D&D with Ed (DM), Paul, Scott, Steve, and Sebastian ======================================== Fri 10 Dec 2021 05:25:46 PM EST Last time: in the tomb where we seek a powerful magic staff, some kind of cannibal prince from the elemental plane of fire (efreet) invited us to dinner. He has tables set up, and we chat about N-dimensional and interplanar travel. His name is La Rouche Xenon reveals that he was from Atlantis before being frozen in ice for a thousand years. We have a very pleasant dinner, and spend the night resting peacefully. Smudge climbs down the shaft, while Zoozeki review the trap drawing of the sarcophagus. Dart traps in eyes, pistons to release poison gas, trigger glyphs for lightning-based magic. Zoozeki feather-falls down, once Smudge is down. Kristabell, Martin, and Xenon jump down into Zoozeki's web. Reed boat lashed to the floor on west wall. On east wall, large painting of same boat sailing above clouds. A gemstone is missing from its prow. Zoozeki casts _unseen servant_ and sends it into the painting to recover the gem. Translucent, fist-size, blueish-white gem. The boat floats when we insert the gem in it. We open the door to the sarcophagus room. Sarcophagus in the middle of the room, and a statue in the far nook. Statue holding staff in one hand, and gem in the other. Inscriptions on each wall. "A passage was always provided between the tomb of the king and his statue." Zoozeki knows Fremen. Zoozeki casts _identify_ on the sarcophagus, through his familiar. Detects lightning trap to trigger when lid is removed. Zoozeki casts _dispel magic_ in lightning glyphs, while Martin does a lightning resistance aura. Smudge disarms the mechanical eye traps. Smudge then mostly disarms the gas traps, but gets a little whiff and makes a CON save for 1hp damage. We open the lid. Inside: a wrapped mummy, holding a staff. A golden, wonderfully carved staff. Zoozekie starts to cast _identify_ on the staff, but Xenon runs up and casts _animate dead_ on the mummy. Zoozeki grabs staff before Xenon finished his _animate_ spell. The mummy punches at Zoozeki, but it misses. We roll initiative. Zoozeki goes first. Zoozeki tries to _polymorph_ the mummy, but it saves. Zoozeki runs. Smudge attacks with various magical enhancements, causing good damage. Xenon casts a spell that the mummy saves against, then Xenon also flees. Kristabell gets four flaming sword attacks for 7+18+19+15+20 = 79 damage to the mummy. The mummy is dead. Rahault the Combuster. Zoozeki finally casts _identify_, and verifies the staff as a Staff of the Magi! Smudge opens the north door. A downward shaft, with a huge waterfall flowing out of the wall. Zoozeki casts _magic mouth_ in sarcophagus to sing Never Gonna Give You Up when someone opens the sarcophagus. We do a long rest in a _tiny hut_, and Zoozeki attunes with the staff. We set sail in the flying boat, through the painting! The ship is about thirty feet long. We're very high above the desert, and see landmarks we recognize. We descend slightly, to a safe altitude, and sail north, perhaps to meet up with Ootherion. Ed will send XP (or maybe just a level milestone).