Today we bring to you the last match of the First Annual Grand Battle Tournament. Your two combatants are have bested many of the most powerful creatures in existence.
First we have Darius Blackfire a man whose martial might, and ability to withstand punishment is second to none. His dark powers make him a worthy adversary.
His opponent is a man with considerable magical talents, and his power is not to be questioned. I present to you Orion the Smooth.
2.Forest-no cover or concealment within 20 feet. Trees 20 feet tall
25-50 feet- 20% concealment, +2 cover bonus to AC
55+ 40 percent concealment, +5 cover bonus to AC, no difficult terrain.
(DM stand by for a updated spell list.)
Prep round:
Spells Cast: Greater Invisibility
Mind Blank
Activate Cloak
Greater Heroism
Prep round: Cast Summon Monster IV to summon Dire bats off Sum Mon III list.
(Had to wait until I was off work.)
Round 1
Init 16
Darius stared at the place his opponent had no doubt just been, weaving fiendish signs in the air with his hands until suddenly with a burst of brimstone a Fiendish Dire Bat appears in the air 65 feet from him. "I look forward to your surrender mageling though you'll drag this out I have no doubt."
Dire bat moves and attacks the square he blindsenses Orion in, allowing Darius to pinpoint his location.
Darius moves through the trees pulling forth his sword as he moves. He whispers a command word to activate one of his items though it is not clear which one.
Round 1
Dodging the bat was difficult, but not impossible, and the defensively-cast Disjunction spell soon after caused the bat to vanish in the puff of magic it had appeared in. There is a bit of rustling, for those with good hearing, and soon Orion has vanished from the location the bat had pinpointed. The sky above where Orion was however, grows very, very cloudy, and Darius finds himself now in six inches of water.
How did the preround buff stop you from being flat-footed? If it is because you cast a spell in the buff round, that is just a free round for everyone. Losing init still means you are flat-footed. If there is another reason feel free to inbox me. :)
PS:I know the bat probably won't hurt you bad enough to really matter, but just in case it does..
damage
Disjunction time
Sword
Longbow
Shield
Armor
Amulet
Belt
Boots
Bracers
Cloak
Implant
Quiver
Gloves
Hat
Headband
Ioun
Potion #1
Potion #2
Ring #1
Ring #2
Robe
(Oh well that was some bad luck rolls there.)
Round 2
Init 16
Darius knew the sorcerer was likely aiming for the same tricks as before once he felt his magical items assaulted. He looked about checking out the new environment with his keen senses, looking specifically for how the water was being contained from flowing away.
(Need to know if there are any more threats I can see, pits, aqueous orbs, etc. before I can perform my actions.)
Ok. Darius begins casting Summon Monster 3.
Round 2
A few arcane words and smaller, but no less potent burst of magic tears into Darius, trying to Counter any attempts at summoning another monster. Not finished with that, Darius can hear Orion start calling orders. "You three in front, drop him to the ground and fly his sword up 60 feet! The rest of you, stay at your current altitude and surround him!"
Three of the clouds, with a crash of lightning and thunder, descend upon Darius with the fury of a storm. The first cloud takes the legs out from under Darius. The second cloud drives his arm over Darius's Swordhand, tendrils of mist sliding down and seperating the undead from his weapon. The sword vanishes into the cloud only to fall away, underneath the cloud and out of reach of Darius as the third cloud flies over, grabs the sword and head's straight up. The other clouds begin to fly around Darius, sixty feet above him, much as vultures would circle a wounded creature.
Not finished with Darius, it becomes apparent what the purpose of the water is. Now that Darius is lying in it, a single blue orb, a Freezing Sphere, flies from high in the sky, landing next to the Paladin and encasing him in what was once water, and now is Ice.
(Need to know if there are any more threats I can see, pits, aqueous orbs, etc. before I can perform my actions.)
(You intentionally misled me by not telling me about the clouds which were lightning elementals. I would have remembered them for the previous match up or at the least had a chance to realize they were creatures. I feel this was unfair and underhanded.)
(So I should have known better then to expect seeing the same thing twice and being duly noted by the other player when asking about threats. Congratulations, DM I no longer wish to participate against this opponent.)
Darius you get your turn back.
[spoiler=Orion]Describe the threats as they are, no fluff descriptions. At least use the description from the book. If a knowledge check is called for then shoot me a PM. Your description did make it seem like no threat was there, and they still look like creatures according to the book. [/Orion]
I will start checking in every 2 hours, when I am awake if the battle continues
Sorry about that. I rolled a nat 1 when I rode that code, and then slept for about 12 hours. I guess I should have sent it to your inbox
(I have no desire to complete this fight. Please announce Orion as the winner to bring the fights to a conclusion.)
Orion, the man in black armor suddenly disappears from sight. The crowd is in shock. After several minutes of waiting he never returns. The judges consult with each other, and finally declare you the winner.