Party stuck on puzzle. Any ideas?

[Question]

4 shields, 1 sword, and 6 dragons worked. Nothing seems to happen. From the DM post it seems like this is just part of a larger puzzle.

 

[JonnyFive]

any indications (sight/sound) that anything happened?

 

[Question]

Nothing, but im going to wait on other party members to respond then check the corpse once more.

 

[Nail]

Right.

The Corpse is the key. Try getting the corpse down now that you have solved the puzzle. (But: Hands on weapons! Have someone ready an action, if possible......yes, I know the RAW doesn't work that way, but maybe a circumstance bonus to init?)

 

[Question]

I tried to cut the corpse down. I failed a will save and rolled a 2 on my fort save. My PC has apparently transformed into a Dread Wraith and is attacking the party.

 

[Wystan]

Sounds like a preset TPK....

 

[Bad Paper]

I tried to cut the corpse down. I failed a will save and rolled a 2 on my fort save. My PC has apparently transformed into a Dread Wraith and is attacking the party.

 

[Nail]

I tried to cut the corpse down. I failed a will save and rolled a 2 on my fort save. My PC has apparently transformed into a Dread Wraith and is attacking the party.

Whoa.

That suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucks!

 

[Nail]

Bump.

Updates?

 

[Question]

Well the combat is still ongoing. At first i thought the DM was going to use my PC's stats with dread wraith adjustments and abilities, but now i think hes just using the standard CR11 dread wraith against a party of ECL 15.

At this point im pretty sure the DM is trying to say "Solve the puzzles in the correct manner or die."

He did however say that i can get resurrected or raised once the combat is over.

I am interested to know how that is going to happen, as adventuring parties dont tend to lug around a few thousand grand worth of material components for raise dead or similar spells, they can get free loot from my corpse, and we are in a evil, pocket dimension, where evidently the usual rules do not apply(such as turning being less effective than it may be), so it does not seem a stretch to me for him to say "You try to bring PC X's spirit back but something appears to be interfering with your attempt.".

Even if i was instantly resurrected at the end of the combat without the party having to pay for anything the -1 level is going to suck, all because i wanted to check the corpse a bit more.

For the record the will save was at least DC 34, as i got a 33, and still failed.