Town Monster Arena Battle! [OOC]

[AmberVael]

Tired of watching massive titan characters battle it out with each other?
Tired of seeing all the petty rulings that would never come up in a smaller game?
Well look no further! I present to you the
TEAM vs. MONSTER ARENA BATTLES!

This Arena Match concept is brought to you by the minds of Lykan and Vael (though mostly Lykan, I just kinda tossed in a few minor ideas).
So here is how this will work:

Character Entry:
Those wishing to enter a character will follow these rules to create and submit a character.

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1) Only characters who are in Town can join. You can create a new character for this, but please don't just have them join town temporarily for the fight. This is the Town Arena, not just an Arena.

2) All characters will use the standard point buy method listed in the DMG. You have 34 points. For those who don't know how point buy works, use this table:
{table]Ability Score|Point Cost
8|0
9|1
10|2
11|3
12|4
13|5
14|6
15|8
16|10
17|13
18|16[/table]3) All characters will have 72,000 XP (halfway between 12th and 13th level). LA reduction rules may be used.

4) All characters will have starting gold of 88,000 GP.

5) All HP/HD rolls are maximized.

6) You may use any race, creature, etc. that is normally allowed for play. (So any race with listed LA is fair game).

Arena Combat Rules:
Note that rules from the OOC Arena Thread, and the Arena Championship may not apply here. For example, instant death spells are allowed, and ability scores may entirely be drained.

Once enough characters have been submitted, the three judges (Lykan, Douglas, and myself) will separate them into equal and 'classic' groups. (Like a normal adventuring party).

The goal of this arena battle is to get through the most groups of monsters with your group PCs. You are working cooperatively this time. Once your group has been made, you will start off fighting against a certain set of monsters (which is determinedly randomly, but are of equal CR). After that group of monsters has been defeated, there will be a one round pause before another (harder) group of monsters will be sent in. This will continue until you have gotten through all the groups or until the entire party is dead.

Between each group of monsters a character has the choice to rest 8 hours (regaining and repreparing your spells, as well as the HP you normally would get). However, you can only do this once in the entire battle.
The exception to this rest rule is that once you reach the gap between the 6th and 7th set of monsters you automatically get one free rest at that time. This also occurs between sets 9 and 10. (If you are so lucky as to make it that far!)
Each character decides when they get to rest individually. The entire party does not have to rest all at once.

As of the moment we are still working on maps and how those will be integrated into this, but the standard map will not be used, and there is a possibility of switching out arenas between monster sets.

Once every group has gone through the arena, the following awards will be given to the winners:

Surivivor Award
(This award is given to the single character who got to the highest set of monsters, and then survived the most amount of rounds in that set)

Slayer Award
(This award is given to the single character who killed the most monsters)

Team Effort Award
(This award is given to the group of characters who make it to the highest set of monsters with two or more characters still surviving)

Judge's Pick
(Each judge can award one character for whatever they desire, whether it be for most ingenious, best built character, best strategy, most lucky, etc. These are not set awards, but decided on after the arena is entirely over)

???
(Hey, there is one award floating out there which is entirely a mystery... maybe you'll get it...)

And more!
(We are still thinking of a few awards, and they will be coming soon!)

And... I think thats it. If you have questions, comments, or character submissions, please put them in this thread.

[McBish]

Sounds fun. I think I might bump up my new character I had just introduced to make the level requirments up that high.

[Deadly]

((Wow... I've been working on a similar idea, though not arena related. Hmm.... maybe it could be combined. I need to think... oh my

Sounds really cool, though))

[Rebonack]

This is made almost entirely of awesome.

[AmberVael]

I was quite fond of the idea too. Its like... DnD... Town... and Fable all in one.

[Cathrindir]

Nice. I might throw together some stats for Cathrindir and toss him in.

[Rebonack]

Now... Should I enter Regiji or Bob the Epic Commoner?

[Lord Iames Osari]

Drake is in.

[wxdruid]

If I can figure enough out about Rain, she'll be in.

[Indurain]

I'll toss Indy into the mix...sounds like fun!

[Lykan]

I'm in!

And I'm judging.

So I'll be in a different group then my own.

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Flay
Male Human Fighter 6/ Predator (Druid Variant) 6
N Medium Humanoid
Init +3, Senses Listen +13, Spot +13
Language Common, Druidic, Elven
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AC 24, touch 24, flat-footed 20
Hp 120 (12 HD)
Saves Fort +13, Ref +11, Will +15
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Speed 50 ft.
Melee Claw +15/+10 (1d10+6 plus 1 Con/19-20/x2) and Fang +15/+10 (1d10+6 plus 1 Con/19-20/x2)
Ranged Raptor +15/+10 (1d10+5/19-20/x2/120 ft./ Ignores Miss Chance)
Base Attack +10; Grp +15
Druid Spells Prepared (CL 10)
0 - (6) Create Water, Detect Magic, Detect Poison, Flare, Light, Naturewatch
1 - (5) Jump, Longstrider, Sandblast*, Wall of Smoke*, Winter Chill*
2 - (5) Blinding Spittle*, Body of the Sun*, Flaming Sphere, Fog Cloud, Spider Climb
3 - (4) Call Lightning, Dehydrate, Icelance*, Poison
4 - (4) Dispel Magic, Flame Strike, Freedom of Movement, Ice Storm
5 - (2) Freeze*, Inferno*
* From Spell Compendium
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Abilities Str 20 (+5), Dex 19 (+4), Con 14 (+2), Int 12 (+1), Wis 18 (+4), Cha 4 (-3)
Feats Dodge, Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Bastard Sword), Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Repeating Crossbow), Improved Two Weapon Fighting, Mobility, Natural Bond, Oversized Two Weapon Fighting, Practiced Spellcaster, Somatic Weaponry, Spontaneous Healer, Track, Two Weapon Fighting, Weapon Focus (Bastard Sword)
Skills Climb +11, Concentration +11, Knowledge (Nature) +3, Jump +11, Listen +13, Spellcraft +10, Spot +13, Survival +15, Swim +11
Possessions Bracers of Armor +5, Claw and Fang (+1 Wounding Bastard Swords), Cloak of Resistance +4, Raptor (+2 Seeking Repeating Crossbow), 25 Crossbow Bolts of Wingbind (CL 10), 25 Grenade Bolts (Casts CL 10 fireball), Potion of Displacement, 20 Bolts
Flaws Frail, Meager Fortitude
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Special Abilities
- Animal Companion (Ex): Flay has a Diononysus named Aripa as an animal companion, detailed below.
- Wild Empathy (Ex): Flay can influence animal behavior as though through the Diplomacy skill. This ability takes 1 minute, and requires that both the animal and Flay are able to see and hear each other, and are within 30 ft. of one another. The check is equal to 1d20+3. This ability can also be used on Magical beasts, but with the check being only 1d20-1.
- Woodland Stride (Ex): Flay can move through areas of nonmagic undergrowth without suffering an impediment to speed.
- Trackless Step (Ex): Flay cannot be tracked unless he wishes to be.
- Resist Nature’s Lure (Ex): Flay gains a +4 to saves against the Spell-Like Abilities of Fey.
- AC Bonus (Ex): Flay adds his Wisdom modifier to his AC. He only loses this bonus when he’s immobilized, helpless, if he wears any armor or shields, or if he carries a medium or heavy load.
- Favored Enemy (Ex): Flay gains a +4 bonus to Bluff, Listen, Sense Motive, Spot, and Survival checks made against Humanoids with the (Magical Beast) subtype, as well as a +4 bonus to damage. Flay also gains a +2 bonus to these skills and to damage against Humanoids with the (Aberration) subtype.
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Hook: Doesn’t talk, breath is raspy.

[Kyrian]

If I can figure enough out about Rain, she'll be in.

Oooh, sounds good, if I can figure Aramir, he's in.

[Rebonack]

Indurain should have a blinding gaze attack. Not the sort that riggers when he looks at the monster, but rather when the monster looks at him.

[AmberVael]

Blinding... Beauty?(Su)

This ability affects all humanoids within 30 feet of Indurain. Those who look directly at him must succeed on a DC (10+1/2HD+Cha modifier) Fortitude save or be blinded permanently as though by the blindness spell. Indurain can suppress or resume this ability as a full-round action to put on/take off clothes.

[Alex Shipmaster]

heh, might throw a previous incarnation of Hawkeye in there

[Lykan]

So, can we get some idea of what your class levels are going to be?

Just so we can arrange you into balanced groups.

[The Orange Zergling]

Oooh, this looks fun, I may put Kekichwe* in here.

It doesn't help that I'm kind of a noob at D&D in general, but meh. I know it well enough.

*Thri-kreen psion (kineticist), if that helps, Lykan

[Deus Mortus]

Hmmm, I think I might throw in Nilt as in the father from Tinderhall, but a younger version, now he only visited town once, but is going to be here a few more times and perhaps I'll make him a permanent char, so can I do this, because I'm kinda new to D&D and playing my other chars might prove a bit to difficult for me...

[AmberVael]

I see no reason why a de-leveled, young version of Tinderhall wouldn't work, but if you want to use Nilt, go ahead.

[Alex Shipmaster]

Hmm, Hawkeye would be Fighter/prestige class (haven't worked out as of yet what it'll be)

[AmberVael]

Now I would like people to keep in mind that this will have to have somewhat faster posting time than the other arena battles, just to keep things going. So if you won't be able to be regular about doing this, please leave the slots open for people who can do this regularly.

[Deus Mortus]

I see no reason why a de-leveled, young version of Tinderhall wouldn't work, but if you want to use Nilt, go ahead.

Because I wouldn't know how to play a wizard/rogue/assassin, going simply one class wizard seems a bit easier to me, I'll roll him up though.

[AmberVael]

Actually, with our character generation methods you don't need dice at all.

[Deus Mortus]

Yeah, but I have wanted to say "let me roll up a char" for a while now :P

[Lord Sidereal]

I'll throw my hat into the arena. I'm tempted to play as near to Douglas' build as I can make a level 12 character but that would be lame, plagarism and probably very little fun, so I'm thinking either a Cleric or a Warlock.

But if you will allow leadership (i don't want followers, just a cohort) I'll be a sorceror, so:

Can we take leadership, Vael?

Edit: Do you want us to contribute maps or are the judges sorting them out on their own?

[AmberVael]

We are creating the maps and will have no need fo other contributions.
Furthermore, you may want to keep in mind that spellcasters will be running out of spells, and will only get one or two chances to rest and regain them.

[Lord Sidereal]

Defintly going to go with a melee type, in that case.

[Exachix]

I think I may join. It's another event for me to test my might....

[Douglas]

I'll throw my hat into the arena. I'm tempted to play as near to Douglas' build as I can make a level 12 character but that would be lame, plagarism and probably very little fun, so I'm thinking either a Cleric or a Warlock.

There's just one problem with trying to imitate my ECL 25 build at level 12: even one missing level makes the whole thing just about fall apart due to missing the capstone Improved Metamagic of either Dweomerkeeper or Incantatrix. At level 12 you can't even get one of them, and your selection of metamagic feats to use them with is pretty poor anyway.

[InaVegt]

One question, is the arena a full manifest zone?

In case you wonder, most places aren't (only the city of manifest in the standard ghostwalk rules)