Atuan tosses his bearing straight through the illusion, which he realizes doesn't actually capture his reflection. The ball bearing clatters on stone before it bounces back out through the illusory mirror onto the floor at Atuan's feet.
"Hmm!" Atuan exclaims, picking up the ball bearing and holding it curiously. "So that's what you meant, then! I can see why that would make for a nasty trap." He sticks his hand through the mirror and feels if anything lies behind it.
"Hmm!" Atuan exclaims, picking up the ball bearing and holding it curiously. "So that's what you meant, then! I can see why that would make for a nasty trap." He sticks his hand through the mirror and feels if anything lies behind it.
(I'm guessing a stone wall based on the rock bouncing back, but we'll see if there's anything else :P.)
Atuanreaches his hand through the illusory mirror and feels a cold stone nook. It is dusty and smaller than a person, more like a large shelf. His search turns up nothing.
(Assuming Atuan relays this to the rest of us) Suspecting the other 2 illusory mirrors might be similar, Rethan sits down and transfers his senses to Midnight, then sends the cat to inspect each one, letting it walk close and test whether the mirrors are truly illusions before trying to reach through and search for nooks. He does not send the cat to the mirrors with necromantic energy.
Titus watches with detached curiosity at the odd spectacle unfolding before him. He does his best to remain on guard at the e trace of the room in case any of the goons were foolish enough to try to flank them.
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Nemean Goldenmane: Tabaxi Fighter - Lost Mine of Phandelver (Retired)
Atuan responds with a grin in return. "It was just a little experiment - that's all. Though, perhaps our hairy companion might go ahead and remove the mirrors, unless we think that nothing bad will happen until we stare into them."
Morphfinds they are bolted to the stone wall with half-inch thick steel bolts that are probably about 6 inches long at a minimum. Pulling on the mirror shows they are firmly attached, although a combination of poor anchoring and loose stonework might make pulling a mirror down possible. (STR check DC 18 to succeed at yanking a given mirror off the wall.)
Atuan tosses his bearing straight through the illusion, which he realizes doesn't actually capture his reflection. The ball bearing clatters on stone before it bounces back out through the illusory mirror onto the floor at Atuan's feet.
"Hmm!" Atuan exclaims, picking up the ball bearing and holding it curiously. "So that's what you meant, then! I can see why that would make for a nasty trap." He sticks his hand through the mirror and feels if anything lies behind it.
(I'm guessing a stone wall based on the rock bouncing back, but we'll see if there's anything else :P.)
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Atuan reaches his hand through the illusory mirror and feels a cold stone nook. It is dusty and smaller than a person, more like a large shelf. His search turns up nothing.
(Assuming Atuan relays this to the rest of us) Suspecting the other 2 illusory mirrors might be similar, Rethan sits down and transfers his senses to Midnight, then sends the cat to inspect each one, letting it walk close and test whether the mirrors are truly illusions before trying to reach through and search for nooks. He does not send the cat to the mirrors with necromantic energy.
In the (2) second one Midnight finds a bronze mask molded to resemble Halaster’s visage (worth about 50 gp).
Morph watches Atuan cast Guidance and a memory causes him to open his Combat Medics Manual, before he slaps his hand on his head.
"I really need to spend some time memorising what spells I have access too, I keep forgetting."
As Atuan reaches through one of the mirrors, Morph reaches out with a warning on his lips, but stops as Atuan goes unhurt.
As Rethan makes use of Midnight to find the mask, Morph remarks,
"Nice find."
Still having Detect Magic up, Morph remarks if the mask has any magic he can detect.
Morph turns his attention to the last two mirrors.
"So that leaves two mirrors we cant get past, without going between. Hmm..."
Morph pulls out a rust coloured bag from his Bag of Holding.
"How about we see what happens when someone, ah, more disposable? passes between them."
Morph puts his hand into the bag and pulls out a fuzzy object that he tosses to the ground in front of him.
Roll for Creature, from the Rust List: 8
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Knox | Warforged | Cleric | Shadowthorn's Out of the Abyss
The fuzzy object transforms rapidly into a rather large Brown bear.
The bear turns awkwardly around and looks at Morph, barely fitting in the space.
"Ah, well that's bigger than I thought. Hello, ah, I'm going to call you Bear as you aren't slated to last long enough for a better name, sorry."
Morph turns to his companions,
"I think maybe we back up a little, in case there is any splash over or the like?"
Morph turns back to the bear, while backing himself away from the two necrotic mirrors.
"Ok Bear, I'm not sure just how much you understand me, but I'm going to want you to move forward between those two mirrors."
"You can stop at the intersections on the other side and wait there."
Morph points at the bear and waves his hand forward towards the far side of the two necrotic mirrors, hoping the bear understands.
Is the passage 5ft wide or 10ft?
If its 5ft wide, the bear is squeezing through, and has much more limited speed, etc
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/combat#SqueezingintoaSmallerSpace
David Gearlock | Human | Artificer | Revenge Heist
Knox | Warforged | Cleric | Shadowthorn's Out of the Abyss
Titus watches with detached curiosity at the odd spectacle unfolding before him. He does his best to remain on guard at the e trace of the room in case any of the goons were foolish enough to try to flank them.
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L’Ouverture Zinn: Kobold Sorcerer - Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Titus Vorenus: Dragonborn Paladin - Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Nemean Goldenmane: Tabaxi Fighter - Lost Mine of Phandelver (Retired)
(It is 10 feet wide.)
The bear gives a huff in response and walks between the mirrors. Nothing happens.
"Have it touch one of the mirrors."
"Have it touch one of the mirrors."
Morph nods to Rethan,
"Yeah good idea."
"Bear, come back and touch the mirror there."
Morph waves his hand at the bear and then indicates the necrotic mirror on the south side.
"Actually, Bear, touch it with your nose, like this."
Morph indicates to the bear again, pantomiming touching his nose to his flat hand to indicate what he wants.
Morph turns back to the others,
"Hopefully he will look into the mirror, if he does it that way, and we can test two possible dangers with one action."
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Knox | Warforged | Cleric | Shadowthorn's Out of the Abyss
Bear boops the mirror with his nose, leaving a steamy nose print on the glass. Nothing else happens.
"Hmm, well it looks like either the mirrors don't respond to touch, sight and presence, or they are targeted at a different kind of creature perhaps."
Morph turns to look at his friends,
"So who wants to be next?"
Morph turns back to the bear, giving it directions to go back and wait for everyone else near the intersection.
"I can give someone a little magical resistance if someone else wants to try crossing passed the mirrors next."
"Unless someone wants to play with the mirrors that is."
Morph gives Atuan a pointed look, before breaking into a grin and giving him a wink.
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Knox | Warforged | Cleric | Shadowthorn's Out of the Abyss
Atuan responds with a grin in return. "It was just a little experiment - that's all. Though, perhaps our hairy companion might go ahead and remove the mirrors, unless we think that nothing bad will happen until we stare into them."
"Hmmm...."
Morph will take a look at one of the non-magical mirrors, to try and see if he can figure out how they are mounted.
Investigation check to try and determine how the mirrors are mounted: 15
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Knox | Warforged | Cleric | Shadowthorn's Out of the Abyss
Morph finds they are bolted to the stone wall with half-inch thick steel bolts that are probably about 6 inches long at a minimum. Pulling on the mirror shows they are firmly attached, although a combination of poor anchoring and loose stonework might make pulling a mirror down possible. (STR check DC 18 to succeed at yanking a given mirror off the wall.)
Morph decided to see if the bear can rip the necrotic mirrors off the wall.
"Bear, can I please get you to try pulling that mirror off the wall?"
Morph pantomimes using his hands like they were bear claws and garbing and pulling at the mirror, then points at the south necrotic mirror.
The bear lumbers forward and gets one of its paws behind the mirror and pulls with all his strength and weight behind it.
Strength check for Bear to pull the south necrotic mirror off the wall (DC18): 23
David Gearlock | Human | Artificer | Revenge Heist
Knox | Warforged | Cleric | Shadowthorn's Out of the Abyss