Character Sheet to Boadicea.
I'll roll initiative as soon as Latro's sheet is here as well.

16:56, Today: Latro Dectus rolled 19 using 1d20+15 with rolls of 4.  duel #227 initiative vs josep.

I'll take corner C1

Also, character sheet to Bo below
I'm pretty certain everything is in order.

Still looking at things, give me a little time.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:08, Sat 02 June 2018.

Today: Josep Gavinho rolled 37 using 1d20+20 with rolls of 17.  Initiative duel 227.

I have done a good glance over few things I have to dig into but should be good to go once get a few things sorted out.

Let's get this party started then.

PM Latro

In reply to Boadicea (msg # 8):

I think this should fix the issue

All is good to start

Josep appears in the eighth section of the arena opposite and out of sight of Latro. He's wearing the champion's belt, and has a neat shiny buckler strapped to his arm.

 Instead of his trademark dodo, he is accompanied by a small grey humanoid creature by the name of Pedro. Who looks hella cute.

  Now a classic start to any arcane user, Josep produces a scroll and bends time to his will. The rest is a blur to everyone.

 As things slow down, the public can enjoy the sight of Josep turned into a hellish dragon, his companion turned into an other type of equally troubled dragon, and a retinue of devilish fallen angels preceding them, weapons at the ready. They all move with uncanny celerity.

  "Latro! I see your transformation is now complete... glad to see that you're now in a body with which you're finally comfortable..."

 "Let's make this quick, shall we?"
 


ROUND: 0 Prep (37)
POSITION: R20 to Q20 to L17 to K10 to K10-M12
 ACTIONS:
 - 5ft step to Q20
 - activate Champion Belt (swift)
 - Draw Scroll of Time Stop (move)
 - Cast Time Stop: 3 rounds (Standard)

Time stop round 1:
 - Cast a Polymorph spell on Pedro (Standard) 
 - Walk to L17 (move) and draw Rod
 - Cast Quickened Conjuration Spell (swift) with quickening Diamond

Time stop round 2:
 - Cast Quickened Summon Monster VIII (swift)  with quickening Diamond - 5 Erinyes
 - Activate Foretell ability: Luck  (standard)

Time stop round 3:
 - Cast Quicken Haste (swift) with quickening Diamond (on all minions)
 - Move to K10 (move)
 - Cast a Polymorph spell on self (Standard) 

Resume normal round: command minions (free)

End of Prep Round.

 HP: 289/289 (0 nonlethal)
 AC: 39; FFAC: 25; Touch: 17
CMD: 34; FFCMD: 26; FFTAC: 09
Fort: 37; Reflex: 33; Will: 35

EFFECTS: - Polymorph:Pedro: 3/180, Polymorph:Self: 1/180, SummonErinyes: 2/17, Haste: 1/170, Conjuration Spell: 2/17, Foretell(luck) 2/17

   GEAR: - Ring, Stone, Rod, Cloak, Headband, Helmet, 4 Diamonds, Ioun Stone, Bracer, Buckler, Tattoo, Scroll, Champion Belt, Free Gear,  (ACP - 0, Load - Light),
   USES: -  Spells 1st 0/X, 2nd 0/X, 3rd 1/X, 4th 0/X, 5th 0/X, 6th 1/X, 7th 1/X, 8th 3/X,9th 0/X, scroll 1/1; diamond 3/4, Prescience 0/X

MINIONS:
Pedro the improved familiar
 Position: Q19 to H10-J12
AC 32 - TAC 08 - FFAC 31
CMD 28 - FFCMD28 - FFTAC 07
FORT 23 - REF 17 - WILL 23
Effect: Polymorph , Haste, Foretell
 Actions: Move (mix of fly and earth glide)

The Furies (Erinyes)
Je1 in K13, move to  I9
Je2 in L13, move to  J9
Je3 in M13, move to  K9
Je4 in K14, move to  L9
Je5 in L14, move to  M9
 HP: 112/112
 AC: 24; FFAC: 17; Touch: 17
CMD: 33; FFCMD: 27; FFTAC: 10
Fort: 26; Reflex: 26; Will: 20
Effect: Augment Summoning, Haste, Foretell
Actions: Move

Minion HD cap: (5x9) +17 = 62/68

DICE ROLLS:
12:12, Today: Josep Gavinho rolled 3 using 1d4+1 with rolls of 2.  Time Stop duration
12:29, Today: Josep Gavinho rolled 5 using 1d4+1 with rolls of 4.  Summon Monster VIII - d4+1 Erinyes
13:39, Today: Josep Gavinho rolled 29 using 1d20+19 with rolls of 10.  Spell Resistance (Haste)

SUMMARY:
 Josep stops Time. He summons 5 devils, polymorphs his familiar and then himself, as well as casts a bunch of other spells.


ooc: all set, let's go.

Latro smiles, knowing full well what Josep's first action in the arena would be. He had been waiting. Studying the chaotically shifting rules of the arena. Josep had missed something and it was all too sweet to behold.

As Josep pulls his scroll from his pocket and reads it aloud, the arcane words swirl with might around him. However, the time pocket he creates for himself cracks and breaks under the power of the arena, leaving josep standing in real time with no chance to continue his display of arcana might. Even the jumbo-tron malfunctions under the power of the arena's rule.


You've activated my trap card: The Rule's Lawyer
Per the rules on magic for the arena you are unable to cast time stop at your current level. You must have a number of HD equal to twice the level of the spell you're attempting to use. As your HD is 17, the only spells you are capable of casting are lvl 8 spells and below.
My request is that the scroll fizzles when Josep tries to use it, ending his turn.

That is evidently an oversight in the writing of that rule, at level 17 Josep can cast level 9 spells on a daily basis.
I agree with the spirit if that rule, but it should obviously say half your HD rounded up — at least for cleric/druid/wizard.

Boa, what do you think?

EDIT: I just read the rule again, RAW it means a 1st level cleric can’t cast cure light wounds, or a 1st level wizard magic missile. Clearly the rule as intended is that you can’t cast anything of a higher level than what your spell caster level normally allows.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:51, Sun 03 June 2018.

In reply to Josep Gavinho (msg # 13):

Barring GM putting his thoughts in unfortunately Latro is right. I agree with you that it handicaps your class 1 or 2 spells here or there but with the inclusion of class feature I feel GM knew what the rule would do.  Everyone starts at 5th lvl or so, so the argument of 1st lvl is invalid.