[CYOA] D&D - The Ghost of Lion Castle

[petapan]

our options:
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FIGHT

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CAST MAGIC

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SPEAK

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RETREAT

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THROW TREASURE

[Bell]

What does charm person do?

[petapan]

Charm person. This spell may affect one living bugbear, gnoll, goblin, hobgoblin, ogre, or orc. The monster makes a saving throw vs. spells. If the saving throw succeeds, the spell has no effect. If the saving throw fails, the monster does not attack and hands over its treasure (if you ask for it). The monster does not answer questions, fight for you, or go with you. If you attack the monster with a weapon or another spell, this spell's effect is automatically broken. The spell's effect is also broken as soon as you enter another room or area.

[OkaPoka]

I will let the dnd nerds calculate if there is an optimal pattern

[Bell]

Cast magic: Charm Person

Ask them to hand over their treasure and then walk past to the area we previously requested (if we already did this and are there, we would cast whatever spell we originally needed to get up there)
I'm not sure how old D&D saving throws are calculated.

[petapan]

this is the table for the saves:


quoting the gnoll's stats for the new page:

I believe the "F2" means it has saves as a second-level fighter would, which means to save against a spell it needs to roll a 16 or higher

I will, however, also note that the gnoll's treasure is only a single gold piece.

[Bell]

Cast it anyway, if we're not here to mug a gnoll in broad daylight for their single piece of gold then what are we here for?

[petapan]

okay

the gnoll's saving throw:

Original Roll String: 1d20

1 20-Sided Dice: (4) = 4

[petapan]

lol

our AC is 4, which means the 2 HD Gnoll needs to roll a 14 to hit us

Original Roll String: 1d20

1 20-Sided Dice: (6) = 6

[petapan]

i'm going to get lazy and stop re-rolling for initiative each time and just say it's our turn again

[OkaPoka]

lets just beat the shit out of this guy u know what i mean

[Bell]

Slay the bad guy by hitting it with a blunt object until it stops moving

[Charles510]

Fight!

[petapan]

the gnoll has an AC of 5, so our hit roll is a 14

Original Roll String: 1d20+1

1 20-Sided Dice: (16)+1 = 17

[petapan]

we deal

Original Roll String: 1d8+1

1 8-Sided Dice: (6)+1 = 7

damage to it

[petapan]

a mighty blow leaves the gnoll at 1 hit point!

now the gnoll makes a morale check

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (6, 1) = 7

[petapan]

it is not demoralized and tries to attack us back

Original Roll String: 1d20

1 20-Sided Dice: (1) = 1

[petapan]

now's our chance! can we finish it off?

Original Roll String: 1d20+1

1 20-Sided Dice: (2)+1 = 3

[petapan]

no

gnoll morale check

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (5, 4) = 9

[petapan]

gnoll has a morale of 8, so not quite

it attacks again

Original Roll String: 1d20

1 20-Sided Dice: (1) = 1

[petapan]

will either of us land a hit anytime tonight??

our attack

Original Roll String: 1d20+1

1 20-Sided Dice: (19)+1 = 20

[petapan]

gnoll morale

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (5, 3) = 8

gnoll attack if it passes its morale check

Original Roll String: 1d20

1 20-Sided Dice: (6) = 6

[petapan]

our attack

Original Roll String: 1d20+1

1 20-Sided Dice: (16)+1 = 17

i could probably edit these into a long post to save space

[petapan]

gnoll morale

Original Roll String: 2d6

2 6-Sided Dice: (1, 4) = 5

gnoll attack if it passes its morale check

Original Roll String: 1d20

1 20-Sided Dice: (10) = 10

[petapan]

it is the gnoll who finally lands a hit, unfortunately

we take 1d4+1 damage from its club

Original Roll String: 1d4+1

1 4-Sided Dice: (3)+1 = 4