Arena Tournament, Round 44: Snarl vs. Blue

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Arena Tournament, Round 44: Snarl vs. Blue

Map:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/pawnoffate/ruins2.jpg


XP Award: 300 XP
GP Award: 300 GP

Snarl - Hairb (http://www.coyotecode.net/profiler/view.php?id=4048)
Blue - bayar (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheets/view.php?id=47768)

All Combatants, please roll initiative.

[Hairb]

"Again with the transmutation, huh?"

[roll0]

[Bayar]

yup. I still need to buy stuff and ****...so, only rolling Initiative.

[roll0]

[Hairb]

I'm not buying any more gear, and it looks like you have the initiative. Start whenever you're ready, I guess.

[Bayar]

Hmm...k, I "think" I know what I want...

100 GP: Summon a Raven familiar
25 GP : Scroll of reduce person
100 GP : Adding Reduce person from scroll to Spellbook, scoll being used up in the process.
25 GP : Divine scroll containing 2 Flare spells (divine version, not arcane)
50 GP : MW UMD tool (magic activation ribbon)


Not done.

[Bayar]

Ok. No more purchases.

Blue - Round 1

Starting in N25 with the scroll of mage armor in my hand, I will attempt to cast alter self on myself only (not sharing it with my familiar). If succesful, I will turn into a kobold (again). My familiar is flying 5ft above me.

Caster level check: [roll0] VS DC 8

Stats:
HP: 6/6
AC: 14 T: 14 FF: 10
Speed: 30

Spells prepared:
0 lvl: Launch bolt X 5
1st lvl: Shrink person, Expeditious retreat, Grease, Ray of Enfeeblement, Fist of stone
2nd lvl: Alter self

Familiar notes: HP: 3/3
AC: 15 T: 14 FF: 13
Speed: 40 fly
It has the MW UMD tool tied to his leg and the flare scroll in his claws.

[Bayar]

Continuing:

Oh well...cant cast them all :smallbiggrin:

Will stay where I am, seeing as I am unprepared for combat.

Your turn.

[chilepepper]

High Ref chilepepper

Hold the match for a second.

edit:

100 GP : Adding Reduce person from scroll to Spellbook, scoll being used up in the process.

Spells Copied from Another’s Spellbook or a Scroll

A wizard can also add a spell to her book whenever she encounters one on a magic scroll or in another wizard’s spellbook. No matter what the spell’s source, the wizard must first decipher the magical writing (see Arcane Magical Writings, above). Next, she must spend a day studying the spell. At the end of the day, she must make a Spellcraft check (DC 15 + spell’s level). A wizard who has specialized in a school of spells gains a +2 bonus on the Spellcraft check if the new spell is from her specialty school. She cannot, however, learn any spells from her prohibited schools. If the check succeeds, the wizard understands the spell and can copy it into her spellbook (see Writing a New Spell into a Spellbook, below). The process leaves a spellbook that was copied from unharmed, but a spell successfully copied from a magic scroll disappears from the parchment.

If the check fails, the wizard cannot understand or copy the spell. She cannot attempt to learn or copy that spell again until she gains another rank in Spellcraft. A spell that was being copied from a scroll does not vanish from the scroll.

Your spellcraft is +9, +11 with the bonus, the DC is 16 so you'll have to roll it.

[Bayar]

Will wait for a high ref to tell if I really have to. Since people can preety much take 20 on handle animal checks to rear and train animals, and crafters can take 10. It wont make too much sense not to be able to learn a spell from a scroll provided you have enough time.

If yes, then roll:

[roll0]

[chilepepper]

High Ref chilepepper

We can move this question to the Waiting room. Since you made the roll, the answer doesn't matter for this match.

Match resumes, it is Snarl's turn.

[Hairb]

Starting in N2, moving to R5. Thunderstone in one hand, buckler in the other.

EDIT: Done.

[Bayar]

Blue - Round 2

Casting Mage armor on myself from scroll, sharing the spell with my familiar. I drop the used scroll and open the door. My familiar continues to accompany me.

End turn. Your turn.

Stats:
HP: 6/6
AC: 14 T: 14 FF: 10
Speed: 30
Location: N25
Spells prepared:
0 lvl: Launch bolt X 5
1st lvl: Shrink person, Expeditious retreat, Grease, Ray of Enfeeblement, Fist of stone
2nd lvl: Alter self
Familiar notes: HP: 3/3
AC: 15 T: 14 FF: 13
Speed: 40 fly
It has the MW UMD tool tied to his leg and the flare scroll in his claws.

[Kyeudo]

GM Kyeudo

No LoS.

Bayar, could you include your location in your stat block please?

[Bayar]

GM Kyeudo

No LoS.

Bayar, could you include your location in your stat block please?

Including now...dammit, no matter how much i write in my statblock, it's always not enough :tongue:

[Hairb]

Snarl - Round 2
Moving R5 to S8. Readied action to hurl a thunderstone at Blue's square should he appear within 40 feet.
Done
Stats:

HP:12
AC:18
Position:S8

[Bayar]

Blue - Round 3

I cast Reduce person on myself.
Free action to tell the raven to cast flare if Snarl comes into LOE and range.

Stats:
HP: 6/6
AC: 20 T: 16 FF: 15
Speed: 30
Location: N25
Spells prepared:0 lvl: Launch bolt X 5
1st lvl: Reduce person, Expeditious retreat, Grease, Ray of Enfeeblement, Fist of stone
2nd lvl: Alter self

Mage armor: 2/600
Reduce person: 1/10Familiar notes: HP: 3/3
AC: 15 T: 14 FF: 13
Speed: 40 fly
It has the MW UMD tool tied to his leg and the flare scroll in his claws.

Done.

[Hairb]

Snarl - Round 3
Move to X10. Readied action to throw a thunderstone at Blue's square, should he appear within 40ft.
Done.
HP:12
AC:18
Position: X10

[chilepepper]

High Ref chilepepper

bayarHow does the raven speak common, and how can it cast spells from a scroll?

[Bayar]

High Ref chilepepper

bayarHow does the raven speak common, and how can it cast spells from a scroll?

My raven can speak a language I know as a supernatural ability. I choose common. And he can cast spells from a scroll VIA UMD. Since he has a wisdom score of 14, he can cast up to level 4 divine spells as long as he can make the caster level check of 20+level. And he uses my UMD skill ranks.

And in case you say "but he has to decipher them first", he already did. With spellcraft (using my ranks) and take 20.

[chilepepper]

My raven can speak a language I know as a supernatural ability. I choose common. And he can cast spells from a scroll VIA UMD. Since he has a wisdom score of 14, he can cast up to level 4 divine spells as long as he can make the caster level check of 20+level. And he uses my UMD skill ranks.

And in case you say "but he has to decipher them first", he already did. With spellcraft (using my ranks) and take 20.

bayarPlease provide the source you are using that states a Raven has the supernatural ability to speak a language you know. The SRD disagrees with you.

As for the scroll - I don't know if the raven can use UMD since it's a trained only skill. I know the section that says familiars use your ranks. I'll ask Kyeudo about that, because I'm really not sure. That part is okay.

Now, you said "caster level check of 20+level. That's not the rule, though you just may have misspoken. To be clear, the Raven makes a UMD check. The DC equals 20 + the caster level of the scroll.

[Bayar]

bayarPlease provide the source you are using that states a Raven has the supernatural ability to speak a language you know. The SRD disagrees with you.

As for the scroll - I don't know if the raven can use UMD since it's a trained only skill. I know the section that says familiars use your ranks. I'll ask Kyeudo about that, because I'm really not sure. That part is okay.

Now, you said "caster level check of 20+level. That's not the rule, though you just may have misspoken. To be clear, the Raven makes a UMD check. The DC equals 20 + the caster level of the scroll.

1 Players handbook, page 52, Familiars section, no 1 note:


A raven familiar can speak oce language of it's master's choice as a supernatural ability.
Oh, and there was a joke about this in OOTS, if you read it :smallbiggrin:

2 Well, since I got ranks, he has ranks. So it should qualify.

3 Yeah, misspoken.

[Bayar]

LOS and stuff ?

[chilepepper]

High Ref chilepepper

LoS and stuff...

BlueThank you for the clarification, everything checks out. No LoS. Also, please remember you familiar has average maneuverability. To stay above you, during your turn it'll have to fly in a 2x2 circle taking 35' of movement. It doesn't look like there's any cramped spots on this map, so it shouldn't be a problem, just be mindful of that.

Snarlno los

Blue's turn

[Bayar]

Blue - round 4

Oh, that is no good, then, my raven will just sit down on my shoulder, parrot style, with a readied action to cast flare from scroll at my oponent.

I will cast Expeditious retreat and move to Q15.

Done. Your turn.

Stats:
HP: 6/6
AC: 20 T: 16 FF: 15
Speed: 60
Location: Q15
Spells prepared:0 lvl: Launch bolt X 5
1st lvl: Reduce person, Expeditious retreat, Grease, Ray of Enfeeblement, Fist of stone
2nd lvl: Alter self

Mage armor: 3/600
Reduce person: 2/10
Expeditious Retreat: 1/10Familiar notes: HP: 3/3
AC: 15 T: 14 FF: 13
Speed: 40 fly
It has the MW UMD tool tied to his leg and the flare scroll in his claws.

[chilepepper]

High Ref chilepepper

SnarlNo LoS
BlueNo LoS

Snarl's turn.

[Hairb]

Snarl - Round 4
Double move to X20.
Done.
HP:12
AC:18
Position: X20

[chilepepper]

High Ref chilepepper

A small Blue and normal sized raven are in Q15
Snarl is in X20

Blue's turn.

[Bayar]

Blue - round 5

Ok. I wanna cast a spell...

I quickly draw a bolt and fire it at Snarl !

Damage: [roll0]
Attack: [roll1]

Then I move out of LOS...northwards.

To T5.

End turn.

Stats:
HP: 6/6
AC: 20 T: 16 FF: 15
Speed: 60
Location: Q15
Spells prepared:

0 lvl: Launch bolt X 5
1st lvl: Reduce person, Expeditious retreat, Grease, Ray of Enfeeblement, Fist of stone
2nd lvl: Alter self

Mage armor: 4/600
Reduce person: 3/10
Expeditious Retreat: 2/10
Familiar notes: HP: 3/3
AC: 15 T: 14 FF: 13
Speed: 40 fly
It has the MW UMD tool tied to his leg and the flare scroll in his claws]


Edit: I already lost the match. I will never roll anything abouve 12 in this thread. The forum die roller has chosen my account to roll poorly in this thread. And if anyone will argue with me...:smallfurious: DONT EFFING ARGUE WITH ME :smallfurious:

[Hairb]

So are you conceding the match or what?

[chilepepper]

High Ref chilepepper

bayarI assume you cast Launch Bolt, but you need to state that. Also, could you clarify if you are giving up or just expressing frustration.

Hairb, assume for the time being that the match is still on.

[Bayar]

Frustration for now. And it was Launch bolt...

[Hairb]

Snarl Round 5

Moving to S21

Could I have LOS checked before I conclude my turn, please?

HP:12
AC:18
Position: S21

[chilepepper]

High Ref chilepepper

SnarlNo LoS
BlueNo LoS

Still on Snarl

[Hairb]

Readied action to hurl a thunderstone at Blue's square should he appear within 40 feet.
Done.

[chilepepper]

High Ref chilepepper

SnarlNo LoS
BlueNo LoS

Blue's up.

[Bayar]

[roll0] DC 12 to keep fighting.
Failing my save will result in me surrendering.

Edit: Well that was a shocker.

[chilepepper]

High Ref chilepepper

Snarl is the winner by way of DQ.

[Hairb]

Damn it. Sorry Bayar.