Arena Tournament, Round 74: Zema Eloon vs. Rainbow Ninja

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Arena Tournament, Round 74: Zema Eloon vs. Rainbow Ninja

Map:
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XP Award: 300 XP
GP Award: 300 GP

Zema Eloon (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=156862) - vollmond
Rainbow Ninja (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=131699) - Ganurath

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

[vollmond]

Wooo here we go

Zema Eloon
[roll0]

Still pondering purchases.

[Ganurath]

[roll0]

No purchases for myself.

[vollmond]

Ok, purchasing a Potion of Invisibility and 10 Masterwork Arrows.

I believe you win the init tiebreaker.

[Ganurath]

Rainbow Ninja

Start in N25 with spear in hand, RN will cast Invisibility, using Arcane Mastery to take 10 on the caster level check. After that, the fire elf will bide time.

Stats:HP: 6/6
AC: 17 Full, 13 FF, 13 Touch, +4 Armor, +4 Dex, -1 Aggressive
Saves: +0 Fort, +4 Ref, +0 Will
Location: N25
Special: Invisibility 20 rounds

Turn Complete.

[vollmond]

Zema Eloon, Turn 1

Refs/LoS:

Start in N-2, holding shortbow and potion of invisibility
Move: Open door
Move: N-2 to Q-5

Hide [roll0] (including -5 for full speed)
Move Silently [roll1] (including -5 for full speed)
Reactive Spot [roll2] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))
Reactive Listen [roll3] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))

EDIT: In LoS, please let me know if his door is open. Thanks.


Turn done.

Statblock:

Position: Q-5
Hp: 7/7
AC: 18, Flat-Footed 13, Touch 15 (+3 armor, +5 dex)
Remaining Consumables:
20 regular arrows
10 masterwork arrows
7 dragonsbreath arrows
1 oil of magic weapon
1 hunk of cheese

Burning Blade maneuver unused

[Trobby]

Refs:

Don't you just love easy-as-pie LoS checks?


Zema Eloon:


No LoS. The door opposite you on the Arena Map is closed.


Rainbow Ninja:

You see the back of a door. No LoS for you.

[Ganurath]

Rainbow Ninja

The Fire Elf now casts Silent Image to put an illusionary door over the real door, uses a move action to open the real door, then takes a 5ft step to M24.

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]

Stats:HP: 6/6
AC: 17 Full, 13 FF, 13 Touch, +4 Armor, +4 Dex, -1 Aggressive
Saves: +0 Fort, +4 Ref, +0 Will
Location: M24
Special: Invisibility 19 rounds

Turn Complete.

[vollmond]

Zema Eloon, Turn 2

Refs/LoS:

Double Move: Q-5 to T-12 -- will revise if I get LoS/hear him at any point, or if his door is open before I start.

Hide [roll0] (including -5 for full speed)
Move Silently [roll1] (including -5 for full speed)
Reactive Spot [roll2] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))
Reactive Listen [roll3] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))

In LoS, please let me know if his door is open. Thanks.


Turn done. I'll grab LoS

Statblock:

Position: T-12
Hp: 7/7
AC: 18, Flat-Footed 13, Touch 15 (+3 armor, +5 dex)
Remaining Consumables:
20 regular arrows
10 masterwork arrows
7 dragonsbreath arrows
1 oil of magic weapon
1 hunk of cheese

Burning Blade maneuver unused

[madtinker]

@refsZema sees only the tops of the doors, but should get a will save to disbelieve the illusion. [roll0] DC 16. Am I right? Since he asked specifically about the doors, I would guess that counts as interaction.

@ZemaYou see that the south doors are closed, but they are obviously an illusion

@RNNo LoS

[Sallera]

madtinker/Refs:He's not interacting with it in any way, though.

[vollmond]

Zema Eloon, Turn 2 Revised

Refs/LoS:

Move: Drink potion of invisibility
Free: Drop potion vial

Move: half speed Q-5 to S-7

Hide [roll0] (including +20 for invisibility)
Move Silently [roll1]
Reactive Spot [roll2] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))
Reactive Listen [roll3] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))



Turn done.

Statblock:

Position: S-7
Hp: 7/7
AC: 18, Flat-Footed 13, Touch 15 (+3 armor, +5 dex)
Invisibility: 9/10 remaining
Remaining Consumables:
20 regular arrows
10 masterwork arrows
7 dragonsbreath arrows
1 oil of magic weapon
1 hunk of cheese

Burning Blade maneuver unused

[Scorer]

High Ref Scorer

@refs

Hello Refs! No one sees or hears the other.


@Zema

No LoS


@Rainbow

No LoS

[Ganurath]

Rainbow Ninja

Standard: Maintain Silent Image.
Free: 5ft step to L23
Move: Shut the door.

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]

Stats:HP: 6/6
AC: 17 Full, 13 FF, 13 Touch, +4 Armor, +4 Dex, -1 Aggressive
Saves: +0 Fort, +4 Ref, +0 Will
Location: M24
Special: Invisibility 18 rounds

Turn Complete.

[vollmond]

Zema Eloon, Turn 3

Refs/LoS:

Double Move: half speed to T-12

Hide [roll0] (including +20 for invisibility)
Move Silently [roll1]
Reactive Spot [roll2] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))
Reactive Listen [roll3] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))


Turn done. I'll grab LoS.

Statblock:

Position: T-12
Hp: 7/7
AC: 18, Flat-Footed 13, Touch 15 (+3 armor, +5 dex)
Invisibility: 8/10 remaining
Remaining Consumables:
20 regular arrows
10 masterwork arrows
7 dragonsbreath arrows
1 oil of magic weapon
1 hunk of cheese

Burning Blade maneuver unused

[Lubirio]

Refs:
The way I see it, the pillar in R15 blocks all vision, correct me if I'm wrong.

LoS:

Rainbow Ninja:
No LoS.

Zema Eloon:
No LoS.

[Ganurath]

Rainbow Ninja

I'll cast Detect Magic, which should be plenty loud for my opponent, then I'll take a 5ft step to K23.

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]Spellcraft 15 to identify a spell being cast:Detect Magic

Stats:HP: 6/6
AC: 17 Full, 13 FF, 13 Touch, +4 Armor, +4 Dex, -1 Aggressive
Saves: +0 Fort, +4 Ref, +0 Will
Location: K23
Special: Invisibility 17 rounds

Turn Complete.

[vollmond]

Zema Eloon, Turn 4

Refs/LoS:

Standard: Ready action:
to shoot Ninja if he becomes visible and has less than total cover


Hide [roll0] (including +20 for invisibility)
Reactive Spot [roll1] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))
Reactive Listen [roll2] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))


Turn done. I'll grab LoS.

Statblock:

Position: T-12
Hp: 7/7
AC: 18, Flat-Footed 13, Touch 15 (+3 armor, +5 dex)
Invisibility: 7/10 remaining
Remaining Consumables:
20 regular arrows
10 masterwork arrows
7 dragonsbreath arrows
1 oil of magic weapon
1 hunk of cheese

Burning Blade maneuver unused

[Mavian]

@Zema

No LoS. You hear spellcasting.


@Rainbow

No LoS

[Ganurath]

Rainbow Ninja

I'll hold position and concentrate on Detect Magic, angling the cone northeast. Should be able to pick up any magic auras.

Stats:HP: 6/6
AC: 17 Full, 13 FF, 13 Touch, +4 Armor, +4 Dex, -1 Aggressive
Saves: +0 Fort, +4 Ref, +0 Will
Location: K23
Special: Invisibility 16 rounds

Turn Complete.

[vollmond]

Zema Eloon, Turn 5

Refs/LoS:

Standard: Ready action:
to shoot Ninja if he becomes visible and has less than total cover


Hide [roll0] (including +20 for invisibility)
Reactive Spot [roll1] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))
Reactive Listen [roll2] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))

Refs: Any chance I got a direction on that spellcasting?


Turn done. I'll grab LoS.

Statblock:

Position: T-12
Hp: 7/7
AC: 18, Flat-Footed 13, Touch 15 (+3 armor, +5 dex)
Invisibility: 6/10 remaining
Remaining Consumables:
20 regular arrows
10 masterwork arrows
7 dragonsbreath arrows
1 oil of magic weapon
1 hunk of cheese

Burning Blade maneuver unused

EDIT: fixed remaining invisibility

[Mavian]

@Rainbow

You sense a magical aura radiating from the Bloody Alter, other than that, No LoS


@Zema

No LoS

[Ganurath]

Rainbow Ninja

I'll concentrate on Detect Magic, angling the cone northeast. Should be able to pick up any magic auras. However, this time I'll move to M21. Hide check will be half, but Move Silently will be full.

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]

Stats:HP: 6/6
AC: 17 Full, 13 FF, 13 Touch, +4 Armor, +4 Dex, -1 Aggressive
Saves: +0 Fort, +4 Ref, +0 Will
Location: M21
Special: Invisibility 15 rounds

Turn Complete.

[vollmond]

Zema Eloon, Turn 6

Refs/LoS:

Double move to U-14, drawing my rope and grappling hook as I go (is it weapon-like enough to do this?)

Hide [roll0] (including +20 for invisibility and -5 for full speed)
Move Silently [roll1] (including -5 for full speed)
Reactive Spot [roll2] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))
Reactive Listen [roll3] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))


Turn done. I'll grab LoS.

Statblock:

Position: U-14
Hp: 7/7
AC: 18, Flat-Footed 13, Touch 15 (+3 armor, +5 dex)
Invisibility: 5/10 remaining
Remaining Consumables:
20 regular arrows
10 masterwork arrows
7 dragonsbreath arrows
1 oil of magic weapon
1 hunk of cheese

Burning Blade maneuver unused

[Sallera]

Zema:No, you can't draw that as a weapon. No LoS.

Rainbow:No LoS.

[Ganurath]

Rainbow Ninja

I'll concentrate on Detect Magic, angling the cone northeast. I'll hold position at M21, so this will be the second round of concentration: Number and location of magical auras in the 60ft cone, please.

[roll0]
[roll1]

Stats:HP: 6/6
AC: 17 Full, 13 FF, 13 Touch, +4 Armor, +4 Dex, -1 Aggressive
Saves: +0 Fort, +4 Ref, +0 Will
Location: M21
Special: Invisibility 14 rounds

Turn Complete.

[vollmond]

Zema Eloon, Turn 7

Refs/LoS:

Move: Sheath bow
Move: Draw rope with grappling hook

Hide [roll0] (including +20 for invisibility)
Move Silently [roll1]
Reactive Spot [roll2] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))
Reactive Listen [roll3] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))


Turn done.

Statblock:

Position: U-14
Hp: 7/7
AC: 18, Flat-Footed 13, Touch 15 (+3 armor, +5 dex)
Invisibility: 4/10 remaining
Remaining Consumables:
20 regular arrows
10 masterwork arrows
7 dragonsbreath arrows
1 oil of magic weapon
1 hunk of cheese

Burning Blade maneuver unused

[Sallera]

Refs:Naught here. 5ft of stone means no Detect Magic.

Rainbow:You see none, aside from the altar itself.

Zema:No LoS.

[Ganurath]

Rainbow Ninja

I'll concentrate on Detect Magic, angling northwest after a 5ft step to N20.

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]

Stats:HP: 6/6
AC: 17 Full, 13 FF, 13 Touch, +4 Armor, +4 Dex, -1 Aggressive
Saves: +0 Fort, +4 Ref, +0 Will
Location: N20
Special: Invisibility 13 rounds

Turn Complete.

[vollmond]

Zema Eloon, Turn 8

Refs/LoS:

Standard: Throw grappling hook at ledge in T-14
DC14 Use Rope Check: [roll0] (including +2 for silk rope)

If that succeeds or if it fails by at least 5 (and so holds for at least 1 round):
Move: Attempt Rapid Climbing (full distance to top of wall at T-14)
DC -15 Climb Check: [roll1] (including -20 for rapid climbing. DC0 -5 for corner -10 for chimney).

If it fails by 4 or less (and so the grappling hook falls back down to me):
Twiddle my thumbs and get ready to try again.

EDIT: So that all worked and I'm on the top of the wall now, in T-14. What action would be required to pull the rope up behind me?

I was going to draw my bow as I climbed (hence my question in the waiting room) and then I remembered I'm stupid and you need two hands to climb, so there's no way to do it. *sigh*

Hide [roll2] (including +20 for invisibility and -5 for full speed)
Move Silently [roll3] (including -5 for full speed)
Reactive Spot [roll4] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))
Reactive Listen [roll5] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))


Turn done. I'll grab LoS.

Statblock:

Position: T-14, on top of the wall
Hp: 7/7
AC: 18, Flat-Footed 13, Touch 15 (+3 armor, +5 dex)
Invisibility: 3/10 remaining
Remaining Consumables:
20 regular arrows
10 masterwork arrows
7 dragonsbreath arrows
1 oil of magic weapon
1 hunk of cheese

Burning Blade maneuver unused

[Sallera]

Zema:Move action to pull the rope up, if memory serves. No LoS.

Rainbow:No auras, but you hear movement up and to the northeast.

[vollmond]

Refs
Oops, I forgot to actually account for full speed in my Hide and MS rolls in my most recent turn. Both rolls should be -5. Do we need LoS revision?

[Sallera]

Zema:No, we're fine.

Carry on.

[Ganurath]

Rainbow Ninja

I'll concentrate on Detect Magic, angling northeast after a half-speed move to P18.

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]

Stats:HP: 6/6
AC: 17 Full, 13 FF, 13 Touch, +4 Armor, +4 Dex, -1 Aggressive
Saves: +0 Fort, +4 Ref, +0 Will
Location: N20
Special: Invisibility 12 rounds

Turn Complete.

[Sallera]

Refs:Now we're getting somewhere. Sort of.

Rainbow:You detect aura(s).

Zema:No LoS.

[vollmond]

Zema Eloon, Turn 9

Refs/LoS:

Was waiting on a question about using Track to find him while he's invisible, but no answer yet so I'll put off that option.

Move: pull rope up behind me
Move: draw bow

Hide [roll0] (including +20 for invisibility)
Move Silently [roll1]
Reactive Spot [roll2] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))
Reactive Listen [roll3] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))


Turn done.

Statblock:

Position: T-14, on top of the wall
Hp: 7/7
AC: 18, Flat-Footed 13, Touch 15 (+3 armor, +5 dex)
Invisibility: 2/10 remaining
Remaining Consumables:
20 regular arrows
10 masterwork arrows
7 dragonsbreath arrows
1 oil of magic weapon
1 hunk of cheese

Burning Blade maneuver unused

[Sallera]

Refs:Stuff goes here.

Rainbow:Still detecting aura(s).

Zema:No LoS. Near as I can tell, you can use Track to search a square for tracks as a full-round action.

[Ganurath]

Rainbow Ninja

I'll concentrate on Detect Magic, angling northeast while maintaining position at P18. Second round of concentration on this area, which means pinpointed locations!

[roll0]
[roll1]

Stats:HP: 6/6
AC: 17 Full, 13 FF, 13 Touch, +4 Armor, +4 Dex, -1 Aggressive
Saves: +0 Fort, +4 Ref, +0 Will
Location: N20
Special: Invisibility 11 rounds

Awaiting LoS.

[Sallera]

Refs:Less stuff goes here.

Rainbow:Detecting one aura, faint.

Zema:No LoS.

[Ganurath]

Rainbow Ninja

I have him in my sights, then. I'll hold position so I'll be able to get the third round of concentration. Reactive Listen and Spot are in the previous post.

Stats:HP: 6/6
AC: 17 Full, 13 FF, 13 Touch, +4 Armor, +4 Dex, -1 Aggressive
Saves: +0 Fort, +4 Ref, +0 Will
Location: P18
Special: Invisibility 11 rounds

Turn Complete.

[vollmond]

Gonna go ahead and post this. Will revise if LoS changes.

Zema Eloon, Turn 10

Refs/LoS:

Standard: ready an action to attack if i get LoS with Rainbow

Hide [roll0] (including +20 for invisibility) I don't think I've rolled more than a 5 on my Hide checks since I drank the potion. Bizarre.
Move Silently [roll1] suppose I didn't need to roll this, since I didn't move. oh well.
Reactive Spot [roll2] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))
Reactive Listen [roll3] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))


Turn done.

Statblock:

Position: T-14, on top of the wall
Hp: 7/7
AC: 18, Flat-Footed 13, Touch 15 (+3 armor, +5 dex)
Invisibility: 1/10 remaining
Remaining Consumables:
20 regular arrows
10 masterwork arrows
7 dragonsbreath arrows
1 oil of magic weapon
1 hunk of cheese

Burning Blade maneuver unused

[Sallera]

Refs:And stuff.

Rainbow:No change.

Zema:No LoS.

[vollmond]

Thanks, Sallera.

Ganurath - no revision. Carry on.

[Ganurath]

Rainbow Ninja

I'll hold position, concentrating for a 3rd round. His aura didn't leave the area, so that should give me his location.

Stats:HP: 6/6
AC: 17 Full, 13 FF, 13 Touch, +4 Armor, +4 Dex, -1 Aggressive
Saves: +0 Fort, +4 Ref, +0 Will
Location: P18
Special: Invisibility 10 rounds

Turn Complete.

[vollmond]

Zema Eloon, Turn 11

Refs/LoS:

Standard: ready an action to attack if i get LoS with Rainbow

Hide [roll0] (including +20 for invisibility)
Move Silently [roll1]
Reactive Spot [roll2] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))
Reactive Listen [roll3] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))

NOTE: This is my last turn of invisibility
I'm not sure if it ends at the end of this turn, or at the beginning of my next turn (IE, I don't know if it ends before Ganurath takes his turn),
So subtract 20 from my Hide roll above if I become visible immediately.


Turn done. I'll grab LoS.

Statblock:

Position: T-14, on top of the wall
Hp: 7/7
AC: 18, Flat-Footed 13, Touch 15 (+3 armor, +5 dex)
Invisibility: 0/10 remaining
Remaining Consumables:
20 regular arrows
10 masterwork arrows
7 dragonsbreath arrows
1 oil of magic weapon
1 hunk of cheese

Burning Blade maneuver unused

[Sallera]

Refs:Nearly pointless.

Rainbow:The aura is located in T14, on top of the wall.

Zema:No LoS. The invisibility will expire at the beginning of your next turn.

[Ganurath]

Rainbow Ninja

Excellent, he's trapped. Now I just need to get up there so I can deliver the coup de grace after I drop him. Double move at half speed as follows: P18-S18-T19-U18. If that isn't legal, I'll go full speed instead by way of P18-R20-R21-U18.

[roll0], -5 if the short route isn't legal.
[roll1], -5 if the short route isn't legal.
[roll2]
[roll3]

Stats:HP: 6/6
AC: 17 Full, 13 FF, 13 Touch, +4 Armor, +4 Dex, -1 Aggressive
Saves: +0 Fort, +4 Ref, +0 Will
Location: U18
Special: Invisibility 9 rounds

Turn Complete.

[vollmond]

Zema Eloon, Turn 12

Refs/LoS:

Will revise if I had LoS at the beginning of my turn

Standard: ready an action to attack if i get LoS with Rainbow

Note that my invisibility has ended.

Hide [roll0] edit: well, at least the rolls turn my way now that invisibility has worn off :-)
Move Silently [roll1]
Reactive Spot [roll2] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))
Reactive Listen [roll3] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))


Turn done. I'll grab LoS.

Statblock:

Position: T-14, on top of the wall
Hp: 7/7
AC: 18, Flat-Footed 13, Touch 15 (+3 armor, +5 dex)
Remaining Consumables:
20 regular arrows
10 masterwork arrows
7 dragonsbreath arrows
1 oil of magic weapon
1 hunk of cheese

Burning Blade maneuver unused

[Sallera]

Refs:Don't know why I'm still including these.

Rainbow:Short route isn't legal. No LoS.

Zema:You hear movement to the south and down.

[Ganurath]

Rainbow Ninja

With his Listen modifier, he probably heard that. I'm going to delay my action to Initiative Count 19, which not only allows him to go ahead of me so I can see his reaction, but it also gives me the space needed in the initiative order to go double-barrel with the readied actions when the time comes.

[roll0]
[roll1]

Stats:HP: 6/6
AC: 17 Full, 13 FF, 13 Touch, +4 Armor, +4 Dex, -1 Aggressive
Saves: +0 Fort, +4 Ref, +0 Will
Location: U18
Special: Invisibility 8 rounds

Turn Completish.

[vollmond]

Zema Eloon, Turn 13

Refs/LoS:

Move: Half-speed to U-16
Standard: ready an action to attack if i get LoS with Rainbow

Hide [roll0]
Move Silently [roll1]
Reactive Spot [roll2] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))
Reactive Listen [roll3] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))


Turn done. I'll grab LoS.

Statblock:

Position: U-16, on top of the wall
Hp: 7/7
AC: 18, Flat-Footed 13, Touch 15 (+3 armor, +5 dex)
Remaining Consumables:
20 regular arrows
10 masterwork arrows
7 dragonsbreath arrows
1 oil of magic weapon
1 hunk of cheese

Burning Blade maneuver unused


edit: fixed turn number

[Sallera]

Refs:No stopping now, though.

Rainbow:No LoS.

Zema:No LoS.

[Ganurath]

Rainbow Ninja

Double move at quarter speed up the tree, using the opposite wall to brace and thereby reduce the DC from 15 to 5.

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]

Stats:HP: 6/6
AC: 17 Full, 13 FF, 13 Touch, +4 Armor, +4 Dex, -1 Aggressive
Saves: +0 Fort, +4 Ref, +0 Will
Location: U18
Special: Invisibility 8 rounds, since it's the same... Turn? Round? You know what I mean.

Turn Complete.

[Sallera]

One sec.

Rainbow:You'll need a second climb check for the second move action.

[Ganurath]

Ref:Okey-dokey.
[roll0]

[Sallera]

Rainbow:5ft up the tree then, no LoS.

Zema:You hear movement down and to the south.

[vollmond]

Zema Eloon, Turn 14

Refs/LoS:

5-foot step to U-17
Standard: ready an action to attack if i get LoS with Rainbow

Hide [roll0]
Move Silently [roll1]
Reactive Spot [roll2] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))
Reactive Listen [roll3] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))


Turn done.

Statblock:

Position: U-17, on top of the wall
Hp: 7/7
AC: 18, Flat-Footed 13, Touch 15 (+3 armor, +5 dex)
Remaining Consumables:
20 regular arrows
10 masterwork arrows
7 dragonsbreath arrows
1 oil of magic weapon
1 hunk of cheese

Burning Blade maneuver unused

[Ganurath]

Rainbow Ninja

Let's try to finish what I started.

[roll0] Still DC 5
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]

If the Climb check falls short, I'll use a second move action to try to get up. If it makes it, though, I'll hang on to that standard action for after LoS.
[roll5]

Stats:HP: 6/6
AC: 17 Full, 13 FF, 13 Touch, +4 Armor, +4 Dex, -1 Aggressive
Saves: +0 Fort, +4 Ref, +0 Will
Location: U18
Special: Invisibility 7 rounds

Awaiting LoS. roll result.

Turn Complete.

[Sallera]

Rainbow:Just going to quote Psidog here, on standing on these trees.
Precedents has stated that the trees on this map are effectively slim 10ft tall polls with vegetation granting concealment covering the top 5ft of the pole.

Historically, characters have entered and stood under tree squares without penalty. A character who has climbed a tree is in the tree square at +5ft elevation.

On Climbing: While climbing requires two hands, clinging to a wall or tree requires only one hand.

On Standing On Trees: The arena makes no provision for standing on trees, but if we treated the tree top and branches as narrow surfaces a balance check may allow a character to stand on the tree. Arenas that show small trees as only the trunk rather than the canopy suggest that trees have anything from 0.25 - 1 sq ft in area. A 1sq ft area corresponds to approximately a 5ft long 2.5 inch surface, which is a DC 15 balance check on the balance table.
So if you want to go up to 10ft, you'll need a balance check. You also see Zema move to U17 and ready an action.

Zema:You hear movement down and to the south.

[vollmond]

Zema Eloon, Turn 15

Refs/LoS:

Going for variety here ;-)
Standard: ready an action to attack if i get LoS with Rainbow

Hide [roll0]
Move Silently [roll1]
Reactive Spot [roll2] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))
Reactive Listen [roll3] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))


Turn fully complete.

Statblock:

Position: U-17, on top of the wall
Hp: 7/7
AC: 18, Flat-Footed 13, Touch 15 (+3 armor, +5 dex)
Remaining Consumables:
20 regular arrows
10 masterwork arrows
7 dragonsbreath arrows
1 oil of magic weapon
1 hunk of cheese

Burning Blade maneuver unused

[Ganurath]

Ref:What's Zema wielding?

[roll0]

[Sallera]

Rainbow:Wielding a bow.

[Ganurath]

Rainbow Ninja

Excellent, ranged weapon means no attacks of opportunity. I'll ready an action:Blast him with Color Spray if he's within range of the spell at Initiative Count 20.

Stats:HP: 6/6
AC: 17 Full, 13 FF, 13 Touch, +4 Armor, +4 Dex, -1 Aggressive
Saves: +0 Fort, +4 Ref, +0 Will
Location: T18
Special: Invisibility 6 rounds

Turn Complete, assuming a Ref can confirm the legality of my action.

[vollmond]

Zema Eloon, Turn 16

Refs/LoS:

Standard: ready an action to attack if i get LoS with Rainbow

Hide [roll0]
Move Silently [roll1]
Reactive Spot [roll2] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))
Reactive Listen [roll3] (including +2 for Favored Enemy(Elf))


Turn done. I'll grab LoS and your ref confirmation.

Statblock:

Position: U-17, on top of the wall
Hp: 7/7
AC: 18, Flat-Footed 13, Touch 15 (+3 armor, +5 dex)
Remaining Consumables:
20 regular arrows
10 masterwork arrows
7 dragonsbreath arrows
1 oil of magic weapon
1 hunk of cheese

Burning Blade maneuver unused

[Sallera]

Rainbow:As far as I know, that's not a legal action. Nobody acts on initiative count 20, and thus there is no way to perceive it.

Rewind to Rainbow's turn.

[Ganurath]

Rainbow Ninja

In that case, I'll go with the Plan B I came up with after the post. Ready an action:Blast him with Color Spray if he readies an action within range of the spell.

Stats:HP: 6/6
AC: 17 Full, 13 FF, 13 Touch, +4 Armor, +4 Dex, -1 Aggressive
Saves: +0 Fort, +4 Ref, +0 Will
Location: T18
Special: Invisibility 6 rounds

Turn Complete again.

[vollmond]

I'll keep my turn the same, unless LoS warrants a revision.

[Ganurath]

LoS doesn't warrant a revision, but your readying an action triggers my readied action to blast you with Color Spray. Make a DC 16 Will Save or take a violent nap.

[vollmond]

will save is go: [roll0] edit: ahhh crap

wait - does that count as a sleep spell or effect? i'm immune to those.

edit2: hmm upon reading, i assume "immunity to sleep spells and effects" actually just means the spell "sleep" and a similar SLA, right? damn.

[Ganurath]

Not sleep, just unconcious.

Rainbow Ninja

Coup de grace!

[roll0]

Let's see how long you're out:
[roll1]
[roll2]
Stun - 1d1 [1]

Stats:HP: 6/6
AC: 17 Full, 13 FF, 13 Touch, +4 Armor, +4 Dex, -1 Aggressive
Saves: +0 Fort, +4 Ref, +0 Will
Location: T18
Special: None.

Turn Complete.

[vollmond]

Wait, are you up on the wall with me?

[Ganurath]

Ah, apologies. I'm in T18, top of the tree. Having an opposite wall really helps those Climb checks.

[vollmond]

You're out of range of a CdG, aren't you? You're at +10 feet, I'm at +20.

edit: and yeah, I happen to love the chimneys :-)

edit2: also, nice rolls on the color spray. you probably have me even without the immediate CdG, but we'll see how it goes, assuming my measuring was right.

[Ganurath]

Well, in that case, I need to beat a DC 15 Climb check. I have 6 rounds of unconciousness for me to climb 5ft, so just ignore anything after the first 15... Or roll under 11. Didn't make any progress, so it doesn't matter.

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]
[roll5]
[roll6]
[roll7]

[Ganurath]

Rainbow Ninja

Once I'm up high enough, I can draw with one hand free (another thing I overlooked, and make a standard attack against... -2 untyped each from stun and blind, Dex 0 from unconcious, and I get a +4 bonus.

[roll0] against 1+Armor+Shield
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]

If neccesary, it'll be a coup de grace the following round.

[roll4]

Stats:HP: 6/6
AC: 17 Full, 13 FF, 13 Touch, +4 Armor, +4 Dex, -1 Aggressive
Saves: +0 Fort, +4 Ref, +0 Will
Location: T18
Special: None.

Turn Complete.

[vollmond]

The attack misses, but the CdG will finish me. and by misses, i of course mean "hits"

In the interest of staying alive, I'll be nitpicky and say: Shouldn't your roll of 9 in that first climb check have dropped you to the ground, for 1d6 damage, and then your second climb bring you to +5? Unless you only dropped to the top of the tree...

If that's valid arena RAW, then I congratulate you on being the first to kill Zema :-) and GG

[Kyeudo]

GM Kyeudo

Since it appears that I have to make a ruling one way or the other, and since the RAW don't seem to have any clear statement about where you fall to when climbing in such a manner, I'll rule with common sense.

Climbing the wall from the tree and failing would have put you on the ground. However, you would have been allowed a reflexive Climb check to catch yourself at the wall's Climb DC +20.

If this necessitates a rewind, that's the way the cookie crumbles.

[Ganurath]

[roll0] will not work, so
[roll1] against
[roll2]

Assuming that doesn't kill me, I have three 1st level spell slots and more than that many rounds left. Let's hit him with three castings of Whelm, using move actions between to stow my spear and get out my hand crossbow.

[roll3], Will negates
[roll4], Will negates
[roll5], Will negates

Let's see results after that.

[vollmond]

What is Whelm?

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]

[Ganurath]

A 1st level enchantment spell from PHB II, which with my Int has a DC of 16. The +2 for being an elf doesn't help the short saves, though. So, with 9 nonlethal damage total you should stay out. I win?

[vollmond]

That would appear to do it. Good game.

Sorry for the delay at the end there, though after seeing the refs confused, too, I'm glad I brought it up.

[Sallera]

High Ref Sallera

Rainbow Ninja proves falling out of trees isn't nearly as bad as it looks, and takes the victory.