Beansidhe stands up straight, turning away from the temple top the Oread on to of the tower. With one hand he pulls out a small archery target, "Strike home with ease." Dropping the target he grabs out a whistling arrow, draws and let's loose. The arrow whistles loudly as it flies through the air striking the Oread
Concentration for casting in a continuous effect:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24 Spell combat. Cast true Strike. Fire an arrow. Attack+True Strike:1d20 + 5 + 20 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 20 = 38 Damage:1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Part of the balance as designed is that to activate the rune you have to end your turn on it. If you make use of the teleport rune you will end your turn inside the temple.
Edit to add: I guess that is immaterial now...did not finish reading the thread before I answered your question.
Boom!, after letting the dwarf gain the advantage in the previous fight is more than willing to let his curiosity get the better of him this time and hope for a quick advantage against the elemental-looking humanoid across the arena. To that end, he quickly scoots off to his left, his foot barely pausing to activate one of the runes on the floor, hoping that, at least if it explodes, he would already be out of range, and not stopping until he estimated that he was well within easy shooting distance of his newest enemy, carefully knocking, drawing, and firing an arrow from his bow in one, easy, slow, perfect motion.
Movement marked on map.
If the rune doesn't hurt me or interrupt my action:
Boom!, armed with the knowledge granted by the other fighters, considers the distance between him and his opponent and make a split second decision to forego his possible attacks to take away as many advantages as possible, specifically the additional strength and the potential for health in the two nearby runes. Boom! scurries across the packed sand, activating both known good runes and pulling a potion bottle out of his bandolier, before climbing the stairs at the north of the arena, spinning around and grinning at his opponent.
Double movement 60', marked on map. Activate Bull's Strength and Full Heal runes. Unknown potion in hand.
Boom downs the potion in his hand in one swift gulp and, keeping a wary eye on his opponent, scrambles up the high stairs next to him, hoping the high ground will keep his opponent out of the way for at least a little while. When he reaches the top, Boom! turns to face the arena now fifteen feet below him and opens one more section of his bandolier, but not quite taking the next potion out yet.
Standard action. Drink potion. Drop flask. Move action. Up the stairs. If the stairs turn out to be difficult terrain, move two spaces down from mapped location to account for the extra movement used.
Current effects:
Bull's Strength - +4 STR - unknown duration Mutagen - +4 DEX, -2 WIS, +2 AC - Duration 10 minutes (not going to count this down. If we spend 100 rounds fighting, something has gone wrong.
Male Suli Bloodrager (Primalist) 8 | HP 84 | AC 21 T 12 FF 21 | DR 1/- | Resistances acid 5, cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5 | CMB +13, CMD 25 | F+8, R+4, W+2 | Init: +4 | Perc: +11, SM: +2 | Speed 30ft | Elemental Assault: 1/1 | Bloodrage: 26/26 | Active conditions: ??? | Spells-1st: 2/2, 2nd: 2/2 | Arena
Asaakoz holds his sword out in front of him and concentrations, at the same moment his eyes obtain a slightly red tinge, while the air just around his sword takes on a light blue glow...
Free action: enter bloodrage Swift action, imbue Elemental strikes
He runs forward to the next rune and disappears
10' west, move action... ...landing on teleport rune, re-appearing in the square directly south of Boom!
He appears in front of the goblin with his sword already held high above his head with both hands, immediately slashing it downward...
Boom! is surprised at the sudden appearance of his opponent. All of his tactical maneuvering, wasted. SO mad! But with the choice taken from him and seeing the now-raging creature's attack go wide, giving him an opening, Boom! tumbles under his opponent's weapon and with a cheeky wave, hops down the gap between the high platform and the covering over the lower platform, disappearing entirely.
Move action: one step to the east, acrobatics roll to to avoid AoO for moving out of threatened square. Next square of same movement, acrobatics to eliminate fall damage. Move action: Disappear under the tarp (exact location under spoiler if beat Stealth DC
Acrobatics vs CMD 18 to avoid attack of opportunity:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18Success Acrobatics to eliminate fall damage:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26 Stealth in Dim light:1d20 + 22 ⇒ (4) + 22 = 26
Location:
Ending location: Seven right, down one (corner movement last square) - First move action was to drop/avoid AoO. Second move action was to move across the platform and steatlh.
Ongoing effects:
Mutagen - +4 DEX, -2 WIS, +2 AC - Duration 10 minutes (not going to count this down. If we spend 100 rounds fighting, something has gone wrong.
Male Suli Bloodrager (Primalist) 8 | HP 84 | AC 21 T 12 FF 21 | DR 1/- | Resistances acid 5, cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5 | CMB +13, CMD 25 | F+8, R+4, W+2 | Init: +4 | Perc: +11, SM: +2 | Speed 30ft | Elemental Assault: 1/1 | Bloodrage: 26/26 | Active conditions: ??? | Spells-1st: 2/2, 2nd: 2/2 | Arena
The bloodrager sighs in annoyance at the dodgy goblin.
He backs away from the drop towards the back curve of the platform he stands on.
30', move action Total defense, +4 AC => 21, touch16
Not sure where Boom! is, but just in case he moved out from under the cover in his stealth movement (at half movement? or normal speed stealth penalty?)
When his opponent doesn't immediately either follow Boom! down into the covered platform, and also doesn't appear out in the dirt, Boom! uses the opportunity to try and put some distance between him and the rager and climbs the stairs to the adjacent overwatch platform. Settling himself against the small building at the top of the platform, Boom! pulls out one of his elixers from his bandolier and takes the swig quickly, dropping the flask and letting it clatter to the ground.
If you're still raging, your AC even with Total Defense is dropped to 19.
Mystery elixer:
Elixer of True Strike. +20 to next attack roll.
Ongoing items Mutagen - +4 DEX, -2 WIS, +2 AC - Duration 10 minutes (not going to count this down. If we spend 100 rounds fighting, something has gone wrong.
Male Suli Bloodrager (Primalist) 8 | HP 84 | AC 21 T 12 FF 21 | DR 1/- | Resistances acid 5, cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5 | CMB +13, CMD 25 | F+8, R+4, W+2 | Init: +4 | Perc: +11, SM: +2 | Speed 30ft | Elemental Assault: 1/1 | Bloodrage: 26/26 | Active conditions: ??? | Spells-1st: 2/2, 2nd: 2/2 | Arena
Suddenly seeing the goblin again, and not wanting to become a pincushion for its arrows, Asaakoz moves quickly to the next gap and drops down onto the grates covering the stairs there...
60', double move
Acrobatics to avoid fall damage, DC15:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
Grunting in aggravation (even as he understands the need) at the enemy's tactical retreat, and knowing that he doesn't have the option to get two shots off, shuffles as far down the platform as he needs and trusts in his extract to make his shot. Loosing the arrow, the divination magic that the extract embodies gives Boom! the certainty of a successful attack.
Move 30ft. Map accurate. Line on map (snapped to a weird spot, but works from at least one corner) confirms no Total Cover. Attack allowed. Attack #1:1d20 + 9 + 20 ⇒ (5) + 9 + 20 = 34 Damage #1:1d6 ⇒ 4
Ongoing items Mutagen - +4 DEX, -2 WIS, +2 AC - Duration 10 minutes (not going to count this down. If we spend 100 rounds fighting, something has gone wrong.
For the sake of accuracy, it's not a grate over the stairs. It's a chained metal door.
Nairb the Grey wrote:
The stair cases on the east and west sides are closed off though, there is a metal door laying over them with a chain over the top. You are welcome to waste your time attempting to get through the door if you want, I do have HP and break DCs set up for it, but they are pretty high...fyi.
Male Suli Bloodrager (Primalist) 8 | HP 84 | AC 21 T 12 FF 21 | DR 1/- | Resistances acid 5, cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5 | CMB +13, CMD 25 | F+8, R+4, W+2 | Init: +4 | Perc: +11, SM: +2 | Speed 30ft | Elemental Assault: 1/1 | Bloodrage: 26/26 | Active conditions: ??? | Spells-1st: 2/2, 2nd: 2/2 | Arena
Frustrated that his movement didn't yield him the desired cover, and suffering a particularly accurate arrow, Asaakoz moves out towards a rune of sanctuary.
60'/12sq, double move. 4 east. 4se. 4 east. Activating sanctuary rune Sanctuary rounds:1d4 ⇒ 1You have to be kidding me
Boom!, with the knowledge gained of the runes from the magic of the arena, knows which rune was just activated by the enemy. Despite that, Boom! decided to try to attack his opponent, but the magic of the rune is too much and Boom!, though he struggles, isn't even able to get a sight in on the bloodrager.
Will Save:1d20 + 0 ⇒ (18) + 0 = 18
Ongoing items Mutagen - +4 DEX, -2 WIS, +2 AC - Duration 10 minutes (not going to count this down. If we spend 100 rounds fighting, something has gone wrong.
Boom!, seeing the raging elemental-blooded creature in front of him activate the key rune, Boom!'s only thought is how to stop him from getting whatever might be in the chest. To that end, and instinctively knowing he wouldn't be able to throw any of his "aces in the hole" far enough to even threaten his opponent, Boom! quickly launches two more arrows, neither of which gets past the foe's defensive techniques. Frustrated, Boom! takes a single step back deeper onto the platform, always looking to keep distance between him and his opponents.
Threw the damages in there just so you can see what you avoided lol
Ongoing items Mutagen - +4 DEX, -2 WIS, +2 AC - Duration 10 minutes (not going to count this down. If we spend 100 rounds fighting, something has gone wrong.
Boom!, knowing that he doesn't have much time left, and may already be too late to stop his opponent from looting the chest, quickly pulls out his last extract and gulps it down. Satisfied that it was brewed correctly and already feeling the effects, Boom! retrieves one more item from his bandolier.
Extract and withdrawn item:
Extract #2: True Strike
Held item: Iron Pellet Grenade
Ongoing items Mutagen - +4 DEX, -2 WIS, +2 AC - Duration 10 minutes (not going to count this down. If we spend 100 rounds fighting, something has gone wrong.
Inside the chest you find a brown leather bandolier with 6 potion vials. Each potion is of identical size, shape, and color; a deep viscous red.
You also find a slip of parchment with a script that seems to flicker through various languages. As you concentrate on it the flickering slows and regulates to be just Common and Aquan.
Behold the band of weal and woe, what legacy does it hold for you?
The effects herein you cannot know; lest you reach and take the brew.
Behold the band of weal and woe, will it heal or will it harm?
The effects herein you cannot know; be warned, those effects may alarm. “
Lore: This couplet is written in Everyspeech, a magical script from ancient days that is understood by all intelligent races. The method to write or speak in Everyspeech has been lost to the annals of time, but the study of the script has brought about magic spells like comprehend languages and tongues.
"Challenge accepted." Boom! smiles, knowing that his most recent elixer gives him literally magic aim, for the moment. That being said, Boom! has other priorities at the moment. It's nearly too far to see the small item withdrawn just a few seconds previously, but you can see that as Boom! fiddles with the item (did he just bite it!?), a veritable torrent of sparks start pouring out of it, and he glares at the item for half a second as if measuring something, before putting it back in the bandolier pouch, nodding to himself.
Looking up, Boom! knocks and looses an arrow just as he feels the last extract wearing off, but he knows his arrow is true and he shuffles off to the side with one stride.
Ongoing items Mutagen - +4 DEX, -2 WIS, +2 AC - Duration 10 minutes (not going to count this down. If we spend 100 rounds fighting, something has gone wrong.
Boom! eyes down the looming elemental-blood with a slight amount of trepidation, but more than enough guts to overcome it. Before his nerves leave him, Boom!, taking into account the lack of room to maneuver and the obvious opening doing so gives his opponent, still is able to loose an arrow through the nameless opponent's guard. The sudden pain experienced by the enemy also allowed Boom! to slip past him in a rush towards the center.
Standard action: Attack defensively Trigger attack of opportunity at 24 AC Attack #1:1d20 + 9 - 4 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 9 - 4 - 4 = 19-4 for fighting defensively, -4 for shooting from melee (does shooting while in melee count as shooting into melee and incur the penalty?) Damage #1:1d6 ⇒ 6 Move action: 30' towards the center
Ongoing items Mutagen - +4 DEX, -2 WIS, +2 AC - Duration 10 minutes (not going to count this down. If we spend 100 rounds fighting, something has gone wrong.
Male Suli Bloodrager (Primalist) 8 | HP 84 | AC 21 T 12 FF 21 | DR 1/- | Resistances acid 5, cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5 | CMB +13, CMD 25 | F+8, R+4, W+2 | Init: +4 | Perc: +11, SM: +2 | Speed 30ft | Elemental Assault: 1/1 | Bloodrage: 26/26 | Active conditions: ??? | Spells-1st: 2/2, 2nd: 2/2 | Arena
As of this turn, rage is over, Asaakoz is fatigued (so, -2 STR/DEX, which means -1 attack, damage, and AC (other things that we'll deal with as it comes).
The suli gets sluggish can't run right now, as it follows the goblin down the stairs.
Boom! eyes widen as the his opponent's massive sword frosts over and barrels down towards him, but his small size and his enhanced reflexes from the mutagen almost allow him to dodge the blow completely, but in the end, he is able to use his bow to turn the sword aside. Deciding to give up on his master plan - This is becoming too dangerous, Boom! thinks to himself, although not nearly as coherently (in his mind it came out more like Nuh uh. NOPE. - Boom! uses the swordsman's swing and miss to dance out of the way, and takes off running.
Run: 95'; Until the start of my next turn, FF AC 14. Acrobatics vs DC 18 CMD to avoid Attack of Opportunity:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Ongoing items Mutagen - +4 DEX, -2 WIS, +2 AC - Duration 10 minutes (not going to count this down. If we spend 100 rounds fighting, something has gone wrong.
Boom!, as you widen the space between you and your assailant, you spare a moment to peak at the fuse burning away in your bandolier; just in time to see it vanish into the tube of the grenade. "Oh F...KA-BOOM
Boom!, your grenade detonates on your body. Please roll damage. As we discussed per your plans since the item is in your possession you are denied the reflex saving throw.
The explosion brings Boom! almost to his knees, but goblins are used to explosions and, fortunately, the grenade was not in the pouch near his face or next to his heart and he is able to power through it, keep his feet, and keep going.
Boom! carefully makes his way up the stares, waiting - hoping - to see the rune explode underneath his opponent's feet and with a sigh of disappointment at the lack of fireworks, simply launches another arrow at his foe.
Ongoing items Mutagen - +4 DEX, -2 WIS, +2 AC - Duration 10 minutes (not going to count this down. If we spend 100 rounds fighting, something has gone wrong.
Ongoing items Mutagen - +4 DEX, -2 WIS, +2 AC - Duration 10 minutes (not going to count this down. If we spend 100 rounds fighting, something has gone wrong.
