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Dave's death was the result of some very bad luck. When the potion was
used on him he made a fortitude roll to see if it affected him. He
rolled a 1 so the GM rolled another D20 to get an idea of how bad the
critical failure was and rolled yet another 1, this is why Dave stopped
breathing after being given the sleeping potion.
The machinery somehow turned Dave into a half ogre, half stone golem
hybrid. He has some damage reduction but not what a normal stone golem
has nor the magic immunity. He also keeps his original ogre speed. His
size has increased from 10 feet to 12 feet and is much denser and weighs
about a ton. He is also unable to taste food now and doesn't need to eat
or drink.
When Dave started charging to destroy the 2nd float the DM simply ruled
that none of the workers could stop Dave and just had him roll a D20 to
determine how much damage he did. Conan rolled a natural 20 which is why
the casualties were so high.
After capturing Dave, the Zilargo secret police interrogated him with
magic and eventually learned this was the same Dave that was with
Zergiot at The Lurching Tower. They assumed Dave had stayed with Zergiot
after The Lurching Tower and came to the conclusion that Dave was a
weapon sent by Zergiot. They considered this an incredible turn of luck
as it meant to them that Zergiot had broken the treaty first, resulting
in his death, and ensuring the safety of the member of the Triumvirate
that had signed for the gnomes. The Trust are incorrect as Zergiot has
had nothing to do with Dave since leaving The Lurching Tower.
By next year, the Zil had turned the Festival of Floats from a party
with parades into a day of reflection and mourning because of the
slaughter that occurred.