Miria and Edryk face a terrifying trap and life-altering choices push on to the deepest chambers of the Fane of the All-Knowing.







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In this episode Miria and Edryk narrowly escape a trap that borrows its inspiration from the AD&D2e spell Maximillian&#8217;s Stony Grasp, and the D&D3e spell Stone Fist that evolved from it. I discuss spells &#8211; and getting them wrong in the episode.



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Miria and Edryk encounter the being known as the All-Knowing, which is an extradimensional intelligence.



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The voice of the All-knowing is provided by Jon Cohen of Tale of the Manticore, one of the first Solo Semi-Actual-Play podcasts, and one of the biggest inspirations for Swords Against Madness. You can hear Tale of the Manticore wherever you get your pdcasts, and check out <a href="https://taleofthemanticore.blogspot.com/">his official website here</a>. And hear the trailer for Tale of the Manticore here:
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The All-Knowing</h2>



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<li>Hit Dice: 10</li>



<li>Armor Class: 3</li>



<li>Attack: Chaos Beam (1d10)</li>



<li>Saving Throw: 5</li>



<li>Special: Correspond, Time Warp, Reality Vulnerability</li>



<li>Move: Fly 24</li>



<li>Alignment: Chaotic</li>



<li>Morale: 11</li>



<li>Int: 20</li>



<li>No. Appearing: 1</li>



<li>Challenge Level / XP: 13 / 3,900</li>
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The All-Knowing is a projection of an intelligence from a higher quantum state that has spent aeons trying to understand three-dimensional beings that can move only one way through time. It has spent centuries the prisoner of the Trassi.



Correspond: The All-Knowing can possess a living being that is capable of casting Magic-User Spells, An unwilling being may make two saving throws, if they succeed one, they take 2d10 damage but repel the All-knowing (the head explodes if this damage kills them.) If they succeed both they repel the All-Knowing and take no damage.



A being that is possessed by the All-knowing may communicate with it telepathically. If it tries to direct their actions, they may make a save to resist. While possessed by the All-knowing they may use its Chaos Ray attack, regenerate 1 hp per round, and are immune to and cured of all diseases and poison, thanks to the All-Knowing&#8217;s ability to manipulate their body. Neither they nor the All-Knowing may use its Time Warp abilities during this time.



If the All-Knowing&#8217;s vessel is killed it is immediately forced to take its physical form and takes damage from its Reality Vulnerability.



Time Warp: The All-Knowing can cast Slow, and Haste at will. It can cast Time Stop, Divination, and Stasis each once per day.



Reality Vulnerability: The All-Knowing takes damage when exposed to the Prime Material Plane or a Plane of strong Law. it suffers 4d4 damage each round it is in such a plane unless it is surrounded by a field of magical chaos of some kind or has possessed a creature that can cast magic-user spells.

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