Arena Tournament Commoner Challenge: PsiDog vs TheFallen

[ArenaManager]

Arena Tournament Commoner Exhibition: Psionic Dog vs. TheFallenOne

Map:
http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/ab330/ArenaManager/Arenas/01-the_temple.png


XP Award: 300 XP
GP Award: 300 GP
Any and all awards only apply to the Winner on Winner match and do not transfer to the Arena Tournament Proper.


All Combatants, please post your commoner and roll initiative.

[Psionic Dog]

Hello.

I didn't bother make an official linked sheet for the commoner, so just review the spoiler below once you post your own.

Mr Ridiculous, a commoner.
Water Halfling
[14, 18, 16, 12, 10, 8] Speed: 10 ft.
HP: 8 AC: 17 (+2 leather armor +1 size + 4 dex)
Proficient Weapon: Spear.
Feats: Pacifist, Chaos Devotion, Point Blank Shot
Flaws: Unreactive, Slow Reflexes
Traits: Slow

Skills: Handle animal (1R for +0) Ride (3R for +7) Craft:Armor Smithing (3R for +4) Craft: Weapon Smithing (3R for +4) Climb: (1R for +5) Jump: (1R for +5)

Attacks:
Melee: +3 spear 1d6+3
Ranged: +6 spear 1d6+3

Equipment:
Leather Armor (5gp self crafted) 6x Spears (6 gp self crafted) and a Mule (Bob: 8gp)

Total Spent: 19 gp



Mr Redicouls, the manager for Team PsiDog walked into the arena to assist the latest round champion out of the arena, when with a thud the doors shut behind him. That's never happened before... did I take a wrong turn? No, they told me plain enough "Meet at the Temple areana to serve before your champion..." Oh-no.

[TheFallenOne]

NPC #354 (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=214453)

Initiative [roll0]

"Sigh, I hope finally a day goes by without angry mobs with torches and pitchforks. Just because you have extra apendages and eat children..."

[TheFallenOne]

hm, riding a mule, interesting... I assume it's trained for combat riding?

Initiative please

[Psionic Dog]

Ah, yes. Sorry for not stating that, but Mr. R trained it himself.

[roll0]


Hmm... seems you may have won the most exotic commoner award.

[TheFallenOne]

My pride knows no bounds :smalltongue:

Had had a feat more I could have picked Starspawn as well. Flight and 20 feet reach, eww...

Commoner #354 Turn 1

Double move to P16
Hide [roll0]

[Psionic Dog]

Mr Ridiculous - Round 1

Start mounted on Bill the mule.
Swift: Activate Chaos Devotion. [roll0]
Even = AC bonus for the round, Odd = Attack bonus for round.

Checking for bonus type before continuing...

Ride to F-9/G-10.
Fighting Defensively Ready Action:
Throw Spear if Commoner approaches within 35 ft or readies an action within 55ft without cover.


Done

Stats
AC: 19 (+4 dex +1 size +2 armor +2 fight defensive)
Hp: 8/8

[Sallera]

354:No LoS.

Mr. R:No LoS.

[TheFallenOne]

#354 Turn 2

Move to K16
Hide [roll0]
Ready Action
Move if I am attacked, he ends turn, I have LoS when ending my turn

[Wizibirb]

Refs/354 Dawns ref hat for the first time, YEA!
Clarification

I count 45 movement needed to go from p-16 to k-16. Unless you can go diagonally from p17 to o18, I thought you aren't able to due to the stairs but I could be mistaken. In which case I apologize for interrupting.

[TheFallenOne]

Refs
indeed. Stairs are at +5 feet, so count as a hard corner. The thought was to go to P17, from there onto the stairs on O17, then to K17 to K16, exactly 8 squares. Though there might be another problem with that, I'll ask in the open

do stairs count as only working in one direction or could you go from say Q11 to Q12 for 10 feet movement?

[Psionic Dog]

Disclaimer: I'm a player who can't wear the Big Hat for an official answer on this one, but below is my understanding.

Stairs are not "One Way" in that they can only be entered/left from fixed directions, but are rather at different elevations. R12 connects +10 to +15. Q12 connects +15 to +20.

So for a medium creature to move from Q-11 (+10 elevation) to Q-12 (+15 elevation) they would need to first climb 5 ft up and then pay double movement to enter. Even with accelerated climbing that would be 20ft of movement (10 for the climbing + 10 to enter the stair from the lower side).


Is it time for Mr Redicouls to act or is Commoner #354 still up?

[TheFallenOne]

I have to revise, my movement was illegal then

Move to O15
Hide [roll0]
Ready Action:
move if I am attack from 60 feet away or less, move if I was attack from more than 60 feet away, he readies an action, ends turn, left LoS

done

[hustlertwo]

So why is experience given out? There won't be enough matches for anyone to level, will there?

[TheFallenOne]

My guess is Psidog just copied the standard Arena Manager match OP and didn't think about editing it out

[hustlertwo]

LoS

PsiD
No LoS

Fallen1

No LoS

[Psionic Dog]

Mr Ridiculous - Round 2


Stuff probably not discernible to anyone with LoS:
[roll0]
Lets see what this round's tactics will be...

Ride to I12/J13.

If no LoS Ready Action
Fighting Defensivly throw spear if commoner appears within 55ft without cover.

Done, pending LoS

Stats
AC: 23 (+4 dex +1 size +2 armor +2 fight defensive +4 chaos)
Hp: 8/8
Chaos: 9/10
Pacifist: Unused

[TheFallenOne]

well, assuming no LoS, though I guess we should see each other now or very soon

Move to L12
Hide [roll0]
Ready Action
move if I am attack from 60 feet away or less, move if I was attack from more than 60 feet away, he readies an action, ends turn, left LoS

[Wizibirb]

Refs -

Ok this is my first time doing this so please correct anything I do wrong. I will roll a spot check. For Mr Ridiculous.

[roll0]


Ok, I believe I am doing this right if not please explain what I did wrong.

Rewind to Mr. Ridiculous turn,

LoS established as Mr. Ridiculous enters I12/J13
Commoner 354 is in, O15


Hope I did this right

[Psionic Dog]

Techinicaly since my guy is mounted on a large creature (10x10x10 cube) I think he ought to have had LoS from G11/H12, but no matter.

Continued

End at I12/J13.
Standard: Total Defense.

Done

stats
AC: 25 (+4 dex +1 size +2 armor +4 total defensive +4 chaos)
Touch: 23
Hp: 8/8
Chaos: 9/10
Pacifist: Unused

[TheFallenOne]

You trigger my readied action, I move to L15

On my turn, grapple attempt with tentacles on Ridiculous. No AoO since I'm out of your reach
[roll0] vs touch
[roll1] vs touch
do I get higher ground bonus? half of you is at the lower stairs and thus below me

If one hits, opposed grapple check
[roll2]
[roll3]

Damage [roll4]
[roll5]

If I'm lucky enough to initiate grapple with my first attempt, I'll use my second attack to damage you in the grapple(using 2nd opposed grapple check)

Strange, even though I'm attacking with a natural weapon far as I can tell the damage is from an unarmed strike by RAW...

[Wizibirb]

Techinicaly since my guy is mounted on a large creature (10x10x10 cube) I think he ought to have had LoS from G11/H12, but no matter.


Yea sorry about that I did not know what to do about that. Can you tell me when I should of checked for LoS

[Psionic Dog]

@Sanity: Nothing wrong with when you checked, just the forgetting that Mr. R was 10ft tall when mounted.

@TheFallenOne: If you're attacking the lower bit then I think I'd get cover from the stairs, but it matters not. Even if you did have high ground bonus both attacks would still miss on the touch.

Mr Ridiculous - Round 3

Stuff Happens
[roll0]

One moment...

[Psionic Dog]

Move: Dismount into L-12.
Swift: Manifest Power
DC 16 PsiCraft
Psi-like ability: Deaden Blow

Standard: Throw spear at Aberration Commoner #354.
[roll0]
[roll1]

Done

Stats
AC: 19 (+4 dex +1 size +2 armor +2 pillar)
Touch: 23
Hp: 8/8
Chaos: 8/10
Pacifist: expended

[TheFallenOne]

AoO for ranged attack: disarm attempt with spear(20 feet reach)
After all, it worked wonderfully against Xie :smalltongue:

Opposed attack roll [roll0] +4 twohanded, +4 size. You get -4 for using a ranged weapon

well, let's see if I still stand

[Psionic Dog]

It wasn't a ranged weapon. It's a two handed melee weapon that happens to have a range increment for throwing.

[roll0] (+2 str +4 two handed +3 chaos attack)

... A natural one? :smallfurious:

[TheFallenOne]

ow. Tough luck

Well, you used it as a ranged weapon when I attempted the disarm, didn't you? This may very well become relevant, I knew from the start of the match that disarms are my best chance to keep alive

Anyway, end turn?

[Psionic Dog]

Uhm....
Combat trained mounts are aggressive and automatically attack when not ridden right? Maybe?

If yes:
Mount 5ft steps to J13/K14
[roll0] [roll1]
[roll2] [roll3]

if not ignore.

Done

[TheFallenOne]

Honest? I'm not sure. Seems a bit much for a 8 GP mule. I guess their not supposed to be combat-trained at all, but well, no RAW forbidding it. But either way the attacks miss, narrowly

next Turn

5 foot step to M14. Gotta end this now...
tentacle grapple
[roll0]
[roll1] AC 17 I think(4 dex, 1 size, 2 pillars)
opposed grapple
[roll2]
[roll3]

Damage
[roll4]
[roll5]

hah, well, lucky there. I guess we're grappling after my first attack, the second is used for opposed grapple, though with only an 8 good chance you still stand

[Psionic Dog]

Yah, it is a bit much, but mostly because the Mule is undervalued.

[roll0] (initial)

Mr. R - Round 4

chaos happens
[roll1]

One moment, I need to see what my tactic will be...

[Psionic Dog]

Ok, Mr. R isn't going to fight to escape (possibly hopeless).

Instead he's going to take the "Attack opponent" grapple option.
[roll0] (including -4 grapple penalty and chaos attack bonus)

[roll1]

Done

Stats
AC: 19 (+4 dex +1 size +2 armor +2 pillar)
Grappling
Touch: 23
Hp: 8/8
Chaos: 7/10
Pacifist: expended

[TheFallenOne]

Is the roll for Chaos Devotion hidden? I think it should at least be visible if it applies to AC or attack, after all the Law Devotion switching is done openly around here too

[TheFallenOne]

hm, interesting... You technically provoke an attack with the unarmed strike, but I don't threaten while grappling

anyway, my turn, two opposed grapple checks

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

Chaos Devotion doesn't apply on opposed check since Grapple Modifier is

Base attack bonus + Strength modifier + special size modifier

so no attack bonuses of other sorts

[Psionic Dog]

I thought it would be. I figured it was most like a spell where they see it activated initially if in LoS, and then the feat does it's own thing. It just happens with no action on my character's part regardless of if I like it or not. So unlike with Law where a character takes free action to change things Ridiculous does nothing.

[TheFallenOne]

switching Law Devotion is actually a non-action, which makes it all the more beautiful

anyway, if you don't beat the 21 grapple that's game, with admittedly a bit of luck on my side

[Psionic Dog]

Huh, just BAB + str + size + grapple mods.

Somehow I was thinking it was *melee attack* + size/grapple mods.


Yep, that was game. Well fought. :smallsmile:

[TheFallenOne]

dito to you. Pacifist was nice thinking, it was rather predictable most would go for rageclaws when playing d4 HD commoners. The disarm again safed my butt like against Xie