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raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

The fey buzzes around the Minotaur's ear.

The minotaur ignores it.

itisally · Master of Disguise

Well I guess it wouldn't be a test if it wasn't a challenge.

Cast Mana Arrow at his toe

Spellbook:
Summon Fey (5 MP)
Mana Arrow (1 MP)
Obscuring Mists (3 MP)
Freezing Mists (7 MP)
Burninate (8 MP)
Paralytic Flare (5 MP)
Light Bolt (2 MP)
Light Shower (5 MP)
Star Cure (Ritual)
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raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

You cast Mana Arrow at the Minotaur's toe.

The Mana Arrow impacts, but the minotaur does not react.

itisally · Master of Disguise

Must you be so stoic...*sigh*
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Zag · Unintentionally offensive old coot

What does the floor under the Minotaur look like? Also, he's a statue -- does he have a large, solid base like a real statue, or just feet that have turned to stone? Is he actually connected to the floor? It could be that even though he is very heavy, he can be overbalanced fairly easily. Has he moved at all other than his lips? Even that? Is there room to squeeze by him (not that we're doing so, just wondering)?

raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

The floor under the minotaur looks solid. The minotaur is not standing on a pedestal. The minotaur is not actually connected to the floor. The minotaur appears to be top-heavy. The minotaur's face moves fully, though that does not seem to qualify for solving the room.

itisally · Master of Disguise

iti seems unlikely that I could move him with brute strenght, and he seems undistractable.... Top heavey though huh... hmmm
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itisally · Master of Disguise

I guess I should eliminate the simple options.

Push him.
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raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

You push the Stone Minotaur. He is not moved.

Zag · Unintentionally offensive old coot

I don't suppose that there is a block and tackle among our equipment. Some heavy rope and a pulley? (Doing my best Maxwell Smart impression) Would'ja believe a yo-yo with some unusually strong string?

Do we have a freeze spell? Possibly putting some water in the right spot and freezing it would move or crack the statue.

raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

While you don't have the materials to make a block-and-tackle, you do have a freeze spell.

itisally · Master of Disguise

lol Zag... Shoelaces around the pole of the spear?? I am adventurer I must have boots on, those are some pretty long laces!
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Zag · Unintentionally offensive old coot

Possibly some water on the ground and freeze it. If you can budge him a little bit, enough to get part of him on the ice, it would be slippery enough to enable pushing him farther.

itisally · Master of Disguise

If I could budge him a little he would have moved Melancholy

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Elethiomel · Daedalian Member

If he's been stuck down here for all this time it must be ages since he has seen the sun.

Use one of the fancy light spells to create a beautiful sunrise and sunset.

raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

Dice Roll:

Original Roll String: 1d20
1 20-Sided Dice Results: 6

raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

You don't know how to do that, and you don't particularly want to risk frying yourself in trying.

Dented Ford · Hoopy Frood

But if the water could seep under the statue, and then freeze, it would expand and maybe count as moving, a bit.

itisally · Master of Disguise

lets try it.

Pour water from a flask on the floor around the statue. Stand back a bit and then cast freezing mists on the water.

Push the statue again.
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raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

Your plan works perfectly up until the point where you have to move the unmoving statue.

Zag · Unintentionally offensive old coot

Are there any indentations on the statue -- say, where the armor joins -- in which the cavity of the indentation has a section that is wider than the opening? Filling something like this with water and freezing it will break granite.

raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

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The minotaur's mouth would qualify, though the goal is to move the statue as opposed to breaking it.

Elethiomel · Daedalian Member

Examine the floor closely.

Zag · Unintentionally offensive old coot

Also, examine the rest of the room for hidden switches and the like.

raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

You examine the floor. It is plain.

You examine the rest of the room. It is plain.

You notice that the stairs leading downwards are not blocked by the minotaur.

raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

(For a moment, I forgot what the original solution I had intended was)

Zag · Unintentionally offensive old coot

Oh! So there's somewhere new to go that isn't blocked by the statue? Why didn't you say so? Probably the stairs downwards go below, where there is some way to move the entire floor of this room. (Can you say, "BOOM!"?)

DF* · Guest

Well the statue is supposed to be a guard. And the challenge is to move the statue. An attempt to freely walk down the stairs may cause the statue to move just to block the way. Which would then cause the challenge to be passed, and the statue would then permit you to descend anway?

DF* · Guest

Assuming the statue has self-animation beyond being able to speak, of course.

itisally* · Guest

Head towards the stairs

raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

You head towards the stairs.

The stone minotaur moves to stop you, then suddenly falls on his face.

"Clever" it says. "Only one other person tried that. Most of the others gave me hotfoot... or is it hothoof?"

itisally · Master of Disguise

Really, who tried it before?
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