That *might* work.

I'm thinking we should send a scout ahead - Eagle could turn into a bat and Saliq could turn him invisible. InvisiBat presumably wouldn't set off a trap and would be better equipped to see what lies ahead than the rest of us.

In reply to Saliq Musfara (msg # 952):

Fine with me, but need to open door first.

On inas's idea could eagle just join the seams of the rock into the rest of the ceiling so that it's part of the ceiling?

Seems he could open the stone beside the rock, and we could simply avoid the entire thing...

Yes. See Message #951

Great graphic!

In reply to Ben Scristos (msg # 956):

Yeah, looks jolly!

Lol.

Apologies, my earlier post wasn't that clear (posting from a phone. . .). What I meant was whether Eagle could see through the windows into buildings to get a closer look at what might have caused so much devastation, or if there was anything nasty lurking in buildings etc.

I kind of figured as much. Not really sure how much exploration you intend on doing, but from a cursory examination, Eagle will find evidence of bodies outside of the city, not really inside.

Glancing through windows, etc. will reveal what looks like evidence of a prolonged pitched battle taking place within the city.

Great. Intending my examination to be as cursory as seems safe to a bat fluttering around - what I want to establish as said bat if if there's any sign of whatever did for the dwarves now having taken resident inside the buildings, I guess Eagle would go as far as flying down streets/sitting on window ledges as long as it looks safe. This is all with a view to establishing it looks safe, in order to go and get the others so we can properly start to investigate (if we so choose)!

So happy for you to give me whatever information you see fit, and then return me to the party so we can take the next move (or I suppose have some giant monster swallow me whole with no warning if that's the consequence of my action. . .)

Eagle cannot speak while in animal form. As a bat, he may screech however :)

Where are we? Right around T-10 on te map?

Edited message accordingly!

I know we are quite a while off 'establishing stronghold' level (which is Level 10 for an Illusionist) but Saliq is thinking long term... :)

Correct

Not that far off are we? (I'm already level 7!) but not sure Eagle would join you in a subterranean stronghold in the underdark. Doesn't seem entirely safe to me!

Eagle did peak over the top of each of the structures. They weren't really open at the top, so it wasn't like a castle. It was more like stone blocks, so upon casual examination there did not appear to be entrances inside the fortresses via the top.

Invisibility 10'Radius.

Explanation/Description: This spell is essentially the same as invisibility
(4.v.). Those affected by it cannot see each other. Those affected creatures
which attack negate the invisibility only with respect to themselves, not
others made invisible, unless the spell recipient causes the spell to be
broken.

NOTE: If you assume each person needs a personal radius of 3', you could get close to (or maybe a little more than) thirty people within the spells area of affect.

Huh... My copy of OSRIC says:

Not sure what OSRIC is. I'm looking in the 1st. ed. Players Handbook. Mind you, I like your version much better...

Oh GM, we are approaching 1,000 post limit.

OSRIC (http://www.knights-n-knaves.com/osric/a1.html) is essentially a SRD of AD&D 1st edition, which I've been using for convience since I was under the impression it was identical to AD&D just with the serial numbers filed off.

Looks like it isn't... dang. :(

Wow, very cool. It is possible they tweaked a few things for ease of play, or based on their home rule sets. It's up the DM of course, but I like the 'we see each other' version...

Yeah. OSRIC is pretty close but there are some minor differences here or there, as is evidenced by this spell discrepancy.

Out of curiosity, how many of you have access to 1st edition AD&D PHBs?

In reply to DM Storm (msg # 973):

I do.

I do too, which is what I think we'll use. I just fact-checked with my wife, who is a big Harry Potter fan. When the kids were under the invisibility cloak, they were able to see one another, while invisible; however as soon as they left the cloak, they could no longer see one another. So.... because Harry Potter.

I think the caster should be able to weave the spell such that everyone can see one another. And so it shall be for our game.
This message was last edited by the GM at 04:51, Thu 27 Feb 2014.