Arena Fight: Winner, Belarin!

mneme · November 13, 2006, 12:10:53 AM

[ic]As Barnaby attempts to take a final step toward their master, Amrod and Amris leap to the attack -- each grabbing a leg in their powerful jaws and attempting to bring the attacker to the ground[/ic]

[ooc]Attacks of opprotunity from the dogs as Barnaby attempts to step out of E17.

DC: 18 (no dex bonus from the flanking dogs, penalty for charging)

Amrod [dice]5+1d20[/dice]
Amris [dice]5+1d20[/dice]
(if they hit, I'll do damage and automatic trip attempts in a later post)
[/ooc]

mneme · November 13, 2006, 09:25:45 AM

Bah. Double-post. I assume the first one's dice win? Would be only fair to recycle the second set of to-hit numbers for the dogs' normal attacks later in the round (though in the unlikely case where Amrod's trip succeeds, that makes one of those a hit...actually, does it make Amris's first attack of opporunity a hit in that case?)

mneme · November 13, 2006, 11:19:16 AM

[ooc]Probably a moot point.
Amrod's Damage: [dice]1d6+3[/dice]
Amrod's automatic trip attempt: [dice]1d20+2[/dice] (opposed roll, resisted by strength)
[/ooc]

Darkxarth · November 13, 2006, 11:19:39 AM

[ooc]Okay, let's start from my AC, currently 20.
I do not lose my Dex bonus by being flanked, but the dogs get a +2 for flanking me. If that was already included in their attack rolls, then neither one succeeded in their AoO. If it wasn't included, then Amrod bit me.

Now he would need to make a Trip attempt, since there was a double post, we'd use Amrod's second attack as his Trip attempt, he rolled an 11. He'll add his Strength bonus to that 11, and I'll roll an opposed Trip check using either my Strength or Dexterity, whichever is higher, Str in this case.
Then, if I'm tripped, Amris can make his AoO, and we'd see if it hits me, which it probably would.
He wouldn't get a Trip attempt, since I'm already prone.
Then, if I wasn't Tripped, we'd see if my attack hit Belarin, and how much damage it would do.
Then it would be Belarin's turn, and we'd be back on track.[/ooc]

Xathan · November 13, 2006, 11:54:35 AM

[ooc]Just to insert this, but when there is a double post, you always use the first roll, to prevent people from "accidentally" double posting to get a better roll. (I'm not saying that's what happened here by anymeans, especially since the first roll was a good one. I'm just explaining the logic behind always using the first post.)[/ooc]

mneme · November 13, 2006, 11:56:30 AM

[ooc]Darkarth: Your AC is 18 against the dogs:

No dodge bonus (that's applied to Belarin), and no dex bonus (flanked characters lose their dodge bonus against flankers).

Am I missing something there?

(oh, and sorry about the double-post -- this site doesn't play very well with phones, and I really shouldn't try to post from my phone here)
[/ooc]

mneme · November 13, 2006, 11:59:35 AM

Quote from: Xathan, the Archbishop of Cabbage[ooc]Just to insert this, but when there is a double post, you always use the first roll, to prevent people from "accidentally" double posting to get a better roll.[/ooc]

Xathan: that's what I figured. What about the question about whether the numbers on the double-post should be thrown away or "reused?"

Darkxarth · November 13, 2006, 12:07:38 PM

[ooc]Oh yeah, the Dodge bonus... Okay, my bad, so Barnaby gets hit by the first dog no matter what, but I still can't find anywhere that is says that a flanked defender loses his Dex bonus to AC. I know a Rogue can use a Sneak Attack on a flanked opponent, but I don't think it means I lose my Dex bonus.

Anyway, I just now notived your post with the Trip check in it, so we'll go ahead and use that, (Curse your natural 20!)

Opposed Trip roll: [dice]1d20+5[/dice]

Assuming I fail my check, and fall down, my AC would be either 14 or 15, niether one low enough to get a hit from Amris.

In any event, I take 7 damage.[/ooc]

Darkxarth · November 13, 2006, 12:13:17 PM

[ooc]Oops, I was looking at the wrong post! I do take the AoO hit from Amris, whether I had tripped or not, which, of course, I did. So you need to roll damage for his bite.

So now I'm prone and my AC is either 15 or 14, and I still can't find anywhere that it says I lose my Dex bonus to AC when flanked.

Still, that means that it is Belarin's turn. (I think we should trash the other two rolls, since it's not dogs' turn yet, but we can wait for an outside opinion on that.)

Barnaby AC: 14 (or 15) HP: 24[/ooc]

mneme · November 13, 2006, 12:22:25 PM

[ooc]*blink*. You're quite right; for some reason, I thought flanking killed dex bonuses, but nowhere does it say that; it just allows Sneak Attack.

That said, note Amris's attack roll in post 20590.
(*sigh*. I don't actually want to win the fight almost entirely due to the damned dogs, but with Belarin unlikely to hit someone prone and in melee (net +6 to Touch AC even with the charge penalty is 20), it looks like the dogs will do most of the work.)
[/ooc]

Darkxarth · November 13, 2006, 12:53:50 PM

[ooc]Yeah, Amris hits me, but he needs to roll for damage now.

And talk to Supa about my characters losing to dogs. Saren Shiningpalm didn't last 1 round against !maeba's vicious attack dogs. :(

But, that's your advantage, Barnaby has his advantages, they're just not doing a lot of good, it seems.[/ooc]

mneme · November 13, 2006, 02:14:42 PM

[ooc]Indeed.
Amris's damage: [dice]1d6+3[/dice]
[/ooc]

mneme · November 13, 2006, 02:25:20 PM

[ooc](edit: never mind, I thought the earlier cold blast did 15 damage, not 16. 16 + 7 + 9 = 32... (ie, bringing Barnaby to -1). Wow, you have -really- bad luck with dogs.
[/ooc]

[ic=Belarin HP: 18 AC: 24]
Belarin flips over the dying body, and looks at it quizically. Amris and Amrod, seeing that their master does not regard it as a threat, back off.

Belarin spends a few seconds fruitlessly trying to remove Barnaby's boots, before motioning the proctors over to announce the results of the match and heal Barnaby's wounds.

Before leaving the field, he whispers in Barnaby's ear "Wow, that was a great match. Let me buy you a beer later."
[/ic]

Darkxarth · November 13, 2006, 03:46:33 PM

[ooc]Ah, yes, I forgot about the damage from Cold Blast. Well, good game. Don't forget to award yourself gold apporopriate to a 4th level encounter.[/ooc]

mneme · November 13, 2006, 05:20:31 PM

[ooc]Of course! (minus the cost of a round of beer, and replacing the scrolls consumed in the match :)

I'm still kind of surprised I won, given my unpreparedness (no cure potions, no Fox's Cunning scrolls), but then, I got really lucky on the die rolls, and you did take a very risky approach with the direct charges. Of course, if the dogs hadn't taken you down on the charge, I'd have had to hope they got you on their turn, or risk a Tumble trying to get far enough to be able to cast a spell. And two good hits would have taken me down.
[/ooc]

The Campaign Builder's Guild

News:

Arena Fight: Winner, Belarin!

mneme

mneme

mneme

Darkxarth

Xathan

mneme

mneme

Darkxarth

Darkxarth

mneme

Darkxarth

mneme

mneme

Darkxarth

mneme