• juliebean@lemmy.zip
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    i mean, if i was the referee, and they weren’t in that architecturally precarious situation, i’d think that’s a mighty fine solution to the puzzle, actually.

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      No, no, TTRPGs are all about solving the DM’s convoluted logic and linguistics puzzles that don’t make sense inside the world and have exactly one solution. Not about creative problem solving /s

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      It was sealed with magic (I had detect magic going) and no handles, locks or visible seals

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        Look, I get it, it’s embarrassing to try and pull a push door. It doesn’t mean it’s witchcraft. Just try pushing!

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          So the door itself had a sorta embossing design of an incomplete web. You would have to complete the webbing but there is a trap part that, if connected, triggers active, offensive traps. With a good investigation roll, my arcana and a Web spell from the rogue’s cloak, we did the puzzle and the door opened itself

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    The worst one would be a petrified tree. They’re a massive cylinder that looks like the roof of the cave, and then it falls loose and smashes you.

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    Aren’t stalactites made of soft material?

    Just pickaxe your way beside the door. Heck, an axe may work if you don’t mind destroying it in the process.

    If you have spell for creating water somehow, use Roman technique of making a campfire against wall, letting it warm up and the splashi g it with water to crack it.

    There’s so many ways to be a menace to DM xD

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      We don’t exactly have a lot of time for that though because a war is on

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      Hey, we just go through fighting an aspect of the Spider Queen (The local Lolth expy), in which I had my max HP cut in half and was the only one downed because of it. Was kinda fizzled at that point

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    6 months ago

    The dwarven lockpick (Adamantium hammer) is an adventuring staple for a reason; its fun and empowering to pick locks barbarian style.