In the Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure, when does the Flameskull attack?
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Note: I'm French, and while I'm quite fluent in English, sometimes I get stumped by a sentence.
On p. 46, under room 12 ("Smelter Cavern"), it says that the flameskull's orders are to prevent anyone from passing through the room he defends.
Does that mean that the flameskull only attacks if you try to cross the room?
If someone takes a couple steps in then goes backwards into the same corridor they came in because of the zombies, would that trigger the flameskull or not?
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Note: I'm French, and while I'm quite fluent in English, sometimes I get stumped by a sentence.
On p. 46, under room 12 ("Smelter Cavern"), it says that the flameskull's orders are to prevent anyone from passing through the room he defends.
Does that mean that the flameskull only attacks if you try to cross the room?
If someone takes a couple steps in then goes backwards into the same corridor they came in because of the zombies, would that trigger the flameskull or not?
dnd-5e monsters published-adventures attack lost-mine-of-phandelver
edited Dec 13 '18 at 21:53
V2Blast
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asked Dec 13 '18 at 19:25
SavaSava
2,3362428
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Note: I'm French, and while I'm quite fluent in English, sometimes I get stumped by a sentence.
On p. 46, under room 12 ("Smelter Cavern"), it says that the flameskull's orders are to prevent anyone from passing through the room he defends.
Does that mean that the flameskull only attacks if you try to cross the room?
If someone takes a couple steps in then goes backwards into the same corridor they came in because of the zombies, would that trigger the flameskull or not?
dnd-5e monsters published-adventures attack lost-mine-of-phandelver
edited Dec 13 '18 at 21:53
V2Blast
22.7k371142
asked Dec 13 '18 at 19:25
SavaSava
2,3362428
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Note: I'm French, and while I'm quite fluent in English, sometimes I get stumped by a sentence.
On p. 46, under room 12 ("Smelter Cavern"), it says that the flameskull's orders are to prevent anyone from passing through the room he defends.
Does that mean that the flameskull only attacks if you try to cross the room?
If someone takes a couple steps in then goes backwards into the same corridor they came in because of the zombies, would that trigger the flameskull or not?
dnd-5e monsters published-adventures attack lost-mine-of-phandelver
dnd-5e monsters published-adventures attack lost-mine-of-phandelver
edited Dec 13 '18 at 21:53
V2Blast
22.7k371142
asked Dec 13 '18 at 19:25
SavaSava
2,3362428
edited Dec 13 '18 at 21:53
V2Blast
22.7k371142
asked Dec 13 '18 at 19:25
SavaSava
2,3362428
edited Dec 13 '18 at 21:53
V2Blast
22.7k371142
edited Dec 13 '18 at 21:53
V2Blast
22.7k371142
edited Dec 13 '18 at 21:53
V2Blast
22.7k371142
22.7k371142
asked Dec 13 '18 at 19:25
SavaSava
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asked Dec 13 '18 at 19:25
SavaSava
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asked Dec 13 '18 at 19:25
SavaSava
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The flame skull has its orders. It is also intelligent so it has discretion as to how it carries them out. That is, the DM decides what it does and when it does it.
As an aside, the orders do not require an attack, just prevention.
answered Dec 13 '18 at 19:54
Dale MDale M
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– NautArch
Dec 13 '18 at 20:24
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I would posit that given its alignment that attack is more likely than a gentle nudge the other way.
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– Slagmoth
Dec 13 '18 at 20:37
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@Slagmoth posit away
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– Dale M
Dec 13 '18 at 21:56
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..well now I'm imagining the flameskull as Randal from Clerks. "Aw, man, don't go in th-- don't go that way! C'mon-- Geeeeez, I wasn't even supposed to be here today..."
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– Darth Pseudonym
Dec 14 '18 at 16:43
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The flame skull has its orders. It is also intelligent so it has discretion as to how it carries them out. That is, the DM decides what it does and when it does it.
As an aside, the orders do not require an attack, just prevention.
answered Dec 13 '18 at 19:54
Dale MDale M
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– NautArch
Dec 13 '18 at 20:24
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I would posit that given its alignment that attack is more likely than a gentle nudge the other way.
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– Slagmoth
Dec 13 '18 at 20:37
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@Slagmoth posit away
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– Dale M
Dec 13 '18 at 21:56
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..well now I'm imagining the flameskull as Randal from Clerks. "Aw, man, don't go in th-- don't go that way! C'mon-- Geeeeez, I wasn't even supposed to be here today..."
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– Darth Pseudonym
Dec 14 '18 at 16:43
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The flame skull has its orders. It is also intelligent so it has discretion as to how it carries them out. That is, the DM decides what it does and when it does it.
As an aside, the orders do not require an attack, just prevention.
answered Dec 13 '18 at 19:54
Dale MDale M
106k21274473
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2
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Thou Shall Not Pass
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– NautArch
Dec 13 '18 at 20:24
1
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I would posit that given its alignment that attack is more likely than a gentle nudge the other way.
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– Slagmoth
Dec 13 '18 at 20:37
1
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@Slagmoth posit away
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– Dale M
Dec 13 '18 at 21:56
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..well now I'm imagining the flameskull as Randal from Clerks. "Aw, man, don't go in th-- don't go that way! C'mon-- Geeeeez, I wasn't even supposed to be here today..."
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– Darth Pseudonym
Dec 14 '18 at 16:43
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The flame skull has its orders. It is also intelligent so it has discretion as to how it carries them out. That is, the DM decides what it does and when it does it.
As an aside, the orders do not require an attack, just prevention.
answered Dec 13 '18 at 19:54
Dale MDale M
106k21274473
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The flame skull has its orders. It is also intelligent so it has discretion as to how it carries them out. That is, the DM decides what it does and when it does it.
As an aside, the orders do not require an attack, just prevention.
answered Dec 13 '18 at 19:54
Dale MDale M
106k21274473
answered Dec 13 '18 at 19:54
Dale MDale M
106k21274473
answered Dec 13 '18 at 19:54
Dale MDale M
106k21274473
answered Dec 13 '18 at 19:54
Dale MDale M
106k21274473
106k21274473
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Thou Shall Not Pass
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– NautArch
Dec 13 '18 at 20:24
1
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I would posit that given its alignment that attack is more likely than a gentle nudge the other way.
$endgroup$
– Slagmoth
Dec 13 '18 at 20:37
1
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@Slagmoth posit away
$endgroup$
– Dale M
Dec 13 '18 at 21:56
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..well now I'm imagining the flameskull as Randal from Clerks. "Aw, man, don't go in th-- don't go that way! C'mon-- Geeeeez, I wasn't even supposed to be here today..."
$endgroup$
– Darth Pseudonym
Dec 14 '18 at 16:43
add a comment |
2
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Thou Shall Not Pass
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– NautArch
Dec 13 '18 at 20:24
1
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I would posit that given its alignment that attack is more likely than a gentle nudge the other way.
$endgroup$
– Slagmoth
Dec 13 '18 at 20:37
1
$begingroup$
@Slagmoth posit away
$endgroup$
– Dale M
Dec 13 '18 at 21:56
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..well now I'm imagining the flameskull as Randal from Clerks. "Aw, man, don't go in th-- don't go that way! C'mon-- Geeeeez, I wasn't even supposed to be here today..."
$endgroup$
– Darth Pseudonym
Dec 14 '18 at 16:43
2
2
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Thou Shall Not Pass
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– NautArch
Dec 13 '18 at 20:24
$begingroup$
Thou Shall Not Pass
$endgroup$
– NautArch
Dec 13 '18 at 20:24
1
1
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I would posit that given its alignment that attack is more likely than a gentle nudge the other way.
$endgroup$
– Slagmoth
Dec 13 '18 at 20:37
$begingroup$
I would posit that given its alignment that attack is more likely than a gentle nudge the other way.
$endgroup$
– Slagmoth
Dec 13 '18 at 20:37
1
1
$begingroup$
@Slagmoth posit away
$endgroup$
– Dale M
Dec 13 '18 at 21:56
$begingroup$
@Slagmoth posit away
$endgroup$
– Dale M
Dec 13 '18 at 21:56
$begingroup$
..well now I'm imagining the flameskull as Randal from Clerks. "Aw, man, don't go in th-- don't go that way! C'mon-- Geeeeez, I wasn't even supposed to be here today..."
$endgroup$
– Darth Pseudonym
Dec 14 '18 at 16:43
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..well now I'm imagining the flameskull as Randal from Clerks. "Aw, man, don't go in th-- don't go that way! C'mon-- Geeeeez, I wasn't even supposed to be here today..."
$endgroup$
– Darth Pseudonym
Dec 14 '18 at 16:43
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