Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Titus puts down the second shadow before Rethan can step in to help.

Looking back and forth between the mirrors (without stepping between them), Rethan says, "What do you think happens if we try to just break them.  Instead of getting shadows for each of us as we walk past..."

Morph nods agreement,

"Yeah if they create these shadows every time, we should see if we can destroy them."

Morph holds out his rod, flicking it and uttering an arcane word, causing another set of twin beams to strike out at the south mirror.

Action: Cast Eldritch Blast at the south mirror:

Beam 1: Attack: 8 - Damage: 1 force damage

Beam 2: Attack: 20 - Damage: 4 force damage

If Morph misses the mirrors (or fails to break one and nothing else happens), Rethan throws his javelin at one as well.

Attack: 28 Damage: 16

Perhaps we can move two of the nonmagical mirrors so they are facing the mirrors which create the shadows, so that the necrotic magic just bounces back to its source?

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Perhaps we can move two of the nonmagical mirrors so they are facing the mirrors which create the shadows, so that the necrotic magic just bounces back to its source?

 (IIRC the bear couldn't pull the necrotic mirrors off the wall.  We may or may not be able to move others, but doesn't hurt to try)

Sorry all. I've been traveling for the last 24 hours or so. I'm back with my family now, so things should return to normal.

Both of Morph's blasts fizzle against the mirror or the wall adjacent. Rethan's javelin bounces off of the metal frame with a clang.

"Hmm, I think, being magical, that the mirrors are probably very resistant to damage..."

"Bear, can I get you to try breaking that mirror off its mounts one last time? Really give it a big pull this time. Maybe stand up and try garbing it with both arms?"

Morph pantomimes again for the bear, trying to explain the actions.

The bear gives a soft bear moan/grunt and pushes forward once more, this time bracing itself against the south mirror, as it stands up.

Once it is balanced in front of the mirror, the bear does its best to get both paws behind the mirror and then gives a hard pull.

Strength check (DC18): 23

Again, the claws scrap out from behind the mirror and the bear stumbles back, dropping to all fours.

Giving another longer bear moan, the bear squeezes past Morph to stand at the intersection, looking a little down cast.

"That's alright Bear, thank you for trying. I think your claws are just not suited for this kind of thing."

Morph turns to Titus and Rethan,

"Did either of you two want to give it a try? Your hand may give you better leverage."

Laniel says, "Maybe I can get better leverage than the bear."

The monk walks up to the northern mirror and gets the best possible grip he can on the lower corner. He braces a foot on the wall and yanks repeatedly on the mirror, trying to pull the bolt right from the stone.

Laniel STR(18) check: 10

"Nope. That is on the wall pretty tight."

Laniel whacks at the same mirror twice with his quarterstaff to see if he can damage it at all.

Two-handed Quarterstaff Attack: 10 Damage: 8

Two-handed Quarterstaff Attack: 16 Damage: 8

The mirror cracks on both hits, spiderweb fractures in the mirrored glass.

"Oh looks like you have the touch Lanial, is your quarterstaff magical in nature?"

"Whatever you did, do it again, maybe with a few well placed hits you can get those cracks to spread and the mirror may break."

Morph stands back to allow Laniel to try shattering the mirror.

"It has a minor enchantment on it," Laniel says as he inspects the cracks in the mirror from a safe distance. "But I think it is that these mirrors are just a lot tougher than they look. That beating would have easily shattered a normal mirror."

He steps back and twirls his quarterstaff in his right hand. "Okay, I'll give it another shot."

Two-handed Quarterstaff Attack: 27 Damage: 7

Two-handed Quarterstaff Attack: 18 Damage: 13

His first strike seems to chip a corner out of the mirror but his second one impacts the steel frame, causing a painful vibration in his staff. "See? It is harder than it looks."

Titus winds up with axe and takes two big swings at the damaged mirror

Battleaxe 

Attack: 13 

Damage: 7

Attack: 16 

Damage: 10

Titus's first blow shatters the mirror into a thousand shards, leaving only an empty steel frame hanging on the wall.

Atuan shakes a few shards of glass off of his robe. "Since there were two shadows, it seems safe to say that the trap is still half active, if you wouldn't mind a repeat performance."

Laniel nods and walks to the other side of the corridor and lines up his next two shots at the second mirror.

Two-handed Quarterstaff Attack: 27 Damage: 10

Two-handed Quarterstaff Attack: 13 Damage: 7

Two forceful strikes crack this mirror as well but do not shatter it.