Korded Muscles

[Talic]

Grapple challenge for Cleric, level 6 build, posted by Solo.

Terms: flat open arena, stone, endless in all directions. Begin 30 feet away from first opponent. You have surprise round, and then initiative is rolled as normal.

1st opponent: A Cloaker. (CR 5)

[Solo]

I really don't know if I can keep this up, but I'm going to have my Cleric cast Divine Favor (+2), Extended, on himself surprise round.

Initiative: (1d20+6)[26]

[Talic]

Encounter initiative: (1d20+7)[9]

[Solo]

I cast Extended Enlarge Person on myself.

By Kord's Crusty Codpiece, you will be soundly thrashed!

119 rounds left on Divine Favor (+2)

Str 16, size Large, damage with mace 1d6+5, 1d6+6 two handed.

Grapple mod +13

[Talic]

Cloaker utilizes Moan ability. Effect: Fear. DC 15 Will or gain the Status condition: Panicked.

If you Fail your save, it will move to within 10 feet.
If you do not, it will move back 20 feet, to 50 feet distance.

[Solo]

Will Save: (1d20+7)[19]

[Talic]

You pass save, cloaker moves to 50 feet distance. Your turn.

[Solo]

What's the matter, chicken?

Move forward 20 feet, cast Extended Bull's Strength on myself.

Str 20, grapple mod +15

Divine Favor (+2) 118 rounds, Enlarge Person 119 rounds, Bull's Strength 120 rounds,

[Talic]

Cloaker activates Standard action: Moan.

Effect: Nausea. Make a DC 15 Fort save or fall prone and gain the Nauseated condition for (1d4+1)[3] rounds.

It's not chicken. I'm using its save or suck abilities on opponents who are disinclined to engage.

If you fail, it will close to a distance of 5 feet.
If you pass, it will fall back to a distance of 40 feet.

That will conclude the cloaker's turn.

[Solo]

I thought one of the points of the excercise was to see how grappling went, not how our ability to crank out Save or Sucks are.

Fort: (1d20+7)[25]

[Solo]

My turn:

Str 20, grapple mod +15

Divine Favor (+2) 117 rounds, Enlarge Person 118 rounds, Bull's Strength 119 rounds.

I CHAAAAAAARGE at it.

I shall try to grapple it.
(1d20+13)[30]

Oh, and +4 for being Large.

[Solo]

Opposed grapple checks as a free action.

(1d20+19)[24]

[Talic]

No, the point of the ability is to see how well players can submit various monsters via grapple. It would hardly be a test if I nerfed monster abilities for that. Part of grappling is entering, dealing with enemy abilities, and locking it up.

That said, I have a grapple check to make.

[Talic]

Grapple Check to resist being grappled: (1d20+13)[14]

EDIT: Cloaker is grappled, and takes damage equal to the cleric's unarmed damage.

[Solo]

Damage: (1d3+7)[9]

Who is your daddy, and what does he do?

[Talic]

Hmm.

Cloaker's turn: Listed grapple action: Melee attack at a -4 penalty.

Tail Slap: (1d20+4)[12]
If hit: (1d6+5)[9]
If threat: (1d20+4)[14]
If crit: (1d6+5)[10]

Cloaker turn complete.

EDIT: Full plate yields AC of No less than 16, even with modifiers for size and decreased dex. That translates as "Fail", for cloaker.

[Solo]

Opposed grapple check to deal damage

(1d20+19)[26]

Divine Favor (+2) 116 rounds, Enlarge Person 117 rounds, Bull's Strength 118rounds.

[Talic]

Resist Roll: (1d20+13)[17]
EDIT: Failure; creature takes unarmed strike of 1d3+7.

Followup for my turn: Attack -4 penalty:

(1d20+4)[20]
If hit: (1d6+5)[7]
It threat: (1d20+4)[7]
If crit: (1d6+5)[10]

EDIT: 7 damage back to cleric, barring AC >20.

[Solo]

Cuthbert's Curvaceous Cudgle! That was a low blow!


Grapple to deal damage: (1d20+19)[28]

[Solo]

Oh, and the damage.

(1d3+7)[9]

[Talic]

It has been brought to my attention that you have been rolling 1d3+7, when you are entitled to be rolling 1d4+7, by virtue of your considerable size. I leave the option to you, as to whether to take the rolls given, or scrap them in favor of the 1d4 rolls.

Grapple to resist damage: (1d20+13)[14]

Creature takes 1d4+7 additional damage, as the Cleric-train continues into round 3 of his grapple.

[Solo]

Moar Damage:

[roll0]

[Solo]

erg.


Roll: (1d4+7)[9]

[Talic]

Attack, -4 penalty: (1d20+4)[11]
If hit: (1d6+5)[11]
If threat: (1d20+4)[15]
If crit: [roll1d6+5[/roll]

EDIT: Broken rolls don't matter when the attack whiffs!

Turn is yours.

As I've caught onto your pattern:
Rolls for your next round, if needed:Grapple to resist damage:(1d20+13)[33]

[Solo]

Grapple: (1d20+19)[27]

Damage: (1d4+7)[8]

[Talic]

Attack, -4 penalty: [roll0]
If hit: [roll1]
If threat: [roll2]
If crit: [roll1d6+5[/roll]

EDIT: Broken rolls don't matter when the attack whiffs!

Turn is yours.

As I've caught onto your pattern:
Rolls for your next round, if needed:Grapple to resist damage:[roll3]

That's all I have to say to that.

[Talic]

Switch it up!

Opposed Grapple check to damage: (1d20+13)[19]

If successful: (1d4+5)[9]

EDIT: Don't bother rolling, a 1 will win, no damage.

[Solo]

Ah, so the opponent is vanquished?

[Talic]

No, the defense roll was in the previous post. It was a 33. The cloaker is making an opposed grapple against you, which failed miserably.

Cloaker got a nat 20 on a defense. And a 7 or less is an auto lose for the cloaker, which rolled a 6 on offense. Now it's your attack.

In case you make a grapple check for damage:

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Defense: (1d20+13)[14]

[Solo]

I shall grapple again.

(1d20+19)[30]

Damage (1d4+7)[9]