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Message: <blockquote data-quote="glass" data-source="post: 8695803" data-attributes="member: 12251">The PCs set off a trap which dumped a large quantity of alchemists fire on them, with a nastily-high DC to put it out. The noise attracted a bunch of stirges. Unfortunately, the high DC meant that the PCs (and the druid's animal companion) spent almost the whole fight on fire - only the spiritualist's phantom escaped that fate, because he was incorporeal at the time the trap went off. Fortunately, the adventure specifically says that the stirges fear fire and would not attack anyone who was burning, which for most of the fight was everyone except the phantom (who has not blood, so was immune to the stirges attacks even after he manifested physically). EDIT: On reflection, I should have probably used the standard alchemist's fire DC for putting it out, rather than the (much higher) DC in the adventure. OTOH, they did win.Three of the four stirges were already down when one of the PCs finally managed to put herself out - since the stirges were very hungry and not very bright, I decided the the last one would risk AoOs to get to the potential meal. It did not survive.Before that fight, there was some dungeon exploration and a couple of fairly easy fights against orcs. AFter it, the PCs holed up for the night to get some rest and contemplate their next move...._glass.</blockquote>