conversations: human
conversations:  Arena Tournament, Round 89:  Thag  vs.  That Guy with the Horse    
   Map:  
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   XP Award:  300 XP
   GP Award:  300 GP
  
   Thag  - vollmond
   That Guy with the Horse  - Introbulus
  
   All Combatants, please roll initiative and declare final purchases, if any 
conversations: ArenaManager:
conversations: human
conversations:  Considering purchases.  Fighting against another mounted warrior should prove to be interesting.  In the meantime, Initiative.
  
  Initiative:  (1d20+7)[ 25 ] 
conversations: Trobby:
conversations: human
conversations:  Haha wow, I was not expecting this. I had forgotten this round was double-elimination, thought Thag was out of the running.
  
  Hmmm a joust? I can dig it.
  
  I have a negative init mod, so you autowin. Also considering purchases.
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  Sold: Lance (+5 GP)
  
  Bought: MW Lance (-310 GP)
  
  Will wait for your purchases before starting.
conversations: Trobby:
conversations: human
conversations:  I'm working today on my strategy to know what to buy. Question about your character: How are you getting the extra +1 to attack when mounted?
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  From Mounted Combat:
  
   When you attack a creature smaller than your mount that is on foot, you get the +1 bonus on melee attacks for being on higher ground. 
  
  And a Warhorse is a Large creature.  However, since we are BOTH mounted, that bonus won't apply here.  So I'll only be using the first number for the duration of this match.  Actually, thanks for reminding me of that, since I would've forgotten otherwise.  ^^;
conversations: Trobby:
conversations: human
conversations:  Ah, the mounted combatants. Good luck to you guys, this will be interesting to watch. Maybe Sturmherz will meet one of you again
  
  Small correction Introbulus: you'd get the mounted attack bonus if you attack the riding dog, but not the rider. Just in case it becomes relevant
conversations: TheFallenOne:
conversations: human
conversations:  Originally Posted by TheFallenOne 
   Ah, the mounted combatants. Good luck to you guys, this will be interesting to watch. Maybe Sturmherz will meet one of you again
  
  Small correction Introbulus: you'd get the mounted attack bonus if you attack the riding dog, but not the rider. Just in case it becomes relevant 
   
  
  ...I had not even considered that.  This could prove...useful in battle...*evil grin*
conversations: Trobby:
conversations: human
conversations:  Great, I get two opponents willing to flaunt the Arena tradition of not attacking mounts? 😛
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  well, if you do the math my chance of hitting your dawg was better than hitting you if you factor in taking the mount as cover and activating Ferocity, so... Guy with the Horse on the other hand doesn't have Thags AC and his horsie won't go down with one hit. Always a question of which target offers the better result on average
conversations: TheFallenOne:
conversations: human
conversations:  Honestly?  I'd recommend getting yourself some armor.  You won't lose much from your class as long as it's not heavy (Unless I missed something about Eagle Totem Barbarians), and it'll increase your survival chances by a considerable degree.  Even leather armor would give you AC on-par with my own, without increasing your Armor Check Penalty one iota.
conversations: Trobby:
conversations: human
conversations:  Yeah, but then it's not "Thag the Naked Avenger and Dawg" anymore; it's "Thag the Lightly Armored Avenger and Dawg." 😉
  
  Yeah, fine. Ok, buying a Chain Shirt. Purchases complete.
  
  Sorry that all took so long. May the best knight win.
  
  edit: also buying enough sling bullets to replenish from my last match. I used 1 or 2.
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  You also lost one sling to sunder. I doubt 9 or 10 makes a difference, but you should be aware of it anyway
conversations: TheFallenOne:
conversations: human
conversations:  D'oh, that's right. I'll "buy" a new sling, then, too 🤢 I'll miss that 0 GP...
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  yeah well, as far as economic warfare goes that was an epic fail on my part
  
  you guys should be ready to start then
conversations: TheFallenOne:
conversations: human
conversations:  Originally Posted by vollmond 
   Yeah, but then it's not "Thag the Naked Avenger and Dawg" anymore; it's "Thag the Lightly Armored Avenger and Dawg." 😉
  
  Yeah, fine. Ok, buying a Chain Shirt. Purchases complete.
  
  Sorry that all took so long. May the best knight win.
  
  edit: also buying enough sling bullets to replenish from my last match. I used 1 or 2. 
   
  
  Woah woah woah...far be it for me to suggest a player put  stats  before  character .  Are you sure this is the way you wanna go?
  
  Though actually, I'm only asking you again because I'm definitely not ready to post today (It's going to be a very busy day), and since I won initiative, I might as well let you know that you pretty much have all of today to reconsider your purchases.
conversations: Trobby:
conversations: human
conversations:  nah, he needs the higher AC, and this is cheaper than continually buying pots of mage armor. i figured the "naked" part wouldn't last terribly long when I made him, anyway. i'll see if i have any other ideas, but this works for me.
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  Two things I need to clarify before the match starts.
  
  
  1: Your sheet says you have a size bonus to AC, but you are listed as being a medium creature.  Are you, in fact, a small creature?
  
  2: Your mount is listed as a medium creature.  That being the case, what part of your starting area are you starting in?
conversations: Trobby:
conversations: human
conversations:  where is he listed as a medium creature? 🤨 Size says "S" for small, which is correct for whispergnomes
  
  You don't know in which square he starts because there's no Line of Sight between your starting locations, though you can wait with posting your turn until he declares starting position and held items in a spoiler
conversations: TheFallenOne:
conversations: human
conversations:  Ahh...I got the line for gender and size mixed up. ^^;  Well that being the case, I think I'll make my first round in a spoiler as well.
  
    That Guy with the Horse, Round 1  
   
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  Hmm...closing the gap in distance would gain some leverage on this fight, but for the first encounter, it'll be best not to give you a chance to launch a charge attack...so for now, That Guy will be armed with a loaded Crossbow, and guide his horse to  H2/I3 
  
  From there, he will ready an action to shoot Thag *The rider* with a crossbow bolt when he moves into Line of Sight.
   
  
  
  Stats:
  
   
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  HP: 11/11
  AC: 17 (10+3 Dex + 4 Armor)
  Weapon in Hand: Crossbow (light)
  Position: H2/I3
   
conversations: Trobby:
conversations: human
conversations:  Starting:
   
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  In Y-11, holding lance and potion of Mage Armor
   
  
   Thag, Round 1 
   
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   Standard : feed potion to Dawg
   Free : drop vial
   Move : to Y-15, drawing a sling in my off-hand as I go
   
  
   Turn complete. 
  
  Statblock:
   
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  Location: Y15
  Low-light Vision
  Darkvision 60'
  HP 14/14
  AC 20, t16, ff16
  Ferocity: unused
  
  Remaining Consumables:
  10x Loaded Slings (MW bullets)
  1x Potion of CLW
  2x Potion of Faith Healing
   
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  High Ref PsiDog  
  
  @vollmond/refs
   
   Spoiler 
  I am not aware of any rules which allow a character to feed an ally a potion as a standard action.
  
  The only provisions for feeding another creature a potion with your own actions I am aware of is the Full Round action to feed an unconscious character a potion.
  
  I believe the above full round action may be extended to also include any unresisting creatures - such as a willing ally. As such your feeding the dog a potion would require a full-round action to complete unless you know of some other rule.
  
  Please Revise your turn.
  
  Also, is Thag mounted?
  If not, where is Dawg?
   
conversations: Psionic Dog:
conversations: human
conversations:  PsiDog/refs
   
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  I could have sworn it was ruled that it took a standard action to feed a potion, but I can't find the reference. A second ref in the waiting room corroborated this, so I'll go with it. Will revise soon.
  
  Yes, Thag is mounted
   
  
  
  Turn revision coming, but probably not tonight.
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  Thag, Round 1 revised 
   
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   Full Round : feed potion to Dawg
   Free : drop vial
   Free : 5' step southwest
   
  
   Turn complete. 
  
  Statblock:
   
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  Location: X12
  Low-light Vision
  Darkvision 60'
  HP 14/14
  AC 20, t16, ff16
  Ferocity: unused
  
  Remaining Consumables:
  10x Loaded Slings (MW bullets)
  1x Potion of CLW
  2x Potion of Faith Healing
   
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  High Ref Scorer  
  
  @refs
   
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  Nothing to see
   
  
  
  @Thag
   
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  No LoS
   
  
  
  @Guy
   
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  No LoS
   
conversations: Scorer:
conversations: human
conversations:  Hmmm...
  
  
    That Guy with the Horse, Round 2  
   
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  Staying where I am, and readying an action.
  
  Readied Action:
   
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  Shoot at Thag when LoS is established.
   
  
  
  Spot:  (1d20-1)[ 6 ] 
  Listen:  (1d29-1)[ 28 ]  (Er...subtract 9 from this result.  #&lt;//&lt;#;  Sorry 'bout that.)
   
  
  
  
  Stats:
  
   
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  HP: 11/11
  AC: 17 (10+3 Dex + 4 Armor)
  Weapon in Hand: Crossbow (light)
  Position: H2/I3
   
conversations: Trobby:
conversations: human
conversations:  High Ref Scorer  
  
  @refs
   
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  Nothing to see
   
  
  
  @Thag
   
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  No LoS
   
  
  
  @Guy
   
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  No LoS
   
conversations: Scorer:
conversations: human
conversations:  High Ref Sallera  
   Thag bites the lightning, and That Guy claims a bloodless victory. 
conversations: Sallera:
conversations: human
conversations:  guys, I really wanted to see some mounted combat here ☹️ well, Round 89 can be updated then
conversations: TheFallenOne:
conversations: human
conversations:  Wait, what? Aw crap. 🫤 my first DQ. Sorry about that, everyone.
  
  *sigh*
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  Huh? o.o; I thought we had more days to decide than just two...Awwww. ;-; I'm sorry Vollmond.  I should've reminded you.
conversations: Trobby:
conversations: human
conversations:  Nah, it's my fault; I wasn't keeping on top of things like I should've. Sorry to rob you of a worthy joust 🙂
conversations: vollmond:
conversations: human
conversations:  Heh...well, maybe we can joust again another day.  Who knows?
conversations: Trobby: