[Arena] !maeba the Unconquered vs Vorgresh the Challenger

[Endless_Helix]

The crowd is noticeable hushed. Tension ties their mouths shut. !maeba had broken the speed record several times over, and while not an extremely exciting fight, it did prove his ruthlessness as a fighter. Vorgresh was a promising rookie, with a lot of potential. The only thing was that he didn't have a ton of experience, and he was really fighting three opponents in this match. It promised to be a good match.

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[ooc] Everyone do their precombat actions, you have 3 minutes. Then roll initiative. The Arena is a traditional gladiator sand pit. The sand is about 3 inches deep.[/ooc]
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[Endless_Helix]

[ic=Vorgresh] Vorgresh stomps into the arena, grinning horribly. At the end of his 3 minutes he grows to a massive size and begins to howl horribly
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[ooc]
 [spoiler=Vorgresh, Male Half Giant Psychic Warrior 3]
[spoiler= Stats]
Hp [dice]3d8+3[/dice]
Init -1
AC 16 ( Spiked Half Plate -1 Dex)
Alignment N

Str 18
Dex 8
Con 12
Int 10
Wis 14
Cha 9

Fort +4
Ref +0
Will +3

Movement 20 ft
Size: Medium (Large with Expansion)
PP: 8
BAB: +2
Grapple +14 (+18 with Expansion or Grip of Iron, +22 with both)
Skills: Concentration +7, Autohynosis +8
Feats: Improved Unarmed Strike, Improved Grapple, Scorpian's Grasp, Earth's Embrace.
Powers Known: Stomp, Expansion, and Grip of Iron
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[spoiler=Attacks]
Unarmed Strike +6 1d4+4 bludgeoning non lethal (1d6+4 with Expansion)
Sling +1 1d4+4 bludgeoning
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[spoiler= Items]
+1 Spiked Half Plate (Spikes have +1 property)
1 potion of cure light wounds
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[ooc]At the end of his 3 minutes he manifests expansion, growing to large size. He spends 1 pp for the power and augments it 2pp for it to last 3 minutes, or 18 rounds, 5 total PP right now.
Intimidation +7 (counts as huge thanks to powerful build. It specifically says for opposed checks, and I think that intimidation is an opposed check, if not, then it's +3)
[dice]1d20+7[/dice]

Initiative Check
[dice]1d20-1[/dice]
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[Captain Obvious]

[ic= !maeba ] !maeba pulls out his bow and begins his pre-battle rituals. While chanting a series of prayers to the gaurdian gods, ending off with a scream to Mictlantecuhtli, he applies sacred oils to his bow, and dips some of his arrows in vials of liquid hanging off his belt. He then pulls out a pot of pale cream, he applies warpaint in the crude image of a skull to the heads of both his hounds, and finally his own face. Then, he takes hold of his hounds' collars and giving a loud shout proclaims "The jaws of the Gods will devour this infidel," and brings his arms together like the jaws of an alligator. As he does this his dogs stalk out to his left and right, each about 40 feet to the side. He then pulls a small gourd-like object and, hold his bow in his other hand, waits for the battle to begin. [/ic]

[ooc] Pre-Combat Actions
Apply poisons to arrows.
Apply Oil of Magic Weapom to bow.
Draw tanglefoot bag..
Make Intimidate Check to demoralize opponent = [dice]1d20+3[/dice]
Drink Invisibility potion


Initiative  [dice]1d20+4[/dice]  
Tenochi initiative  [dice]1d20+2[/dice]
Teoti initiative  [dice]1d20+2[/dice] [/ooc]

[Endless_Helix]

[ooc] Don't you have to made a DC 14 level check for my intimidation attempt?
lvl check
[dice]1d20+3[/dice]
Ouch I'm demoralized...
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[Captain Obvious]

[ic=!maeba] Seeing his opponet caught off gaurd by his sudden dissapearance, !maeba take a short step forwards and then lobs the gourd at the huge man. As it strikes him/the ground it splits open and a thick yellow sap pours out and begins to harden. !maeba then yells "kill him" to his dogs.[/ic]
[ooc] Do half-giants and other half beings use their human, non-human or both parents for their humanoid subtype? if he counts as human, my throw should get an extra +2 for favoured enemy which will cancel out the range increments.

- 5 foot step

- Throw tanglefoot bag: ranged touch  [dice]1d20+10-2[/dice]
{if hit; -2 att rolls, -4 dex, and DC 15 ref save or be glue to ground. if passed, half movement.}

- Give orders to dogs (attack until told to stop) [/ooc]

[Captain Obvious]

[ooc] i thought if we both made intimidates, it became an opposed check.
If it's still level check, then  [dice]1d20+4[/dice] .
i'm Demoralized too (we're scary).  :muffy:
my touch attack is now 9 if you are not human or 11 if you are.

Reflex save, then your turn.[/ooc]

[Endless_Helix]

[ooc] It specifically states that you make a resistance check. It's not like a grapple check.[/ooc]

[ic=The Announcer]
MATCH, BEGIN! *cue crowd roar*
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[ooc] Actions go

1.!maeba
2.Vorgresh
3.Tenochi
4.Teoti
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[Captain Obvious]

[ooc] my actions already began.
They are listed above. [/ooc]

[Endless_Helix]

[ooc]
The tangle foot bag hits (it's 9, i'm considered a giant)
reflex
[dice]1d20[/dice]-edit- huh... when I read it in the first posting it was a 17... it changes with the posting... interesting
Vogresh is immobilized
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[ic=Vorgresh] Vorgresh sees the tanglefoot bag a milisecond too late and it seals him fast to the sand.
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[ooc]
During his turn Vorgresh attempts to break free [dice]1d20+4[/dice]
If successful he charges !maeba (even though he has a reduced speed he can use his reach to hit his opponent).
[dice]1d20+4[/dice] if successful [spoiler] [dice]1d6+4[/dice] and initiates a grapple (scorpian's grasp). As an immediate action Vorgresh manifests grip of iron for 1pp (4pp left). [dice]1d20+22[/dice] If successful, !maeba takes an additional [dice]1d12+1d6+5[/dice] and you're pinned. Your dogs get a -4 to hit Vorgresh in close combat and Vorgresh's AC rises to 14 (denial of dexterity bonus)[/spoiler][/ooc]

[Captain Obvious]

Did all of you're rolls just change? I tought you got that 20 on you're to hit roll?
Maybe i read it wrong the first time.
[ooc] Okay, not sure what a lot of the stuff you did was.
So, break free easily.

You try to hit (-2 demoralized amd -2 tanglefoot. breaking free allows you to move but  beleive the penaly stays until it dissolves or is srcaped off. Correct me if i'm wrong).

Is the rest of this right:
then i take 6 if you hit?

you start a grapple? i get  [dice]1d20+2[/dice] (is the 1d20 plus 22 your check? oh my god)
 
where is all that damage coming from?

why does your ac rise and why do they get penalties?

what happens if my dogs attack? can they break the grapple?

what do i have to do to draw a weapon/attack you with one?

sorry for all the questrions, but grappling has always confused me.
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[Endless_Helix]

[ooc]
Alright...

- Yep, -2 from tanglefoot, -2 demoralized, +2 from Charging. The entry specifically states a free action to break free from a tanglefoot bag (DC 17), Manifesting Grip of Iron is an immediate action, and so I still have enough time for a full-round action, like charging. The penalty is still there, Charging +reach allows me to hit up to 40 feet away from my starting position.

- Yes I can start a grapple as a free action with an attack. Scorpian's Grasp from Sandstorm is a wonderful feat. It states, "If your attack with an unarmed strike, light, or one-handed melee weapon you can attempt to start a grapple as a free action; no touch attack is required," The rest is pretty irrelevant to this combat. It allows you to use light weapons in a grapple without the -4 penalty, and to take a -20 penalty on my grapple check to carry you around instead of actually grappling you. I can't forsee a situation in this fight that I'd need that

-On the damage
-  1d6+1=Armor Spikes
- +4 Strength mod on armor spikes
- 1d12 = Earth's embrace (CW,93) you get +4 to hit me when I use the extra damage. You get -4 for attacking into a grapple so it balances out... Your dogs can attack at a normal bonus, but if they miss they could hit you. (just like firing into cc)
This damage happens at the end of the round, not immediately. Your dogs could join the grapple and attempt to pull you free. I think their grapple check is +5 or +6 IIRC, or they could each add a +2 bonus to your grapple check through aid another...

-Yes, currently my grapple mod is +22. +8 for size, +4 strength, +2 BAB, +4 from Improved Grapple, +4 from grip of Iron. :demon:  

- My ac rises from the fact that I am denied my dexterity bonus, which is currently -3. :) I also get a -2 for charging so My AC is actually 15 in all rounds following this one.

- You're currently pinned because you didn't win the grapple check. To draw a weapon you would have to have won a grapple check. A better use would be to escape the grapple and just draw the weapon outside the grapple.

No worries on the questions. Grappling's weird in d20 3.5 :) I spent an hour on the errata making sure I got it all right.

Now, unleash the dogs of war!
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[Poseptune]

[ooc] I'm not sure you lose your Dex penalty (only bonuses). If you lost the penalties it would read "You lose your Dex modifier to AC". For example Skills use Int Mod, Combat use Str and Dex mod, and grapple checks use your Str Mod. I may be wrong.[/ooc]

[Darkxarth]

[spoiler=AC/Dex/Flat-Footed Info][ooc]

- My ac rises from the fact that I am denied my dexterity bonus, which is currently -3. :)

Denied the Dexterity bonus, which you do not have.  It doesn't say denied the Dexterity modifier, so you keep your -3 Dex penalty to AC.  Just thought I'd clear that up.

Good fight so far though.[/ooc][/spoiler]

[Captain Obvious]

[ooc] Okay, on further reading, it seems that earth's embrace give a +4 to anyone outside of the grapple, but not to me. I don't see anything about this -4 for attacking in, and it's only randominzed for ranged attacks (again, if there is a spell of feat active that changews this, let me know).
So i beleive the dogs could both attack you with just a +4 mod.
I am writing my actions based on that, so if it's not what i just stated, i will possibly change them (although pretty much only if the attack is supposed to be randomized or if there are huge penalties)[/ooc]

[ic=Dogs]
The two dogs, seeing their master in trouble, come barreling in from both sides and attempt to both rip the attacker from their master and chunks of flesh from the attacker.[/ic]

[ooc]
Tenochi attack  [dice]1d20+3+2+4[/dice] (+'s from charge and earth's embrace)
 [spoiler=damage]1d6+3[/spoiler]
Teoti attack  [dice]1d20+3+2+4+2[/dice] (+'s from charge, earth's embrace and flanking)
 [spoiler=damage]1d6+3[/spoiler]
Stupid Grappling. So confusing.[/ooc]

[Captain Obvious]

[ooc]Whoops!
[spoiler=Damage 1 ] [dice]1d6+3[/dice] [/spoiler]
[spoiler=Damage 2 ] [dice]1d6+3[/dice] [/spoiler]
forgot to put the damage in a dice roller. Putting it in a separate post since i think adding new dice rolls is what changes the other rolls.[/ooc]