Test of Spite Exhibition: Claudius Maximus Vs. Gaurd Juris

[Claudius Maximus]

Buff rounds? I suggest 3 and all day buffs.

For the map, may I suggest something new? I've been watching Arena matches, and they have some maps, like this:

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And this:

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And this:

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Would you like to use any of them? If you'd prefer a more standard map, just post it.

[Human Paragon 3]

I like the first and second maps a lot. Why don't we try number 1?

And how does 4 buff rounds sound to you?

EDIT: How high do the clouds go?

[Claudius Maximus]

Four is good, but are all days in?

The map doesn't say how high they go... How about 20 ft, like an Obscuring Mist spell? I wouldn't be averse to them being very tall, though, to prevent flying over them.

[Human Paragon 3]

Ok, so 4 buff rounds plus all days. And let's make the clouds... 1000 ft high, just for funzies.

All day buffs:

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Superior Resistance
Phantom Stag
Magic Vestment: Chain Shirt
Magic Vestment: Buckler

Buff Rounds:

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Scroll (UMD Check)

Siren's Grace ((d20+26)[45])
Tenser's Transformation ((d20+28)[38])
Spell Turning ((d20+28)[34])
Thunder Lance ((d20+28)[37])

Round 4 Swift Action: Activate Eyes of Truth for True Seeing.

Initiative: (d20+4)[13]

[Claudius Maximus]

Alright then.

Buffs (OO):

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Long-term buffs:
Spellstaff with Blasphemy (permanent until expended) CL 23

2-day buffs:
CL = Base +4 Bead of Karma +2 Infernal Threnody +1 Adept Spirit = 19 or 20. Nondetection is +4 CL from Ankh.

Extended Greater Magic Weapon +4 on scythe (38 hours) CL 19
Extended Magic Vestment +4 on shield (38 hours) CL 19
Midnight Metamagic Extended Magic Vestment +4 on armor (38 hours) CL 19
Midnight Metamagic Extended Pact of Return set to "I will be slain by an aligned spell." (40 hours) CL 20
Midnight Metamagic Extended Pact of Return set to "I will be slain by an attack made as part of a charge" (40 Hours) CL 20
Extended Nondetection: DC 39 (48 hours) CL 24
Extended Zone of Silence (40 Hours) CL 20

All-day buffs:

Endure Elements (14 hours) CL 13
Undetectable Alignment (24 hours) CL 13
Divine Insight +15 (13 hours) CL 13
Superior Resistance (24 hours) CL 13
Tyche's Touch: Protection (24 hours) CL 13
Extended Adept Spirit (26 hours) CL 13

Round 1: Activate Bead of Karma, Activate Adept Spirit
Round 2: Cast Battletide on Soulspark Familiar. Save (needs a 20): (1d20)[4](4). If he fails, I cast Infernal Threnody.
Round 3: Blindsight, Armor of Darkness, open backpack, Soulspark enters Backpack.
Round 4: Greater Invisibility, Spell resistance, I close Backpack.

I may need to change my buffs after Battletide, if my Soulspark succeds.

Initiative: (1d20+2)[8](10)

I'l take the Red side, in (OO):

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M2

[Human Paragon 3]

Luck Re-Roll: (d20+4)[21]

Well, looks like I didn't need the luck reroll on initiative!

[Human Paragon 3]

Move to K7, then come to a rest 200 feet above the arena floor.

You see a fair-haired man dressed from head to tow in scarlet burst through the cloud wall, astride a massive, white stag. The red rider spirals higher and higher in the air, then turns to face you. In his right hand, he holds a lance of crackling thunder.

I gain line of sight and have true seeing up, what do I see?

[Claudius Maximus]

True seeing has a range of 120 feet, so I'm not in its range.

You can make a spot check to see me. I forgot to roll hide, but the DC is at least 51. If you have any shot at making that, I'll roll it.

Can I Knowledge or Spellcraft the stag in any way?

[Human Paragon 3]

I'm in range as I pass by you, within 30 feet, actually. Does that change anything?

I may decide against climbing like that if I can't see you at all.

And yes, spellcraft may well yield good results on the stag.

[Claudius Maximus]

You must make a CL check to see me with True Seeing. The DC is 31.

Spellcraft: (1d20+22)[3](25)

[Human Paragon 3]

The Stag is the product of a Phantom Stag spell.

Unfortunately for me, I can't hit the caster level check, so instead of climbing 200 feet, I'll climb 30 feet then activate a psionic tattoo of touch sight.

That should do the trick.

[Claudius Maximus]

Your touchsight reveals a female-looking humanoid form with long hair. She has a buckler on her left arm and both a shovel and a scythe on her back. In her left hand she holds a gnarled staff. Since you can not see her, you can tell she is invisible, but corporeal.

Are you done your turn?

[Human Paragon 3]

Not quite.

I quick draw a rod of many wands and spend two charges off my belt of battle to activate the three wands it holds.

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Wand: Enervation
UMD Check: (d20+28)[29]
Curses!

Wand: Spirit Jaws
UMD Check: (d20+28)[32]

Wand: True Strike
UMD Check: (d20+28)[38]

Attack Rolls:


Spirit Jaws: Regular Attack (Force) (d20+13)[31]
Grapple Check (if above is successful) (d20+17)[21]

End Turn.

EDIT: One of my wands seized up due to a bad UMD check. I got rid of the attack roll for it.

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* post roll count doesn't match database

[Claudius Maximus]

You don't have the best luck with that skill, do you?

She deflects the Jaws with her shield (they missed).

On my turn, I cast Spell theft on you. Further actions to be determined by results.

Just a warning: I won't be able to post for the next half hour or so.

[Human Paragon 3]

The Spell Theft rebounds on you thanks to Spell Turning.

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Huh, forgot to roll for levels on spell turning.
(1d4+6)[9]

[Claudius Maximus]

I don't choose to steal any of my spells.

I cast a swift/quickened spell (Spellcraft DC 19), then move directly under you.

If you ID the spell:

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Divine Power

End turn.

[Human Paragon 3]

"Hello down there!"

Quick draw a scroll of Spell Theft.

Read it.

UMD no 1 please. (d20)[8]

EDIT: Dinner time. I'll be back to settle this!


EDIT: And now, re-validated.

[Claudius Maximus]

It seems Tidesinger has previously ruled that Spell turning fully reverses Spell theft. Do you want to rewind a bit and apply that, or continue as if it did not reflect like that?

[Human Paragon 3]

Given the choice, I'll take Tide's ruling, even though I would rule it your way if I were the DM.

I'll spoiler the old action since it's no longer relevant.

Do we still use your original caster check, or the caster level of the spell turning?

Anyway, active buffs and caster levels, please.

[Claudius Maximus]

Well, since we're going back, I have not yet at this point used my swift action.

I use my Ring of Spell-battle to retarget the spell. It is now targeting your Phantom Stag. I can't dispel the Stag, but if it happens to have any buffs I'll be happy to try for them.

Afterward, I move under you, just as I did originally.

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[Human Paragon 3]

Ah, that's fine. My stag is not buffed, so no help there.

I'll unspoiler the old action and use it like normal.

[Claudius Maximus]

Here's what you get:

Pact of Return
Pact of Return
Nondetection
Zone of Silence
Endure Elements
Undetectable Alignment
Divine Insight
Superior Resistance
Tyche's Touch
Adept Spirit
The magical effect from a Bead of Karma
Battletide
Infernal Threnody
Blindsight
Armor of Darkness
Greater Invisibilty
Spell Resistance

Roll up those dispel checks, and be sure to label them somehow.

[Human Paragon 3]

Pact of Return A (d20+15)[19]
Pact of Return B (d20+15)[18]
Nondetection (d20+15)[35]
Zone of Silence (d20+15)[29]
Endure Elements (d20+15)[20]
Undetectable Alignment (d20+15)[25]
Divine Insight (d20+15)[20]
Superior Resistance (d20+15)[29]
Tyche's Touch (d20+15)[28]
Adept Spirit (d20+15)[25]
The magical effect from a Bead of Karma (d20+15)[29]
Battletide (d20+15)[19]
Infernal Threnody (d20+15)[25]
Blindsight (d20+15)[23]
Armor of Darkness (d20+15)[25]
Greater Invisibilty (d20+15)[31]
Spell Resistance (d20+15)[17]

[Claudius Maximus]

They vary, and that's not something you can tell normally.

With those checks, you steal Superior Resistance, Tyche's Touch, and the Bead of Karma. However, might I ask how you have +15 to your dispel checks? Do you have a CL 15th scroll? If it's really CL 9th, you do not succeed on any of your checks.

Edit: Actually I doubt that you can even affect the Bead of Karma. It's not a spell or spell effect.

[Human Paragon 3]

It's a CL15 Scroll.

"I say, that list of enchantments was as long as my arm. Good thing you came prepared or else that Balor behind you would be eating you for breakfast right now."

Make a DC 35 Sense Motive (it's opposed by my bluff, I'm taking 10)

If you pass read this:

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"Guess you aren't a strong enough caster to see through his invisibility charm.

If you fail, read this:

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Make a DC 36 Spot Check.

If you pass, read this:

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I'm taking cover behind my Stag.

If you fail, read this:

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The red rider has vanished completely. The stag still hovers there, staring you down menacingly, but the man is nowhere to be seen.

The stag walks backwards through the air as if standing on solid ground, moving five feet higher and ten feet east into the clouds.

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EDIT: I also doubted that the bead would be affected. Let's go with it's not affected.

[Human Paragon 3]

Oh, forgot that Spirit Jaws are still attacking you.

(d20+13)[26]

In case of a hit, grapple:
(d20+17)[32]

[Claudius Maximus]

Did... did I just fall for the "behind you!" trick?

I can't beat those DCs (and I don't feel like spending an immediate action on divine insight), so I just went down the path of failures.

I spend three charges from my Scout's Headband to gain True Seeing. Do I see you now? Also, remember my 30 ft. Blindsight.

Edit: They miss again.

[Human Paragon 3]

You see exactly what the string of failures tell you you see.

Oh, yes, the right behind you trick. Works every time.

EDIT:

Observers only:

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For those of you watching at home, that was bluff to create a diversion to hide as a move action thanks to improved diversion, followed up by dropping down and taking cover behind my horse, auto pass taking 10 on the check, and then making my hide check, once again taking 10.

[Human Paragon 3]

Wow, sorry I'm Fing this up, but I just re-read spirit jaws and the jaws can full attack on the second round, so get ready for two more:

(d20+8)[13]
(d20+3)[11]

If either hits, use the same opposed grapple as above.

Kind of glad they all missed.

[Claudius Maximus]

I cast Greater Dispel Magic on your stag. I can't see it, so it's the area version (it's got no buffs anyway). The center of the effect is the intersection JK45 at altitude 35', or the center of the stag.

I hold position.