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RIP Sun Xiao, versions 0-3.0.

All versions (especially the one where he was primarily MoMS rather than dipping) relied on being able to take Style Feats as his Bonus Feats after 1st and 2nd level.

Now, apparently, you can't take Feats in the chain as a MoMS, only the base Style feats...actually making him worse at mastering a Style than something like the Sacred Fist.

New version pending, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to make it quite work like I want it to.

I usually use Myth-Weavers, but use whatever you're comfortable with.

Most people on the forums use one that looks a bit like this (posting with an alias, open the spoiler in the profile).

"Ignore them. Our focus is Amman."

Sun pours on the speed, trying to catch up to Amman as quickly as possible

Stealth: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28

Didn't we have Wind Walk up at this time? I think we can out-fly them.

"All right, time to move quick!" Sun says as he pours on the speed.

It's become obvious to me that I need to play my favorite alignment just to disturb Tacticslion. =)

Fine.

"Well that didn't work."

Sun tries to swap them to a different memory without changing anything in this one.

"Let's try jumping to the part right after Garren sicced the Githyanki on him, then. Then we can go towards the fetus thing and cut him off before he gets there."

Will: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18

"Hm. If we can only go back, let's go back to that first time we fought the bastard."

Will: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27

"And it's him, alone. No Daemons."

Will: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31

"Hey, Auron. You said you had some control, right? Try to imagine we're wherever Amman is."

I missed entirely that Auron made it have no actions.

Sun, not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, assaults the creature with rapid fire punches again.

Still using Pummeling Style since I don't know its DR.

Flurry 1: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (18) + 20 = 38
Damage: 2d8 + 34 ⇒ (4, 2) + 34 = 40

Flurry 2: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (6) + 20 = 26
Damage?: 2d8 + 30 ⇒ (8, 6) + 30 = 44

Flurry 3: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18
Damage?: 2d8 + 30 ⇒ (3, 6) + 30 = 39

Flurry 4: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (17) + 15 = 32
Damage?: 2d8 + 30 ⇒ (8, 2) + 30 = 40

Flurry 5: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25
Damage?: 2d8 + 30 ⇒ (6, 5) + 30 = 41

Okie doke. In that case, DON'T subtract 8 damage from the crit.

And I'll use my Free action to grab Lunge so I can just 5 ft. step and attack.

Okay. Subtract 8 damage from that crit in that case.

Fort: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21

Saved, by the skin of my teeth.

Creature miss chance: 1d100 ⇒ 46

Snake Style: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (19) + 26 = 45

Snake Fang: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (20) + 22 = 42

Confirm?: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (18) + 22 = 40

Damage: 4d8 + 68 ⇒ (5, 8, 5, 5) + 68 = 91

Sun sinuously moves out of the way and retaliates against the disgusting creature.

On his turn:

"Does anyone remember what this thing is?" he says as he pounds on it.

Swap to Pummeling Style, then back to Snake at the end of the attack sequence.

Attack 1: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (2) + 20 = 22
Damage?: 2d8 + 30 ⇒ (2, 4) + 30 = 36

Attack 2: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (12) + 20 = 32
Damage?: 2d8 + 30 ⇒ (3, 8) + 30 = 41

Attack 3: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27
Damage?: 2d8 + 30 ⇒ (8, 6) + 30 = 44

Attack 4: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (17) + 15 = 32
Damage?: 2d8 + 30 ⇒ (5, 3) + 30 = 38

Attack 5: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13
Damage?: 2d8 + 30 ⇒ (3, 6) + 30 = 39

If for some reason I can't use Snake Style, I'd like to take that 19, 20, and 18 as my Attack 1, Attack 2, and Confirmation for obvious reasons. =)

Gotcha. Just wanted to make sure I hadn't overlooked something important that made the deal better than it sounded.

"Tandall. Trouble's coming, I can feel it." Sun says.

"Unacceptable. As we are here for information, that would defeat the purpose of being here at all."

"How much of our memory would you take?"

"What happens if you erase yourself, exactly? Is it truly as if you'd never existed? As in, everything you've ever done never happens, which ripples into the future?"

"That sounds like a pretty s@#$ty deal."

"Elaborate."

"Yes, very spooky. What are you?"

"Thanks." Sun says as most of his wounds close up.

"So. What do you say we all move forward before whatever that was happens again?"

Sun screws the top back on and sticks in pack in the bandolier.

"Yeah. A drink does sound nice."

"I've got some right here if you want it." Sun takes one of his flasks out of his bandolier and holds it out to Garren.

"Firebrand whiskey. Burns like the Abyss but it's got a good flavor."

"I fought with the Mantis Assassin who killed my parents. Or at least, an apparition that looked like him. Still not sure which."

"Don't mind me. I'm just bleeding profusely."

"The hell is going on?"

"And Auron, would you mind patching me up before something else happens?"

Rynjin wrote:

Somehow I doubt that, unless you neglected your Cha. Gimme some numbers on your Monkadin.

Hey.

So, 13/12/15 16. I'm kinda having a hard time seeing how this "passed every save except on a 1", as you claimed. It's nowhere near that for level 12.

If that's your benchmark for "stellar" (rather than simply "good") I'm not sure we can continue this conversation.

Plus, an Unchained Monk would still be behind you on Will, as we've been saying. Without a Cloak he'd be at around 11/11/9 (with a 20 Wis, 16 Dex, and 16 Con). I'd hardly call a 7 point deficit only a little behind.

So they're not comparable in any case, unless I'm missing something?

I should be out of reach of that Snake Fang too. I've been 5 ft. stepping back and Lungeing.

Sun breathes heavily and lowers his guard.

"I suppose this was revenge. Too much to hope that I got here in time to save her?" he says, looking over his mother's corpse.

Really hoping this is some elaborate illusion and I'm not writing myself into my own memories.

"You're good." Sun begrudgingly notes, bleeding from several places.

I don't feel as bad about losing to this guy any more. He was further out of my league than I'd always thought.

Sun thinks as he retaliates against the missed attacks with a knee-elbow strike-headbutt combo.

Snake Fang 1: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (8) + 22 = 30
Damage: 2d8 + 30 ⇒ (1, 2) + 30 = 33

Snake Fang 2: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (20) + 22 = 42
Damage: 2d8 + 30 ⇒ (6, 1) + 30 = 37

Immediate Attack: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (12) + 22 = 34
Damage: 2d8 + 30 ⇒ (5, 7) + 30 = 42

Snake Fang 2 Confirm: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (13) + 22 = 35
Damage: 2d8 + 30 ⇒ (7, 8) + 30 = 45

Edit: Oh, durr. Then it's my turn again.

Sun steps back again and Flurries.

Stunning Fist: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (2) + 20 = 22
Dazing Fist: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (3) + 20 = 23
Attack 3: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (19) + 15 = 34
Attack 4: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (4) + 15 = 19
Attack 5: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

Wow dice please.

Sun lashes out with various kicks and punches from a distance, but only one seems to connect.

Damage: 2d8 + 34 ⇒ (4, 7) + 34 = 45

@ Sun

Seriously? blond with ponytail, that is not the mental image I had of Sun like at all

Also, yeah. Like a martial artist ponytail. A kung fu braid. Whatever. Like this but blonde, and a bit more hair in front.

Sun grunts as the man's foot connects with his midsection, then smiles.

"So I CAN touch you."

Sun does the one thing he's good at: Kicking ass.

Martial Flexibility as a Swift action to snag Lunge and Dazing Fist.

Sun steps back and strikes from a distance, outside the easy reach of the man's retaliatory attacks.

Knockout: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (7) + 20 = 27
Damage: 2d8 + 34 ⇒ (8, 6) + 34 = 48
Stunning Fist: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (15) + 20 = 35
Damage: 2d8 + 30 ⇒ (3, 8) + 30 = 41
Dazing Fist: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20
Damage: 2d8 + 30 ⇒ (7, 2) + 30 = 39
Attack 4: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20
Damage: 2d8 + 30 ⇒ (8, 4) + 30 = 42
Attack 5: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21
Damage: 2d8 + 30 ⇒ (6, 2) + 30 = 38

The Stunning Fist DC is DC 18, and so is the Dazing Fist, and the Knockout blow is DC 25. All Fort.

Ah. Bit of a descriptional misfire then. Sun Xiao is not bald, he actually has long hair. Blonde, in a ponytail. I was sure I had posted that at some point. There just wasn't really a picture that fit.

Sun begins to doubt, after a moment, what's really going on.

Maybe I'm really here? And was all along? Maybe I can change how the scene plays out.

He rushes forward, and sweeps a kick at the assassin.

1d20 + 24 ⇒ (8) + 24 = 32

Damage: 2d8 + 34 ⇒ (6, 3) + 34 = 43

Sun's hands ball into fists as he watches his younger self attack.

"If the idea is to piss me off, IT'S WORKING!" he shouts at the sky, angry at the reminder of how weak he was before.

It takes him a moment to focus again, and notice the man in the shadows.

"Now, who is that? I don't remember him." he mutters.

Sun moves closer to get a better look at the man.

Sun relaxes a little, but stays on his guard and approaches the apparition.

"I recognize you now. You're supposed to be the man that killed my family?"

"Well, if you're really here...finish the job, then." Sun makes a "Bring it on" gesture at the Mantis.

Does my having Darkvision (60 ft.) and Blindsense (30 ft.) change anything?

"Agreed. No heroics."

"Nothing we haven't handled before." Sun says with a slight smile.

Referring to the mission in the backstory. Not sure if you read it or not.

"And the bastard flees again. Let's move out and finish him off."

"I am but a servant, my master bade me flee the scene of the fight."

"I am unarmed, see?" he says, holding his hands up.

Take 10 for a 24, hope it's enough.

"Well, I suppose we should find a place to lay low for a little while."

Sun Xiao awaits orders from his "master", not wanting to blow his cover by taking action on his own initiative.

Sounds workable to me.

"I'll do the same as Erd. Hope they don't ask about the wings."

This is as good as I got:

1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20

Sun begins floating off in the direction of the city.

"No point in waiting around here. I'm sure we can handle whatever comes our way."

Sun rips out the thing's eye for a trophy.

"Who knows. Could come in handy."

"Hey, Auron, is it still magic? Or...not magic, I suppose."

Just realized I didn't roll the second set of damage for the crit from the Snake Style AoO, and should add 6 more back on (the extra 6 is included in the next roll).

2d8 + 36 ⇒ (4, 3) + 36 = 43

And it's probably not dead. Something that big probably has a few hundred HP at least and probably a solid chunk of natural armor.

Just remembered, did the creature make his rolls vs Stun and Daze last round? If he rolled a 1 he might not have attacked Erd.

Sun launches into a flurry of attacks, putting all he has into the first blow.

Stunning Dazing Knockout Blow!: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (13) + 20 = 33

Damage: 2d8 + 34 ⇒ (6, 5) + 34 = 45

Attack 2: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (16) + 20 = 36

Damage: 2d8 + 30 ⇒ (5, 5) + 30 = 40

Attack 3: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (8) + 15 = 23

Damage: 2d8 + 30 ⇒ (2, 8) + 30 = 40

Attack 4: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30

Damage: 2d8 + 30 ⇒ (8, 3) + 30 = 41

Attack 5: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19

Damage: 2d8 + 30 ⇒ (1, 3) + 30 = 34

And assuming attack 1 hits, he has to make two DC 18 Fort saves to avoid being Stunned or Dazed, and a third DC 25 Fort save to avoid being knocked Unconscious.

Garren Turn. meantime there is a frightful precense, DC 23 or be shaken. for anyone at 200 ft or less.

Missed this yesterday.

1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 13 + 2 = 24

Balls. Missed it by 1.

Edit: Man that banner is neato.

I as well. What's the radius on the antimagic?

[dice=Erd vs. frightful presence (excluding magic item stuff)]1d20+11
[dice=Bili's save]1d20+6

Somehow I doubt the AMF radius is 200 feet, so I'd go ahead and include your magic item stuff.

Snake Style: 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (11) + 26 = 37

Sun deflects the claw, and whacks the giant monster for his insolence.

1d20 + 16 ⇒ (20) + 16 = 36

HOLY S#$$

1d20 + 16 ⇒ (20) + 16 = 36

WHAT

Damage: 2d8 + 24 ⇒ (1, 7) + 24 = 32

Remove 6 hit/damage from my previous attacks, each. I thought the AMF was something he had to activate.