Underneath the Blighted Grove, this sprawling labyrinth beneath the Fane is stalked by a fiendish half-manticore minotaur. If you discover the inmost den at the maze's center, you may claim the treasures within!
- Take a Short Rest.
- Use their keen architectural sense (alignment of walls, subtle air flow) to discern which corridors lead to dead ends (1/game).
- Use their acute sense of direction and aptitude for pattern recognition to help keep the party from getting lost (1/game) .
- Find a vantage point from which they can survey one of the labyrinth’s sections (1/game) .
- Cast the Hand of Fate ritual (1/game).
- Choose two cards from the Labyrinth Deck, shown at the right, to reveal.
I will then reveal the two cards. They will remain visible until the next person chooses.
- Matching two architectural features progresses the party one or two steps in unraveling the maze.
- Matching two treasure chests reveals a hidden boon.
- Drawing one Minotaur Card indicates the party narrowly escaped the hunting beast. Matching two Minotaur Cards indicates that the Minotaur has cornered its prey and attacks!
- Choosing two cards that do not match incurs 1 Blight and 5 damage which cannot be negated or reduced in any way.
The order of play for this challenge shall be first-come first-serve. Dungeoneers shall take their turn whenever they are ready, and then wait until after the cards are reshuffled at the end of round before taking another turn.
GO!
Addendum Imagery:
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| Turn 5 |
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| Turn 6 |
Of course, no writing down card locations or saving images. Pretend like you're playing a game of memory.
ReplyDeleteOOC: I’ll pull two cards, A4 and C2.
ReplyDeleteYou have pulled a match (A4 and C2, both Archway). You have 1 of 6 successes needed to win.
ReplyDeleteWho's next?
See the addendum imagery for the most up-to-date card reveals.
ReplyDeleteOOC: Give me C1 and A3, please.
ReplyDeleteResults revealed above, "Turn 2". I will show two turns worth of moves in the addendum imagery.
ReplyDeleteTo keep things going, consider each new day as a new turn. In other words, Gardain and Sciora may pick new actions each day regardless of whom else posts.
DeleteSciora gains 1 point of blight (1 total accumulated) and takes 5 points of damage (40 remaining).
DeleteOOC: Ow!
DeleteOOC: A2, B1, please.
ReplyDeleteTurn 3 uploaded. Not a match. You now have 3 blight and 49 hp.
DeleteOOC: Do we know what those unnamed cards are?
ReplyDeleteOOC: Those are minotaur cards. Don't pick them. :) You should draw two cards before the end of the night!
DeleteOOC: Oh, click on it to see it better, nevermind. D3 and E3
DeleteTurn 4 posted above. Not a match. So-tin now has 4 blight and 34 hp.
DeleteI'll draw A1 and C5.
ReplyDeleteI almost want the minotaur thing at this point, get it out of the way. :P
Nobody has Hand of Fate?
[Gardain]
ReplyDeleteGrumbling to himself in the flickering light of the wall sconces, the dwarf crouches close to the wall, dragging a finger along the mortar. He then feels the grain of the stone and presses close to the wall, closing one eye as he peers along the curve of the stone passageway. Suddenly he dusts himself off and stands, clearing his throat. "Tis this way." He says gruffly, striding off into the gloom.
OOC: Utilize dwarven dungeoneering and stone knowledge to discern the next step. Dungeoneering +7, Insight +5, Dwarfiness +20
Shazi's card reveal (turn 5) is shown above. Not a match. Shazi now has 1 point of blight, and loses her temp hp.
ReplyDeleteGardain's efforts in stonecunning and dungeoneering are embarrassing! He doesn't have a clue! (Natural 1.)
Row B has been reshuffled!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to start "Round 2" now... so even if you've gone today, you can go again.
ReplyDelete=== Begin Round 2 ===
OOC: D4 and E4, please.
ReplyDeleteTurn 6 updated above. I will wait for a bit (an hour or so) before processing Gardain's turn below.
DeleteNot a match. Sciora now has 2 points of blight and 35 hp.
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ReplyDeleteRedacted.
DeleteOOC: I'm altering the rules above a bit. If this were at the table, I would not stop the group from strategizing and talking. One might say, "Hey, I saw a Bridge here, and I think there's one there too!"
ReplyDeleteAt the table, that would be an okay thing to do.
Therefore, I will allow out of character talk on this.
OOC: I will also allow you to waive the memory game and bring on the minotaur combat if you wish. I would require a majority vote to make it happen. Combat would then begin immediately with no chances for short rests.
Delete[Gardain]
ReplyDelete“Nae, I MEANT tae brin’ us back tae th’ entrance, tae git aur bearin’s, y’ken?!” The dwarf rails at Sciora as she scathingly berates him about his sorry form of underground navigation. In a huff the paladin gives the stone wall beside him, his steel boot sending shards of stone skittering across the floor. ”Tha’s IT!” He hefts his axe and brandishes his shield, slamming the heavy blade against the cold-iron surface.
“Beast o’ Chaos, Ah call to ye! If y’hard enou’h, we have nae mare patience nor time tae play yer games! Face us an’ les be done wi’ it!” His booming voice echoes through the enclosed passages as the clanging of his shield and axe reverberates in the ancient stone.
OOC: Turn over A2 & C3. I call out the Minotaur!!
The minotaur has answered your summons... Go here to begin battle!
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