A Small Heist [5e] OOC

[Pyrophilios]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but checking out the remaining door in this corridor wouldn't take much more time than just going back to the kitchen and going through the second door?

In that case, I'm very strongly recommending checking the third door here and would even do it solo with Lanius and afterwards catch up with the rest of the group.

[Bobthewizard]

You're the one with the illusion up so we'll go with you.

[J-H]

There are two remaining doors in the hall - one at the far end on the right, and one most of the way to the far end, on the left.
It will take at least 10 minutes to do so due to the distance involved.

[Pyrophilios]

Then the far right first

[J-H]

In case it was unclear, cracks in the walls are a way to get inside the walls and have another (less visible) route between rooms.

Just wanted to make sure that was something you were aware of.

[Pyrophilios]

Yes, tough in my experience that's where spiders live...

[J-H]

Looks like your aim is good...barely. The Athletics check to push it is separate, DC 18.

[J-H]

Can you work out your time calcs for the next few rounds, or do I need to?

[Bobthewizard]

Unless I'm missing something, I think I need you to. Taya and Clip are folding up the portable hole. Taya will cast pass without trace as soon as someone arrives. Then we will move towards cover.

[J-H]

If it ends up as a fight, your characters do recall having a single scroll of Modify Memory available.

It's been a few months real time, and I wanted to make sure you hadn't completely forgotten.

[Bobthewizard]

But a range of 30'. What's that, like 5"?

[J-H]

1/2" = 1x 5' square so 3". You'd have to be really close to her.

[J-H]

Lanius still needs to make a stealth check for noise while being invisible. Advantage because he's flying and thus not touching much.

Also need stealth checks for Taya and Clip

[Bobthewizard]

Clip (1d20+17)[21], (1d20+7)[8], advantage from cloak, cat has disadvantage to see him

Taya (1d20+18)[27]

[Pyrophilios]

You mean Barrit 😄

(1d20+7)[17]

[Bobthewizard]

I think we want Barrit to fail. Stay out of its reach and distract it so we can get away. Hide in the books for a minute, and then fly to safety.

[J-H]

Barit's fly speed is only 30', and he's using his action to Hide, so he can't actually get into the bookshelf, right?

[Pyrophilios]

Do you need to hide constantly? I though once your are hidden and out of sight, you keep that status

But getting to cover would be more important than hiding.

Also a question: If I use my spellwrought tattoo to call an owl as my familiar. Would the owl be shrunken down as well, or appear in original size?

My escape plan is to get into my ring once we reach the garden. I call up my familiar and have it carry the ring out of the area.

[J-H]

There's some DM discretion involved in "let the previous roll stand" or not. Generally yes, unless you change what you are doing (go from standing still to move) in combat where someone's actively alert for you. If he was just holding still doing nothing, the previous Hide roll could stay.... but now he's flying while carrying a big rolled up thing, and while very close to a big cat.

All magic cast while you're under the effects of the spell is shrunken, so that would include your owl. The ring would still be tiny and the owl could carry it with everyone inside. The only risk would be if something decided to snack on the owl as it flew.

[Pyrophilios]

Alright, then it's definitely dash behind books while also flying up

[Bobthewizard]

Where is a safe place to hide? Where is a place to escape?

[Pyrophilios]

The gap in the wall is currently out best bet

[J-H]

Pretty much. Just hiding anywhere else leaves you with the question of "when will the cat get bored and decide you've escaped?" and "how long will you wait?"

[J-H]

Are Clip and Taya going to keep running?

[Bobthewizard]

Yes. As fast as they can while still hiding.

[J-H]

Calculation check, please:

Wood objects have AC 15 (based on hitting effectively, not "not hitting").
1" of wood is 10' at your size, and is probably on the low end for wood paneling plus a baseboard.
That's 120" of thickness.

Wall of Stone segments have 30hp per inch of thickness. Wood is, let's say, half as much, at 15hp per inch of thickness. This is a game world number, not based on any exhaustive research on relative hardness... wood can split, rock can shatter, etc.

120 inches x 15hp per inch = 1800 hp to destroy a 5'x5' segment.
D&D works in 5' cubes and it's very hard to swing a sledgehammer in a 1' wide tunnel, so although I considered a reduction in possible HP for "smaller tunnel" I don't think it's really going to kick in until the last bit of your cut.

Lanius has +8 to hit vs AC 15, so he needs a 7 or greater to hit. Miss chance is a 1-6, or 30%.
He attacks twice per round for 2d6+4 (average 11) damage.

1800hp/11 hp per hit = 163.6 hits. With a 30% miss chance, 163 / 7 x 10 = 232.8 swings, or 116 combat rounds. At 10 combat rounds per minute, that's 11.6 minutes to chop through.
Also, that's a really grueling pace to swing a sledgehammer/maul at with no break, and should probably call for an exhaustion check.

Does that sound about right?

[Bobthewizard]

Calculation check, please:

Wood objects have AC 15 (based on hitting effectively, not "not hitting").
1" of wood is 10' at your size, and is probably on the low end for wood paneling plus a baseboard.
That's 120" of thickness.

Wall of Stone segments have 30hp per inch of thickness. Wood is, let's say, half as much, at 15hp per inch of thickness. This is a game world number, not based on any exhaustive research on relative hardness... wood can split, rock can shatter, etc.

120 inches x 15hp per inch = 1800 hp to destroy a 5'x5' segment.
D&D works in 5' cubes and it's very hard to swing a sledgehammer in a 1' wide tunnel, so although I considered a reduction in possible HP for "smaller tunnel" I don't think it's really going to kick in until the last bit of your cut.

Lanius has +8 to hit vs AC 15, so he needs a 7 or greater to hit. Miss chance is a 1-6, or 30%.
He attacks twice per round for 2d6+4 (average 11) damage.

1800hp/11 hp per hit = 163.6 hits. With a 30% miss chance, 163 / 7 x 10 = 232.8 swings, or 116 combat rounds. At 10 combat rounds per minute, that's 11.6 minutes to chop through.
Also, that's a really grueling pace to swing a sledgehammer/maul at with no break, and should probably call for an exhaustion check.

Does that sound about right?

It’s all made up. There are no rules for what you are doing. You asked how we would cover the noise as we broke through so we answered that. If you don’t want it to be possible just say so.

[J-H]

I do want it to be possible, but I had not thought through the mechanics in advance. Any suggestions for how to handle it better while maintaining versimilitude?

[Bobthewizard]

I do want it to be possible, but I had not thought through the mechanics in advance. Any suggestions for how to handle it better while maintaining versimilitude?

Sure. At the corners there is a small gap near the stud and above the baseboard where there is only a thin layer of paneling. Equivalent of 3’ thick to you. AC 15, 200HP.

[J-H]

That sounds good, although a 3" high baseboard is about 25' off the ground to you. Climbing the interior of the wall is easy, but I'm not so sure about hanging on to it while swinging a two-handed weapon.

Of course, there could be a lip on the inside or some nails sticking through to stand on.

I may be porting too much over from "modern house" but that's all I know.