Grasp of the Emerald Claw: some spoilers

[Crothian]

Okay, we are in the midst of playing through this. We just defeated the mummy, the apes and are about to go up the spiral staircase. We got the artifact from behind the nasty magical trap.

What the heck were they thinking with this? We are 7th level and now once a week all non Chaotic creatures of 10HD or less within 40ft of me I can kill. Word of Chaos is a nice powerful spell fitting of 7th level. But to give it to PCs of just 7th level (not 13th) with a 20th caster level seems just nuts!! How is this artifact not going to ruin things? Or will it just happen that most creatures from now are are chaotic?

 

[Wycen]

But isn't the trap a save or die trap? Wail of the Banshee? I'll tell you how our group got past it. We controlled an undead and he did all the heavy lifting, so being dead already it didn't effect him. I suspect however that the undead we faced were not standard to the adventure.

 

[Crothian]

Ya, but it only had one charge left on it is seemes. So, even if one player does die there the trap is gone and the PCs should be able to get the artifact. Now, this is from how we played it, I might be wrong on how the module has the trap not having read the module the DM is running.

 

[Klaus]

You also suffer a side effect from having a giant tooth stuck in your mouth.

 

[Schmoe]

Okay, we are in the midst of playing through this. We just defeated the mummy, the apes and are about to go up the spiral staircase. We got the artifact from behind the nasty magical trap.

What the heck were they thinking with this? We are 7th level and now once a week all non Chaotic creatures of 10HD or less within 40ft of me I can kill. Word of Chaos is a nice powerful spell fitting of 7th level. But to give it to PCs of just 7th level (not 13th) with a 20th caster level seems just nuts!! How is this artifact not going to ruin things? Or will it just happen that most creatures from now are are chaotic?

Are you Chaotic? Because if not, well, just saying.

 

[MerricB]

What the heck were they thinking with this? We are 7th level and now once a week all non Chaotic creatures of 10HD or less within 40ft of me I can kill. Word of Chaos is a nice powerful spell fitting of 7th level. But to give it to PCs of just 7th level (not 13th) with a 20th caster level seems just nuts!! How is this artifact not going to ruin things? Or will it just happen that most creatures from now are are chaotic?

It's cool. It will kill you and your friends just as well if you're not all chaotic.

Cheers!

 

[Crothian]

It's cool. It will kill you and your friends just as well if you're not all chaotic.

Cheers!

Not really. My character is, but the rest of them just have to get 40ft away and they are fine. So, I just move into a room filled with bad guys and they all die.

 

[Len]

So, I just move into a room filled with bad guys and they all die.

Didn't you say it only worked once a week? What do you do, clear one room, leave the dungeon for a week, and come back to do the next room?

 

[Crothian]

Didn't you say it only worked once a week? What do you do, clear one room, leave the dungeon for a week, and come back to do the next room?

No, but you can save it for a hard room. I'm sure the room were Garrow is will have plenty of Emerald Claw people too. The way the adventures are written they have what should be tough encounters that are very Pulp. THis item is not pulp or are the powers, I think it will make things way too easy.

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

Okay, we are in the midst of playing through this. We just defeated the mummy, the apes and are about to go up the spiral staircase. We got the artifact from behind the nasty magical trap.

What the heck were they thinking with this? We are 7th level and now once a week all non Chaotic creatures of 10HD or less within 40ft of me I can kill. Word of Chaos is a nice powerful spell fitting of 7th level. But to give it to PCs of just 7th level (not 13th) with a 20th caster level seems just nuts!! How is this artifact not going to ruin things? Or will it just happen that most creatures from now are are chaotic?

Even if they are, what about later adventures (published or homebrewed)? The DM should have looked at it, said "heck no!" and replaced it with something saner.