Gestalt Arena Test Match: Andalla vs Stella.

[Heliomance]

Wait, I've been forgetting something.
(1d5)[1]
(1d5)[4]

HAH! Bite my 20% miss chance on your second attack!

I have no idea where you are, so I ready an action.

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5 foot step to the side if you charge me

My hit points, modified to negate the attack that missed me, are 241.

[KevLar]

I'm sorry, but what was that?

If I have a miss chance against you, I would (presumably) be aware of it.
And if I was aware of that, all the previous smite attacks would be made with the Seeking Smite option from the Awesome Smite feat: they ignore miss chance. However, in that case I couldn't ignore DR at the same time (so if you have DR, it counted normally.)

Now, if I wasn't aware of that, I wouldn't use that option, and indeed the attack missed. But I can't possibly imagine how one cannot be aware of a miss chance...

[Heliomance]

I have a minor cloak of displacement, tis right there on my character sheet. I bought it to stop people getting Sneak Attack damage on e, but it works here as well.

[KevLar]

Oh, right.
But if you have Displacement, wouldn't your opponents see that?

[KevLar]

Hmm, I checked the text of the spell, and it seems Stella (or anyone without True Seeing) wouldn't know about the effect until she missed. So you're at 241 hit points. A truly epic battle.

Round 7

I move to N-17, still ground level, still hiding.

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Standard action: Divine Shield
AC: 71
Rebuke left: 13
Divine Shield rounds left: 7
Law Devotion rounds left: 4
Smite left: 5
Deadly touch hit points left:20

1 Crusader maneuver granted:
(1d2)[1]
(1d2)[1]
(1d2)[1]
(1d2)[2]

AC 71
HP 103

PS- Can you please answer my 2 questions from the previous page? Thanks.

[Heliomance]

Don't think so necessarily. I'm not blurry round the edges, I'm just not quite where I seem to be. My image and my body don't quite match up.

[Heliomance]

1) I don't think so. Might be something to invest in after the battle, I've got a fair amount of cash still.

2) Unless immunity to crits protects me, no.
I ready an action again.

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5-foot step to the side if you get within 5 feet of me.

Also, I've been forgetting something else. I have 15 foot reach. I should be getting an AoO on you every time you charge.

[KevLar]

OK, I've factored in the (shocking) DR, and you should roll 2 (not 3) fortitude saves, just in case. There's nothing in the description of massive damage and critical hits that connects them.

Round 8

You see Stella emerging from the ground and coming right at you.

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free action: divine Might
full round action: Bounding Assault maneuver, double move - if necessary- and attack with a +2 to the attack roll, considered a charge for abilities. Therefore, I use Charging Smite with the Seeking Smite option. Power attack 14.

Attack:+14 BAB + 13 Cha +6 Weapon +1 Weapon Focus +2 maneuver + 15 Smite -14 PA = +37
Damage: 1d8+3 Weapon + 13 Cha + 39 Smite + 13 Divine Might + 14 PA + 13 gauntlets= 1d8+82 +13 fire

AC: 71
Rebuke left: 12
Divine Shield rounds left: 6
Law Devotion rounds left: 3
Smite left: 4
Deadly touch hit points left:30

Tumbling while moving (+24 for accelerated tumbling, no need to roll I believe, so no AoO please.)

If your readied action is to move away when I get near you, open this spoiler:

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The Bounding Assault maneuver allows me to take a double move and then attack, and the attack is considered a charge for abilities. That means that if you move away, I can keep moving (2nd move action) and even change direction before attacking. Unless you move more than 40 ft from your present position - then I can't reach you. It also allows me to tumble while moving.

Attack: (1d20+37)[40]
Damage: (1d8+82)[86] slashing damage (14 is Power attack) + 13 fire damage

This attack ignores any miss chance, and I'm right next to you. (if you haven't moved).

PS- Yes, you could make AoO. Before.

[Heliomance]

Oww. I assume that's magic, but my DR/silver knocks five off. So, three fort saves?
(d20)[2]
(d20)[2]
(d20)[11]

And full attack
Claw:
(1d20+52)[64]
(3d6+41)[55]

Claw:
(1d20+52)[66]
(3d6+41)[58]

Bite:
(1d20)[15]
(3d6+41)[48]

Tentacle:
(1d20)[3]
(3d6+41)[53]

Gore:
(1d20)[5]
(2d8+41)[54]

I'm still alive, but I miss with everything. Sigh.

[KevLar]

Yes, it's magic. No, it's not silver. :)

Round 9

Stella performs another playful somersault, strikes once, and moves 5 ft to the left, tumbling. (It's also a Spring attack, but I'm tumbling just in case. Reach is weird...)

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free action Divine Might
spring attack, standard action is Divine Surge maneuver (+8d8 damage) with Smite, Seeking Smite, and Power attack 14.

attack: +14 BAB + 13 Cha + 6 Weapon +1 Weapon Focus + 15 Smite - 14 Power attack= +35
damage: 1d8+3 Weapon + 13 Cha + 13 Smite + 13 divine might + 14 power attack + 13 gauntlets = 1d8+56 +13 fire +8d8 maneuver

Rebuke left: 11
Divine Shield rounds left: 5
Law Devotion rounds left: 2
Smite left: 3
Deadly touch hit points left:30

2 granted Crusader maneuvers:
(1d5)[5]
(1d5)[2]
(1d5)[3]
(1d5)[3]

Attack: (1d20+35)[45]
Damage: (1d8+56)[64] (14 of which is Power attack) + (8d8)[24] slashing damage +13 fire damage

This attack ignores any miss chance.

AC: 71
hp 103

[Heliomance]

Congratulations! If I stop raging now, I die. Ho hum. Fort save (1d20)[18]
Attack
Claw
(1d20+52)[55]
(3d6+41)[52]

Claw
(1d20+52)[55]
(3d6+41)[47]

Bite
(1d20)[14]
(3d6+41)[52]

Tentacle
(1d20)[3]
(3d6+41)[56]

Gore
(1d20)[3]
(2d8+41)[44]

Suspect I'm out this round. Got 51 HP left. I wonder if I can fit some Frenzied Berserker in the build anywhere...

[KevLar]

Unless I roll a natural 1!
Since I was granted the exact same maneuver I used before, I repeat the exact same thing. Copy/paste:

Round 10

Stella performs another playful somersault (5 ft up, 5 ft down), strikes once, and moves down to the ground (20 ft), tumbling all the time. There, she hides and moves 10 ft east.
Hiding with a -20 penalty for attacking in the same round:
(1d20+23)[28]

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free action Divine Might
spring attack, standard action is Divine Surge maneuver (+8d8 damage) with Smite, Seeking Smite, and Power attack 14.

attack: +14 BAB + 13 Cha + 6 Weapon +1 Weapon Focus + 15 Smite - 14 Power attack= +35
damage: 1d8+3 Weapon + 13 Cha + 13 Smite + 13 divine might + 14 power attack + 13 gauntlets = 1d8+56 +13 fire +8d8 maneuver

Rebuke left: 10
Divine Shield rounds left: 4
Law Devotion rounds left: 1
Smite left: 2
Deadly touch hit points left:30

1 granted Crusader maneuver:
(1d3)[3]
(1d3)[2]
(1d3)[1]

Attack: (1d20+35)[54]
Damage: (1d8+56)[61] (14 of which is Power attack) + (8d8)[30] slashing damage +13 fire damage

This attack ignores any miss chance.

AC: 71
hp 103

[KevLar]

Whoah. That was intense...

Heliomance, I must now admit that I wouldn't have taken Law Devotion (which helped make my AC so insane) if I hadn't seen your build, picked up my jaw from the floor and thought "I really need more AC".

And may I make some suggestions? Your build is fine. OK, your AC is poor, but you have lots of hit points and other options. (If you could squeeze some regeneration or fast healing in there, it would be great). But although you had options, your tactics in this game were a bit "I hit it again". You stayed 20 ft from the ground all the time, so I could retreat there every time I was cornered.

Now, I realize that Vs Stella's AC, a full attack would seem your best bet (a much better chance to roll 20). But you also had a breath weapon, with better chances of success, which you only used once. And you are faster than me. If you had flied up up and away, I wouldn't be able to hide somewhere safe and heal myself when you nearly dropped me. Also, since I'm a paladin, my smite attacks and divine feats are limited resources. Sooner or later, I'd run out, and I'd have a much harder time hitting and dealing decent damage.

If you had readied actions of moving as far away from me as your feet/wings can carry you, and ruining my attacks as much as possible, and exhaling force damage when appropriate... I believe the game would be very different. Sundering my weapon or shield would also be a very valid option (even without a feat in your case, you'd have a pretty good chance of making it, and then I would be horribly inconvenienced.)

PS - Those were just friendly suggestions, you may very well have something better in mind.
Until next time. ;)

[Heliomance]

I rolled 4 on the roll to recharge my breath weapon, so I wasn't actually able to use it again within the timescale of the game. And while your smite and rebuke attempts are technically limited resources, so's my rage. Yes, 52 Con means it would last for a while, but I'm pretty sure I'd have run out before you ran out of rebuke attempts.

I did consider using my Rod of Negation on some of your items, but again, and like Sundering, I'm in natural 20 only territory. Didn't seem like th best use of actions.

[Incendius]

I rolled 4 on the roll to recharge my breath weapon, so I wasn't actually able to use it again within the timescale of the game. And while your smite and rebuke attempts are technically limited resources, so's my rage. Yes, 52 Con means it would last for a while, but I'm pretty sure I'd have run out before you ran out of rebuke attempts.

I did consider using my Rod of Negation on some of your items, but again, and like Sundering, I'm in natural 20 only territory. Didn't seem like th best use of actions.

Not completely true, I would really suggest picking up Improved Sunder for your build, because with that you'll make at most 2 attacks before destroying things, and you'll basically take down AC by 20 or so, let alone attacking a person's sword. And if you face other opponents its even more useful there depending on what they can do.