Attempt to Close the Gate - Revision history

Bennettj at 00:25, 22 June 2026

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Bennettj: /* After the Combat */

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After the Combat

Bennettj: /* After the Combat */

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After the Combat

Bennettj: /* Round 11 */

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Round 11

Bennettj: /* Enemy's Attack */

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Enemy's Attack

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Enemy's Attack

Bennettj at 19:05, 21 June 2026

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-Continued from '''[[The Snow Gate]]'''
+'''Continued from [[The Snow Gate]]'''
 == Round 1 ==

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	::: '''[[Embla Strand\|Embla]]:''' Understood. I press onward.		::: '''[[Embla Strand\|Embla]]:''' Understood. I press onward.

−	~~Concurrent with and then~~ Continued on [[~~Attempt to Close the Gate~~]]	+	'''Continued on [[Escape from Mimmarudla]]'''

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	::::: '''[[Engelhart Askjellson\|Engelhart]]:''' No, it's not that. I'm wondering if there might not have been something here before the gate formed. Let us head back, by all means, but I will keep an eye open.		::::: '''[[Engelhart Askjellson\|Engelhart]]:''' No, it's not that. I'm wondering if there might not have been something here before the gate formed. Let us head back, by all means, but I will keep an eye open.

−	Concurrent with and then Continued on [[~~Talk:~~Attempt to Close the Gate]]	+	'''The DM:''' Judging from the evidence before your eyes, the path appears to be melting beneath your feet. The ice crystals on the ground are glistening as the air in the cavern warms up. A cavern is typically brisk to cool, 40-55 degrees F (5-12 C), at near sea level, which you are. That is a good deal warmer than freezing. The lake reached from side to side of the cavern; there's no reason to think there'll be a bank against the walls on the left and right. The only certain bank you know will be the one across the lake.
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		+	Once you reach the lake's edge, you can see that the ice at the surface has begun to glisten.
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		+	'''[[Engelhart Askjellson\|Engelhart]]:''' Very well, let us make our way across... not that I'm expecting any reward for this but we do have some healing to attend to.
		+	: '''The DM:''' You may remember that the lake is quite wide, well over half a mile across.
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		+	'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' I guess the question is, can we make it across without plunging in? I'm not so sure. Does the party have any other options or ideas?
		+	: '''[[Engelhart Askjellson\|Engelhart]]:''' We should ask Lothar, our resident ranger (complete with caving knowledge, if memory serves), regarding our course of action and if there is any immediate danger we should be wary of.
		+	:: '''[[Engelhart Askjellson\|Engelhart]]:''' Alexis: take the above to mean that I ''do'' ask Lothar to guide the party back.
		+	::: '''The DM:''' I've assumed you start across the lake post-haste. I know some of you live in areas without ice on lakes, but it doesn't take a ranger to see that this lake was frozen solid just minutes ago. You've been across it, so you know how hard it was. Lothar can reassure you that it is at least hard enough to walk on when you get started. He, nor anyone else, can guarantee the lake once you near the other side.
		+	:::: '''[[Vafrandir]]:''' I live in an area where frost on the ground is newsworthy. So I will defer to the experience of others regarding lake ice, haha
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		+	'''[[Embla Strand\|Embla]]:''' Regardless, let's move with some haste.
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		+	'''[[Pandred]]:''' If possible I'll remove as much of my armor as I can as we move and stuff it in my pack.
		+	: '''The DM:''' My action points page doesn't have a point cost for removing armour. It hasn't come up. You can remove 1 point of armor at a bit faster than twice the speed as it takes to put it on. That's 12 rounds per point of armour; with plate mail, that would be 84 total rounds. If one other helps you, it will take 7 rounds per point, or 49 rounds; and if two other persons help you, it will take you 5 rounds per point, or 35 rounds. Armour is neither easy to put on or take off.
		+	:: '''[[Pandred]]:''' Alright, then I guess I'll just scurry with everyone else and hope for the best.
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		+	'''The DM:''' You get out on the ice and find it isn't that easy to move. The ice has grown soft and slick, and it seems to be lifting up from below. You hurry along, but it is hard to go at faster than a slow run (stride-4)
		+	: '''[[Embla Strand\|Embla]]:''' Does my balance ability help me move across the ice?
		+	:: '''The DM:''' You're okay until I start asking for die rolls, which your balance will adjust.
		+	::: '''[[Embla Strand\|Embla]]:''' Understood. I press onward.
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		+	Concurrent with and then Continued on [[Attempt to Close the Gate]]

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 ::::: '''[[Pandred]]:''' I am engaged in tactical repositioning against my will. I'm confident my new hero can handle herself.
 :::::: '''[[Engelhart Askjellson|Engelhart]]:''' Oh, very well then. Close the hatches.
 Concurrent with and then Continued on [[Talk:Attempt to Close the Gate]]

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	The demon rounds on Engelhart and swings, rolling a 10 and missing.		The demon rounds on Engelhart and swings, rolling a 10 and missing.
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		+	== Round 11 ==
		+	'''The DM:''' Moving forward without images, unless we need them. Vafrandir and Embla clang the gate shut. As it closes, it melds into the rest of the wall, so that now there is no "door" that can be opened. Pandred has fled. Engelhart is the only character with free movement. He witnesses the demon experience pain as it hears the door slam closed.
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		+	'''[[Engelhart Askjellson\|Engelhart]]:''' I attack... it is important that I keep it focused on me and distracted from my negative-Hp cohorts. Attack roll: 5 (can not seem to get a break).
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		+	'''[[Embla Strand\|Embla]]:''' Stepping out for a bit. If necessary, Embla will attack the remaining demon with her +1 battle-axe.
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		+	'''[[Pandred]]:''' Continuing to heroically reposition.
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		+	'''The DM:''' The demon makes a morale check ... and fails. It disappears. Pandred suddenly feels better. Perceiving no threat, may I assume the party closes the other gate?
		+	: '''[[Engelhart Askjellson\|Engelhart]]:''' ...what about the Valkyrie??
		+	:: '''The DM:''' She passed through the gate. She doesn't seem to be coming back; perhaps she's fighting one of the huge bone devils you saw; or perhaps she's returned to Valhalla. Would you like to go through the gate and investigate?
		+	::: '''[[Engelhart Askjellson\|Engelhart]]:''' Pandred, a quick glance, what say you? (I speak to Pandred on account of remaining Hp left, the rest of you need to stay safe) I don't feel good about just turning our back on our saviour.
		+	:::: '''The DM:''' You should know better than anyone, Engelhart, that the girl can take care of herself, better than you can. She teleported in; if she needed to see you again, she could teleport wherever you were.
		+	::::: '''[[Pandred]]:''' I am engaged in tactical repositioning against my will. I'm confident my new hero can handle herself.
		+	:::::: '''[[Engelhart Askjellson\|Engelhart]]:''' Oh, very well then. Close the hatches.

	Concurrent with and then Continued on [[Talk:Attempt to Close the Gate]]		Concurrent with and then Continued on [[Talk:Attempt to Close the Gate]]

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 '''The DM:''' It can happen to the best.  The Valkyrie draws her blade to finish the toad off, and rolls a 1.  The blade sails over the zombie-toad's back and disappears.  This leaves her open to attack, but rest assured she can take any damage this creature can do.
-== Enemy's Attack ==
+=== Enemy's Attack ===
 '''The DM:''' The toad misses the Valkyrie.  She draws her dagger and drives it into the toad's cheek, then uses that as a handle to haul the beast through the gate and herself as well.  Both disappear (the toad as well, perhaps because it is a zombie now and not a living toad).

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	[[File:SnowGate10.png\|left\|140px\|thumb\|One last scare.]]		[[File:SnowGate10.png\|left\|140px\|thumb\|One last scare.]]
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		+	== Round 10 ==
		+	'''The DM:''' Through this fight, you're all sweating at this point, and it is cold. Once it's done, you're conscious that there may be some effects from hypothermia to worry about.
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		+	Additionally, the Valkyrie will shout at Engelhart, "I've got this!"
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		+	Act as you will.
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		+	'''[[Engelhart Askjellson\|Engelhart]]:''' I shift onto 0807 and serve up a dish of maul up the demon's backside. Attack roll: 3, clearly a miss, even despite the bonuses.
		+	: '''The DM:''' Definitely a miss.
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		+	'''[[Pandred]]:''' Saving throw is 2, which definitely fails. If I HAD rolled something more reasonable, is Fear just the "Magic" save?
		+	: '''The DM:''' Yes, it is against magic. Pandred's resolve breaks; she will flee, for at least three rounds.
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		+	'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' I continue to shove on the gate
		+	: '''[[Embla Strand\|Embla]]:''' I help Vafrandir shove the gate closed.
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		+	'''The DM:''' It can happen to the best. The Valkyrie draws her blade to finish the toad off, and rolls a 1. The blade sails over the zombie-toad's back and disappears. This leaves her open to attack, but rest assured she can take any damage this creature can do.
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		+	== Enemy's Attack ==
		+	'''The DM:''' The toad misses the Valkyrie. She draws her dagger and drives it into the toad's cheek, then uses that as a handle to haul the beast through the gate and herself as well. Both disappear (the toad as well, perhaps because it is a zombie now and not a living toad).
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		+	The demon rounds on Engelhart and swings, rolling a 10 and missing.

	Concurrent with and then Continued on [[Talk:Attempt to Close the Gate]]		Concurrent with and then Continued on [[Talk:Attempt to Close the Gate]]

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	[[File:SnowGate9.png\|right\|420px\|thumb\|Moves not shown; the party is free to act again.]]		[[File:SnowGate9.png\|right\|420px\|thumb\|Moves not shown; the party is free to act again.]]
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		+	== Round 9 ==
		+	'''The DM:''' Go again, please.
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		+	The Valkyrie succeeds in shoving the toad back again, into 0805.
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		+	Sorry, Engelhart is in 0807. I'll fix the map. Should be corrected now.
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		+	'''[[Engelhart Askjellson\|Engelhart]]:''' Ok, as Pandred has expressed her intent to hand me my maul+1, can I take it from her in passing? How many AP would that set me back?
		+	: '''The DM:''' Since Pandred is just holding it, at an easy angle, we'll say none for Pandred and 1 AP for Engelhart, regardless of the weight.
		+	:: '''[[Engelhart Askjellson\|Engelhart]]:''' Good to go, then. I take the maul, and '''''charge''''' the Toad with all my might. How to proceed?
		+	::: '''The DM:''' Remember, the Valkyrie has pushed the toad almost completely out of the gate; she is in 0705. If you want to hit the toad, you can move into 0806 and swing. There isn't enough room to "charge."
		+	:::: '''[[Engelhart Askjellson\|Engelhart]]:''' I do so. Attack roll comes back a 7, though, so nothing comes of it.
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		+	'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' No room for me to edge in, so I'll go to 0505 and stand ready to shove the gate
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		+	'''[[Pandred]]:''' I'll start closing the gate on my side, in case something tries to come through again.
		+	: '''[[Embla Strand\|Embla]]:''' I move to 0506 to assist in closing the gate. [Sorry, having another bad brain day]
		+	:: '''The DM:''' [no problem, not feeling well myself; symptoms not covid-like] The gates are closing.
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		+	[[File:SnowGate9b.png\|right\|350px\|thumb\|Showing the players closing the gate.]]
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		+	=== Enemy's Turn ===
		+	'''The DM:''' Not done yet. The demon teleports into 0906 and attacks Pandred − but it must be flustered, because it misses with a 6. Still, it uses its power to ''fear'' Pandred, like the spell, so that the fighter must make saving throw.
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		+	[[File:SnowGate10.png\|left\|140px\|thumb\|One last scare.]]

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 [[File:Valkyrie.jpg|left|280px]]
 Lothar loads.
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 There's no change in movement so I'll skip putting up an enemy's version.
-=== Round 8 ===
+== Round 8 ==
 '''The DM:''' Everyone is free to act.

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 The demon in 0809 swings at Vafrandir, rolling a 5, missing ... then ''teleports'' to 0507.
-[[File:SnowGate7b.png|right|350px|thumb|The enemy's move finished.]]
+[[File:SnowGate7b.png|right|350px|The enemy's move finished.]]
 The other backs into 0905 again, holding the gate, attempting to magick the valkyrie, but then it appears to wince in pain, indicating the magic has had no effect.  You don't know what the attack was.
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 Vafrandir kills the toad.
-[[File:Valkyrie.jpg|left|thumb|280px]]
+[[File:Valkyrie.jpg|left|280px]]
 Lothar loads.
-The Valkyrie winks at Vafrandir, then turns on the demon in '''0507'''.  She rolls a natural 2 and a natural 5, hitting twice.  And causes a total of 23 damage.  The demon evaporates.
+The Valkyrie winks at Vafrandir, then turns on the demon in 0507.  She rolls a natural 2 and a natural 5, hitting twice.  And causes a total of 23 damage.  The demon evaporates.
 === Enemy's Turn ===
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 There's no change in movement so I'll skip putting up an enemy's version.
 Concurrent with and then Continued on [[Talk:Attempt to Close the Gate]]