So the mummy lord (p.228/229, MM) cannot be "permanently destroyed" unless it heart is destroyed. Otherwise they raise up again in 24 hours at full strength.
Question...how would you DMs out there handle any mummy's curse on any treasure found in the mummies tomb if the mummy is "destroyed", but not the heart?
According to the MM, the regional effects (which include curses on treasure) end immediately if the mummy is destroyed.
How would you rule "destroyed" in these cases?
Does defeating the mummy lord, but not destroying the heart, work in regards to lifting the regional effects? I mean, can you use that time to grab any treasure and bug out, before the mummy lord rises 24 hours later and the regional effects kick back in? Does the curse kick back in at that point (or did any of the regional effects end...at all, since the heart wasn't destroyed)?
OR...do you have to find the mummies heart and destroy it, to lift the regional effects (including the curse).
I already have it in mind what I think I want to do, but just curious to see how other DMs would treat this.
Thanks!
Question...how would you DMs out there handle any mummy's curse on any treasure found in the mummies tomb if the mummy is "destroyed", but not the heart?
According to the MM, the regional effects (which include curses on treasure) end immediately if the mummy is destroyed.
How would you rule "destroyed" in these cases?
Does defeating the mummy lord, but not destroying the heart, work in regards to lifting the regional effects? I mean, can you use that time to grab any treasure and bug out, before the mummy lord rises 24 hours later and the regional effects kick back in? Does the curse kick back in at that point (or did any of the regional effects end...at all, since the heart wasn't destroyed)?
OR...do you have to find the mummies heart and destroy it, to lift the regional effects (including the curse).
I already have it in mind what I think I want to do, but just curious to see how other DMs would treat this.
Thanks!