Gladiator Tournament II - Round 2: Rakesh vs. Spikey

[Black Plauge]

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 12 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Spells: 3/3/8
HP:162

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 10 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
PP: 34
HP: 135

A draconic bard versus a spiker grappler. It doesn't get much more exotic than this folks.

At least not in this class. Some of the other classes in the larger event aren't even open to conventional humanoids.

Maybe, but I'm interested in what's about to happen here more than that.

The immediate prospect of violence always intrests you. Rakesh, Spikey, introduce yourselves to the crowd.

Rakesh and Spikey have 24 hours to post their round 1 actions.

[SlagMortar]

Rakesh soaks in the cheers of the crowd for a moment, glad that his section is at least a little louder than Spikey's. This must be the loudest he's ever heard the stadium!
If Rakesh beats Spikey's initiative:
Rakesh taps the heals of his boots together and moves quickly toward the dragonne bellowing:
"I know why the chained dragonne roars, ah me,
When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,
When he beats his links and would be free;
It is not a carol of joy or glee,
But a curse that he sends to drain my heart's core
But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings -
I know why the chained dragonne roars."
He darts in with a great tumbling leap and tears the chain from around the dragonne's neck with his teeth, skillfully turning away from the beasts own fangs and claws.
OOC: Dodge target is Spikey. Activate boots of speed. Move to G32. Jump (+34=>[roll0]) assisted by accelerated tumble (+8=>[roll1]) to impress the crowd while moving to G23. Attack the chain holding the dragonne with bite attack as primary attack using Expertise -5 and Power Attack -5 (Attack Bonus: +13 BAB +12 Str +2 morale +1 haste -5 Exp -5 PA = +18=>[roll2], Damage: 1d6 + 12 Str +2 morale +5 PA = 1d6+19=>[roll3]). Move to H26. Attacks of opportunity will not be taken during the showmanship round, but will be taken with spiked chain during second round. AoO are for damage (Attack Bonus: +13 BAB +12 Str +2 magic +2 morale +1 haste -5 Exp -5 PA = +20, Damage: 2d4 + 1d6 + 18 Str +2 magic +2 morale +10 PA = 2d4+1d6+32). AC 36 (37 vs Spikey)

If Rakesh does not beat Spikey's initiative:
Rakesh makes a quick incantation. A couple of lewd poems run through his mind, but he chooses to keep the banter out of the gutter for now.
"You grappled well in your previous match.
You forced Yarden to claw and scratch.
I beat the elf they said was untouchable.
Don't expect this match to be so comfortable."
He then leaps into the air, landing on the ground near a particularly loud group of his fans.
OOC: Bad poems are fun. :P Rakesh casts grease on himself and jumps (+22=>[roll4]) onto the platform at D32 to impress the crowd with tumble (+18=>[roll5]) to assist.

[Tashalar]

Spikey glances over to the half-dragon, noting his exact position. Calling on his inner powers, his skin color suddenly darkens slightly. Raising his kama to the audience in greeting, Spikey then takes off on a jog across the arena, quickly gathers speed and then vaults into the air in his usual, characteristic manner. Choosing his position well, he then turns to his opponent and waits.

[Manifest augmented Animal affinity (+4 Str and +4 Dex for 8 PPs) as standard action then move to H14 and jump over the crate to P14 to impress crowd, then move to R11

Jump to impress (+52): [roll0] ]

[Black Plauge]

Note: I accidently placed 3 monsters and 1 construct instead of 2 of each. By random determination the dragonne has been replaced by a warforged titan to fix this.

Initiative:
Dire Bear: 21
Spikey: 17
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9
Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2

Dire Bear is restrained.

Spikey manifests animal affinity.
Spikey moves, jumping to impress. 59 vs. DC 40. Success. Crowd attitude towards Spikey improves 1 step.

Astral Construct takes no action.

Warforged Titan takes no action.

Rakesh casts grease.
Rakesh moves, jumping and tumbling to impress. Tumble 36 vs. DC 10. Success. Jump 43 (+2 circumstance bonus) vs. DC 40. Success. Crowd attitude towards Rakesh improves 1 step.

Behir is restrained.

Dire Bear moves.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 9 initiative count 4
Spells: 3/2/8
HP:162

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 11 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
PP: 34
HP: 135

Spikey: 17
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9
Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 3:
Dire Bear: 21

Both gladiators are jumping around and the crowd loves it.

That can't be kept up for long.

Spikey has 24 hours to post his round 2 action.

[Tashalar]

Spikey glances across the arena, barely able to see Rakesh. Seemingly happy with the distance between them for now, he concentrates and calls forth another power to aid him. Then he vaults onto the crate next to him and starts balancing on his hands on the side of it. He then cartwheels along the edge of it before a flip brings him back to his feet facing Rakesh.

[Manifest precognition, offensive (twice augmented for +3 / 7 PPs), then hop onto crate in S10 (DC 40 - automatic) and then tumble (+22) to impress the crowd, assisted by balance (+6).

Tumble: [roll0]
Balance: [roll1] ]

[SlagMortar]

What is he doing over there? It looks like he's ... thinking? And doing some rather unimpressive cartwheels. Rakesh bellows a chanting battle cry:
"The pack is stronger than the one
Spikey is fast, but he can not run.
The pack will find him and chase him until
They revel in the blood of the fresh kill."
With that, several copies of Rakesh form around him, he vaults into the air and glides down to a platform.

OOC: Cast mirror image for [roll0] images. Jump and fly to land on the platform at J28.

[Black Plauge]

Spikey manifests offensive precognition.
Spikey moves, jumping onto a platform and tumbling to impress the crowd. Jump DC is automatic. Balance 20 vs. DC 10 to assist. Success. 25 (+2 circumstance) vs. DC 40. Fails. Crowd is not impressed.

Astral Construct moves.

Warforged Titan steps.

Rakesh casts mirror image.
Rakesh moves.

Behir steps.

Dire Bear takes no action.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 9 initiative count 4
Mirror image - 3 images, duration of match
Spells: 3/2/8
HP:162

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 11 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
PP: 19
HP: 135

Spikey: 17
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9
Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 4:
Dire Bear: 21

More prep by both gladiators.

Spikey has 24 hours to post his round 3 action.

[Tashalar]

Spikey looks over at his opponent and strains to hear what the half-dragon is chanting. As there are suddenly several replicas of him in place around him, he just nods to himself. Ah, there they come... now let's get a little closer to him and see what they are up to. And I better make up for that miserable performance as well.

Spikey leisurely vaults over the wall next to him and does perfect cartwheels across the arena. He stops just between to low walls and suddenly erupts into a series of jumps and kicks as he uses the walls for leverage, showing off his skills.

[Jump over wall in S11 (automatic). Tumble to R14 while avoiding difficult terrain. Perform weapon drill to impress crowd.


Tumble (+22): [roll0]
Perform (+22): [roll1] ]

[SlagMortar]

The crowd seems impressed by Spikey's tumbling, but they would not be here if they did not want a fight. Rakesh moves quickly, jumping and flying to land near the astral construct. He continues with a dash across the arena floor, swiping away the warforged titan's arms as he goes. He yells above the crowd:
Gnat dances and flips
Can he fight as well as prance?
Dragon will find out

OOC: Activiate boots of speed. Move - jumping over rubble - to spring attack warforged titan from J20 fighting defensively with combat expertise (Attack Bonus: +13 BAB +12 Str +2 weapon +2 morale +1 haste -5 Exp -4 Fight Def = +21=>[roll0], Damage subdual so ineffective). Continue move by jumping ([roll1]) assisted accelerated tumbling ([roll2]) over the platform in J18 to impress the crowd and moving to K16. Dodge target is Spikey.
Also, Rakesh should have 7 2nd level spells left instead of 8.

[Black Plauge]

Spikey moves, tumbling to impress. Tumble 42 vs. DC 40. Success. Crowd attitude towards Spikey improves 1 step.
Spikey makes a Perform (weapon drill) check to impress. 24 vs. DC 35. Fails. Crowd is not impressed.

Astral Construct takes no action.

Warforged Titan takes no action.

Rakesh activates his boots of speed.
Rakesh moves and attacks the Warforged Titan, attempting to deal non-lethal damage. 36 vs. AC 25. Hits. Non-lethal damage is ineffective against a construct. (This negates the possible crowd bonus from spring attack).
Rakesh moves, jumping and tumbling to impress. Since Rakesh can fly, the crowd doesn’t care about his jumping. Tumble 18 vs. DC 40. Fails. Crowd is not impressed.

Behir moves.

Dire Bear takes no action.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 9 initiative count 4
Dodge - Spikey
Mirror image - 3 images, duration of match
Spells: 3/2/7
HP:162

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 12 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
PP: 19
HP: 135

Spikey: 17
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9
Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 5:
Dire Bear: 21

Rakesh is using the Warforged Titan as a drum to accompany his poetry.

That doesn't make it any better.

Spikey has 24 hours to post his round 4 action.

[Tashalar]

Spikey nods thoughtfully as he sees the dragon close with him. Let's see if he can do more than create bothersome noise. Yawning copiously and visibly, Spikey suddenly jumps up slightly and lands with one foot on the top of the little wall to his left... and one foot on top of the little wall to his right, doing the perfect splits. Extending a hand to Rakesh, he motions him over.

Almost as an afterthought, Spikey closes his eyes for a moment. His outlines seem to smear suddenly until he's totally blurred. A blurred grin is still visible though...

Spikey now seems to focus entirely on his opponent. His body seems relaxed, but strangely tense at the same time.

[Note: The splits move is just for show - nothing mechanical involved.

Manifest Concealing amorpha, greater for 5 PPs.]

[SlagMortar]

Rakesh growls in frustration as Spikey's outline becomes harder to distinguish. He and his pack of duplicates lope in, hop over the rocks, and swing his chain out, immediately reversing course, and darts passed leaping onto the platform in the corner of the arena.

OOC:
Leave boots activated (8 more rounds left). Jump over rocks in O14 and spring attack trip attempt with -5 expertise from P13 (concealment roll with low is hit: [roll0], attack bonus: +13 BAB +12 Str +2 weapon +1 haste +2 morale -5 CE = +25=>[roll1], trip check: +12 Str +4 feat = +16=>[roll2], followup attack: concealment: [roll3], attack bonus: +25=>[roll4], damage: 2d4 base +18 Str +2 magic +2 morale +1d6 merciful = 2d4+22+1d6=>[roll5]+[roll6]) If counter tripped, drop weapon and continue move. End move with jump onto platform at S10. AC 37 vs Spikey

[Black Plauge]

Spikey manifests greater concealing amorpha.

Astral Construct takes no action.

Warforged Titan moves.

Note: Because concealment is always given as a “miss chance” I always roll it as a high number hits and a low number misses. Thus the given number is treated as the DC for the d100 roll.

Rakesh moves and attacks Spikey. Concealment 7. Attack misses.
Rakesh moves.

Behir takes no action.

Dire Bear steps.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 9 initiative count 4
Mirror image - 3 images, duration of match
Boots of speed - +1 attacks & AC, +30ft speed, 8 round remaining
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 3/2/7
HP:162

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 12 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Greater concealing amorpha - total concealment, expires round 12
PP: 14
HP: 135

Spikey: 17
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9
Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 6:
Dire Bear: 21

More fly-by night attacks, which have the exact same effect.

Well, give Rakesh some credit, Spikey is covered by that ectoplasmic goo.

Spikey has 24 hours to post his round 5 action.

[Tashalar]

Spikey moves only ever so slightly as Rakesh attacks him, but that is enough to confuse the eyesight of the half-dragon. His chain whistles past Spikey's legs, missing barely.

Lowering both his legs to the ground, Spikey turns to Rakesh and then points first at his chest and then at Rakesh's. Grinning, he accesses his inner reserves and vaults over the wall in front of him. Dodging Rakesh's chain he tumbles into his reach and swings his kama in a wide arc at the half-dragon's feet.

[Activate haste as free action. Manifest hustle as swift action (3 PPs). Jump to R12 to impress, then tumble to R10 at half speed (automatic success). Greater Flurry with kama to trip, focusing on one Rakesh until mirror image is destroyed, Rakesh is tripped or he hits but fails to trip Rakesh (if counter-tripped, drop kama). If he hits, fails to trip and is not counter-tripped, continue to try and trip Rakesh (mod is +9). Follow-up attack if trip is successful will be for damage with kama+2.

Jump check to impress (+52): [roll0]

Attacks with kama+2: +25 (+12 BAB +5 Str +3 insight +2 morale +1 haste +2 enhancement) / +25 / +25 / +25 / +20 / +15 (reduce by two for unarmed attacks).

Touch attacks to trip with kama+2: [roll1]; [roll2]; [roll3]; [roll4]; [roll5]; [roll6]
Possible Image checks (Rakesh is always the highest number as per grand melee): [roll7]; [roll8]; [roll9]
A few trip checks (+9) just in case: [roll10]; [roll11]; [roll12]
And trip checks to avoid being counter-tripped (+5): [roll13]; [roll14]

Follow-up attack for damage (1d6+9 - +5 Str +2 enh +2 morale): [roll15]

If Rakesh is prone or Spikey had to drop his kama to avoid being counter-tripped, attack unarmed to deal damage and with first three attacks to stun (DC 25).
Attack (+23): [roll16]; [roll17]; [roll18]; [roll19]
Last attack unarmed will be aimed at an image if there still is one otherwise at Rakesh (se above. [roll20]
Damage (2d10+7): [roll21]; [roll22]; [roll23]; [roll24]

Okay, I hope I got it all right. :x-eyed: ]

[Black Plauge]

Spikey activates his boots of speed.
Spikey manifests hustle, gaining a move action which he uses to move, jumping to impress. Jump 54 vs. DC 40. Success. Crowd attitude towards Spikey improves 1 step.
Spikey attacks Rakesh, attempting to trip. Targets image 4 of 4 (Rakesh is 4). Natural 20 on touch attack automatically hits. Trip 25 vs. 32. Fails. Rakesh gets to try and counter-trip. Trip 18 vs. 15. Success. Spikey drops his kama to avoid being tripped. Crowd attitude towards Spikey worsens 2 steps.
Spikey continues to attack Rakesh, but changes to unarmed attacks for damage and attempting to stun on the first three attacks. 39 vs. AC 37. Hits. Deals 19 damage. Rakesh Fort 22 vs. DC 25. Fails. Rakesh is stunned, and drops everything he has in hand. Crowd attitude towards Spikey improves 2 steps.
Spikey continues to attack Rakesh. 38, 38, & 25 vs. 25 (-2 stunned, no Dex). Both hit. Deals 11, 20, & 16 damage.
Spikey attacks one of Rakesh's images. 19 vs. AC 10. Hits. Image is destroyed.

Astral Construct takes no action.

Warforged Titan takes no action.

Rakesh is stunned and can take no action.

Behir takes no action.

Dire Bear takes no action.

Rakesh’s stun wears off.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 9 initiative count 4
Mirror image - 2 images, duration of match
Boots of speed - +1 attacks & AC, +30ft speed, 7 round remaining
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 3/2/7
HP:96

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Greater concealing amorpha - total concealment, expires round 12
Haste - +1 attacks & AC, +30 ft speed, 9 rounds remaining
PP: 11
HP: 135

Spikey: 17
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9
Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 7:
Dire Bear: 21

Spikey's on the offensive now, and despite losing his own weapon, is overwhelming Rakesh's defenses.

Hit hard and hit fast seems to be his motto today.

Spikey has 24 hours to post his round 6 action.

[Tashalar]

Spikey decides to do what he does best, despite Rakesh’s magical precaution. Using his abating resources, he suddenly grows in size to tower slightly above Rakesh. Smiling broadly, he grabs for the half-dragon. Time to bring him down…

[Boots will remain active unless stated otherwise. 5’ step to R9. Manifest Expansion as a swift action (7 PPss) defensively (automatic Concentration check) to become large size (R9 – S8) and then try to grapple Rakesh (+34/+34/+29/+24). Go for grapple – if grapple successful (move into his space automatic jump check), then pin (preventing Rakesh from speaking). If Rakesh is pinned, the last attack will be to disarm his shield. If disarm is successful, drop shield in S8 as a free action (with disdain ;) ).
AoOs will be made to trip with follow-up for stun and damage.

Image checks (Rakesh is highest): [roll0]; [roll1]

Touch attacks for grapple (+23/+23/+18/+13): [roll2]; [roll3]; [roll4]; [roll5]

Grapple checks: [roll6]; [roll7]; [roll8]; [roll9]

Disarm opposed check with last attack (unarmed at -4 for being a light weapon: +9): [roll10]
Check for Rakesh should be by my calculations +13 BAB +12 Str -4 (not a melee weapon) -5 CE =+16.

Grapple damage (4d8+8 +2d6): [roll11]+[roll12]; [roll13]+[roll14] ]

[Black Plauge]

Spikey steps and manifests expansion.
Spikey attacks Rakesh, attempting to grapple. Targets image 1 of 3 (Rakesh is 3). 31 vs. Touch AC 13. Hits. Image is destroyed. Targets image 2 of 2 (Rakesh is 2). Natrual 20 automatically hits. Grapple 46 vs. 42. Success. Spikey and Rakesh are grappling. Deals 18 damage. Spikey moves into Rakesh’s space.
Spikey attempts to pin Rakesh. 35 vs. 41. Fails.
Spikey attempts to pin Rakesh. 32 vs. 48. Fails.

Astral Construct takes no action.

Warforged Titan takes no action.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 9 initiative count 4
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Boots of speed - +1 attacks & AC, +30ft speed, 7 round remaining
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 3/2/7
HP: 78

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Greater concealing amorpha - total concealment, expires round 12
Haste - +1 attacks & AC, +30 ft speed, 8 rounds remaining
Expansion - Large size, +2 Str, -2 Dex, -1 attacks & AC, expires round 14
PP: 4
HP: 135

Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 7:
Dire Bear: 21
Spikey: 17
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9

Rakesh has 24 hours to post his round 6 action.

[SlagMortar]

Rakesh completes his spring attack hopping onto the platform. All of a sudden, the spiker is on him. He wrenches away the kama, but then just sees a flurry of fists and next thing he knows he is grappled. "You broke my nose!" he says in stunned disbelief as blood poors down his face. "Get off me!" he cries and begins struggling with the spiker.

OOC:
Attempt to escape grapple (+13 BAB +12 Str +10 grease = +35 => [roll0].
If successful escape:
If possible exit grapple at Q11 at 15' elevation, tumble at half speed => [roll1] to P13 (25' movement), fly to P18 (25' lateral movement) rising to 10' more elevation (20' movement) to end at P18 at 25' elevation.
If not possible to exit at Q11, exit at T9, tumble at half speed => [roll2] and jump => [roll3] to U10 at 10' elevation (15' movement), fly to U15 (25' lateral movement) while rising 15' more elevation (30' movement) to end at U15 at 25' elevation.
If first escape attempt is unsuccessful, last three attacks are unarmed strikes (+13 BAB +12 Str +2 morale +1 haste -4 grappling => +24/+19/+14 for 1d3 +12 Str +2 morale = 1d3+14 damage)
first attack: concealment=>[roll4], attack=>[roll5], damage=>[roll6]
second attack: concealment=>[roll7], attack=>[roll8], damage=>[roll9]
third attack: concealment=>[roll10], attack=>[roll11], damage=>[roll12]

Edit: If possible to add it, Rakesh will also make a bite attack if the escape grapple fails. (attack: +13 BAB +12 Str -5 secondary +2 morale +1 haste -4 grapple = +19, damage: 1d6 +6 Str +2 morale = 1d6+8)

[Tashalar]

Spikey wraps his arms and legs around Rakesh preparing to squeeze again as the half-dragon suddenly starts to wiggle out of his grasp aided by the fat all over his armor. Grimly, Spikey squeezes even harder. Inch by inch Rakesh makes progress and suddenly 'pops' out of Spikey's embrace. Furiously the spiker looks after him as he tumbles through the air...

[Opposed grapple check to keep Rakesh from escaping.

[roll0] ]

[Black Plauge]

Rakesh attempts to escape the grapple. Grapple 41 vs. 39. Success. Rakesh and Spikey are no longer grappling.
Rakesh moves, tumbling to avoid AoOs. Tumble 22 vs. DC 15. Success.

Behir takes no action.

Dire Bear takes no action.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 9 initiative count 4
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Boots of speed - +1 attacks & AC, +30ft speed, 6 round remaining
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 3/2/7
HP: 78

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Greater concealing amorpha - total concealment, expires round 12
Haste - +1 attacks & AC, +30 ft speed, 8 rounds remaining
Expansion - Large size, +2 Str, -2 Dex, -1 attacks & AC, expires round 14
PP: 4
HP: 135

Spikey: 17
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9
Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 8:
Dire Bear: 21

Spikey has upsized for a bit and grabbed hold of Rakesh.

Not for long, however, as that grease spell he cast earlier has made holding onto Rakesh very difficult.

Spikey has 24 hours to post his round 7 action.

[Tashalar]

Spikey watches Rakesh flee from his grasp and position himself near the construct. Shrugging shortly he gauges his distance from the ground, nods and takes off. Vaulting over the puny little walls, he lands next to the moat and then turns to face Rakesh. Quickly Spikey rushes across the arena, passes underneath Rakesh and suddenly pushes himself off the ground with one foot. Sand flying left and right, Spikey flips upwards and suddenly one of his feet slams into Rakesh in a circle kick.

[Jump to R14/S13 (DC 40 – automatic, 20’ move), jump to S17/T16 (DC 30 – automatic, 15’ move), move to O17/P16 to get a running jump, then jump up to impress the crowd and attack Rakesh to stun (DC 25).

Jump {to impress} (+53): [roll0]

Image check: [roll1]

Attack (+23): [roll2]

Damage (4d8+8): [roll3]



If needed, tumble check to land on his feet smoothly back on the ground in O17/P16. ]

[Black Plauge]

Spikey moves, jumping over obstacles, and to impress. Jump 67 vs. DC 40. Critical success. Crowd attitude towards Spikey improves 2 steps.
Spikey attacks Rakesh, attempting to stun. Targets image 2 of 2 (Rakesh is 2). 26 vs. AC 32. Deflected by armor.

Astral Construct attacks Spikey. Concealment 73 & 42. First attack has a chance of hitting Natural 1. Automatically misses.

Warforged Titan takes no action.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 9 initiative count 4
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Boots of speed - +1 attacks & AC, +30ft speed, 6 round remaining
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 3/2/7
HP: 78

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 15 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Greater concealing amorpha - total concealment, expires round 12
Haste - +1 attacks & AC, +30 ft speed, 8 rounds remaining
Expansion - Large size, +2 Str, -2 Dex, -1 attacks & AC, expires round 14
PP: 4
HP: 135

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage)
HP: 85

Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 8:
Dire Bear: 21
Spikey: 17
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9

Rakesh has 24 hours to post his round 7 action.

[SlagMortar]

Rakesh exhales an "Oof" as Spikey's foot hits his armor, but shrugs it off.
The constructs arm whips out at Spikey coming nowhere close, but still reaching farther than Rakesh would have thought possible.

Rakesh slows as he continues flying over the construct.

"You run so fast and jump so high.
Have you ever tried a slip and slide?
I never have with a construct near by,
I'm sure you'll enjoy playing side by side."

OOC:
Immediately deactivate boots of speed. Fly 20 feet laterally to P22 while rising 10 feet (20 feet movement) more to 35' elevation. Cast grease (DC 14 Reflex) on O17/P16.

[Tashalar]

Spikey grimaces as his foot strikes Rakesh's armor right above the pressure point he was aiming at. Taken by surprise at the constructs sudden attack, he is even more surprised as the ground beneath his feet suddenly turns slippery...

[ Reflex save (+15) for Rakesh's turn and Balance check (+5) in advance to see if Spikey can move. Spikey will jump out of the area so if a balance check is not needed, disregard the roll.

Reflex save: [roll0]
Balance check: [roll1] ]

[Black Plauge]

Rakesh deactivates his boots of speed.
Rakesh moves and casts grease. Spikey Ref 32 vs. DC 14. Success. Spikey is able to remain on his feet.

Behir takes no action.

Dire Bear takes no action.

Spikey tries to get out of the grease. Balance 7 vs. DC 10. Fails. Ref 29 vs. DC 14. Success. Spikey remains on his feet, but cannot move and is considered flat-footed.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 9 initiative count 4
Grease - expires round 15 initiative count 4
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Boots of speed - inactive, 6 round remaining
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 3/2/7
HP: 78

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Greater concealing amorpha - total concealment, expires round 12
Haste - +1 attacks & AC, +30 ft speed, 8 rounds remaining
Expansion - Large size, +2 Str, -2 Dex, -1 attacks & AC, expires round 14
PP: 4
HP: 135

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage)
HP: 85

Spikey: 17
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9
Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 9:
Dire Bear: 21

Whoa! For the first time the Astral Construct is revealing what it can do and it is seriously throwing a wrench in the works.

Indeed, it seems that the area where Spikey moved to isn't quite out of its reach and Rakesh is doing his best to make sure that Spikey stays there.

Spikey has 24 hours to finish posting his round 8 action (he has a standard action left, which he cannot use to move).

[Tashalar]

Spikey immediately crouches and is just about to explode into one of his astounding jumps when his foot slips slightly on the fat. His arms make a windmill motion for a second or two before he stabilizes. Grimacing, Spikey continues to regather his balance while shrinking away from the construct. At least that thing won't be able to reach me no longer.

[Try to jump away... fail. Utterly. ;)

Standard action to end expansion. Shrink to be end up in square P16. ]

[Black Plauge]

Spikey ends his expansion power.

Astral Construct takes no action.

Warforged Titan takes no action.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 9 initiative count 4
Grease - expires round 15 initiative count 4
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Boots of speed - inactive, 6 round remaining
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 3/2/7
HP: 78

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Greater concealing amorpha - total concealment, expires round 12
Haste - +1 attacks & AC, +30 ft speed, 7 rounds remaining
Expansion - Large size, +2 Str, -2 Dex, -1 attacks & AC, expires round 14
PP: 4
HP: 135

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage)
HP: 85

Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 9:
Dire Bear: 21
Spikey: 17
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9

Rakesh has 24 hours to post his round 8 action.

[SlagMortar]

Rakesh banks to the right and swings around in a half circle. He again chants a poem calling for more members of his pack to aid in the fight.

OOC:
Fly to Q23, S23, T22, ending in T19, remaining at 35' altitude. Cast mirror image for [roll0] images.
Rakesh should have 3/1/6 spells remaining after this round.

[Black Plauge]

Rakesh moves and casts mirror image.
Note: This does not add images to the one Rakesh already had. While both spells remain in effect, only the one with the higher number of images must be dealt with when attacking Rakesh.

Behir takes no action.

Dire Bear takes no action.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 9 initiative count 4
Grease - expires round 15 initiative count 4
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Boots of speed - inactive, 6 round remaining
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 3/1/6
HP: 78

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Greater concealing amorpha - total concealment, expires round 12
Haste - +1 attacks & AC, +30 ft speed, 7 rounds remaining
PP: 4
HP: 135

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Spikey: 17
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9
Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 10:
Dire Bear: 21

That certianly was one way of handling things. Spikey has shrunk back down to normal size and in the process extracted himself from the Astral Construct's abnormal reach.

Smart tactic, but he still has to find a way to get at Rakesh.

Spikey has 24 hours to post his round 9 action.

[Tashalar]

Finally finding his balance, Spikey once more tries to move off the treachery surface.

[Balance check (+6). Note: Spikey is in P16, but that does might very well not matter with the goal he has in mind.

Balance: [roll0] ]

[Tashalar]

Spikey eyes Rakesh's progress warily and then nods. Jumping across the arena, he ends up back where the two of them had fought. Spikey vaults onto the platform and into a handstand on the edge of it. Flipping back to his feet, he is grinning broadly and holding up Rakesh's spiked chain in triumph.

[Jump to R14, then to R11, then onto the platform (all automatic) where he uses tumble assisted by balance to impress the crowd. Move action to pick up Rakesh's spiked chain.

Balance (+6): [roll0]
Tumble (+22): [roll1] ]

[SlagMortar]

The crowd does not seem to mind the continuing suspense so Rakesh milks the moment a bit longer. He excecutes a series of barrel rolls while drawing out his other spiked chain. He chants:
"Don't have enough spikes, you need mine as well?
All I can say is I'll see you in hell!"
The chant continues on for a bit longer as Rakesh flaps across the battle field.

OOC:
Fly at half speed to T15 while tumbling to impress the crowd (even though it can't work) [roll0]. Cast resistance on himself.

[Black Plauge]

Spikey tries to get out of the grease. Balance 24 vs. DC 10. Success. Spikey jumps clear of the grease.
Spikey tumbles and balances to impress the crowd. Balance 18 vs. DC 10. Success. Spikey gets a +2 circumstance bonus on his Tumble check. Tumble 37 vs. DC 40. Fails. Crowd is not impressed.
Spikey picks up Rakesh’s spiked chain.

Astral Construct takes no action.

Warforged Titan takes no action.

Rakesh moves, tumbling to impress the crowd. 34 vs. DC 40. Fails. Crowd is not impressed.
Rakesh casts resistance.

Behir takes no action.

Dire Bear takes no action.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease - expires round 15 initiative count 4
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Resistance - +1 saves, expires round 19
Boots of speed - inactive, 6 round remaining
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 2/1/6
HP: 78

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 15 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Greater concealing amorpha - total concealment, expires round 12
Haste - +1 attacks & AC, +30 ft speed, 6 rounds remaining
PP: 4
HP: 135

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Spikey: 17
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9
Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 11:
Dire Bear: 21

Well, Spikey's managed to stop slipping and sliding.

He's also picked up Rakesh's spiked chain, depriving his opponent of the chance to retrieve it.

Spikey has 24 hours to post his round 10 action.

[Tashalar]

As he watches Rakesh glide closer, Spikey's eyes narrow. Eying the clumsy weapon he is holding, he frowns and flips down onto the next crate. Doing another flip off it, he performs a cartwheel with the chain held only by one hand and flying up in a wide arc... before he brings it down onto the rim of the moat. Pullling it back and forth twice, he then lets it drop into the moat and holds up his hand, finally motioning Rakesh towards him openly.

[Boots are off. Jump down the crates, then tumble to impress to S8. Drop spiked chain in adjacent square as free action - the moat in T7. Ready action - PM to BP.

Tumble (+22): [roll0] ]

[SlagMortar]

Rakesh hisses in distaste as his beautiful weapon is dropped into the murky water. I'll never get that smell out. Seeing Spikey's gesture, Rakesh responds:
"I am coming little Spiker
Though you will wish I stay-ed
When this is all over
I fear you will lay dead."

His wings dip and turn as he moves into a better position while drawing out his other spiked chain. His chant continues, becoming difficult to understand, as he draws a pork rind from his pouch. He is recoated with grease.

OOC:
Cast grease on self. Fly to S14, R14, Q15, P15, O14, O13 and descend 5' to altitude 30, while drawing his masterwork spikedy chain.

[Black Plauge]

Spikey deactivates his boots of speed.
Spikey moves, tumbling to impress. Tumble 24 vs. DC 40. Fails. Crowd is not impressed.
Spikey drops the spiked chain in the moat and readies an action.

Astral Construct takes no action.

Warforged Titan takes no action.

Rakesh casts grease.
Rakesh moves, drawing his second spiked chain as he goes.

Behir takes no action.

Dire Bear takes no action.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 18 initiative count 4
Grease - expires round 15 initiative count 4
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Resistance - +1 saves, expires round 19
Boots of speed - inactive, 6 round remaining
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 2/0/6
HP: 78

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 15 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Greater concealing amorpha - total concealment, expires round 12
Haste - inactive, 6 rounds remaining
PP: 4
HP: 135

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Spikey: 17
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9
Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 12:
Dire Bear: 21

Well, Rakesh is in for a bath if he wants his spiked chain back.

Not to worry. He has another.

Spikey has 24 hours to post his round 11 action.

[Tashalar]

Spikey is waiting. And it's pretty obvious to the audience. Leisurely picking up his kama he then holds both his hands up and to the side, sighing visibly.

Turning to the audience behind himself, he makes a show of shrugging before turning back to the half-dragon, tapping his foot.

[Move action to pick up kama. Standard action to ready.]

[Black Plauge]

Spikey picks up his kama and readies an action.

Astral Construct takes no action.

Warforged Titan takes no action.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 18 initiative count 4
Grease - expires round 15 initiative count 4
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Resistance - +1 saves, expires round 19
Boots of speed - inactive, 6 round remaining
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 2/0/6
HP: 78

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 15 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Greater concealing amorpha - total concealment, expires round 12
Haste - inactive, 6 rounds remaining
PP: 4
HP: 135

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 12:
Dire Bear: 21
Spikey: 17
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9

Rakesh has 24 hours to post his round 11 action.

Map is largely unchanged (kama is no longer on ground).

[SlagMortar]

Rakesh suddenly tucks in his wings and dives quickly to the ground with a great "ROOOAARRR"! He moves swiftly toward Spikey, lashes out a bit cautiously with his chain, and then darts back away again.

OOC:
Activate boots of speed. Fly to Q12 while descending to the ground. Spring attack from R10. Trip attack with spiked chain fighting defensively and using 5 points of combat expertise with follow up for damage. (concealment => [roll0], to hit: +13 BAB +12 Str +1 mwk +2 morale +1 haste -5 expertise -4 fighting defensively = +20 => [roll1], trip attempt: +12 Str +4 feat = +16 => [roll2], followup attack concealment => [roll3], to hit => [roll4], damage: 2d4 + 18 Str + 2 morale = 2d4+20 => [roll5]). Drop chain to avoid counter trip. Move back to P13.

AC 40 vs Spikey, 39 vs others.

[Black Plauge]

Rakesh moves and attacks Spikey, triggering Spikey’s readied action.
Spikey moves, tumbling to avoid AoOs and impress and jumping over obstacles in his way. Jumps are automatic (highest DC is 40). Tumble 32 vs. DC 40. Fails. Crowd is not impressed.
Spikey is no longer within Rakesh’s reach so his attack is wasted.
Rakesh moves.

Behir takes no action.

Dire Bear takes no action.

Spikey’s greater concealing amorpha expires.

Astral Construct takes no action.

Warforged Titan takes no action.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 18 initiative count 4
Grease - expires round 15 initiative count 4
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Resistance - +1 saves, expires round 19
Boots of speed - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, +30ft speed, 5 round remaining
Dodge - Spikey
Fighting Defensively - -4 to hit, +3 AC
Combat Expertise - -5 to hit, +5 AC
Spells: 2/0/6
HP: 78

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 15 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Haste - inactive, 6 rounds remaining
PP: 4
HP: 135

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Spikey: 4
Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 32:
Dire Bear: 21
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9

Come now. Just because you can dance by your opponent doesn't mean you should.

Well, Spikey's just looking for an advantage. I'm not sure he's found it yet, but you really can't blame him for trying. He is, after all, facing a whole flock of Rakesh's.

Spikey has 24 hours to post his round 12 action.

[Tashalar]

The chain swishes through the air where Spikey had been the moment before. Putting some distance between himself and the half-dragon, Spikey assesses the situation anew. My defense is weakened... and there are five of him to deal with... Hesitating a moment, Spikey then turns to the audience and cartwheels away, hops easily over a crate and then halts. Loosening his shoulders he then flips onto one hand and balances on it. After finding his balance, he then presents several spectacular air kicks before flipping back on his feet and looking towards Rakesh once more.

[Tumble at half speed to impress (2 squares, 20 feet). Jump over crate (automatic). Finish move in P31 where he does a perform to impress the crowd, assisted by balance.

Tumble: [roll0];
Balance to assist: [roll1];
Perform: [roll2] ]

[Black Plauge]

Spikey moves, tumbling to impress the crowd. Tumble 30 vs. DC 40. Fails. Crowd is not impressed.
Spikey makes a Perform (weapon drill) check to impress the crowd, assisted by balance. Balance 20 vs. DC 10. Success. Spikey gets a +2 bonus on his Perform check. Perform (weapon drill) 39 vs. DC 35. Success. Crowd attitude towards Spikey improves 2 steps.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 18 initiative count 4
Grease - expires round 15 initiative count 4
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Resistance - +1 saves, expires round 19
Boots of speed - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, +30ft speed, 5 round remaining
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 2/0/6
HP: 78

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 17 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Haste - inactive, 6 rounds remaining
PP: 4
HP: 135

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 13:
Dire Bear: 21
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9
Spikey: 4

Rakesh has 24 hours to post his round 12 action.

[SlagMortar]

Rakesh's annoyance grows, but he wastes little time deciding what to do.

"At first you want to fight
but then you run away.
It seems your head's not right.
I'll check after the fray.
Come back when you are done playing the fool.
If you want me, I will be at the pool."

OOC: Deactivate boots of speed. Drop the masterwork spiked chain. Move to T7. Sink to the bottom of the moat. Pick up the magic spiked chain.

[Black Plauge]

Rakesh deactivates his boots of speed.
Rakesh drops his spiked chain and moves.
Rakesh allows himself to sink to the bottom of the moat and picks up his spiked chain.

Behir takes no action.

Dire Bear takes no action.

Astral Construct moves.

Warforged Titan steps.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 18 initiative count 4
Grease - expires round 15 initiative count 4
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Resistance - +1 saves, expires round 19
Boots of speed - inactive, 5 round remaining
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 2/0/6
HP: 78

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 17 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Haste - inactive, 6 rounds remaining
PP: 4
HP: 135

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Spikey: 4
Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 14:
Dire Bear: 21
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9

Rakesh is going for a swim.

Probably retrieving his spiked chain. Despite the fact that he has two, one is clearly better than the other so I don't blame him for wanting it back.

Spikey has 24 hours to post his round 13 action.

[Tashalar]

Spikey frowns as Rakesh hurries to retrieve his main weapon from the bottom of the moat. Time to give the crowd something to look at as my opponent seems intent on prancing about... and taking a swim. Focusing on the dire bear, Spikey then points his forefinger at it, nods, looks at the audience, then makes a great show of looking over his shoulder in Rakesh's direction and shrugging and then takes off... he flips and cartwheels all the way to the dire bear and jumps him in an attempt to wrestle and bring him down.

[Move to J36 at half speed, tumbling to avoid AoOs and impress. Attack defensively to grapple and wrestle with the dire bear.

Tumble (+22): [roll0]
Touch attack (+22-4fd= +18): [roll1]
Grapple check (+29): [roll2]
Damage (2d10+7+1d6) [roll3]; [roll4]
AC is 31 for the dire bear.]

[SlagMortar]

Rakesh resurfaces with his chain in hand, and for a moment is unable to find Spikey. The roars of the crowd draw his attention to the far corner of the arena, where apparently Spikey has found an opponent more to his liking. Climbing from the moat, he calls across the arena at the top of his voice:

"So he prefers to wrestle with the bear.
Come now, Spikey, I just played hard to get.
Oh well, soon I will be right there,
oh yes, then I will pay my debt," he finishes pointing to his broken nose.

He makes a final quick chant and his movements appear to gather speed.

OOC: Move action: Jump (+22) off the bottom and use the wall (climb +10) to aid his swim (+8, I think). Climb out of the moat into S8. Use whatever movement out of 40 ft remains to move to R9 and then to the right along row R.
Then standard action: Cast Expeditious Retreat using a second level slot.
Edit: If Rakesh can not climb with the spiked chain in hand, then if it is possible to fly out of the moat after swimming to the surface, he will try that, and then cast Expeditious Retreat after finishing his move.
If that's not possible, he will "sheathe" the spiked chain before trying to get out of the moat and then draw it while completing his move. This would leave him with no actions left to cast Expeditious Retreat.

[Black Plauge]

Spikey moves, tumbling to impress. 38 vs. DC 40. Fails. Crowd is not impressed.
Spikey attacks Dire Bear, attempting to grapple. 26 vs. Touch AC 10. Hits. Grapple 47 vs. 27. Success. Deals 17 damage. Spikey moves into the Dire Bear’s space. Spikey and the Dire Bear are grappling.

Rakesh puts away his spiked chain and tries to exit the moat. Jump 32 yields a height of 8' off the bottom. This leaves 2' to the surface. Climb to assist Swim is automatic. Swim to reach surface is automatic because of assistance from Climb. Climb to exit moat 19 vs. DC 15. Success. Rakesh is out of the water. However, since both Climb and Swim are 1/4 speed limited, he has no remaining movement left.

Behir takes no action.

Dire Bear grapples for damage against Spikey. 40 vs. 31 & 34 vs. 45. One deals damage, the other does not. Deals 14 damage (because the Dire Bear has Improved Grab it deals claw damage on grapple checks).

Astral Construct moves.

Warforged Titan takes no action.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 18 initiative count 4
Grease - expires round 15 initiative count 4
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Resistance - +1 saves, expires round 19
Boots of speed - inactive, 5 round remaining
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 2/0/6
HP: 78

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 17 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Haste - inactive, 6 rounds remaining
PP: 4
HP: 121

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Dire Bear:
HP: 88

Spikey: 4
Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 15:
Dire Bear: 21
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9

Well, we're getting some action now, but none that will decide who wins.

Maybe, maybe not. Wrestling the Dire Bear may mean that Spikey isn't ready to fight Rakesh once he gets done drying off.

Spikey has 24 hours to post his round 14 action.

[Tashalar]

Spikey quickly twists the bear on its side with his superior grappling skills. Raising one hand shortly to the audience, he then proceeds to whack the bear with his kama, finally freeing him of his chain with one swift stroke of his kama.

[Activate boots as free action. Grapple to pin, then attack bear with kama and use the last attack to sunder the chain. Prevent the bear from speaking. :P

Grapple checks (+29(+29/+24/+19):
1: [roll0]
2: [roll1]
3: [roll2]
4: [roll3]

Attacks with adamantine kama +2 (at -4 in grapple: +21/+16/+12)
1: [roll4]; damage 1: [roll5]
2: [roll6]; damage 2: [roll7]
3: [roll8]; damage 3: [roll9] ]

[Black Plauge]

Spikey attempts to pin the Dire Bear. 30 vs. 35. Fails.
Spikey attempts to pin the Dire Bear. 41 vs. 27. Success. Dire Bear is pinned. Crowd attitude towards Spikey improves 1 step.
Spikey grapples the Dire Bear, attempting to deal damage. 28 vs. 27 & 28 vs. 27. Both succeed. Deals 13 & 19 damage.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 18 initiative count 4
Grease - expires round 15 initiative count 4
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Resistance - +1 saves, expires round 19
Boots of speed - inactive, 5 round remaining
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 2/0/6
HP: 78

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 18 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, 5 rounds remaining
Pinning Dire Bear
PP: 4
HP: 121

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Dire Bear:
Pinned
HP: 56

Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 15:
Dire Bear: 21
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9
Spikey: 4

Rakesh has 24 hours to post his round 14 action.

[SlagMortar]

As Spikey continues to wrestle with the bear, Rakesh chants a short diddy and his movements increase in speed. He hops up on the nearby platform and then lopes over the walls and rubble in his way as he speeds along the edge of the arena. As he goes, he makes a couple faux sniffs at the air as if he is in fact a pack of wolves catching scent of its prey. On the way, he retrieves his spiked chain and begins to whirl it around his head as he goes.

OOC:
Cast Expeditious Retreat using a second level slot. Move to S16 jumping onto platforms and over the small walls and rubble. Then to T17 and then to T22.

[Tashalar]

From the corner of his eye, Spikey sees Rakesh approach. Focusing his attention on the dire bear for now, he lets him go just enough to swing his kama at the chain and free the beast before grabbing it in a bear hug once more.

[Turn boots off. If there is some way for Spikey to actively lose the second grapple check to let the bear out of the pin, he'll do so.

1. If bear is pinned, let him go, attack the chain with adamantine kama fighting defensively, go for grapple and pin again.

2. If bear is grappled, attack chain with adamantine kama fighting defensively to sunder it, then go for pin once more. If pin works on second attack, forfeit third attack.

Rolls for 1.:
Attack with kama (without haste and -4 fd = +20): [roll0]; damage: [roll1]
Touch attack to initiate grapple (without haste and -4fd = +15/+10): [roll2]; [roll3]
Grapple to pin (+24/+19): [roll4]; [roll5]
Grapple to pin (+24/+19): [roll6]; [roll7]

Rolls for 2.:
Attack with kama (without haste, at -4 in grapple and -4 fd = +16): [roll8]; damage: [roll9]
Grapple to pin (+24/+19): [roll10]; [roll11]

AC is 31 for dire bear. ]

[Black Plauge]

Rakesh casts expeditious retreat and moves, jumping onto and over obstacles along the way.

Behir takes no action.

Dire Bear tries to break the pin. 29 vs. 37. Fails.
Dire Bear tries to break the pin. 32 vs. 42. Fails.

Astral Construct moves.

Warforged Titan takes no action.

Note: You cannot attack outside of a grapple while you are grappling without the Improved Grapple ability.
Spikey deactivates his boots of speed.
Spikey releases the Dire Bear.
Spikey attacks the Dire Bear’s chain, fighting defensively. This provokes an AoO.
Dire Bear attacks Spikey. 27 vs. AC 31. Misses.
Spikey attacks the Dire Bear’s chain, fighting defensively. Natural 20. Automatically hits. Deals 14 damage. Adamantine bypasses hardness. Chain is broken.
Spikey attacks Dire Bear, attempting to grapple. Natural 20. Automatically hits. Grapple 39 vs. 24. Success. Deals 17 damage. Spikey moves into the Dire Bear’s space.
Spikey attempts to pin the Dire Bear. 32 vs. 27. Success. Dire Bear is pinned.

Grease on ground expires.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 13 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 18 initiative count 4
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Resistance - +1 saves, expires round 19
Expeditious retreat - +30 ft speed, duration of match
Boots of speed - inactive, 5 round remaining
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 2/0/5
HP: 78

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 18 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Haste - inactive, 5 rounds remaining
Fighting Defensively - -4 attacks, +3 AC
Pinning Dire Bear
PP: 4
HP: 121

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Dire Bear:
Pinned
HP: 39

Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 16:
Dire Bear: 21
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9
Spikey: 4

I didn't think that the Dire Bear was making all that much noise, but it seems to have offended Spikey.

Maybe he speaks bear and it insulted his mother?

Rakesh has 24 hours to post his round 15 action.

[SlagMortar]

Rakesh takes just the smallest of moments to gauge the distance between Spikey and himself. Then he activates his boots, runs off the platform and takes to the air. His powerful wings, and the magic from his boots, vault him toward the grapple. He swings his chain up and then with a great howl, slams it into the Spiker!

OOC:
Activate boots of speed. Initiate rage. Charge while flying 5' off the ground to K35. Full power attack trip attack with the spiked chain (to hit: +13 BAB +14 Str +2 weapon +2 morale +1 haste +2 charge -13 PA = +21 => [roll0], trip check: +14 Str +4 feat = +18 => [roll1]) with followup for damage (2d4 base + 21 Str +2 weapon +2 morale +26 PA +1d6 merciful = 2d4 +51 +1d6 => [roll2]+[roll3])

If countertripped, do not drop the spiked chain.
Attacks of opportunity will be for damage: to hit: +19, damage: 2d4+51+1d6. Edit: Rakesh will not use his attack of opportunity on the dire bear, instead saving it for Spikey.

[Black Plauge]

Rakesh charges Spikey, attempting to trip. 24 vs. Touch AC 23. Hits. Trip 34 vs. 14. Success. Spikey is prone. Crowd attitude towards Rakesh improves 2 steps. Rakesh gets a follow up attack. 29 vs. AC 19 (-4 prone). Hits. Deals 61 non-lethal damage. Piercing damage of spiked chain bypasses DR.

Behir takes no action.

Dire Bear tries to escape the pin. 36 vs. 31. Success. Dire Bear is no longer pinned.
Dire Bear grapples with Spikey, attempting to deal damage. 23 vs. 35. Fails.

Astral Construct steps.

Warforged Titan takes no action.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 15 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 18 initiative count 4
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Resistance - +1 saves, expires round 19 initiative count 4
Expeditious retreat - +30 ft speed, duration of match
Boots of speed - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, speed bonus doesn’t stack with spell, 4 rounds remaining
Rage - +4 Str & Con, +2 Will, -2 AC, expires round 23 initiative count 4
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 2/0/5
HP: 78

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 18 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Haste - inactive, 5 rounds remaining
PP: 4
Non-lethal damage: 61
HP: 121

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Dire Bear:
HP: 39

Spikey: 4
Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 17:
Dire Bear: 21
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9

Heh, cool! A three-way!

Err... Yes, a three-way fight is developing...

Spikey has 24 hours to post his round 16 action.

[Tashalar]

Spikey cannot help but scream in pain and rage as Rakesh's spiked chain slashes the whole length of his back open, ripping off several of his spikes. "Graaaaaahh!" Furious and distracted at the onslaught, he relaxes his grip enough so that the dire bear can wriggle out of his control. Fighting back for control, Spikey then seizes the opportunity and rolls away from Rakesh underneath the bear, jumping to his feet as he releases his grip on the massive beast. Moving away to tend to his wounds, he keeps an eye on the flying half-dragon... suddenly he vaults upwards, kips up in mid-air and dives into the moat head-long.

[Activate Boots of speed. Grapple to pin.

If successful on first attempt, release bear as a free action ending up in H36, try to stand up as free action with tumble to impress crowd. If successful as free action, move to G35 tumbling at half speed to avoid AoOs then move full speed to E29 and jump to impress into the moat at B23.
If standing up costs a move action, manifest hustle defensively (auto success) afterwards and move as described above.

If pinning takes more than one attempt, release dire bear as free action (when finally pinning him) to end up in H36, finish full attack dealing unarmed non-lethal damage to the bear and attempting to stun, then manifest hustle defensively (automatic success) and try to stand up as free action with tumble to impress. If successful (if bear is still alive, then tumble at half speed the first 5'), move to E29 and then jump to impress and into the moat at B23 (or as far along B as possible), letting himself sink to the bottom. If unsuccessful, step to G35 and smile weakly at Rakesh.

If... uh... he cannot manage to pin the bear, then... nothing. ;)

Grapple checks (+29/+29/+24/+19): [roll0]; [roll1]; [roll2]; [roll3];
I won't roll any other attacks on the bear - too improbable.
Kip up tumble to stand up as free action and impress (+22): [roll4];
Jump to impress (+52): [roll5]
If I've forgotten anything... I think it's obvious what Spikey is trying to achieve regardless of this descriptive mess. :roll:]

[Black Plauge]

Spikey activates his boots of speed.
Spikey attempts to pin the Dire Bear. 34 vs. 26. Success. Dire Bear is pinned.
Spikey release the grapple.
Spikey attempts to Tumble to stand as a free action and impress the crowd. This provokes an AoO. Dire Bear attacks Spikey. 29 vs. AC 29. Hits. Deals 15 damage. Dire Bear gets free grapple attempt. Grapple 28 vs. 45. Fails.
Spikey attempts to Tumble to stand as a free action and impress the crowd. 35 vs. DCs 35 & 40. Success and Fails. Spikey stands as a free action but does not impress the crowd.
Spikey moves, tumbling to avoid AoOs (automatic) and jumping to impress. Jump 58 vs. DC 40. Success. Crowd attitude towards Spikey improves 1 step.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 15 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 18 initiative count 4
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Resistance - +1 saves, expires round 19 initiative count 4
Expeditious retreat - +30 ft speed, duration of match
Boots of speed - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, speed bonus doesn’t stack with spell, 4 rounds remaining
Rage - +4 Str & Con, +2 Will, -2 AC, expires round 23 initiative count 4
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 2/0/5
HP: 78

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 19 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & ref, speed bonus doesn’t stack, 4 rounds remaining
PP: 4
Non-lethal damage: 61
HP: 106

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Dire Bear:
HP: 39

Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 17:
Dire Bear: 21
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9
Spikey: 4

Rakesh has 24 hours to post his round 16 action.

[SlagMortar]

Rakesh exclaims in frustration, "Again we try to fight and again he runs away!" He decides to take a little of his frustration out on the bear, darting under the bear's outstreched claws and swatting it in the face with one of his own. He then back tracks, leaping onto the platform and balancing for a moment before flipping and then continuing on closer to where Spikey entered the water.

OOC:
Deactivate boots of speed. Take a hand from the spiked chain. Spring attack moving to K35 to J36, attacking the bear with a claw (to hit: +13 BAB +14 Str +2 morale = +29 => [roll0], damage: 1d4 +14 Str +2 morale => [roll1]+2). Continue move and end in G28.
Edit: Put hand back on spiked chain.

[Black Plauge]

Rakesh deactivates his boots of speed.
Rakesh moves and attacks the Dire Bear. 40 vs. AC 17. Hits. Deals 20 damage (max damage). Crowd attitude towards Rakesh improves 1 step.
Rakesh moves. Crowd attitude towards Rakesh improves 1 step.

Behir takes no action.

Dire Bear moves, provoking an AoO from Rakesh. However, Rakesh has indicated a preference to save AoOs for Spikey.

Astral Construct steps.

Warforged Titan steps.

Spikey deactivates his boots of speed
Spikey uses his Wholeness of Body class feature to heal himself. This is a standard action and uses up an additional round of air.
Spikey stows his kama.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 17 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Grease targeting self - +10 grapple checks to resist or escape expires round 18 initiative count 4
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Resistance - +1 saves, expires round 19 initiative count 4
Expeditious retreat - +30 ft speed, duration of match
Boots of speed - inactive, 4 rounds remaining
Rage - +4 Str & Con, +2 Will, -2 AC, expires round 23 initiative count 4
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 2/0/5
HP: 78

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 19 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Haste - inactive, 4 rounds remaining
Holding Breath - 30 rounds remaining
PP: 4
Non-lethal damage: 39
HP: 128

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Dire Bear:
Free of Chain
HP: 19

Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 18:
Dire Bear: 21
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9
Spikey: 4

I'll admit, it is a beautiful day for a swim, but the crowd didn't come here to see that.

Well, it gives Spikey a breather of sorts, to plan his next attack.

Rakesh has 24 hours to post his round 17 action.

[SlagMortar]

Rakesh figures the crowd might as well have something to watch while Spikey plays in his bath. He is literally running circles around the bear as this time his spiked chain lashes out to take the bear off its feet.

OOC:
Begin spring attack jumping to I28, moving to I29, jumping to I31. Trip attack with spiked chain while fighting defensively (to hit: +13 BAB +14 Str +2 weapon +2 morale -4 fighting defensively = +27 => [roll0], trip check: +14 Str +4 feat = +18 => [roll1])

If trip fails, defend against counter trip (+14 Str => [roll2]). Do not drop chain if countertripped. If not counter tripped, continue moving to O28.
Attack of opportunity will be used on anything provoking.

If trip is successful, follow up attack for damage (to hit: +27 => [roll3], damage: 2d4 base +21 Str +2 weapon +2 morale +1d6 merciful = 2d4 +25 +1d6 => [roll4]+[roll5]) Continue moving O28.

Note: the damage from Rakesh's claw attack last round was not subtracted from the Dire Bear's hit points.

[Black Plauge]

Rakesh moves and attacks Dire Bear, attempting to trip and fighting defensively. 32 vs. Touch AC 10. Trip 28 vs. 24. Success. Dire Bear is prone. Rakesh gets a follow-up attack. 32 vs. AC 13 (-4 prone). Hits. Deals 33 non-lethal damage. Dire Bear is unconscious. Crowd attitude towards Rakesh improves 2 steps.
Rakesh moves.

Behir takes no action.

Astral Construct steps.

Warforged Titan takes no action.

Spikey tries to move. Swim 16 vs. DC 10. Success. Spikey moves, swimming to the surface to check on Rakesh’s position. He does not have line of sight to Rakesh, however, at the point where he breaks the surface and thus can’t confirm Rakesh’s position so he continues swimming further on to a point where he attempts to exit the moat. Climb 18 vs. DC 15. Success. Spikey is out of the moat and prone. Hide 14 (+4 prone). Move Silently 3 (-5 noisy medium).

Rakesh does not have line of sight to Spikey and cannot see him. Rakesh Listen 16 vs. DC 17 (3 base +5 crowd noise distraction +9 distance). Fails. Rakesh cannot hear Spikey get out of the water.
Rakesh’s grease spell expires.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 19 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Resistance - +1 saves, expires round 19 initiative count 4
Expeditious retreat - +30 ft speed, duration of match
Boots of speed - inactive, 4 rounds remaining
Rage - +4 Str & Con, +2 Will, -2 AC, expires round 23 initiative count 4
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 2/0/5
HP: 112

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 19 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Haste - inactive, 4 rounds remaining
Prone - -4 melee attacks & AC, +4 ranged AC
PP: 4
Non-lethal damage: 39
HP: 128

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Dire Bear:
Unconcious
Non-lethal damage: 33
HP: 19

Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 19:
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9
Spikey: 4

Rakesh has 24 hours to post his round 18 action.

[SlagMortar]

Rakesh had expected Spikey to come bursting back out of the water, but ... "It appears Spikey finally found a spot he likes, sulking in the foul smelling pond!"

With the dire bear dispatched, Rakesh backtracks the way he came and prepares for Spikey to come back out of the water.

OOC:
Move M29 then to D29, jumping obstacles. Ready action PM'd to BP.

[Tashalar]

Spikey hears Rakesh shout something somewhere off to the left. Quickly vaulting to his feet with a huge leap, he then moves across the arena once more, taking to the air spinning flipping in the air while saluting the crowd and thereby celebrating his return from the watery depths with his standard move. Landing on his feet he then jumps across a few obstacles and hops onto a nearbye platform raising both of his arms - his gaze focused on his draconic adversary.

[Tumble to try and stand up as a free action and to impress. In either case move to G14 to get a running start and then jump to K14 to impress, then jump from K14 to N11, move to n8 and jump onto the platform in N7 (automatic). (this should be exactly 80 ft. movement)
If stand up was a free action, do perform weapon drill to impress, otherwise... done. ;)

Tumble (+22): [roll0];
Jump (+52): [roll1];
Perform (+22): [roll2] ]

[Black Plauge]

Rakesh moves and readies an action.

Behir denotes the direction to Spikey via scent and uses his breath weapon in that direction. Spikey has total cover from the Behir because he is prone and thus takes no damage from the breath weapon.

Astral Construct steps.

Warforged Titan takes no action.

Spikey stands up, tumbling to impress and to stand up as a free action. Tumble 25 vs. DC 35 & 40. Fails.
Spikey stands up.
Spikey moves, jumping to impress and onto platforms. Jump 66 vs. DC 40. Critical success. Crowd attitude towards Spikey improves 2 steps. Spikey is now Beloved (+3 attacks & damage, auto true ressurection if killed).

Rakesh’s resistance expires.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 19 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Expeditious retreat - +30 ft speed, duration of match
Boots of speed - inactive, 4 rounds remaining
Rage - +4 Str & Con, +2 Will, -2 AC, expires round 23 initiative count 4
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 2/0/5
HP: 112

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 21 (Beloved, +3 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Haste - inactive, 4 rounds remaining
PP: 4
Non-lethal damage: 39
HP: 128

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Dire Bear:
Unconcious
Non-lethal damage: 33
HP: 19

Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 20:
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9
Spikey: 4

What is this? A boxing match? Seperation to corners?

Well, at least both gladiators are back where they can see each other.

[SlagMortar]

Rakesh watches Spikey go spinning off to the other corner of the arena, waiting for the Spiker to shift directions and attack him. Since he continues moving away, Rakesh decides to take to the air to avoid some of the obstacles in his path.

OOC:
Jump and take flight as a double move. He flies to G29 and then H28 (20' movement) ending at an altitude of 30'.

[Black Plauge]

Rakesh moves.

Behir steps.

Astral Construct takes no action.

Warforged Titan takes no action.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 19 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Expeditious retreat - +30 ft speed, duration of match
Boots of speed - inactive, 4 rounds remaining
Rage - +4 Str & Con, +2 Will, -2 AC, expires round 23 initiative count 4
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 2/0/5
HP: 112

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 21 (Beloved, +3 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Haste - inactive, 4 rounds remaining
PP: 4
Non-lethal damage: 39
HP: 128

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Dire Bear:
Unconcious
Non-lethal damage: 33
HP: 19

Spikey: 4
Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 21:
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9

Yawn!

Hey, it's a big arena. It takes some time to cross the whole thing.

Spikey has 24 hours to post his round 20 action.

[Tashalar]

Spikey peers into the distance... at Rakesh. Noting the half-dragon taking to a greater height, he frowns deeply. Shaking his head he vaults off the platform and moves across the arena, cartwheeling for a couple of paces with but one hand, greeting the audience on the south side with the other.

Finding a spot of his choice, he once more faces Rakesh with an impassive expression.

[Move to S16 while tumbling a little to impress on the way and drawing his kama. Standard action to ready -> PM.

Tumble: [roll0] ]

[SlagMortar]

So the spiker wishes to play this game again. Rakesh heaves a mighty sigh, which calms his nerves and unfortnately saps a bit of his almost supernatural strength.
"Sorry to all my fans, but I must disappear.
He can not run, if he does not know,
whether I am there or here.
But I will be back soon so do not go!"
He reaches into his pouch, incants a few arcane words, and disappears form sight.

OOC: End rage. Cast invisiblity. Move to ????? (PM'd to BP).

[Black Plauge]

Spikey moves, tumbling to impress and drawing his kama. Tumble 30 vs. DC 40. Fails. Crowd is not impressed.
Spikey readies an action.

Rakesh voluntarily ends his rage.
Rakesh casts invisibility.
Rakesh activates his boots of speed.
Rakesh moves. Move Silently 21.

Behir takes no action.

Astral Construct Listen 15 vs. DC 26 (21 base +5 crowd noise distraction). Fails. Astral Construct does not hear Rakesh move.
Astral Construct moves.

Warforged Titan steps.

Spikey Listen 12 vs. DC 30 (21 base +5 crowd noise distraction +4 distance). Fails. Spikey does not hear Rakesh move.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 19 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Expeditious retreat - +30 ft land speed, duration of match
Boots of speed - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, +30 ft fly speed, 3 rounds remaining
Fatiged - -2 Str & Dex
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 2/0/5
HP: 112

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 21 (Beloved, +3 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Haste - inactive, 4 rounds remaining
PP: 4
Non-lethal damage: 39
HP: 128

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Dire Bear:
Unconcious
Non-lethal damage: 33
HP: 19

Spikey: 4
Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 22:
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9

Now what's Rakesh up to?

Trying to close the distance in such a way that Spikey can't keep it open it would seem. Even you should appreciate that.

Spikey has 24 hours to post his round 21 action.

[Tashalar]

Spikey nods slowly to himself as Rakesh vanishes from sight. I would have expected that earlier... but now? Well, I need to stay on the move. Again Spikey starts cartwheeling across the arena - as much for defense as to impress the crowd. Coming to a halt a little way off, he holds up both hands shortly and shrugs indicating to the crowd that he knows as little of Rakesh's whereabouts as they do. A moment later he adopts a defensive stance scanning his surroundings

[Move to P27, jumping over the crate in the process and tumbling to avoid AoOs and to impress from S24 to P27. Standard action to ready => PM.]

[SlagMortar]

Rakesh smiles as he sees Spikey look around clueless. He moves quickly but quietly in close to Spikey and strikes at the spiker's legs trying to pull him to the ground and deliver a mightly blow.

OOC:
Accelerated move silently to N27 (+13 ranks +2 Dex -2 ACP -5 full speed = +8 => [roll0]). Make trip attack against Spikey with power attack for 9 (to hit: +13 BAB +11 Str +2 weapon +2 morale +1 haste -9 PA +2 invisible = +22 => [roll1], trip check: +11 Str +4 feat = +15 => [roll2]). Follow up attack for damage (to hit: +20 => [roll3] (unless invisibility still applies then +22), damage: 2d4 base +16 Str +2 weapon +2 morale +18 PA +1d6 merciful = 2d4 +38 +1d6 => [roll4] + [roll5])
Finish spring attack by moving to N28.
Attack of opportunity will be taken for damage: to hit +20, damage: 2d4 +38 +1d6.
If counter tripped, do not drop spiked chain.

[Black Plauge]

Spikey moves, jumping over obstacles and tumbling to impress and avoid AoOs. Tumble 29 (-10 accelerated movement) vs. DC 40. Fails. Crowd is not impressed.
Spikey readies an action.

Rakesh moves. Move Silently 17.
Rakesh attacks Spikey, breaking his invisibility and triggering Spikey’s readied action.
Spikey goes on total defense.
Rakesh attacks Spikey, attempting to trip. 40 vs. Touch AC 23 (no Dex or Dodge). Hits. Trip 21 vs. 10. Success. Spikey is prone. Rakesh gets a follow-up attack. 23 vs. AC 30 (+6 total defense, -4 prone). Misses.
Rakesh moves. Crowd attitude towards Rakesh improves 1 step. Rakesh is now Beloved (+3 attacks & damage, auto true ressurection if killed).

Behir takes no action.

Astral Construct moves.

Warforged Titan steps.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 20 (Beloved, +3 attacks & damage)
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Expeditious retreat - +30 ft land speed, duration of match
Boots of speed - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, +30 ft fly speed, 2 rounds remaining
Fatiged - -2 Str & Dex
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 2/0/4
HP: 78

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 21 (Beloved, +3 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Haste - inactive, 4 rounds remaining
Prone - -4 melee attacks & AC, +4 ranged AC
PP: 4
Non-lethal damage: 39
HP: 128

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Dire Bear:
Unconcious
Non-lethal damage: 33
HP: 19

Spikey: 4
Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 23:
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9

Back to the action, but no real decisions resultant.

That should change soon.

Spikey has 24 hours to post his round 22 action.

[Tashalar]

Spikey finds himself down on the ground, but easily evades the chain swishing past. Grinning grimly up at his adversary, Spikey nods once and then vaults to his feet.

[Activate boots as free action. Manifest hustle defensively (automatic success - concentration should be at +16 (Con mod is wrong)), then try to get up as a free action using tumble... and to impress. I will post this first so that I don't have to post two lines of thought for the rest of the actions.

Btw - should Rakesh not get a +2 to crowd attitude for the successful trip as well?

Tumble to get up and impress (+22): [roll0] ]

[Tashalar]

Spikey gets up and immediately bends backwards in a desperate effort to evade the chain flying at him. Dodging to the left he closes the distance to his adversary and grins rather grimly at him.

Pursing his lips at the sight of all the Rakesh's in front of him, he resorts to his other senses to tell him where to grab.

[5' step to O28. Close eyes as free action. Full attack to grapple, then to pin, then to deal damage via grapple. When he gets a hold of Rakesh or all attacks have 'missed', open eyes once more.

Since I don't want to cause a hold up by asking and then posting, I'll do one thing under a condition (sorry, I seem to have forgot again):
IF fighting defensively does not penalize the grapple check, the touch attacks are made fighting defensively.

Rolls to check if attacks might hit the real Rakesh:
1: [roll0];
2: [roll1];
3: [roll2];
4: [roll3]

Rest of the rolls are up to BP. :) ]

[Black Plauge]

Spikey activates his boots of speed.
Spikey manifets hustle
Spikey tries to stand as a free action. Tumble 25 vs. DC 35. Fails.
Spikey stands, provoking an AoO from Rakesh. Rakesh attacks Spikey. 35 vs. AC 28. Hits. Deals 43 non-lethal damage.
Spikey stands.
Spikey steps, closes his eyes, and attacks Rakesh, attempting to grapple and fighting defensively. Concealment 31, 23, 5, 90. First three attacks miss due to concealment. Fourth has a chance of hitting. 29 vs. Touch AC 16. Hits. Grapple 31 vs. 26. Success. Deals 13 damage. Spikey moves into Rakesh’s space. Spikey and Rakesh are grappling.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 22 (Beloved, +3 attacks & damage)
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Expeditious retreat - +30 ft land speed, duration of match
Boots of speed - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, +30 ft fly speed, 2 rounds remaining
Fatiged - -2 Str & Dex
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 2/0/4
HP: 78

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 21 (Beloved, +3 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, 3 rounds remaining
PP: 4
Non-lethal damage: 82
HP: 128

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Dire Bear:
Unconcious
Non-lethal damage: 33
HP: 19

Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 23:
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9
Spikey: 4

Rakesh has 24 hours to post his round 22 action.

[SlagMortar]

Rakesh struggles in the Spiker's grip yet again. Idiot! How did I let him get to me without having my grease spell cast! He uses elbows, knees, and teeth to try to inflict as much damage as possible, knowing Spikey has the upper hand in this wrestling match.

OOC:
Full attack with unarmed strikes and bite as secondary natural weapon.
To hit: +13 BAB +11 Str +3 morale +1 haste - 4 grapple = +24 / +24 / +19 / +14 => [roll0], [roll1], [roll2], [roll3]
Damage: 1d3 +11 Str +3 morale = 1d3+14 => [roll4], [roll5], [roll6], [roll7]
Bite to hit: +13 BAB +11 Str +3 morale +1 haste -5 secondary -4 grapple = + 19 => [roll8]
Bite damage = 1d6 +5 Str +3 morale = 1d6+8 => [roll9]

[Black Plauge]

Rakesh attacks Spikey. 38, 41, 30, 28, & 21 vs. AC 32. Two hit, one deflected by ring, two miss. Deals 17 (max damage) & 16 non-lethal damage. DR reduces to 15 & 14 non-lethal damage. Crowd attitude towards Rakesh improves 1 step.

Behir takes no action.

Astral Construct takes no action.

Warforged Titan takes no action.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 23 (Beloved, +3 attacks & damage)
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Expeditious retreat - +30 ft land speed, duration of match
Boots of speed - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, +30 ft fly speed, 1 round remaining
Fatiged - -2 Str & Dex
Dodge - Spikey
Spells: 2/0/4
HP: 65

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 21 (Beloved, +3 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, 3 rounds remaining
PP: 1
Non-lethal damage: 111
HP: 128

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Dire Bear:
Unconcious
Non-lethal damage: 33
HP: 19

Spikey: 4
Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 24:
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9

Now the match has turned more to Spikey's turf.

The question is does he have enough left in him to take advantage.

Spikey has 24 hours to post his round 23 action.

Map is unchanged.

[Tashalar]

Groaning as Rakesh rakes and pummels him, Spikey quickly tries to wrap Rakesh up in a half-dragon ball to stop his attacks. Knowing fully well that he would not be able to take more of his punishment, Spikey then proceeds to squeeze as hard as he can... and hoping that it will be enough to force Rakesh into unconsciousness.

[Grapple to pin (unable to speak), then grapple to deal non-lethal damage (spike damage is lethal regardless).

Grapple 1 (+29): [roll0];
Grapple 2 (+29): [roll1];
Damage 1: [roll2]; [roll3];
Grapple 3 (+24): [roll4];
Damage 2: [roll5]; [roll6];
Grapple 4 (+19): [roll7];
Damage 3: [roll8]; [roll9] ]

[Black Plauge]

Spikey attempts to pin Rakesh. 46 vs. 36. Success. Rakesh is pinned. Crowd attitude towards Spikey improves 1 step. Crowd attitude towards Rakesh worsens 1 step.
Spikey grapples with Rakesh, attempting to deal damage. 49 vs. 30, 36 vs. 45, 37 vs. 37. Tie goes to higher grapple modifier. One succeed, two fail. Deals 16 non-lethal and 5 lethal damage.


Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 22 (Beloved, +3 attacks & damage)
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Expeditious retreat - +30 ft land speed, duration of match
Boots of speed - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, +30 ft fly speed, 1 round remaining
Fatiged - -2 Str & Dex
Dodge - Spikey
Pinned by Spikey
Spells: 2/0/4
Non-lethal damage: 16
HP: 60

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 22 (Beloved, +3 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, 2 rounds remaining
Pinning Rakesh
PP: 1
Non-lethal damage: 111
HP: 128

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Dire Bear:
Unconcious
Non-lethal damage: 33
HP: 19

Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 24:
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9
Spikey: 4

Rakesh has 24 hours to post his round 23 action.

[SlagMortar]

Rakesh is fortunate to be able to slip a couple of Spikey's holds, but finds himself pinned down and almost unable to breathe. He writhes and twists, trying to break free kicking and biting to the last breath.

OOC:
Full attack, trying to escape the pin.
Grapple check: +13 BAB +11 Str = +24 => [roll0], [roll1], [roll2], [roll3]
If escape, attack with unarmed strikes - at least the first attack in the routine is used by the escape attempt so only rolling last 3.
To hit: +13 BAB +11 Str +3 morale +1 haste - 4 grapple = +24 / +19 / +14 => [roll4], [roll5], [roll6]
Damage: 1d3 +11 Str +3 morale = 1d3+14 => [roll7], [roll8], [roll9]
Not sure if natural weapons can be combined with an attack routine that includes a grapple. If allowed, bite attack:
Bite to hit: +13 BAB +11 Str +3 morale +1 haste -5 secondary -4 grapple = + 19 => [roll10]
Bite damage = 1d6 +5 Str +3 morale = 1d6+8 => [roll11]

[Black Plauge]

Rakesh tries to escape the pin. 37 vs. 46. Fails.
Rakesh tries to escape the pin. 39 vs. 48. Fails.
Rakesh tries to escape the pin. 35 vs. 49. Fails.
Rakesh tries to escape the pin. 21 vs. 38. Fails.

Behir moves.

Astral Construct takes no action.

Warforged Titan takes no action.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 22 (Beloved, +3 attacks & damage)
Mirror image - 1 image, duration of match
Mirror image - 4 images, duration of match
Expeditious retreat - +30 ft land speed, duration of match
Boots of speed - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, +30 ft fly speed, 0 rounds remaining (expires just before Rakesh's turn)
Fatiged - -2 Str & Dex
Dodge - Spikey
Pinned by Spikey
Spells: 2/0/4
Non-lethal damage: 16
HP: 60

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 22 (Beloved, +3 attacks & damage)
Animal affinity - +4 Str & Dex, duration of match
Offensive precognition - +3 attack, duration of match
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, 2 rounds remaining
Pinning Rakesh
PP: 1
Non-lethal damage: 111
HP: 128

Astral Construct
Menu Options: Great Cleave, Reach (+5 ft reach), Improved Brawn (+3 melee damage), Improved Critical
HP: 85

Dire Bear:
Unconcious
Non-lethal damage: 33
HP: 19

Spikey: 4
Rakesh: 4
Behir: 2
Round 25:
Astral Construct: 11
Warforged Titan: 9

Spikey isn't doing much harm to Rakesh, but he's managed to pin him down so that he can't reciprocate the damage.

Where did you learn a word like 'reciprocate?'

Spikey has 24 hours to post his round 24 action.

[Tashalar]

Spikey frowns as Rakesh manages to wriggle in a manner to alleviate most of the harm done by Spikey's holds. Quickly he changes his hold, continues to pin him down and squeeze hard...

[Grapple to pin (unable to speak), then grapple to deal non-lethal damage (spike damage is lethal regardless).

Grapple 1 (+29): [roll0];
Grapple 2 (+29): [roll1];
Damage 1: [roll2]; [roll2]; [roll3];
Grapple 3 (+24): [roll4];
Damage 2: [roll5]; [roll5]; [roll6];
Grapple 4 (+19): [roll7];
Damage 3: [roll8]; [roll8]; [roll9] ]

[SlagMortar]

Defensive grapple checks
[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]

[Black Plauge]

Spikey attempts to maintain the pin. 38 vs. 25. Success. Rakesh remains pinned.
Spikey grapples with Rakesh, attempting to deal damage. 31 vs. 26, 28 vs. 26, & 26 vs. 41. Two succeed, one fails. Deals 20 & 17 non-lethal damage and 3 & 6 lethal damage. Rakesh is unconscious.

Match is over Spikey wins.

Rakesh
Crowd Attitude: 22 (Beloved, +3 attacks & damage)
Spells: 2/0/4
Non-lethal damage: 53
HP: 51

Spikey
Crowd Attitude: 22 (Beloved, +3 attacks & damage)
PP: 1
Non-lethal damage: 111
HP: 128

It was enough. Spikey has managed to squeeze Rakesh out of the match.

A shame really. Rakesh had prepared well for wrestling early on, but he just couldn't maintain that spell defense forever.

Voting will close on Monday, 1st October. Rakesh and Spikey should PM me their recovery plans by that date as well.