conversations: human
conversations:  Arena Tournament, Round 88:  Pain Hydrate  vs.  Jack    
   Map:  
   Spoiler 
  
   
   
  
   XP Award:  300 XP
   GP Award:  300 GP
  
   Pain Hydrate  - AlterForm
   Jack  - vollmond
  
   All Combatants, please roll initiative and declare final purchases, if any. Remember that this is a single elimination Endurance tournament; all damage and effects carry over, with one hour between matches. 
conversations: ArenaManager:
conversations: human
conversations:  Both gladiators start this match at full health. 
conversations: ArenaManager:
conversations: human
conversations:  Pain Hydrate checking in.
  
    Init  - (1d20+3)[ 20 ] 
  
  No purchases yet; may yet make some.
conversations: AlterForm:
conversations: human
conversations:  Jack here.
  
    Initiative  - (1d20+7)[ 8 ]  &lt;-- that is not a good omen
  
  I do have some purchase, either coming tonight or in the morning.
  
  edit:
  1 gp 20x Blunt Arrows
  
  Purchases not done.
  
  Ref question
   
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  Does lighting a tindertwig take an action? IE, if I have a tindertwig and a smokestick in hand, is it just a single standard action to light the smokestick?
  
  Do I have to have 2 hands to light a smokestick as above, or can I have a weapon in one hand while I do it?
   
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  I love how noticeably Rageclaws has changed the Arena metagame. 😁
conversations: AlterForm:
conversations: human
conversations:  GM Kyeudo  
  
  @Jack
   
   Spoiler 
  
  I can't find what action lighting a smokestick without a tindertwig is, but lighting one with a tindertwig is at minimum a standard action. As I doubt that normally lighting one takes more than a full round action, I'd say go with that. I do believe both hands would be required.
   
conversations: Kyeudo:
conversations: human
conversations:  Kyeudo
   
   Spoiler 
  Ok, thanks! Now one question... in your ruling, does "go with that" refer to the full-round action, or the standard action? 🤨 You'd never know English was my first language...
   
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  vollmond
   
   Spoiler 
  He meant go with the full-round
   
conversations: theterran:
conversations: human
conversations:  vollmond
   
   Spoiler 
  I think Kyeudo was saying it takes a standard action to light a smoke stick with a tindertwig. (i think it's been a standard action every other time someone used a smock stick)
  
  I can't imagine that lighting a smoke stick would take more effort than lighting a torch.
   
conversations: Psionic Dog:
conversations: human
conversations:  Ok, further purchases:
  
  50 gp 2x Scroll of Swift Expeditious Retreat
  25 gp Scroll of Obscuring Mist (I'm so stupid)
  25 gp Scroll of Color Spray
  
  I can have all these on one scroll, yes? If so, that's what I do.
  
  Purchases done (though I reserve the right to reactives)
  
  
   
   Originally Posted by AlterForm 
   I love how noticeably Rageclaws has changed the Arena metagame. 😁 
   
  
  Heh, me too.
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  GM Kyeudo  
  
  @Jack, refs
   
   Spoiler 
  
  I did mean that we should go with the standard action for lighting a smokestick with a tindertwig, as that is the absolute minimum action given for lighting things with a tindertwig.
   
conversations: Kyeudo:
conversations: human
conversations:  Thanks, Kyeudo.
  
  Also buying a Glaive (8 gp)
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  Pain will buy a Psionic Tattoo of Force Screen. (50gp)
conversations: AlterForm:
conversations: human
conversations:  Jack will add another copy of Color Spray to that scroll. (25)
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  Assuming you have no further purchases.
  
   Pain Hydrate - Round 1 
  
  Begin in M4. Guisarme held in 1 hand.
  Standard: Tap Psionic Tattoo. DC 16 psicraft to ID. (For tradition's sake)
   
   Spoiler 
  Force Screen
   
  
  Move: 40 ft to H9
  Free: Shift grip to 2 hands on Guisarme.
  
  Status
   
   Spoiler 
  HP: 14/14
  AC: 21 (4 armor, 3 dex, 4 deflection); Touch 17, FF 18
  Force Screen: 1/10
  Position: H9
   
  
   End Turn 
conversations: AlterForm:
conversations: human
conversations:  I assume you meant glaive 😉
   Jack, Round 1 
  
  Knowledge Devotion roll
   
   Spoiler 
  
    Knowledge Local  - (1d20+3)[ 10 ]  edit: so, +1 to all attack and damage rolls
   
  
  
  Starting in M23, holding a scroll
  
  Standard: Ready action
   
   Spoiler 
  If he comes within 20', cast obscuring mist and then 5' step.
   
  
   Turn complete. 
  
  Statblock:
   
   Spoiler 
  
  Location: M23
  Low-light Vision
  Darkvision 60'
  HP 10/10
  AC 18, t15, ff13
  Spells/SLAs Remaining:
  Cantrips: 3/3
  1st-level: 3/3
  SLAs: 5/5
  Silence: 1/1
  
  Remaining Consumables:
  20x Serpentstongue Arrows
  18x Dragonsbreath Arrows
  20x Blunt Arrows
  Single Scroll of Swift Expeditious Retreat (x2), Color Spray (x2), and Obscuring Mist
  1x Smokestick
  1x Tindertwig
   
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  Bump. Would rather not end this in DQ 🙂 (I know there's still time left, just being proactive)
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  Had the wrong type of email notification set. Namely, none. 😳
   Pain Hydrate - Round 2 
  
  Move: 40 ft to B13
  Move: 35 ft to C20
  
  Status
   
   Spoiler 
  HP: 14/14
  AC: 21 (4 armor, 3 dex, 4 deflection); Touch 17, FF 18
  Force Screen: 2/10
  Position: C20
   
  
   End Turn 
conversations: AlterForm:
conversations: human
conversations:  Jack, Round 2 
   Swift : Cast Swift Expeditious Retreat from the scroll
   Move : 50' to C-23, drawing my guisarme
   Free : Hold Guisarme in my mouth (if for some reason this isn't allowed, I'll drop it instead)
   Standard : Cast Color Spray from the scroll. WillNeg DC13
  Unconscious for  (2d4)[ 3 ]  rounds; blinded and stunned for  (1d4)[ 4 ]  rounds, stunned for 1 round.
   Free : Switch Guisarme to two-handed grip, put scroll in mouth
  
  After rereading this several times,  Turn complete. 
  
  Statblock:
   
   Spoiler 
  
  Location: C23
  Low-light Vision
  Darkvision 60'
  HP 10/10
  AC 18, t15, ff13
  Spells/SLAs Remaining:
  Cantrips: 3/3
  1st-level: 3/3
  SLAs: 5/5
  Silence: 1/1
  
  Remaining Consumables:
  20x Serpentstongue Arrows
  18x Dragonsbreath Arrows
  20x Blunt Arrows
  Single Scroll of Swift Expeditious Retreat, Color Spray, and Obscuring Mist
  1x Smokestick
  1x Tindertwig
   
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  Damn. Obviously I didn't read this well enough. I need my mouth free to cast from the scroll. Does this mean my spell fizzles, or is there a rewind since it's an illegal action? If it's a rewind, I'll use another free to drop the guisarme on the ground before casting.
  
  If it fizzles, I suppose my turn is still done.
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  High Ref Scorer  
  
  I'd say it fizzles, as having an item in your mouth is not illegal, nor is to cast a spell with something blocking speech.
conversations: Scorer:
conversations: human
conversations:  I suppose it's your turn, then.
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  Pain Hydrate - Round 3 
  
  5 ft step to C21
  Standard: Attack Jack
    Attack  - (1d20+7)[ 13 ]  (My wonderful luck strikes again)
    Damage  - (2d4+9)[ 12 ] 
  
  Status
   
   Spoiler 
  HP: 14/14
  AC: 21 (4 armor, 3 dex, 4 deflection); Touch 17, FF 18
  Force Screen: 3/10
  Position: C21
   
  
   End Turn 
conversations: AlterForm:
conversations: human
conversations:  Jack, Round 3 
  
  Let's try that again, shall we? This time with less stupid on my part.
  
   Free : 5-foot step to C-24
   Free : Drop Guisarme
   Standard : Cast Color Spray from the scroll. WillNeg DC13
  Unconscious for  (2d4)[ 4 ]  rounds; blinded and stunned for  (1d4)[ 3 ]  rounds, stunned for 1 round.
   Move : Pick up Guisarme
  
   Turn complete. 
  
  Statblock:
   
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  Location: C24
  Low-light Vision
  Darkvision 60'
  HP 10/10
  AC 18, t15, ff13
  Spells/SLAs Remaining:
  Cantrips: 3/3
  1st-level: 3/3
  SLAs: 5/5
  Silence: 1/1
  
  Remaining Consumables:
  20x Serpentstongue Arrows
  18x Dragonsbreath Arrows
  20x Blunt Arrows
  Single Scroll of Swift Expeditious Retreat, and Obscuring Mist
  1x Smokestick
  1x Tindertwig
   
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  Here comes the snooze train...
  
    Will Save  - (1d20-2)[ 14 ]  vs DC 13
  
  ...looks like Pain had the wrong platform. 😏
conversations: AlterForm:
conversations: human
conversations:  Arrrggg... *waits for the beatdown*
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  Pain Hydrate - Round 4 
  
  Quick Ref question before my turn proper:
   
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  My opponent neglected to mention the grip he used on his guisarme. Because he didn't shift his scroll back to his mouth, he can only be holding, not wielding his weapon, correct?
   
conversations: AlterForm:
conversations: human
conversations:  Pain: 
   Spoiler 
  Correct.
   
conversations: Sallera:
conversations: human
conversations:  @Alterform 
   Spoiler 
   Tho some would say a tad nitpickey, that is what the arena is based on. You are correct sir, by my reading of his actions he is currently holding a scroll in one hand and a 2-handed weapon in the other. Kill away.
   
  
  
  **EDIT** Damn Ninja Sallera, for the third? time at least i was right.
conversations: Thefurmonger:
conversations: human
conversations:  *grumbles at the waste of (so far) 75 gp*
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  Pain Hydrate - Round 4 Continued 
  
  Move: 20 ft to E24 (C22 -&gt; D22 -&gt; E23 -&gt; E24). No AoO since you don't have enough hands on your weapon to wield it properly.
  Standard: Attack Jack
    Attack  - (1d20+7)[ 9 ]  ( 🫤 )
    Damage  - (2d4+9)[ 16 ] 
  
  Status
   
   Spoiler 
  HP: 14/14
  AC: 21 (4 armor, 3 dex, 4 deflection); Touch 17, FF 18
  Force Screen: 4/10
  Position: E24
   
  
   End Turn 
conversations: AlterForm:
conversations: human
conversations:  Jack, Round 4 
  
  My luck can't hold out much longer...
  
   Free : Drop Guisarme
   Free : Hold scroll in mouth
   Move : To C18, drawing longbow as I go.   Tumble  - (1d20+5)[ 8 ]  DC 15 to avoid AoO edit: ok, so you get an AoO (and I had the wrong mod - forgot you have to tumble at half speed to get full mod)
   Standard : Fire a Dragonsbreath arrow at Pain
    Attack  - (1d20+8)[ 21 ] 
    Damage  - (1d4+2)[ 5 ]  (1 point of that is Fire)
  If that hit:  Catch on Fire  (DC15 RefNeg)
  
   Turn complete. 
  
  Statblock:
   
   Spoiler 
  
  Location: C18
  Low-light Vision
  Darkvision 60'
  HP 10/10
  AC 18, t15, ff13
  Spells/SLAs Remaining:
  Cantrips: 3/3
  1st-level: 3/3
  SLAs: 5/5
  Silence: 1/1
  
  Remaining Consumables:
  20x Serpentstongue Arrows
  17x Dragonsbreath Arrows
  20x Blunt Arrows
  Single Scroll of Swift Expeditious Retreat, and Obscuring Mist
  1x Smokestick
  1x Tindertwig
   
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  With cover, that'll miss.
  
   AoO 
    Attack  - (1d20+7)[ 22 ] 
    Damage  - (2d4+9)[ 15 ] 
conversations: AlterForm:
conversations: human
conversations:  That AoO hits painfully, but you don't have cover (one corner of my square can see all 4 of yours).
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  Note to self: If I ever submit a map, make every few lines bolder for easier reading farther from the key. Had you 1 square farther to the left.
  
    Reflex Save  - (1d20+3)[ 13 ]  (FWOOSH - Pain's on fire.)
conversations: AlterForm:
conversations: human
conversations:  Yay! Initial fire damage:  (1d6)[ 3 ] 
  
  So from now on, another ref save at the beginning of each of your turns, with another 1d6 if you fail. My turn's definitely done.
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  "Hraw! Pain is Jenna-zee!"   
   Pain Hydrate - Round 5 
    Fire  - (1d6)[ 3 ] 
    Reflex Save  - (1d20+3)[ 17 ]  vs DC 15
  
  Gonna see what that gets me first.
conversations: AlterForm:
conversations: human
conversations:  Really? You shake it off on your first turn? That's disappointing. And doesn't bode well for me.
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  "Pain has idea just crazy enough to work! We see how you swim in the hotrock pool!" 
   Pain Hydrate - Round 5 Cont. 
  
  Move: 30 ft to D18
  Standard: Bull Rush!
  Pain moves into Jack's space at C18, which would provoke except that Jack isn't wielding any weapon that he threatens with.
    Strength Check  - (1d20+6)[ 19 ] 
  Jack makes an opposed strength check, at a -4 for being small size. Failure by 5 or more means a dip in the lava.
  
  Status
   
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  HP: 3/14
  AC: 21 (4 armor, 3 dex, 4 deflection); Touch 17, FF 18
  Force Screen: 5/10
  Position: C18 (May change)
   
  
   End Turn  (As long as something doesn't go horribly wrong with the Bull Rush)
conversations: AlterForm:
conversations: human
conversations:  This is going to hurt, isn't it?
  
    Strength Check  - (1d20-4)[ 4 ] 
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  That's plenty to put Jack in A18. Not sure if that's "exposure" or "total immersion," though. Gonna put the question in at the Waiting Room.
conversations: AlterForm:
conversations: human
conversations:  To catch the edge   Reflex Save  - (1d20+4)[ 13 ]  DC 15
  
  edit: aaaaaand that's game. 10d6 minimum rolls will kill me.
  
  Good match!
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  Yeah. Good game; the color sprays had me worried.
  
    Just To See How Crispy Jack Is  - (20d6)[ 77 ] 
  
  It occurs to me that McToughy might not even be able to survive a dip in the lava. Ouch. 😦
conversations: AlterForm:
conversations: human
conversations:  Now I get to sit and fume and wonder what would have happened if that other color spray had gone off instead of fizzling. 😡 lol
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  High Ref Scorer  
   
  And so Pain Hydrate takes the victory and a crispy meal as well.
   
conversations: Scorer: