Gfunk-JollyDoc Crossover Story Hour [Updated 4/30]

[Neverwinter Knight]

Excellent! I see you chose wisely. Thanks for the update, G.


PS: Gfunk, update the link in your signature to your SH from http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33249 to http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=33249

 

[Mortepierre]

That was a pretty darn impressive battle!

Question though. Cronus is supposed to be a unique being, and a deity as well (well, before his son Zeus stole his throne anyway). Given Gate can never be used to control deities and/or unique beings, I am a bit curious as to how Entropy managed that feat.

After all, Cronus was enjoying a hunt at the time and wouldn't even have been forced to step through the Gate if he didn't feel like it. Even if Cronus is considered as a simple Elder Titan (I think that if any qualifies for that, it's him), we would still be talking about a 70 HD creature, more than twice Entropy's level

Or am I missing something?

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

Fantastic plotting there! Well done to the PC's, now That's What I Call Reinforcements!

 

[gfunk]

Or am I missing something?

Cronus was a standard Titan as per the 3.5 MM. I simply used the name cause it sounded cool. Though I knew who Cronus was in mythology, I didn't mean to imply that this particular Cronus was a god. Sorry for the confusion . . .

PS: Gfunk, update the link in your signature to your SH

Thanks, I changed it.



Game Notes

• Lest you think our DM was going too easy on us, allow me to let you in on a few secrets.
• Titans in the 3.5 MM have an Alignment of Chaotic (any), which means that JollyDoc ruled that it would have an equal chance of being CG, CN, or CE. To determine this, he rolled a percentage die (01-33, 34-66, -67-00). He rolled a 69. Had a CG or CN Titan been rolled, he could not have entered the library due to the Forbiddance. This would have led to a totally different outcome of the battle.
• When Entropy cast her dimensional lock in the Time Stop, I rolled to penetrate Vlaakith's SR when the time stream resumed. Natural 20.
• When Cronus cast bigby's crushing grasp he rolled to penetrate Vlaakith's SR. Natural 20.
• Vlaakith had 10/ or 15/adamantine DR from an unknown source (possibly a magic item or artifact). However, I did not know this at the time. Fortunately, the Titan's warhammer was constructed of this material by default.
• All 4 of the Titan's blows connected (he was flanking with the Balor) and he only slew Vlaakith with the fourth and final blow (note that the constricting damage from bigby's crushing hand counts too!).
• Mordenkainen's disjunction has the nasty side-effect of possibly destroying artifacts (1% chance per caster level). She had two for which JollyDoc rolled for. If an item is destroyed by the spell, the caster must make a DC 25 Will save or lose spellcasting abilities permanently! I rolled a natural 1. Fortunately for me, no artifacts were actually destroyed.
• We all rolled initiative straight up. JollyDoc rolled once and applied his modifiers for each individual character. Both of us rolled 15s. However, I was in Pit Fiend form at the time and under the effects of Cat's Grace. Pit Fiend base Dex is 27 + 4 = 31 (+10). This is what allowed me to go first.

 

[Mortepierre]

Cronus was a standard Titan as per the 3.5 MM. I simply used the name cause it sounded cool. Though I knew who Cronus was in mythology, I didn't mean to imply that this particular Cronus was a god. Sorry for the confusion

Oh, I see. Gotcha

 

[Neverwinter Knight]

There is nothing worse than a powergamer with luck on his side !!!

 

[JollyDoc]

So now it gets really interesting. The Liche Queen has been (temporarily) defeated, but that was not the groups' mission. Her phylactery is still missing, and the 'heroes' are pretty much depleted of resources. The group has anywhere from 1 to 10 days to find the phylactery (I'm betting not 10 ) before Vlakith returns...and she is one who learns well from past mistakes.

 

[gfunk]

So now it gets really interesting. The Liche Queen has been (temporarily) defeated, but that was not the groups' mission. Her phylactery is still missing.

Hey! I didn't get to that part yet! Slow down!

Note to everybody:

When I was in JollyDoc's house this week, chatting about the adventure we had quite a disturbing discussion. He was talking about shapechanging into demiliches and force dragons. He also wanted to know if it was possible to gate in Abominations.

Nasty.

 

[Neverwinter Knight]

Her phylactery is still missing.

I thought you had devined its location to be in the library...

Hey! I didn't get to that part yet! Slow down!

Is there still more to come?

Note to everybody:

When I was in JollyDoc's house this week, chatting about the adventure we had quite a disturbing discussion. He was talking about shapechanging into demiliches and force dragons. He also wanted to know if it was possible to gate in Abominations.

Nasty.

You told him, of course, that DMs and NPCs cannot shapechange and gate at all as of 3.5, didn't you?

 

[Lela]

You told him, of course, that DMs and NPCs cannot shapechange and gate at all as of 3.5, didn't you?

I think it was in the NWNPHB. Official.