Hethas' Gambit: Game of Death discussion [rnd 5]

[Number47]

Er, Xiao Fung, you mean?

No, Xiao Lung. The Hand.

 

[Saepiroth]

No, Xiao Lung. The Hand.

You NAMED your grasping hand? The same name as your dead cohort?

 

[Number47]

Better to name my hand than something else.

 

[seasong]

Hand: Oops?

I don't have my books in front of me, but could someone near one check something in two sections of the PHB for me? If not, I'll have to check this evening.

1) In the Death & Dying section (in Combat), look for anything about spells ending upon death, particularly spells with a duration ending in "(D)".

2) In the magic overview, under Durations, look for the same.

I think I accidentally let a house rule enter the GoD this round, that ended certain spell durations when the characted died. If I did, I will correct it back - this is not a major change (Cholestus may get shoved a bit, and Mrs Stampy will have lost her attack), but I need to fix it if I did.

Good eye, Number47.

 

[Saepiroth]

Combat death; no mention of spells at all in the entire section, except as an example (lightning bolt parbroiling someone).

Durations ( Specifically D); No explicit mentions of death in the entire section, not even in Concentration. Also, it's described as an active choice to Dismiss a spell, so a (D) spell shouldn't end on death.

...

Whoa, that's a bit of a shocker for me. I never noticed that spells DIDN'T end on death. That's just as embarassing as my mixup on item creation a few weeks ago.

 

[seasong]

Dismissable (D); No explicit mentions of death in the entire section, not even in Concentration. Also, it's described as an active choice to Dismiss a spell, so a (D) spell shouldn't end on death.

That's the one I needed to know for sure. I apparently have this as a house rule I didn't know about. Okay, so it's fixed. I'll put up Xiao Lung's "turn" next .

(And now, from beyond the grave, Lung does his best to continue protecting the remainder member(s) of the Xiao family)

Whoa, that's a bit of a shocker for me. I never noticed that spells DIDN'T end on death. That's just as embarassing as my mixup on item creation a few weeks ago.

You're embarrassed? I'm sitting on it .

 

[Number47]

Well, good to find out on such a minor quibble. After all, the hand is unlikely to do more than annoy, especially since it cannot receive any new instructions. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't suvive the AoO, anyway.

 

[seasong]

Correction to prior post: During Init 35, a bigby's grasping hand rocketed skyward at Cholestus and attempted to shove him higher. Cholestus whacked it with his vicious, nasty chain, but did not manage to destroy it, and it shoved him a good 10 ft upward.

And now, back to the slave mines with me.

 

[reapersaurus]

oh, man - I should have spent some thought recognizing which direction the wind was blowing!

Oh, well -
what _I'm_ waiting with baited breath to see is the bottom half of Init 23's actions....

 

[Number47]

Me, too! I will be very cross if it isn't bloody!

Of course, Monday is seasong's other D&D game, so I don't think we'll see it until at least tomorrow.