Anton
Tristram

Alright, I want a nice, clean fight...

Tristram appears in the arena immediately prepares for battle. Flexing his well-toned body he tries a few practice swings with the chain, leaving the greatsword in its scabbard for now.

Prep Round 1:
  [Free]
  [Move]
  [Standard]

Prep Round 2:
  [Free]
  [Move]
  [Standard] ready chain

Status:
  Initiative: 14
  AC (Touch AC): 18 (13)

  Damage Taken: 0
  Damage Dealt: 0

Effects: Bulwark of defence (threatened squares treated as difficult terrain)

Final position: Q09
This message was last edited by the player at 10:32, Fri 13 Aug 2010.

Anton appears in the arena and prepares himself for battle.

Prep Round 1:
  [Free]
  [Move]
  [Standard] Cast Mage Armor

Prep Round 2:
  [Free]
  [Move]
  [Standard] Cast Enlarge Self

Status:
  Initiative: 10
  AC (Touch AC): 18 (13)

  Damage Taken: 0
  Damage Dealt: 0

Effects: Mage Armor (5hours; +4 AC), Enlarge Self (50 rounds; reach, +2 str, -2 dex, -1 atk, -1 ac)

Final position: A09-B10

Tristram moves rapidly towards his opponent, closing the gap between them. The larger they get, the harder they fall! he calls out.

Round 1:
  [Free]
  [Move] Double move to J09
  [Standard] Move

Status:
  Initiative: 14
  AC (Touch AC): 18 (13)

  Damage Taken: 0
  Damage Dealt: 0

Effects: Bulwark of defence (threatened squares treated as difficult terrain)
Knight's challenge: +1 attack & damage vs Anton
Cover

Final position: J09

Anton draws a scroll from the case at his knee, and begins to chant.

Round 1:
  [Free]
  [Move] Draw scroll of Haste
  [Standard] Cast Haste on self

Status:
  Initiative: 10
  AC (Touch AC): 19 (14)

  Damage Taken: 0
  Damage Dealt: 0

Effects: Mage Armor (5hours; +4 AC), Enlarge Self (50 rounds; reach, +2 str, -2 dex, -1 to hit, -1 ac), Haste (5 rounds; +1 attack, +1 to hit, +1 dodge AC, )

Final position: A09-B10

Tristram comes out behind the cover of the central pillar and strides forward, confident in the face of danger.

Round 2:
  [Free]
  [Move] Double move to D10
  [Standard] Move

Status:
  Initiative: 14
  AC (Touch AC): 18 (13)

  Damage Taken: 0
  Damage Dealt: 0

Effects: Bulwark of defence (threatened squares treated as difficult terrain)
Knight's challenge: +1 attack & damage vs Anton
Cover

Final position: D10

As the little knight steps into range, Anton strikes out, attempting to grab hold of him.

Round 1:
  [Free]
  [Full Attack with haste, flurry] Grapple touch 26, strength check 19.

Remaining two attacks depend on whether this is successful.
Are you happy for me to roll your opposed strength checks for you in future to speed things along?

Status:
  Initiative: 10
  AC (Touch AC): 19 (14)

  Damage Taken: 0
  Damage Dealt: 0

Effects: Mage Armor (5hours; +4 AC), Enlarge Self (50 rounds; reach, +2 str, -2 dex, -1 to hit, -1 ac), Haste (5 rounds; +1 attack, +1 to hit, +1 dodge AC, fast movement)

Final position: A09-B10

OOC: do you have the improved grapple feat? Also, I'm not sure you can flurry grapple attempts. The SRD is quite excplicit on that point: FoB relates to unarmed strikes or special monk weapons, not attacks in general. So, the way I read the rules, no grapple or tripping attempts when flurrying.
This message was last edited by the player at 07:53, Tue 17 Aug 2010.

As a monk, I do indeed have improved grapple.

As to being able to flurry grapple attempts, from the SRD:
Flurry: (paraphrased) I may take one additional 'attack', which must use natural or monk weapons.
Grapple: "Starting a grapple requires a successful melee attack roll. If you get multiple attacks, you can attempt to start a grapple multiple times."

OOC: Yes, that means you can attempt to grapple twice from using haste. For using FoB it specifically says unarmed strikes, and touch attacks are not that. If the ruling is different I'd like to know for it would indeed be a major advantage.

In any case Tristram narrowly avoids the grab (OGC 20)

OOC: Yes, you may throw a Grapple attack into a Flurry. It's just like starting a Grapple in the middle of a Full Attack (a Flurry is essentially a modified Full Attack). Though if your Grapple is successful, any remaining attacks in the Flurry/Full Attack start suffering -4 attack and other conditions of being in a Grapple (IIUC).



You can find the FAQ here:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/er/20030221a
Ooh! There's a new FAQ. Well, there was two years ago, I just discovered it now.

Looking back, that had the wrong bonus (11 instead of 15 on the grapple check - 3 BAB, 4 STR, 4 size, 4 improved grapple).
I'm happy to give the last one to you, and make future rolls at the right value.

The second touch attack is also a natural 20 (should've gone for regular attacks), and the grapple DC is 24 this time.

Ok BCM, good to know! For as DM and player (monk) equally!

The second grapple attempt succeeds.

OK, the final grapple check is 31 to pin you. Your turn.

OGC: 11
Turn 3
GC to break pin: 18

Anton holds the knight in place whilst beating him around the head.

Opposed GC to hold pin: 29

Round:
  [Free] Activate magic item (gloves of storing with Scorching Ray) - 10 fire damage
  [Full Attack with haste, flurry]
  1: Grapple (Damage your opponent) - grapple 32, 12 damage
  2: Grapple (Damage your opponent) - grapple 28, 13 damage
  3: Grapple (Damage your opponent) - grapple 26, 8 damage

Status:
  Initiative: 10
  AC (Touch AC): 19 (14)

  Damage Taken: 0
  Damage Dealt: 0

Effects: Mage Armor (5hours; +4 AC), Enlarge Self (46 rounds; reach, +2 str, -2 dex, -1 to hit, -1 ac), Haste (3 rounds; +1 attack, +1 to hit, +1 dodge AC, fast movement)

Final position: A09-B10

Tristram does not recover from the insane beating the oversized monk on speed is giving him and falls unconcious.

Battle over! I really didn't have a chance, and it is painfully obvious Tristram needs a belt of growth or some other trick to increase reach against large opponents. If he's to go up against high level characters he can't let them come close or he's toast.

To be fair, level 3 vs level 6 is a pretty unfair fight. I could've pulled out summon monster, fireball and lightening bolt, as well as a second scorching ray.

Summon monster is barely a threat against Tristram since they wouldn't have reach anyway. Because of his miserable saves though, fireballs and rays are a real danger, unless Tristram can close the distance, but it is the grappling combined with reach that is the real killer.