OotS 448

[Nifft]

Not entirely satisfied with this one. It felt pretty hand-wavy to me.

Yeah. That's a meh with a capital eh.

-- N

 

[pallandrome]

Well, dispel magic would probably not have had a shot. After all, the BBEG is damn near level 20, if not at it, and the Sapphire Guard appears to be made up of level 12-13 and down (with exceptions for Miko and other named Guards.) Assuming you did have someone in that pile-up what was willing to try a dispel against the vastly-higher level Xykon, it still probably would have failed.

Besides, I think that any encounter between a 20th some-odd level BBEG and 20-30 some odd level 10ish npcs SHOULD be handwaved. It is NOT the NPCs job to save the day. That's what the heroes are for.

 

[Korgoth]

I think this is the first strip in the whole series that just seemed really lame.

 

[RedFox]

Awesome, awesome strip.

 

[questing gm]

What Xykon did was ingenious, but he probably should learn from Elan about drama and climax. Afterall, Xykon's always hiring...

 

[Humanaut]

Question

I liked the strip OK i guess, but can you really do that with a Symbol? I thought that you could not use it offensively, on a sword at triggered for a hit is their example. So tossing it at them isn't offensive? It's not like they voluntarily interacted with it... it was a missle weapon...

What do others think?

I do like the creative use, and an 8th level spell should smack down low level dudes... buuuuut...

 

[molonel]

Anytime you get to watch the wholesale slaughter of a group of paladins is a good time.

 

[Delta]

It made me sad, frankly. It was a surprising tactic. I don't have any problem with the rules adjudication.

Note that dispel magic is no help here: according to the insanity spell, the effect is instantaneous, and you need "greater restoration, heal, limited wish, miracle, or wish" to help a targeted creature.

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/insanity.htm

 

[Jdvn1]

Not entirely satisfied with this one. It felt pretty hand-wavy to me.

At least, that is not how we would adjudicate an effect that emulates a permenant Confusion.

I'm with you there.

Also, note that if the cloaked figures were Miko and Nale, they're now done for.

I can't help but think that Xykon was almost dead when he tried to divert attention away from himself...

 

[Falkus]

Definitely not going to be one of my favorites.