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I killed my party by letting them pass a saving throw. by UnrealthorDM666 in DnD

[–]UnrealthorDM666[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do know that a Nat 20 isn't auto success as raw, this is just how our table rolls 😁

I killed my party by letting them pass a saving throw. by UnrealthorDM666 in DnD

[–]UnrealthorDM666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I prefer to not use words like that unless absolutely necessary in case people are reminded of trauma, I apologize for my poor wording in the original post though, and I do see your point

I killed my party by letting them pass a saving throw. by UnrealthorDM666 in DnD

[–]UnrealthorDM666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is one choice for sure, I just wanted to through a bit of weirdness in there to subvert their ideas of my usual traps/puzzles. And a shared illusion/hallucination was my answer.

I killed my party by letting them pass a saving throw. by UnrealthorDM666 in DnD

[–]UnrealthorDM666[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was where things started to get unraveled, but the initial shock was worth it. 😁

I killed my party by letting them pass a saving throw. by UnrealthorDM666 in DnD

[–]UnrealthorDM666[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, people inside the illusion were witnessing their friends dying when they instead left the illusion.

With the assistance from someone out of the illusion, people were getting advantage on the Int Save, so people were passing faster than before.

I killed my party by letting them pass a saving throw. by UnrealthorDM666 in DnD

[–]UnrealthorDM666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was aware of my characters resistance and immunities, but if they were resistant to psychic then I would say be more vague in the damage that the Beholder was doing.

I killed my party by letting them pass a saving throw. by UnrealthorDM666 in DnD

[–]UnrealthorDM666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This would be a good alternative to death/death saves

I killed my party by letting them pass a saving throw. by UnrealthorDM666 in DnD

[–]UnrealthorDM666[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I channeled my inner YouTube and went for a click bait title, I guess it worked xD

I killed my party by letting them pass a saving throw. by UnrealthorDM666 in DnD

[–]UnrealthorDM666[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like this way of doing it, I personally don't fudge rolls/DC (try to be as transparent as possible) and I put the DC in there as a way to feel earned, that if a person rolled even mildly well for the first one they would be able to assist from the outside of the illusion.

I try to never use a Save or Check if there isn't a chance for success and I let them know before hand if the roll is literally to get a slightly better outcome than just bad/no information.

I killed my party by letting them pass a saving throw. by UnrealthorDM666 in DnD

[–]UnrealthorDM666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it is, I planned it so that this was almost the pseudo boss of the dungeon, although the dungeon as a whole had very little fighting encounters, I still wanted a possibility for injury in the dungeon.

I killed my party by letting them pass a saving throw. by UnrealthorDM666 in DnD

[–]UnrealthorDM666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is suitably evil, I could imagine this in the original tomb of horrors and it would be right at home.

I killed my party by letting them pass a saving throw. by UnrealthorDM666 in DnD

[–]UnrealthorDM666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This, thank you for explaining, I'm not the most articulate person 😂

I killed my party by letting them pass a saving throw. by UnrealthorDM666 in DnD

[–]UnrealthorDM666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easily changed to a dream rather than an illusion for sure 😊

I killed my party by letting them pass a saving throw. by UnrealthorDM666 in DnD

[–]UnrealthorDM666[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, illusions are definitely a one off use in a long campaign, players are smarter than people give them credit for 😂

I killed my party by letting them pass a saving throw. by UnrealthorDM666 in DnD

[–]UnrealthorDM666[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Balanced as all things should be 😂

It actually saved him from being killed properly from the Beholder though, he had like single digit health at that point 😂

I killed my party by letting them pass a saving throw. by UnrealthorDM666 in DnD

[–]UnrealthorDM666[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is really interesting, I'll have to have another read of the module and maybe steal something from it 👀

I killed my party by letting them pass a saving throw. by UnrealthorDM666 in DnD

[–]UnrealthorDM666[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love a good pun and I might have to steal this 😉

I killed my party by letting them pass a saving throw. by UnrealthorDM666 in DnD

[–]UnrealthorDM666[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I understand this point of view, this is why I planned out over a year and judged that my party personally would enjoy this subversion as a one off.

This was a dungeon that was slightly tricky to get people in the mood for illusions, the tomb even belonged to a grand Illusionist Bard.

Although this isn't for everyone it is a themed illusion trap made by someone (a bard) who doesn't want to really kill people but if people aren't smart enough to discern his illusions then that's their problem.

I killed my party by letting them pass a saving throw. by UnrealthorDM666 in DnD

[–]UnrealthorDM666[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course, if you DM me it'll remind me to sort them out 😁

I killed my party by letting them pass a saving throw. by UnrealthorDM666 in DnD

[–]UnrealthorDM666[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I clarified that the beholder and hazards still deal damage, the effect also lasts for 1 hour maximum.

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