S: Stone Pillar 5'x5' x 8 feet tall
 This is granite, a few cracks, possibly rough enough to find hand holds.
 DC 20 Climb Check.

A: Stone Altar 4' wide x 5' long and 3' tall. (Oriented East West)
 This is also a granite feature.  There are chiseled Anchor points at each corner, producing a 'tongue' 3" in diameter and 9" long.

Teams fill the positions in order, such that if there are only two teams, the first two listed starting positions are used.
Gwendol and Orophear: Start at Red
Aerin: Starts at Green

Orophear, yer stain' close til we're ready ter face Aerin ye hear! the dwarf gruffly instructs the duskblade.

Prep Round 1:
  [Move]Draw greatsword
  [Free]
  [Standard] Cast Obscuring Mist, centered on B/C 2/3

Prep Round 2:
  [Move]
  [Free]
  [Standard]Full round: Cast Summon monster III

  Initiative: 13
  AC (Touch AC): 20 (11)

  Damage Taken:   0
  Damage Dealt:   0

Final position: B2

Aerin entered the arena almost casually, she had seen the last fight of her opponents, which was very enlightening about their abilities and strategies. There were a few things to worry about and she began protecting herself by casting a spell that created three more Aerins, blurring and wavering around her, making it near impossible to tell the real one from the figment. Pulling a potion from her belt she drank it in one go and dropped the empty vial on the ground, its metallic clattering ringing through the arena.

"I see you have mastered electricity, Orophear, let's see how good you are if you cannot depend on it." she called over to the elf, a smirk on her lips.

Prep Round 1:
  [Move] Draw Greatsword
  [Free]
  [Standard] Cast "Mirror Images" - 3 images created.

Prep Round 2:
  [Move] Draw Potion
  [Free]
  [Standard] Drink Potion of Energy Resistance: Electricity.

  Initiative: 21
  AC (Touch AC): 24 (12)

  Damage Taken:   0
  Damage Dealt:   0

Final position: P16

Effects:
 - Mirror Images, 3 = 1in4 chance to hit the real Aerin - 4 minutes.
 - Resist Electricity, 3 minutes.

"As you wish Gwendol." Orophear said with a slight bow as he slid a wand from his belt, the magic of the wand granting him the grace of a cat. Once done the elf launches into his own spell casting, his muscles bulging slightly at the end of the spell. Once done the elf draws out his long sword and smiles at his new opponent's comment.
"I guess you will have to come a little closer to find out, won't you." the elf said loudly to Aerin.

Prep Round 1:
  [Move] Draw Wand of Cat's Grace
  [Free]
  [Standard] Cast Cat's Grace form wand

Prep Round 2:
  [Move] Draw Longsword
  [Free]
  [Standard] Cast Bull's Strength

Status:
  Initiative: 22
  AC (Touch AC): 23(16)

  Damage Taken:
  Damage Dealt:

Effects:
 Cat's Grace: +4 to Dex (3 min)
 Bull's Strength: +4 to Str (8 min)


Final Position: B01

OOC: So, we have Orophear, Aerin, Gwendol in order of initiative.

When the gong sounded signifying the start of the fight the elf slid his wand back into it's spot on his belt and then moved so he put himself in front of the dwarf.

Round 1:
  [Move] Stow wand
  [Move] Standard Move: 15 feet to C03

Status:
  Initiative: 22
  AC (Touch AC): 23(16)

  Damage Taken:
  Damage Dealt:

Effects:
 Cat's Grace: +4 to Dex (3 min)
 Bull's Strength: +4 to Str (8 min)


Final Position: C03

Aerin chuckled and stepped to the left, whipping a wand out of her belt as she did. Pointing it vaguely in Orophear's direction she activated it and a crackling bead of electricity streaked towards the misty area, exploding into a ball of scintillating energy. Done with her work, the Rashemi stowed the wand and called over to Orophear again: "So, you comming or staying there?"

Round 1:
  [Free] 5ft step to O16
  [Free] Draw wand as part of movement.
  [Standard] Cast Scintillating ball from wand at intersection B/C 4/5 - 20ft spread
              18pts Electricity damage, refl DC14 for half.
  [Move] Stow wand


  Initiative: 21
  AC (Touch AC): 24 (12)

  Damage Taken:   0
  Damage Dealt:   0

Final position: O16

Effects:
 - Mirror Images, 3 = 1in4 chance to hit the real Aerin - 4 minutes.
 - Resist Electricity, 3 minutes.
This message was last edited by the player at 16:04, Fri 19 Aug 2011.

OOC: I don't believe you can both draw and stow the wand in the same round using only 1 move action. It says explicitly: . The 5' step is not a regular move. No biggie, but you end your actions still holding the wand.

ooc: lol - you were the one who wanted to draw a tanglefoot bag like a weapon, now you're complaining about a single move action? - I've used this tactic for years and with BCM or other DMs - nobody ever complained. But alas, I'll concurr.

Your move, save against the spell and see if you can complete your summoning :)

OOC: I can't believe I'm making the exact same mistake again!

Round 1:
  [Move] Move to

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F02

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  [Free]Fail both ref save and conc check
  [Standard]Cast resistance to fire (touching Orophear)

  Initiative: 13
  AC (Touch AC): 20 (11)

  Damage Taken:   18
  Damage Dealt:   0

Final position:

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F02

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OOC: Well, I've never considered it might be a problem before now. Hmm.

If a regular move is any distance up to your speed, that includes moving 5 feet. What's the functional difference between moving five feet and taking a 5-foot step? I can't find anything to say.

The rule also says "combined with a regular move" - not a move action. A 5ft step is a form of movement, so therefore it should be possible to draw a weapon freely on one. Though a 5ft-step/draw followed by standard+move action or a full-round action do seem to get more than their fair share of actions in a round, I can't disprove it.

While I think of it, the FAQ confirms that you may draw weapon-like objects in easy reach like you would a weapon. These include wands, rods, and staffs, and I would assume grenade-likes are included in this as well.

ooc: Well, I might consider Lyssander's advice "Put a wand chamber in your flail (or sword, or shield, or what have you) and activate whenever you like - +100 gp, from Dungeonscape.  Not a big deal, really.  Or, if you don't mind the visuals, tie a wand with sturdy rope to your clothing, so you can grab and let go whenever you want (no need to draw it out of a sheath)." *shrugs*

OOC: I thought of it as a weapon, then it became clear that you can't draw, use, and sheath without a feat (Quickdraw) or crystals of lesser return (300 gp, MIC).

Orophear could feel the hairs on his arm begin to stand up but due to not being able to see he was unable to dodge the full effect of the lightning attack. Once his dwarvish companion cast his spell of protection on Orophear the elf sheathed his sword and began to move, drawing out his bow as he moved.

Round 2:
  [Move] Sheath Sword
  [Move] Standard Move
  [Free] Draw bow as part of move action

Status:
  Initiative: 22
  AC (Touch AC): 23(16)

  Damage Taken: 18
  Damage Dealt:

Effects:
 Cat's Grace: +4 to Dex (3 min)
 Bull's Strength: +4 to Str (8 min)
 Resist Energy: Fire ; -10 points of fire damage (60 min)


Final Position:

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C07

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"Oh, is it still preparation rounds? I thought I had heard the gong start the match." Aerin said sarcastically when her oponents failed to show up. Shrugging she stowed her wand and cast a spell of her own, stepping aside a little more.

Round 2:

  [Move] Stow wand
  [Standard] Cast Expeditious Retreat from memory
  [Free] 5ft step to M16

  Initiative: 21
  AC (Touch AC): 24 (12)

  Damage Taken:   0
  Damage Dealt:   0

Final position: M16

Effects:
 - Mirror Images, 3 = 1in4 chance to hit the real Aerin - 4 minutes.
 - Resist Electricity, 3 minutes.
 - Exp. Retreat, 4 mins.
This message was last edited by the player at 13:41, Sun 21 Aug 2011.

Gwendol reverses direction and comes to the edge of the mist, locating Aerin by sight. The dwarf immediately launches into spell weaving attempting to dispel the magic enhancing and protecting her. Orophear, thar dragon lady be no longer grounded! he calls out to his ally.

Round 2:
  [Move] Move to D05
  [Free]
  [Standard] Cast targeted dispel: 10, 20, 9 in the order mirror image, resist electricity, exp. retr. Dispels resist (AFAIU).

  Initiative: 13
  AC (Touch AC): 20 (11)

  Damage Taken:   18
  Damage Dealt:   0

Effects: Concealement (20% miss chance)

Final position: D05

ooc: Well, that's a VERY convenient result, you dispel the only spell I cannot repeat and that lowers Orophear's spells' effectiveness. Too bad you did not include any indication which spell you rolled for in the dice roller. Bad form :(

OOC: I apologize and I'm willing to re-roll. For what it's worth I was hoping to dispel mirror image.

ooc: Just roll 1d3, count based on Aerin's listed effects and it's ok. It's a 1in3 chance, so it is not so far off you dispel what you came for ;)

I don't want to do that. I had them in the order of what I thought was decreasing DC. I could roll a d2 and see which of your second level spells is affected though.

ooc: DC is 15 for Aerin's spells, 14 for the potion. It is based on caster level, not spell level. So resist energy would be lowest.