conversations: human
conversations:  Arena Tournament, Round 89:  De'Athbypro Xie  vs.  Chile VIII    
   Map:  
   Spoiler 
  
   
   
  
   XP Award:  300 XP
   GP Award:  300 GP
  
   De'Athbypro Xie  - Psionic Dog
   Chile VIII  - chilepepper
  
   All Combatants, please roll initiative and declare final purchases, if any 
conversations: ArenaManager:
conversations: human
conversations:  Hello.
  
    Initiative  - (1d20+3)[ 23 ] 
  
  No purchases planned, might make a reactionary buy if Chile VIII grabs anything.
conversations: Psionic Dog:
conversations: human
conversations:  (1d20+3)[ 5 ] 
  
  No purchases.
  
  Prepare to be underwhelmed.
conversations: chilepepper:
conversations: human
conversations:  De'Athbypro Xie - Round 1 
   
   Spoiler 
  Xie: Start in Y10.
  Manifest Prescience(Offensive) on Dapr Oxie.
  Move to V-10.
   
  
  
  Dapr Oxie, Xie's elemental envoy, starts in Y-11 and runs to I-11/+60.
  Dapr Oxie is holding a light crossbow.
  
   Done 
  
  Stats
   
   Spoiler 
  Xie: Y-10/+0
  HP: 12/12
  AC: 15 (+3 Dex, +2 armor)
  PP: 3/4
  Psionic Focus: Yes.
  
  Oxie: I-11/+60
  HP: 13/13
  AC: 17 (+1 size +3 Dex, +3 Natural)
  Energy Ray: 2/2
  Control Air: 2/2
  Demoralize: 2/2
  
  Prescience(Offensive) 10/10
   
conversations: Psionic Dog:
conversations: human
conversations:  Does Dapr have anything else in 'his' possession?
conversations: chilepepper:
conversations: human
conversations:  Other than bolts to go with the crossbow, no.
conversations: Psionic Dog:
conversations: human
conversations:  How many bolts?
conversations: chilepepper:
conversations: human
conversations:  Well, he hasn't used any yet, so he'd still have all 20 bolts that have ever been purchased.
  
  There's a link to Daper Oxie at the bottom of Xie's sheet if want more details.
conversations: Psionic Dog:
conversations: human
conversations:  Chile, R1
  
  Move to G8, ready an action
  
   
   Spoiler 
  To move if attacked.
   
  
  
  Done.
conversations: chilepepper:
conversations: human
conversations:  De'Athbypro Xie - Round 2 
   
   Spoiler 
  Move to U-15.
  Ready Action:
   
   Spoiler 
  Move if Chile gains LoE to Xie
   
  
   
  
  
  Dapr Oxie flies to G-7/+60 and shoots Chile VIII
    Attack  - (1d20+7)[ 8 ]    damage  - (1d6+2)[ 8 ] 
   Done 
  
  Stats
   
   Spoiler 
  Xie: U-15/-10
  HP: 12/12
  AC: 15 (+3 Dex, +2 armor)
  PP: 3/4
  Psionic Focus: Yes.
  
  Oxie: G-7/+60
  HP: 13/13
  AC: 17 (+1 size +3 Dex, +3 Natural)
  Energy Ray: 2/2
  Control Air: 2/2
  Demoralize: 2/2
  Crossbow: Unloaded
  Prescience(Offensive) 9/10
   
conversations: Psionic Dog:
conversations: human
conversations:  Is it safe to assume your proxy is relaying my position to you in Common?
conversations: chilepepper:
conversations: human
conversations:  Via Telepathic Link actually, although I suppose common could be the language used over the link.
conversations: Psionic Dog:
conversations: human
conversations:  Ah, I missed the sidebar.  You actually don't have to speak a common language with the telepathic link as per Mindlink.
  
  I forgo my triggered readied action.
  
   Chile, Round 2 
  
  Ready an action
   
   Spoiler 
  To BU the crossbow bolt fired at me when it's within 15'.
   
  
  
  Done.
conversations: chilepepper:
conversations: human
conversations:  De'Athbypro Xie - Round 2 
   
   Spoiler 
  Ready Action: Move if LoE is established between Chile and Xie
   
  
  
  Dapr Oxie
  Move: Reload (normal bolt)
  Standard: Shoot Chile VIII
    Attack  - (1d20+6)[ 17 ]    Damage  - (1d6+2)[ 8 ] 
   Done 
  
  Stats
   
   Spoiler 
  Xie: U-15/-10
  HP: 12/12
  AC: 15 (+3 Dex, +2 armor)
  PP: 3/4
  Psionic Focus: Yes.
  
  Oxie: G-7/+60
  HP: 13/13
  AC: 17 (+1 size +3 Dex, +3 Natural)
  Energy Ray: 2/2
  Control Air: 2/2
  Demoralize: 2/2
  Crossbow: Unloaded
  Prescience(Offensive) 8/10
   
conversations: Psionic Dog:
conversations: human
conversations:  Roll a DC17 Will Save for the in-flight arrow.
conversations: chilepepper:
conversations: human
conversations:  I thought arrows and every other attack occurred instantaneously?
  
  Meaning, one could ready for when someone committed to attacking or after an attack had been made but not while the projectile was in flight.
conversations: Psionic Dog:
conversations: human
conversations:  There is indeed no word of the ammunition actually traveling the distance to the target. If this was the case there'd be some dire consequences, for example you could still see the projectile fired at you by a hidden character, which would mean you could deduce where it was fired from and Deflect Arrows would work against it
conversations: TheFallenOne:
conversations: human
conversations:  As per the Waiting Room, there is indeed no mid-flight state for ammunition. Thus the readied action is illegal, so rewind to Chile Turn 2 before he readied the action( as per   this ruling )
  
  the way I read it you still have to use Ready Action
conversations: TheFallenOne:
conversations: human
conversations:  Originally Posted by TheFallenOne 
   There is indeed no word of the ammunition actually traveling the distance to the target 
   
  
  There's range, and there's the fact that you have to have LoS and LoE for the arrow to travel.  It happens instantaneously, but the travel still happens.  I know there's no parabolic motion, but I hadn't realized the Arena ruled that arrows materialize in your magically appearing wound after the shooter releases the string.
conversations: chilepepper:
conversations: human
conversations:  I'll just forfeit.  My purposefully suboptimal build has no chance against ranged attacks at that distance.
conversations: chilepepper:
conversations: human
conversations:  Originally Posted by chilepepper 
   There's range, and there's the fact that you have to have LoS and LoE for the arrow to travel.  It happens instantaneously, but the travel still happens.  I know there's no parabolic motion, but I hadn't realized the Arena ruled that arrows materialize in your magically appearing wound after the shooter releases the string. 
   
  
  It's RAW and actually saner than you make it sound. If projectiles really had to travel, you could literally dodge bullet with a readied move or even worse ready an action to sunder an arrow once it comes within 5 feet. Which would actually be pretty awesome, but we operate on RAW and not Rule of Cool
conversations: TheFallenOne:
conversations: human
conversations:  High Ref Sallera  
   De'Athbypro Xie advances by default. 
conversations: Sallera: