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at least bruno's a popular foe. :)

True that. :-)

Once I get confirmation of my victory over Bruno, that puts Shigeharu at 3-0. Guess that makes me level 4 now. Would I then be able to enter another gladiator at level 3?

It would.

Poor Bruno. And he did so well in the test arena. :(

Think of it this way--Bruno with Ballista is still undefeated.

;-)

:P

I should finish that build sometime today, barring life-interventions. I need to do gear.

Zouh has done incredibly poorly, thus far

also if challenges are still happening
I Challenge Vironus!

Champion of mbauers wrote:

Hey Bruno, you up for a challenge fight, or was your fight against BASHA a challenge fight? I'm up for fighting a camel and her lackey ;-)

I probably won't be able to take too many turns until tonight, maybe 5 hours from now?

BASHA, I'd fight you too, if you're interested.

I would be.

But I don't know if I can.I only was in one random and already had a challenge match so we'll see.

But Bruno probably needs the win more so if he wants to go, no problem.

You had a challenge and then a random, so you should be good for another challenge. I'll challenge you if you are up for it. No one else seems to be available. :(

Zouh has done incredibly poorly, thus far

also if challenges are still happening
I Challenge Vironus!

Oh god, go on then. Have an easy win. I'm free in about 3 hours. :)

Also, can I not face you next Bruno? I've been waiting since the first match and asked a little while back, before your latest challenger. :p

Oh god, go on then. Have an easy win. I'm free in about 3 hours. :)

You say that but Zouh has been rather pathetic, 3 losses in a row

I gotta say Trihedron has been lucky so far. Do we know when the next randomization is expected?

Same Zouh. Same. ;-)

I gotta say Trihedron has been lucky so far. Do we know when the next randomization is expected?

not sure, but ill face you in a challenge match of archers if youd like

Ready when you are Zouh. :)

Okay Zouh and Arbiter, I'm setting up the challenge match between myself and Zouh in pit 7, where Zouh's had most of his fights, so if you'd like to Arbitrate, that's where we'll be. :)

I just figured it would save you time if I created it for us.

Click here to go straight to the match.

For the moment, my fight are loong wearing down of my opponents, until one finds the nick in my armor, and then I'm dead...

What was the longest fight up to now?

Yeah you are death of a thousand cuts lol.

It's not done yet.... You can still kill me in a single blow.

For the moment, my fight are loong wearing down of my opponents, until one finds the nick in my armor, and then I'm dead...

What was the longest fight up to now?

Me and Gnasher had a fight that lasted I think 9 rounds. That's gotta be one of the longest so far, I would guess

Uuuuhm....can I sell gear that I already have and buy new stuff?It's about consumables if that helps.
I was thinking this will go down without much prebuffing but since everybody is guzzling down potions like crazy....

"BASHA" wrote:

Champion of mbauers wrote:

Hey Bruno, you up for a challenge fight, or was your fight against BASHA a challenge fight? I'm up for fighting a camel and her lackey ;-)

I probably won't be able to take too many turns until tonight, maybe 5 hours from now?

BASHA, I'd fight you too, if you're interested.

I would be.

But I don't know if I can.I only was in one random and already had a challenge match so we'll see.

But Bruno probably needs the win more so if he wants to go, no problem.

You had a challenge and then a random, so you should be good for another challenge. I'll challenge you if you are up for it. No one else seems to be available. :(

I'll fight you as soon as my gear is done.

Oh, by the way I have a request, I sent a PM to the Pit Administration.

What was the longest fight up to now?

Well, if practice matches are counted, that would probably be Rolg vs. Charan. That was like 20 rounds... err *cough* after checking, that was about 31 rounds (fast-forwarded quite a bit), before it was finally settled via drinking.

Just if anyone was curious and/or wants to go for the gold medal in match time :P

Yah, i don't think he believed Rolg had the staying power he does. I'm really glad he didn't insist we fight that one out, though.... it would have taken FOREVER.

Elinora wrote:

"BASHA" wrote:

Champion of mbauers wrote:

Hey Bruno, you up for a challenge fight, or was your fight against BASHA a challenge fight? I'm up for fighting a camel and her lackey ;-)

I probably won't be able to take too many turns until tonight, maybe 5 hours from now?

BASHA, I'd fight you too, if you're interested.

I would be.

But I don't know if I can.I only was in one random and already had a challenge match so we'll see.

But Bruno probably needs the win more so if he wants to go, no problem.

You had a challenge and then a random, so you should be good for another challenge. I'll challenge you if you are up for it. No one else seems to be available. :(

I'll fight you as soon as my gear is done.

With my luck with this cursed dice roller I'll probably roll a 1 on my fort save.:(

cool. OFFICIAL CHALLENGE OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED!!!!!

hehe. just putting that there so admin sees. :)

Yah, i don't think he believed Rolg had the staying power he does. I'm really glad he didn't insist we fight that one out, though.... it would have taken FOREVER.

Well its my turn to test his power at the moment.

Yah, your combination of high offensive and defensive numbers are going to prove problematic, i think.

I guess I'll find out soon.

Let the carnage begin.

Vironus falls once more!

Was a better match this time though, so at least there's some slight glimmer of hope for 1 win in the future. No chance of level up though! :p

A beta version of the ballista build has been submitted. That was harder than I thought. I look forward to learning from my defeats. :)

And Liane has triumphed once more... well more of stumbled to victory by the skin of her teeth.

Waiting on the Arbiter nod though. Then I have to update my equipment and I think I had a challenge by the musket firing goblin....
Should be interesting that one.

Good fight, btw, Llaelian and Durgrosh. Very exciting.

And Llaelian, wasn't that a challenge fight for you? Or was that randomized? If it was a challenge, this second challenge fight won't be for any rep, right?

cool. OFFICIAL CHALLENGE OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED!!!!!

hehe. just putting that there so admin sees. :)

I'm ready.Stole some inspiration from Rolg.:)

Good fight, btw, Llaelian and Durgrosh. Very exciting.

And Llaelian, wasn't that a challenge fight for you? Or was that randomized? If it was a challenge, this second challenge fight won't be for any rep, right?

Nope, It was the last randomized fight, Jehova had left a spot open and forgot to put Liane on the list, so I could jump right in.

This is really exciting as I'm re-learning a lot of rules on the spot. I've never been keen on manoeuvres. Plus it's the first time ever I'm playing a true mounted character and a flying one.
Thinking in 3D adds a lot of complexity.

Rolling rolling rolling...

Yeah that was a great fight Llaelian. That's my first loss since this started in testing. A lot of fun though.

Rolling rolling rolling...

Sigh... damn tumbling goblin-weed.

The Hirtz Factor wrote:

Rolling rolling rolling...

Sigh... damn tumbling goblin-weed.

Now I want to see him catch on fire and use it.

Durgrosh have sad face that no one want challenge him. :-( Need to update equipment first though if anyone wants to go.

So, what all matches are on-going besides Gnasher and Rolg?

That's it... Rolg is getting a tattoo for every opponent he bests. So he's got a human skull and two goblin skulls to get tattood on himself. :D

Looks like it's you and me in the next round of randomized matches, unless anyone else is level 4. Anybody else close?

Elinora, did you hit level 4?

So.... Can we assume that the randomization is over? Haven't seen any in a while.

.... and I may not have a win after all. Getting some adjudication going on in the Gnasher/Rolg fight.

Elinora, did you hit level 4?

sadly, no. Shigeharu critted my invisible fine self into unconsiousness. :(

i'm waiting on a challenge against basha, but even if i win that one im still one away from leveling.

Could I please have a sound-off from all available combatants and their levels?

Rolg can't/won't be ready until we resolve this Pinned discussion. Was your last post your decision? If so, that fight is over. If not, then what do we still need to hash out?

The Pathfinder Pits are now recruiting! Simply read through the rules (under Campaign Information) and create a pit fighter to get started. For the time being, everyone who submits a legal character will be able to play. The first round of fights will be starting tomorrow, April 10th, so anyone who wants to be in on those should get their pit fighter together quickly. Don't worry if you can't make the first round, new fights should go up fairly frequently. If and when you have a character, please post once in this thread using your character's alias (even if you've already submitted a character to Pit Administration). Any questions related to recruitment or character creation may be asked here. Please make sure you've read the rules before asking.

Ready to roll

The Dwarven Chew-Toy I'd half finished before will be fully finished for this endeavor.

DURGROSH READY SMACK SOME PEOPLES UPSIDE HEADS! NOT SURE WHY YELLING BUT CAN'T STOP NOW! IS TOO LATE FOR ME SAVE SELVES! AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!

boom! IN!

Locked, stocked, and ready to rock!

The bulk of our communication as active players will happen here? Or in the Discussion thread?

Communication stuff will happen in discussion, to prevent another 1,500 post "recruitment" thread.

Johnny looks forward to smashing you all.

Zouh Law is here

Auto Gladiators.....ROLL OUT!

Bruno is ready to instill a healthy fear of camels!

Here is Liane.

I will have a character submitted to you by the end of the night so hopefully I can still be in the first round. Been looking forward to this for some time.

Bruno's description updated in alias.

Lieahsiel ready to roll, submitting info in a minute or so.

Ready to battle!

Ready to enter the ring.

All set and ready to kick some ass, methinks :)

About to hit the road for a bunch of work travel, so if I jump in the ring it won't be for a few weeks - but I have to say I'm seriously impressed with the degree of detail that went into your prep work on this.

Syth-Summoner McCheese reporting for duty.

Dot.

Oh goodness this looks fun. I think I have an offbeat character concept to try for this.

Realized I didn't have the evolutions on my profile. This has been fixed.

Gnasher has been submitted. I'll add a description of him to this profile in a bit.

Trihedron submitted and waiting for approval ;)

I'll post another reminder: There is no need to have any mechanical information publicly visible to your opponents, and stat blocks must be sent to Pit Administration to be accepted.

Muahahaha...BASHA is ready to crack some skulls.

I'm fairly busy this weekend, but let me know when Pit 1 goes up, unless we have to arrange it ourselves, like I interpreted your original posts, when you said "I'll be setting up eight pits initially, so the next two fully accepted entrants will be able to jump right in against one another". :p

Ooooooooo!!! Let me at em'! Let me at em!

This arena is always accepting new blood, if anyone fancies joining. :)

I never entered the full arena I probably will soon.

Were still looking for gladiators if anyone is interested!

Indeed, this arena is always open. :)

Hi, I sent a character/combat question to Pit Administration, is this still a good place to send it?

Nope, the creator of the arena is AWOL. You can send it to me.

Awesome! Done.

A few things, for anyone interested:

At level 3 you get 4,500 gp. 10% of that can be consumables, but only half of your consumable budget will be reimbursed each fight. So, for example, you can have 450 gp worth of consumables (to prepare for different situations). But only 225 gp will be reimbursed after a fight. So if you use 300 gp of potions in one fight, you went over by 75 gp, so your overall wealth is now lowered to 4,425 gp. G

If you have any questions, feel free to post them here. I guarantee other people will have the same questions you do ;-)

Please put your character submissions in this format: It's a lot easier to audit when it's all the same format for everyone.

Format:

Shigeharu
Male Human Magus (Kensai) 3
N Medium Humanoid (Human)
Init +2 (+2 dex); Senses Perception +4 (+1 wis, +3 ranks)
DEFENSE
AC 16, touch 15, flat-footed 11 (+1 armor, +2 dex, +3 int) (can increase with Combat Expertise)
hp 27 (8+2d8, +6 con, +3 favored class)
Fort +5 (3 base, +2 con)
Ref +3 (1 base, +2 dex)
Will +5 (3 base +1 wisdom, +1 trait [indomitable faith])
Defensive Abilities Canny Defense (add +3 int bonus to Dex for AC purposes), Combat Expertise (+1 to AC for -1 to attacks), Barbed Vest (when hit by natural attack or unarmed strike, attacker must succeed at a Reflex DC 15 or take one damage)
OFFENSE
Spd 30 ft
Melee Katana +6 (+2 BAB, +1 weapon focus, +3 str,) (1d8+3/18-20) (+1 damage on first hit (whetstone))
Ranged Spear +4 (+2 BAB, +2 dex) (1d8 + 3/x3)
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Special Attacks Spellstrike, Spell Combat, Arcane Accuracy (Magus Arcana), Arcane Pool (4)
Magus Spells Prepared (CL 3rd; concentration +6)
1st—Frostbite (Rime Spell), Frostbite (Rime Spell), Magic Missile
0th—Acid Splash, Arcane Mark, Daze
STATISTICS
Str 16 (+3)
Dex 14 (+2)
Con 14 (+2)
Int 17 (+3) (15 base, +2 racial)
Wis 12 (+1)
Cha 7 (-2)
Base Atk +2 (+2 Magus)
CMB +5 (+2 BAB, +3 str) (+2 additional with trip)
CMD 20 (10 +2 BAB, +3 str, +2 dex, +3 int) (+2 additional vs trip)
Feats
Combat Expertise [Level 1], -1 to attacks for +1 dodge to AC
Improved Trip [Human], +2 with trip attacks and vs trip attacks, trip attacks don’t provoke AoO
Weapon Proficiency (Katana) [Kensai]
Weapon Focus (Katana) [Kensai], +1 on attack rolls with katana
Rime Spell [Level 3], Cold spell causes creature who takes damage to be entangled for # of rounds equal to spell level (+1 metamagic)
Traits
Magical Lineage (Frostbite), Frostbite spell counts as one level lower when adding metamagic feats
Indomitable Faith, +1 trait bonus on will saves
Skills
Acrobatics +5 (3 ranks, +2 dex)
Ride +8 (3 ranks, +3 class, +2 dex)
Perception +4 (3 ranks, +1 wis)
Spellcraft +9 (3 ranks, +3 class, +3 int)
Stealth +5 (3 ranks, +2 dex)
Use Magic Device +4 (3 ranks, +3 class, -2 cha)

Total Points: 18 (18 magus (2 base + 3 int + 1 human) x3 levels)
Languages Common, Minkaian, Celestial, Draconic, Infernal (2 base, +3 int)
Carried Equipment
Worn:
Silken Ceremonial Armor, 30 gp, 4 lbs.
Quick Runner’s Shirt (under robes), 1000 gp, 0 lbs.
Barbed Vest (over robes), 10 gp, 4 lbs.
Cleats 5 gp, 2 lbs.
Scabbard of Vigor (holds Katana), 1800 gp, 3 lbs.
Katana /w weapon cord, 50.1 gp, 6 lbs.
Dagger on belt, 2 gp, 2 lbs.
Spring-loaded wrist sheath /w Scroll of Shocking Grasp CL 3, 80 gp, 0 lbs total.
Spring-loaded wrist sheath /w Scroll of Vanish CL 2 inside, 55 gp, 0 lbs total.
3 Spears (shoulder quiver), 6 gp total, 18 lbs. total
Spell Component Pouch, 5 gp, 2 lbs.
Scroll Case, 1 gp, 0.5 lbs. (* = in scroll case)
*CL 2 Scroll of Vanish, 50 gp
*CL 1 Scroll of True Strike, 25 gp
*CL 1 Scroll of Mage Armor, 25 gp
*CL 3 Scroll of Mirror Image, 150 gp
Bandolier, 0.5 gp, 0 lbs. (** = in bandolier)
**Vial of acid, 10 gp, 1lb.
**Vial of acid, 10 gp, 1 lb.
**Vial of alchemical grease, 5 gp, 1lb.
**Vial of alchemical grease, 5 gp, 1lb.
**Vial of alchemist’s fire, 20 gp, 1lb.
**Pearl of power level 1, 1000 gp
Weight Carried: 41.5 lbs. (light load)
Other Equipment (not in arena)
Spellbook (contains all 0th level spells; 1st—Chill Touch, Color Spray, Frostbite, Grease, Infernal Healing, Magic Missile Mount, Ray of Enfeeblement, Shield, Shocking Grasp , Snowball True Strike, Unseen Servant Vanish 115 gp (four extra spells added), 1 lb.
Whetstone, 1 cp
Other
Scroll of Shield (CL 1) in hand at the start of combat 25 gp
Sword and dagger whetstoned before combat

Total Equipment Cost: 4,484 gp 6 sp 1 cp
Total Consumables Cost: 450 gp
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Arcane Pool (4) Can enhance weapons
Cantrips Can cast Cantrips
Spell Combat -2 to attacks to be able to cast a spell and make an attack as a full round action
Spell Strike Can deliver touch spells through weapon attacks
Canny Defense (3) When wielding katana, can add one point of Int bonus per level to Dex for AC purposes.
Arcane Accuracy Magus Arcana—as a swift action can use an arcane pool point to add Int bonus (3) to attacks for one round
Spells Shigeharu casts spells drawn from the Magus spell list. He must prepare his spells ahead of time.
Spells per day:
0th—3
1st—3 (2 base, +1 bonus)

Bruno is the most delayed char sheet by far for me. Got called into work before I could finish him. Grr. I should have him in late tonight.

Some helpful links, including one of the Pit Threads for people who want to view some of the past matches, for those interested. There is no limit to the number of gladiators and no build is too "cheesy", so try out whatever build you're thinking.

Arena Map

Pit One

Campaign Info

i have a question how do you handle spell precast outside of arena for the 1h / and 10 min per level buff?

You are restricted from pre-buffing one day before your match. So only permanent or 24hr+ buffs are allowed before match start

That includes things like eidolons and animal companions. So if you're a cavalier you enter the arena with your horse (though not already mounted).

If you are a wizard who casts Mount it needs to be inside the arena (or could be outside at level 12 or higher, due to the 2hrs/level duration)

Got it.

other question as i am looking at gear.

how does the resell of permanent magic item is handled?

ex mithril chain shirt purchased at level 3 and selling to by a +1 full plate later on?

Full price. Essentially, you can fully change your gear each match if you want to, as long as you don't use over 5% of your wealth on consumables in a single match.

Got it.

I look forwards to dancing to the tune of blood~

Preciate the help mbauers, a gentleman and a scholar. :)

You're welcome, and thanks for the interest everyone

Bruno himself is done. Esmeralda is giving me fits, however. :(