Arena Tournament, LA1 Exhibition: Psycho Mantis vs. Torta Ahogada

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Arena Tournament, LA1 Exhibition: Psycho Mantis vs. Torta Ahogada

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XP Award: 300 XP
GP Award: 300 GP

Psycho Mantis (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=220508) - hustlertwo
Torta Ahogada (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=220000) - Scorer

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

[hustlertwo]

Init: [roll0]

Offhand, no purchases I can think of.

[Scorer]

Reporting in

[roll0]

[hustlertwo]

Nice. Any buys from you?

[Scorer]

humm... By builds I'm 99% sure you will win :smalltongue:

Torta Ahogada 1st Turn

Start in M23 with Greatsword wielded

Double move to J14

End of Turn

STATS

Torta started @ M23
Torta ended @ J14
HP 14/14
AC 16 (10 +2 dex, +3 armor, +1 shield) Touch 12 FF 14

100 Large Sling bullets left
(ALL carried mwahahaha)

Hand 1 Wielding: Greatsword
Hand 2 Wielding: Greatsword

No consumables used yet

[hustlertwo]

Well, there are some ideas I would probably try in your shoes, but obviously I won't tell you those right now :smallwink:

Psycho starts in N-4, holding his light crossbow in one hand. He double moves up 20', still in N-4.

[Scorer]

hummm... right! you're a genius Hustler! :smallwink:

Torta Ahogada 2nd Turn

Move: Stow Greatsword
Free: 5' step to J13
Free: Draw Loaded Sling
Free: Draw Loaded Sling

End of Turn

STATS

Torta started @ J14
Torta ended @ J13
HP 14/14
AC 16 (10 +2 dex, +3 armor, +1 shield) Touch 12 FF 14

100 Large Sling bullets left
(ALL carried mwahahaha)

Hand 1 Wielding: Sling
Hand 2 Wielding: Sling

No consumables used yet

[hustlertwo]

I feel kinda bad, as this is probably my cheesiest build. But I am getting tired of Lava Arena being the only map for level 2 1v1 rounds, dangit!

Can Psycho 5 foot step in the air? If so, he does that to M-5. If not, he stays in N-4. He shifts his crossbow to both hands, and fires.

[roll0]
[roll1]

Then reloads and shifts it back to one hand.

[Scorer]

That's 1 damage taken

Torta Ahogada 3rd Turn

Standard: Attack your Crossbow

Attack
[roll0]
Damage
[roll1]
If Crit
[roll2]
Additional Damage
[roll3]

Free: Drop Empty Sling

End of Turn

STATS

Torta started @ J13
Torta ended @ J13
HP 13/14
AC 16 (10 +2 dex, +3 armor, +1 shield) Touch 12 FF 14

99 Large Sling bullets left
(ALL carried mwahahaha)

Hand 1 Wielding: Sling
Hand 2 Wielding: Nothing

No consumables used yet

[Scorer]

I dunno what the AC of your crossbow is... Also, substract 2, forgot range increment

[hustlertwo]

I am also unsure of the item's AC; normally it'd be very low, but it being in my hand might have some impact on it. In any case, the damage wouldn't get through the hardness of the weapon, since ranged weapon damage gets divided by 2 and any projectile weapon has hardness 5.

And this was the idea I was thinking of, yes.

[hustlertwo]

5 footing was ruled OK, so I start my turn in M-5.

Psycho Mantis moves to N-7, shifts his crossbow to both hands, and fires.

[roll0]
[roll1]

Then shift it back to one hand.

Stats:

HP: 8/8, AC: 19, Position: N-7

[Bayar]

Initiate Ref Bayar

As I understand, attacking an object is acomplished by the sunder special attack (slashing or bludgeoning melee weapons only). There is a ranged sunder feat somewhere IIRC that lets you do it with ranged weapons...

Better call a High Ref here to make a ruling on the thing.

[TheFallenOne]

you can attack objects with ranged attacks, but not worn weapons and shields


Smashing a weapon or shield with a slashing or bludgeoning weapon is accomplished by the sunder special attack


Sunder

You can use a melee attack with a slashing or bludgeoning weapon to strike a weapon or shield that your opponent is holding.

I think you can only attack unattended objects with ranged weapons, but nothing like that is in the SRD. But that in particular isn't relevant now anyway

[hustlertwo]

OK. Probably no rewind necessary, unless Scorer wants one. So presumably play continues and it is Scorer's turn.

[Scorer]

So it means his crossbow is Invincible while he's grabbing it? How am I supposed to do something then... mmhhh... let's try the following idea...

Torta Ahogada 4th Turn

Move: To L13
Standard: Ready an Action


To attack Hustler when he has two hand grip on crossbow



End of Turn

STATS

Torta started @ J13
Torta ended @ L13
HP 13/14
AC 16 (10 +2 dex, +3 armor, +1 shield) Touch 12 FF 14

99 Large Sling bullets left
(ALL carried mwahahaha)

Hand 1 Wielding: Sling
Hand 2 Wielding: Nothing

No consumables used yet

[hustlertwo]

Move to M-9 20'.

Manifest Wild Surge Mind Thrust

[roll0] damage, Will DC 15 to negate.

Stats:

HP: 8/8, AC: 19, Equipped: crossbow (one-handed, unloaded), PP: 3/4

[hustlertwo]

Oh, and enervation roll: [roll0] Enervated on 1-5.

[Scorer]

Torta Ahogada 5th Turn

[roll0]
Standard: Ready an Action


To attack Hustler when he has two hand grip on crossbow



End of Turn

STATS

Torta started @ L13
Torta ended @ L13
HP 7/14
AC 16 (10 +2 dex, +3 armor, +1 shield) Touch 12 FF 14

99 Large Sling bullets left
(ALL carried mwahahaha)

Hand 1 Wielding: Sling
Hand 2 Wielding: Nothing

No consumables used yet

[hustlertwo]

OK, then. Wild Surge Mind Thrust again, [roll0] damage, same Will save DC. Then 5 foot to L-10.

Enervated on 1-5: [roll1]

[Scorer]

Torta Ahogada 6th Turn

Save
[roll0]
Standard: Ready an Action


To attack Hustler when he has two hand grip on crossbow



End of Turn

STATS

Torta started @ L13
Torta ended @ L13
HP 7/14
AC 16 (10 +2 dex, +3 armor, +1 shield) Touch 12 FF 14

99 Large Sling bullets left
(ALL carried mwahahaha)

Hand 1 Wielding: Sling
Hand 2 Wielding: Nothing

No consumables used yet


EDIT: I think that's game...

[hustlertwo]

Yeah, probably is. I was surprised you stuck around after the first Mind Blast.

[Sallera]

Hmm... Rageclaws, or am I missing something?

[hustlertwo]

Ha, you're right. I guess Scorer forgot about that.

Third verse, same as the last two. Wild Surge Mind Thrust, [roll0] damage, DC 15 Will save to negate.

Scorer, I really have to wonder why you didn't move away.

[hustlertwo]

Oh, and enervation check, dazed after attack on 1-5: [roll0]

[Scorer]

Save
[roll0]

[hustlertwo]

OK, then it's your turn, as I don't think that was quite enough to finish you off.

[Scorer]

I think I'll concede... I have actually no idea of what to do hahahahaha

And I've never conceded before so... It's good it was against you :smallwink:

[hustlertwo]

Yeah, I can understand that. I put you in a tough spot. Plus, your Internet issues. I think you'll fare a lot better in the next one, since you do pack some serious power with your character.

[02youeng]

High Ref 02youeng

Psycho Mantis floats to victory! [And also proves that Hustler has a good taste in PS1 games.]

[hustlertwo]

I can read your mind! I see that you like Konami games.

[02youeng]

Hehe, didn't enjoy MGS 2 or 4 very much, but 1 and 3 were very good. Also, when you're 8 years old, the Psycho Mantis battle was scary as hell, heh. Especially when you don't know to put the controller in port 2, hehe.

[hustlertwo]

I'm absolutely right there with you. 2 was terrible, towards the end I was gritting my teeth, really wanting to quit but sticking it out through the endless stupidity and brief bursts of actual interactivity because I knew once I finished this game, I would be turning it off and not turning it back on in this lifetime. 3 was a great rejuventation for the series; with the present timeline in irreparable shambles (I haven't played 4 since I don't have a PS3, but by all accounts he didn't do much to fix what he had wrought in 2), Kojima goes back to before the beginning and promptly recaptures the magic of the first one all over again. Also, they have a boss who can die of old age. That's a big win right there.

And the Mantis fight was my favorite; not only because it was so unique, but because there were so many options. The controller port gimmick, shooting the wrappings off the statues, or my personal favorite: beat him straight up. Even when he can 'read your mind', you can hit him with about one melee attack in ten (although no weapons work). After 20 or 30 minutes, with a bit of luck and skill, you can take him out. Unfortunately, the game doesn't give any special recognition, it just does the cutscene as if you pulled the controller trick anyhow.