Arena Tournament, Round 89: De'Athbypro Xie vs. Sturmherz

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Arena Tournament, Round 89: De'Athbypro Xie vs. Sturmherz

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XP Award: 300 XP
GP Award: 300 GP

De'Athbypro Xie - Psionic Dog
Sturmherz - TheFallenOne

All Combatants, please roll initiative and declare final purchases, if any

[TheFallenOne]

damn you are fast, anonymous Manager

Sturmherz checking in. Initiative (1d20+1)[15]

Purchases: Potion of Resist Energy(Electricity) CL 1 - 50 GP. Guess you've been expecting this

not done, still thinking on the rest

edit:
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How high are the rock pillars for purposes of jumping?
Also, how exactly do all these partially lava-covered squares work? Like H-L8, O8

[Sallera]

Fallen:

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The pillars are 15ft high. I believe partially covered squares are treated as passable, but if you fall in one you take exposure damage.

[Psionic Dog]

*Blinks*
Oi, that was fast.

As far as far as potions of resist X go I'm slightly annoyed at the Dusk-blade fix popping up and slightly proud to see at the adaptions people make to tactics. Ah well.

Initiative - (1d20+3)[15]

Still thinking on purchases.
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Hmm.
Sturmherz looks like a paragon example of the Death-On-Swift-Feet combat philosophy.

Better buy a Powerstone: Deceleration
Guess I'll go ahead and get a Force Screen and a Deflection Field on the powerstone too.

Also selling Xie's leather armor and buying Masterwork Studded Leather, small leather armor, and a grey cloak (masterwork hide tool).

I believe that comes to 305 gp total.

No other planed purchases, may make a counter buy if Sturmherz gets anything else.

[TheFallenOne]

hm, initarive draw, so you go first because of higher modifier? Damn

Finishing purchases when I'm not drunk

[TheFallenOne]

Hmm.
Sturmherz looks like a paragon example of the Death-On-Swift-Feet combat philosophy.

Indeed he is. 1 LoS check in 2 matches. Don't screw up my record

Well, I could go all out with a potion of invisibility, but I'll try to manage without. This is the fight I feared the most, SPARTA would do way better here than Sturmherz

Finish off purchases with
Masterwork chainskirt with armor spikes - 300 GP
Potion of Faith healing - 50 GP

Starting position, feel free to take a look once your envoy has LoS on my starting squares

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B10, holding a potion in each hand

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Faith Healing and Protection from Energy
Use Weapon Aptitude to get EWP for spiked chain again

all set

[Psionic Dog]

Well, lets get this show started then.

De'Athbypro Xie - Round 1

Spectators/Refs

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The Plan:
Plan A: Hide in a corner and let Oxie do his stuff.
But with scent and speed Plan A might not last so...

Plan B: Use Deceleration or Entangling Ectoplasm to slow Sturmherz enough to escape and try Plan A again.
But even at half speed S is still quite quick so...

Plan C: Use buffs and or Full Defense to send AC through the stratosphere.
Still...

Plan Q: RUN AWAY!

There, my map to victory. Time to start this thing.

The Action
Xie starts in Y11, Dapr Oxie starts in Z11.
Both are equipped with all appropriately sized equipment.
Xie is holding a powerstone, Oxie the crossbow.

Xie:
Standard: Manifest Prescience, Offensive.
Move: To U-15. With the 10ft cliff there should be no chance of getting seen.

Dapr Oxie runs to K-11/+45

Done

stats

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Xie:
HP: 12/12
AC: 16 [+3 armor +3 dex]
PP: 3/4
PsiFocus: Yes

Oxie:
HP: 13/13
AC: 19 [+2 armor +3 dex + 1 size +3 nat)
Energy Rays: 2
Demoralize: 2
Control Wind: 2
Prescience, Offensive: 10/10

[TheFallenOne]

well, Envoy running into LoS, almost surely with Prescience Offensive like in all your matches... Nothing surprising yet, question is: did you go high or low to hide while your proxy delivers death?


Sturmherz Turn 1

Standard: Drink potion. You know which one
Free: drop empty vial
Free: shift other potion to mouth
Move: Go to F3, leaving LoS. Autosuceed on jump to avoid damage if necessary

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Continue to F4
Free as part of move: draw spiked chain
Hide (1d20-5)[14]
Swift: Enter Stance: Hunters Sense

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Hp: 15/15
AC: Full 15, Flat-Footed 14, Touch 11(+1 Dex, +4 Armor)

Resists Energy(Electricity) - 100/100
Hunters Sense: ~

done

[Psionic Dog]

So... Sturmherz climbed into a hole?

Fairly certain no LoS to Xie was established along that path.

De'Athbypro Xie - Round 2

Dapr Oxie:
Move: flies out to G-8, descending to +35.
That should reestablish LoS between Sturmherz & Envoy, although cover probably remains.


So, assuming LoS was reestablished...
Standard: Fires crossbow
Attack - (1d20+7)[16] Damage - (1d6+2)[6]

Xie:

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Move: Move to O-17.
Standard: Ready Action

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Move if Sturmherz ends turn, steps onto the bridge, starts to move south of Row 14, or breaks LoS

Done

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Xie:
HP: 12/12
AC: 16 [+3 armor +3 dex]
PP: 3/4
PsiFocus: Yes

Oxie:
HP: 13/13
AC: 19 [+2 armor +3 dex + 1 size +3 nat)
Energy Rays: 2
Demoralize: 2
Control Wind: 2
Prescience, Offensive: 9/10

[TheFallenOne]

I'm standing next to a 10 feet elevation, I think you actually get no LoS on me from G8 +35...

Oh, even when you get LoS make a spot check please. Never a reason not to try a hide check

[TheFallenOne]

doh, I apologize, that was supposed to be E4, not F3 in my move I continued on to F4, but that would be more than 50 feet, making my move illegal. So I'll have to rewind and do it right. End up in F4, hidden. Revise your turn as needed

[Psionic Dog]

So... where was LoS broken this time?

[TheFallenOne]

when I enter F3, the elevation blocks LoS

[Psionic Dog]

The elemental flies to some place where it can see F-3 on a successful spot, but not F-4.

Spot - (1d20+2)[11]
Anything seen?

[TheFallenOne]

THE HELL? What am I doing here. LoS is broken when I enter E4 Why do I confuse that square with F3 two times?

I'm off for now, must have gotten some heavy blow to the head

sorry for screwing that up. In any case, LoS is broken when I enter E4, I went on to F4. My hide roll with modifiers was 14, that should be enough information for finishing your turn while I try to reverse my apparent lobotomy

[Psionic Dog]

The elemental envoy never appears back in LoS, but should you ever pop back into LoS you'll find it waiting at G-8/+35.

Revised Out-Of-LoS actions:

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Xie: Unchanged.
Oxie: With No LoS it readies an action.

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Shoot Sturmherz if he's in LoE when/if Xie's readied action triggers

Done

[TheFallenOne]

sorry again for that

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which of the following would break my hiding
Activating Travel Devotion
Entering Total Defense
readying an action

[Sallera]

Sturmherz:

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The first two.

[TheFallenOne]

well then, assuming no LoS on the Proxy(3-dimensional LoS can be troublesome)

Sturmherz Turn 2

Ref/LoS

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Swift: Activate Travel Devotion
Hide: (1d20)[10]
Standard: Ready Action

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Move if
Envoy attacks me while I don't have cover, envoy attacked me when I did have cover, uses psionic power, spell-like ability, psi-like ability, spell etc, ends turn

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Hp: 15/15
AC: Full 15, Flat-Footed 14, Touch 11(+1 Dex, +4 Armor)

Resists Energy(Electricity) - 99/100
Travel Devotion - 10/10
Hunters Sense: ~

done

oh, no LoS established for your proxy

[TheFallenOne]

ah, made a mistake there in my LoS diagram. There is indeed clear LoE between F4 and G8+35 with cover, though you still don't see me because you didn't beat my hide check

revised Turn 2

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Free: drop prone
Swift: Activate Travel Devotion. This breaks my hiding, so I may trigger the readied action I suspect you have
Move: Stand up
Hide(roll in previous post)
Ready action:

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Move if
Envoy attacks me while I don't have cover, envoy attacked me when I did have cover, uses psionic power, spell-like ability, psi-like ability, spell etc, ends turn, leaves LoS

Spot DC 15(10 my hide check, 5 distance I believe) to see my action

[Psionic Dog]

Spot - (1d20+0)[8]

De'Athbypro Xie - Round 2

Regardless of the above Dapr Oxie flies out to G-4/+35...

Bah, spot fails, but I think that breaks cover anyway... if it does do you mind positing Sturmherz's location?

[TheFallenOne]

Indeed breaks cover. Sturmherz is in F4, still holding potion in mouth and spiked chain in hands if this is relevant for you

[Psionic Dog]

Oxie: Continues moving to F-3/+30.

Manifests Demoralize:
DC 12 Will or become shaken for 2 minutes.

Xie:

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Moves half speed to T-16.
Manifest Force Screen from powerstone, quietly.
Hide - (1d20+6)[21]

Done

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Xie:
HP: 12/12
AC: 20 [+3 armor +3 dex +4 shield]
PP: 3/4
PsiFocus: Yes
Force Screen: 10/10

Oxie:
HP: 13/13
AC: 19 [+2 armor +3 dex + 1 size +3 nat)
Energy Rays: 2
Demoralize: 2
Control Wind: 2
Prescience, Offensive: 8/10

[TheFallenOne]

You didn't have to tell me yet which power you use. In any case, you trigger my readied action
"Move if
Envoy attacks me while I don't have cover, envoy attacked me when I did have cover, uses psionic power, spell-like ability, psi-like ability, spell etc, ends turn, leaves LoS"

Sturmherz moves to D10(I believe, not sure how those partially elevated squares work for movement. I assumed I can't directly go from E4 to D5, but from D3 to D4 just fine). This brings me outside of the powers range

In any case, since the actions of Xie and owner are simultaneous I think your may revise Xies action in response to my readied

[Psionic Dog]

... true.

Xie- Revised

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Move full speed Up The Walls to T-16,
then manifest Force Screen like before.
Hide: 21 - 5 full speed = Hide 16

Done

[TheFallenOne]

alright, let's get a move on and show everyone what Sturmherz means

Sturmherz Turn 3

Interrupt me once I get LoS or LoS²(Line of Smell, Scent is active, 30 feet)

Swift: Move to H17
Move: Move to R17
Standard: Move to X17(to get a sniff of the elevation), continue to W13

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Hp: 15/15
AC: Full 15, Flat-Footed 14, Touch 11(+1 Dex, +4 Armor)

Resists Energy(Electricity) - 98/100
Travel Devotion - 9/10
Hunters Sense: ~

done

well, that covers a good part of the map

[TheFallenOne]

just remembered you might need this

Sturmherz spot (1d20-2)[-1]

edit: um, I think I'll rely on Scent then...

[Psionic Dog]

Thats a lot of ground...

Make a spot check

Scent is established at R-17.

[TheFallenOne]

hm, T or U14, or... T-something or S15, I'm really stumbling right now to to calculate Scent range if you're elevated. Need couple minutes to think

you might even be on the rock pillar right above me, oh damn... Insane movement doesn't help much if your opponent is 25 above you and you can't climb that well

[TheFallenOne]

alright, I use my standard to move to U14. If still no LoS, I use a high jump to hopefully get a look at the pillars. I need to jump 10 feet high, so DC 40

Jump (1d20+30)[44] *cross fingers*

phew, lucky. Unless you found a hiding place I didn't account for, I should have seen you somewhere