[HEC] d4: Hiro Protagonist (Icebird)

[LuneMoonshadow]

Round 1: Preparation Round - The only movement allowed during this round is to adjust your starting position. Doing so will not count against your Move Equivalent Action.

Initiative:
Hiro 21
Cats 6

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/441/d4hiroicebirdr1ub4.png

[Icebird]

I'd say my wizard can take on at least 3 at once.:roll:
As I posted several days ago, I'm more interested in starting the challenge at 3 cats, so we can either run this round as is, or just add another cat to the map right now.

With either 2 or 3 cats in the arena, the starting position is fine, and Mr. Protagonist will cast Shield on himself and draw his dagger. His hawk familiar will stay in his square.

To save time again, his action for the second round (after the preparation one) will be to cast magic missile at a random cat. Again the hawk will not move.

[LuneMoonshadow]

Round 2!

Initiative:
Hiro 21
Cats 6

Note: Since the Hawk familiar is not moving I will leave him off the map until it becomes important to have him.

Hiro cats Shield (+4 Armor Bonus).

Hiro casts Magic Missile at White Cat. Magic Missiles deals 5 damage. White Cat dies.

Orange Cat moves forward 30 feet.

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3008/d4hiroicebirdr2lj6.png

[Icebird]

Hiro has only a moments hesitation as he contemplates killing the other cat. But he is the Hero after all, and he blasts the other cat into oblivion with his second magic missile.

[LuneMoonshadow]

Round Tres!

Initiative:
Hiro 21
Cats 6

Hiro casts Magic Missile at Orange Cat. Magic Missiles deals 3 damage. Orange Cat dies.

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/8115/d4hiroicebirdr3aa6.png


Hiro moves on to the next round! Yay!

Icebird, please specify how many cats you would like to face.

[Icebird]

Sorry this took so long. I've been distracted by RL things.

Lets go with 5 at once. That seems manageable but not overwhelming for his meager capabilities. ;)

[LuneMoonshadow]

Round 1: Preparation Round - The only movement allowed during this round is to adjust your starting position. Doing so will not count against your Move Equivalent Action.

Initiative:
Hiro 21
Cats 18

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6138/d4hiroicebird1r1qr3.png

[Icebird]

Several rounds at once to save time, something like as follows:
1 (Preparation): Cast Mage Armor and draw dagger.
2: Magic missile nearest cat.
3: Repeat round 1.
4: Move (if the cats aren't in melee yet, but I think they will be) and attack them with the dagger. Hawk will also attack.

[LuneMoonshadow]

Round 2! And 3!

Initiative:
Hiro 21
Cats 18

Hiro casts Mage Armor (+4 AC).

Hiro casts magic missile. Hiro deals 3 damage to Tabby Cat. Tabby Cat dies.

Cats move forward 30 feet.

Hiro casts Magic Missile. Hiro deals 2 damage to White Cat. White Cat dies.

Cats charge, provoking AOOs. Hiro attacks: 10, 5 and 6. Three misses.

Cats attack: 17, 17 and 24. Three hits. Cats deal 1, 1, and 1 damage.

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1704/d4hiroicebird1r2ok0.png

Note: I did not perform your last action because the damage taken puts you in a critical position.

[Icebird]

The hawk also got an AOO when they entered his square last round.

Hiro feels the terrible claws of his enemies digging deep, and decides that he ought to make his stand against the horrors of the world here and now. He will destroy them or die trying!

Stepping back, he thrusts at the sinuous serpentine felines that have thus far evaded his strikes and cuts at them again when they come after him. (5' step east, attack with dagger)

[LuneMoonshadow]

Then Four!

Initiative:
Hiro 21
Cats 18

Hawk gets an AOO because I'm retarded and forgot it. Hawk attacks: 15. Hit. Hawk deals 2 damage. Cat dies. This miraculously heals Hiro 1 HP.

Hiro steps to C4 and attacks: 5. Miss.

Hawk attacks: 21. Hit. Hawk deals 1 damage.

Cats attack Hiro, provoking AOOs. Hiro attacks: 19 and 22 (crit). Hit. Hiro deals 4 and 12 damage. Cats die.


Hurray! Hiro managed not to die first! It was close, though... To the next round!!

[Icebird]

Hiro does a quick victory lap of the arena before announcing to the judges that he'll face seven of the critters next. And this time he'll use different spells - picking them off one at a time is no longer effective, it seems.

Prepared 1st level (0th are the same): Mage Armor, Sleep x2

In the preparation round, Mr. Protagonist again casts mage armor and draws a dagger. For round 2, he casts sleep, aiming to hit as many of the cats as he can with the 10ft burst, putting up to 4 to sleep unless they make DC 14 will saves.


4 HP
AC 17 (including mage armor)
+2 attack with dagger for 1d4+2
up to 4 AOOs per round

Hawk:
2 HP
AC 21 (with mage armor shared)
+5 claws for 1d4-2

[LuneMoonshadow]

Round 1 and 2!

Initiative:
Hiro 21
Cats 6

Hiro casts Mage Armor.

Hiro casts Sleep. Cats attempt a Will Save: 19, 10, 19, 9, 13 and 11 vs. DC 14. Two successes, Four failures. Four cats are now asleep for 1 minute.

Three cats move forward 30 feet.

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/6023/d4hiroicebird2r1kb5.png

[Icebird]

Having found a more successful tactic, Hiro moves forward and hits two of the remaining cats with another lullaby of sweet sleep from which they shall not awake (burst to hit white and yellow one, move 30' towards the white and gray one).

[LuneMoonshadow]

Round Three!

Initiative:
Hiro 21
Cats 6

Hiro casts Sleep. Cats attempt Will Save: 15 and 12 vs. DC 14. One save. One cat is now asleep for 1 minute.

Hiro moves to H3.

Cats charge, provoking AOOs. Hiro attacks: 14 and 11. One hit. Hiro deals 3 damage. Cat dies.

Cat attacks: 5. Miss.

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/125/d4hiroicebird2r2qz1.png

[Icebird]

The hawk still gets an AOO as well. ;)

Having reduced the number of opponents to a manageable level, Hiro Protagonist steps (5') backwards and attempts to destroy the remaining feline foe with his dagger as the hawk goes for it's neck.

[LuneMoonshadow]

"I'll buy a vowel. O."

Round _ O _ _!

Initiative:
Hiro 21
Cats 6

The hawk mysteriously appears and takes a delayed AOO, which is what he was ordered to do. Really.

Hawk attacks: 19. Hit. The Hawkinator deals 1 damage.

Hiro steps to G3 and attacks: 20. Hit. Hiro deals 5 damage. Cat dies.

http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/1697/d4hiroicebird2r3en5.png

[Icebird]

Hiro looks about in shame, hoping no one's watching. Unfortunately, there's the audience. He shrugs, takes dagger in hand, and proceeds to slay the slumbering slinking stinkers one at a time.

"Bring me a dozen! No bakers allowed!"

[LuneMoonshadow]

Round 1: Preparation Round - The only movement allowed during this round is to adjust your starting position. Doing so will not count against your Move Equivalent Action.

Initiative:
Cats 18
Hiro 7

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/5158/d4hiroicebird3r1xq7.png

[Icebird]

Now that he's facing even more cats, Hiro hopes that they will not be too much for him. He begins with his customary incantation of armoring and proceeds to destroy his foes.

Mage Armor on self. For round 1, Sleep to hit as many as he can, and send the hawk to N2, above the cats' reach.

[LuneMoonshadow]

Round 2!

Initiative:
Cats 18
Hiro 7

Hiro casts Mage Armor.

Cats move forward 30 feet.

Hiro casts sleep, targeting 10 cats. Cats attempt Will Save (one per square): 13, 13, 5, 12, 16, 17, 11, 2 vs DC 14. Two saves. Four cats are unaffected. The rest are now slumbering quietly.

Hawkster moves to N2, above the reach of the cats.

Cats charge Hiro, provoking AOOs. Hiro attacks: 6, 13, 21, 16. Three hits. Hiro deals 5, 4, and 5 damage. Three cats die.

Cat attacks: 20. Hit. Cat deals 1 damage.

Two cats move to the hawk's square and watch him carefully, as cats tend to do. Hawk cannot use an AOO because he is out of reach.

Hiro HP: 3/4

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/7616/d4hiroicebird3r2ua3.png

[Icebird]

Hiro steps out of reach of the remaining kitty and stabs it in the mouth. The hawk, having attracted some unwanted feline attention, circles the area.

(5' step, attack. Hawk moves to L3, still out of reach upwards. If he kills the kitty, next round charge one of the remaining ones. If it still lives, attack it again. Either way, the hawk will take a full round action next round to coup'de'grace one of the sleeping cats.)

Hiro:
4 HP
AC 17
+2 for 1d4+2
up to 4 AOOs per round

Hawk:
2 HP
AC 17
+5 claws for 1d4-2

[LuneMoonshadow]

The One After Two!

Initiative:
Cats 18
Hiro 7

Hiro steps to C4 and attacks: 9. Miss.

Hawk moves to L3, flying high to remain out of reach.

Orange Cat attacks Hiro, provoking an AOO. Hiro attacks: 19. Hit. Hiro deals 6 damage. Cat dies.

Cats move to L3 because they cannot attack Hiro.

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/1715/d4hiroicebird3r3gb0.png

Note: I did not perform the next round's actions because performing a Coup De Grace provokes an AOO. Your hawk is threatened.

[Icebird]

Giving an attempt at a ferocious yell, Hiro charges the cats menacing his fine feathered friend. The bird continues with its intentions, bloodily butchering the blissfully-sleeping 'bomination.

Charge to K3. I knew it would provoke AOOs, but killing them before they wake up is important. :nod:

[LuneMoonshadow]

Three!

Initiative:
Cats 18
Hiro 7

Hiro charges Orange Cat: 17. Hit. Hiro deals 5 damage. Orange Cat dies.

Hawk swoops down, performing a Coup De Grace. Hawk hits, dealing 4 damage. Cat dies.

Cat attacks Hawk with the provoked AOO: 23. Hit. Cat deals 1 damage.

Cat attacks Hawk: 7. Miss.

Note: Map relatively unchanged.

[Icebird]

Our Protagonist stabs the remaining cat while his hawk hops a few feet along the ground (to M4, 5' step) and destroys another slumbering kitty.

Hiro:
4 HP
AC 17
+2 for 1d4+2
up to 4 AOOs per round

Hawk:
1/2 HP
AC 17
+5 claws for 1d4-2

[LuneMoonshadow]

The Fourth Round!

Initiative:
Cats 18
Hiro 7

Hiro attacks Calico Cat: 15. Hit. Hiro deals 4 damage. Calico Cat dies.

Hawk moves to M4 and finishes off another sleeping cat.

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4227/d4hiroicebird3r4by4.png

With the remainder of the cats now sleeping you may finish them off at your discretion. How many cats would you like to face in the next round?

[Icebird]

"Twice as many cats as there are dozens in a gross with the second match of this tournament taken out and the first one added in!" Hiro announces, and as the judges puzzle this number out, he proceeds to slay the sleep foes. That would be 21, please.

Preparing a new set of spells (Mage Armor, Burning Hands x2), he faces down a new and larger swarm of cats. For the preparation round of the next match, he keeps up the tradition: Mage Armor on himself.

[LuneMoonshadow]

Round Uno!

Initiative:
Hiro 19
Cats 5

Hiro casts Mage Armor.

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[Icebird]

The unending stream of feline is starting to fray our Hiro's nerves, and he lets out a nervous chuckle before moving forward and readying his personalized arcane flamethrower.

[Move to E4 while drawing dagger, ready action to burning hands when he can hit at least 6, casting defensively if threatened, don't cast if he can't hit that many of them before his action.]

Hiro:
4 HP
AC 17
+2 for 1d4+2
up to 4 AOOs per round

Hawk:
2 HP
AC 17
+5 claws for 1d4-2

[LuneMoonshadow]

Round Two!

Initiative:
Hiro 5
Cats 5

Hiro moves and readies an action.

Cats in row S, then R, then Q move on their initiative count. This causes the readied action to trigger when the first three squares in row S do their move action (filling three squares with 2 cats each).

Readied action is triggered. Hiro uses Burning Hands. Cats attempt reflex save (one per cat): 8, 15, 18, 16, 13, 7 vs DC 14. Three failures, three successes. Burning hands deals 3 damage to 3 cats and 1 damage to 3 cats.

Cat charges Hiro provoking an AOO: 20. Hit. Hiro deals 3 damage. Cat dies.

Cats move 60 feet forward.

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Note: Please specify the position/height of your familiar

[Icebird]

"Too many cats! Too many of them!" Hiro screams as he steps carefully among the foes. Unleashing another torrent of flame at them, he changes his scream: "Not enough spells!" His hawk remains with him near ground level, and attacks the cat he's just nearly stepped on.

5' step to F3 and cast burning hands southward. I'm a bit confused about the last 15' cone - why did it cover E4, the space he was in? If it's going to do that again, he'll move to F4 instead. Goal is to torch the 8 cats in rows 6 and 7 and the one in F4, regardless of where he needs to stand to do so.

Hiro:
4 HP
AC 17
+2 for 1d4+2
up to 4 AOOs per round

Hawk:
2 HP
AC 17
+5 claws for 1d4-2

[LuneMoonshadow]

Round Tres!

Initiative:
Hiro 5
Cats 5

Hawk moves to F3 and attacks: 17. Hit. Hawk deals 1 damage.

Hiro moves to F3 and attempts to cast Burning Hands. Orange Cat is granted an AOO: 14. Miss.

Hiro casts Burning Hands to the south. Cats attempt Reflex Save (one per cat): 19, 16, 11, 17, 22, 23, 24, 7, 5 vs. DC 14. 3 Failures. 3 Cats take 2 damage; 6 Cats take 1 damage.

Cats attack, provoking AOOs. Hiro attacks: 6, 16, 17, 5. Two hits. Hiro deals 5 and 3 damage. Two cats die.

One cat receives a full attack on the Hawk: 13, 17, 10. One hit. Cat deals 1 damage.

One cat attacks Hawk: 24 (confirmed crit). Cat deals 2 damage. Hawk falls unconscious.

Two cats attack Hiro: 12, 23. One hit. Cat deals 1 damage.

Hawk HP: -1/2
Hiro HP: 3/4

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/8599/d4hiroicebird4r3is2.png

Note: The previous AoE overlay was centered on the wrong square, but the effect is the same; Cats that seem darker are the ones already injured.

[Icebird]

"No! Tweety!" Hiro yells as the vicious cat attempts to eat his bird. He responds by reaching down with one hand to scoop the hawk out of reach of the cats and simultaneously striking at the cat to the south.

[I've been posting the Hawk's AC incorrectly - since it's sharing a mage armor with him, it's actually 21, not 17. But that would put it at 0 instead of -1, so the only difference it would make is that it's not bleeding to death. Up to you whether to change it or ignore it since it's my fault.

Move action to pick up hawk, standard to attack the cat in F4, then 5' step into the same square (hoping the cat's dead).]

Hiro:
AC 17
+2 for 1d4+2
up to 4 AOOs per round

[LuneMoonshadow]

Round Tres + Uno!

Initiative:
Hiro 5
Cats 5

The hawk mysteriously regains consciousness and flies out of harm's way for the remainder of the fight.

Hiro attacks Tabby Cat: 19. Hit. Hiro deals 6 damage. Tabby Cat dies.

Hiro steps into F4.

Cats attack, provoking AOOs. Hiro attacks: 16, 6, 21, 22 (unconfirmed). Hiro deals 6, 4, and 6 damage. Three cats die.

Cats attack: 24 (unconfirmed), 6, 20, 12. Two hits. Cats deal 1 and 1 damage.

Hiro HP: 1/4

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[Icebird]

With little else to do as the wounds begin to pile up but suceed of die trying, Hiro steps southward onto the pile cats occupying the "singed" position and tries to slay another one.

Hiro:
AC 17
1 HP left
+2 for 1d4+2
up to 4 AOOs per round

[LuneMoonshadow]

In a valiant last move that would make any Fighter proud, Hiro lunges backwards while swinging his blade. Crimson spray covers the ground as three cats mew their final time. Their writhing continues even as their companions press forward, taking the opening Hiro has left and utilizing it to the fullest. All four cats slash and bite, draining Hiro of his energy to the point where he collapses.

His hawk can only watch on as the pool of blood spreads.

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/5622/d4hiroicebird4r5sj9.png

OOC: Hiro 5' steps to the south and attacks a cat: 10. Miss.

Cats attack, provoking AOOs: 7, 15, 14, 20. Three hits. Hiro deals 4, 6, and 5 damage. Three cats die.

Cats attack: 19, 19, 19, 23. (seriously...)