I can't believe we keep blasting dragons. :-)

Busy day for me--can contribute over the weekend.

Just make certain that one point is clear: Orin’s recent advice is based squarely on his dwarven knowledge and expertise in stonework.

"The amount of weight the boots can levitate is randomly determined in 14 pound increments by rolling d20 and adding the result to a base of 280 pounds."

Does this rule still apply to Boots of Levitation?

I would have to rely on the description for the boots given in the Dungeons & Dragons Expert Rulebook, which is as follows:


For further clarification, here is the description of the levitate spell:


Based on that, I would say that the boots wouldn’t enable the levitation of anything beyond Jarder himself and whatever was on his person. That wouldn’t preclude him from carrying additional items, or even a fellow adventurer, but his capacity to do so would be based on his own strength.

The description that you gave comes from the First Edition AD&D Dungeon Master’s Guide. But since we’re using the Basic/Expert Rulebooks to steer things in this game, I think it’s appropriate to go with the interpretation provided by that ruleset.

Totally appropriate! I just like comparing/contrasting the rules.

So it sounds like he would have to find a ledge to jump off and then he could ascend/descend.

How much can he carry with a 13 str? One Neuken?

Yes, probably one Neuken, or a pre-petrification Zinnelis.

Any of the others’ armor would likely make such a trip pretty hazardous.

Hey, Orin, according to the DM's OOC cartoon link, the top floor is now the ground floor in a manner of speaking. Great Daffy Duck bit. Surely, it was better growing up watching Looney Tunes than jerks on Twitch.

Sorry. I didn’t mean for my cartoon commentary on what transpired to cause any in-game confusion.

The formerly three story tower is now two stories tall. The third floor, which the adventurers have yet to enter, is now the tower’s second level. The second floor effectively ceased to exist. The ground floor, though damaged and now possessed of a lower ceiling, is still primarily intact. Those party members that remained inside the structure fled to the ground floor.

There are windows at the top of the tower where Jarder and Neuken could enter, if they want to go directly to the upmost floor. If they want to reunite with their compatriots first, there’s a breach in the southern wall of the bottom floor that they can enter through.
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Graduation party! Oldest son's party, prep today and party tomorrow. Contribution from me on Sunday.

Neuken, Dimitri has already agreed to assist Greyband’s, with me as the backup.  Keep yourself back just in case.

I was thinking that Neuken and Jarder were assisting Greyband by providing the distraction. That is, he shoves the debris aside just when the trio's eyes are riveted on the shattered windows.

That had been my understanding as well. If I was mistaken, just let me know, and I’ll modify my most recent post accordingly.

That's the way I understood the plan too.

DM, can Jarder get in a ranged attack on the Shadow Lord? Since it's during the surprise round, is it considered a backstab attempt?

Will IC tonight. Hot weather, dusty and dry!

Yes, Jarder could manage a missile attack against the sorcerer from his current position. Given that the party has achieved surprise, it would be fair to rule it a backstab attempt.


Definitely not looking forward to July. Hang in there!

Oh man, that last level up was a game changer for Windor! I'd forgotten that clerics take a sudden jump in power! Hopefully Greyband's ill luck will rub off on the dark warrior and he fails his Save!

Here's hoping :-)

Greyband, did you drink that potion? That saving throw bonus might be crucial.

Unexpected stuff going down in RL combined with an expected Saturday all day-Sunday event--won't be able to contribute until Sunday or Monday.

Proposal: Let's focus our fire on the hellhound.

Question for the DM: Would the warrior be attacking at d20+2 if not for the disease?

Question for Greyband: Did you get a chance to down that potion?

Correct. The Denagothian possesses a Strength of 17, which would normally give him a +2 bonus to “to hit” and damage rolls in melee.

It certainly follows that he would suffer a -2 penalty to damage owing to his wasting disease, but I didn't see a mention of that in the spell description -- not that I want you to retroactively add 2 points of damage to his last roll.

I think that this is kind of an inspired observation. But I agree, retconning the past damage adjustment would be unwieldy. Rather, what I think I’ll do is add the cumulative missed damage to his next successful attack. So, taking into account that he’s landed two previous blows, and factoring the adjustment for his upcoming swing, means that the next character who eats a strike from the Denagothian will suffer a +6 modifier to the damage they receive.

Cool.

Can I easily get to the Shadow Lord?