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So my party has gotten themselves into quite a pickle and one of our characters has gotten his mouth sewn shut by magical thread, which we can't cut. He is unable to eat and our GM has determined that he had roughly 4 days of being alright in that state without starving to death, we're now down to 1 1/2 days before he does starve and he has 2 levels of exhaustion which cannot be reduced from a long rest because he can't eat and drink. Is there any spell or creative solution to get him fed and allow us some more time to fix the whole situation?
He is a Tortle and the 'best' idea I've had is putting a feeding tube in his nose to keep him alive. He can't use a straw. He is a level 7 warlock.
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So my party has gotten themselves into quite a pickle and one of our characters has gotten his mouth sewn shut by magical thread, which we can't cut. He is unable to eat and our GM has determined that he had roughly 4 days of being alright in that state without starving to death, we're now down to 1 1/2 days before he does starve and he has 2 levels of exhaustion which cannot be reduced from a long rest because he can't eat and drink. Is there any spell or creative solution to get him fed and allow us some more time to fix the whole situation?
He is a Tortle and the 'best' idea I've had is putting a feeding tube in his nose to keep him alive. He can't use a straw. He is a level 7 warlock.
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what is his/her class and level?
– enkryptor
1 hour ago
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Has your DM hinted at any way to solve this problem in-game? Since the magical thread itself seems to be a homebrew thing. I assume the DM calculated the number of days they can go without food based on these rules: "A character can go without food for a number of days equal to 3 + his or her Constitution modifier (minimum 1). At the end of each day beyond that limit, a character automatically suffers one level of exhaustion. A normal day of eating resets the count of days without food to zero."
– V2Blast
1 hour ago
What properties of the magic thread that you know of? Does it resist attempts to use magic on it for example?
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So my party has gotten themselves into quite a pickle and one of our characters has gotten his mouth sewn shut by magical thread, which we can't cut. He is unable to eat and our GM has determined that he had roughly 4 days of being alright in that state without starving to death, we're now down to 1 1/2 days before he does starve and he has 2 levels of exhaustion which cannot be reduced from a long rest because he can't eat and drink. Is there any spell or creative solution to get him fed and allow us some more time to fix the whole situation?
He is a Tortle and the 'best' idea I've had is putting a feeding tube in his nose to keep him alive. He can't use a straw. He is a level 7 warlock.
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So my party has gotten themselves into quite a pickle and one of our characters has gotten his mouth sewn shut by magical thread, which we can't cut. He is unable to eat and our GM has determined that he had roughly 4 days of being alright in that state without starving to death, we're now down to 1 1/2 days before he does starve and he has 2 levels of exhaustion which cannot be reduced from a long rest because he can't eat and drink. Is there any spell or creative solution to get him fed and allow us some more time to fix the whole situation?
He is a Tortle and the 'best' idea I've had is putting a feeding tube in his nose to keep him alive. He can't use a straw. He is a level 7 warlock.
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what is his/her class and level?
– enkryptor
1 hour ago
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Has your DM hinted at any way to solve this problem in-game? Since the magical thread itself seems to be a homebrew thing. I assume the DM calculated the number of days they can go without food based on these rules: "A character can go without food for a number of days equal to 3 + his or her Constitution modifier (minimum 1). At the end of each day beyond that limit, a character automatically suffers one level of exhaustion. A normal day of eating resets the count of days without food to zero."
– V2Blast
1 hour ago
What properties of the magic thread that you know of? Does it resist attempts to use magic on it for example?
– Rubiksmoose
7 mins ago
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what is his/her class and level?
– enkryptor
1 hour ago
4
Has your DM hinted at any way to solve this problem in-game? Since the magical thread itself seems to be a homebrew thing. I assume the DM calculated the number of days they can go without food based on these rules: "A character can go without food for a number of days equal to 3 + his or her Constitution modifier (minimum 1). At the end of each day beyond that limit, a character automatically suffers one level of exhaustion. A normal day of eating resets the count of days without food to zero."
– V2Blast
1 hour ago
What properties of the magic thread that you know of? Does it resist attempts to use magic on it for example?
– Rubiksmoose
7 mins ago
what is his/her class and level?
– enkryptor
1 hour ago
what is his/her class and level?
– enkryptor
1 hour ago
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Has your DM hinted at any way to solve this problem in-game? Since the magical thread itself seems to be a homebrew thing. I assume the DM calculated the number of days they can go without food based on these rules: "A character can go without food for a number of days equal to 3 + his or her Constitution modifier (minimum 1). At the end of each day beyond that limit, a character automatically suffers one level of exhaustion. A normal day of eating resets the count of days without food to zero."
– V2Blast
1 hour ago
Has your DM hinted at any way to solve this problem in-game? Since the magical thread itself seems to be a homebrew thing. I assume the DM calculated the number of days they can go without food based on these rules: "A character can go without food for a number of days equal to 3 + his or her Constitution modifier (minimum 1). At the end of each day beyond that limit, a character automatically suffers one level of exhaustion. A normal day of eating resets the count of days without food to zero."
– V2Blast
1 hour ago
What properties of the magic thread that you know of? Does it resist attempts to use magic on it for example?
– Rubiksmoose
7 mins ago
What properties of the magic thread that you know of? Does it resist attempts to use magic on it for example?
– Rubiksmoose
7 mins ago
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Get creative
First the bad news. 5e does not seem to have a Ring of Sustenance like the earlier editions of D&D, and a Bead of Nourishment isn't going to help you if you can't get it in their mouth somehow. There are also no spells that can really help, there's no way to get a Goodberry inside the character's mouth. You might try to argue that a stomach is a container, but then Create Food and Water might instantly kill the character because it creates 45 gallons worth of food, which seems a bit excessive.
Instead, try to get rid of the magical thread so they can eat the normal way again.
The character had their mouth sewn shut by magical thread they can't cut, so cut around the magical thread and then figure out later how you're going to fix the poor Tortle's face later. Better to be a reptilian Joker than to starve to death.
Alternatively, see if you can nullify the magic of the thread. Perhaps there's a Dead Magic Zone that will do the trick, or perhaps the DM will be generous and agree that the wire itself is mundane and the magic keeping it from being cut is a spell cast on it, in which case Dispel Magic might work.
If that also doesn't work, there might be more drastic ways to keep the character from starving to death, such as using a spell or a monster to turn them to stone. A different, higher level solution would be to True Polymorph the character into a creature that doesn't need to eat, such as an undead or a construct.
answered 1 hour ago
Theik
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There are other spells that can help with time, but they are rather high level: sequester, imprisonment and astral projection all remove the need to eat or drink. If there is no handy Dead Magic Zone around, the spell antimagic field could also be used and might solve the problem.
– Szega
7 mins ago
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A person with a knowelege of medicine might be able to create an incision and feed the character through that.
There are cows that have cannula fitted to their stomachs on a permanent basis that allow scientist to study their digestive systems and these live quite happily.
Your party could then either use magical foods like goodberries or beads of nourishment, or simply chew the food themselves before placing the chewed food directly into the party members stomach. Spells such as cure disease could be used as infection control to protect the site from infection.
answered 44 mins ago
Sarriesfan
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Note: there is no cure disease spell in 5e, but lesser restoration can cure diseases.
– Szega
12 mins ago
@Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
– Sarriesfan
1 min ago
@Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
– Sarriesfan
33 secs ago
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2 Answers
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active
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up vote
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Get creative
First the bad news. 5e does not seem to have a Ring of Sustenance like the earlier editions of D&D, and a Bead of Nourishment isn't going to help you if you can't get it in their mouth somehow. There are also no spells that can really help, there's no way to get a Goodberry inside the character's mouth. You might try to argue that a stomach is a container, but then Create Food and Water might instantly kill the character because it creates 45 gallons worth of food, which seems a bit excessive.
Instead, try to get rid of the magical thread so they can eat the normal way again.
The character had their mouth sewn shut by magical thread they can't cut, so cut around the magical thread and then figure out later how you're going to fix the poor Tortle's face later. Better to be a reptilian Joker than to starve to death.
Alternatively, see if you can nullify the magic of the thread. Perhaps there's a Dead Magic Zone that will do the trick, or perhaps the DM will be generous and agree that the wire itself is mundane and the magic keeping it from being cut is a spell cast on it, in which case Dispel Magic might work.
If that also doesn't work, there might be more drastic ways to keep the character from starving to death, such as using a spell or a monster to turn them to stone. A different, higher level solution would be to True Polymorph the character into a creature that doesn't need to eat, such as an undead or a construct.
answered 1 hour ago
Theik
8,5773354
There are other spells that can help with time, but they are rather high level: sequester, imprisonment and astral projection all remove the need to eat or drink. If there is no handy Dead Magic Zone around, the spell antimagic field could also be used and might solve the problem.
– Szega
7 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
Get creative
First the bad news. 5e does not seem to have a Ring of Sustenance like the earlier editions of D&D, and a Bead of Nourishment isn't going to help you if you can't get it in their mouth somehow. There are also no spells that can really help, there's no way to get a Goodberry inside the character's mouth. You might try to argue that a stomach is a container, but then Create Food and Water might instantly kill the character because it creates 45 gallons worth of food, which seems a bit excessive.
Instead, try to get rid of the magical thread so they can eat the normal way again.
The character had their mouth sewn shut by magical thread they can't cut, so cut around the magical thread and then figure out later how you're going to fix the poor Tortle's face later. Better to be a reptilian Joker than to starve to death.
Alternatively, see if you can nullify the magic of the thread. Perhaps there's a Dead Magic Zone that will do the trick, or perhaps the DM will be generous and agree that the wire itself is mundane and the magic keeping it from being cut is a spell cast on it, in which case Dispel Magic might work.
If that also doesn't work, there might be more drastic ways to keep the character from starving to death, such as using a spell or a monster to turn them to stone. A different, higher level solution would be to True Polymorph the character into a creature that doesn't need to eat, such as an undead or a construct.
answered 1 hour ago
Theik
8,5773354
There are other spells that can help with time, but they are rather high level: sequester, imprisonment and astral projection all remove the need to eat or drink. If there is no handy Dead Magic Zone around, the spell antimagic field could also be used and might solve the problem.
– Szega
7 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
up vote
3
down vote
Get creative
First the bad news. 5e does not seem to have a Ring of Sustenance like the earlier editions of D&D, and a Bead of Nourishment isn't going to help you if you can't get it in their mouth somehow. There are also no spells that can really help, there's no way to get a Goodberry inside the character's mouth. You might try to argue that a stomach is a container, but then Create Food and Water might instantly kill the character because it creates 45 gallons worth of food, which seems a bit excessive.
Instead, try to get rid of the magical thread so they can eat the normal way again.
The character had their mouth sewn shut by magical thread they can't cut, so cut around the magical thread and then figure out later how you're going to fix the poor Tortle's face later. Better to be a reptilian Joker than to starve to death.
Alternatively, see if you can nullify the magic of the thread. Perhaps there's a Dead Magic Zone that will do the trick, or perhaps the DM will be generous and agree that the wire itself is mundane and the magic keeping it from being cut is a spell cast on it, in which case Dispel Magic might work.
If that also doesn't work, there might be more drastic ways to keep the character from starving to death, such as using a spell or a monster to turn them to stone. A different, higher level solution would be to True Polymorph the character into a creature that doesn't need to eat, such as an undead or a construct.
answered 1 hour ago
Theik
8,5773354
Get creative
First the bad news. 5e does not seem to have a Ring of Sustenance like the earlier editions of D&D, and a Bead of Nourishment isn't going to help you if you can't get it in their mouth somehow. There are also no spells that can really help, there's no way to get a Goodberry inside the character's mouth. You might try to argue that a stomach is a container, but then Create Food and Water might instantly kill the character because it creates 45 gallons worth of food, which seems a bit excessive.
Instead, try to get rid of the magical thread so they can eat the normal way again.
The character had their mouth sewn shut by magical thread they can't cut, so cut around the magical thread and then figure out later how you're going to fix the poor Tortle's face later. Better to be a reptilian Joker than to starve to death.
Alternatively, see if you can nullify the magic of the thread. Perhaps there's a Dead Magic Zone that will do the trick, or perhaps the DM will be generous and agree that the wire itself is mundane and the magic keeping it from being cut is a spell cast on it, in which case Dispel Magic might work.
If that also doesn't work, there might be more drastic ways to keep the character from starving to death, such as using a spell or a monster to turn them to stone. A different, higher level solution would be to True Polymorph the character into a creature that doesn't need to eat, such as an undead or a construct.
answered 1 hour ago
Theik
8,5773354
answered 1 hour ago
Theik
8,5773354
answered 1 hour ago
Theik
8,5773354
answered 1 hour ago
Theik
8,5773354
8,5773354
There are other spells that can help with time, but they are rather high level: sequester, imprisonment and astral projection all remove the need to eat or drink. If there is no handy Dead Magic Zone around, the spell antimagic field could also be used and might solve the problem.
– Szega
7 mins ago
add a comment |Â
There are other spells that can help with time, but they are rather high level: sequester, imprisonment and astral projection all remove the need to eat or drink. If there is no handy Dead Magic Zone around, the spell antimagic field could also be used and might solve the problem.
– Szega
7 mins ago
There are other spells that can help with time, but they are rather high level: sequester, imprisonment and astral projection all remove the need to eat or drink. If there is no handy Dead Magic Zone around, the spell antimagic field could also be used and might solve the problem.
– Szega
7 mins ago
There are other spells that can help with time, but they are rather high level: sequester, imprisonment and astral projection all remove the need to eat or drink. If there is no handy Dead Magic Zone around, the spell antimagic field could also be used and might solve the problem.
– Szega
7 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
A person with a knowelege of medicine might be able to create an incision and feed the character through that.
There are cows that have cannula fitted to their stomachs on a permanent basis that allow scientist to study their digestive systems and these live quite happily.
Your party could then either use magical foods like goodberries or beads of nourishment, or simply chew the food themselves before placing the chewed food directly into the party members stomach. Spells such as cure disease could be used as infection control to protect the site from infection.
answered 44 mins ago
Sarriesfan
561157
1
Note: there is no cure disease spell in 5e, but lesser restoration can cure diseases.
– Szega
12 mins ago
@Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
– Sarriesfan
1 min ago
@Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
– Sarriesfan
33 secs ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
A person with a knowelege of medicine might be able to create an incision and feed the character through that.
There are cows that have cannula fitted to their stomachs on a permanent basis that allow scientist to study their digestive systems and these live quite happily.
Your party could then either use magical foods like goodberries or beads of nourishment, or simply chew the food themselves before placing the chewed food directly into the party members stomach. Spells such as cure disease could be used as infection control to protect the site from infection.
answered 44 mins ago
Sarriesfan
561157
1
Note: there is no cure disease spell in 5e, but lesser restoration can cure diseases.
– Szega
12 mins ago
@Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
– Sarriesfan
1 min ago
@Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
– Sarriesfan
33 secs ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
A person with a knowelege of medicine might be able to create an incision and feed the character through that.
There are cows that have cannula fitted to their stomachs on a permanent basis that allow scientist to study their digestive systems and these live quite happily.
Your party could then either use magical foods like goodberries or beads of nourishment, or simply chew the food themselves before placing the chewed food directly into the party members stomach. Spells such as cure disease could be used as infection control to protect the site from infection.
answered 44 mins ago
Sarriesfan
561157
A person with a knowelege of medicine might be able to create an incision and feed the character through that.
There are cows that have cannula fitted to their stomachs on a permanent basis that allow scientist to study their digestive systems and these live quite happily.
Your party could then either use magical foods like goodberries or beads of nourishment, or simply chew the food themselves before placing the chewed food directly into the party members stomach. Spells such as cure disease could be used as infection control to protect the site from infection.
answered 44 mins ago
Sarriesfan
561157
answered 44 mins ago
Sarriesfan
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answered 44 mins ago
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Note: there is no cure disease spell in 5e, but lesser restoration can cure diseases.
– Szega
12 mins ago
@Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
– Sarriesfan
1 min ago
@Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
– Sarriesfan
33 secs ago
add a comment |Â
1
Note: there is no cure disease spell in 5e, but lesser restoration can cure diseases.
– Szega
12 mins ago
@Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
– Sarriesfan
1 min ago
@Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
– Sarriesfan
33 secs ago
1
1
Note: there is no cure disease spell in 5e, but lesser restoration can cure diseases.
– Szega
12 mins ago
Note: there is no cure disease spell in 5e, but lesser restoration can cure diseases.
– Szega
12 mins ago
@Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
– Sarriesfan
1 min ago
@Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
– Sarriesfan
1 min ago
@Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
– Sarriesfan
33 secs ago
@Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
– Sarriesfan
33 secs ago
add a comment |Â
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what is his/her class and level?
– enkryptor
1 hour ago
4
Has your DM hinted at any way to solve this problem in-game? Since the magical thread itself seems to be a homebrew thing. I assume the DM calculated the number of days they can go without food based on these rules: "A character can go without food for a number of days equal to 3 + his or her Constitution modifier (minimum 1). At the end of each day beyond that limit, a character automatically suffers one level of exhaustion. A normal day of eating resets the count of days without food to zero."
– V2Blast
1 hour ago
What properties of the magic thread that you know of? Does it resist attempts to use magic on it for example?
– Rubiksmoose
7 mins ago