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<blockquote data-quote="TracerBullet42" data-source="post: 3456678" data-attributes="member: 11885">In last nights game, we came to know that we would be squaring off against a basilisk.&nbsp; The party hemmed and hawwed a bit, not really understanding the nature of the gaze attack, but knowing that a simple glance from one of these beasts can turn one to stone.&nbsp; It's really a pretty scary notion.So we thought for a while, trying to come up with a plan on how to avoid it's stony gaze.&nbsp; One of the players then had an idea...&quot;What if we pull down some of our sails and use it like a tarp to try and thow over its head?&quot;I thought to myself, &quot;That's got to be the stupidest idea that could actually work...&quot;So why not?&nbsp; We decided to try it.&nbsp; We approached the area where the beast tended to dwell.&nbsp; (All of the &quot;statues&quot; gave it away.) and attached our tarp to some big sticks and held it up in front of us.&nbsp; When the beast came out in to the open, we would keep the tarp between us and it and attempt to close the gap.&nbsp; We would engage the beast and two of us would attempt to bring the tarp up near its head where a third party member would attempt to wrap the tarp on to its head.&nbsp; Then the fourth member of our group would charge in and lay down the smack.&nbsp; Right?&nbsp; Seems easy enough.So we move in, and everything is going according to plan.&nbsp; We close with the beast and surround it enough so that party member #3 can wrap the tarp around its head.&nbsp; It is at this point the the GM says, &quot;Ok, give me a grapple check.&quot;Oh boy, PC #3 also happens to be a small character with no strength bonus.&nbsp; We may be in a lot of trouble...But the dice roll follows, and comes up a 20!&nbsp; Auto-success!&nbsp; It was a miracle!All that to say...that has got to be one of the strangest ideas that actually worked.&nbsp; We were able to beat the monster down and no one turned to stone.And there was much rejoicing.Seemed like a story worth sharing.&nbsp; Anybody got anything stranger that worked?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TracerBullet42, post: 3456678, member: 11885"] In last nights game, we came to know that we would be squaring off against a basilisk. The party hemmed and hawwed a bit, not really understanding the nature of the gaze attack, but knowing that a simple glance from one of these beasts can turn one to stone. It's really a pretty scary notion. So we thought for a while, trying to come up with a plan on how to avoid it's stony gaze. One of the players then had an idea... "What if we pull down some of our sails and use it like a tarp to try and thow over its head?" I thought to myself, "That's got to be the stupidest idea that could actually work..." So why not? We decided to try it. We approached the area where the beast tended to dwell. (All of the "statues" gave it away.) and attached our tarp to some big sticks and held it up in front of us. When the beast came out in to the open, we would keep the tarp between us and it and attempt to close the gap. We would engage the beast and two of us would attempt to bring the tarp up near its head where a third party member would attempt to wrap the tarp on to its head. Then the fourth member of our group would charge in and lay down the smack. Right? Seems easy enough. So we move in, and everything is going according to plan. We close with the beast and surround it enough so that party member #3 can wrap the tarp around its head. It is at this point the the GM says, "Ok, give me a grapple check." Oh boy, PC #3 also happens to be a small character with no strength bonus. We may be in a lot of trouble... But the dice roll follows, and comes up a 20! Auto-success! It was a miracle! All that to say...that has got to be one of the strangest ideas that actually worked. We were able to beat the monster down and no one turned to stone. And there was much rejoicing. Seemed like a story worth sharing. Anybody got anything stranger that worked? [/QUOTE]

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