conversations.from: system
conversations.value: ROLEPLAY_MODE: Develop the plot slowly, always stay in character. Describe all actions in full, elaborate, explicit, graphic, and vivid detail. Mention all relevant sensory perceptions. Keep the story immersive and engaging.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: ArenaManager: Arena Tournament, Round 51:  Dense  vs  McToughy    
   Map 
   
   Spoiler 
  
   
   
  
   XP Reward:  300 XP
   GP Reward:  300 GP
   
  Psionic Dog - Dense 
   Alterform - McToughy 
   All Gladiators, please declare final purchases (if any) and roll initiative. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: AlterForm: McToughy Init  - (1d20+1)[ 7 ] 
  
  No purchases as of yet.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Psionic Dog: Dense - Preliminaries 
    Initiative  - (1d20+3)[ 18 ] 
  
  Hmmmm... tricky.
  
  Ok,
  
  I believe I'll buy a ridding dog [150gp], Studded Leather Barding [50gp], a tanglefoot bag [50 gp], 11 more bolts to bring my amo up to 30, [1.1gp], and... hmmm. Maybe something else if you make any purchases.
  
  Total Expenditures today: 251.1 gp.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Psionic Dog: Ok, my shopping is complete, but reserving right to make a reactionary purchase if applicable.
  
  
   Dense-Round 1 
  
  Dense, a gnome clad in studded leather and holding a loaded heavy crossbow and buckler starts mounted on a ridding dog also clad in studded leather in B-14.
  
    Ride  - (1d20+2)[ 6 ]  DC5 Guide w/ Knees.
  Rides to K-14.
  
  Readied Action:
   
   Spoiler 
  If attacked take Total Defense action.
   
  
  
  Stats:  
   Spoiler 
  
  HP: 16/16
  AC: 18 (14 T, 15 FF) +1size +3dex +3armor +1shield
  
  
  Ridding Dog:
  HP 13/13
  AC: 19 (12T, 17FF)  +2Dex +4Nat +3armor
  +5 listen +5spot
  
  Current weight on Dog: 44 lb Dense, 19.5lb D's equipment, 20lb barding = light load.
   
  
  
  Done.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: AlterForm: McToughy - Round 1 
  
  McToughy, an Elan in chainmail and two-handing a spear starts in Y14.
  Move: 20 ft to U15
  Standard: Manifest power.
  DC 16 Psicraft Check:
   
   Spoiler 
  MT manifests Force Screen.
   
  
  
  End Turn
  
  Stats
   
   Spoiler 
  
  HP: 8/8
  AC: 20 (5 armor, 1 DEX, 4 shield), Touch 11, FF 19
  PP: 9/10
  Force Screen: Round 1 of 10
  Position: U15
  Spot/Listen: +6/+2
   
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Psionic Dog: Dense - Round 2
  
    Ride gwk  - (1d20+2)[ 7 ] 
  
  Ride 25 ft from K-14 to M-11
  Standard: Fire Crossbow at McToughy
  Move: Reload Crossbow
  
  I believe from M-11 McToughy has no cover against Dense, while Dense has cover from McToughy.
  
    Attack  - (1d20+5)[ 17 ]    Damage  - (1d8)[ 2 ] 
  
  If bolt misses  (1d100)[ 77 ]  &gt;50 = bolt destroyed.
  
  End Turn.
  
  Stats:  
   Spoiler 
  
  HP: 16/16
  AC: 18 (14 T, 15 FF) +1size +3dex +3armor +1shield
  Ammunition Left: 29 bolts.
  
  
  Ridding Dog:
  HP 13/13
  AC: 19 (12T, 17FF)  +2Dex +4Nat +3armor
  +5 listen +5spot
  
  Current weight on Dog: 44 lb Dense, 19.5lb D's equipment, 20lb barding = light load.
   
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: AlterForm: The bolt bounces harmlessly off a field of force in front of McToughy.
  
   McToughy - Round 2 
  Standard: Manifest a power.
  Psicraft DC 16 to ID
   
   Spoiler 
  MT manifests Vigor
   
  
  Move: 20 ft to Q14
  
  Status
   
   Spoiler 
  HP: 8/8 (5 Temp HP)
  AC: 20 (5 armor, 1 DEX, 4 shield), Touch 11, FF 19
  PP: 8/10
  Force Screen: Round 2 of 10
  Vigor: Round 1 of 10
  Position: Q14
  Spot/Listen: +6/+2
   
  
  
  End Turn
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Psionic Dog: Dense - Round 3 
  
  Free: jovial banter:  "Oh ye think ya clever eh? Well I got bolts a'plenty an a trick o' my own!" 
    Ride gwk  - (1d20+2)[ 9 ] 
  
  Ride 35 ft from M-11 to S-10
  Move: Draw Tanglefoot Bag
  Standard: Throw bag
  
    Touch Attack  - (1d20+6)[ 10 ]  - 2 range increment for...  8  🫤
  
  End Turn.
  
  Stats:  
   Spoiler 
  
  HP: 16/16
  AC: 18 (14 T, 15 FF) +1size +3dex +3armor +1shield
  Ammunition Left: 29 bolts.
  
  
  Ridding Dog:
  HP 13/13
  AC: 19 (12T, 17FF)  +2Dex +4Nat +3armor
  +5 listen +5spot
  
  Current weight on Dog: 44 lb Dense, 19.5lb D's equipment, 20lb barding = light load.
   
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: AlterForm: McToughy - Round 3 
  
  Free: Taunting Banter:   "I am not clever. I am good. And you seem to have opened yourself to an attack."  
  Move: 15 ft to Q11, 5 ft to R10, total movement 20 ft.
  Standard:   Attack  - (1d20+4)[ 18 ]  vs AC,   Damage  - (1d8+6)[ 8 ] 
    Awaiting dieroller...  
  
  That looks like a hit to me, unless you have other effects up.
  
   End Turn 
  
  Stats
   
   Spoiler 
  HP: 8/8 (5 Temp HP)
  AC: 20 (5 armor, 1 DEX, 4 shield), Touch 11, FF 19
  PP: 8/10
  Force Screen: Round 3 of 10
  Vigor: Round 2 of 10
  Position: R10
  Spot/Listen: +6/+2
   
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Psionic Dog: It hit. Congrats on first blood.
   Dense - Round 3 
  
  Free: jovial banter:  "I missed again? I must be getting ol.. YEOW!" 
    Ride gwk  - (1d20+2)[ 9 ] 
  
  Full-round action: Withdraw! (to P-20 by way of T-12: 70ft of movement)
  
  End Turn.
  
  Stats:  
   Spoiler 
  
  HP: 8/16
  AC: 18 (14 T, 15 FF) +1size +3dex +3armor +1shield
  Ammunition Left: 29 bolts.
  
  
  Ridding Dog:
  HP 13/13
  AC: 19 (12T, 17FF)  +2Dex +4Nat +3armor
  +5 listen +5spot
  
  Current weight on Dog: 44 lb Dense, 19.5lb D's equipment, 20lb barding = light load.
   
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: AlterForm: McToughy - Round 4 
  
  Free: Taunting Banter:  "Come, now. Why run when your defeat is assured?" 
  
  Double Move: 40 ft to  O18  O17
  
   End Turn 
   
   Spoiler 
  HP: 8/8 (5 Temp HP)
  AC: 20 (5 armor, 1 DEX, 4 shield), Touch 11, FF 19
  PP: 8/10
  Force Screen: Round 4 of 10
  Vigor: Round 3 of 10
  Position: O18
  Spot/Listen: +6/+2
   
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Psionic Dog: O-18? Didn't you end in R-10 round 3? 🤨
  
  I count 60 ft required to get from R-10 to O-18.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: AlterForm: Err...while it's not 60 ft to O18 from R10, I have overextended myself by 5 ft. Oops. 😳
  Post edited accordingly; I now end in O17
  
   
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Psionic Dog: No problem, I was off a column as well. 😳
   Dense - Round 5 
  
  Free: jovial banter:  "Ah, but we wee folk like our personal space. Now take this feathered token of my esteem." 
  
  Standard action: Fire Crossbow!
    Attack  - (1d20+6)[ 17 ]    Damage  - (1d8+1)[ 7 ] 
    Critical Hope  - (1d20+6)[ 21 ]    Wishful extra damage  - (1d8)[ 7 ] 
    Break chance on miss  - (1d100)[ 75 ]  miss breaks &gt; 50
  
    Ride gwk  - (1d20+2)[ 18 ]  Ride 35 ft to S-26
  Move action: Reload crossbow.
  
  End Turn.
  
  Stats:  
   Spoiler 
  
  HP: 8/16
  AC: 18 (14 T, 15 FF) +1size +3dex +3armor +1shield
  Ammunition Left: 28 bolts.
  
  
  Ridding Dog:
  HP 13/13
  AC: 19 (12T, 17FF)  +2Dex +4Nat +3armor
  +5 listen +5spot
  
  Current weight on Dog: 44 lb Dense, 19.5lb D's equipment, 20lb barding = light load.
   
  [/QUOTE]
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: AlterForm: Sorry I'm late posting. Schoolwork piled up a bit.
  
   McToughy - Round 5 
  
  The bolt bounces harmlessly off again, splintering.
  
  No banter this time. Just a bemused (and annoyed) grunt.
  
  Refs
   
   Spoiler 
  How straight does a  run action  have to be?
   
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Talic: High Ref Talic 
  
  @Alterfrom: 
   Spoiler 
  It must  be straight in all regards.  That is, you must be able to draw an unobstructed straight line from the start position to the end position.  If that line isn't vertical or horizontal, your character's movement through squares must be as close to that line as possible.  This line may not pass through difficult terrain, and the elevation rate may not change (the line must be straight with regards to vertical movement as well).  This means you can't run across flat ground, and at the end, go up a shallow set of stairs.
  
  If an ability allows for one turn during a run action, that can be a change in the elevation rate or a change in one of the 4 cardinal directions.
   
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: AlterForm: Thanks Talic
  
   McToughy - Round 5, cont 
  Move: 20 ft to R19
  Move: 20 ft to S23
  
   End Turn 
  
  Status
   
   Spoiler 
  HP: 8/8 (5 Temp HP)
  AC: 20 (5 armor, 1 DEX, 4 shield), Touch 11, FF 19
  PP: 8/10
  Force Screen: Round 5 of 10
  Vigor: Round 4 of 10
  Position: S23
  Spot/Listen: +6/+2
   
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Psionic Dog: Dense - Round 6 
    Ride gwk  - (1d20+2)[ 20 ] 
  Have mount make double move (80 ft):
  Moving 40 ft to Q-24 (by way of O-25) and then another 40ft up to J-22
  
  Move Action: Draw Alchemist Fire
  Standard Action: Throw Flask [thrown from movement midpoint: Q-24]
  
    Touch Attack  - (1d20+2)[ 6 ] 
  If Hit   Fire Damage  - (1d6)[ 1 ] .
  
  On miss flask lands  (1d8)[ 3 ]  NW N NE E SE S SW W.
  So if it misses you take 1 point splash damage, and on 1-3 Dense &amp; mount also take 1 point splash damage.
  
  End Turn.
  
  Stats:  
   Spoiler 
  
  HP: 8/16
  AC: 18 (14 T, 15 FF) +1size +3dex +3armor +1shield
  Ammunition Left: 28 bolts.
  
  
  Ridding Dog:
  HP 13/13
  AC: 19 (12T, 17FF)  +2Dex +4Nat +3armor
  +5 listen +5spot
  
  Current weight on Dog: 44 lb Dense, 19.5lb D's equipment, 20lb barding = light load.
   
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Psionic Dog: 🤢 I don't know if I should laugh or cry...
  
  Stats:  
   Spoiler 
  
  HP: 7/16
  AC: 18 (14 T, 15 FF) +1size +3dex +3armor +1shield
  Ammunition Left: 28 bolts.
  
  
  Ridding Dog:
  HP 12/13
  AC: 19 (12T, 17FF)  +2Dex +4Nat +3armor
  +5 listen +5spot
  
  Current weight on Dog: 44 lb Dense, 19.5lb D's equipment, 20lb barding = light load.
   
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: AlterForm: MT winces slightly at the fire, then continues fighting.
  
   McToughy 
  
  Free: Taunting Banter:  "Again, you leave an opening. Have at!" 
  
  Full-Round: Charge to K23
  
    attack  - (1d20+5)[ 23 ]  (opponent has cover)
    damage  - (1d8+6)[ 8 ] 
  
  I think that's game, unless you have more HP or more AC somehow.
  
  Status
   
   Spoiler 
  HP: 8/8 (4 Temp HP)
  AC: 20 (5 armor, 1 DEX, 4 shield), Touch 11, FF 19
  PP: 8/10
  Force Screen: Round 6 of 10
  Vigor: Round 5 of 10
  Position: K23
  Spot/Listen: +6/+2
   
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Psionic Dog: That hit and dropped Dense to -1 for game.
  
  Well fought. 🙂
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: AlterForm: Same. I was worried I'd never be able to catch you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Talic: High Ref Talic 
   McToughy is the victor! 