TOS: Exhibition: Phoenixrivers vs Theterran

[PhoenixRivers]

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Arena is 30 feet tall, worked stone. Normal lighting.

Starting locations: I'll start somewhere in the top three rows, and you'll start somewhere in the bottom three.

Buff rounds: What ya looking to want for buff rounds?

[theterran]

I'm thinking probably 3 buff rounds...

bottom 3, got it..

How tall are the columns? floor to ceiling?

[PhoenixRivers]

3 rounds, check. More than I usually go for, but you're new 'round these parts, so I'll go with it. I have seen some of your work at the other arena, though, so don't think I'm underestimating you.

Columns are floor to ceiling.

Starting Location:

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D2

Buff Rounds:

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Round 1: Manifest Schism
Round 2: Cast Greater Invisibility
Round 2(Schism): Manifest Vigor, Augmented to 10pp (+50 temp HP)
Round 3: Cast Ray Deflection
Round 3(Schism): Manifest Touchsight (Augmented to 11pp, or 90 feet)
-Overchanneled Touchsight by 1 ML: damage: (1d8)[7] off of temp HP
Prestart Immediate: Nerveskitter

Initiative: (1d20+8)[16]

[theterran]

Starting Location:

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J-25

Buffs:

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Round 1 - Superior Resistance
Round 2 - Arcane Fusion (Greater Mage Armor / Shield)
Round 3 - See Invisibility

Initiative - (1d20+4)[16]

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Looks like you go first...

[PhoenixRivers]

Round 1:

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Cast Greater Blink
Schism: Manifest Synchronicity, Augmented to 3pp
Move: To E7

I currently have Touchsight up, which is pretty much a better version of Blindsight (in that darkstalker doesn't work against it).

Your turn.

[theterran]

Alright, I have Mindsight with 100ft range, so when you cross over about row 6 I'll be able to pinpoint you.

Round 1

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Move to K-20.
Cast Arcane SpellSurge. Then Cast Sheltered Vitality from my Ring of Theurgy using 2 3rd level slots as a swift action.

Your turn. What's the Range on Touchsight?

[PhoenixRivers]

Then you pinpoint me at E7. I moved there from E6.

Currently, touchsight has a range of 90 feet, though I can further increase it.

[theterran]

Then you can sense me at K20, I imagine.

[PhoenixRivers]

During my turn:

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Cast Spellcaster's Bane.
Schism manifests Dispel Psionics, Augmented to 10pp, after reaching there.

Move to: K8.

Currently under an invisibility effect.

Nonvisible action: Dispel Psionics, targeted on you. I will make ten dispel checks, let me know if I need more.

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1 (1d20+22)[35]
2 (1d20+22)[39]
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5 (1d20+22)[35]
6 (1d20+22)[36]
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New Sensory Mode: Spellcaster's Bane.
I automatically know any spell being cast, as it's being cast, within my LOS. In addition, I know the caster level of that spell.

[theterran]

Nope, you pretty much dispelled everything...

Anything else?

[PhoenixRivers]

Nope, your go, though I reserve the right to use immediate actions in the event that they're necessary.

As mindsight pinpoints (like blindsense), you'll know the square I'm in, but that's it.

(sorry, but I assume you're a caster when you ask for 3 buff rounds. First goal is to negate 3 rounds.)

[theterran]

Yep...I know your square!

I'll Cast an Extended Silence centered on K8.

(Before I continue I'd like to know if you have any response )

[PhoenixRivers]

I do believe you need to target a grid intersection to do that. However, I do have an action:

Immediate: Manifest Anticipatory Strike. I take my next turn now, and skip my next turn.

Follow up with an Energy Stun, augmented to 15pp.
Overchannel damage to myself: (3d8)[10]
Energy: Electric.
Damage: (13d6)[49], Reflex DC 27 for half.
If you fail the reflex, Make a Will save, DC 27, or be stunned for 1 round.
Regardless, you'll need to make a concentration check to keep your spell.

Nonvisible action:

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Manifest Synchronicity, augmented to 3pp

Awaiting Results.

[theterran]

Reflex - (1d20+7)[16]

Concentration - (1d20+13)[25]

Looks like I take full damage and lose my spell

[PhoenixRivers]

Will save vs stun?

And move to K14.

Continue your turn, after the save.

[theterran]

Forgot the will

Will - (1d20+10)[21]

Here goes nothing...

So am I stunned starting next round or this round?

[PhoenixRivers]

You are stunned on this round.

I skip my next round (per anticipatory strike). However, when I do so, the cooldown on that power ends (even though it reset my swift action, it explicitly states that I can't use that particular power until the turn I would have had passes). Immediately before your next round begins, the stun wears off.

Your action.

[theterran]

So you can take an immediate action and pop me again?

I'll cast Arcane Spellsurge.

And again, before I continue, I'll let you respond...

Oh, by the by, what's your INT, and type? (Mindsight)

[PhoenixRivers]

I'm going to use the Synchronicity that I manifested (it was the unobservable - Schism manifested it).

Schism gets to use any standard action(that it can use) per a ready action, with whatever trigger it likes. (Trigger is you casting).

It will cast an Energy Stun, Augmented to 9pp.

Electricity Damage: (7d6)[25], Reflex DC 24 Negates.

If Fail, Will DC 24 or stun for a round.

(I try not to AnStrike unless necessary, as it leaves me wide open for a turn. I had the fortune of stunning you for the round I was unable to act last time, but I don't like staying in that state. Too close to the edge for me)

EDIT: Int is 24, Type is Humanoid (Goblinoid)

[theterran]

Reflex - (1d20+7)[13]

If I don't negate this, I'm dead

And I die.

[theterran]

I think you were over estimating me

Care to try again?

[PhoenixRivers]

I wouldn't feel bad. This character's got a lot of action economy, and has had about 15 matches to hone its strategy. The concept is: you can't hit me if I interrupt your actions.

It's got pathetically low HP (54 without items), saves that are too low for TOS (low of +7 without items), and a horrendous Armor Class (14). The only thing that keeps it alive is action economy.

It was actually a thought experiment to determine how important the ability to act whenever you wanted is.

Edit: Sure, I'll try again.

Incidentally, you knew I was a psion. Why the silence?

[theterran]

I'd say pretty important, my low Save is +5, my AC is only 26 non-buffed, and my HP is probably just as low as yours

The silence was for fun...I'm just working out the kinks, and it's more thematic than anything (so I don't have to hear you die)

Other than that, why would I reveal what this guy does when you haven't seen it (not that you ever will at this rate )

[theterran]

Lets go with No Buffing this time...just to see...

[PhoenixRivers]

Ok.

Starting Location:

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I2.
Casting Nerveskitter, at initiative.

Init: (1d20+8)[11]

[theterran]

Starting at bottom again.

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Starting Location: K25

Init - (1d20+4)[16]

[PhoenixRivers]

You're up. Knock em dead.

[theterran]

Actions:

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Cast Arcane Spellsurge.
Swift Action to Cast Fly. Move to I18.

Your Up, and my Mindsight can see the whole map.

[PhoenixRivers]

In I2.

My action:

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Activate Boots of Temporal Acceleration: 2 rounds.
Manifest Touchsight, augmented to 13pp
Manifest Schism.

That's my turn.

Oh, and touchsight, to 100 feet.

[theterran]

I'm in I18.

I'll move to A1.

I'll let you take your immediate action to explode me before I continue