RAVENLOFT: The One That Got Away OOC

[ewancummins]

+7 Dorgio's usual know/arcane number
+12 spell
+2 Klokulf's eth emp bonus
=
21
Automatic successs.

It's a skill check, so even a nat 1 isn't an auto failure, and all those bonuses stack up to more than the DC.

[ewancummins]

He could fill his 2nd level (less the domain spell) slots for a total of four castings of divine insight.

That means four of six knowledge: arcane skill checks would automatically succeed, presuming something doesn't jump out of the portal and strike down Dorgio.


He can only have one divine insight cast on himself at a time, but he can step back and cast during the incantation if you guys add another secondary caster.

And, as noted in the rules, incantations are not spells. They can be interrupted and restarted.

[ewancummins]

But this doesn't help with knowledge: Dread Realms or knowledge: planes, as Dorgio lacks those skills.

[ewancummins]

Note that guidance gives a competence bonus and divine insight gives an insight bonus.

You can stack 'em.

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/guidance.htm

I'm not posting all this to overrun or unduly influence any player decisions, but only to simulate the very high INT and WIS scores of some PCs, and the significant understanding of magic represented by the characters' spellcraft skills.

I don't know that you guys will choose to attempt the incantation.

It's all up to you.

I will answer any rules queries, or give feedback if somebody asks specific questions, but otherwise I'll leave off the metagame commentary now.

[alhoon]

Raen could fill in for the 3rd incantation or, if we decide to wait (he suggests waiting), help another caster prepare (for that +2) during the hours of the wait.

[ewancummins]

If you do wait for casters to rest and prep new spells, decide if you are sleeping someplace in the Grim Bastion or elsewhere.

[alhoon]

Sleep? Next to a portal to hell?
I am not sure Raen is that jaded. I mean, I would love to rest there and prepare spells, and all. But... there's a portal to hell. And an evil warlock.

[ewancummins]

Sleep? Next to a portal to hell?
I am not sure Raen is that jaded. I mean, I would love to rest there and prepare spells, and all. But... there's a portal to hell. And an evil warlock.

You could always untie the evil warlock and let him watch you sleep.
For a greater feeling of security, you know.
Bedtime stories?

[Wolfglide of the Fraternity]

Spot (+4):
0

[ewancummins]

party gets init but not surprise as...


see IC

[ewancummins]

You guys are in a big round room, and presumably gathered near the portal and central zone.
That means you all have a clear field of fire on the dead men closing in on all sides.

[ewancummins]

Room is vaulted chamber, perhaps fifteen feet up.

Forty feet diameter.

[Lord Skybolt]

Auto Spot DC of 11 or lower since Spot Skill is +10 at least till lvl up .
When he sees Yellow vapor moving into corpse he will fill one of his hands with morningstar,free action as he will move to target as many of the corpses as possible with attack spell(s) at same time .

Need map to do best targeting for spells .

[ewancummins]

Scanner down

But I can do something in sketch program and try to put that up.

[ewancummins]

BIG ROUND ROOM
40 FEET IN DIAMETER, ROUGHLY

PORTAL DISK IS IN THE MIDDLE

THREE NORMAL (NOT SECRET/CONCEALED) DOORS IN CURVING CHAMBER WALL
1 YOU CAME THROUGH IT TO GET IN HERE. STAIRS GOING UP TO UPPER CELLAR LEVEL, LEADIING TO HALLS THAT YOU CAN BACKTRACK TO ENTER THE GROUND FLOOR INTERIOR ROOMS OF THE GRIM BASTION



2 DOORWAY LETTING ONTO A SHADOWY HALLWAY



3 BROKEN DOOR THAT OPENS ONTO A SMALLER, SQUARISH, GLOOMY CHAMBER


An alcove with broken furntiture is sunken into the wall between 1 and 2.

A gap in the masonry looks like an entrance to a sercet chamber, between 2 and 3.

Plenty of dead guys and a fair amount of wrecked or burned stuff on the floor.