conversations: human
conversations:  Arena Tournament, Round 60:  Fiorella  vs.  Robert the Blade    
   Map: 
   
   Spoiler 
   
   
  
   XP Award:  300xp
   GP Award:  300gp
  
   Fiorella  - Hustlertwo
   Robert the Blade  - Bakkan
  
   All Combatants, please roll initiative and declare any final purchases. 
conversations: ArenaManager:
conversations: human
conversations:  Init:  (1d20-3)[ 11 ] 
  
  Buying Arcanists' Gloves, maybe something else, will depend on what Rob gets.
conversations: hustlertwo:
conversations: human
conversations:  Robert the Blade 
   Purchase:  1  potion of Expeditious Retreat (CL 1) (50 gp) 
  EDIT:  Never mind, forgot for a moment that that was a Personal range spell.
  
    Initiative  - (1d20+0)[ 9 ] 
conversations: Bakkan:
conversations: human
conversations:  So no buys?
conversations: hustlertwo:
conversations: human
conversations:  Correct, no buys.  Incidentally, if I defeat you, will we have to have another match since you will then have only lost once?  Or is it just the one fight for the final?
conversations: Bakkan:
conversations: human
conversations:  We'll fight again, with you getting the usual rewards for winning the first match, and the big prize for winning the tournament going to the winner of the second one.  It's not impossible, I did it in round 58.  But obviously it does give me an advantage.
  
  Oh, and Fiorella, Round 1:
  
   
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  Start in K-5, with my light crossbow in my off hand, loaded with a MW bolt.  Move to C-5, ready action to cast Magic Missile if LoS is established and my opponent has less than total cover or concealment.
   
  
  
  Done.
  
  Stats:
  
   
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  AC: 15 (+2 from tree)
  Equipped: Light crossbow in off hand, MW bolt loaded
  Spells:
  
  Ray of Frost 1/1
  Detect Magic 1/1
  Light 1/1
  Sonic Snap 1/1
  
  Magic Missile 2/2
  Kelgore's Fire Bolt 1/1
  
  Seeking Ray 1/1
  
  Arcanists' Glove uses remaining: 2
   
conversations: hustlertwo:
conversations: human
conversations:  Robert the Blade - Round 1 
  
  Actions:
   
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  Begin Turn:  O21 
  
  Double Move: to  G15 
   
  
  
  End Turn, need LoS
  
   
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  Position:  G15 
  
  HP: 18/18
  PP: 4/4
  AC: 18 (+4 Chain Shirt, +2 Dex, +2 Tree) T 14, FF 16
  
  Psionically Focused
  
  In Hands: Greatsword
  On Belt: Loaded sling and 30 bullets
   
conversations: Bakkan:
conversations: human
conversations:  LoS established as Robert moves around the barn corner.  Fiorella's readied action is triggered.
  
  Robert ends in G15 and Fiorella is in C5 with a light crossbow in his off hand.
conversations: madtinker:
conversations: human
conversations:  Damage roll:  (2d4+2)[ 6 ] 
  
  Fiorella, Round 2
  
  Swift action to activate Arcanist's Gloves, providing a +2 CL bonus for...
  
  Magic Missile!
  
   (3d4+3)[ 11 ] 
  
  Rest of turn will be done after we see if you're still standing (how many HP damage can you negate, 4?)
  
  Anyhow, I guess I'll move to D-2, just in case.
  
  Stats:  
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  Position- D-2
  AC: 15 (+2 from tree)
  Equipped: Light crossbow in off hand, MW bolt loaded
  Spells Remaining:
  
  Ray of Frost 1/1
  Detect Magic 1/1
  Light 1/1
  Sonic Snap 1/1
  
  Magic Missile 0/2
  Kelgore's Fire Bolt 1/1
  
  Seeking Ray 1/1
  
  Arcanists' Glove uses remaining: 1
   
conversations: hustlertwo:
conversations: human
conversations:  Immediate:  Activate Elan Resilience and spend 4 PP to negate 8 points of damage from that last magic missile.   I'm still standing, but by my count you used up your actions for this turn, are you done?
conversations: Bakkan:
conversations: human
conversations:  Sorry, yeah, I'm done.
conversations: hustlertwo:
conversations: human
conversations:  Robert the Blade - Round 2 
  
  Actions:
  Begin Turn:  G15 
  
  Double Move: to  G4 
  
  Free:  "You won't get me down that easily, mage!"
  
  Stats and Status:
   
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  Position:  G14 
  
  HP: 9/18
  PP: 4/4
  AC: 18 (+4 Chain Shirt, +2 Dex, +2 Tree) T 14, FF 16
  
  Psionically Focused
  
  In Hands: Greatsword
  On Belt: Loaded sling and 30 bullets
   
conversations: Bakkan:
conversations: human
conversations:  Congrats, I think you've officially gotten closer to Fiorella than any of her other opponents.
  
  I'm not real happy about that, incidentally.  My big guns have kinda been expended.
  
  Double move to D-18.  End.
  
  Stats:  
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  Position- D-18
  AC: 13
  Equipped: Light crossbow in off hand, MW bolt loaded
  Spells Remaining:
  
  Ray of Frost 1/1
  Detect Magic 1/1
  Light 1/1
  Sonic Snap 1/1
  
  Magic Missile 0/2
  Kelgore's Fire Bolt 1/1
  
  Seeking Ray 1/1
  
  Arcanists' Glove uses remaining: 1
   
conversations: hustlertwo:
conversations: human
conversations:  Robert the Blade - Round 3 
  
  Actions:
  Begin Turn:  G4 
  
  Full-Round:  Run to  E17 
  
  Free: "You can't escape me!"
  
  Stats and Status:
   
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  Position:  E17 
  
  HP: 9/18
  PP: 0/4
  AC: 16 (+4 Chain Shirt, +2 Dex) T 12, FF 14 (14/10/14 while running)
  
   Psionically Focused 
  
  In Hands: Greatsword
  On Belt: Loaded sling and 30 bullets
   
  
  
  Question:  What sort of actions are possible with an Attack of Opportunity?  I know trip attempts are, what about touch attempts to start a grapple?
conversations: Bakkan:
conversations: human
conversations:  I think you can only run in a straight line.
conversations: hustlertwo:
conversations: human
conversations:  Does "straight" in this context mean only north, south, or at a 45 degree diagonal?  I thought it worked the same as a charge, except that the only requirement was that you didn't run across rough terrain.
conversations: Bakkan:
conversations: human
conversations:  G4 to E17 is fine.  It's a straight line; as far as I know, the trees do not count as obstructions or difficult terrain.
  
  As to the AoO, I believe the standard is that if you can do it as part of a full-attack, you can do it as an AoO, so a grapple attempt should be alright.
conversations: Sallera:
conversations: human
conversations:  I don't guess I have a lot of options, so...
  
  Withdraw from D-18, moving east, with LoS breaking around L-21.  I continue on  
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  to S-21.
   
  
  
  End.
  
  Sorry to cause more LoS checks, but clearly I didn't understand D&amp;D movement as well as I thought.
conversations: hustlertwo:
conversations: human
conversations:  ref question:
   
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    SRD, Withdraw 
  
  The square you start out in is not considered threatened by any opponent you can see...If, during the process of withdrawing, you move out of a threatened square (other than the one you started in), enemies get attacks of opportunity as normal.  
  
  If my opponent is moving directly east, that should take him through two more threatened squares, E18 and F18.  Is my opponent's description of movement specific enough for me to take an AoO against him at this time, or should he be asked to describe his movement more precisely.  Obviously, if I can take an AoO, I will, but I didn't want to assume anything about his movement or rulings on possible ambiguous movement messages.
   
conversations: Bakkan:
conversations: human
conversations:  Need a better description of your path Hustler.
conversations: Mavian:
conversations: human
conversations:  Hi Ref Scorer  
  
  @Bakkan
   
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  Yes, If he moves through another threatened square, you get AoO then. So the good thing to do is ask him especifically his movement.
   
  
  
  Ninja'D  
conversations: Scorer:
conversations: human
conversations:  D-18 to E-19 to F-20 to G-21, and then straight east until LoS is broken.
conversations: hustlertwo:
conversations: human
conversations:  Robert the Blade: Round 4 
   
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  Double move to I7
   
  
  
  End Turn
conversations: Bakkan:
conversations: human
conversations:  Fiorella, Round 5
  
   
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  Move to X-16, ready action to fire a Seeking Ray if my opponent comes within range, LoS, and has less than total cover.
   
  
  
  Done, I'll go get a LoS check.
  
  Stats:
  
   
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  Position: X-16
  AC: 15 (+2 tree)
  Spells:
  Everything except the two Magic Missiles
   
conversations: hustlertwo:
conversations: human
conversations:  Hi Ref Scorer  
  
  @refs
   
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  Nothing to see here, except a text that says "Nothing to see here, except a text that says "Nothing to see here, except a text that says "Nothing to see here, except a text that says "Nothing to see here, ...
   
  
  @Fiorella
   
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  No LoS
   
  
  
  @Robert
   
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  No LoS
   
conversations: Scorer:
conversations: human
conversations:  Robert the Blade - Round 5 
  
  Actions:
   
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  Begin Turn:  I7 
  
  Move:  Move to  M7 
  
  Standard:  Ready action to attempt to start a grapple if Firella comes within 5 ft of me.
   
  
  
  Stats and Status:
   
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  Position:  M7 
  
  HP: 9/18
  PP: 0/4
  AC: 16 (+4 Chain Shirt, +2 Dex) T 12, FF 14 (14/10/14 while running)
  
  Psionically Focused
  
  In Hands: Greatsword
  On Belt: Loaded sling and 30 bullets
   
conversations: Bakkan:
conversations: human
conversations:  Fiorella, Round 6
  
   
   Spoiler 
  Move to W-8, ready action to cast Seeking Ray if opponent is in range, LoS, and has less than total cover.
   
  
  
  Done, another check.
  
  Stats:
  
   
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  Position: W-8
  AC: 15 (+2 tree)
  Spells:
  Everything except the two Magic Missiles
   
conversations: hustlertwo:
conversations: human
conversations:  Hi Ref Scorer  
  
  LoS established
  
  Fiorella is on  W8 
  
  Robert is on  M7 
conversations: Scorer:
conversations: human
conversations:  I just realized I forgot to mention one of my feats automatically activated in round 3 when Robert was next to me.  I'll assume that means I can't do it now, so I won't account for it.  For the rest of my turn I will move south, breaking LoS after I leave W-8 and going  
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  back to X-16.  Deja vu.
   
  
  
  Done.
conversations: hustlertwo:
conversations: human
conversations:  Robert the Blade - Round 6 
  
  Actions
   
   Spoiler 
  
  Move to S8
  
  Will wait on rest of turn until after LoS done.
   
  
  
  Not end of turn, need LoS
conversations: Bakkan:
conversations: human
conversations:  High Ref Scorer  
  
  LoS established again...
  
  Fiorella in  X16 
  
  Robert in  S8 
conversations: Scorer:
conversations: human
conversations:  Robert
   
  
  Move to  S14 
  
  Turn Done
conversations: Bakkan:
conversations: human
conversations:  Eh, enough being cautious and such, worst comes to worst I can live to fight another day.
  
  Second activation of gloves, fire Kelgore's Fire Bolt at opponent.
  
  Damage:  (4d6)[ 19 ] 
  
  Reflex for half, DC 14 (curse the DC not scaling to caster level!)
  
  Rest of turn is decided after that.
conversations: hustlertwo:
conversations: human
conversations:  OK, I think that's death if you fail the save, if not you're at 0 (since it rounds down).  I'll probably go ahead and move to X-22 just in case.
conversations: hustlertwo:
conversations: human
conversations:  Robert the Blade - Round 7 
  
  Actions:
  Begin Turn:  S14 
    Reflex Save  - (1d20+2)[ 18 ]  DC 14
  
  Will post rest of turn after I see result of save.
conversations: Bakkan:
conversations: human
conversations:  OK, well I'm still standing I guess.
  
  Rest of turn:
  
  Move to  S20 
  
  Stats and Status:
   
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  Position:  S20 
  
  HP: 0/18
  PP: 0/4
  AC: 16 (+4 Chain Shirt, +2 Dex) T 12, FF 14
  
  Psionically Focused
  
  In Hands: Greatsword
  On Belt: Loaded sling and 30 bullets
   
conversations: Bakkan:
conversations: human
conversations:  Let's try to finish this with a Ray of Frost.
  
   (1d20+3)[ 13 ] 
   (1d3)[ 3 ] 
  
  And if you're still alive, I'll move to Z-26.
conversations: hustlertwo:
conversations: human
conversations:  If your touch AC is still 12 as listed, that's game.  Well played, I learned a bit about movement here.  And at least you still get to level up.
conversations: hustlertwo:
conversations: human
conversations:  Yep, that should bring me down to -3.  Good game, I need to come up with a way to combat fast ranged attackers.
conversations: Bakkan:
conversations: human
conversations:  I would suggest retraining to get the Quick trait at level up.  You could benefit from more landspeed, and your HP is high enough that -1 per level won't hurt you.
conversations: hustlertwo:
conversations: human
conversations:  High Ref Mav:
  
  Fiorella gets the win and the loot, as well as the first place prize for winning round 60.
  
  Robert comes in second.
   
conversations: Mavian: