Collection of Records

[Ozymandias79]

Yes, Elecgraystone's character Ts'iri gains 14 temporary hitpoints whe she activates her Armor of Agathys.

 

[garyh]

Necromancer's Skull had a whirling blade trap, a pit trap, two spear traps, and two crossbow traps (some of which the party detected before setting off).

 

[nerdytenor]

Added most healing granted in one encounter - +73 hp, for Tander.

 

[JoeNotCharles]

Necromancer's Skull had a whirling blade trap, a pit trap, two spear traps, and two crossbow traps (some of which the party detected before setting off).

Was that in one encounter?

 

[garyh]

Was that in one encounter?

Nope. The whirling blade trap was paired with an ocher jelly, the two spear traps and pit trap were together in one room, and the two crossbow traps were in the same room along with a bunch of skeletons.

 

[Lord Sessadore]

I have a feeling that the Closed Eye probably has the record for traps in one encounter - if I'm not mistaken, the little gauntlet in the secret passage had 4 spear traps and 2 crossbow traps. Heh, chalk up another record for the most seriously unaligned group in L4W

 

[covaithe]

I have a feeling that the Closed Eye probably has the record for traps in one encounter - if I'm not mistaken, the little gauntlet in the secret passage had 4 spear traps and 2 crossbow traps. Heh, chalk up another record for the most seriously unaligned group in L4W

No, it was just one magic crossbow turret and one spear gauntlet trap, DMG p.87 and 88. It's just that I misread the spear gauntlet trap and ran it completely wrong, making it slightly tougher. I'm finding that you really have to read the trap blocks very carefully; the fine print matters a lot.

 

[Lord Sessadore]

Ah, I see. I haven't really done much with traps as of yet - the RL game I am (was?) running has mostly been focused on goblin raiders and highwaymen based in the forest, and I haven't seen much opportunity (or felt much desire ) to use traps yet.

 

[covaithe]

Ah, I see. I haven't really done much with traps as of yet - the RL game I am (was?) running has mostly been focused on goblin raiders and highwaymen based in the forest, and I haven't seen much opportunity (or felt much desire ) to use traps yet.

I get the feeling that the DMG traps aren't so much meant to be used, as meant to be examples for you to build your own traps off of. After all, who wants to fight yet another spear gauntlet trap? I mean, they're good for adding some spice to an otherwise dull encounter, but on their own as traps, you're better off making up something new based on the existing examples, I think.

 

[Atanatotatos]

I've been thinking of reviving this thread for a while, so I edited the "most foes defeated in an encounter relative to party size" with MMC's records (11 vs 4) if no-one is contrary.
I think I'll be back soon, 'cause I believe Alex and the MMC as a whole have snatched quite a few records in the fight vs Kartharath Soulstealer...