Save Vs Storyline
Yes, it turns out that you need magic weapons to hit, so don't bother rolling for damage if you're attacking with a nonmagical weapon. I think the party is loaded with magic though, especially after the arena.
Saving vs. getting dragged through the city is a subset of
save vs storyline, which Ed's characters tend to fail with alarming regularity. Let's see,
Slath got it pretty bad a number of times. Cinder's been storylined before. Morgannon was storylined via Power Word Stun.
In any case, Dave FoO puts Cinder up and brings a bobcat, who promptly runs into the city in fear. Looks like Dave FoO's forest friends aren't so bitchin' today. Brogg with a miss and Marivhon with a hit on the caster. Spell goes off and all goes dark, giving y'all a -4 penalty to hit. Marivhon, since you hit, you've got the giant's apple. He grabs you and dislocates your shoulder for 12 hp, putting you at 5 hp.
Next round, another spell, so everyone make a save vs. spell. Cinder sneaks and Dave FoO gets in a hit on the shadowy spellcasting
cockmonger.