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Garath starts in A00

Gwendol starts in A33

Quinlan starts in V33

Aerin starts in V00

Enjoy!

Hajime!

Prep Round 1:
  [Move] Draw wand
  [Standard] Cast "Shield" from memory

Prep Round 2:
  [Move] Draw another wand
  [Standard] Cast "Mirror Images" from memory (3)

Status:
  Initiative: 08
  AC (Touch AC): 28 (11)

  Damage Taken:   0
  Damage Dealt:   0

Effects:
 - Shield (+5 AC*), 10 minutes.
 - Mirror Images (3 = 1in4 chance to hit the real Aerin), 5 minutes.

Final Position: V00


 * Shield AC +5 due to Abjurant Armor ability (see Abjurant Champion, Complete Mage).

OOC:  Nice ability!  (Abjurant Armor)
Btw, are you reflecting darkness penalties in your stats?
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/environment.htm#darkness

"Hey, whaa..?"  The wizard seems briefly disconcerted to have been separated from his comrades, but quickly turns to the important business at hand.

Prep Round 1:
  [Move]
  [Free]
  [Standard] Cast Alter Self (Spinagon)

Prep Round 2:
  [Move]
  [Free]
  [Standard] Cast Shield



Status:
  Initiative: 9
  AC (Touch AC): 25 (13)

  Damage Taken:   0
  Damage Dealt:   0

Effects:
Alter Self - ends round 498
Shield - ends round 49
Mage Armor - ends round 3598

Wasn't expecten' that! Haela's blessin' ter all! Gwendol says in a booming voice.

Prep Round 1:
  [Move]
  [Free]
  [Standard] Cast Shield of Faith

Prep Round 2:
  [Move]draw Greatsword
  [Free]
  [Standard]Cast Magic Weapon on greatsword



Status:
  Initiative: 20
  AC (Touch AC): 22 (14)

  Damage Taken:   0
  Damage Dealt:   0

Effects:
+2 AC, +1 to damage & attack rolls, 4 min
+1 AC (tattoo, applied before start of match & lasts 24 hrs)

The half-drow says nothing, justs grins as he hears the dwarf go on as usual before preparing for the battle ahead.

Prep Round 1:
  [Free]
  [Move] Draw potion
  [Standard]Drink barkskin +2

Prep Round 2:
  [Free]
  [Move]Draw potion
  [Standard] drink potion of invisibility

Status:
  Initiative: 11
  AC (Touch AC): 20 (15)

  Damage Taken: 0
  Damage Dealt: 0

Effects:
+1 AC from tattoo applied before the start of the match
+2 natural AC 10 min
Invisible 4 min

The warrior-priest seems eager to get it on for he sets off as fast as is permitted.

Round 1:
  [Move]Double move to F27
  [Free]
  [Standard]



Status:
  Initiative: 20
  AC (Touch AC): 22 (14)

  Damage Taken:   0
  Damage Dealt:   0

Effects:
+2 AC, +1 to damage & attack rolls, 4 min
+1 AC (tattoo, applied before start of match & lasts 24 hrs)

Final position: F27

Round 1:
  [Free]
  [Move]Move silently (23) to ? & draw bow
  [Standard] drink elixir of sneaking

Status:
  Initiative: 11
  AC (Touch AC): 22 (17) forgot to add the barkskin bonus...

  Damage Taken: 0
  Damage Dealt: 0

Effects:
+1 AC from tattoo applied before the start of the match
+2 natural AC 10 min
Invisible 4 min
+10 bonus to move silently, 10 mins

Final position:
This message was last edited by the player at 19:53, Sun 15 Nov 2009.

OOC:  Feel better soon, Aerin!

IC:
The little demon spreads his wings in the darkness and glides to the cover of one of the walls.  Peering around it in Aerin's direction, he launches a spell of fell necromancy, combined with powerful conjuration, at her.  The chill mist spreads out from a point not too far - Garath hopes - from Aerin's position.  But this is not how Kelgore envisioned his spell, no, not quite.  Modified by the Wheloonite's new bracers, the spell was.  The wizard's dweomer-attuned senses perceive a tentativeness in the necromantic field effect, as though it were reserving half its power for... something...

KZZZZTT!!  Tendrils of icy force lash out at Aerin, enveloping her, weighing her down, slowing her movements, as the reserved portion of the spell's power is unleashed.

Round 1:
  [Move] Move
  [Standard] Cast:  Kelgore's Grave Mist (S/T-2/3, 20' spread)
|| Special: apply Bracers of Entangling Blast
  [Free]

Aerin:
-->  Take 3 damage from the (half-strength) KGM
-->  Fatigued
-->  Take 2 damage from the entanglement effect (which lasts 3 rounds)
-->  Entangled
(No save)

Status:
  Initiative: 9
  AC (Touch AC): 25 (13)

  Damage Taken:   0
  Damage Dealt:   5

Effects:
Alter Self - ends round 498
Shield - ends round 49
Mage Armor - ends round 3598

Aerin looked up to see the ugly mosquito casting a spell on her, the magic washed over her and the cold reached out to hurt her, concentrating the dragon-kin engaged her ability to shield herself from injuries. An orange glow surrounded her and left her unharmed.

The Rashemi didn't seem to be phazed by it, having fought mages and drow before, there was little that could rattle her nerves, instead she pointed the wand in her left hand at the annoying mage and spoke the command: "Thunderstike!" inerringly a ball of dazzling lights sprang from the wand's tip and engulfed the demon-shaped conjurer!

ooc: Neat loophole, entangle without a save. Guess I should have gotten the teleportation boots...

Round 1: Immediate action activate Spellshield option: Concentration DC16 - 19, success. Prevent 5pts.

^Edit[Move ] Move to S02
[Standard] Cast "Scintillating Ball" from wand centered on Garath (20ft radius burst) damage: 27 electricity. Refl. DC 14 for half.

Status:
  Initiative: 08
  AC (Touch AC): 28 (11)

  Damage Taken:   5, damage absorbed/healed 5, actual damage: 0
  Damage Dealt:   27 or 14

Effects:
 - Shield (+5 AC*), 10 minutes.
 - Mirror Images (3 = 1in4 chance to hit the real Aerin), 5 minutes.
 - Fatigued

Final Position: V00

ooc: I have one question though. The text of your bracers says: "any creature damaged by the spell becomes entangled for 1d3 rounds, taking an additional 1 point of damage per level of the spell each round on your turn." But Aerin isn't damaged. As a conclusion I would say she is not entangled. How would you interpret the text? While it does not change Aerin blasting you, it changes her movement action.
This message was last edited by the player at 21:15, Mon 16 Nov 2009.

PM
This message was last edited by the GM at 11:41, Mon 16 Nov 2009.

His stout legs drumming on the stone floor, Gwendol runs forward stopping only against the wall providing some cover between him and his adversary.

The warrior-priest seems eager to get it on for he sets off as fast as is permitted.

Round 2:
  [Move]Run (x3) to I17
  [Free]
  [Standard]



Status:
  Initiative: 20
  AC (Touch AC): 22 (14)

  Damage Taken:   0
  Damage Dealt:   0

Effects:
+2 AC, +1 to damage & attack rolls, 4 min
+1 AC (tattoo, applied before start of match & lasts 24 hrs)

Final position: I17
This message was last edited by the player at 10:05, Tue 17 Nov 2009.

The half-drow moves stealthily forward.

Round 2:
  [Free]
  [Move]Double Move to ?
  [Standard]

Status:
  Initiative: 11
  AC (Touch AC): 22 (15)

  Damage Taken: 0
  Damage Dealt: 0

Effects:
+1 AC from tattoo applied before the start of the match
+2 natural AC 10 min
Invisible 4 min
+10 bonus to move silently, 10 mins

Final position:
This message was last edited by the player at 10:07, Tue 17 Nov 2009.

OOC:  Aerin, I agree with your interpretation that there is no entanglement effect if your character is not actually damaged (after giving effect to any protective measures).  So, no entanglement effect.  Where is the spellshield option from btw?

PM

You can find the spell shield option (replaces a familiar) in the Dungeonscape supplement. It allows sacrificing a spell slot to escape taking damage but requires a concentration check just like casting defensively would.

btw: Where is Garath, I can't seem to find his final position in your post :(

He's in J7, but I'm not sure Aerin can see him.

Good point. Garath cannot see more than 60ft either... But I won't argue with that now. I've changed my post with movement as Garath has agreed on my reasoning Aerin is not entangled.

Her final position is S03 now :)

OOC:

Quinlan - correct, Garath was casting from J07

Aerin - that's quite right, Garath was out of darkvision range, and not able to see you at the time he cast the spell (and he didn't need to - he wasn't targetting you).  Also, be advised that you cannot see Garath even from S03.  IC, I don't think you can determine whether he has an obscuring/invisibility effect or is simply out of darkvision range (because he could have cast the spell from further away, he doesn't need to see the target intersection in order to center the spell on it).  I assume you heard the general direction he was casting his KGM from, and were able to target your scintillating ball accordingly (technically you'd need a low-DC listen check, but you've been such a good sport about letting me revise my spells, I won't quibble).

OOC, the spoiler text below explains why (I think that) you can't see him.

(IC, you can make a listen check next round when he casts a spell, if he does, to pinpoint his position.  DC 20 + distance modifier (5? 6?).  If you succeed, then you realize he is in range and invisible (or maybe hiding?)).

Garath succeeds on his save:
09:09, Yesterday: Garath Darkstar rolled 23 using 1d20+4. Reflex roll DC 14 (Scintillating ball).

Half-damage of 27 is... 13, I think?  You listed 14, but I think it gets rounded down, unless there's some special effect going on?


SPOILER ALERT

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Ring of the Darkhidden, MIC 122

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PM

ooc: Well, then let me see...

Gwendol, I count 15 squares (75ft) for your last movement (F27->K14) (unless I'm seeing double) I'm assuming you are wearing heavy armor which allows only triple movement as run (60ft). Please let me know if I'm mistaken.

Quinlan, can you please check your touch AC, barkskin is adding to natural AC only which is not counted for touch AC. (Dex, Dodge bonuses and Deflection Bonuses are added to touch AC not natural AC or Shield bonuses :)

Garath, I agree he didn't need to see Aerin but how did he know she was still in her corner? Are you still coordinating actions with your companions in PMs or PLs? But I don't want to dwell on that. I want a nice fight, challenging but without worrying somebody is taking advantage of me.

OOC:

Aerin -
*  Centering the spell effect where he did was Garath's way to ensure maximum probability of catching Aerin whether or not she was still in her corner, so one does not need to assume IC knowledge of Init results in order to explain that choice, though I do appreciate your care in dividing between IC and OOC knowledge.
*  Looking at the Spell Shield ability (thanks for the pointer btw, I would not have thought to check Dungeonscape) I note that it is an immediate action.
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/comb...htm#immediateActions
"You also cannot use an immediate action if you are flat-footed."
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/cond...mmary.htm#flatFooted
"A character who has not yet acted during a combat is flat-footed, not yet reacting normally to the situation. A flat-footed character loses his Dexterity bonus to AC (if any) and cannot make attacks of opportunity."

Question to the DMs:  Do the prep rounds count as acting during the combat?  The Arena Rules describe the prep rounds as "Before the fight starts", which would suggest that Aerin is still flat-footed until she acts in Round 1, but I could see how reasonable minds might differ on this one.
This message was last edited by the player at 09:58, Tue 17 Nov 2009.

I did not know dwarves couldn't run at full speed (x4). I'll adjust my position accordingly.

Error noted and touch AC corrected.