Arena Tournament Round 110: Saiya Ainsborough vs ANTE

[ArenaManager]

Arena Tournament, Round 110: Saiya Ainsborough vs. ANTE

Map:http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/ab330/ArenaManager/Arenas/ffa07-platforms.png

XP Award: 300 XP
GP Award: 300 GP

Saiya Ainsborough (http://www.thetangledweb.net/forums/profiler/view_char.php?cid=51871) - Sallera
ANTE (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=310139) - TheFallenOne

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

[TheFallenOne]

Greetings
[roll0]

need to look up that Dragonmark before deciding purchases

[Sallera]

Back to the Arena, eh? This seems like an interesting match-up.

Init: [roll0]

The dragonmark's Gust of Wind x2, Updraft x1. Still considering purchases; I'm not sure if there's much of anything that's going to help here.

[TheFallenOne]

who, you or me? Looks like we both had a bit of a time off

well, I don't want a mount and I don't want to fall. Let's try a trick I've held back for a long time

Psionic Tattoo of Expeditious Retreat ML 1 - 100 GP
Spell to Power Erudite, Scribe Tattoo feat

just to avoid another boring ranged fight because I can't catch my opponent

[Sallera]

Hah, Spell to Power.... decided it was time for another metagame change? Well, I don't mind for this match, it'll make things more interesting. I think I'll just get a potion of Lesser Vigor to extend my lifespan a little, and a tanglefoot bag for emergencies. Go ahead and start if you've nothing else to pick up.

[TheFallenOne]

*shrug* I found this trick for personal range spells well over a year ago, but had no match yet where it'd've been really useful. And I want to get to use my breath weapon another time :smallcool:

oh, I'll also get a sunrod. If that changes nothing
Start in Y13, normal shield equipped, holding lit bullseye lantern and lit sunrod

ANTE Turn 1

Move to W12
drop lantern in V12(centered U12/V13, pointing west), sunrod to mouth
Tap tattoo

done

Stats
HP 9/9
AC 19, Touch 11, FF 28
Psionically Focused
3/3 PP
Rageclaws shaped

[Sallera]

Aw, you remembered the sunrod. :smalltongue:

Saiya Ainsborough, Round 1

Starting in B13, armoured, wielding longsword and shortspear.
Move to D11->I11; Jump: [roll0].
Swift: Enter Hunter's Sense.
Ready action:Gust of Wind if ANTE attempts to enter S9-S12, or any of the pit squares adjacent to Saiya's current platform.

Stats:HP 12/12, AC17 (13, 14)
SLAs:
Gust of Wind 2/2
Updraft 1/1
Maneuvers:
Steely Strike
Wolf Fang Strike
Moment of Perfect Mind
Done.

[TheFallenOne]

err, I expect that's a gust to trigger whenever I'm within 60 ft and have empty air below my feet. Making it effectively a save or die...
Inconvenient, but I contemplated Enlarge Person for this exact reason and turned it down.

ANTE Turn 2

move: draw mace
Standard: Ready Action
move if Saiya tries to move, ready, attack, end turn

done

Stats
HP 9/9
AC 19, Touch 11, FF 18
Psionically Focused
3/3 PP
Rageclaws shaped
Expeditious Retreat 9/10

[Sallera]

Well, I didn't expect you to fall for it, but it was worth a shot. I haven't gotten to ditch anyone yet.

Saiya Ainsborough, Round 2

Free: Shortspear to sword hand.
Move: Draw potion.
Standard: Drink potion.
Free: Shortspear to free hand.

Stats:HP 12/12, AC17 (13, 14)
Active Effects: Lesser Vigor 11 rounds
SLAs:
Gust of Wind 2/2
Updraft 1/1
Maneuvers:
Steely Strike
Wolf Fang Strike
Moment of Perfect Mind
Done.

[TheFallenOne]

can't fault you for trying. I think it would be less obvious if the Dragonmark was, you know, actually worth the feats outside the special setup of this map.

Anyway, readied triggers when ending turn. I move to L12-> K11, autosucceeding on the jumps with +9 overall thanks to +12 from speed.

ANTE Turn 3

step to J11
sunrod to hand
[roll0] halved, Reflex 14 halves again
[roll1]
[roll2]

done

Stats
HP 9/9
AC 19, Touch 11, FF 18
Psionically Focused
3/3 PP
Rageclaws shaped
Expeditious Retreat 8/10

[Sallera]

Oh, I didn't build Saiya for this map, I just wanted to use the Mark of Storm. It's stylish. :smalltongue: Besides, it's also useful for knocking small characters prone and then splatting them with a Wolf Fang, and Updraft would come in handy in a less flat arena.

Anyway, Reflex: [roll0]

Saiya Ainsborough, Round 3

Standard: Steely Strike with the longsword.
Attack: [roll1]
Damage: [roll2]

Stats:HP 12/12, AC15 (11, 14)
Active Effects: Lesser Vigor 10 rounds, entangled 1 round
SLAs:
Gust of Wind 2/2
Updraft 1/1
Maneuvers:
Steely Strike
Wolf Fang Strike
Moment of Perfect Mind
Done.

[TheFallenOne]

Come to think of it, would've been awesome against Terran's Krunk too. Good chances of just pushing the tiny dragon out of the map.

ANTE Turn 4


sunrod to hand
[roll=Do I have to sing again if I use fire?]1d8 halved, Reflex 14 halves again
[roll2]
[roll3]
sunrod to mouth

done

Stats
HP 9/9
AC 19, Touch 11, FF 18
Psionically Focused
3/3 PP
Rageclaws shaped
Expeditious Retreat 7/10

[TheFallenOne]

ah, was a '?' one of those things that caused a roll tag to glitch? Luckily lack of an edit stamp shows no tampering happened despite red text
[roll0]

[Sallera]

Ouch, max acid. Can't take much more of that...

Reflex: [roll0]

Saiya Ainsborough, Round 4

Move to J10.
Standard: Bull rush, provoking AoO.
Strength: [roll1]

Stats:HP 6/12, AC15 (11, 14)
Active Effects: Lesser Vigor 9 rounds, entangled 3 rounds
SLAs:
Gust of Wind 2/2
Updraft 1/1
Maneuvers:
Steely Strike
Wolf Fang Strike
Moment of Perfect Mind
Done.

[TheFallenOne]

[roll0]
[roll1]

[roll2]

[Sallera]

Heh, well, no need to confirm that crit.

[TheFallenOne]

great Scott, the dice seem to like me in this match

[roll0]
[roll1]

[TheFallenOne]

Heh, well, no need to confirm that crit.

I still did with another 20 O.o crazy

well, that was over way faster than expected. Blame the dice, in this case nobody can object :smallwink:

[Sallera]

Aye. I figured my chances with the bull rush were still better than my chances of hitting with a Wolf Fang while entangled, and if I'd gotten lucky, I could have pushed you all the way off and saved myself with an Updraft. :smalltongue:

[TheFallenOne]

yes, mathematically it was the best choice at that point I think, you took too much damage already and ANTE is a battle-of-attrition type with the Rageclaws and deathdelaying Time mantle(that one's crazy)

What I don't get - why spiked shield instead of spiked armor? Former loses shield bonus when TWFing.

[Sallera]

Hm, spiked armour probably would have been better, but I never really used the shield anyway. Always ended up wielding spear and sword for the ranged option and free hand.

[TheFallenOne]

And another point is that TWFing with a spiked armor looks pretty strange when you think about it. I guess we both noticed that when trying to make descriptive texts for Grimmgang's Wolf Fang Strikes.

Anyway, has been a fun though short match :smallsmile:

[Psionic Dog]

Master Ref Psidog

Critical Win! ANTE takes the prize.