Gestalt Arena Test Match - Lenny/Squiggy vs Moby

[theterran]

A towering figure in a dark robe enters the room where you have been milling around sizing up the competition. His face is completely obscured by his hood. He raises both hands to get your attention and speaks in a deep voice.
Sam, Camael. You have been chosen to fight. Prepare yourselves!
With that he brings his hands down and the two of you find yourself transported to the arena

OOC:
You've got time for one swift action and one standard action before you get transported in case you need to adopt a stance or activate an item.

On the map, green is open terrain, yellow is difficult terrain, red/brown is the cliffs (10ft, Climb DC20, blocks LoS). Arena has a 60 foot ceiling.

Opening post should have an initiative roll, anything you said after he called your name and what, if anything you did with the 'surprise round' before being transported. After that, start fighting in initiative order.

[theterran]

Alright, my latest match has given me a new "outlook" on archers...so my guy will probably be getting an overhaul...but I'll play him out "as is" here, just to get a feel of where he's lacking...

Initiative - (1d20+10)[16]

Actions before fight:

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Swift: Enter Press the Advantage Stance
Standard Action: Activate Inspire Courage w/ Dragonfire Inspiration Using Words of Creation having Squiggy Take (3d4)[6] Non-lethal Damage

[Talic]

Sure.

Init: (1d20+2)[4]

Surprise round actions:

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Standard: Activate Ring of invisibility
Swift: Enter Step of the wind stance

I've gotten a couple ideas on how to improve this guy. I'm tryin' to get him an AC of 70... Got an idea for a character that's pretty much auto-win vs. stealth too, just gotta shore it up against damage cows.

[theterran]

I guess the only question remaining is where are we starting...

And I would like to hear your ideas about this character your thinking up

[Talic]

Top left and bottom right corners?

And I'll PM you the details of the Auto win vs sneaky types.

And towering figure? Ha! I think that unless the towering figure is actually a tower, something tells me it falls short of the multi-ton whale man in the red corner.

[theterran]

Alright, I'll take top left

Actions:
Double Move to J16-17 respectively.
Animal Companion follows suit ending in J13.

There both will Hide.
Lenny - (1d20+40)[52]
Squiggy - (1d20+40)[54]

End my Turn.

Stats:

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Location: Lenny - J17
Squiggy - J16
HP: Lenny - 101
HP: Squiggy - 95
AC: 27

Fleshraker Locale: J13.

[Talic]

Then I will start, occupying AK-AM/38-40. I am currently Invisible.

Double move to Z-AB/28-30.

Swift: Change stance

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Leaping Dragon Stance.

Done.

Stats:

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Location: Z-AB/28-30. Invisible
HP: 338/338
AC: 26 (Flat footed 25, Touch 9)

Maneuvers Readied:
Warblade: Sudden Leap, Charging Minotaur, Overwhelming Mountain Strike, Elder Mountain Hammer

Swordsage: Comet Throw, Devastating Throw, Counter Charge, Mind Strike

[theterran]

Move to J25 and J26 respectively.

Still Hiding:
Hide Rolls
Lenny - (1d20+40)[59]
Squiggy - (1d20+40)[53]

The guys are singing though, so you can hear singing wafting from the north if you get close enough.

Pet Fleshraker double-moves to Q26.

Your go.

Stats:

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Location: Lenny - J26
Squiggy - J25
HP: Lenny - 101
HP: Squiggy - 95
AC: 27

Fleshraker Locale: Q26.

[theterran]

Meh...spot and listen for both

Lenny
Spot - (1d20+18)[36]
Listen - (1d20+18)[28]

Squiggy
Spot - (1d20+18)[23]
Listen - (1d20+18)[37]

And if you come within 30ft of the Fleshraker, his Scent ability will pick you up...just FYI

[Talic]

DC 20 spot notices presence, DC 40 spots.
DC 40 listen pinpoints.

Both are modified with distance.

I shout, "IMMA EATYER LIZARD!"

[Talic]

Swift: Boost. Sudden Leap. Jump Check: (1d20+49)[69] More to follow, but I have a decent bit of movement here in a sec.

Edit: 65 feet of movement, thanks to Leaping Dragon Stance.

I was in Z-AB/28-30. The Jump carries me to M-O/26-28. More rolls to follow, now that I threaten the lizard.

[Talic]

I'm close enough to lizard that it pinpoints me.

Power attack for 5. Attacking Lizard. If any hit drops it, remaining hits will continue to pound it into a divot in the ground.

Claw
Attack: (1d20+29)[33]
If Hit: (2d4+27)[33]
If Threat: (1d20+29)[41]
If Crit: (2d4+27)[32]

Claw
Attack: (1d20+29)[46]
If Hit: (2d4+27)[32]
If Threat: (1d20+29)[38]
If Crit: (2d4+27)[32]

Bite
Attack: (1d20+28)[39]
If Hit: (2d6+16)[22]
If Threat: (1d20+28)[35]
If Crit: (2d4+16)[23]

Done. I am no longer invisible.

EDIT: Unless that thing has crazy AC, it took 87 damage.

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Location: Z-AB/28-30.
HP: 338/338
AC: 26 (Flat footed 25, Touch 9)

Maneuvers Readied:
Warblade: Sudden Leap, Charging Minotaur, Overwhelming Mountain Strike, Elder Mountain Hammer

Swordsage: Comet Throw, Devastating Throw, Counter Charge, Mind Strike

[theterran]

You killed my lizard

Still Singing...of course...Squiggy takes a 5ft step to J24, then another to I24. Lenny takes a 5ft step to J27, then another to J28.

And I can do this because I'm in the "Press the Advantage" Stance

Then both will take a swift action to activate the Boost Raging Mongoose.
Then as a full-round attack, they will rapid shot you!

Lenny

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Attack1 - (1d20+21)[36]
Damage1 - (1d8+7)[8]+Skirmish1 - (3d6)[11]+DFInspir1 - (6d6)[25]
Attack2 - (1d20+21)[34]
Damage2 - (1d8+7)[9]+Skirmish2 - (3d6)[8]+DFInspir2 - (6d6)[26]
Attack3 - (1d20+21)[41]
Damage3 - (1d8+7)[9]+Skirmish3 - (3d6)[12]+DFInspir3 - (6d6)[22]
Attack4 - (1d20+21)[41]
Damage4 - (1d8+7)[9]+Skirmish4 - (3d6)[16]+DFInspir4 - (6d6)[24]
Attack5 - (1d20+16)[30]
Damage5 - (1d8+7)[12]+Skirmish5 - (3d6)[7]+DFInspir5 - (6d6)[21]Attack6 - (1d20+11)[16]
Damage6 - (1d8+7)[11]+Skirmish6 - (3d6)[10]+DFInspir6 - (6d6)[23]

Squiggy

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Attack1 - (1d20+21)[32]
Damage1 - (1d8+7)[8]+Skirmish1 - (3d6)[10]+DFInspir1 - (6d6)[25]
Attack2 - (1d20+21)[24]
Damage2 - (1d8+7)[8]+Skirmish2 - (3d6)[10]+DFInspir2 - (6d6)[19]
Attack3 - (1d20+21)[41]
Damage3 - (1d8+7)[15]+Skirmish3 - (3d6)[8]+DFInspir3 - (6d6)[21]
Attack4 - (1d20+21)[28]
Damage4 - (1d8+7)[10]+Skirmish4 - (3d6)[11]+DFInspir4 - (6d6)[18]
Attack5 - (1d20+16)[36]
Damage5 - (1d8+7)[12]+Skirmish5 - (3d6)[8]+DFInspir5 - (6d6)[17]Attack6 - (1d20+11)[19]
Damage6 - (1d8+7)[13]+Skirmish6 - (3d6)[12]+DFInspir6 - (6d6)[22]

Note: The DFInspir damage has the [fire] type.

Stats:

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Location: Lenny - J28
Squiggy - J24
HP: Lenny - 101
HP: Squiggy - 95
AC: 27

[theterran]

Crap...missed 2 attack rolls...

Lenny
Attack6 - (1d20+11)[13]

Squiggy
Attack6 - (1d20+11)[27]

I didn't miss them...they're just not formatted right...

[theterran]

Confirming 3 Crits...

Confirm1 - (1d20+21)[32]
Damage1 - (2d8+14)[24]
Confirm2 - (1d20+21)[24]
Damage2 - (2d8+14)[20]
Confirm3 - (1d20+21)[37]
Damage3 - (2d8+14)[18]

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So the break down of attacks is as follows

Lenny
Attack-1 = 36 vs AC Damage - 8(bow) + 11(Skirmish) + 25(Fire) Total - 44
Attack-2 = 34 vs AC Damage - 9(bow) + 8(Skirmish) + 26(Fire) Total - 43
Attack-3 = 41(crit) vs AC Confirm = 34 vs ACDamage - 9(bow) Crit - 24(bow) + 12(Skirmish) + 22(Fire) Total - 43 With Crit - 67
Attack-4 = 41(crit) vs AC Confirm = 24 vs ACDamage - 9(bow) Crit - 20(bow) + 16(Skirmish) + 24(Fire) Total - 49 With Crit - 69
Attack-5 = 30 vs AC Damage - 12(bow) + 7(Skirmish) + 21(Fire) Total - 40
Attack-6 = 16 vs AC Damage - 11(bow) + 10(Skirmish) + 23(Fire) Total - 44

Squiggy
Attack-1 = 32 vs AC Damage - 8(bow) + 10(Skirmish) + 25(Fire) Total - 43
Attack-2 = 24 vs AC Damage - 8(bow) + 10(Skirmish) + 19(Fire) Total - 37
Attack-3 = 41(crit) vs AC Confirm = 37 vs ACDamage - 15(bow) Crit - 18(bow) + 8(Skirmish) + 21(Fire) Total - 44 With Crit - 62
Attack-4 = 28 vs AC Damage - 10(bow) + 11(Skirmish) + 18(Fire) Total - 39
Attack-5 = 36 vs AC Damage - 12(bow) + 8(Skirmish) + 17(Fire) Total - 37
Attack-6 = 19 vs AC Damage - 13(bow) + 12(Skirmish) + 22(Fire) Total - 47


So...if your AC is still 26...You Damage total is...
424 Damage w/ Crits
382 Damage w/o Crits

Otherwise...I'll need to know your AC

[Talic]

Morphic Immunities. I am immune to Crits and stunning. Immunity to crits also provides me with immunity to sneak attacks, sudden strike, and skirmish damage.

Further, as I don't note any Silver weapons on your sheet, you'll need to contend with DR 10.

Lenny
Attack-1 = 25(Fire)
Attack-2 = 26(Fire)
Attack-3 = 22(Fire)
Attack-4 = 24(Fire)
Attack-5 = 2(bow) + 21(Fire) Total - 23
Attack-6 = Missed

Squiggy
Attack-1 = 25(Fire)
Attack-2 = Missed
Attack-3 = 5(bow) + 21(Fire) Total - 26
Attack-4 = 18(Fire)
Attack-5 = 2(bow) + 17(Fire) Total - 19
Attack-6 = Missed

By my math? 208 damage, mostly fire. That leaves me at 130 hp. For reference, my flat footed AC is 25, Actual AC 26.

EDIT: But wait, there's more. As both characters are hiding when they start, the first attack is pretty much foregone. However, unless Squiggy has something special... He's in my threat range (20 feet, thanks to huge size + morphic reach). Without some special ability, his 2nd attack provokes. More to come.

(J28 is 15 feet from M-O/26-28)

[Talic]

Melee touch VS Squiggy to initiate grapple: (1d20+29)[48]
Opposed grapple, if hit: (1d20+43)[62] (there should be no chance for you to avoid this step, at this stage)
Damage, if successful: (1d6+22)[27]

This should mean that Squiggy's attacks, after the 1st, are irrelevant, provided I don't roll a 1 on the initial attack.

Final damage to me: 145 (Lenny's attacks, + Squiggy's first attack)

[theterran]

Note that the Swift Hunter Feat also says that my Favored Enemies take my skirmish damage, even if they are normally immune to crits and the like...and giant is one of my favored enemies.

So the skirmish damage should still count...

[Talic]

My Turn:
Swift: Adopt stance: Crushing weight of the Mountain

Full round Action: Opposed Grapple checks to deal damage.

Grapple Check 1: (1d20+43)[50]
If Success: (1d6+22)[28] (unarmed) + (2d6+33)[43] (constrict)

Grapple Check 2: (1d20+38)[44]
If Success: (1d6+22)[25] (unarmed) + (2d6+33)[36] (constrict)

Provided you were grappled, that should drop you. When I grappled, I had to move into the target square (J28). My current space is J-L/27-29.

Free: 5 foot step to J-L/26-28.

[Talic]

Note that the Swift Hunter Feat also says that my Favored Enemies take my skirmish damage, even if they are normally immune to crits and the like...and giant is one of my favored enemies.

So the skirmish damage should still count...

+67 Damage then. 145+67 = 212.

Fast healing 2.

Total damage sustained 210.

(+67 rather than +74 because skirmish is physical damage. On some attacks, it needed to finish punching through DR)

Funny, coulda swore that was Human 2 days ago, lol. No matter. The match is better this way. There's an element of risk. Poo on me for not getting fire resistance. Shoulda known.

[theterran]

Human is the 3rd one...isn't it?

I swear I thought the three I had were Monsterous Humanoid, Giant, and Human...Monsterous Humanoid and Giant have always been there...that Human slot keeps changing as I'm waiting to see how people settle...

That being said...Squiggy is down...wait...Lenny is down...not squiggy...

Squiggy is in I-24...Lenny was in J28...so recalculate the damage with that...I think you're going to win this one...though I'm tickled that I did that much damage in one go...even if I'll loose...

[Talic]

Lemme recalculate damage then. I took off the wrong attacks.

EDIT: Ok, After taking off Lenny's attacks 2-6, rather than squiggy's, I get the following damage: 157.

The loss of damage is due to the fact that Lenny hit harder, and more often.

Breakdown is:

Lenny 1: Bow + Skirmish = 19 - 10 (DR) = 9
Fire: 25

Squiggy 1: Bow + Skirmish = 18 - 10 (DR) = 8
Fire: 25

Squiggy 2: Missed

Squiggy 3: Bow + Skirmish = 23 - 10 (DR) = 13
Fire: 21

Squiggy 4: Bow + Skirmish = 21 - 10 (DR) = 11
Fire: 18

Squiggy 5: Bow + Skirmish = 20 - 10 (DR) = 10
Fire: 17

Squiggy 6: Missed

Total Fire damage: 106
Total Physical: 51
Total: 157
Fast Healing 2.
Current damage sustained: 155.

[theterran]

Hrmm...I think I'm still gonna switch this guy around...probably get rid of Dvati...which will help free up some $$$

I also need a way to get around resistance...maybe making it sonic damage would help?

[theterran]

I just realized that all of those skirmish dice should be 4d6, not 3d6...but no matter...

[Talic]

Well, Dvati gives you a bunch of extra damage, in the form of extra attacks.

Key with stealth is that time's on your side. If you stay hidden and shoot, you'll be in good shape. I'd add seeking to your bow. Compliments well with blindsense to hit the invisible. I'd also carry Adamantine, Silver, and Cold Iron Arrows. Bonus if you can cover good and evil as well.

Not sure how you'd change damage. Sonic is better though. I've always been a fan of physical damage personally. People can get elemental immunity. Physical damage is hard to gain immunity to.

You may want to consider Bloodstorm Blade, since you have iron heart maneuvers anyway. The level 4 ability is nice, and may limit the weapon you need.

Perhaps a Javelin (+?, Seeking, Metalline) Lowered range won't matter if you stick to 30 anyway, and you can still stack other enchantments on it... Or perhaps have 2, a holy and an unholy. If you can emulate alignment (UMD), you shouldn't take the negative level. That would cover DR to Good, Evil, Magic, or any metal. All you'd be out is to Bludgeoning and Slashing.

[Talic]

Extra Skirmish: (5d6)[18]

Total current damage: 173

[theterran]

Hrmm...I might be able to knock it down to +1 Bows and put Seeking on it...

The problem with Dvati is that I only have half the amount of $$ that everyone else gets...

And I really need to get my Attack Bonus up...+21 really isn't enough for alot of the ACs I"m seeing..

[theterran]

Squiggy



I'll have to Hide in Plain Sight...

Hide - (1d20+40)[49]

Then I'll move, under the cover of my hide...hopefully...to J20...there I'll Manyshot you with a Standard Action...

(Is Skirmish considered "precision damage"?)

Multishot Attack - 3 arrows
Attack - (1d20+16)[21]
Damage1 - (1d8+7)[8] + Fire - (6d6)[16]
Damage2 - (1d8+7)[9] + Fire - (6d6)[20]
Damage3 - (1d8+7)[9] + Fire - (6d6)[24]

Then, I'll hide again...if I can...

Hide - (1d20+40)[42]

[Talic]

You'd have to take a move action to hide again.

Sniping is: 1 attack, then a move to hide (-20 penalty).

You can revamp your turn if you like.

[theterran]

Swing and a miss...

Actually...I think I know what I'm going to do to resolve this...I'm just going to drop the skirmishing part of the build and concentrate on the Bard/Warblade side...and add Soulbow to the other side...that'll give me basically a free weapon...so I can spend more money elsewhere...