November 19, 2023

 

Dragon 19, 5043      

 

10:00 

Let machine run without chips could damage.

 

Uncoupling wheels also a no no.  There are front and back.

 

We fiddle with the chip hamper and the miasma level to try and see how long we could leave and come back.

See if we can set it up to move in a circle – Front wheels left back wheels right, engage lever and power level 1.

Goal to have the machine run down in 24 hours.

 

Arden gives Beari Haste potions * 3.  We fly up, cast Rope Trick, wait and see what happens. 

 

18:00 

Check levels: our math is correct.

 

20:00 

Check levels again.  Watch Furnace Fill get to zero.  The engine is overheating.  Arden takes damage from heat: 25 subdual.  Arden re-activates Feed to Furnace.  Engine cools, miasma is made again.

 

22:00 

Check Fill / Engine again.  Feed is at 10 – chips going fast.

 

Arden keeps checking every two hours.  Setting Furnace Feed to 0-1; Furnace Fill to 1; doesn’t care about how much miasma is made. 

We prepare for the rectal cake elephant surprise.  [For graphic click here.]

 

Dragon 20, 5043

 

12:00 

We are ready for the elephant of surprise.

 

The Plan 

Arden to set:

    Feed to 10

    Miasma to 10

    Walker to 3

then hide and see what happens.  Speaks “Blucker” and “Vartack” to close and hide the door.

Engine overheats.  Machine stops.  Miasma stops.  Arden waits another 15-20 minutes for other results.

 

12:25

Arden summons us to earth.  We go down and conceal ourselves.

Beari casts See Invisibility.

Arden opens the machine and takes heat damage (subdual again).  It is very hot inside the machine, but not hot enough to melt it. 

 

12:30 

The machine is breaking down.  Arden comes back out, closes the machine, hides in shadow.

 

13:30 

The Wizard arrives.

 

Round 0 (surprise)

 Zora signals Beari that Wizard is in place. 

Beari takes Haste potion and casts Time Stop:

            0.1  casts Wall of Iron (flat, behind Wizard);

            0.1haste  casts Wall of Iron again, above Wizard;

            0.2  casts Maximized (rod) Fireball (60);

            0.2haste  casts Maximized (rod) Fireball (60) again;

            0.3  casts Maximized (rod) Lightening Bolt (60);

            0.3haste  casts Bigby’s Clenched Fist

Fireballs do 60 each; Lightning Bolt does 30; Clenched Fist does 18 plus stunned; upper Wall falls for 37.

Arden tumbles to gap between walls and stabs for 22.

Ben casts Summon Monster for five elephants which stomp up and down on the upper wall: squishing the Wizard

 

Ding Dong the Wizard’s dead!

Elephants return home.  Dispel the top wall and search the Wizard:

 

Padded Armor  --  Heavy Fortification

Longsword  --  +5

Dagger  --  +5

Amulet  --  Health +6

Belt  --  of Many Pockets

Backpack w/Spellbook

Hand of Glory

Rings worn:

1. right hand ring -- +5 AC

2. left hand ring – Djinn Calling

3. glory hand ring --  Spell Turning

Vest  -- resistance +5

Cloak  --  major displacement

Ioun Stones

1. pale green, prism, +1 competence to attacks, saves, skill checks

2. pale lavender, ellipsoid, absorbs spells up through 4th level

3. lavender and green, ellipsoid, absorbs spells up through 8th level

Metal Head Wrap – protects against mind control

Possum Pouch

1. bead of force

2. cube of force

3. gem of seeing

4. luck stone: +1 luck to saving throws, ability checks, skill checks

5. pearl of power 9th

6. pearl of power 9th

7. stone salve – 4 oz

8. five rings

8.1. air elemental command

8.2. earth elemental command

8.3. fire elemental command

8.4. water elemental command

8.5. spell storing

 

 

14:00 

Arden stabs him, just in case.  We build a fire to burn the body. 

 

15:00 

We fly up, use Rope Trick(s), wait 24 hours.

While we are waiting, Beari casts Identify on the Wizard’s stuff  [see above for most significant ability of each item]

 

Arden checks the Spell book for traps  --  it is trapped: will cast Disintegrate on anyone opening the book.  Arden successfully disables the trap.  Searches again.  Finds another trap: anyone who opens the book will be absorbed into it.  Arden disables this trap also.  Searches again.  The most recently discovered trap is still active.  Beari casts Greater Dispelling on the Spellbook and removes all traps.   The book is also Arcane Locked.  Beari uses the Pearl of Power (two uses) to recall Greater Dispelling to open the Arcane Lock.  The book is now unlocked, but appears to be all blank pages of regular paper.

 

Dragon 21 through Sword 6, 5043

 

To clear the miasma faster we have Ben cast Control Weather, multiple times a day, for 13 days – progressively across the forest.

 

END OF RUN