ToS Exhibition: Pharaoh vs Monks

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Core only, my beatstick vs Shneeky's monk.

Arena is as follows:


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[Pharaoh's Fist]

Krag (http://www.thetangledweb.net/forums/profiler/view_char.php?cid=30547)

1 round of pre-buffing. I choose Enlarge Person.

Initiative: [roll0]

Start at C2

"What I doing here, eh?"

Move to B3 and take a look see.

[ShneekeyTheLost]

Kane (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=162023) starts at C11

Initiative: [roll0]

What tha... an arena? Cursed mages and their playthings...

Kane pulls out a wand and uses it. Multiple images begin to dance around him.

[ShneekeyTheLost]

[roll0] images

[Pharaoh's Fist]

"Oi, I heard that!"

I shall move down to B6 and use one charge of my Wand of Obscuring Mist centered on myself.

End Turn.

[ShneekeyTheLost]

Kane peeks around the corner, and sees a large cloud of mist. Rather than blindly walking into his opponent's trap, he decides to further enhance himself.

He casts Enlarge Person on himself, growing to Large size.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

"WAAAGH!!!"

Krag rages and moves to B11 and sees many Kanes. He uses a standard action to attack him with the Spiked Chain.

Hit on a 1

[roll]1d6[/roll

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Viscious: [roll2]
Damage to me: [roll3]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Hit on a 1

[roll0]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

And i mis rolled my attack.

Attack: [roll0]
(Hm. Actually +20 but nvm)

"What? One of you not real? Tricks and illusions!"

End turn

[ShneekeyTheLost]

One of his images pops out of existance.

"My, but you're a rude one, aren't you?"

I invoke my DODGE on YOU! (sorry, Goblins is my favorite comic)

5' step back, to D11

Full attack with full flurry. Rolling twice for the Miss Chance from his Cloak of Displacement due to Blind Fighting.

Attack1
Damage1 [roll1]
Miss Chance1 [roll2]
Miss Chance2 [roll3]

Attack2 [roll4]
Damage2 [roll5]
Miss Chance1 [roll6]
Miss Chance2 [roll7]

Attack3 [roll8]
Damage3[roll9]
Miss Chance1 [roll10]
Miss Chance2 [roll11]

Attack4 [roll12]
Damage4 [roll13]
Miss Chance1 [roll14]
Miss Chance2 [roll15]

Attack5 [roll16]
Damage5 [3d8+4
Miss Chance1 [roll17]
Miss Chance2 [roll18]

Attack6 [roll19]
Damage6 [roll20]
Miss Chance1 [roll21]
Miss Chance2 [roll22]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

I am at 79 hp

Let's see if we can even the odds.

"You die now!"

Activate Boots of Speed for Haste

AC 19

Full Attack with natural attack, Blind Fighting

Attack 1: [roll0], hit on a 1 [roll1]
Attack 2: [roll2], hit on a 1 [roll3]
Attack 3: [roll4], hit on a 1 [roll5]
Bite: [roll6], hit on a 1 [roll7]

[ShneekeyTheLost]

whiff, whiff, image gone, image gone.

I've lost three images, having 2 left.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Er.... Blind fight is 1d2, not 1d6....

Attack 1: [roll0]. Reroll if necessary: [roll1]
Attack 2: [roll2]. Reroll if necessary: [roll3]
Attack 3: [roll4]. Reroll if necessary: [roll5]
Attack 4: [roll6]. Reroll if necessary: [roll7]

I have been informed that I do not infact get blind fight against the images by Shneeky. I shall go with my original rolls.

[ShneekeyTheLost]

Kane tumbles back 20' to H11, outside the reach of his foe.

From there he casts Read Magic to activate his Scroll of Dispel Magic (cannot fail caster level check).

Targeted Dispel Magic to bring you back down to size!

Caster Level Check for Dispel: [roll0]

FAILED. No effect. Your turn.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

I shall move to C8.

End turn.

[ShneekeyTheLost]

Kane ducks behind the pillar, then up to K8 as a Move action. Then, as his Standard Action, he casts Grease at F7/F8/G7/G8, right at the edge of the mist.

"Hiding back in the fog? Not very brave, are ye, ya big great lout!"

Reflex Save, DC 11 or fall prone. This must be done every round. Moving through the Grease requires a Balance Check DC10. Failure means no move. Fail by 5 or more, and go prone.

End turn

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Spellcraft: [roll0]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Listen: [roll0]

[ShneekeyTheLost]

Listen: [roll0]

You definitely know where I am

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Now that I know where he is, I shall charge at him.

Reflex save: [roll0]
Balance: [roll1]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Move to F8 and
Attack: [roll0]
Hit on a 1 [roll1]

[ShneekeyTheLost]

Got me. Roll damage.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

"You rang?"
Damage: [roll0]+16
Vicious: [roll1]
To Self: [roll2]

End turn.

[ShneekeyTheLost]

"Fine then. We end this here."

He tumbles forward 10' (cannot fail DC 15 Tumble check) and makes a Stunning Fist attack Fort save DC 19, if I hit.

attack [roll0]
Damage [roll1]

[ShneekeyTheLost]

Miss Chance: 1-20 misses

1: [roll0]
2: [roll1]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Fort Save: [roll0]

*Sigh* Every time I roll an important save in Test of Spite, it comes up as a one.

Still, I draw comfort in the fact that the build did not originally have Stunning Fist: it was added in mid match because one of the original feats was found to be non core.

[ShneekeyTheLost]

"Why yes, yes I did just ring your bell..."

Full flurry + TWF again

Attack [roll]1d20+11]
Damage [roll0]
Miss 1: [roll1]
Miss 2: [roll2]

Attack [roll]1d20+11]
Damage [roll3]
Miss 1: [roll4]
Miss 2: [roll5]

Attack [roll]1d20+11]
Damage [roll6]
Miss 1: [roll7]
Miss 2: [roll8]

Attack [roll]1d20+11]
Damage [roll9]
Miss 1: [roll10]
Miss 2: [roll11]

Attack [roll]1d20+6]
Damage [roll12]
Miss 1: [roll13]
Miss 2: [roll14]

Attack [roll]1d20+6]
Damage [roll15]
Miss 1: [roll16]
Miss 2: [roll17]

[ShneekeyTheLost]

Bah, stupid typo...

Attack [roll0]

Attack [roll1]

Attack [roll2]

Attack [roll3]

Attack [roll4]
Attack [roll5]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Full attack with Boots of Haste
Attack 1: [roll0], Hit on a 1[roll1]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Attack 2: [roll0] Hit on a [roll1]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Attack 3: [roll0], Damage [roll1]
Attack 4: [roll2]. Damage [roll3]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Alright, I guess this match is just about over due to my perpetual sheer bad luck with saves.

Do you want to try for a rematch?

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Round 2


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Initiative: [roll0]
B3 starting
1 round buff, I choose Enlarge Person as usual.

[ShneekeyTheLost]

Round 1 buff: also Enlarge Person.

Move Silently [roll0]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Listen: [roll0]

Note: We agreed to swap a few skill ranks around. I now have a +11 to listen.

[ShneekeyTheLost]

Initiative: [roll0]

[ShneekeyTheLost]

Initiative [roll0]

[ShneekeyTheLost]

I start at I11.

Pull out a wand and use Mirror Image on myself. [roll0]

Move Silently to continue remaining hidden. [roll1]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Listen: [roll0] for the spell being cast

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Listen for the Move Silently: [roll0]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Charge to F8 and attack with the Chain+Rage:

Attack 1, PA for 2: [roll0] Hit on a 1 [roll1]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

"Today is a good day to die!"

Damage: [roll0]
Viscious: [roll1]
To myself: [roll2]

End turn.

Edit: 36 damage to you.

[ShneekeyTheLost]

He wipes the blood from his nose, and glowers "Well, if that's the way you want to play..."

Tumble forward 10' (auto-success due to +16 Tumble check), and Cast on the Defensive Concentration check [roll0] to cast Grease at the feat of his opponent. DC 11 Reflex save.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Reflex Save: [roll0]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Full Attack with Boots of Haste:
Attack 1, PA 2: [roll0], Hit on a 1 [roll1]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Damage: [roll0]
Vicious: [roll1]
To self: [roll2]

Attack 2, PA 2: [roll3], hit on a 1 [roll4]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Attack 3: [roll0], Hit on a 1 [roll1]
Damage: [roll2]
Vicious: [roll3]
To self: [roll4]

Hold on, that one should be a +14 modifier to attack for a total attack of 16.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Attack 4: [roll0] (Penalty from power attack applies? I assume so), Hit on a 1 [roll1]
Damage: [roll2] (Do I get PA damage? I assume not*)

Edit:
*Actually I do!

End turn.

[ShneekeyTheLost]

Holding his ribs, his eyes narrow "I may die, but I shall at least go down fighting..."

Full Attack + Flurry + TWF

Miss Chance due to Lesser Cloak of Displacement. Take higher of two results due to Blind Fighting. 1-20 = miss.

Attack1: [roll0]
Damage1: [roll1]
Miss Chance 1: [roll2]
Miss Chance 2: [roll3]

Attack2: [roll5]
Damage2: [roll6]
Miss Chance 1: [roll7]
Miss Chance 2: [roll8]

Attack3: [roll10]
Damage3: [roll11]
Miss Chance 1: [roll12]
Miss Chance 2: [roll13]

Attack4: [roll15]
Damage4: [roll16]
Miss Chance 1: [roll17]
Miss Chance 2: [roll18]

Attack5: [roll20]
Damage5: [roll21]
Miss Chance 1: [roll22]
Miss Chance 2: [roll23]

Attack6: [roll25]
Damage6: [roll26]
Miss Chance 1: [roll27]
Miss Chance 2: [roll28]

[ShneekeyTheLost]

Attack roll on 5 and 6 not right, re-rolling

Attack5[roll0]

Attack6 [roll1]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

80 damage in one turn! I shall make a fort save!

Of course, I'll probably roll a 1...

Fort save: [roll0]

Now, for the full attack!

Attack 1: [roll1]
Damage [roll2]
Vicious: [roll3]
Self: [roll4]

Attack 2: [roll5]
Damage [roll6]
Vicious: [roll7]
Self: [roll8]

Attack 3: [roll9]
Damage [roll10]
Vicious: [roll11]
Self: [roll12]

Attack4(bite): [roll13]
Damage [roll14]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

So, 1 loss, 1 victory. Shneeky, would you care to comment on the fights?

[ShneekeyTheLost]

Well, I'm a greasy stain.

The first round of combat was... hellishly lucky in my favor. He couldn't buy a to-hit to save his life, and the killing blow was a Nat 1 on his Fort Save on my Stunning Fist. I also happened to roll max images, and the few attacks that actually hit me, hit images instead.

Please note: He needed a 5+ roll to hit me, and he couldn't buy a hit in ten attacks. He rolled THREE Natural 1's over this combat, including against the Stunning Fist that did him in.

On the second round, I feel it was much more realistic. I still did impressive damage (80 damage in one round), but he basically has all my tricks, at twice the range, with a higher damage output. My only chance was to trip him up with Grease, or to Dispel Magic his Enlarge Person. Since he'd have killed me anyways if I had dispelled the Enlarge, I tried for an encounter-winner Grease, which would have given me the breathing room. Unfortunately, he only needed a 5+ on his roll, and he still barely made it.

I was really out of options. Retreating woudln't have given me any breathing room, as one hit would have done me in at that point, so my only hope was to force a fort save or die

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Thank you, Shneeky. I prefer not to comment myself, as that would be somewhat self serving.

I feel that your monk's 80 damage was pretty impressive. Curse my low AC...

I am changing the Dragon disciple to have Int 14 and Improved Trip + Combat Expertise instead of Multiattack and Combat Reflexes. Skills were, of course, redistributed.

On to the next match. I think i twill be between a caster of mine and one of Olo's monks.

[Claudius Maximus]

Just popping in to nitpick some things, since I'm sure you guys want to do this with as few errors as possible.


[Kane] casts Read Magic to activate his Scroll of Dispel Magic (cannot fail caster level check).

Read Magic does not work that way. This right here would take 2 standard actions and 10 full round actions to do. Also, you're assumed to have already deciphered any scroll you have, especially if you can cast Read magic, so you can just draw it and cast it if you want to use it, rolling a CL/UMD check as normal.

Also, Death by Massive damage triggers if you take 50 or more damage from a single attack, not 50 total damage in a round. Thus, Pharaoh's Fist should not have rolled a fort save to die.

[Olo Demonsbane]

Olo's Assassin Monk vs Pharaoh

Map:

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Buffs: (All UMDs are vs DC 20)
All Day: Wand of GMF (CL 20) UMD [roll0], use second charge if it fails [roll1]
Wand of Mage Armor (CL 12) UMD [roll2], use second charge if it fails [roll3]
One Round: Wand of Divine Power UMD [roll4], Ring of Blinking activates itself

[Pharaoh's Fist]

One Round: Enlarge Person
Initiative: [roll0]

Starting Position: C2

[Olo Demonsbane]

Initiative [roll0]

Starting Position: E9

Hide [roll1]
Move Silently [roll2]

Didn't realize that we were suddenly transported here.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Listen: [roll0]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

I use one move action to reach B10. My bat familiar has Blindsense 20. Does he detect anything?

[Claudius Maximus]

Olo:
You rolled a natural one on your GMF wand use, so make sure to note that you don't have it up. (Just in case you didn't notice.)
Would you guys rather I not interfere like this?

[Olo Demonsbane]

So Im not hiding...misunderstanding...

So from E9, I spring into action, as a golden glow suffuses me.

Ring Activates Bless

Spring Attack:

Attack (You dont get your dexterity bonus) [roll0] (+2=36)
Blink Miss Chance [roll1] (Miss on 1)
Damage [roll2]
Sneak Attack [roll3]

Then he moves to K9

Hide [roll4]
Move Silently [roll5]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

You need to roll the miss chance from my cloak of Concealment, Minor.

[Olo Demonsbane]

Cloak of Concealment Miss chance [roll0] (Miss on a 1)

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Listen: [roll0]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Move to D11. Do I detect anything?

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Use the Wand of Mirror Image.

[roll0]

End turn.

[Olo Demonsbane]

Spring Attack again:

Denied Dexterity again:
Attack [roll0]
Blink Miss Chance [roll1] (Miss on 1)
Cloak Miss Chance [roll2] (Miss on 1)
Damage [roll3]
Sneak Attack [roll4]

[Olo Demonsbane]

Then I move away to C2

Hide [roll0]
MS [roll1]

I move around the upper right column and disappear.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Activate boots of Haste, move to J2. What do I (or my familiar) detect? (If I find you sooner, assume I stop)

Listen: [roll0]

[Olo Demonsbane]

As soon as you get to F2, your bat detects me in C2.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Then I shall stop at F2, see you, and attack you with the chain.

Trip: [roll0]
Trip Check: [roll1]
Miss Chance: [roll2], miss on a one. It's actually a 50% miss chance.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Miss chance: [roll0] hit on a one, miss on a two

[Olo Demonsbane]

Dexterity Check [roll0]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Hehe... I er.... forgot to include the bonus for being Large. +2 strength, +4 to trip.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Attack: [roll0], PA for 4
Damage: [roll1]
Vicious: [roll2]
Damage to self: [roll3]
Miss chance: [roll4] miss on a 2

[Olo Demonsbane]

Ok, I try to stand up as a move action; take your AoO.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Miss: [roll0], hit on a 1

[Olo Demonsbane]

I 5ft step closer to you before using my wand to cast Shield of Faith on myself.

UMD [roll0]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

WAAAGH!!!

5 ft step closer, full attack:

Attack 1 miss chance: [roll0]
Attack 2 miss chance: [roll1]
Attack 3 miss chance: [roll2]
Attack 4 (Bite)miss chance: [roll3]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Attack: [roll0] PA for 4
Damage: [roll1]
Vicious: [roll2]
Damage to self: [roll3]

Bite: [roll4]
Damage: [roll5]

Edit: Wait, the math is off on that power attack. The AB should be +15, not +14. My mistake.

[Olo Demonsbane]

5ft step closer, full attack!

Once again, no Dexterity bonus...

Unarmed Strike [roll0]
Miss Chance [roll1] (miss on a 1)
Miss Chance [roll2] (miss on a 1)
Damage [roll3]

Unarmed Strike [roll4]
Miss Chance [roll5] (miss on a 1)
Miss Chance [roll6] (miss on a 1)
Damage [roll7]

Unarmed Strike [roll8]
Miss Chance [roll9] (miss on a 1)
Miss Chance [roll10] (miss on a 1)
Damage [roll11]

Unarmed Strike [roll12]
Miss Chance [roll13] (miss on a 1)
Miss Chance [roll14] (miss on a 1)
Damage [roll15]

End Turn.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Keep in mind that you're popping off images.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Full attack:
Miss chances:
[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]

[Olo Demonsbane]

Mirror Image:

[roll0], 1 hits you
[roll1]/[roll2], 1 hits you
[roll3]/[roll4]/[roll5], 1 hits you

[Pharaoh's Fist]

You are hit by two regular attacks and a bite.

Attack1: [roll0] PA for 4
Damage: [roll1]
Vicious: [roll2]
To self: [roll3]
Attack2: [roll4] PA for 4
Damage: [roll5]
Vicious: [roll6]
To self: [roll7]
Bite: [roll8]
Damage: [roll9]

[Olo Demonsbane]

Damage [roll0]
SA Damage [roll1]

[Olo Demonsbane]

Miss Chances and Images:

Attack 1:
Blink Miss Chance [roll0] (1 misses)
Cloak Miss Chance [roll1] (1 misses)
Images [roll2], 1 hits

Attack 2:
Blink Miss Chance [roll3] (1 misses)
Cloak Miss Chance [roll4] (1 misses)
Images [roll5]/[roll6], 1 hits

Attack 3:
Blink Miss Chance [roll7] (1 misses)
Cloak Miss Chance [roll8] (1 misses)
Images 1/[roll9]/[roll10], 1 hits

Attack 4:
Blink Miss Chance [roll11] (1 misses)
Cloak Miss Chance [roll12] (1 misses)
Images 1/[roll13]/[roll14], 1 hits

[Olo Demonsbane]

So I hit you with my first attack and hit your images with my second two:

Attack 1:
Attack [roll0]
Damage [roll1]
Sneak Attack [roll2]

Attack 2:
Attack [roll3]

Attack 3:
Attack [roll4]

[Olo Demonsbane]

Crit Conformation: [roll0]
Extra Damage [roll1]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Full attack

Miss chance:
[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

I hit you thice:

Attack:
Damage: [roll]4d+612
Damage to self: [roll1]
Attack: [roll2]
Damage: [roll3]
Damage to self: [roll4]
Bite: [roll5]
Damage: [roll6]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Damage: [roll0]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Confirm: [roll0]

Does not confirm. 36 damage to you.

[Olo Demonsbane]

Miss Chances:

Attack 1:
Miss Chance [roll0], 1 misses
Miss Chance [roll1], 1 misses

Attack 2:
Miss Chance [roll2], 1 misses
Miss Chance [roll3], 1 misses

Attack 3:
Miss Chance [roll4], 1 misses
Miss Chance [roll5], 1 misses

Attack 4:
Miss Chance [roll6], 1 misses
Miss Chance [roll7], 1 misses

[Olo Demonsbane]

Attack 1:
[roll0]
Damage [roll1]
SA [roll2]

Attack 2:
[roll3]
Damage [roll4]
SA [roll5]

[Olo Demonsbane]

Crit Conformation [roll0]
Extra Damage [roll1]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

I didn't want to have to do this, Olo...

RAGE!!!

+24 hp

Full Attack:

Miss:
[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
To self: [roll2]
Attack: [roll3]
Damage: [roll4]
To self: [roll5]

Victory!

I'm at 17 hp though. I should probably start to drink my healing potions.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

And Olo still won. Epic and awesome.

[Olo Demonsbane]

Im down.

This was a good match, but your character was better. The mirror images really killed me...by the time that I had taken them down, you had already won. Also, if we had resolved the hiding dispute in my favor, I could have just kept attacking you and running away...something that would work very well if the room was shadowy.

Partially charged wands are not fair. They entirely erradicate the need for scrolls by being 7.5 x spell level x CL instead of 25 x spell level x CL. They are even easier to UMD. Consider this: if you are buying a partially charged wand of Shapechange: 1147.5gp per charge. For this small amount of wealth, you can instantly win D&D for an entire day. You can also buy it as low as 3rd level.

For a true demonstration of the unfairness of partially charged wands, we will be starting the next fight "Fully Buffed".

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Also, you used a CL 18 wand of Shield of Faith. Either you bought a partially charged wand that someone decided they just didn't need anymore (rare, for something as useful as CL 18 Shield of Faith), scavenged it off of someone you killed (but how'd he get it?), stole it (possible, you're a rogue/monk/assassin, but then you'd have the problem of what number of charges are in it), or commissioned it (how many level 18 clerics are there in the world who take commissions?).

[Olo Demonsbane]

Thats not the only partially charged wand I bought either: I have 8. How the hell am I going to get 8 wands with 2 charges each? Thats nigh impossible...

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Wait, what?

[Olo Demonsbane]

Well, lets start the full buffing round and you can see what I mean:

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Buffing:
GMF [roll0]; [roll1]
Mage Armor [roll2]; [roll3]
Nondetection
Barkskin [roll4]; [roll5]
Shield of Faith [roll6]; [roll7]
Shield [roll8]; [roll9]
False Life
Spider Climb
Invisiblity
Silence [roll10]; [roll11]
Mirror Image [roll12]; [roll13]
[roll14]; [roll15]
Divine Power [roll16]; [roll17]
Boots of Flying

[Pharaoh's Fist]

I grant you permission to re-roll.

[Olo Demonsbane]

Pharaoh has graciously offered me a reroll since I bombed my GMF and Shield of Faith rolls...

GMF [roll0]; [roll1]
Shield of Faith [roll2]; [roll3]

[Olo Demonsbane]

False Life [roll0]

Initiative [roll1]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Initiative: [roll0]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Ok, I start at E2. I shall move to E10 as my move action. What do I see?

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Buffs: Enlarge Person, Protection from Evil, Mirror Image [roll0]

[Olo Demonsbane]

Starting Location: I6

What are your vision modes?

[Olo Demonsbane]

Move to E2. Study for Death Attack. Ready action to move away if you get within 20ft of me.

End Turn.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

I shall take a move action to K11 and search for him there. Do I sense anything?

[Olo Demonsbane]

Nope, sorry.

Right, I thought he ended his turn.

I realize that I was on the wrong side of the field by one square, so can I quickly switch that? Wont effect anything...

I7

[Pharaoh's Fist]

I end my turn now. Make your move.

[Olo Demonsbane]

Move to B6, 30ft off the ground. Ready an action to move away if he comes within 25ft of me. Blinking ring activates.

End Turn.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Move to E2 and then down to E4 as my first move action. Do I sense anything?

[Olo Demonsbane]

No.

FILLER TEXT!

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Move to B2, then down to B10. Anything?

[Olo Demonsbane]

No, sorry.

Study for Death Attack, Move to J6; 30ft up, Ready an action to move away if he comes within 25ft of me.

End Turn.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

I get angry, move to K10, and activate the wand of Obscuring Mist centered on myself.

End turn

[Olo Demonsbane]

Study for Death Attack, move to C11; ground level, shout "Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, you can't catch me" (9 words, 9 free actions), then ready an action to shoot straight up right before he attacks me. My ring activates bless.

You suddenly hear a voice call "Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, you can't catch me!"

End Turn.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Listen: [roll0]

[Olo Demonsbane]

It comes from C11.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

My bat familiar shall fly towards C11 with its move action. What does it detect at G11? (20 feet from C11, so blindsense can detect.)

[Olo Demonsbane]

It detects a humanoid form, about 5'10" tall, standing in C11.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

The last 20 feet of its move action will be to go to move up 4 squares to G7 while Krag rages and charges.

Miss chance: [roll0]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
To self: [roll2]

[Olo Demonsbane]

As soon as Krag comes near, Sift shoots upwards just in time to get out of the way of his blow. (Readied action).

End Turn?

Did not realize the height of the room relative to the height of my opponent. I just take the blow.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

I have a reach of 20 feet. Don't you provoke an AoO from moving at the least, even if you aren't in my area?

Also, how tall is this place?

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Mirror Image: Hit on a 1 [roll0]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Btw, I'm right next to you. Forgot to mention that earlier.

[Olo Demonsbane]

I have 7 mirror images remaining.

Sift spins a kick to your head, a hand jab to your stomach, and two hard punches at the jaw. For each attack that hits, make a DC 19 fortitude save or die.

Attack1: [roll0] EDIT: Miss due to natural 1
Mirror Images [roll1], 1 misses
Blink Miss chance [roll2], 1 misses
Cloak Miss Chance [roll3], 1 misses

Attack2: [roll4]
Mirror Images [roll5], 1 misses EDIT: Eliminates image
Blink Miss chance [roll6], 1 misses
Cloak Miss Chance [roll7], 1 misses

Attack3: [roll8]
Mirror Images [roll9], 1 misses
Blink Miss chance [roll10], 1 misses
Cloak Miss Chance [roll11], 1 misses

Attack4: [roll12]
Mirror Images [roll13], 1 misses
Blink Miss chance [roll14], 1 misses
Cloak Miss Chance [roll15], 1 misses

[Olo Demonsbane]

Attack3: Damage [roll0]
SA [roll1]

Attack4: Damage [roll2]
SA [roll3]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Fort saves: [roll0], [roll1]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Full attack:
Miss chance:
[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

(Using Boots of Speed)

For the two that hit:
[roll0]
If that eliminates one image, [roll1]
If it doesn't, [roll2]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

(Using Boots of Speed)

For the two that hit:
[roll0]
If that eliminates one image, [roll1]
If it doesn't, [roll2]

Attack1: [roll0]
Bite: [roll1]

[Olo Demonsbane]

5 images remaining

Attack 1:
MC [roll0]
MC [roll1]

Attack 2:
MC [roll2]
MC [roll3]

Attack 3:
MC [roll4]
MC [roll5]

Attack 4:
MC [roll6]
MC [roll7]

[Olo Demonsbane]

Attack [roll0]
Damage [roll1]
SA [roll2]

Attack [roll3]
Damage [roll4]
SA [roll5]

Attack [roll6]
Damage [roll7]
SA [roll8]

Attack [roll9]
Damage [roll10]
SA [roll11]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Alright, I'm dead. Olo, what would you like to say about this match?

[Olo Demonsbane]

This was very much like Gladiator vs the party in the Monkening. With few buffs, my monk was beaten handily by Pharoah. With many buffs, I beat him very easily...I still had 5 mirror images, was at full hp, and had 38 AC.

It also fully demonstrates the power of partially charged wands.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

And this clearly demonstrates that monks are powerful... if given at least 7 rounds to set up, and multiple higher caster level partially charged wands.

[Olo Demonsbane]

Actually, make that 10 rounds, and 3 all day buffs.

Of course, I could make a Truenamer a credible threat with 10 rounds of buffing...actually, huh, that would be a pretty hilarious character trial...I'm a Truenamer, but I get as much buffing time as I want...hmmmm...

[PhoenixRivers]

Yo. So, same map as you've been using?

Core only, Standard rules for monk, rather than the ToS full-bab. I have the level 13 monk ready to go, on a 32 pb.

The monk in question: Levi Johnson, Amish Monk (http://www.coyotecode.net/profiler/view.php?id=7394)

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Map:

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2 buff rounds.

I will be using a wizard (http://www.thetangledweb.net/forums/profiler/view_char.php?cid=30608), btw.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Buffs:
Greater Invisibility
Fly

Start at C2

Initiative: [roll0]

[PhoenixRivers]

Buffs:Oil of GMW (All day)
R1: Wand of Fog cloud, Centered at B10-C11
R2: Wand of Fog cloud, Centered at F10-G11
Hide: [roll0]
Move silent: [roll1]

I am Starting in F11, hidden. There are clouds of fog, 20' radius, centered at B10-C11 and H10-i11.

[PhoenixRivers]

Init: [roll0]

[PhoenixRivers]

Map:

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Actions, round 1: Ready action to move if I detect opponent.
Move to H8 (in fog)

Hide: [roll0]
Move Silent: [roll1]

Listen check, for when needed: [roll2]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Cast Mirror Image.
Images: [roll0]

Move up 15 feet.

End Turn.

[PhoenixRivers]

By up, I assume you mean vertically. Regardless, my listen check should have detected the casting.

Wand of Fog Cloud: Centered at D2-E3
Move to F2

Hide: [roll0]
Move Silent: [roll1]

Listen, for when needed: [roll2]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

My bat familiar's Blindsense should detect your presence, then. That and the whole cloud thing...

Move action: Float up 15 feet again.

Action:

Cast Wall of Stone to surround the monk. Squares G1, G2, G3, F3, E3, and E2 are now stone. The wall is 1.5 inches thick and 20 feet tall. Feel free to double check my math incase I missed something.

[PhoenixRivers]

Fair enough.
Activate winged Boots

Move to E3, elevation +15

Hide: [roll0]
Move Silent: [roll1]

Listen: [roll2]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Move around the column to F5, cast Ice Storm on your last known location.
-4 to listen checks, btw.

Bludgeoning: [roll0]
Cold: [roll1]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

SR for cold damage: [roll0]

[PhoenixRivers]

Take 12 Damage. I'd have heard the casting.

Move to F6, Altitude +20
Wholeness of Self, heal 12 hp.

Hide: [roll0]
Move Silent: [roll1]
Listen: [roll2]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Drop ten feet. Quickened True Strike + Empowered Enervation.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]*1.5
SR: [roll2]

Your turn.

[PhoenixRivers]

So you're 5 feet away... Hm.

Flurry, Full attack:

Touch attack: [roll0]
Opposed Grapple: [roll1]
Damage if successful: [roll2]

Touch attack: [roll3]
Opposed Grapple: [roll4]
Damage if successful: [roll5]

Touch attack: [roll6]
Opposed Grapple: [roll7]
Damage if successful: [roll8]

Touch attack: [roll9]
Opposed Grapple: [roll10]
Damage if successful: [roll11]

[PhoenixRivers]

Miss chances (I assume you're invisible)

Miss chance 1: [roll0] 1 hits
Reroll (blindfight): [roll1] 1 hits

Miss chance 2: [roll2] 1 hits
Reroll (blindfight): [roll3] 1 hits

Miss chance 3: [roll4] 1 hits
Reroll (blindfight): [roll5] 1 hits

Miss chance 4: [roll6] 1 hits
Reroll (blindfight): [roll7] 1 hits

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Grapple: [roll0]

[PhoenixRivers]

7 damage then.

Remaining actions:

Opposed grapple to pin: [roll0]

Opposed grapple to pin: [roll1]

Opposed grapple to pin: [roll2]

Once pinned, remaining checks will be to damage.

1st successful damagE: [roll3]
2nd successful damagE: [roll4]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Grapple: [roll0]
Grapple: [roll1]
Grapple: [roll2]

[PhoenixRivers]

NO extra damage. However you are pinned, choosing to render you unable to speak.

You're up.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Familiar:
UMD wand of Cure Light. [roll0]
Amount: [roll1]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Make a rude gesture, activate contingency teleport. Move to K4, 30 feet up.

Cast Telekinesis, end turn.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Familiar UMD: Wand of Cure Light
UMD: [roll0]
Cure: [roll1]

[PhoenixRivers]

Can't identify spell, unfortunately. Activate Fog Cloud, F2/G3 Altitude +30.
Move to Altitude +30.

You're up.

[PhoenixRivers]

Listen: [roll0]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Move to H8

Quicken Dispel Magic: Area Dispel on the new fog cloud.

Dispel Check 1: [roll0]
Dispel Check 2 (if needed): [roll1]
SR: [roll2]

[PhoenixRivers]

That gets the fog cloud and the Mage Armor I had on. I'm visible.

(Technically the first dispel effect would be against my Magic Fang +5 oil, but that is a failure (CL 20). The next effect, Mage armor, CL 1, is auto succeeded.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

TK grapple attempt
Attack roll:[roll0]
Opposed grapple check: [roll1]
Damage: [roll2]
Opposed check vs pin: [roll3]

[PhoenixRivers]

Ring of Freedom of Movement. Automatically resist the grapple.

[PhoenixRivers]

Move to H7 (beat DC 0 by over 20), altitude 30.

Attack: [roll0]
Miss chance: [roll1] 1 hits
Blindfight: [roll2] 1 hits
Damage if hit: [roll3]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

I take 5 damage.

5 ft step back, target one dispel magic on your winged boots.

Dispel Check: [roll0]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Duration: [roll0]

I shall move to H11 and end turn.

Familiar MD: [roll1]
Cure: [roll2]

[PhoenixRivers]

Well, that sucks. Boots suppressed for: [roll0] rounds.

Falling damage: [roll1]

[PhoenixRivers]

UMD my wand. Fog cloud, H7/G8, Altitude +10. Move to G9.

Go.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Cast Rope Trick.

Hole up for 8 hours. I leave my familiar outside to monitor you. He shall hide around a pillar.

I shall come back in 8 hours and 15 minutes.

[PhoenixRivers]

Map:

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Listen: [roll0] for your familiar.

If he's out here, I'm gonna try to give you a save vs XP.

EDIT: Familiar in rope trick. Fast forward 8 hours, 15 minutes.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Buffs:

Greater Invisibility
Fly

When I appear, I cast Project Image.

Image is 10 feet to my left, will swoop back and forth in a vertical direction.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Initiative: [roll0]

[PhoenixRivers]

Init: [roll0]

No buffs, except mage armor, as I don't know when you'll be coming out of the rope trick.

[PhoenixRivers]

Init reroll for tie: [roll0]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Re-roll: [roll0]

[PhoenixRivers]

You're up first. Your first action should have you coming out of Rope trick, In some fashion. I'm in K10.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Cast one Empowered Enervation.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]*1.5
Sr: [roll2]

[PhoenixRivers]

Fog Cloud, Centered on K10/J11.

Move to J11, round the corner. Your go.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

5 ft step over

Quickened True Strike+Empowered Enervation.

Attack; [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]*1.5
SR: [roll2]

[PhoenixRivers]

Move around the corner, breaking LOE, to K9.

Toss a ball from the Bag of tricks to K10. [roll0] (Black Bear)

You now will have 2 targets to choose from, when you re-establish LoE.

EDIT: Done.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

I choose a third option.

Move to L11

Quickened Area Dispel, on the fog cloud.

Dispel: [roll0]
Dispel: [roll1]
Dispel: [roll2]
Sr: [roll3]

Empowered Enervation

Attack: [roll4]
Damage: [roll5]*1.5
SR: [roll6]

[PhoenixRivers]

Activate Winged boots. Move to C2. Go.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Move to L8, cast Scorching Ray.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
SR: [roll2]

Attack: [roll3]
Damage: [roll4]
SR: [roll5]

Attack: [roll6]
Damage: [roll7]
SR: [roll8]

[PhoenixRivers]

Only 1 SR check per spell. It succeeded. Touch AC is 21, so the first ray hit.

[PhoenixRivers]

Fog Cloud C2/D3, Altitude +20

Move up to C2, Altitude +30.

Move Silent: [roll0]
Hide: [roll1]

Listen: [roll2]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Direct my Projected Image to move to H6 and taunt the monk.

It shall appear to cast the spell Ice Storm on the monk.

Damage: [roll0], [roll1]
Sr: [roll2]

[PhoenixRivers]

Move to H5 +30 altitude.

Attack Image: [roll0]
If hit: [roll1]

Will save (if hit):[roll2]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Scorching Ray from my position, appears as if the image casts it.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
SR: [roll2]

Attack: [roll3]
Damage: [roll4]

Attack: [roll5]
Damage: [roll6]

[PhoenixRivers]

AoO on the image: [roll0]

If hit, will save for interact: [roll1]

[PhoenixRivers]

Listen Check for the spell: [roll0]

[PhoenixRivers]

That's enough to pinpoint.

Move from H5 to L7.

Attack Square L8, stunning fist.

Attack: [roll0]
Miss chance: [roll1] 1 hits
Blindfight reroll: [roll2] 1 hits
If hit: [roll3] and DC 21 fort save vs stun.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Fort save: [roll0]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Familiar UMd: [roll0]

Cure: [roll1]

[PhoenixRivers]

Flurry (all stunning fist):

Attack:[roll0]
Miss chance: [roll1] 1 hits
Blindfight reroll: [roll2] 1 hits
Damage: [roll3]

Attack:[roll4]
Miss chance: [roll5] 1 hits
Blindfight reroll: [roll6] 1 hits
Damage: [roll7]

Attack:[roll8]
Miss chance: [roll9] 1 hits
Blindfight reroll: [roll10] 1 hits
Damage: [roll11]

Attack:[roll12]
Miss chance: [roll13] 1 hits
Blindfight reroll: [roll14] 1 hits
Damage: [roll15]

[PhoenixRivers]

Attack 2, Confirming Crit:

[roll0]
If Crit: [roll1]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Fort save: [roll0]
Fort save: [roll1]
Fort save: [roll2]
Fort save: [roll3]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

UMD: [roll0]
CLW: [roll1]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Look, this first match has gone pretty badly. I'm going to concede, ok?

[PhoenixRivers]

KK. Rematch?

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Match 2

Both sides have agreed to adjust builds. I personally am going to try a rather odd tactic this time.

Map:

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[Pharaoh's Fist]

Initiative: [roll0]
Start at E2

Buffs:
Greater Invisibility
Fly

[PhoenixRivers]

Buffs:Oil of GMW

2 Fog clouds, Centered at F9-G10 and F9-G10, altitude +30. (my buffs)

Start at H10, hiding.

Hide: [roll0]
Move Silent: [roll1]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Don't you require an initiative roll?:smallyuk:

[PhoenixRivers]

Init: [roll0]

[PhoenixRivers]

My turn: Total Defense Action

Hide: [roll0]
MS: [roll1]

Listen (when needed): [roll2]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

I must find you.

I send my familiar to B9 to scout.

I use a move action to rise 15 feet.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Move Silently: [roll0]

Bat: [roll1]

[PhoenixRivers]

So, I can hear, but not pinpoint, each of you. Still, closest one is to my west somewhere, and moving south.

Total defense, move to D11.

Hide: [roll0]
MS: [roll1]

Listen: [roll2]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

The bat will sweep along the back (move to F11) and detect you.

Mage moves to H5.

Quickened True Strike + Extended Acid Arrow.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Round 2-10
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]
[roll5]
[roll6]
[roll7]
[roll8]
[roll9]
[roll10]

[PhoenixRivers]

Activate boots. Move to E10, altitude +30. And I see the bat.

Hide: [roll0]
MS: [roll1]

Listen: [roll2]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Bat withdraws to H5 and stays with me.

I shall Area Dispel the fog cloud effects, and move to F4.

Dispel: [roll0]
Dispel: [roll1]
Dispel: [roll2]
Sr check: [roll3]

[PhoenixRivers]

Got the fogs and the mage armor. But I can see the bat. Move to E5, attack the bat.

Stunning Fist: [roll0]
If hit: [roll1] and DC 21 Fort save.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Saving throw: [roll0]

[PhoenixRivers]

dammit, your go.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Silent True Strike

Bat decides to move into the handy haversack.

Mage moves 5 feet to the right.

Move Silently: [roll0]

[PhoenixRivers]

Listen for movement: [roll0]

EDIT: Not enough to pinpoint.

[PhoenixRivers]

Heard movement to the Northwest, but can't pinpoint distance. Too risky to waste a standard action attacking, or movement to sweep and clear.

Move: to K3.

Ready action: move if I hear casting

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Move to K5.

Move Silently: [roll0]

Extended Acid Arrow
Attack: [roll1]
Damage: [roll2]

Subsequent rounds:
[roll3]
[roll4]
[roll5]
[roll6]
[roll7]
[roll8]
[roll9]
[roll10]
[roll11]

[PhoenixRivers]

REady action triggers at spellcasting step.

Move to B3, breaking LOS.

Continue turn.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

I end my turn.

[PhoenixRivers]

Draw wand of enlarge.

Enlarge.

Go.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Move to I7,

Quicken True Strike + Extended Acid Arrow

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]

[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]
[roll5]
[roll6]
[roll7]
[roll8]
[roll9]
[roll10]

[PhoenixRivers]

Listen: [roll0]

[PhoenixRivers]

Distance 45, barely pinpoint a DC 0 Casting.

Move to I6, Attack you.

Stunning fist.

Attack:[roll0]
Miss: [roll1] 1 hits
Blindfight Miss: [roll2] 1 hits
If hit: [roll3] and save.

[PhoenixRivers]

Damage didn't take into account size:

Damage: [roll0]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Fort Save: [roll0]

[PhoenixRivers]

Acid damage piling up... Gotta do this quick.

Flurry. All stunning fist.

Attack:
Miss: [roll1]
Reroll: [roll2]
Damage: 3d6+2

Attack:
Miss: [roll4]
Reroll: [roll5]
Damage: 3d6+2

Attack:
Miss: [roll7] Miss
Reroll: [roll8]
Damage: 3d6+2

Attack:
Miss: [roll10] Miss
Reroll: [roll11]
Damage: 3d6+2

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Fort saves: [roll0], [roll1]

[PhoenixRivers]

Damage 1: [roll0]
Damage 2: [roll1]

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Cast defensively: [roll0]
Resilient Sphere on myself.

[PhoenixRivers]

Did you just put yourself in a force bubble? LOL, that's match.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Conclusions we may draw: Spell Penetration and Greater Spell Penetration are handy to have in core. Also, Acid Arrow can be deadly if you can wait for 10 or so rounds.

[PhoenixRivers]

Conclusions for Match 1:

Went as I expected. I was underestimated, and my opponent went in without fully appreciating all of my capabilities. MVP ability for this battle: Spell Resistance. I didn't pass them all, but I passed the big ones. Monk seems to be a defensively themed class, and I played to that. Using vision limiters, listen skill, SR, and AC, I counted on my defensive abilities to hold me over.

Opponent MVP ability: Familiar. That bat had blindsense, and he had the ability to speak with it. That gave him a wealth of information he'd have been hard pressed to otherwise obtain... and information was precisely what I was attempting to deny him.

Least Valuable Abilities this match: AC, Saving throws. Before the True Strikes, my opponent had a 50% chance of hitting me. After, it was 95%. And the class I faced is pretty much bottom of the barrel for attack bonus.

Saving throws? I only made 2, and they were against an illusion. Ultimately, the saves weren't critical in the save or lose sense.

Opponent Least Valuable ability: Mirror Image. As he was invisible, it did nothing.

In depth Crunch analysis:Initiative: (monk had +3 advantage)
Wizard: 5, 9, 14 (Average 9.33, Under statistical average by 1.17)
Monk: 20, 6, 4 (Average 9.67, Under statistical average by 0.83)

Impact: Minimal. Not much was gained by the first round of combat in both cases.

Mirror Image Roll:Wizard: 1. Under statistical Average by 1.5.

Impact: None. Mirror image had no match effect at all.
Ice Storm Damage: Wizard: 12, 20. Average: 16. Under statistical average by 1.5.

Impact: Minimal. A better roll would not have significantly altered the match.

Spell Penetration rolls: 17, 16, 7, 9, 4, 16, 8, 8. Average: 10.6. Over statistical average by 0.1.

(possibly misleading, as 62.5% was the actual failure rate, and 50% was the statistical failure rate, leading to 12.5% greater failures than statistics should have. This is because all successes were far in excess of needed rolls, and most failures were very close to success. (failures were by an average of 2.8, successes were by an average of 6.33))

Impact: Huge. Single biggest factor in this match was this. One more success in the right spot (either enervation roll) would have been another -6 to hit/saves/skills. This would have made me effectively unable to pinpoint, which would have cost me the match.

Attack Rolls:Wizard: 15, 1, 11, 4, 19, 12, 3, 7, 20. Average: 10.2, 0.3 under statistical average. 9 total attacks made (discounted 2nd and 3rd attacks of spells which failed SR on the 1st attack)
Monk: 7, 18, 7, 20, 19, 14, 20, 15, 8. Average: 14.22, 3.72 over statistical average. 9 total attacks made (discounted iterative attacks which were not needed, due to grapple success)

Impact: Minimal. True strike obviated the Wizard's need for any roll other than 1, for the most part, and the monk landed even low rolls to hit.

Crit Confirmations: Monk: 18. Number of total crit confirmations was about right (18 total attacks in the fight, 1 crit threat), and we were both bypassing the other's AC like it was wet toilet paper.

Impact: Minimal. Extra damage by the crit didn't have a large match impact.

Opposed Grapple Rolls: Wizard: 6, 11, 20, 13. Average roll: 12.5, 2.0 above statistical average.
Monk: 14, 19, 8, 2. Average: 10.75, 0.25 above the statistical average.

Impact: Moderate. The grapple successes did have a match impact. The modifier difference of +4 (+5 vs +9) meant that the 1.75 difference in variance did have a chance at impacting the match.

Concealment Miss chances: Monk: Odds of a miss were 25%.
In 9 attacks, there were no misses due to concealment. This is 25% above the statistical average.

Impact: Large. The ability to bypass the wizard's inivisibility pretty much at will played a large part in the number of stun attempts I had, and the grapple success.

UMD: Familiar: 11,9,4,8,6. Average: 7.6, 2.9 under the statistical average.

Impact: Minimal. The Familiar had a 35% chance of failure, and actually failed 40% of the 5 rolls. That is as close to the average as is possible in 5 rolls. Healing didn't significantly prolong the fight, however.

Monk: 100% activation chance obviated the need for rolls.

Impact: None. Dice did not affect this outcome.

Curatives:Team Wizard: 1,4,1. Average: 2, which is 2.5 under the statistical average.

Impact: Minimal. Even though the rolls were far under the average (2.5 variance from the average on a d8 is HUGE), the impact of those rolls was minimal. Even good rolls would not have significantly prolonged the fight, or altered the outcome.

Team Monk: All healing obviated dice rolls.
Impact: None. Dice did not affect this outcome.

Dispel Checks: Wizard: 19, 19, 9, 10, 15, 8. Average: 13.33, above the average by 2.83.

Impact: Minimal. All effects generated by the monk that could be easily dispelled were dispelled on the lowest of rolls (CL 1-3).

Falling Damage:Monk: 10. This is below the statistical average for the roll, 10.5, but is only by 0.5, which is as close as can be expected.

Impact: Minimal.

Will Saves: Monk: 2, 18. Average: 10, below statistical average by 0.5.

Impact: Minimal. Consequences for failure were minimal.

Fort Saves: Wizard: 2,11,17,8,2. Average is 8.0, under the statistical average by 2.5.

Impact: Minimal. While the rolls were low, their impact was also. Majority of the rolls were made with multiple overlapping effects. Odds of succeeding all saves were less than 5% on the flurry round, and less than average on the only other round. Overall match was not changed by the deviation from the average.

As is evidenced by the rolls, they went back and forth, but on the key rolls, on the ones with the biggest impact, things went the monk's way.

This is evidence that a well-designed monk does indeed have a chance against an underprepared caster.

Multiple defenses, Fort save abilities which establish action advantage, good movement, and at least passable detection skills give the monk a fighting chance.

One thing to note: +5 to hit was from a potion. As we had no agreements to use DMG advised cost increases for consumables, and the Test of Spite rules don't call for it (nor does the DMG absolutely require it, leaving is at a very strong advisement). The additional 12,000 gp that I would have spent on it would have come from my Wisdom bonus item (+4 would go down to +2). This would have lowered my AC by 1, and my stunning fist DC by 1. This would have had a match impact.

Match 2 is forthcoming.

[Olo Demonsbane]

You can only use stunning fist once per round.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

That... that would have been nice to know at the time.

[PhoenixRivers]

Well, luckily the Stunning fist didn't have much of an issue. Any time he failed, he failed on the first roll.

Lessons learned: Effective spell selection, followed by even modest attempts at hiding/move silent, make it much harder to pinpoint. The chances to hear dropped by a LOT. Note: My character has maxed ranks in listen.

Other notes: Melf's Acid Arrow is better in PvP. It's not good in group play because of the time it takes to work its magic. This isn't so much a factor in pvp, where you can slow the tempo with the right spells.