A ranged character with outmaneuver on the moat map... Something tells me he is going to be in the keep.
Start off mounted on Veneno with my scythe in hand and a dose of drow poison. Apply poison to the scythe and draw my wand of Divine Favor while moving out.
Use the wand and stow it while continuing closer. Tap a tattoo of force screen and continue closing.
If he is up in the keep, ride the rest of the way there using full combat expertise/ride for cover to protect myself, dismount and climb up. Order Veneno to attack if he tries to climb down the other set of stairs.
If I am wounded to half hit points or less, draw and use wand of CLW until I am back above 20. If in melee, do not bother with healing.
In melee, trip and follow up. Use my smite on my first attack to deal damage. If he has mirror images up - use smite on the first attack after the images are gone unless I've already knocked him unconscious with poison.
If I am consistently unable to get to melee - most likely if he is trying to outrun me on the ground with expeditious retreat I would guess, use Veneno to attack directly by dismounting so that the horse can move the full 60ft per move action. This should be a last resort though.
I think that's about it. Have fun running the fight.
Alright, I have outmaneuver for 48 squares... The moat has towers, too.
Start on the tower further from my start position, for example
Start with bow in hand. Round 1, start singing. Then, kill him with my bow. Shoot his horse first, then him. My range is 110', so I'll never have more than a -2 for range.
If he is using his wand to heal himself, I'll have to engage melee. Jump down onto the 20' wall (DC 15 jump check to avoid damage). Then close and cast hideous laughter on him. If hideous laughter hits, disarm his wand with my sword if he has it out and then hit with sword. If it fails, engage in melee as below.
If engaged in melee with him either through delay penalty or having to get his wand, 5' shift and shoot him with my bow. Stand if tripped.
If I have to engage in melee for any reason, use a scroll of protection from evil and a scroll of shield with Use Magic Device, then cast resistance and close.
If I disarm his wand of CLW, pick it up and keep it in my buckler holding hand, wielding my longsword in the other hand and using the wand whenever injured.
If at 20 arrows, engage in melee with sword.
Basic priorities: 1. Shoot from on top of tower. Always target hirse first, then Rillirod himself. 2. Failing that, use hideous laughter on him once. 3. Disarm wand of healing and grab it for myself. 4. Kill with bow in melee while shifting. (unless he is prone) 5. Kill with sword.
NOTE: Ignore the higher ground in the roller. I've corrected for all the rolls that incorrectly contain the bonus.
Start Erith starts in the northwest box, but uses Outmaneuver to move to the southeast tower before the battle begins. Rilirod starts in the southwest box.
Rilirod, mounted on his horse, sees Erith at the top of the southeast tower. He applies poison to his scythe, draws his wand of Divine Favor, and gallops towards the keep. Erith begins singing a song of courage in the face of evil.
Rilirod uses his wand to call upon his deity and enhance his prowess, then stows the wand and rides on. Erith aims at Rilirod's horse and fires off a shot from his longbow, but just barely misses the horse.
NOTE: In the roller, I forgot to take into account the diagonal distance from Erith being 30' up
Status
Name
Hit points
Conditions
Used
Rilirod
26/26 HP
+1 Att and Dmg (ends Rd 12)
1 charge Wand of Divine Favor
Veneno
19/19 HP
Erith
16/16 HP
+1 Att and Dmg
1 Bardic Music 0 arrows (0 destroyed, 1 recovered)
Rilirod taps a tattoo on his arm, activating an shimmering shield around him, and rides on. Erith is unable to take a shot at Rilirod or his horse due to the castle wall in the way.
Status
Name
Hit points
Conditions
Used
Rilirod
26/26 HP
+1 Att and Dmg (ends Rd 12) +4 shield AC (ends Rd 13)
1 charge Wand of Divine Favor 1 Tattoo of Force Screen
Veneno
13/19 HP
Erith
16/16 HP
+1 Att and Dmg
1 Bardic Music 0 arrows (0 destroyed, 1 recovered)
Rilirod and his mount arrive inside the keep, and Rilirod dismounts. Erith takes a shot at Rilirod, but the arrow bounces harmlessly off of Rilirod's force screen.
Status
Name
Hit points
Conditions
Used
Rilirod
26/26 HP
+1 Att and Dmg (ends Rd 12) +4 shield AC (ends Rd 13)
1 charge Wand of Divine Favor 1 Tattoo of Force Screen
Veneno
13/19 HP
Erith
16/16 HP
+1 Att and Dmg
1 Bardic Music 1 arrows (1 destroyed, 1 recovered)
Rilirod reaches the top of the stairs and realizes that there's no way that he's going to be able to face Erith in melee, as the tower is impossible for Rilirod to climb. He sheathes his scythe and pulls out a javelin.
Erith continues his archery assault, and finally hits Rilirod for 5 points of damage.
Status
Name
Hit points
Conditions
Used
Rilirod
21/26 HP
+1 Att and Dmg (ends Rd 12) +4 shield AC (ends Rd 13)
1 charge Wand of Divine Favor 1 Tattoo of Force Screen
Veneno
13/19 HP
Erith
16/16 HP
+1 Att and Dmg
1 Bardic Music 3 arrows (3 destroyed, 1 recovered)
Rilirod hurls a javelin at Erith, but it falls short of the tower and clatters down the keep wall. He draws another javelin. Erith fires back in return, but the distraction of being shot at seems to have rattled him, and he misses as well.
Status
Name
Hit points
Conditions
Used
Rilirod
21/26 HP
+1 Att and Dmg (ends Rd 12) +4 shield AC (ends Rd 13)
1 charge Wand of Divine Favor 1 Tattoo of Force Screen
Veneno
13/19 HP
Erith
16/16 HP
+1 Att and Dmg
1 Bardic Music 4 arrows (4 destroyed, 1 recovered)
Rilirod hurls another javelin, but this one sails over the tower without hitting anything at all. Erith lands a solid show with his bow, damaging Rilirod for another 6 points.
Status
Name
Hit points
Conditions
Used
Rilirod
15/26 HP
+1 Att and Dmg (ends Rd 12) +4 shield AC (ends Rd 13)
1 charge Wand of Divine Favor 1 Tattoo of Force Screen
Veneno
13/19 HP
Erith
16/16 HP
+1 Att and Dmg
1 Bardic Music 5 arrows (5 destroyed, 1 recovered)
Rilirod draws his scythe and takes a defensive stance, glowering at Erith. Erith smiles back as his next shot penetrates the defenses of his foe and wounds him for 11 points of damage.
Status
Name
Hit points
Conditions
Used
Rilirod
4/26 HP
+1 Att and Dmg (ends Rd 12) +4 shield AC (ends Rd 13) +4 dodge AC
1 charge Wand of Divine Favor 1 Tattoo of Force Screen
Veneno
13/19 HP
Erith
16/16 HP
+1 Att and Dmg
1 Bardic Music 6 arrows (6 destroyed, 3 recovered)
Growling with frustration, Rilirod draws his wand of Cure Light Wounds and heals 9 points of damage, then challenges Erith to face him like a true fighter.
Erith, seeing that Rilirod plans to heal his way through the onslaught of arrows, drops his bow onto the parapet, then draws his longsword as he jumps down to the stairs near the parapet, landing with ease and grace. He casts a spell at Rilirod, and the dark paladin falls over with uncontrollable laughter.
Status
Name
Hit points
Conditions
Used
Rilirod
13/26 HP
+4 shield AC (ends Rd 13) Prone and no actions (Ends Rd 16)
1 charge Wand of Divine Favor 1 Tattoo of Force Screen
While Rilirod weeps with laughter on the ground, Erith walks to him and knocks the wand out of the paladin's hand. After scooping up the wand, Erith slashes Rilirod twice for 16 points of damage total, silencing the paladin for good.
Status
Name
Hit points
Conditions
Used
Rilirod
-3/26 HP
Prone and no actions (Ends Rd 16)
1 charge Wand of Divine Favor 1 Tattoo of Force Screen
Rilirod finally recovers and attempts to trip Erith with his scythe. Erith's feet are seized out from under him, and he falls to the ground while Rilirod stands. Erith tries to slice at Rilirod while he stands, but being tripped throws him off.
Erith grabs his longbow from the ground and stands up, earning an attack from Rilirod, who attempts to smite the fallen bard. Erith is hit for 11 points of damage, but manages to avoid succumbing to the deadly poison dripping from Rilirod's scythe.
NOTE: I forgot to use the -2 penalty from Rilirod's aura, but Erith still saves against DC 13, barely. I also incorrectly put in +3 damage for Rilirod's smite instead of +4 in the roller.
Status
Name
Hit points
Conditions
Used
Rilirod
1/26 HP
1 charge Wand of Divine Favor 1 Tattoo of Force Screen Smite Good
Rilirod chops at Erith again and slices his bowels open. As Erith falls to the ground, he looks up in disbelief at the paladin that he nearly vanquished.
Status
Name
Hit points
Conditions
Used
Rilirod
1/26 HP
1 charge Wand of Divine Favor 1 Tattoo of Force Screen Smite Good
Hi My apologies. These are terrible tactics. Start front center, holding bow and buckler Goal – get into melee and attack; ideally base him, so can preclude 5’ steps, and attack w/ lance and unarmed strike (doesn’t provoke as he has no melee weapon) Comment – I assume he will skate, and therefore be able to keep away from me, and he is much better with the bow, and his buffs make his AC much better, and therefore if he uses skate he’ll win. Therefore, will try to wait out his buffs, unfortunately. Rd 1: if he’s seen, single move towards him and ready action to fire on his standard action; if this hits, continue to do same until within 120’ and then stow bow, draw lance and move closer, and goto “engage” below if he’s not seen, or if first arrow misses, move to outermost edge of the arena; goal will be to delay for 20 rounds then try to engage (sorry) in this case (he’s not seen, or arrow misses), ride around outside trying to stay away from him and keep cover between us, fire arrow at him every 2 rounds before a delay penalty would kick in. On round 19, use PLA Defensive precog After that (PLA Def precog), engage Engage: --run to base if can; else double move --if possible to charge, do so, expending focus on first attack --if can’t charge, get to base him, and hold lance/buckler; try to grapple him, use lance reach/unarmed strike to prevent him from doing things without AoOs --if entangled, drop prone and take total defense until done, then try to close
--if ever unable to close / melee is / appears impossible (ie, if horse is dead, or face delay penalty because of his 40’ speed and my 40’ mounted speed), get cover, kneel, and engage with bow (readied action to fire on any standard action of his) Notes: --always ride for cover if can --please don’t forget PR, which may make a difference --horse is large and can’t be target of crawling tattoo entangling ecto
Ilthas starts in the front corner of the box (flip a coin to determine the corner) with his dorje of Enlarged Energy Ray in one hand and a power stone of Force Screen in the other. Buff Rounds (in order) Round 1: Ilthas hides as a move action and manifests Inertial Armor Round 2: Ilthas activates power stone of Force Screen and draws power stone of Skate Round 3: Ilthas activates power stone of Skate and may move to the next hiding spot (see below for specifics) Round 4: Ilthas manifests Defensive Precognition and may move to the next hiding spot (see below for specifics) Combat Ilthas is going to attempt to one-shot Zernian before getting damaged himself. If Zernian is already moving towards Illthas, he'll stay put wherever he is at the moment. Otherwise, he'll move as silently as possible to the next nearest cover that's closer to Zernian and hide there. Once Zernian is in range of the Enlarged Energy Ray, Ilthas starts shooting and moving away from Zernian, expending psionic focus for Psionic Shot on the first attack, and using the arena environment and his 55' movement to avoid being charged if possible.
[Prefight Locations and Initiative] Ilthas Darkmane starts in area 2 at (55,35) with a dorje of Enlarged Energy Ray (ML2) and a powerstone of force screen (ML2) in hand. Initiative 24 Zernian starts in area 1 at (31,56) with a bow and buckler in hand. Initiative 10
[Round 1] Ilthas manifests Inertial armor and hides Zernian doesn't see Ilthas, so he moves to (18,60)
[Round 2] Ilthas activates the powerstone of force screen and draws a powerstone of skate (ML2) Zernian keeps moving to (7,51)
[Round 3] Ilthas activates skate and moves to (46,37) and hides Zernian keeps moving to (4,37)
[Round 7] Ilthas moves to (21,11) and uses the dorje and expends his focus for psionic shot [13+3 vs touch AC11 [Ride 13 vs DC15, fail], hit; PR check 5+2 vs DC11, fail] Zernian moves to (33,11) and fires an arrow at Ilthas [12 vs AC14+4+4+1, miss]
[Round 8] Ilthas uses the dorje for energy ray again [27 vs AC11, hit; PR check 5 vs DC11, fail] and moves to (21,8) Zernian moves to (44,22)
[Round 9] Ilthas stares dumbfounded as the fighter runs away and moves to (25,17) and readies to use the dorje. Zernian moves to (58,26)
[Round 10] Ilthas double moves to (39,31) Zernian moves to (58,42)
[Round 11] Ilthas moves to (46,38) and readies. Zernian fires at Ilthas [18 vs AC14+4+4+1, miss] and moves to (56,49)
[Round 12] Ilthas moves to (54,40) and uses the dorje [15 vs AC11+4 [Ride 16 vs DC15, success], hit; PR Check 18 vs DC11, success; Dmg 2d6=10] Zernian double moves to (46,58)
[Round 13] To save myself time - batch rolling. If PR passes, I'll check ride for cover. Otherwise - I won't worry about it. Ilthas moves to (50,49) and uses the dorje [14 vs AC11, hit; PR 9 vs DC11, fail] Zernian moves to (30,59)
[Round 14] Ilthas moves to (35,53) Zernian moves to (16,55)
[Round 15] Ilthas moves to (24,53) and uses the dorje [13 vs AC11 [Ride 6 vs DC15, fail]; PR check 11 vs DC11, success; Dmg 2d6=11] and Zernian falls.
Denerell will start in the default area, holding potion of invis and dorje AC
Rd 1: drink potion of invisibility and move between 2 statues
Rd 2+: dorje AC (with celerity; make ACs with celerity x2, or until Elrin is found – whichever is first; thereafter, all have Trip); after second AC, shout. Manifest then move to obscure location.
Continue making ACs – goal is ACs charge if possible, flank if possible, trip if possible, and always keep 1 AC between me and him (priorities: one between me and him, then whichever flank/charge is possible, ideally both; if he’s tripped, so much the better). Do this until 15 charges used up or he’s dead.
Once 15th AC charge used, Denerell will move to engage with mind thrust 5pp (4pp+1overchannel/talented)
If Elrin is still up, Denerell will try Mind Thrust again (if Denerell hasn’t been hurt, then 5pp overchannel, take the hp damage; if he was hurt, just 4pp)
If Elrin is still up after that, Denerell will use Energy Missile: Cold powerstone, then EM:Cold (enlarged)
If Elrin is still up after that, something shocking has happened; engage with rapier, cackle madly.
Hm.... let's keep him on his toes. I have the hp to take some abuse from an AC.
Start in the front cornerwith mindblade in hand. Round 1, immediatley move out to find him and grapple him to death, ignoring AC's.
If he is levitating or otherwise unreachable, throw mindblade from 60'. Shift to avoid AC's AoO's. If I can't, take total defense, note my tumble, and outlast the AC's.
[Prefight Locations and Initiative] Dennerell starts in area 4 at (4,4) with a potion of invisibility (CL3) and a dorje of astral construct (ML3). Initiative 3 Elrin starts in area 2 at (25,25) with mindblade in hand. Initiative 4
[Round 1] Elrin moves out to (20,15), spotting Dennerell as he goes. Dennerell drinks the potion and moves to (4,8) [MS 14 vs Listen 25-9]
[Round 2] Elrin has a vague idea that Dennerell is still in the area, but he didn't see him drink the potion. He moves to (10,10) and doesn't see his opponent. Dennerell activates the dorje.
[Round 3] Elrin moves to (6,6) and listens carefully [Listen 10 vs MS 22] Dennerell manifests an astral construct with improved trip and celerity. It charges [11 vs AC21, miss] Dennerell starts manifesting a second construct.
[Round 4] Elrin takes total defense. AC1 attacks [13 vs AC21+6, miss] AC2 appears to flank with AC1 and attacks [12 vs AC21+6, miss] Dennerell shouts and then moves to (11,9) [MS 17 vs Listen 12]
[Round 5] Elrin takes total defense AC1 attacks [21 vs AC21+6, miss] AC2 attacks [19 vs AC21+6, miss] Dennerell starts manifesting
[Round 6] Elrin takes total defense [AC1 ends] AC2 attacks [19 vs AC21+6, miss] AC3 appears to flank and attacks [5! vs AC21+6, miss] Dennerell starts manifesting
[Round 7] Elrin takes total defense [AC2 ends] AC3 attacks [9 vs AC21+6, miss] AC4 appears to flank and attacks [22 vs AC21+6, miss] Dennerell starts manifesting
[Round 8] Elrin takes total defense AC3 and 4 attack [8,23 vs AC21+6, miss] AC5 appears and attacks [22 vs AC21+6, miss] Dennerell starts manifesting
[Round 9] Elrin takes total defense [AC3 ends] AC4, 5, 6 attack but they all miss
[Round 10] Elrin takes total defense [AC4 ends] AC5, 6, 7 attack but they all miss
[Round 11] Elrin takes total defense [AC5 ends] AC6, 7, 8 attack but they all miss
[Round 12-18] Elrin defends himself All ACs miss - 15th AC summoned. Dennerell manifests a 5pp (4pp+1pp overchannel/talented) Mind thrust [Will 16 vs DC18+2, fail; Dmg 5d10=38] and Elrin falls.
Rolls Time Roll: 4 hours Lighting: Dim Light (Remember - the lighting conditions only affect ECL5 and up)
Characters on Quests:
Grannick Mindbender (ECL6) miniquests for access to the War Mind prestige class {Week 1/1}: QL Eluria
Characters doing Full Activities:
Qwuibbik Crafting: Shield to +2, Bracers of Lesser Archery, Belt of Unholy Defense, Pearl of Power II {Week 2/4}
Ialgo crafts a Rod of Withering, Enchant Silver Rapier to +1 (Week 1/4)
Darrgon scribes a scroll of Greater Invisibility (CL7), 2 scrolls of stoneskin (CL7), scroll of protection from evil (CL2) and 2 scrolls of resist energy (CL3) and crafts a Pearl of Power (2nd) {Week 1/1}
BATTLES OF GLADIUS
LEVEL 3 FIGHTS
Ilthas Darkbane (dgallaty) vs. Cries of the Forest (The_Fred) : TelinArtho {Arena}
Beezel (dgallaty) vs. Zegnuk (Eluria) : TelinArtho {Arena}
LEVEL 4 FIGHTS
Poggle Lolly (Erithmu) vs. Erith Silverbow (Uknits) : dgallaty {Forest}
LEVEL 5 FIGHTS
Bernik Kaldunn (Yitzi) vs. Unknown Monster : TelinArtho {Plains}
LEVEL 6 FIGHTS
Cazadora (TelinArtho) vs. Amalia (The_Fred) : Yitzi {Forest}
Well initial run of the yeth hound - let's see how he does.
Start off at the front corner of the starting area and fly out to find Amalia as quickly as possible - 15ft elevation.
Once found, bay and then engage Amalia. Hopefully the thrall will be affected and he'll be a non-issue for the fighting portion, if not, just ignore him - as long as I'm flying 5ft in the air (directly above Amalia when possible), he can't move into my square, so he can't keep a hold on the grapple. Combine that with the fact that he can't beat my DR with his unarmed strike and I'm a happy camper.
Attack Amalia with bite and stay directly overhead. Note that Cazadora has combat reflexes, so he'll get multiple AoO attempts if she provokes (particularly for standing and then manifesting for instance).
Likewise, since the crawling tattoos won't be able to enter my space, they are a non-issue.
Dodge Amalia exclusively - she's the only one I have to worry about.
Hopefully I'll be able to take her down before her powers do me in. Wish I had some PR to go along with Cazadora's nastiness - but this will have to do
Flight and DR/silver makes this tough. Forest is a damn pain, too. Still, maybe we can make use of those left-over PP. Begin by manifesting Vigour (?PP, shared with Psicrystal), Cold retort (Cold - note this has an AB of +11), and then Force Screen from an ML2 stone. Finally, draw both dorjes and move out looking for the enemy. Send Vurtuk slightly in front, and only cross the river if we have to, and if so Amalia can go once Vurtuk's made it to the other side.
When Cadazora is attacking, Vurtuk should stand adjacent to me and attack to grapple whenever he is able. If he can't reach her, he should ready an action to move adjacent when she flies down to attack (i.e. whenever she reaches 10ft altitude within movement range). Then, even if he can't attack on his turn, he will get an AoO. He should flurry touches to grapple, then grapple to pin - grappling for damage will do 1/6 per hit on average.
Meanwhile, Amalia should shoot with her Dorje of Entangling Ectoplasm, or Energy Ray (Electricity) if Cadazora is already Entangled. If Vurtuk is grappling the yeth hound, Amalia should instead Demoralise until it's successful once and then, if she has 3 or more PP left, tap a Crawling Tattoo of Destiny Dissonance at her and follow up (as soon as it hits) with Brain Lock. If Brain Lock is successful, Vurtuk can flurry grapple for damage (it should only take ~174 hits) - otherwise, Amalia should just keep shooting and tell Vurtuk not to complain if he gets hit.
If Amalia has all her temp HP removed (or they are about to expire), manifest Vigour with any remaining PP, expending focus if necessary to do so safely.
Amalia should always make passive Hide and Move Silently checks whilst Kal-uth-du always makes active Listen and Spot checks.
Summary: Amalia kills with dorjes whilst moving to avoid attacks, whilst Vurtuk always moves either to threaten AoOs or just to be as annoying as possible (primarily aiming to prevent harm to Amalia).
[Prefight locations and Initiative] Cazadora starts in area 2 with nothing in paw. Initiative 25. Amalia starts in area 1 with powerstone of Force Screen ML 2 in hand. Initiative 17. Vurtuk starts with nothing in hand. Initiative 17.
Cazadora: (59,59) 29/29 HP, 29 AC (16 touch, 10 DR) Amalia: (3,62) 32/32 HP, 18 AC Vurtuk: (4,61) 31/31 HP, 12 AC
[Round 1] Cazadora ascends while flying to 39,62. Amalia manifests vigor for 5pp. Vurtuk waits.
[Round 2] Cazadora moves to 16,61, where she sees, and is seen by, Amalia and Vurtuk. She howls at the sight of her prey. Amalia resists the effect, but Vurtuk panics. Amalia manifests cold retort. Vurtuk flees to 3,46.
[Round 3] Cazadora double moves to right over Amalia. Amalia expends psionic focus to defensively manifest Force Screen from the stone. She then draws a dorje of Entangling Ectoplasm. Vurtuk flees further, and attempts to jump the river. In his haste, he doesn’t back up far enough, and falls in. He tries to climb the river wall and keep running, but fails to do so.
[Round 4] Cazadora bites Amalia for 6 damage (and 5 to the psicrystal), dodging the incoming blast of cold from Amalia’s defenses, and then follows up by knocking Amalia to the ground. Amalia shoots a ray of entangling ectoplasm at Cazadora, and the yeth hound is entangled. She then draws a dorje of Energy Ray Vurtuk climbs up and continues fleeing to 5,26.
[Round 5] Cazadora bites Amalia for 5 damage (and 5 to the psicrystal), but a blast of cold does 23 damage to her. Amalia shoots a ray of electricity at Cazadora, hitting for 4 damage. Vurtuk continues fleeing to 5,15.
[Round 6] Cazadora bites at Amalia, but merely dents the elf’s armor. Amalia shoots a ray of electricity at Cazadora, hitting for 11 damage and knocking her out.
Cazadora loses and gains 600xp/666gp. Time Between Fights: 4 hrs Prebuffs/Ongoing Effects: none Items Used: none Spells or Powerpoints Used: none Abilities Used: none Free Activity: Guard Home
Amalia wins and gains 2196xp/2440+184.6=2624.6gp. Time Between Fights: 4 hrs Prebuffs/Ongoing Effects: none Items Used: 1 powerstone force screen ML 2, 1 charge dorje of EE, 2 charges dorje of energy ray Spells or Powerpoints Used: 10pp Abilities Used: none Free Activity: Craft for 184.6 gp
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Ilthas starts in the front corner of the box (flip a coin to determine the corner) with his longbow in one hand and a power stone of Force Screen in the other.
Buff Rounds (in order) Round 1: Ilthas hides as a move action and manifests Inertial Armor
Round 2: Ilthas activates power stone of Force Screen and draws power stone of Skate
Round 3: Ilthas activates power stone of Skate and performs a Listen check as a move action if necessary (see first line of Combat below). Otherwise, stay put if Ilthas is hidden, or move away if he's been spotted.
Round 4: Ilthas manifests Defensive Precognition and performs a Listen check as a move action if necessary (see first line of Combat below). Otherwise, stay put if Ilthas is hidden, or move away if he's been spotted.
Combat If he doesn't already know the direction his opponent is coming from, Ilthas uses a move action to perform a Listen check first if his auto-check failed. If still unsuccessful at determining his opponent's direction, Ilthas takes Total Defense if he's done buffing.
Once Ilthas knows where his opponent is coming from, he moves around to try to get line-of-sight on his opponent. As soon as he gets line-of-sight, he activates a crawling tattoo of Entangling Ectoplasm to attack. While the opponent is not entangled, Ilthas tries to stay 100' away from his opponent and attacks with his longbow. Once the opponent is entangled, Ilthas closes to 55'.
If the opponent is in range of the Enlarged Energy Ray, Ilthas drops his longbow, draws his dorje of Enlarged Energy Ray, and starts shooting and moving away, expending psionic focus for Psionic Shot on the first attack, and using the arena environment and his 55' movement to avoid being charged if possible.
Start in the front of my box with Dorje of Force Screen and Power Stone of Vigour in hand. Ilthas has no melee weapon so it'd be nice to get Tiny here, but I kind of need to save my PP, so instead just use Claws of the Beast (1PP) and Vigour (drawing stone of Offensive PRescience), then Force Screen and OP whilst moving out clockwise. Stow the dorje (as I move) directly after using it.
As soon as I see Ilthas, engage, Charging only if necessary to reach him. If he's far enough away that I can't get to him in one round, try to break LoS or at least take cover. Hide when possible (but don't move slowly for stealth). The aim is just to minimise the number of shots he can get off at me.
Otherwise, the plan is simply to get into melee and full-attack until one of us dies. If he's using his bow, then refresh Force Screen when it's about to expire (move to take cover if I can do so and I'm not threatening). Unless I'm not in combat at the time, drop the dorje and forget about it afterwards (the fight is unlikely to last much longer than 20 rounds and life will be easier if he has his bow out anyway).
Always declare (Psionic) Dodge against Ilthas. If hit by Entangling Ectoplasm, continue to attack if I am able, otherwise drop prone and take total defence (try hitting tAC 25, Ilthas! Hahaha!). If I'm really having difficulty hitting him in melee, draw bow and shoot until I can claw him to death.
Always aim to take full attacks when I can. Summary: Avoid being shot, kill with claws.
[Prefight Location and Initiative] Ilthas starts in area 2 at (55,35) with his bow and a powerstone of force screen (ML2) in hand. Initiative 20 Cries of the Forest starts in area 4 at (8,32) with a dorje of force screen (ML1) and a powerstone of vigor (ML1) in hand. Initiative 12
[Round 1] Ilthas manifests inertial armor Cries manifests claws of the beast and moves to (14,37)
[Round 2] Ilthas manifests force screen [ML check 11 vs DC2+1, success] and draws a powerstone of skate (ML2) Cries manifests vigor from the powerstone and draws a powerstone of offensive prescience (ML1) and takes a 5ft step to (15,38)
[Round 3] Ilthas manifests skate [ML check 9 vs DC2+1, success] and makes an active listen check. Cries uses the dorje and stows it while moving to (21,42) [MS 16 vs Listen (impossible)]
[Round 4] Ilthas manifests defensive precognition and makes an active listen check. Cries uses the powerstone of offensive prescience and continues to move to (27,47) [MS 17 vs Listen (impossible)]
[Round 5] Ilthas makes an active listen check and then takes total defense. Cries moves to (34,54) and, not seeing Ilthas, moves to (37,49) [MS 15 vs Listen 6]
[Round 6] Ilthas makes an active listen check [-1] and takes total defense Cries moves to (48,38) [MS 7 vs Listen 18]
[Round 7] Ilthas realizes the sneaky goblin is already pretty close, so he moves to (55,25) and taps a tattoo of entangling ectoplasm to attack Cries. The tattoo skitters to (49,34) Cries moves to (54,26)
[Round 8] Ilthas steps away, drops the bow, draws his dorje and uses it, expending his focus for psionic shot [10 vs AC15+2, miss] The tattoo moves to (53,26) Cries takes a 5ft step to (54,25) and full attacks Ilthas [12,12 vs AC14+4+4+1, miss]
[Round 9] Ilthas steps away and uses his dorje [10 vs AC15+2, miss] The tattoo enters Cries's space, provoking an AoO [17 vs AC18, miss] and attacks [10 vs AC15, miss] Cries steps forward and full attacks [18,27! (20-not confirmed) vs AC14+4+4+1, 1 hit; Dmg 1d3+2+1=6]
[Round 10] Ilthas steps away and uses his dorje [27! (17-confirmed) vs AC15+2, hit; Dmg 4d6+4+2=9+10] The tattoo enters Cries's space, provoking an AoO [15 vs AC18, miss] and attacks [16 vs AC15, hit, Entangled] Cries moves forward and attacks [14 vs AC14+4+4+1, miss]
Ilthas 14/20, Inertial Armor (ends 601), Force Screen (ends 22), Skate (ends 23), Defensive Precognition (ends 14) Cries 6/20, Claws of the Beast (ends 3 hours), Vigor (ended), Force Screen (ends 13), Offensive Prescience (ends 14), entangled (ends 15)
[Round 11] Ilthas steps away and uses his dorje [13 vs AC15+2-2, miss] Cries moves forward and attacks [22 vs AC14+4+4+1, miss]
[Round 12] Ilthas steps away and uses his dorje [9 vs AC15+2-2] Cries moves forward and attacks [4! vs AC14+4+4+1, miss]
[Round 13] Ilthas steps away and uses his dorje [17 vs AC15+2-2, hit; Dmg 2d6+2+1=7] and Cries of the Forest falls.
Ilthas wins and gains 900xp +21% = 1089xp / 1089gp Time Between Fights: 4 hours Prebuffs/Ongoing Effects: none Items Used: powerstone of force screen (ML2), powerstone of skate (ML2), 5 charges from a dorje of enlarged energy ray (ML2, aug) Spells or Powerpoints Used: 2pps (inertial armor (1), defensive precognition (1)) Abilities Used: none Free Activity: guard
Cries of the Forest loses and gains 300xp / 300gp Time Between Fights: 4 hours Prebuffs/Ongoing Effects: Claws of the Beast ( hours) Items Used: powerstone of vigor (ML1), powerstone of offensive prescience (ML1), 1 charge from a dorje of force screen (ML1) Spells or Powerpoints Used: 1pp (Claws of the Beast (1) Abilities Used: none Free Activity: Profession (Hunter) +63gp
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Poggle giggles and enjoys the forest. Unfortunately, the good bard is well equipped to counter her maneuvers. Speaking of, probably gets to outmaneuver Poggle too, though doubtful that'd do much in the forest!
Start in default area Buff with Scroll of Mage Armor, walk out (giggle loudly for him to know which starting area) Wand of Shield (note: as CL2, needs CL check; if fails, use scroll of Shield)
Fly to him; double move until cross stream, then single moves until he’s located (if he's located before that, obviously go to "once seen"); single move to utilize my ability to hide (+21 in forest) until he’s seen.
Once seen, use Entangle SLA on him, getting him in the center of it (note: if it took a long time to find him, and shield has < 7 rds remaining at this point, rebuff shield as well).
Then, depends on what he has going on --If he has Mirror Images up, use Wand of MM CL3 (even if he has shield up, does not extend benefit to images, so can use wand to strip images) to get rid of images; use wand and move away from him --If he has no Images, or after all images are stripped by wand, use SLA Invisibility at this point --Once invisible, (make sure Shield is rebuffed to have at least 8+ rounds remaining; if it’s less than 9, rebuff), Fly towards him and land (not getting entangled!- this is for concentration purposes w/ poor maneuverability); next round, cast Scroll of Scorching Ray and fly back up and away from him --After Scorching ray, engage with Wand of Ray of Frost and Acid Splash (alternate, for fun; giggle with each blast)
Poggle giggles throughout, regardless of the situation. (though, if trying to hide, giggles to herself: this is for RP, not for a fight penalty, after all!)
Note: --Dodge Erith --Note PBS when attacking with Rays, etc --Note Hide +21 in forest, and Invisibility (sorry, those rolls may suck at some point) --Renew Shield if it has 1 rd left --Always be off the ground except as noted --Synesthete if Blind
Also, please note Poggle has SR 17, and DR Cold Iron, which Erith doesn't seem to possess
Ok, alot of tricks here, let's see how stupid I was for forgetting cold iron arrows....
Start in the canopy above my box with a bow in hand. Move out in the canopy, seeking him. Once found, shoot him, sniping if possible. Then, follow the below plans:
1. Glitterdust him if he is within 110' of me. Then shoot him as long as he is blind. Flattfooted is my saving grace here.
2. Cast shield from scroll if he is using his wand of Magic Missle.
3. Cast Cure Light Wounds on myself if I am below 6 HP.
4. If I can, break line of sight to have him flat footed again.
5. All else, failing, just shoot him.
Priorities in order: 1. Shoot him flatfooted. Use any means possible to catch him as such, glitterdust and breaking line of sight being excellant examples.
2. Shield his wand.
3. Heal.
4. Shoot him if all else fails.
SPECIAL:
The trump all other priorities if the conditions are met.
1. If I can disarm his wand from the canopy (or if I fall out of the canopy and get the chance), do so. Then use his wand with my Use Magic Device to kill him. Disarm with my open hand so I immediatley have it instead of simply dropping it. Stow it if I roll a 1 on my UMD check.
2. Get out of entangle.
3. Break line of sight and hide for 8 rounds if enfeebled.
4. Start singing after glitterdust has worn off or failed, but only once I have broken line of sight. He is still flat-footed from me if he can hear but not see me, and getting close will only let me disarm him. He also cannot MM me if he canot see me.
Poggle uses a scroll of Mage Armor, then walks out of the starting area, giggling loudly to herself. Even so, she's too far away for Erith to hear her in the dense forest.
Erith walks carefully along the canopy, bow in hand ready to shoot the grig as soon as he sees her.
Poggle makes it to near the southwest corner and, not seeing or hearing anything still, turns east, now trying to keep herself hidden, but still giggling quietly.
As Poggle continues to move east, Erith continues to move south, but while he's moving, he spots Poggle and stops in his tracks. She doesn't appear to have heard him move.
Poggle changes directions again and starts flying north.
Erith parallels Poggle's movements, then casts Glitterdust on her, outlining her in a shimmering golden cloud. She's shocked by the attack, but manages to concentrate hard enough to see past the glow and avoid being blinded.
Status
Name
Hit points
Conditions
Used
Poggle
9/9 HP
+4 armor AC (1 hour) +4 shield AC (ends Rd 22) -40 Hide (ends Rd 15)
Poggle turns around and points up at Erith in the canopy, giggling to herself while a mass of vines begin to grow and twist around him. Erith nimbly dodges the grasping vines, then moves south out of the vine-covered area of the canopy.
Status
Name
Hit points
Conditions
Used
Poggle
9/9 HP
+4 armor AC (1 hour) +4 shield AC (ends Rd 22) Glitterdust (ends Rd 15)
1 scroll of Mage Armor 1 charge wand of Shield Entangle
Poggle continues to head south, and attempts to re-Shield herself, but the wand's magic is a little too much for her this time.
Erith spots Poggle's glowing outline, but nearly trips over himself in the canopy and spends a few seconds to stop himself from falling. He fires off a shot that hits the grig, but hits for only 4 damage, as her fey nature prevents the arrow from being fully effective.
Status
Name
Hit points
Conditions
Used
Poggle
5/9 HP
+4 armor AC (1 hour) +4 shield AC (ends Rd 22) Glitterdust (ends Rd 15)
1 scroll of Mage Armor 2 charges wand of Shield Entangle
The glowing cloud finally fades away. Giggling quietly once again, Poggle makes herself invisible and moves south a little to keep an eye out for the bard, drawing a scroll of Shield. Erith curses in between notes as he loses sight of the grig.
Status
Name
Hit points
Conditions
Used
Poggle
5/9 HP
+4 armor AC (1 hour) +4 shield AC (ends Rd 22) Invisibility
1 scroll of Mage Armor 2 charges wand of Shield Entangle Invisibility
Poggle giggles loudly to draw the bard out, then readies an attack with Sonic Scorching Ray.
Erith hears the giggling right under his tree and moves northwest to try to catch Poggle by surprise. She hears him, but he's too far away for her to use her Sonic Scorching Ray. He still can't determine where she is, so he moves above the next tree to hide again.
Status
Name
Hit points
Conditions
Used
Poggle
5/9 HP
+4 armor AC (1 hour) +4 shield AC (ends Rd 26) Invisibility
1 scroll of Mage Armor 2 charges wand of Shield 1 scroll of Shield Entangle Invisibility
Poggle decides to try to lure the bard out again by giggling loudly, then readies an attack.
Erith believes the sound came from the immediate southeast, so he shoots into that square, not hitting anything. He then tries to hide again, but Poggle traces the shot back to his location.
Status
Name
Hit points
Conditions
Used
Poggle
5/9 HP
+4 armor AC (1 hour) +4 shield AC (ends Rd 26) Invisibility
1 scroll of Mage Armor 2 charges wand of Shield 1 scroll of Shield Entangle Invisibility
Poggle moves next to the tree and shoots a Sonic Scorching Ray at Erith, piercing the cover of the canopy and hitting Erith for 20 points of damage. The resulting sonic ray blasts a hole right through his chest, and Erith comes crashing down through the canopy, his dead body landing with a hard thump on the forest floor.
Status
Name
Hit points
Conditions
Used
Poggle
5/9 HP
+4 armor AC (1 hour) +4 shield AC (ends Rd 26) Invisibility
1 scroll of Mage Armor 2 charges wand of Shield 1 scroll of Shield Entangle Invisibility
Poggle wins and gains 1200 xp and 1200 gp (1200 + 22% Political Career) Time Between Fights: 4 hours Prebuffs/Ongoing Effects: None Items Used: 1 scroll of Mage Armor, 2 charges wand of Shield, 1 scroll of Shield Spells or Powerpoints Used: None Abilities Used: 1 Entangle, 1 Invisibility Free Activity: None
Erith loses and gains 488 xp and 488 gp (400 + 22% Political Career) Time Between Fights: 4 hours Prebuffs/Ongoing Effects: None Items Used: 2 arrows (2 destroyed) Spells or Powerpoints Used: Glitterdust Abilities Used: 1 Bardic music Free Activity: Earn 77 gp (Perform + Court Connections)
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