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Message: <blockquote data-quote="farscapesg1" data-source="post: 2753396" data-attributes="member: 15234">Well, the way the brown mold was described to us was that it completely filled the archway  to the room with the glowing ceiling.  The DM stated that getting within 5 feet of it caused an intense cold that resulted in damage.  The Druid of the group made a Knowledge (Nature) check that let us know that we could not use fire or heat to destroy it, only cold would do that.As for jumping the mold, there was some thought into the process.  First, I removed all my armor.  Then I used a Guidance spell for the skill check bonus.  Then I used my Divine Vigor ability for the extra hp and 10 foot movement (getting the +4 bonus on the jump check).  So, in total I had a +5 bonus to my jump check, but it doesn't matter when you roll a 7  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown    :("  data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" />   That put my landing in the last 5 foot area of the mold (unconcious from the damage of course).  I had planned ahead to have the party tie a rope around me to pull me back to safety if that failed, but by the time they got me out of the mold I was at -44 non-lethal damage.The "flying fox" idea is interesting, but you have to have an endpoint to anchor it (in the room).  If we could get to a point to anchor it, then it wouldn't be much of a trap  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />  Not to mention that the DM specified that anywhere within 5 foot causes damage, and he has in the past been a stickler that 5 foot extends into the 3rd dimension (above).  With that being the case, any "zipline" above the mold would have to be higher than 5 feet.Now, let me say that I prefer thinking games versus "charge first, ask questions later".  Maybe my biggest issue isn't with the adventure as much as it is with 1st level characters.  1st level characters are so much more dependant on good rolls due to the lack of modifiers.  With our current run of luck (about 70% of our rolls in the last two sessions have been below 10), that has made it almost impossible to accomplish anything.Another issue I take (whether it is the adventure or just our groups bad luck) is that I refuse to do the "sleep, 1 or 2 encounters, sleep again" thing.  Especially when it has only been around an hour since we woke up  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:"  data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" />   Maybe that is just me, but realistically, if the characters have just broken camp within the last couple hours, they are not going to want to hunker down and sleep again  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f621.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":mad:" title="Mad    :mad:"  data-smilie="4"data-shortname=":mad:" />   Maybe I try to play too "realistic" of a game.  If my spellcaster has used all his spells in the first encounter of the day, he still wants to push on and make due with what he has left  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/nervous.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":heh:" title="Nervous Laugh    :heh:" data-shortname=":heh:" /></blockquote>

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