Tales from the Stinky Dragon C01 - Ep. 84 - Lost Dianasty - Ethereal Plan of Action
Feb 22, 2023
The party slips into the Ethereal Plane to slip past defenses and probe a haunted farmhouse. They wrestle with polymorphs, disguises, and a misfired wand that conjures a strange barrier. Stone jaws and a riddle consume members, transporting the group into a ghostly dining hall of visions. A crimson-armored foe crashes the scene, sparking a brutal, reality-bending clash.
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Use Ethereal Travel To Bypass Defenses
- Use the Ethereal Plane to bypass surface defenses by approaching a location then popping into the Material Plane at the target.
- Spectral explains they can approach the farmhouse's front door in ethereal form and then cross into the material plane for a crash-and-grab rescue.
Gum-Gum's Sneak Turns The Farmhouse Invisible
- Gum-Gum attempts to detect magic sneakily but closes his eyes and temporarily loses sight of the farmhouse.
- The GM reveals Gum-Gum's perception zero made the farmhouse disappear only to him, showing comedic consequences for his 'sneaking'.
Farmhouse Door Is A Riddle Requiring A Self Test
- The farmhouse door is a puzzle keyed to wording and possibly blood, implying magical gating mechanics rather than brute force.
- The stone door bears the riddle 'never take yourself for granite' and dried red liquid in the jaws, suggesting a blood-or-self-sacrifice trigger.