CLOSED! Rhun's Greyhawk OMEGA Game (ToEE)

[Rhun]

The demonic being in the summoning circle laughs hideously as Ciaran approaches closer. "Foolish mortals!" it bellows. "You will all perish in flames, and I shall inflict unending torments upon you when I take your souls back to the Abyss!"



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I am assuming Ciaran spends three rounds concentrating on his detect magic.

Ciaran's spell certainly reveals the presence of magic within the chamber. As he continues to focus his attention upon the summoning circle, he slowly learns more about the magical aura. A single aura comes from the circle, a moderate aura of illusion. It appears as if the demon is nothing more than a figment.

The summoning circle itself looks to be real, though, carefully worked into the floor of the chamber.

As for a trigger, the wizard is still unable to determine what happened that triggered the illusion.
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[InVinoVeritas]

"Mm-hmm," Ciaran nonchalantly mutters in response.

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Is there any more magic in the room aside from the figment in the circle? Also, I disbelieve the figment.
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[InVinoVeritas]

As Ciaran continues to explore the room, he explains from underneath the demon's gaze, "Although the room seems harmless enough, I am not yet convinced of the safety here. I need to make sure the trigger is not tied to some secondary mechanism. Although the summoning circle is real enough, this demon is illusory."

 

[Voadam]

Glaive at the ready Sir Merrick says "It is but an illusion? You mean it is here merely to impress ignorant cultists and perhaps scare prisoners or invaders?"

 

[InVinoVeritas]

"Or distract invaders from a more palpable threat."

 

[Dichotomy]

"Well," Aeron intones flatly, "I suppose, Zirat, it cannot touch you in any case. Let us quickly examine this room."

The cleric, however, ignores his own advice, as he simply looks around for Ciaran's "more palpable threat."

 

[Rhun]

Day 12, morning - Temple Dungeons

At Ciaran's words that the demon is merely an illusion, the lot of you cock your eyebrows in disbelief and through sheer force of will block out the substance of the figment. It remains, standing and laughing evilly and threatening you with vile torments, but the color of the demon slowly fades leaving only a transluscent outling of a formidable foe.

Besides the illusion, the only thing of interest is the summoning circle. While Ciaran is certain that it could be used for summoning, it does not currently appear to pose any danger to the group.

The doors to the north and south appear to be in good condition, crafted of iron-bound hardwood. The passage to the south continues on out of view. There is nothing else of any interest.

 

[Dog Moon]

"Well, that's a relief," Deren says as he forces the image to disappear from his mind. He lets out his breath and looks around the room. Seeing nothing, he glances at the two doors. "I hope we don't meet similar annoyances in the other rooms, but knowing our - or my - luck, that's probably not going to be the case."

 

[InVinoVeritas]

"Given our luck, I should hope that these annoyances are more common than the alternative," Ciaran replies, cracking a rare smile. He once again defers to the hardier members of the party to choose the path.

 

[Dire Lemming]

Shoon waits for their defacto leader to choose a path.