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<blockquote data-quote="Sir Brownstone" data-source="post: 6249542" data-attributes="member: 6749993">Hi, I need a little help.I am runing a D&amp;D Next campaign using the newest playtest packet.&nbsp; I have a group of experieced players (15+ years).&nbsp; This is the first real campaign, or serious DMing, that I have done in quite some time.&nbsp; Our normal DM is playing an elf wizard.&nbsp; The Wizard and the other PCs dared to enter the Tomb of Horrors in search of Acererak's Skull.&nbsp; While in the Tomb of Horrors, they snatched up the &quot;Cursed Wishing Gem&quot; putting it in their bag for safe keeping.&nbsp; I used the 4e version for source material.Time went by, and they hadn't thought about or dared use the gem until....they needed to rescue a captured NPC friend. Deciding to be a hero, the Wizard attempted to use the gem to rescue his friend.&nbsp; He wished for the friend to be brought back to the party's current location at this particular time.&nbsp; I had the friend drop from the sky onto the Wizard.&nbsp; The friend took 20d6 falling damage, and I had the Wizard make a Dex save [DC 15] to only take 1/2 damage. It was possible for the friend to survive the fall, but I rolled very high damage.The friend died from negative max hps.&nbsp; The Wizard made his Dex save and took 1/2 the damage.&nbsp; The Wizard was 1 hp away from negative max hps; thus, he was merely unconscious.&nbsp; The very next round the Wizard rolled a natural 20 on his Con save, and he popped back up to 1 hp.&nbsp; What amazing luck!&nbsp; However, the friend was still dead.&nbsp; Fair enough outcome for using the Cursed Wishing Gem.Realizing the friend was dead, the Wizard once again tried to use the gem to save him. (The night they found the Cursed Wishing Gem, I was extremely tired, and I told them that it was a &quot;Gem of Three Wishes&quot; omitting the cursed part of course until it was further investigated or used.)&nbsp; This time the Wizard wished that when his friend fell moments ago, he was affected by the featherfall spell.For some reason, I cannot come up with an appropriate outcome.&nbsp; Help would greatly be appreciated.Here is what the 4E Tomb of Horrors module states:&quot;No matter what is desired by the character daring to touch it and wish, a reverse or perversion will bring doom to that character and all named in the wish.&quot;The more devious the better! Thanks in advance!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sir Brownstone, post: 6249542, member: 6749993"] Hi, I need a little help. I am runing a D&D Next campaign using the newest playtest packet. I have a group of experieced players (15+ years). This is the first real campaign, or serious DMing, that I have done in quite some time. Our normal DM is playing an elf wizard. The Wizard and the other PCs dared to enter the Tomb of Horrors in search of Acererak's Skull. While in the Tomb of Horrors, they snatched up the "Cursed Wishing Gem" putting it in their bag for safe keeping. I used the 4e version for source material. Time went by, and they hadn't thought about or dared use the gem until....they needed to rescue a captured NPC friend. Deciding to be a hero, the Wizard attempted to use the gem to rescue his friend. He wished for the friend to be brought back to the party's current location at this particular time. I had the friend drop from the sky onto the Wizard. The friend took 20d6 falling damage, and I had the Wizard make a Dex save [DC 15] to only take 1/2 damage. It was possible for the friend to survive the fall, but I rolled very high damage. The friend died from negative max hps. The Wizard made his Dex save and took 1/2 the damage. The Wizard was 1 hp away from negative max hps; thus, he was merely unconscious. The very next round the Wizard rolled a natural 20 on his Con save, and he popped back up to 1 hp. What amazing luck! However, the friend was still dead. Fair enough outcome for using the Cursed Wishing Gem. Realizing the friend was dead, the Wizard once again tried to use the gem to save him. (The night they found the Cursed Wishing Gem, I was extremely tired, and I told them that it was a "Gem of Three Wishes" omitting the cursed part of course until it was further investigated or used.) This time the Wizard wished that when his friend fell moments ago, he was affected by the featherfall spell. For some reason, I cannot come up with an appropriate outcome. Help would greatly be appreciated. Here is what the 4E Tomb of Horrors module states: "No matter what is desired by the character daring to touch it and wish, a reverse or perversion will bring doom to that character and all named in the wish." The more devious the better! Thanks in advance! [/QUOTE]

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