To die, to sleep - To sleep, perchance to dream

He’ll draw his short sword and poke around in there a little

Whitey wrote:He’ll draw his short sword and poke around in there a little

safe call


Marvin feels the sword hit something solid and it makes the "tink tink" sound of metal on metal. The object inside the extra-dimensional space is long but fairly thin, much like the levers in the other rooms

Marvin’s getting impatient with these door prizes. He reaches in and pulls the lever

Whitey wrote:Marvin’s getting impatient with these door prizes. He reaches in and pulls the lever

huzzah


The pentagon seal unlocks on the main door. Anyone want to sample the feast or moving on to the next room?

hexagon and octagon remain

I don't really trust the feast and such...

We did get spell scrolls in the last one…

oh hell, why not. Vasyli takes a glass of wine if there is any

Vasyli doesn't see any wine, but the scarecrow butler notices his eyeing of the beverages.
In a raspy voice he croaks to himself, "Fiddlesticks....." and fetches a bottle. He pours Vasyli a glass.

Vasyli tastes a mouthful of oak barrels, spices and dark cherry fruit.

Vasyli regains a single class or racial feature use (stone endurance, flash of genius, etc)

Sweet!  He will sample the food as well then.

For now, regain one use of Defensive Field

The roast meat is delicious and restores 1 HD per bite.
The vegetables are warm and buttery. They restore 1 spell slot per bite.
More drinks of beer or wine restore further racial/class features.
(So yes, if you eat a full meal, it is the equivalent of a long rest)

The scarecrow butler serves Vasyli anything he asks for or points to at the feast with a raspy croak of "Fiddlesticks....."

Marvin will partake in the feast as well, then move on to the next door.

Vasyli will wolf down a full meal then. So, back to full strength. Thanks!

Does he say fiddlesticks many times or just twice?

navyik wrote:Does he say fiddlesticks many times or just twice?

Chris wrote:

The scarecrow butler serves Vasyli anything he asks for or points to at the feast with a raspy croak of "Fiddlesticks....."  

Anytime someone interacts with, which so far is just Vasyli, as Marvin is invisible

I’m asking for a total number of pronunciations of the word fiddlesticks. Two or several more?

At least 2, probably several more?
Its not specified how Vasyli interacted with it while he ate, but likely more than 2 if he had a full meal and was served by the scarecrow butler

Beetlejuice, beetlejuice, beetlejuice. (Nothing happens, lol)

Warhol reluctantly takes a plate. “Ya know, that guy in da cage has eaten here before…” he takes a bite. If nothing bad happens, then he dines politely. “That’s nice. Sure, I’ll take some of that. Thanks.”

navyik wrote:Warhol reluctantly takes a plate. “Ya know, that guy in da cage has eaten here before…” he takes a bite. If nothing bad happens, then he dines politely. “That’s nice. Sure, I’ll take some of that. Thanks.”

The scarecrow butler serves Warhol anything he asks for or points to at the feast with a raspy croak of "Fiddlesticks....."



Assuming he eats a full meal, all HD, spell slots and racial\class features are restored as if a long rest.
Technically, Warhol loses 1 level of Exhaustion but since the underlying weight gain curse has not been removed, he immediately regains 1 level of exhaustion as soon as he starts moving again.


Exhaustion
Some Special Abilities and environmental Hazards, such as starvation and the long-­term Effects of freezing or scorching temperatures, can lead to a Special condition called exhaustion. Exhaustion is measured in six levels. An Effect can give a creature one or more levels of exhaustion, as specified in the effect’s description.

Exhaustion Effects
Level Effect
1 Disadvantage on Ability Checks
2 Speed halved
3 Disadvantage on Attack rolls and Saving Throws
4 Hit point maximum halved
5 Speed reduced to 0
6 Death


I always thought 1 and 2 should be reversed, just for common sense, but oh well. I actually like the new rules in 1D&D where there are 10 levels of exhaustion before death and each level is just a stacking -1 per level. The speed reduction makes sense too though, so its a shame that is gone.


anyways.... anything else in this room or moving on?

hexagon and octagon remain, then you are done with the Price is Right

Warhol will check on the guy in the cage again. “We haven’t given up on getting you sprung, buddy.”

navyik wrote:Warhol will check on the guy in the cage again. “We haven’t given up on getting you sprung, buddy.”

"Keys..... Fiddlesticks?" he gasps imploring looking from his lock to the room you just left.

Marvin will go back in and look for keys.

Perception:
Tue Dec 06 2022 16:15:23 GMT-0700 (Mountain Standard Time)
Rolling line 1 : 1d20 + 10 to total : 4, + 10, TOTAL: 14

Warhol will accompany Marvin, standing in the doorway.

Marvin doesn't see any keys laying around.

The scarecrow notices Warhol in the doorway and offers dessert in his usual raspy croak, "Fiddlesticks...."

Marvin says to the scarecrow “I’m hungry for cage keys. Got any of those for dessert?”

Whitey wrote:Marvin says to the scarecrow “I’m hungry for cage keys. Got any of those for dessert?”

isn't Marvin still invisible?

Haha yeah I suppose he is. Proceed as written. What does Fiddlesticks do?

Whitey wrote:Haha yeah I suppose he is. Proceed as written. What does Fiddlesticks do?

The scarecrow seems confused by the disembodied voice, "Fiddlesticks...."    He heads to the dessert trays as he speaks to himself in his raspy voice, "There's something in the fieeeeeeld....."  He looks over the assorted iced cakes,  "Its waaaatching mmmmeeeeeee....."  

He loads up a tray with as many different sweets and confections as he can find.  He slowly moves his head trying to locate the voice. He offers the selection to the air.

Marvin will back out to the doorway. “Yes fiddlesticks…bring the desserts here…delicious keys…”

"Fiddlesticks...." The scarecrow follows Marvin's voice out the door with the dessert tray, "Doooon't goooo out at niiiiight...."

Marvin heads over to the cage. “Bring my friend the delicious keys…”

"Fiddlesticks...." walks towards the caged clone of Marvin.

Clone Marvin backs away from the approaching scarecrow butler, crowding himself in the far side of his tiny cage, "Keys.... " He points to a pocket on the scarecrow's dusty black suit. Clone Marvin, despite his malnourishment, refuses any food with a disturbed look towards the 2 empty cages that presumably held clones of Warhol and Vasyli.


Investigation (logical deductions, not noticing things) checks by all, please, unless you can reach the sickening conclusion about your recent tasty and satisfying meal on your own....


a witch's cauldron with human body parts
a feast for Hags
a clone of a party member
2 empty cages

Ew.

Fighting back the nausea, Marvin will attempt to pickpocket the scarecrow and lift the keys:

Thu Dec 08 2022 08:49:50 GMT-0700 (Mountain Standard Time)
Rolling line 1 : 1d20 + 4 to total : 13, + 4, TOTAL: 17




DEX:

Vasyli's Investigation check:

Rolling line 1 : 1d20 + 9 to total : 18, + 9, TOTAL: 27

there we go...

Marvin goes fishing in the scarecrow's pockets and finds.....

a perfectly preserved human eyeball, watery and slightly yellow with an enlarged iris
a rusty key
a black marble
2 copper coins




Vasyli realizes that the roasted meat was, in fact, from clones of Vasyli and Warhol which explains the empty cages. Thinking back on Clone Marvin's comments, the Hags got whatever information they wanted from the other clones, then cooked them up with fava beans and a nice Chianti sssuppp ssssuupppp sssuuupppp

"Bah, more tricks from Baba Yaga and friends... At least Vasyli clone tasted good! Time to kill Hags!"

whit10 wrote:"Bah, more tricks from Baba Yaga and friends... At least Vasyli clone tasted good!  Time to kill Hags!"

I love that nothing dampens Vasyli's spirit!

Marvin will try the rusty key in the cage lock, keeping an eye on Fiddlesticks

Whitey wrote:Marvin will try the rusty key in the cage lock, keeping an eye on Fiddlesticks

click

the lock opens but there is no reaction from the scarecrow. clone Marvin is free


anything else in here for now or move on to the hexagon or pentagon rooms?

What does clone Marvin do?

Whitey wrote:What does clone Marvin do?

keep sitting in his cage for now, he is still afraid of Mr. Fiddlesticks

“Okay Mr. Fiddlesticks, you can go back to your room now. Thanks so much. There you go, nice to meet you…”.

Detect magic on the items from Fiddle sticks pockets.

“What, don’t look at me, I’m a vegetarian. I only ate the vegetables. How did I taste?”

"Fiddlesticks...." heads back to the pentagon room.
Only the eyeball is magical (necro)

No meat, no HD restored (see above for list)

Chris wrote:"Fiddlesticks...."  heads back to the pentagon room.
Only the eyeball is magical (necro)

No meat, no HD restored (see above for list)

“That was me? Hmmm… I taste like chicken…”

“I thought it all tasted like chicken.” Marvin hands the eyeball to Warhol.

Marvin will head to the hexagon room and carefully open the door as with the others.

Warhol shows the eyeball to copy Marvin. “Do you know what this does?”

Clone Marvin shrugs wearily.

Marvin opens the door with a hexagon carved into it. He sees a large, cracked, 6-sided mirror mounted above a stone shelf on the far wall. 5 unlit candles stand on the shelf, each made of yellow wax and covered in black sigils. Scrawled on the wall above the mirror, in what appears to be dried blood, are the words,
"PIGGY! PIGGY! PIGGY!"

Both the candles and the mirror radiate auras of conjuration magic to Warhol.

“This little piggy went to market…”

Marvin will light the five candles

Whitey wrote:Marvin will light the five candles

Ok, make a perception check while at the shelf

"Could be trap... I have bad feeling about this"