The critical question:
  • Is it a hexagonal room with an illusion that took a moment to activate that makes it look like an octagonal room?
  • Or is it an octagonal room that had an illusion on it that made it look like a hexagonal room until they saw through it?
  • Or is it a gigantic pit with an illusion on it to make it look like a room, only the illusion is a bit bodgy?


Malack speaks of "a simple phantasm" but IIUC the purple runes are something custom and more powerful. Does that mean Malack's underestimating Draketooth magic? We know Nale has some method of defeating vampires because he killed Malack's progeny when Nale was low level. Is it even remotely possible he could win against an overconfident Malack and Durkula? What D&D gadgets are there that make vampire-slaying easy?