Exhibition: Phoenix Vs Claudius

[PhoenixRivers]

Map preference?

Buff Preference?

[Claudius Maximus]

Map preference?

Anything's good.

Buff Preference?

I'd like all-days up. I don't need rounds, but I can definitely make use of them if you want any. If so, I wouldn't want more than four.

[PhoenixRivers]

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This work?

As for buffs? Let's see what you can do. All day + 3 rounds?

[Claudius Maximus]

I'm fine with all that. How about some map specifics? I propose we each start in either the top or bottom four rows, and the ceiling is 30 feet tall, with floor-to-ceiling columns. Is this acceptable to you?

Buffs:

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Multi-day buffs:
Spell Phylactery with Scroll of Leomund's Tiny Igloo, set to appear centered on the southeast corner of the bottom of my space. The entrance appears oriented downwards. Trigger is "If I would be exposed to a Mage's Disjunction spell"
Extended Energy Immunity: Electricity
Extended Energy immunity: Cold
Extended Heart of Air
Extended Heart of Water
Extended Heart of Earth
Extended Heart of Fire
Extended Scent
Extended Magic Vestment +4 on normal clothes
Extended Adept Spirit
Extended Tyche's Touch
Contingent Revivify set to trigger "One second after I die"
Contingent Sirine's grace set to trigger "When I say 'Onomatopoeia'"
Contingent Shadow Well set to go off "If I would be affected by a Disjunction effect, and do not have an untriggered Spell Phylactery"

All-day buffs:
Create Magic Tattoo for +1 CL
DMM Southern Magicked Persistent Suffer the Flesh +5
Cast Scroll of Bear's Endurance on Self
Cast Fox's Cunning on Familiar
Drink Terran Brandy, having cast Lesser Restoration to survive it.
Use Bead of Karma
Cast Guidance of the Avatar
Familiar casts Harmonic Chorus from scroll
Activate Adept Spirit
Activate Ankh of Ascension, sacrificing Quest
Use Ruby Skull of Wee Jas and Elder Giant Magic to cast Extended Power leech at CL 36 on familiar, exclusively targeting intelligence.
Cast 7 Restorations from scrolls during the process of the spell
Cast Owl's Wisdom, Eagle's Splendor, and Cat's Grace on familiar
Cast Scroll of Arcane Spellsurge
On the next round, Activate Sanctified Spell, and cast Extended Power Leech on familiar, exclusively targeting Wisdom. Swift action spent on casting an arcane Extended Power Leech on familiar, exclusively targeting charisma.
Immediately cast Celerity, followed by Extended Power Leech, exclusively targeting Dexterity.
27 more scrolls of Restoration used during the courses of the spells.
DMM Persist Entropic Shield
DMM Persist Southern Magicked Greater Blink
DMM Persist Southern Magicked Thunderlance
DMM Persist Southern Magicked Wraithstrike
DMM Persist Lesser Holy Transformation
DMM Persist Battlemagic Perception
DMM Persist Divine Power
DMM Persist Vision of the Omniscient Eye
Scroll of Primal Hunter
Scroll of Primal Instinct
Scroll of Primal Senses
Domain Draught of Balance
Autohypnosis check for 79 temporary hit points
Autohypnosis check for DR 2/-
Endure Elements
Anticipate Teleportation
Familiar Pocket

Round 1: Draw and use Scroll of Arcane Spellsurge, cast Thunderlance

Round 2: Cast True Seeing, cast Arcane Sight

Round 3: Cast Spell resistance, cast Badeweave, say "Onomatopoeia", Hide - (1d20+69)[73]

Initiative - (1d20+74)[83]

I'll choose a starting position when I know what's going on with the map.

[PhoenixRivers]

Sounds good to me.

Buffs:

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All day: Mind Blank (CL 11)
Energy Immunity (Fire) (CL 11)
Energy Immunity (Ice) (CL 11)
Anticipate Teleportation, Greater (CL11)
Superior Resistance (CL 11)
Dispelling Buffer (2 manifestings for >12 hour buff) (ML 13)

Round 1: Schism (ML 13)
Round 2 (Schism): Activate Karma Bead
Round 2: Veil of Undeath (CL 15)
Round 3 (Schism): *DMM Still* Spell Turning, Silent (CL 15)
Round 3: Time Hop, self.

For this match: Trollshape contingency 1 and Favor of the Martyr contingency 1 are set to: When Time Hop's effect upon me ends.

I lose Initiative, lol.

Choose top or bottom, I'll go from there.

[Claudius Maximus]

I choose the top.

Starting square:

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A4, altitude +15

First, I move to B18, altitude +15. My detection modes include True Seeing (the range is 120 feet), Arcane Sight (I make all the school identification checks automatically), and normal sight. What do I see from there?

If relevant: Spot - (1d20+84)[94]

[PhoenixRivers]

Then I have bottom. Starting location is: (OO)

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J24.

Also, Time Hop's lingering aura, for arcane sight: (1d6)[6] rounds

Based on your current detection methods, you can detect the following:

A dim aura at J24, Discipline is Psychoportation.

[Claudius Maximus]

I move diagonally to F22, then south to F24. Do I see anything along the way? I reserve the right to cut that movement short if I see something before completing it.

[PhoenixRivers]

Nothing else visible. Continue from F24.

[Claudius Maximus]

I'll move to K24, then. Anything?

I also just remembered some other detection abilities I have. I apologize for leaving them unmentioned up to now. I can detect the activation of any spell or SLA (and, I presume, psionic equivalents) within 100 feet of me, provided I have LoE. I also detect any spell being cast within 60 feet of me, regardless of LoE. I'm less sure this one applies to psionics. I think I'll be conservative and say it does not, since I'm loath to rule in my own favor.

Also, If you've made any sound so far:

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Listen - (1d20+74)[75]

Apply penalties for distance and barriers as appropriate.

[PhoenixRivers]

I've made no sounds.

For new senses:
If they do not detect across planar boundaries:

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you detect nothing via them

If they do extend to other planes:

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If these abilities extend to coterminous planes only:

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you detect nothing via them.

If these abilities extend beyond coterminous planes:

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you detect nothing via them.

Based on movement:

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No new detections.

[Claudius Maximus]

That'll be it for movement.

If you can see me during my turn (I'm not hidden in any particular way):

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You see a tall, winged figure with golden hair and eyes, wearing red vestments heavily featuring a holy symbol. He is wielding a 10-foot lance of magical energy. The air around him crackles, and he is blinking in and out of the material plane.

A DC 10 Knowledge (Religion) check reveals:

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The holy symbol is that of Wee Jas.

A DC 11 Knowledge (The Planes) check reveals:

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This is a Protectar, which can be found in the Miniatures Handbook.

A DC 24 Spellcraft check reveals:

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The lance is the effect of the Thunderlance Spell.

Another DC 24 Spellcraft check reveals:

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The wings and golden hair and whatnot are the result of the spell Lesser Holy Transformation

A DC 25 Spellcraft check reveals:

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The blinking is the effect of the spell Greater Blink.

A DC 27 Spellcraft check reveals:

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The crackling is the result of the spell Arcane Spellsurge.

I forgot I also have Scent, with a range of 30 feet. If I don't detect anything with it, I take the following action and end my turn.

If you can see me at the end of my movement:

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I burst into flames. A DC 25 spellcraft check reveals:

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This is the effect of the spell Heart of Fire

If I do detect something, I may alter that.

[PhoenixRivers]

My actions, OO:

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Dim aura, Round 2/6
Time Hop round 2/17
Not making a wisdom check to return.

Done.

None of the sight modes you have detect me, and none of mine, as yet, detect you.

[Claudius Maximus]

Alrighty then.

I'll swoop up to G14, +15. Do I see anything?

If not, I take the following actions and end my turn (OO):

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Cast Spell Resistance, activate Heart of Water.

[PhoenixRivers]

Nothing.

My turn:

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Dim Aura 3/6.
Time hop 3/17
No wis check.

No sight of me to you, or you to me.

[Claudius Maximus]

I'll go straight north to G2. Anything? If not, I take the following actions and end turn:

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Cast Death Ward, activate Heart of Earth.

[PhoenixRivers]

Nothing yet.

My Turn:

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Dim Aura 4/6.
Time hop 4/17
No wis check.

That'll be my turn. Still no LOS.

[Claudius Maximus]

I'll move straight down to G24 then.

Actions if I don't see you:

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Activate Adept Spirit, which I totally forgot to do before I cast all those spells.

That's my turn, assuming no LoS.

[PhoenixRivers]

At this point, based on our detection modes, I see almost no chance of you and I seeing each other for the next 10 rounds. If you want to post 10 rounds worth of actions, go for it.

My turn:

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Dim Aura 5/6.
Time hop 5/17
No wis check.

If FF is done, then Next post will have Time hop on round 15.

[Claudius Maximus]

With the psychoportation aura and my inability to find you, I'm assuming - correctly or not - that you've Time Hopped. I'm fine fast forwarding ten rounds.

Actions for the next ten rounds:

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Spend three rounds casting Dolorous Motes all up in this area. CL is 20, DC is 52. Area includes all open spaces in F22-L25, except for I24 and 25 at altitude +15.

Cast Blindsight on self, and Obscuring Mist and Silence centered in J-K 24-25, +15.

Silence centered in K-L 24-25, ground level. Grease centered in the same area, ground level. Move to I24.

Maintain readied action to cast targeted Greater Dispel Magic when I detect any opponent.

[PhoenixRivers]

As you've correctly guessed the trick I used, then there's no point in obfuscating the end time. There will be an addtional 2 rounds until Time Hop ends. Good deduction.

My actions are obviously to sit outside the time stream. Take 2 more rounds of fun.

[Claudius Maximus]

I've been holding the same readied action since round 12 of it, figuring I don't know IC when you'll come back. (He's hoping it's not the hours/level version).

Assuming you pop back in J24:

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The area is filled with fog, and little glowing points of light float about. Make a DC 52 will save. The effect is [mind-affecting] and subject to SR. If an SR roll is necessary:

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CL Check - (1d20+20)[24]

If you're in contact with the ground, you note that it's greased. Make a DC 50 reflex save or fall prone.

You also don't hear anything at all.

A DC 21 Spellcraft check reveals:

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The fog is the result of the spell Obscuring Mist.

Another DC 21 Spellcraft check reveals:

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The grease is the result of the spell Grease. Mystery solved.

A DC 22 spellcraft check reveals:

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The reason you can't hear anything is likely because the area is silenced by a Silence spell.

A DC 23 Spellcraft check reveals:

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The points of light are the result of the spell Dolorous Motes.

If you can be detected by Blindsight, you've triggered my readied action:

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Greater Dispel Magic targeting you. You can't see or hear it cast unless you have extra senses. I'm casting it from within 60 feet if that's relevant. Make a list, etc. unless you've got something to do to counter or reflect it or something.

If you have nonvisual senses, please tell me of them so I can tell you what else you see.

If you're popping in elsewhere, and have LoS to the southeast corner:

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You see a bank of fog there. A DC 21 Spellcraft check reveals:

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It is the result of the spell Obscuring Mist.

OO:

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I forgot to roll wisdom damage for Dolorous Motes. Wisdom Damage - (1d3)[3]

[PhoenixRivers]

A medium sized humanoid appears in J24, and immediately expands to a large creature, occupying I24-J25 (contingencies triggered, will happen after your readied action, if it was set to "upon detecting me" or some equivalent variant). I can be detected by blindsight.

I have Blindsight, 60 feet. I also detect any spell casting done within 60 feet, per Ring of spell-battle.

I am unaffected by the Will Save effect. You do not get any information on passed/failed save.
Reflex: (1d20)[4] (chances are, I'm prone)

Spellcraft: (1d20+16)[36]
Spellcraft: (1d20+16)[35]
Spellcraft: (1d20+16)[30]
Spellcraft: (1d20+16)[27]
Spellcraft: (1d20+16)[29] (for readied action, if necessary)

More to come, concerning readied action.

Nice effect chain. I'm prone. Next, please provide information as to the readied action, assuming it's a spell (since you're a theurge, I figure that likely).

[Claudius Maximus]

You were supposed to read the readied action spoiler. I guess it's better to be over cautious about spoilers than not, though. My readied action was to cast targeted Greater Dispel Magic on you when I detect you. You successfully spellcraft the casting. If you don't foil it somehow, make a list for me to roll against.

You detect me in I24, altitude +15. You detect a robed medium humanoid flying with wings. He holds a strange, 20-foot lance and the air around him is disturbed by some force. He is also on fire. He has a holy symbol and what you assume is a spell component pouch within easy reach. He is blinking in and out of the material plane.

A DC 10 Knowledge (Religion) check reveals:

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The holy symbol is that of Wee Jas.

A DC 11 Knowledge (The Planes) check reveals:

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This is a Protectar, which can be found in the Miniatures Handbook.

A DC 24 Spellcraft check reveals:

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The lance is the effect of the Thunderlance Spell.

Another DC 24 Spellcraft check reveals:

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The wings are the result of the spell Lesser Holy Transformation

A DC 25 Spellcraft check reveals:

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The blinking is the effect of the spell Greater Blink.

Another DC 25 Spellcraft check reveals:

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The fire is the result of the spell Heart of Fire.

A DC 27 Spellcraft check reveals:

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The disturbances in the air are the result of the spell Arcane Spellsurge.

[PhoenixRivers]

Religion check is autopassed.
Knowledge (The planes) check is autopassed.

Spellcraft: (1d20+16)[27] **you have thunderlance**
Spellcraft: (1d20+16)[24] **you have lesser holy transformation**
Spellcraft: (1d20+16)[35] **you have greater blink**
Spellcraft: (1d20+16)[21]
Spellcraft: (1d20+16)[26]

Before the readied action, I need to provide you with information from Arcane Sight.

[Claudius Maximus]

I don't see you though, due to the fog, so isn't Arcane Sight ineffective?

[PhoenixRivers]

Good point. Blindsight isn't actual sight.

In that case, when your spell resolves, it is turned, per spell turning.

[Claudius Maximus]

OO:

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Absorbed by my Spellblade gauntlet.

Edit: Dispel results noted. You may take your turn now.

Also, what do I detect with my Blindsight, other than that you are a large creature now?

[PhoenixRivers]

Specifically, I've taken the form of a troll, and am prone.

My Action:

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Schism: Manifest Stygian Ray

Full round action: Move prone 5 feet to G24-I25

The troll will be crawling across the ground 5 feet, to G24-I25.
A power is also being activated.

If you need to roll a psicraft check to identify, the DC is 17 (spellcraft does not work for this).

If you're entitled to know the power:

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Stygian Ray

Ranged Touch Attack: (1d20+7)[15]
If hit:

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You gain (1d4)[4] Negative levels.
This is a non-targeted effect, and allows no save. If you possess Spell Resistance, the check to overcome: (1d20+17)[36]

If threat: (1d20+7)[18]
If Crit: (1d4)[4] additional negative levels.

That will conclude my turn.

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Spell turning levels: (1d4+6)[8] -6 (greater Dispel was turned)

[Claudius Maximus]

I get an attack of opportunity when you attempt to crawl:

Attack Roll - (1d20+79)[96]
Damage - (3d6+99)[108]

It's a touch attack.

If it hits:

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You must make a DC 50 will save at the end of your turn. SR applies to this. If an SR check is necessary:

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CL Check - (1d20+24)[26] Some luck I'm having with these...

This should actually be 4 higher (so, 30).

If it beats SR, and you fail the save:

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You are dazed for one round.

If it beats SR, but you make the save:

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Nothing happens to you.

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Stygian Ray, huh? I don't see what's the use, but knowing you, you've found a way to make it spell certain doom. It misses, though.