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[greymountain_Sage]

Has the Tomb of Horrors ever not been a hellhole?

[USEC_OFFICER]

Has the Tomb of Horrors ever not been a hellhole?

Presumably it was perfectly fine before Acererak got to it.

Also, I'll have the update out in the evening. I've just had a large string of midterms/assignments so I've been to busy to work on this. It's done, so we should be back to our regularly scheduled updates.

[zacen299]

Actually Acererak made it he doesn't even have a good reason for it (except for in the 4th version super adventure) he just wants to fuck with adventurers that's why it's so hard and there is next to no good loot. (I really really hate Acererak yet love Gary Gygax for making the original Tomb)

[USEC_OFFICER]

Actually Acererak made it he doesn't even have a good reason for it (except for in the 4th version super adventure) he just wants to fuck with adventurers that's why it's so hard and there is next to no good loot. (I really really hate Acererak yet love Gary Gygax for making the original Tomb)

I know. It's supposed to be a joke, which was the place was perfectly fine until he built the tomb.

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

   There was one thing. The original version had pure mithiril doors and savvy players used to just steal the doors because thats a lot of mithiril. Now in more recent version of course they have changed it so the doors in question are just magically enchanted to be just like it and if removed they would stop being like mithiril.

[greymountain_Sage]

Yeah, they made a couple of changes to make it harder on players. I heard that some particularly clever guy once dropped one of the tomb's own instant deathtraps onto Acerak's head.

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

   I don't know about that but someone once just lowered a bag of holding over the skull and trapped him in there.

[zacen299]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I do know what happened it was during a run of the tomb during an event one of the groups grabbed a crown that if you touched it with the wrong end of a certain scepter it would insta-kill you then they stuck the crown on Acererak's head and tapped it with the wrong end and the judges went so far as to call Gygax himself in to judge. Awesomely enough he agreed it was completely fair.

[USEC_OFFICER]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I do know what happened it was during a run of the tomb during an event one of the groups grabbed a crown that if you touched it with the wrong end of a certain scepter it would insta-kill you then they stuck the crown on Acererak's head and tapped it with the wrong end and the judges went so far as to call Gygax himself in to judge. Awesomely enough he agreed it was completely fair.

Goddamn it. Spoilers, please.

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

Just throw a bunch of similar objects into the treasures we get from now on.

[zacen299]

Sorry about that but

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The crown can't be taken out of the room anymore. Also there is no way to know which scepter is correct or which end is either.

But honestly that is no excuse I really was not thinking when I typed that. *Face meet Palm*

[RedWarrior0]

This whole past page has really been leaning towards the spoilery side

[USEC_OFFICER]

I pick Coffer one's lock. If someone attempts to interfere, I give them a warning shank in the kidneys. So really more of a violent murder attempt.

No one seems to want a shanking, so you open coffer 1 in relative peace.

[8 + 5] With much scraping of metal, you work open the lock.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Did I mention that the coffer was full of vipers? Four of them, to be exact.

[REFLEX: 13 + 5] [REFLEX: 4 + 5] [REFLEX: 18 + 5] [REFLEX: 1 + 5] A couple of vipers manage to bite you before you drop the thing in surprise.

[FORTITUDE: 17] [FORTITUDE: 13] Your heart beats erratically from the poison, but you manage to avoid the worse of the effects. 1 damage

The vipers slither off into hammerspace before you can step on them in retaliation. Damn it.

Throw coffer 4 at coffer 19 using maximum strength

Scream a battle cry while doing so for extra maximum power

Hmm... You're a Fighter now, aren't you? Enjoy your +5 bonus then.

[13 + 5] With a resounding crack the two coffers spilt open.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Do you want to know what was in those coffers? More vipers! Six in total, and Pelor are they pissed.

[REFLEX: 13] [REFLEX: 19] [REFLEX: 4] [REFLEX: 8] [REFLEX: 11] [REFLEX: 16] Four of the vipers manage to bite you before you can stomp them into viper paste.

[FORTITUDE: 1 + 5] [FORTITUDE: 15 + 5] [FORTITUDE: 7 + 5] [FORTITUDE: 19 + 5] The poison courses its way throughout your body, but in the end you're still standing, but not by much. 2 damage

Razdak casts Animate Object on coffer #2 in an attempt to get it to open itself.

[10] The coffer comes to life with a burst of magic, but refuses to unlock itself for some reason.

Pick trunk #5 ready to jump back if it has a trap.

[19 + 5] It's a trap! Actually, it's a trio of potions, one green, one blue and one crimson. Well, technically the module doesn't say anything about the contents of the trunks, so consider yourself lucky.

Try again. Make sure to open it away from me.

[4 + 5] Coffer 6 is still locked, despite all the effort you've been putting into it.

Wallop Trunk #2 in an attempt to open it.

[15] Uhh... Your walloping seems to have broken the hinges allowing you to rip off the cover of the trunk, revealing an old axe wrapped in fancy silk.

More Cowering!

[7] You kinda slouch in the hallway. Cowering is just taking too much out of you.

Well, if no one has searched yet, guess I'll do that.

[10] You find no hidden doors or anything of that ilk in the room.

Spoiler: Remaining Coffers/Trunks (click to show/hide)

Trunks: 2 - Old Axe, 3, 4, 5 - Three Potions (green, blue, crimson)
Coffers: 2 - Animated, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24

Spoiler: Brave Adventurers (click to show/hide)

Name: Tybar Whurthic
Player: Azthor
Gender: Male
Class: Fighter

HP: 3/3

Items: mining equipment, waterskins (water), rations, torch



Name: Midna
Player: Solifuge
Gender: Female
Class: Ranger (Fighter)
Race: Dwarf

HP: 3/3

Weapons: Brace of Handaxes, Mirror Shield
Armour: Ringmail, Goggles of Nothingness

Items: Torch, Smokesticks, Map, Ganderson Thugsley (Badass Goose), Booze



Name: Tank
Player: killerhellhound
Gender:
Class: Fighter
Race: Minotaur

HP: 3/3

Weapons: Battle Axe/Throwing Axes (5 Axes)
Armour: Orkish Steal(en?) Armour, Dwarven Shield.

Items: Steak, Spare Axes (5 Axes), Rope, Torches, Scroll of Ethereal Walk, Scroll of See Invisibility, Healing Potion


Name: Kr'zbin Irongold
Player: greymountain_Sage
Gender: Male
Class: Fighter
Race: Dwarf

HP: 3/3

Weapons: Hammer, Shield

Items: Torches, Really Long Stick, Grappling Hook on a Rope, Scroll of Polymorph, Key, Healing Potion



Name: Nikolai L'Carpetron
Player: Tsuchigumo550
Gender: Male
Class: Fighter
Race: Kitsune

HP: 1/3

Weapons: Two-handed Sword
Armour: Light Plated Leather Armour, Leather Pants, "L'Carpetron" Nametag

Items: Brimstone torch, a striker



Name: Kazard McDermeth
Player: Zako
Gender: Male
Class: Rogue

HP: 2/2

Weapons: Short Sword/Crossbow (28 bolts)
Armour: Studded Leather, +1 Ring of Protection

Items: Rope, Gem of Trueseeing, Torches, Ten Foot Pole


Name: Karas Sirenna UNIT-003
Player: Kestel_6
Gender:
Class: Rogue

HP: 2/2

Weapons: Rapier/Hand Crossbow (30 Bolts)

Items: Rope



Name: Hanslandia
Player: Hanslanda
Gender: Female
Class: Rogue

HP: 1/2

Weapons: Short Sword/Short Bow (30 arrows)
Armour: Studded Leather Armour, Stylish Black Hood

Items: Grappling Hook on Rope, Assorted Thievery Kit, Gold Purse (59 GP)


Name: Cairn
Player: Zacen299
Gender: Male
Class: Rogue

HP: 2/2

Weapons: One Arming Sword/Dagger, Throwing Knives (30 Knives)
Armour: Leather Armour with a Large Cloak Fully Able to Wrap around his Body.
Items: Ten foot Ladder, Grappling Hook with 30 feet of rope, 3 Healing Potions,



Name: Gramjir
Player: Lich180
Gender: male
Class: mage

HP: 1/1

Weapons: Silver Mace/Wizards Staff (20 charges)
Armour: Silver Chainmail

Spells: Cure Wounds, Dispel Magic, Frostbolt, Ethereal Walk, Feather Fall

Items: Food/Drink for a week, torch



Name: Dr. Malpracteece
Player: Geen
Gender: male
Class: mage

HP: 1/1

Weapons: Dagger/Generic Wand of Ranged Killiness (20 charges)

Spells: Create Undead, Fire Wall, Detect Magic, Dispel Magic, Magic Missile

Items: Torch, Bottle of Oil



Name: Naj
Player: TaiwaneseRedneck
Gender: male
Class: mage

HP: 1/1

Weapons: Spiked Mace/Needle Crossbow (40 needles)
Armour: Red Mage Plate

Spells: Long Light (No one thought of this?), Lightning, Cause Wounds, Detect Invisibility, Remove Invisibility

Items:  Liquid Pitchblende, Rope



Name: Malaken
Player: Vorthon
Gender: Male
Class: Mage Shaman
Race: Tabaxi

HP: 1/1

Weapons: CudgelCeremonial Whoop-ass Stick, Pimp-Mummy Hand (+2 to hit, MUMMY ROT)/Blowgun (15 Darts)
Armour: Loincloth, Crown of +1 Badassery

Spells:  Summon Ancestral Spirits, Heal, Floating Light, Bane, Fireball

Items: Tribal Totem, Gold Pouch (30GP)


Name: Corvus
Player: Myroc
Gender: Male
Class: Mage

HP: 1/1

Weapons: Spear/Wand of Summon Pointy Implement (8 Charges)
Armour: Trenchcoat

Spells: Detect Magic, Light, Teleport, Stoneskin, Mage Hand

Items: 50ft Rope, Shaving Blade



Name: Razdak
Player: Kadzar
Gender: Male
Class: Shaman (Mage)
Race: Awakened Mouse

HP: 1/1

Weapons: Cuteness (25 D'awww)
Armour: Head Feather, Body Paint

Spells: Create Anvil, Anchor Objects, Animate Object, Gust of Wind, Dumbfire Magic Missile

Items: Cheese


Name: Aroth MÜmgozzanor
Player: Akhier the Dragon hearted
Gender: Male
Class: Royal Diplomatical Mage Unit

HP: 1/1

Weapons: Royal Magical Staff being no more then 10' in length but no less then 9' in length titled "Eknar Sholil" made of Ironwood and is engraved with an image of Est ìfid, Legendary Tankard

Spells: Summon Alcoholic Beverage, Heal, Acid Splash, Summon Alcoholic Beverage, Telepathy

Items: "Est ìfid" made of mermaid bones and menaced with Sea Serpent teeth with an engraving of Eknar Sholil

[zacen299]

Drink all three new potions to see if I'll explode (that or gain super powers, or just to spite the gods.)

[Zako]

Try again, still pointing the damn thing away from me when I open it.