![]() I think a particular highlight here is the character of Doyle. There’s still plenty of that wild Kaijuesque action warped wild perspective action from Dragotta but overall this issue focuses strongly on certain characters pasts and relationships and fleshes out the history of several characters as well as revealing the villain’s ultimate plans.ĭragotta’s art and Rus Wooton’s lettering this series has been superb and this last installment is no exception. This stories use of mangaesque sensibility and over the top melodrama make the slower ending all the more impactful. The final message is overwhelmingly positive and Dragotta and Goellner do a remarkable job of making you understand what the title of Ghost Cage is without ever actually directly referencing it. ![]() On top of all this Dragotta and Goellner use the themes of friendship, care and love embodied in the relationship between our three heroes and ultimately a mothers love as the literal sword that helps slay the “dragon” in this instance as the evil is ultimately defeated and good triumphs. That’s not to say Karloff is innocent, he is not and he pays the price for his folly at the hands of his own creation. The ultimate villain here turns out to be not the still living version of Karloff but the digital version meant to serve in his place but the idea of the road to hell being paved with good intentions is an added theme as we learn how Karloff’s intentions are twisted by his digital avatar. Dragotta and Goellner continue with the scathing commentary on corporate greed and social commentary on our all too plugged in society. It would be a DM call as to whether ranged weapons or similar items would fit through the 1/2" gap.Īlso, keep in mind that Forcecage + sickening radiance is a combination capable of killing any creature quite quickly if they have no way to escape from the cage - dragons are especially vulnerable to this unless you use spellcasting variants and ensure that they at least have misty step if not other teleportation magic.Dragotta and Goellner bring the 3 issue series to an epic close as our heroes make one final push to bring the nefarious schemes of Karloff and OHM to an end! Sounds simple enough right? Now the more cynical part of myself would argue that these last 48 pages of the story are really just an absolute Christmas list of clichés stereotypes used to wrap things up but I honestly have loved this series so much that the overwhelmingly positive messages it espouses far outweighs that idea on the balance of things. Spells and other effects pass through the 1/2" bar version of the cage without being impeded (so the dragon breath is fine). ![]() However, I wouldn't want to nerf the spell when it says creatures can't leave the cage explicitly. For example, I wouldn't allow an air elemental in a forcecage to squeeze between the bars to escape (it can move through a 1" gap without squeezing - so should be able to fit through a 1/2" gap if it was squeezing). Since the spell says that creatures inside the forcecage (either version) can't leave it by non-magical means "A creature inside the cage can’t leave it by nonmagical means.", I would tend to run it that even if a creature is small enough to fit between the bars it would be prevented from escaping unless it uses magic. ![]() Incorporeal creatures still get trapped by the magical force and can only attempt to teleport out. I don't know of any creature able to squeeze through 1/2 inch spaces (most are 1 inch), but I would also let those escape (the cage, not the box). Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obeliskīreath weapons as well as spell effects have no problem going through the "bars" of the cage version (but will be stopped by the box). Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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