Arena Tournament, Round 90: Scrag & Svejer vs. Jack & Twang

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Arena Tournament, Round 90: Scrag, the Howling Fury & Svejer the Titan vs. Jack & Twang

Map:
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XP Award: 300 XP to each non-DQd member of winning team
GP Award: 300 GP to each non-DQd member of winning team

Skrag, the Howling Fury (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=189386) - Darwin
Svejer the Titan (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=199749) - StarWee
Jack (http://www.thetangledweb.net/forums/profiler/view_char.php?cid=35141) - vollmond
Twang (http://www.coyotecode.net/profiler/view.php?id=7412) - Psionic Dog


All Combatants, please roll initiative and declare any final purchases

Prior to the match start you may privately plan by spoiler or PM with your partner, but after the start any communications will need to be done in character inside the arena as rules allow.

[vollmond]

Man, I've gotten too used to Endurance rounds. I keep getting surprised by PMs pointing to a 2nd chance in a double-elimination round.

[roll0]

[Darwin]

Skrag, the Howling Fury

Purchase: Psionic Tattoo of Force Screen -50 gp.
Purchase: 4x Bag of Caltrops -4 gp.

Initiative [roll0]

Ready to roll :smallbiggrin:

[vollmond]

Interesting concept, Skrag. Will be fun to see how it works out.

Svejer: where is "Jotunbrud" from? Also, you would appear to have 3 flaws and 1 trait rather than 2 of each...

@PsiDog
Neither of us has much chance of resisting Skrag's various frightening ways. On the upside, he has to roll a 13 to keep from catching on fire, so there is that... Svejer will be a problem if he can get right up to one of us, with the size difference. At least his AC is absurdly low. Think obscuring mist would be worth it? They're both murky-eyed, but so am I.

[Darwin]

@Vollmond: Yeah, it's a shame I didn't get the chance to try it out during my last battle. But since my original partner never showed up for the match I had my hands too full to attempt a scare-off tactic.

As for Svejer, he has the flaws listed further down, in the bottom of that column.

[vollmond]

What I mean is, one of his "traits" (Murky-Eyed) is actually a flaw.

[vollmond]

I should mention, that's fine with me :smallsmile: since he's not getting anything good out of it, but it may be worth addressing.

[Darwin]

What I mean is, one of his "traits" (Murky-Eyed) is actually a flaw.

You're right! I'll give him a call and check what's up with that. :smallwink:

[StarWee]

The flaw thing is now fixed.
Got 9gp left, got nothing to buy. :smalltongue:
Jotunbrud is from Races of Faerûn..

Here we go :)

Initiative [roll0]

[Psionic Dog]

[roll0]

Still thinking on purchases

@vollmond
The trick here is to stay as far away as possible from those two and be ready to do non-lethal damage.

Scrag's 20-30ft range fear and javelins are all they have for range. If he gets close and frightens one of us things get... interesting, but since a frightened creature will calm down sooner then later it isn't a straight loss.

Svejer is dangerous. If he gets a grapple started getting back out may be impossible without a really good escape artist roll. Distance and a high touch AC may be the best defense against him.


Obscuring mist might be useful if we have the time, but I'm thinking we'll want to do as much damage as we can as fast as we can.

If we can reach and scatter the bridge before they can cross it that might buy us another two rounds before they can attack us- and at their low AC two rounds is all we'd need to kill one of them. :smallamused:

[vollmond]

@PsiDog
I won initiative -- if I pop a Swift Expeditious Retreat, I can scatter the planks on my first turn. Turn after that I can drop back into cover and shoot someone. I'll be exposed there right at the beginning, but not much to do about that.

[Psionic Dog]

@vollmond
They aren't ranged fighters and can't get closer than 50ft in the first round I think we should be ok, or at least better than if they make it over the bridge.

Anything Twang ought to buy aside from more masterwork bolts?

[vollmond]

@PsiDog
Not that I can think of. Looks like we just play tactical retreat until they die or catch up. Jack has blunt arrows for once we have them into low HP ranges. I think we're good to go.

[Darwin]

We're ready to go. Just ensuring we won't get DQ'ed for not posting :smalleek:

[Psionic Dog]

Twang will purchase another 10 masterwork bolts (61 gp) to replace the ones used up in past matches.

No other planed purchases.

[vollmond]

Jack is good to go.

[vollmond]

Initiative:

Jack
Twang
Scrag
Svejer

I'll get my turn up in a moment.

[Darwin]

Initiative:

Jack
Twang
Scrag
Svejer

I'll get my turn up in a moment.

It's Skrag damnit! With a "k" :smallbiggrin: (No worries, for some reason everyone gets this wrong :smalltongue:)

[vollmond]

Sorry about that -- I just copied it from the thread title :smallsmile:

Starting
Y13, holding bow

Jack, Round 1

LoS

Swift: cast Swift Expeditious Retreat
Move: to Q13
Move: scatter planks

Rolls

[roll0]
[roll1]



Turn complete

Statblock

Location: Q13
Low-light Vision
Darkvision 60'
HP 10/10 (Rageclaws)
AC 18, t15, ff13 (+3 from LD)
Spells/SLAs Remaining:
Cantrips: 3/3
1st-level: 2/3
SLAs: 5/5
Silence: 1/1
Law Devotion: not active

Remaining Consumables:
20x Serpentstongue Arrows
14x Dragonsbreath Arrows
20x Blunt Arrows
Scroll of Obscuring Mist
1x Smokestick
1x Tindertwig

[Psionic Dog]

Twang - Round 1

Starting
Y-14 fully armed and armored. Holding crossbow loaded with masterwork

LoS
Double move to T-14.

Done

Stats
HP: 9/9
AC: 20 (+6 dex +2 armor +1 shield +1 size)
Law Devotion: Unused.

Ammunition:
Normal: Lots.
Masterwork: 10

[Darwin]

Skrag, Round 1

Refs/LoS
Standard Action: Activate Psionic Tattoo of Force Screen

Move Action: Single move to F13


Stats:
Hp: 14/14
AC: 19, Flat-footed: 17, Touch: 12 (+3 Studded Leather Armor, +4 Force Screen)

Rage Claws soulmeld active
Force Screen: 10/10


End turn.

[StarWee]

Ref/LoS
double move action to N14

Stats
HP: 9/9
AC: 9, Flat-footed: 9, Touch: 9 (-1 dex)

Rage Claws soulmeld active

End turn.

[Sallera]

Refs:Poke.

Skrag:Jack is in Q13, and the planks are scattered. Svejer is in F14.

Svejer:Please note your starting location and any items you have in hand. Skrag is in F13. When you reach F14, you see Jack in Q13. The plank bridge has been scattered. You may revise your turn from this point.

Jack:Twang is in T14. Skrag is in F13. Svejer is in F14.

Twang:Jack is in Q13, and the planks are scattered.

Rewind to Svejer's turn.

[StarWee]

Svejer turn 1 rewinded

Started in b2.

Ref/LoS
From f14 to h20. No items in hands

End of turn. :smallsmile:

[vollmond]

Jack, Round 2

Swift: Activate Law Devotion (Attack)
Standard: Shoot Skrag with a Dragonsbreath arrow
[roll0]
[roll1] (the +1 is Fire. DC15 Ref save or Catch on Fire (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/environment.htm#catchingOnFire) [roll2])
Free: Law to AC
Move: East to T13

Turn complete

Statblock

Location: T13
Low-light Vision
Darkvision 60'
HP 10/10 (Rageclaws)
AC 18, t15, ff13 (+3 from LD)
Spells/SLAs Remaining:
Cantrips: 3/3
1st-level: 2/3
SLAs: 5/5
Silence: 1/1
Law Devotion: 9/10 remaining

Remaining Consumables:
20x Serpentstongue Arrows
13x Dragonsbreath Arrows
20x Blunt Arrows
Scroll of Obscuring Mist
1x Smokestick
1x Tindertwig

[Psionic Dog]

Twang - Round 2

LoS
Assuming Twang currently has no LoS: 5-ft step to S-14.

(If Twang had LoS to a foe from T-14 he won't take that step)

Need LoS to continue...

[Sallera]

Refs:Poke.

Skrag:No LoS.

Svejer:Jack is in T13. Twang is in T14.

Jack:Twang is in T14. Svejer is in H20.

Twang:Jack is in T13. Svejer is in H20.

Rewind to Twang's turn.

[Psionic Dog]

Twang - Continued

LoS/Svejer
I hear Svejer is H-20.
Twang shoots Svejer from T-14 where he had been trying to hide.
[roll0] [roll1]

Move: Reload crossbow.

Whisper to Jack:
Did you see Scrag anywhere? I don't see him.

Done

Stats
HP: 9/9
AC: 20 (+6 dex +2 armor +1 shield +1 size)
Law Devotion: Unused.

Ammunition:
Crossbow: Loaded with normal.
Normal: Lots.
Masterwork: 9

[Psionic Dog]

*ehm*

LoS
ooo critical hit.
[roll0] [roll1]

[vollmond]

Whisper to Twang
Skrag's in F13 (and hit, by the looks of it)

[Darwin]

Skrag, Round 2

Refs/LoS

Reflex Save to avoid catching on fire - [roll0]


Stats:
Hp: 9/14
AC: 19, Flat-footed: 17, Touch: 12 (+3 Studded Leather Armor, +4 Force Screen)

Rage Claws soulmeld active
Force Screen: 9/10


Wait for result..

[Darwin]

Skrag, Round 2 - Continued

Refs/LoS

Full-round: Drop to the ground and roll for another save at +4
- [roll0]


Stats:
Hp: -3/14
AC: 19, Flat-footed: 17, Touch: 12 (+3 Studded Leather Armor, +4 Force Screen)(+4 vs. Ranged)

Rage Claws soulmeld active
Force Screen: 9/10
On fire


End turn.

[StarWee]

Ouch Twang! That stung a bit :smallannoyed:

[StarWee]

Svejer Round 2

Ref/LoS
I double move from H20 to R19

Stats
HP: -5/9
AC: 9, Flat-footed: 9, Touch: 9 (-1 dex)

Rage Claws soulmeld active

End of turn 2.

[vollmond]

Refs, Skrag's LoS
More fire damage since you failed the save on your turn (tough luck, btw). [roll0]

Jack, Round 3

Free: Law Devotion to attack
Standard: Fire a blunt arrow at Svejer
[roll1]
[roll2]
Free: Law Devotion to AC

Need to see these rolls before I finish my turn.

[vollmond]

SkragHa, it's starting to look like I bribed the forum dice roller...

Whisper to Twang
Skrag is down to negative hit points. He's prone with cover now, though. By my count, that should be Svejer unconscious now. If this isn't the case, I need to revise the rest of my turn to actually do something.

Turn complete

Statblock

Location: T13
Low-light Vision
Darkvision 60'
HP 10/10 (Rageclaws)
AC 18, t15, ff13 (+3 from LD)
Spells/SLAs Remaining:
Cantrips: 3/3
1st-level: 2/3
SLAs: 5/5
Silence: 1/1
Law Devotion: 9/10 remaining

Remaining Consumables:
20x Serpentstongue Arrows
13x Dragonsbreath Arrows
19x Blunt Arrows
Scroll of Obscuring Mist
1x Smokestick
1x Tindertwig

[StarWee]

I am not down yet :smallsmile:

Stats
HP: -5/9
Nonlethal damage 5/9
AC: 9, Flat-footed: 9, Touch: 9 (-1 dex)

Rage Claws soulmeld active

[vollmond]

Eh? You should have nonlethal damage greater than your current hit points, which equals unconscious. Rageclaws can't defeat that, fortunately (for me :smallsmile:)

[StarWee]

But lethal damage and non lethal damage are calculated seperately :)

so you still need to deal 5 more nonlethal damage to me before i go down :)

[TheFallenOne]

no, Vollmond is right here.


When you take nonlethal damage, keep a running total of how much you’ve accumulated. Do not deduct the nonlethal damage number from your current hit points. It is not "real" damage. Instead, when your nonlethal damage equals your current hit points, you’re staggered, and when it exceeds your current hit points, you fall unconscious. It doesn’t matter whether the nonlethal damage equals or exceeds your current hit points because the nonlethal damage has gone up or because your current hit points have gone down.

You have 4 nonlethal and your HP are at -5, so down you go

[StarWee]

Oh current HP ^^ missed that one..

Ok then.

"You got me! Vile demons of darkness!"

Dead...

[Psionic Dog]

Twang - Round 3

LoS
5-ft step to S-14

Need LoS to continue...

[Sallera]

Skrag:Twang is in S14.

Twang:Skrag is in F13, prone. And on fire.

Jack:Twang is in S14.

[Psionic Dog]

Continued

LoS
Swift: Activate Law Devotion. (Attack)
Standard: Shoot Skrag
[roll0] [roll1]
Free: Law -> AC
Move: Reload crossbow

Done

Stats
HP: 9/9
AC: 23 (+6 dex +2 armor +1 shield +1 size +3 law)
Law Devotion: 10/10

Ammunition:
Crossbow: Loaded with Masterwork.
Normal: Lots.
Masterwork: 9

[TheFallenOne]

this looks very much like game to me

[Darwin]

Pow. Dead. Done. Guess that'll teach me to play a melee character on an archery friendly map :smallfrown:

[Sallera]

High Ref Sallera

Jack and Twang claim victory by flawless arrowy doom.

[vollmond]

Perfect tag-team excellence :smallsmile: Good game, gentlemen