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.

Levis starts in red, Zar'Da in green.

Prep Round 1
 [Standard] Cast Steel Shadows. +3 AC (armour bonus), +3 AC shield bonus.

Status:
 Initiative 13
 AC: 15(9)

Effects: Steel Shadows (+6 AC)

Prep Round 2
 [Standard] Cast Caul of Shadows +2 AC (deflection)

Status:
 Initiative: 13
 AC: 17(11)

Effects: Steel Shadows (+6 AC), Caul of Shadows (+2 AC)

Final Position: 2B

Zar'Da stood at his corner of the arena, a chill running down his spine as he remembered the cold blast of shadow that ripped his very soul from his body, the Young Levis felling him with but an utterance of a spell. The drowkin vowed that if he were to go down again he was going to put up more of a fight this time.

Prep Round 1:
  [Move] Draw Heavy Mace
  [Swift] Activate Draconic Aura: Power
  [Standard]

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


Status:
  Initiative: 5
  AC (Touch AC): 21(12)

  Damage Taken:
  Damage Dealt:

Effects:
  Draconic Aura: Power: +2 on melee damage

Final Position: P16

Round 1
 [Move] To H6
 [Move] To J10

Status:
 Initiative: 13
 AC: 17(11)

Effects: Steel Shadows (+6 AC), Caul of Shadows (+2 AC)

Damage Taken:
Damage Given:

Final position: J10

Round 1:
  [Move] Move 30' to J13
  [Standard] Activate Boots of Stomping: Ref save VS DC 13 or fall prone and take 1d4 nonleathal damage.
  [Swift] Activate Anklet of Translocation: teleport 10' to J11


Status:
  Initiative: 5
  AC (Touch AC): 21(12)

  Damage Taken:
  Damage Dealt:

Effects:
  Draconic Aura: Power: +2 on melee damage

Final Position: J11

Levis wasn't expecting the small tremor, and lost her balance easily. She fell, bruising her knee, and had to react quickly. Clearly the drowkin was prepaired for her direct attacks, and was going to do whatever it took to stop her. She stood back up, and prepared for the next assault.
OOC:Roll the nonlethal damage.

Round 2
 [Move]5ft crawl to J9
 [Move]Stand up
 [Swift]Flicker to K11

Status
 Init: 13
 AC: 17(11)

 Damage taken: 1d4?
 Damage dealt:

Final Position: K11

OOC: Falling damage was 3, also you have your final position in the same space as one of the pillars. are you on top of the pillar in K11?

OOC: Yes I am. ;)

OOC: I'm a little confused. Flicker is a mystery with duration rounds/lvl which allows you to teleport-hop each round (immediate action), and it requires a standard action to cast. However, it can also be cast as a (immediate) reaction to an attack, giving the attack a 50% miss chance (unclear if the duration is still rounds/level in that case though).
So, last round you used a swift action to cast the mystery, which doesn't seem right. I assume it should be a standard action, but that you may use if for 6 rounds and dimension hop as an immediate action. Remember that immediate actions can be taken out of turn, and thus can be used as described to foil an attack.

OOC: The casting time is only ever immediate/swift.
An external situation does not alter the casting time of a spell/mystery.
This message was last edited by the player at 21:26, Thu 14 Feb 2013.

Then why does it say "Duration: rounds/level (D)" in the spell description? The spell has that duration and during that time it allows you to make a short distance teleport once per round as an immediate action.

I re-read it. I had previously assumed it functioned immediately upon casting. I wasn't aware that I could cast it, and just be granted the ability to teleport during that time. Seems pretty strong now, since if I cast it, for 6 rounds, I can teleport.

This changes everything.

In reply to Levis Luna (msg # 12):

Oh great, another advantage :P So do you get to teleport at will or as a move action?

I can't teleport right now, but when I cast it, I can teleport at will. I have one more question before I post.

Round 2 (edit)
 [swift]Quickened Flicker

Status
 Init: 13
 AC: 17(11)

 Damage taken: 3sub
 Damage given: 0

Effects: Caul of Shadows (2 AC), Steel Shadows (6 AC), Flicker (6 rounds left)

Final Position: J11
This message was last edited by the player at 11:39, Fri 15 Feb 2013.

Note that you can't do two swift actions/round.



and



So you can cast without provoking, but you can't get out of the way and you are still prone. If you later teleport to avoid an attack, then you cannot perform a swift action on your next turn.
This message was last edited by the GM at 10:12, Fri 15 Feb 2013.

Right. So many rules, never in related places in the book. I'll never get used to that. I guess I'll teleport later.

Well, the immediate actions came later which may explain some of it. I find the wizards homepage good for finding definitions and what not. They have a searchable glossary, with references to primary sources that is good to have shortlisted.

Ok, back to the battle then! We have Zar'Da standing over a prone Levis (-4 AC) who has Flicker active (she's flickering in and out of view, seemingly appearing to be in several places at once).

In reply to DM Solo (msg # 18):

Ok then, but I don't get an AoO, right? Just a standard attack?

Right. So far she hasn't provoked an AoO.

OOC: Ok then, game on!

IC: Normally Zar'da would give a weaker opponent a chance to stand but the Shaman knew better when it came to this young woman. The enchanted mace the drowkin wielded raised and lowered with brutal efficiency and crashed into the woman.

Round 2:
  [Standard] Attack: 30, Damage: 15

Status:
  Initiative: 5
  AC (Touch AC): 21(12)

  Damage Taken:
  Damage Dealt:  15 , 3 NL

Effects:
  Draconic Aura: Power: +2 on melee damage

Final Position: J11
This message was last edited by the player at 16:34, Fri 15 Feb 2013.

OOC: You don't get to add lethal and non-lethal damage. They need to be tracked independently (if your NL damage is equal to the current HP, your're staggered, and if it exceeds you fall unconscious).

In reply to DM Solo (msg # 22):

Gotcha, I will edit.

Levis saw the inevitable swing of the mace, and knew it was going to hit her hard. In a moment of panic, she reacted with the only way she knew how; flee. She seemingly blinked out of existence right from in front of the drowkin, attempting to evade the attack before it struck her.

Round 2 (cont)
 [Immediate] Flicker to K11 (roll 50% miss chance. High hits)
This message was last edited by the player at 21:52, Fri 15 Feb 2013.

OOC: you can Flicker out in the same round you cast it? I thought if you used a Swift action you couldn't use an Immediate action??? I'm so confused.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:00, Fri 15 Feb 2013.

She can, as she's acting out of turn. But, this consumes her swift action for when she next get to act.

OOC: Just so I'm clear, when she casts it she uses the first charge, correct. And she can Flicker at will until all the charges are used up?

OOC: The way I understood it. Once per round for 6 rounds. I can use it up to six times, but lose out if I choose not to on any given round.

In reply to Levis Luna (msg # 28):

Ah, I see. I still get to try and hit right. 50/50?

Oh, and I am currently standing in J11 so she will have to flicker somewhere else :)
This message was last edited by the player at 21:08, Fri 15 Feb 2013.

Oops! I meant K11. Sorry.
also, yes, Roll percentile. High hits.
This message was last edited by the player at 21:53, Fri 15 Feb 2013.

Rolled a 91.

Levis simply couldn't react in time to the situation at hand, and took a nasty blow from Zar'Da's mace. She retreated quickly to the top of a pillar, but it was still within striking distance of the drowkin. She looked down at him, and blackness covered her hand, right before shooting forth an arrow of darkness.

Round 3
[Standard] Supernatural ability - Arrow of Dusk. Ranged touch attack (20) 2NL (1,1)

Status
 Init: 13
 AC: 17(11)

 Damage taken: 15, 3NL
 Damage given: 2NL

Effects: Caul of Shadows (2 AC), Steel Shadows (6 AC), Flicker (5 rounds left)

Final Position: K11

OOC: Oh damn. The one time I roll a 20, I roll triple 1's after that..

In reply to Levis Luna (msg # 32):

OOC: That's nonleathal damage right?

Yes

Zar'Da smiled at the young woman's cunning and trickery in the arena. She was indeed a worthy and slippery foe. The drowkin was not without his tricks also. Stepping back to get a bit better sight line to the woman Zar'da opened his mouth, his tongue lifting and shot forth a line of fetid greenish liquid that sizzled when it hit something.

Round 3:
  [Move] 5 foot step to I11
  [Standard] Breath Weapon: 30' line of acid, REF save VS DC 16, Damage: 4

Status:
  Initiative: 5
  AC (Touch AC): 21(12)

  Damage Taken: 2NL
  Damage Dealt: 15 , 3 NL

Effects:
  Draconic Aura: Power: +2 on melee damage
  Breath Weapon Regen Time: 3 rounds

Final Position: I11

OOC: Reflex half or full evade?

In reply to Levis Luna (msg # 36):

OOC: I'm sorry. I was actually looking that up and forgot to add it. It is for 1/2.

Levis saw the blast of acid, and surprisingly managed to avoid the worst of it, only taking minor burns from it. She now had an opportunity to go all in, and she was going to do exactly that. With a few gestures made by both her, and her shadow, her eyes soon went completely black. She looked down at the drowkin with that terrible gaze, and unleashed a blast of pitch darkness.

Round 3 (cont):
 Reflex 22

Round 4:
 [Full Round] Maximized Killing Shadows. 30ft cone of untyped. Will Save DC 17 to half. 48 damage.

Status:
 init: 13
 AC: 17(11)

 Damage taken: 17, 3NL
 Damage given: 48, 2NL

Effects: Caul of Shadows (2 AC), Steel Shadows (6 AC), Flicker (4 rounds left)

Final position: K11

Zar'Da recognized the gestures the young woman made and steeled himself against the soul cutting magics to hit, and hit they did.

Round 3:
 Will Save: 14 (FAIL)

Zar'da reeled from the spells damage and stumbled backwards, keeping just enough of his wits about him to change the aura that whirled around him from a blood red to a blueish hue. The Shaman took off and ducked around one of the far pillars hoping to put a little distance between himself and Levis.

Round 4:
  [Move] 30 feet to E09
  [Swift] Activate Draconic Aura: Vigor

Status:
  Initiative: 5
  AC (Touch AC): 21(12)

  Damage Taken: 46(48-2 healed), 0NL (2NL - 2 healed)
  Damage Dealt: 15 , 3 NL

Effects:
  Draconic Aura: Vigor: heal 2 points of damage a round up to 1/2 total HP's
  Breath Weapon Regen Time: 2 rounds

Final Position: E09
This message was last edited by the player at 22:19, Tue 19 Feb 2013.

Levis wasn't about to risk putting herself directly in harms way again, but she was restricted from her vantage point. She could only hope that the drowkin would have to come out of hiding. Her body blinked out of existence, and at the same moment, reappeared on a nearby pillar. Once there, she called on darkness to shroud herself.

Round 5:
 [Swift] Flicker to I12
 [Standard] Black Candle on self (As the spell: Darkness)

Status:
 init: 13
 AC: 17(11)

 Damage taken: 17, 3NL
 Damage given: 48, 2NL

Effects: Caul of Shadows (2 AC), Steel Shadows (6 AC), Magical Darkness (20% miss chance)(6 rounds),  Flicker (3 rounds left)

Final position: I12
This message was last edited by the player at 12:53, Tue 19 Feb 2013.

Zar'Da decided it was time to try and play a game of cat and mouse, if possible. Making his way around the pillars trying to put some distance between he and Levis the Shaman let his aura do it's work.

Round 5:
  [Move] 30 feet to H06
  [Move] 10 feet to I05

Status:
  Initiative: 5
  AC (Touch AC): 21(12)

  Damage Taken: 44(48-4 healed), 0NL (2NL - 2healed)
  Damage Dealt: 15 , 3 NL

Effects:
  Draconic Aura: Vigor: heal 2 points of damage a round up to 1/2 total HP's
  Breath Weapon Regen Time: 1 rounds

Final Position: I05
This message was last edited by the player at 22:20, Tue 19 Feb 2013.

Levis wasn't about to let him get away with his retreat, and knew she had to take a risk. She was at a disadvantage on the ground, but she didn't really have too many options. His advantage in cover was more than she could deal with on the pillars.
She flicked down to the ground, and trotted around a pillar to fire an bolt of darkness at the Shaman.

Round 6:
 [Swift] Flicker to H8
 [Move] To G6
 [Standard] Arrow of Dusk. Attack - 18, Damage - 5 NL. (41 passes Darkness concealment)

Status:
 init: 13
 AC: 17(11)

 Damage taken: 17, 3NL
 Damage given: 48, 7NL

Effects: Caul of Shadows (2 AC), Steel Shadows (6 AC), Magical Darkness (20% miss chance)(5 rounds),  Flicker (2 rounds left)

Final position: G6

Zar'da took the shadowy bolt once again and back pedaled out of the darkened area, his healing aura already taking care of some of the bolt's damage. As soon as the drowkin once again ducked around one of the pillars he activated one of his greater gifts, a flood of warmth flowing through his very soul healing some of the damage he had taken to this point.

Round 6:
  [Move] 30 feet to M07
  [Standard] Activate Touch of Vitality: Heal 14 points

Status:
  Initiative: 5
  AC (Touch AC): 21(12)

  Damage Taken: 28(48-20 healed), 0NL (8NL - 8healed)
  Damage Dealt: 15 , 3 NL

Effects:
  Draconic Aura: Vigor: heal 2 points of damage a round up to 1/2 total HP's
  Breath Weapon Regen Time: 0 rounds

Final Position: M07

Levis saw her chance, and pounced on it fiercely. She blinked closer to beside a pillar, and once more, her and her shadow went into the motions of a spell as her eyes were covered in blackness. She stared forth and shot the blast of shadows forth, putting her all into it, hoping the finish the fight.

Round 7:
 [Swift] Flicker to I5
 [Full Round] Empowered Killing Shadows. Damage - 39 (will DC 17 to half)

Status:
 init: 13
 AC: 17(11)

 Damage taken: 17, 3NL
 Damage given: 87, 7NL

Effects: Caul of Shadows (2 AC), Steel Shadows (6 AC), Magical Darkness (20% miss chance)(4 rounds),  Flicker (1 round left)

Final position: I5

Will save failed and dead! Well done yet again.

If you had passed the will save, would you have lived?

In reply to Levis Luna (msg # 46):

Guess we'll never know.

Actually, based on math, yes you would. I'm a dummy. XD
It would have done less than you had recently healed.

Then there's your answer :) Guess I should have just kept running.

Well, technically you did, but you just chose a bad place to run to.

Meh, in these matches my characters always seem to be backpedaling so it's hard to always find the right place to be. Good match.