a Mage Hand spell by chance?   Chris M.: Now. If i was anybody BUT Shiela, I would try for the key Then try again w/ left hand and then bite suicide pill But the Party w/ soon need S w/ both hands for Created food & water and also Healing We are going to have to start going through trapped doors, accepting the damge, etc. It's going to be slow   Chris M.: But Ra has not abandoned us, even though we are in darkness and cannot see His eye   Balen: there is no damage, you get zapped your gone and dead   Chris M.: I Know! brb   Balen: DM is at a cookout game is an hour later tonight   Chris M.: ok what have we tried so far, balen? my short term memory is fucked. I'm 58. But my rote Ops is 33, and i can help let's camp and discuss ?   Balen: Itried putting the cup back I'm thinking we have to leave the room and come back in   Chris M.: we w/ try that when DM gets here. Good idea ow does the bell work? DM let fall that there are 2 in here we have 1 Hi Cromth! XOX feeling better, dude?   Balen: Have both bells 1 is magic 1 is not, magic one ring it drops a magical fireball ruby   Chris M.: So, after discussion, S w/ sleep and start using Locate object Ok. WQhat are we hunting?   Balen: dont need it just need to get key in the pedestal   Chris M.: ok I'm going to check my books hard Maybe we just use a steel spike ... Or camlin's Sword. he won't be using it ... to jam the mechanism? Ok. I have it! if ricky Allows. Dust Devil Spell f. UA 1e   Shiela The Human Cleric Says, "Really so sorry Camlin!"     Sheila The Human Cleric Control weird desire to eat human flesh   Sheila The Human Cleric No! Create food and water or die together. We are Ra!   Sheila The Human Cleric To Camlin: This is all my fault. i should never have told you too ...   Chris M.: phicenta's arms look yummy. No no no no no tell us if and when we find the TPK remains of previous doomed parties. But the pristine condition of the traps etc. say we are first in here?   Balen: Or its been a long time since the last group has been here   Chris M.: maybe But wqe have not found the dead bodies & you have the keys I doubt keys regenenerate?   Balen: I dont think we will ever find any remains   Chris M.: no weird it's almost like we are in some D&D module   cromth: hi all   Chris M.: Hi DM is here Ricky? do read log me and balen have plan   Dungeon Master (GM): Hello Folks! I'm here now!

Balen: Hi DM will hopefully be here soon hes at a cookout   Chris M.: can I do dust devil UA 1e 2nd Level?   Dungeon Master (GM): was scrolling back to see you role-played a bit sort of   cromth: I am going try playing tonight   Chris M.: Yeah. fir me? it's role play 100%   Devin M.: Is that anything like cause allergens?   Chris M.: I don't adventure for XP or treasure   Dungeon Master (GM): the women?! ;p   Chris M.: yep Devin. allergic to cowards LOL No. Not scared of women   Devin M.: I meant the dust devil spell.   Chris M.: Only scared of myself   Chris M.: We have to try and leave the room now   Dungeon Master (GM): ok, let's see here we left off after the adventurers had tried to retrieve a ring from the pedestal.   Chris M.: yes. & camlin lost his fighting hand and sheila is in melt down B is leading   Dungeon Master (GM): after the failed attempt the chalice was replaced onto the pedestal so now take from there adventurers   Chris M.: balen is leading   Chris M.: get out of the room and maybe it w/ reset   cromth: I need what the bonus are for everything again   Balen: My idea is we all leave the room and see if it resets and we can try again   Chris M.: yep! so ffs everybody leave the godforsaken room asap Ricky don't have all day   Dungeon Master (GM): ok so you leave the room someone needs to pick where to go   Chris M.: did it rest? re-set?   Dungeon Master (GM): only one way to find out   Balen: Back into he room any volunteers to grab the key?   Chris M.: can i cast Dust devil UA 1e?   Dungeon Master (GM): yes   Chris M.: balen make it work   Dungeon Master (GM): i even had a token for it   Chris M.: i cast dust devil Sheila The Human Cleric Says, "Sweet slave of the air, please feth me that key"   Balen: take the chalice off the pedestal   Dungeon Master (GM): ok token is not there anymore so hmm   Copy of Lord Tendlore: where should I drop my character   Dungeon Master (GM): ok, the module doesn't state if it will reset or not, at least not in the room description so I will let you on a 1d100 die roll, 50% or less it rises again someone give me that 1d100 roll   Chris M.: O fuck! a paladin just teloprted in! I fall down in shock   Balen: rolling 1d100( 91 ) = 91   Chris M.: lol   Dungeon Master (GM): ok so nope it didn't rise back up   Chris M.: repeat 3 times   Dungeon Master (GM): ok, but now I warn you any farther attempt may trigger that trap in the base!   Chris M.: Lord Murderlore? is that you?   Copy of Lord Tendlore: do we have spin around 3 times   Chris M.: just tell us if elemental gets key   Dungeon Master (GM): I'll give you another chance but this time i will roll if that trap kicks in as well   Chris M.: we are all out of the room   Balen: ok fair enough   Dungeon Master (GM): whomever stays in the room lifts the chalice and rolls me a d100   Chris M.: if the trap resets 1 time, we broke the puzzle   Balen: rolling 1d100( 47 ) = 47   Chris M.: No. dust devil does it   Dungeon Master (GM): the dust devil just spins and creates wind, no?   Chris M.: if you say so Ok. I am defeated Dust devil is not an ariel servant   Dungeon Master (GM): hold on let me see if i still have a handout for the spell   Chris M.: No. you are right i would not allow it in my own games it des not seem smart enough to grab key and reset the trap etc. So Puzzle not broken yet   Dungeon Master (GM): ok so no, it's just a minor & weak air elemental   Chris M.: It's very angry now. i dismiss it

Dungeon Master (GM): yea, that, it's not smart enough, nor does it have appendages for grabbing, it just whirls   Chris M.: It's not a cheap Ariel Servant no. I support your ruling   Dungeon Master (GM): ok so Balen just roll a weapon that needs to hit -2 Armor class   Chris M.: next step? jam the mechanism?   Dungeon Master (GM): and to see if the trap also triggers with a 50% or less chance:  31   Balen the Bard , Attacks with the Magical +1 CALENYANDA LONG SWORD (3.5 ft) at Camlin enemy! Strike Hits an AC of  13  For  3  S/M or  3  L HP Damage! You gain an additional +1 to damage on each consecutive strike (up to +5) against the same target. Any miss resets the cumulative effect.   Chris M.: make Rowan do it w/ camlin's sword   Dungeon Master (GM): too late for jamming should have done that prior to balen's last roll   Chris M.: So we cannot re-set trap?   Dungeon Master (GM): ok so he missed the ring fireball trap damage:  22   Chris M.: If the trap opens we can surely jam it   Dungeon Master (GM): roll a save vs spell Balen   Chris M.: nobody cares about silly 22 HP fireball   SAVE VS. SPELL For Balen the Human Bard Rolls:  16  Needs ≥  12   Dungeon Master (GM): ok so only 11 damage   Chris M.: jam mecha?   Dungeon Master (GM): down to 21 hp   Chris M.: so what. i will heal him up tomorrow jam mechanism? like the mission clearly was?   Dungeon Master (GM): are you placing the chalice back on the pedestal?   Balen: Yes   Chris M.: yes. Balen does   Dungeon Master (GM): ok what's next?   Chris M.: jam the mecha & take key w/o cost of hand   Lord Cromther: do we have to fill the chalice   Chris M.: stupid chalice. no   Balen: Tried putting stuff in it nothing happened   Dungeon Master (GM): if you are going to jam it, how do you do so?   Chris M.: \Stuid chalice made up by bog ignorant module writers But i should have seen it coming i lost camlin his hand Sometimes life is a cruel teacher   Dungeon Master (GM): that would be Frank Mentzer, whom i asked about the golden bust's weight   Chris M.: Camlin's sword. please   Dungeon Master (GM): I also told him his deadly traps killed 5 adventurers so far ok so what do you do with Camlin's sword?   Chris M.: Um. all I know about this module is that it was used in a Tournement   Balen: He probably laughed and said its supposed to   Chris M.: yeah. I thinki it is supposed to kill balen jams the sword in the mecha when or if it opens so to take ... fuck I forget... a key?   Dungeon Master (GM): ok how is Camlin's sword utilized here?   Chris M.: like a wrench in the works. stop stalling us   Dungeon Master (GM): ok, that means between the outer wall and the inner cylinder then.   Chris M.: whatever   Dungeon Master (GM): who lifts off the chalice now?   Chris M.: I do! balen is busy getting key. Bt you need to rule on it, sugarpie It seems to me you have spent 10 minutes blocking You do not have all day   Lord Cromther: this module might be easier in person   Chris M.: LOL No. he is actually started to soften it on us because we are in a TPK   Dungeon Master (GM): ok so anyone lifting off the chalice again? camlin himself?   Balen: Yes   Dungeon Master (GM): ok he does so but now the base's inner cylinder does not rise up!   Lord Cromther: some reason I think 2 people have to do something at the same time.   Chris M.: Ring a bell?   Dungeon Master (GM): balen has both bells now right?   Chris M.: Lord? tell us what to do   Balen: I will ring the non magic bell   Dungeon Master (GM): 27 Ra does not respond to Sheila ok and nothing happens upon ringing of the bell

Chris M.: well. he does give me spells. And I have faith in Ra! & lon to see His Eye onece more   Dungeon Master (GM): so do we continue to fuss over the ring or explore more of the maze?   Chris M.: yes we do   Balen: Explore more if we can?   Lord Cromther: explore more maybe we can find something   Chris M.: no. what would be the point? We get key   Lord Cromther: I am going keep thinking about this   Chris M.: :) @ Lord   Balen: If we can get to the end without the key great   Chris M.: it's a TPK, balen. We might as well die here or get key imho   Balen: Cant get the key so if we can get to the end we can get out of here   Chris M.: i cannot feed us all food and water w/ soon run out after a few weeks, madness w/ set in   Balen: all the more reason to see if we can get out   Chris M.: and starvation You lead. I follow   Balen: cast find traps and off we go   Dungeon Master (GM): alright   Chris M.: done   Dungeon Master (GM): ok balen lead the way i'll say you see some sunlight coming down up ahead   Chris M.: OMG! it's ra! careful. It's a trap   Dungeon Master (GM): when balen looks up he sees the clear ceiling is clear of debris and dirt in spots in the lower corner there that some sunlight leaks down into the maze   Chris M.: detect traps   Dungeon Master (GM): ok yes   Chris M.: whatever I run in   Dungeon Master (GM): Ha! opps i should have checked first but there is a trap you see   Chris M.: i need to see ra! give me the damage   Dungeon Master (GM): yea the trap is right there   Chris M.: just give me the damage   Dungeon Master (GM): looks like you can go south then west there   Chris M.: So trap did not hurt/   Dungeon Master (GM): yes it hurt if you went through it   Chris M.: i was repared fr no save zap tell me how bad?   Dungeon Master (GM): it certainly would be death if you did even after your spell shows it's there   Chris M.: well. If it is the zap trap... I don't run through it   Dungeon Master (GM): ok   Chris M.: But anything i don't know? i run through it i need to see the light of ra! Really i so much do!   Dungeon Master (GM): balen you can keep moving   Sheila The Human Cleric falls to knees in utter dispair   Dungeon Master (GM): up ahead Sheila sees another trap!   Chris M.: balen? you are hurt. Time to camp and heal up up   Balen: trying to find the way out before I get tired and need rest   Chris M.: ok Sorry I am flogged We found the way out btw I need sleep   Lord Cromther: how many days did this take   Chris M.: i have lost count It is apparretly daytime right now   Dungeon Master (GM): again you see sunlight coming down from above in the rectangle area there south or north?   Chris M.: dispel Magic on Traps   Balen: north   Chris M.: Zap Trap has to e magical   Dungeon Master (GM): pick which east passage to go down   Balen: top   Dungeon Master (GM): oh geez i goofed again   Chris M.: ^^^ :) :) @ Ricky Dispel magic on zap Trap   Dungeon Master (GM): I think that was already tried

Chris M.: So trap still active? ok   Dungeon Master (GM): yes 3 minutes in   Chris M.: B? did you manage to access sunlit room?   Dungeon Master (GM): continue by going north there?   Balen: yes   Devin M.: Yes.   Chris M.: Come and get everyboidy asap   Dungeon Master (GM): it takes you to a previously found trap   Chris M.: we are now in control and it is not a TPK lead us all to sunlit room in saftey   Dungeon Master (GM): again that passage will also take you to a trap   Chris M.: We just need to get to sunlit room can we do it?: or not?   Dungeon Master (GM): I did ping a spot the rest would be just backtracking   Chris M.: S is relying on B   Balen: missed it   Lord Cromther: brb walking dog   Chris M.: lol   Devin M.: El bye o, must sleep, early work tomorrow.   Chris M.: ok Suck itup   Balen: g night   Dungeon Master (GM): ok Devin Thanks for playing tonight!   Devin M.: +   Dungeon Master (GM): ok down that west going passage is a door at it's end   Chris M.: detecting ttraps f balen   Dungeon Master (GM): nothing lights up for sheila   Chris M.: maybe time to recast that? i think spent 10 rounds in dispair   Balen: does it open?   Chris M.: I open it   Dungeon Master (GM): you touch it and yes it slides down into the floor!   Chris M.: trapped of course   Balen: whats in here?   Chris M.: umberhulks?   Dungeon Master (GM): This rectangular room again holds the six-foot image of the now-familiar human head with the hooked nose. Again, it is in the center of the room. it's faces the east entrance with it's eyes closed.   Chris M.: What is WRONG w/ this party? Really wrong they just don't keep up OMG. they made intelligence Checks   Balen: Go in check the other doors   Chris M.: You lead. i follow   Balen: Does it open?   Chris M.: time to camp and heal balen up Imho   Dungeon Master (GM): ok, as all of the doors, aside of the north east door, which does not open, the rest reveal a trapped doorway   Chris M.: 21 is not enough HP for a gem blast etc   Balen: ring the non magic bell   Dungeon Master (GM): heh, and you basically just got up from a rest like a half hour ago game time   Chris M.: Um. heal up first? It might be a fireball   Dungeon Master (GM): ok balen rings the non-magic bell and...   Chris M.: i can cast healing spells ow and do   Dungeon Master (GM): the head opens it's eyes!   Chris M.: i cannot sleep.just ruling, imho   Dungeon Master (GM): alright you can cast the heals   Sheila, praying to Ra, and laying a hand upon the injured Balen, cast a CURE SERIOUS WOUNDS Spell! Level 4 Cleric * (Necromantic) Reversible Components V,S Casting Time 7  segments Range Touch Duration Permanent Area of Effect Creature Touched Saving Throw None Healing:   15  Hit Points

  Sheila, praying to Ra, and laying a hand upon the injured Balen, cast a CURE SERIOUS WOUNDS Spell! Level 4 Cleric * (Necromantic) Reversible   Components V,S Casting Time 7  segments Range Touch Duration Permanent Area of Effect Creature Touched Saving Throw None Healing:   6  Hit Points   Dungeon Master (GM): Balen is fully heal by the 1st casting   Chris M.: ok. i have 1 in the pocket   Dungeon Master (GM): so no need to expend the Serious wounds one ok so now the eyes opened up   Chris M.: i did not. i have one CSW up sleeve now   Dungeon Master (GM): you need to figure out the next step   Balen: ring the non magic bell again   Chris M.: i'm no good at puzzles because my short term memory is shot   Dungeon Master (GM): nothing happens this time!   Balen: hm do it again   Dungeon Master (GM): still nothing occurs   Balen: door open?   Dungeon Master (GM): no sir   Balen: thinking but for now, keep going   Dungeon Master (GM): you arrive at another trap there!   Balen: south and west then   Dungeon Master (GM): it appears that in order to go farther you need to figure out how to open that door ok the Find Traps spell is expended now   Balen: ring the bell before going into the room?   Dungeon Master (GM): you can   Balen: make any difference?   Dungeon Master (GM): no sir   Chris M.: lol   Balen: Take and ring both bells at the same time then run if it drops a fireball   Dungeon Master (GM): heh, ok, consider it down while in the room for the head to see   Chris M.: but it was not as stupid as talking for 10 rounds and tying a rope around a PC lol entering what was best possible outcome a gate   Dungeon Master (GM): BOOOMM!   Lord Cromther: really dont like these puzzle traps   Dungeon Master (GM): you reenter to see that nothing different has occurred...the Head's eyes are still open you can try something else of course   Chris M.: anybody hut? hurt?   Balen: ring the non magic bell 3x   Dungeon Master (GM): nope, I assumed everyone moved back enough out of the way.   Chris M.: yeah. me too.   Dungeon Master (GM): and nothing happens other than Balen begins to come up with a new tune to play just try something else 50% chance DM gives you a vague hint:  19 ok what else have you acquired so far?   Balen: 2 bells a chalice?   Dungeon Master (GM): and the gold bust   Balen: yes   Chris M.: Try it again (bad dice)   Balen: put the gold bust between the door and the head   Dungeon Master (GM): nothing happens   Chris M.: Ring a bell ?   Balen: gold bust inside head   Dungeon Master (GM): ok you reach out with the bust to place it within the head and nothing happens   Balen: show the bust to the face   Dungeon Master (GM): nothing happens   Chris M.: DM dropped a hint ^^^ 19   Dungeon Master (GM): yea i rolled under 50% so i gave you a hint   Chris M.: Nice. Bt you did not have to   Dungeon Master (GM): at least you tried something different   Balen: anything happen showing the bust to the face   Chris M.: Sheila waits   Dungeon Master (GM): no nothing happens for Balen well that was 2 of the acquired things   Chris M.: maybe try the bells again?   Balen: have the bust chalice in room ring non magic bell   Dungeon Master (GM): ok you go back to retrieve the chalice and show the head the chalice while ringing the bell but nothing happens

Chris M.: o well   Balen: dont remember what else we got we did not get the key   Dungeon Master (GM): just the bust, chalice and bells you ring a bell, the eyes opened   Chris M.: Can we get to Sunlit Room in safety?   Dungeon Master (GM): ringing again did nothing, showing the bust did nothing, simply showing the chalice and ringing did nothing, only spot where any sunlight came through was where the green rectangle is   Chris M.: Chris M.:Can we get to Sunlit Room in safety?   Balen: No   Chris M.: ok   Balen: Ring magic bell let it fall into the chalice and then run before it blows up, show the cup to the head.   Dungeon Master (GM): what have you tried doing with the cup before oh ok   The adventurers aside of Balen, leave the room to get out of the magical ruby’s fireball blast range. Balen then rings the magic bell to let the ruby fall into the golden chalice, while in front of the holographic face. Suddenly, Balen does not feel so good and needs to make a Saving Throw Vs Death Magic!   A fail means that Balen drops to the ground with 0 hit points, a save will mean he only winches in pain taking 10 hit points of damage, then runs out of the room, leaving the chalice and magical ruby behind.   Balen: CYA Next week :)   Dungeon Master (GM): ok then, we try to figure out the puzzle next week...you have the whole week to figure out what to try....you might be getting warm   Chris M.: Bye   Balen: G night