Arena Tournament, Round 72: Revel Redmane vs. Battle Janitor

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Arena Tournament, Round 72: Revel Redmane vs. Battle Janitor

Map:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b30/Kyeudo/CloudArena.jpg


XP Award: 600 XP
GP Award: 600 GP

Kyeudo- Revel Redmane (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=124752)
Hustlertwo-Battle Janitor (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=134373)

All Combatants, please roll initiative and declare final purchases, if any

[hustlertwo]

Init: [roll0]

I guess I'll buy something, not sure what yet. So right to buy after your purchase period and all that.

[Kyeudo]

Sorry to take so long to post. I've been trying to sort out how to beat your character. Looking at the other characters in this round, it looks like I'm one of the few lightweights. We've got five barbarians in this round or something.

Selling my Chain Shirt. Buying a Heavy Flail, a +1 Chain Shirt, a Potion of Shield of Faith +2, and a Potion of Invisibility.

Inititive:[roll0]

[hustlertwo]

I never really thought of B.J. as a heavyweight, I don't really like his build (especially with this Rageclaws revelation that makes Diehard so useless) but don't want to retire him and build back up to level 2 (yet, at least). In any case, that's quite a haul.

How do you determine the cost of magic equipment?

[Kyeudo]

For magic weapons and armor, its the cost of the masterwork weapon or armor + a cost based on the total effective enhancement bonus (+1 to +10) + the cost of special abilities that arn't figured as effective enhancement bonuses. The actual enhancement bonus of weapons or armor can't go above +5 pre-epic.

[hustlertwo]

I guess that means I can buy a +1 armor too, although it will largely clean me out. Hmmm...

I think I'll just get 2 Shield of Faith potions, a masterwork flail, another Tanglefoot Bag, a guisarme, and six more masterwork sling bullets.

Since we don't have LoS, I'll assume I don't get to know where you start. If this isn't the case, someone let me know, and I'll redo my turn.

B.J., Round 1

I start in N-2 with a potion of Shield of Faith and shield in hand. Standard action to drink the potion, free to drop, move to go to O-12, drawing my masterwork flail along the way.

Stats:
HP: 20
AC: 23 (+2 for potion, 10 turns remaining)
Position: O-12
Equipped: masterwork flail and shield

[chilepepper]

High Ref chilepepper

Battle JanitorYou start in green, not red. Redo your movement please.

Still the Janitor's turn.

[hustlertwo]

Refs

OK, same thing, except I start in N-25 and end in O-15.

Done.

[Kyeudo]

Revel Redmane - Round 1


Revel starts in N2 with his potion of invisibility in one hand and his heavy flail in the other. Revel is leaving his glaive outside the Arena.
Revel will down the potion, draw his potion of Shield of Faith, and take a 5-ft step to O3.


Stats:

Hp: 17/17
AC: 17 (+5 armor, +2 Dex)
Location: O3

Buffs
Invisibility 30/30

Manuvers Readied
Steely Strike
Shadow Blade Technique

Soulmelds Shaped
Rageclaws


Done.

[hustlertwo]

B.J., Round 2

No sense worrying about moving silently, the check penalties from my armor and skin make that highly unlikely. Move to N-8, ready action to attack if LoS is established or I pinpoint my foe's location, assuming of course he is in range.

Done.

Stats:

HP: 20
AC: 23 (+2 for potion, 10 turns remaining)
Position: N-8
Equipped: masterwork flail and shield

[Kyeudo]

I'll want LoS before my turn, I think.

[Trobby]

LoS Check

Refs not in match Only:


No LoS can be established, and since HustlerTwo specified that he was forgoing a Move Silently check *And incidentally, his check penalty is not listed with his skills, but he has a -1 modifier total*, I'll assume he's taking 10, and that Redmane is taking 10. And since both have the same total while taking ten...here's rolling for a listen check, kid.

Listen: [roll0]
Move Silently: [roll1]


Reject #3:

No LoS

Revel Redmane:

No LoS

[Tanaric]

Refs:From what I've seen, it's typically assumed that people take 5 on MS checks if they don't roll.

Carry on.

[Trobby]

Refs & Kyeudo

Oh, well in that case, I'll just take his listen check and...

Revel, you hear something to the East

[chilepepper]

refsWhoa, I know I've been inactive for a while, but where did this Take 5 come from? A. there's no take 5, B. you can't even take 10 when you're being threatened, C. if the character doesn't choose to move silently, refs can't change that.

[hustlertwo]

So is Kyeudo clear to go or not?

[Kyeudo]

Revel Redmane - Round 2


Revel downs the potion of Shield of Faith, then moves to O11.


Stats:

Hp: 17/17
AC: 19 (+5 armor, +2 Dex, +2 Deflection)
Location: O11

Buffs
Invisibility 29/30
Shield of Faith 10/10

Manuvers Readied
Steely Strike
Shadow Blade Technique

Soulmelds Shaped
Rageclaws


Done.

[hustlertwo]

Battle Janitor, Round 3:

Move to S-2, same readied action as last turn.

Done, probably need LoS.

Stats:
HP: 20
AC: 23 (+2 for potion, 9 turns remaining)
Position: S-2
Equipped: masterwork flail and shield

[madtinker]

@refsK, Kyeudo walked right past him. Hhm...Listen for the janitor [roll0]

@BJDuring Revel's turn, you hear movement nearby.

@RevelDuring your turn, you walk past the janitor, who is in N8.

Go back to Kyeudo's last turn for revision.

[Kyeudo]

Revel Redmane


I continue with my action as listed in my last post. Let me know if he breaks LoS.


Done.

[hustlertwo]

B.J., Round 4

Nearby? What, no direction? Guess we continue to muck around in the dark, then. I'll take the same action, on the off-chance he's still at his starting point buffing. In other words, move to S-2, ready action to attack if Revel comes within range and we have LoS or I have pinpointed his location.

Done.

Stats:
HP: 20
AC: 23 (+2 for potion, 9 turns remaining)
Position: S-2
Equipped: masterwork flail and shield

[Mavian]

Hold up Hustler... its still Kyeudos turn on Round 3.

[Kyeudo]

Actualy, it's Battle Janitor's 3rd turn over again, because madtinker rewound slightly us slightly. I didn't change anything that would have changed your LoS though (I still ended my movement in the same location), so you may not want to change your round 3 action.

Then we'll need LoS before my turn.

[hustlertwo]

OK, I didn't change my turn either. So do we still need LoS?

[Kyeudo]

I'm fairly sure LoS changed after your turn ended, one way or another, so yes.

[Mavian]

Okay, the Reffing in this match seems to make no sense, lets go back a bit.

During Kyeudo's movement during round 2, LoS is established.

Kyeudo would be in O8 when LoS is established, and Hustler would be in N8.

[hustlertwo]

So he didn't drink the invisibility potion he bought? Then why didn't I get LoS before? I know I did the same turn, and Kyeudo said he did as well.

[Mavian]

Okay, now I'm just adding to the confusion... Ignore everything I've posted cause it doesn't mean anything

[hustlertwo]

Well, I already figured he had gone ghost on me, but good to get the confirmation, I guess. Let's just stop calling it LoS and ask for some listen checks.

[Kyeudo]

And now my location has been given away. Great.

[hustlertwo]

That's what you get for going invisible. Long battle gets made longer still.

So what are we doing here, rewind to start? Round 1? Or do we keep going, since both of us have moved since the round 2 point when this happened?

[Kyeudo]

Keep going. I still need to know if I can still see you, but since I'm about to move my old location isn't terribly much help.

[hustlertwo]

OK, then I guess it's your turn if we're continuing on, you can get LoS if you want.

[chilepepper]

High Ref chilepepper

Game Recap for everyone

refs
R1
B N25 > O15
R N2 > O3 invisible

R2
B O15 > N8 ready
R O3 > O11
R gains LoS to B, B hears R

R3
B N8 > S2 ready


BJ

Round 1 you moved to O15
Round 2 you moved to N8 and readied an action
then you heard movement around you
Round 3 you moved to S2 and readied again


Revel

Round 1 you moved to O3 and went invisible
Round 2 you moved to O11
during that move, you see BJ in N8 with an action readied
Round 3 you see BJ break LoS moving southwest


Since Kyeudo has forgone a rewind, it is now Revel's turn in Round 3.

[Kyeudo]

Revel Redmane - Round 3


Revel moves to Q7.


Stats:

Hp: 17/17
AC: 19 (+5 armor, +2 Dex, +2 Deflection)
Location: Q7

Buffs
Invisibility 28/30
Shield of Faith 9/10

Manuvers Readied
Steely Strike
Shadow Blade Technique

Soulmelds Shaped
Rageclaws


Not done. Need LoS.

[Trobby]

Refs:


At first I thought this might be confusing, but it's actually pretty basic.


Redmane:


No LoS established.


Janitor:


No LoS established.

[Kyeudo]

Revel Redmane - Round 3


Move to S5. If I still don't see him, move to Y3.


Stats:

Hp: 17/17
AC: 19 (+5 armor, +2 Dex, +2 Deflection)
Location: Somewhere between S5 to Y3.

Buffs
Invisibility 28/30
Shield of Faith 9/10

Manuvers Readied
Steely Strike
Shadow Blade Technique

Soulmelds Shaped
Rageclaws


Done.

[hustlertwo]

Move to R-11, ready action to attack Revel if he's in range and LoS is established or I pinpoint his location.

Done. I'll get LoS.

HP: 20
AC: 23
Shield of Faith Turn 4/10
Equipped: Flail and Shield

[Sallera]

Refs:Listen for BJ: [roll0]

Revel:You see BJ in S2.

BJ:You hear something to the south before your round 4 turn. If you wish, you may change your actions.

Rewind to BJ's Round 4 turn.

[hustlertwo]

I move south to Z-2, and ready action: to attack if LoS is established or I hear anything that comes from within my range, so on and so forth.

Done.

Stats:

HP: 20
AC: 23
Shield of Faith 4/10 (I think, there's been so many rewinds I can't remember anymore.)
Equipped: Flail and shield.

[Kyeudo]

I'll need LoS before my turn.

[Sallera]

Need to confirm something.

Revel:BJ moves south past you to Y2, provoking an AoO. Do you take it?

[Kyeudo]

Revel Redmane - AoO

Didn't think this would happen, but it did.

Revel swings his heavy flail at BJ from invisibility, denying BJ his Dex bonus. He appears after the attack in Y3.

Attack:[roll0]
Damage:[roll1]

Stats

Hp: 17/17
AC: 19 (+5 armor, +2 Dex, +2 Deflection)
Location: Y3.

Buffs
Shield of Faith 9/10

Manuvers Readied
Steely Strike
Shadow Blade Technique

Soulmelds Shaped
Rageclaws

[hustlertwo]

Crap in a hat. Fortunately, you missed. B.J. can't be caught flat-footed; much as I had been wishing before that I was a Wolf Totem Barbarian, this time I'm glad I wasn't, because Berserker Strength Barbs keep the Uncanny Dodge ability (hence why I used him in this map, although I had been expecting it to protect me from people hiding in clouds, not invisibles).

I guess this rewinds it to my turn before I readied my action. Or we could say it triggers my ready action, result is the same either way.

[roll0]
[roll1]

Double crap, missed it by that much.

Stats:

HP: 20
AC: 23
Shield of Faith 4/10 (?)
Equipped: Flail and shield

[Kyeudo]

Revel Redmane - Round 4

Dang it. You must have downed one of those Shield of Faith potions as well, since I hit your normal AC.

Here's for all the marbles:
Free Action: Use Hexblade's Curse on you. DC 14 Will Save please.
Swift Action: Activate Death Devotion.
Attack with Steely Strike
Attack:[roll0]
Damage:[roll1]

If that hits, DC 14 Fort save or gain a negative level.

Stats

Hp: 17/17
AC: 19 (+5 armor, +2 Dex, +2 Deflection)
Location: Y3.

Buffs
Shield of Faith 8/10
Death Devotion 10/10

Manuvers Readied
Steely Strike
Shadow Blade Technique

Soulmelds Shaped
Rageclaws

[hustlertwo]

That's a miss, too. (Yes, it was a SoF, and by the way, best 50 gp ever so far)

Save for the curse, let's see if the roller finally stops hating me as it has been for the last 24 hours or so.

[roll0]

Will decide what I'm doing after I see the result, I think.

[hustlertwo]

A 10. Sadly, still my best roll in the last couple of days.

I suppose I'll attack, for whatever that's worth.

[roll0]
[roll1]

At least I will not go quietly into that good night.

Stats:

HP: 20
AC: 23
Shield of Faith 5/10 (?)
Equipped: Flail and Shield

[Kyeudo]

Revel Redmane - Round 5

Ouch. This match is not looking like a win for me.

Attacking with Shadow Blade Technique
Attack:[roll0]
Attack:[roll1]
Damage:[roll2] + [roll3] if both hit.

If either hit, DC 14 Fort Save.

Stats

Hp: 11/17
AC: 19 (+5 armor, +2 Dex, +2 Deflection)
Location: Y3.

Buffs
Shield of Faith 7/10
Death Devotion 9/10

Soulmelds Shaped
Rageclaws

[hustlertwo]

You're not really allowed to be pessimistic when I'm cursed and damaged and you're the one with crazy roll luck.

We have an interesting predicament (although it may not matter, just going to point it out in case it does). Technically, as soon as that damage lands (and I'm sure you know it does, my AC being 23 from the potion), it activates my Berserker Strength. So I don't know if the save bonus provided from that would kick in for the Death Devotion or not. I'm thinking no, but obviously I'd like to get a ruling on that, unless I miss or get it by enough that it wouldn't matter.

[roll0] (add 2 if Berserker Strength kicks in in time)

Either way, I know the BS for BJ (ha ha) has activated for his attacks, so that is reflected in the bonuses (essentially restoring me to status quo).

Attack!

[roll1]
[roll2]

Just wow. There are no words.

Stats:

HP: 3/15 (neg leveled)
AC: 23
Berserker Strength activated, DR 2/-, +2 for all saves, +4 to Strength
Cursed (for length of match, essentially)
Shield of Faith 6/10 (?)
Equipped: Flail and Shield

[Kyeudo]

Revel Redmane - Round 6

Crazy roll luck is the only way I'm gonna win this match. I just blew all my fancy abilities and you still have as much hp as I do and a higher attack bonus.

Attack:[roll0]
Damage:[roll1]

Stats

Hp: 11/17
AC: 19 (+5 armor, +2 Dex, +2 Deflection)
Location: Y3.

Buffs
Shield of Faith 6/10

Soulmelds Shaped
Rageclaws

[hustlertwo]

Aside from the minor issue that my next negative level is the endgame, and all my rage variant is doing is keeping as strong as I'm supposed to be normally.

Also, glad you know what round it is, I haven't a clue. Too many rewinds.

Attack!

[roll0]
[roll1]

Oh, and done.

Stats:

HP: 3/15 (neg lev)
AC: 23
Shield of Faith 7/10 (?)
Equipped: Flail and shield
Berserker Strength active, +2 for saves, +4 for Strength, DR 2/-

[Kyeudo]

Revel Redmane - Round 7

Except that I can't give out another negative level to you. Death Devotion only lets you give so many negative levels to any one creature and at this level "so many" = 1.

Attack:[roll0]
Damage:[roll1]

Stats

Hp: 1/17
AC: 19 (+5 armor, +2 Dex, +2 Deflection)
Location: Y3.

Buffs
Shield of Faith 5/10

Soulmelds Shaped
Rageclaws

[hustlertwo]

Oh, then yeah, I can see why you're a bit pessimistic. Winning is still very possible for you, but I guess the odds are slightly in my favor.

Oh, and that confirms it: best 50 gp ever. I may not win, but if I hadn't bought that potion, I'd be dead already.

[roll0]
[roll1]

[hustlertwo]

Whoa...was that it? Did I actually pull this mother out? If so, I may be forced to re-evaluate ranking B.J. third on my gladiator list.

[Kyeudo]

Revel is officially at -13 hit points, so he just dropped dead. Good Game.

[hustlertwo]

Yeah, for all the annoyance afforded by this map, having a good ol'-fashioned slugfest made up for it. I'm not sure I've really had one of those before, or at least not one that went on for so long.

[chilepepper]

High Ref chilepepper

Battle Janitor wins.