ooc: until the very last hp... this is my most stressful match ever.

The wizard barks orders to his minion in an unknown language.

 Then, reluctantly, he snaps his fingers and dismisses the Wall of Force to which he owed his life.
  "Come at me, I dare you...." he speaks up, although Haran can probably not hear him now.

 Wounded and anxious, the wizard waits.



1st Josep (36)
2nd Brakt (24)
3rd Latro (18)(+11)
4th Haran (18)(+5)

ROUND: 16 (Initiative: 36)
 POSITION: S2+2
 ACTIONS:
- free: perception check
- 5ft step
- standard: dismiss Wall of Force

 HP: 21/155 (0 nonlethal)
 AC: 22; FFAC: 16; Touch: 17
CMD: 23; FFCMD: 17; FFTAC: 10

EFFECTS: -  Summon Monster VIII 3/14, Mirror Image 20/140 (6 figments), Haste
   GEAR: - Backpack, belt pouch, dagger, sling, component pouch, spellbook, Ioun Stone, Headband, Boots, Bracers, Cloak, Scroll x1, Hourglass 1h, Belt (ACP 0, Light Load)

MINIONS:
Minion K: M2,+1 Stealth 38
 HP: 80/80 (0 nonlethal)
 AC: 18; FFAC: 14; Touch: 12
 CMD: 25; FFCMD: 21; FFTAC: 08
 Actions:  Perception, Move

Minion W: L4,+1 Stealth 42
 HP: 80/80 (0 nonlethal)
 AC: 18; FFAC: 14; Touch: 12
 CMD: 25; FFCMD: 21; FFTAC: 08
 Actions:  Perception, Move

Minion X: Q2,+1 Stealth 48
 HP: 80/80 (0 nonlethal)
 AC: 20; FFAC: 16; Touch: 14
 CMD: 25; FFCMD: 21; FFTAC: 10
 Actions:  Perception, Move

Minion Y: S4,+1 Stealth 42
 HP: 80/80 (0 nonlethal)
 AC: 20; FFAC: 16; Touch: 14
 CMD: 25; FFCMD: 21; FFTAC: 10
 Actions: Perception, Move

Minion Z: S7,+1 Stealth 48
 HP: 80/80 (0 nonlethal)
 AC: 20; FFAC: 16; Touch: 14
 CMD: 25; FFCMD: 21; FFTAC: 10
 Actions:  Perception, Move

   USES: - Prescience 11/11 ; Spells: 7th 3/x, 6th 4/x, 5th 2/x, 4th 0/x, 3rd 1/x, 2nd 1/x, 1st 2/x ; Rod 1/3 ; Scrolls 4/4 ; 1 Hero Point.

DICE ROLLS:
18:44, Today: Josep Gavinho rolled 38,42,48,42,48 using d20+34,d20+34,d20+34,d20+34,d20+34 with rolls of 4,8,14,8,14.  KWXYZ Stealth .
18:27, Today: Josep Gavinho rolled 28,23,22,26,16 using d20+12,d20+12,d20+12,d20+12,d20+12 with rolls of 16,11,10,14,4.  KWXYZ free perception.
18:26, Today: Josep Gavinho rolled 34 using 1d20+14 with rolls of 20.  Josep Free Perception.

   SUMMARY:
 Josep whistles orders to his air minions, and dismisses his Wall.


ooc: since you were kind enough to provide your position based on the new Hidden on the Map rules (though I'm not sure it should apply to a fight that had already started...) I did the same with my minions.

There is silence. Queue the jaws theme song.




Josep (36)
2nd Brakt (24)
3rd Latro (18)(+11)
4th Haran (18)(+5)

ROUND: Round 16 (18)
POSITION: L2-2 to P2-1
     ACTIONS:   Cast Spell (Standard Action), Cast spell (Swift), Move (Move Action)

HP: 3/130 (0 nonlethal)
AC: 19; FFAC: 14; Touch: 15
CMD: 23; FFCMD 18; FFTAC: 10

EFFECTS: - Spell 2 - 16/130, Spell 3 1/13, Spell 4 1/5 

GEAR: - Headband, belt, rod, shirt, cloak, slippers, potion, potion, elixir, elixir, scroll, scroll, scroll, statue (mini), statue (mini), backpack, belt pouch, dagger, sling, component pouch, spellbook

USES: - spell lvl 1 0/?, spell lvl 2 0/?, spell lvl 3 7/?, spell lvl 4 5/?, spell lvl 5 7/?, spell lvl 6 5/?. .

DICE ROLLS: -


SUMMARY: - Haran cast spells and moves underground.


OOC: Sorry for the quick post – I’ve been traveling.

ooc: do we need to count rounds of not taking aggressive action ;) ?

The wizard barks orders again.

 All of the invisible stalkers drop to the ground and start digging! They use their bare invisible hands to move earth and dirt out of the way...

 Meanwhile, Josep  waits... and draws a dagger.



1st Josep (36)
2nd Brakt (24)
3rd Latro (18)(+11)
4th Haran (18)(+5)

ROUND: 17 (Initiative: 36)
 POSITION: S2+2
 ACTIONS:
- free: perception check
- move: draw dagger

 HP: 21/155 (0 nonlethal)
 AC: 22; FFAC: 16; Touch: 17
CMD: 23; FFCMD: 17; FFTAC: 10

EFFECTS: -  Summon Monster VIII 4/14, Mirror Image 21/140 (6 figments), Haste
   GEAR: - Backpack, belt pouch, dagger, sling, component pouch, spellbook, Ioun Stone, Headband, Boots, Bracers, Cloak, Scroll x1, Hourglass 1h, Belt (ACP 0, Light Load)

MINIONS:
Minion K: P1
 HP: 80/80 (0 nonlethal)
 AC: 18; FFAC: 14; Touch: 12
 CMD: 25; FFCMD: 21; FFTAC: 08
 Actions:  Move, Dig in P2

Minion W: P2
 HP: 80/80 (0 nonlethal)
 AC: 18; FFAC: 14; Touch: 12
 CMD: 25; FFCMD: 21; FFTAC: 08
 Actions:  Move, Dig in P2

Minion X: Q2
 HP: 80/80 (0 nonlethal)
 AC: 20; FFAC: 16; Touch: 14
 CMD: 25; FFCMD: 21; FFTAC: 10
 Actions:  Full-attack Haran if the others manage to uncover him

Minion Y: O1
 HP: 80/80 (0 nonlethal)
 AC: 20; FFAC: 16; Touch: 14
 CMD: 25; FFCMD: 21; FFTAC: 10
 Actions: Move, Dig in P2

Minion Z: P3
 HP: 80/80 (0 nonlethal)
 AC: 20; FFAC: 16; Touch: 14
 CMD: 25; FFCMD: 21; FFTAC: 10
 Actions:  Move, Dig in P2

   USES: - Prescience 11/11 ; Spells: 7th 3/x, 6th 4/x, 5th 2/x, 4th 0/x, 3rd 1/x, 2nd 1/x, 1st 2/x ; Rod 1/3 ; Scrolls 4/4 ; 1 Hero Point.

DICE ROLLS:
20:00, Today: Josep Gavinho rolled 32 using 1d20+14 with rolls of 18.  Josep free perception.
20:02, Today: Josep Gavinho rolled 15,19,20,9 using d20+4,d20+4,d20+4,d20+4 with rolls of 11,15,16,5.  KWYZ strength checks.

   SUMMARY:
 Josep whistles orders to his air minions, and they start digging.


ooc: I'm not sure what action that is, some I'm looking to our ref here.
 The invisible stalkers have a big strength and a slam attack, I assume they can use that to shovel earth?
 I've rolled strength checks for them, but if something else is more appropriate, let me know.
 One of them hasn't taken any action yet (X, who was already in P2).
 His action will be to attack Haran if the others manage to unearth parts of him.

 The end of that battle is weird.
 

In reply to Josep Gavinho (msg # 522):

I suppose I would ask how they knew where I was. I don't see any perception checks for the minions.





I attacked in round 14. I should be good until next round where I have to attack or take a foul for strategy purposes. I think somewhere in the rules it says you can do that.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:23, Thu 22 Mar 2018.

 I don't think you'd have a way of knowing how they know, but if you must know, I told them.
 I'm not sure how much you can hear of what is happening above ground, hence I kept those conversations in PM to Boa.

 Man, I thought stalling would mean physical harm, like take 1 damage per level or something... darn!
This message was last edited by the player at 06:44, Fri 23 Mar 2018.

Ok, first off besides looking at the map no one knows where Haran is,

quote:

For example, detecting a burrowing creature is not DC25, but DC -10 + 10/foot of thickness + active Stealth. So a creature directly beneath you would have at least 1 foot of thickness (10 -10 = 0) and be DC0 + Stealth bonus whereas a creature 1 space below you would have (50-10= 40) DC40 + Stealth bonus. Of course, a creature with Tremorsense, Blind Sense, or Blind Sight would have no problem detecting a burrowing  creature within range, no Perception necessary.

Using the math Haran is at a DC38 (DC 40 + steath mod - 20)(if you put your DC in summary or effects line makes easy on everyone)

As far as dig goes it is not viable in the arena even with a shovel you can only move 2 cubic feet (not 2 foot cube) in a minute.

Fair enough. They just occupy the terrain then...

In reply to Josep Gavinho (msg # 526):

I see your point Josep however (I could be wrong) with GM specifing "directly beneath" instead of at -1 or in the first layer of dirt it's like fog cloud at distance you get the full effect in adjacent square effect is lessened.

All right then. I still don’t understand how there could be 5ft if ground above Haran if he is in -1. Maybe he’s crawling down there, who knows. Even then it would only be 4ft.

To me it sounds like the intention is that the depth of soil above is always 1ft + 5ft per square. So 1ft at -1, 6ft at -2, etc.

Anyway, I’ll roll with it.

All minions therefore stay in their original position (I can repost if you like).

Actions unchanged...
This message was last edited by the player at 13:57, Fri 23 Mar 2018.

In reply to Josep Gavinho (msg # 528):

your minions are free to move about as though they know where he is that's the part I dislike about the whole hidden on map thing, Haran just gets defense bonuses.  Never said you had to change minions action just that save looking at your "magical map" (I see a Jumbo Tron with the map and colored blips moving around floating above the arena) you don't know where he is.

I think for that kind of game, the jumbo screen with true seeing is definitely required ! Too bad only those in the VIP section of the arena have that...

All right then, actions stand and nothing changes.

Blacklight appears in the arena again. Obscuring all vision. “Your enemy” something whispers in Haran’s mind. “He’s there….” It continues to whisper in his thoughts. Haran could see Josep and his pets but they couldn’t see him.

No, the sorcerer was confident of that. It was time to strike. He attacked Josep with a mental strike and then disappeared underground again. The blacklight curiously disappears once Haran is underground again.






Josep (36)
2nd Brakt (24)
3rd Latro (18)(+11)
4th Haran (18)(+5)

ROUND: Round 17 (18)
POSITION: P2-1 to R1-2
     ACTIONS: Move (Move Action), Cast spell (Standard Action), Activate item (Swift), Move (Move Action)   

HP: 3/130 (0 nonlethal)
AC: 19; FFAC: 14; Touch: 15
CMD: 23; FFCMD 18; FFTAC: 10

EFFECTS: - Spell 2 - 17/130, Spell 3 2/13, DC38 Stealth to see Haran 

GEAR: - Headband, belt, rod, shirt, cloak, slippers, potion, potion, elixir, elixir, scroll, scroll, scroll, statue (mini), statue (mini), backpack, belt pouch, dagger, sling, component pouch, spellbook

USES: - spell lvl 1 0/?, spell lvl 2 0/?, spell lvl 3 7/?, spell lvl 4 6/?, spell lvl 5 7/?, spell lvl 6 5/?. .

DICE ROLLS: - 20:12, Today: Haran Madar rolled 33 using 1d20+20 with rolls of 13.  Cast defensively.
20:12, Today: Haran Madar rolled 21 using 1d20+18 with rolls of 3.  Acrobatics to avoid aoo though don't believe I need as cannot see.
20:19, Today: Haran Madar rolled 54 using 13d8 with rolls of 3,1,1,2,8,6,8,7,7,3, 4,1,3.  MT4 v. Josep.


SUMMARY: - Haran attacks Josep. Josep must make a DC 21 Will save or take 54 points of dmg and be fatigued for 1 round. If passes, takes 27 points of dmg.


OOC:

Josep has a ready action that triggers as you come to the surface in R1, I will allow him to elaborate more and do his rolls.
Side note Josep you are unable to see anything once Haran breaks the surface (good choice in trigger wording)

  Josep was keeping an ear out. He knew all to well not to rely on eyesight when fighting a master of darkness and shadows...

 As the ground open and Haran pushed through, as the ominous blackness spread once again through the arena, the sorcerer could hear the last syllable of a conjuration.

 As he poked an arm out, it was met by a rubbery tentacle, which grabbed him, pulled him, constricted him, sucking the last breath of life he had left, and maintaining a hold on him.

 Josep could see nothing still, but what he heard pleased him.

His Elemental minions were also struggling with the field of rubbery tentacles, but he was not bothered in the slightest.

ACTION:
Cast Quickened Black Tentacles
(where the sound was heard, Q3-R4 corner if unspecified)

ROLLS:
Josep Gavinho rolled 30 using 1d20+19 with rolls of 11.  Black Tentacles grapple check for all in area .
Josep Gavinho rolled 7 using 1d6+4 with rolls of 3.  Black Tentacles damage.

SUMMARY:
Josep casts a spell as a reaction to Haran breaking the surface of the ground.
Haran is Grappled by Black Tentacles and takes 7 damage.
All minions are also grappled and each take 7 damage.

ooc: note this happens upon the start of your first move action. Please tell me that’s game...

I would argue Josep needs to make a successful perception check to know where to cast black tentacles as I could have come up anywhere.

In reply to Haran Madar (msg # 534):

once you break ground at the lower stealth penalty for moving and proximity to Josep his perception modifier beats your stealth modifier

In reply to Boadicea (msg # 535):

Dang, well that's it. Haran is at -4

 Phew... Do you want to play the rounds until your at minus constitution, or is that game?

Nah that's it, I have no way of regaining hit points. GG

Good game indeed. Kept me on my toes until the very end.

Can we discuss your joining the best guild now?

Josep has 1987 BP and used 1 hero point.

I'll have to confer with my alt..


Haran Madar, LN, 1121 bp and 2 hero points used

just in case i myself have to post all my BP stuff for us to escape,

CE, 1 hero point used, only 1,451 BP used in this match due to reasons. though 3,151 BP was my total coming in.

idk if this will effect rewards calculations or not.

but thanks josep for grabbing all that. :P

Brake is LG, has 2929 bp and used 1 hero point

Battle Royal Rewards

Winner: Josep Gavinho 1987 BP used 1 Hero Point
Reward: 2400 BP

Runner Up: Haran Madar 1121 BP used 2 Hero Points
Reward: 2017 BP

Loser: Latro Dectus 3151 BP used 1 Hero Point
Reward: 503 BP (1006 BP 1/2 reward 2 fouls)

Loser: Brakt 2929 BP used 1 Hero Point
Reward: 1043 BP

Referee: Boadicea
Reward: 1149 BP