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.