Gladiator Tournament II - Loser's Bracket: Coravel vs. Foom

[Black Plauge]

Well, The Cloud of Death turned out to be not so deadly for Foom. Perhaps then Coravel the Untouchable will prove to be not quite untouchable?

Well, Rakesh has already proven that the Untouchable can not only be touched, but held as well. Foom probably won't use the same tactics as Rakesh did, but I think he has a few tricks up his sleeve that Coravel will find less than pleseant.

He'll just have to hope that he doesn't make better aquaintance of Coravel's rapier.

Coravel, Foom, introduce yourselves to the crowd.

Coravel:
Crowd Attitude: 2.625
HP: 125

Foom:
Crowd Attitude: 6.125 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
HP: 122

Coravel and Foom have 24 hours to post their round 1 action.

[Darius]

Foom bows to the crowd then bows to his opponent. He then executes a rapid kata of punches, kicks and elbow strikes, each one punctuated by him shouting "Foom!"

OOC: Activate Wasp tattoo as a move action, perform weapon drill at +26.

[Tashalar]

Coravel has to crane his neck to make out Foom. Frowning at the Dragonne right in his face, he activates his boots and jumps and bounds across the arena while drawing his non-magical rapier and greeting the crowd with a couple of jumps which form a large "U".

Returning Foom's nod by inclining his head ever so slightly, Coravel then adopts a defensive posture. I won't lose another match. Especially not in those damned four starting rounds which no one needs. Curse them!

[Free action to activate boots. Move action to move to R11 while jumping over debris and jumping to impress in the end (+27 +16 from speed =+43). Standard action for total defense.

Jump to impress: [roll0] ]

[Black Plauge]

Initiative:
Behir:19
Stone Golem: 18
Coravel: 15
Foom: 13
Dragonne: 7
Astral Construct: 5

Behir is restrained and takes no action.

Stone Golem takes no action.

Coravel activates his boots of speed.
Coravel moves, jumping over debris and to impress. Jump 53 vs. DC 40. Success. Crowd attitude towards Coravel improves 1 step.

Foom activates his wasp tattoo.
Foom makes a Perform (weapon drill) check to impress the crowd. 39 vs. DC 35. Success. Crowd attitude towards Foom improves 2 steps.

Dragonne is restrained and takes no action.

Astral Construct takes no action.

Behir moves.

Stone Golem moves.

Coravel:
Crowd Attitude: 3.625
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, +30ft speed, 9 rounds remaining
HP: 125

Foom:
Crowd Attitude: 8.125 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, expires round 6
Wasp Tattoo Uses: 2
HP: 122

Coravel: 15
Foom: 13
Dragonne: 7
Astral Construct: 5
Round 3:
Behir:19
Stone Golem: 18

Well, we're off to a good start. Both gladiators are impressing the crowd with their abilities.

Considering that actual fighting isn't allowed right out of the gate, that's always a good thing.

Coravel has 24 hours to post his round 2 action.

[Tashalar]

Glancing back at the Dragonne, Coravel frowns. Trust the judges to decide on this nasty beast to put in the arena with me. They want to eliminate me.

Moving across the arena he uses his speed to jump over low walls and ends up much nearer to his adversary whom he eyes warily. Knowing that he will have to get away from the beast as far as possible, Coravel does a flip and then shortly bows to the crowd in this part of the arena... and takes his leave.

[Dodge opponent will be Foom unless I change it. ;)
Standard action for total defense. Move to S12 at half speed while tumbling to impress (10'), then move to S17 to get a running start and finish his 70' move in S24 by jumping there (automatic at +43 mod for DC 35).

Tumble to impress: [roll0] ]

[Black Plauge]

Coravel goes on full defense.
Coravel moves, tumbling to impress. Tumble 45 vs. DC 40. Success. Crowd attitude towards Coravel improves 1 step.

Coravel:
Crowd Attitude: 4.625
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, +30ft speed, 9 rounds remaining
Full Defense - no attacks, +6 AC
Dodge - Foom
HP: 125

Foom:
Crowd Attitude: 8.125 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, expires round 6
Wasp Tattoo Uses: 2
HP: 122

Foom: 13
Dragonne: 7
Astral Construct: 5
Round 3:
Behir:19
Stone Golem: 18
Coravel: 15

Foom has 24 hours to post his round 2 action.

[Darius]

"Come Coravel," Foom shouts as he twists through the air. "Let us see if you can stand up to the power of my purple pants!"

OOC: Move to L22, jump (+37) to M16 on top of the wall while trying to impress. Balance check should be automatic to stay on the wall and Foom has more than five ranks in balance, so he is not flat-footed.

Jump check: [roll0]

[Black Plauge]

Foom moves, jumping onto a wall to impress. Jump 51 vs. DC 50 (30 long + 20 high) & 40. Success. Foom lands on the wall and crowd attitude towards Foom increases 1 step. Balance DC 10 is automatic.

Dragonne moves.

Astral Construct moves, jumping in an attempt to reach Foom. Jump 21 vs. DC 8. Success.
Astral Construct attacks Foom. 36 (natural 19) vs. AC 31. Threatens. 28 vs. AC 31. Fails to confirm critical hit. Deals 12 damage.

Behir takes no action.

Stone Golem moves.

Coravel:
Crowd Attitude: 4.625
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, +30ft speed, 8 rounds remaining
Dodge - Foom
HP: 125

Foom:
Crowd Attitude: 9.125 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, expires round 6
Wasp Tattoo Uses: 2
HP: 110

Astral Construct:
Improved Fly, Pounce, Improved Swim, Improved Critical
HP: 85

Coravel: 15
Foom: 13
Dragonne: 7
Astral Construct: 5
Round 4:
Behir:19
Stone Golem: 18

Not that was one hell of a jump.

Whose? Foom's that covered so much distance and height? Or the Astral Construct's that enabled it to give Foom a love tap?

Coravel has 24 hours to post his round 3 action.

[Tashalar]

Coravel eyes the Dragonne suspisciously as if waiting for a roar of hers the entire time. As he sees the construct pummel Foom after his impressive jump, Coravel immediately feels the urge to outperform him. How careless of him... putting himself right in the reach of the plated monstrosity. I'll show him... yeah, I'll show him.

The urge to prove his excessive talents to the crowd wins over the necessity to stay away from the dragonne - Coravel takes off... moving around the obstacles next to him he suddenly speeds up and takes off the ground, vaulting over the nearest wall and landing with exquisite grace in the midst of the hedge to lash out with his rapier in Foom's direction and then backflipping off the hedge again onto a nearbye platform...

[Spring attack Foom by moving to T22, then get a running start to Q19 and jump onto the hedge in N17 to impress (jump +43 - crowd attitude up by one (at least) automatically, included in roll below; balance check DC 25 on hedge automatic (+26); jump check 20 distance & 20 height automatic as well), attack fighting defensively and taking a -4 penalty to deal non-lethal damage, then jump onto platform in P17 (automatic).

Attack at: +25 +1 haste +1 morale -4 fd -4 non-lethal = +19.
Damage: 3d6+6.

Jump (+43): [roll0]

Attack: [roll1]
Damage: [roll2] ]

[Black Plauge]

Coravel moves, jumping onto a hedge to impress. Jump 47 vs. DC 40 (for both). Success. Coravel lands on the hedge and crowd attitude towards him improves 1 step. Balance DC 25 to stay on hedge is automatic. Coravel is now Appreciated (+1 attacks & damage).
Coravel attacks Foom, fighting defensively and striking to subdue. 33 vs. AC 31. Hits. Deals 20 non-lethal damage.
Coravel moves, jumping onto a platform. Jump is automatic. Crowd attitude towards Coravel improves 1 step.

Coravel:
Crowd Attitude: 6.625 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, +30ft speed, 7 rounds remaining
Dodge - Foom
HP: 125

Foom:
Crowd Attitude: 9.125 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, expires round 6
Wasp Tattoo Uses: 2
Non-lethal damage: 20
HP: 110

Astral Construct:
Improved Fly, Pounce, Improved Swim, Improved Critical
HP: 85

Foom: 13
Dragonne: 7
Astral Construct: 5
Round 4:
Behir:19
Stone Golem: 18
Coravel: 15

Foom has 24 hours to post his round 3 action.

[Darius]

Foom gritted his teeth against the pain of the repeated strikes. He didn't think that he had been that close to the construct, and it was a mistake that could cost him dearly.

He disappears, only to reappear next to Coravel, his foot snaking out in an attempt to trip the elf.

OOC: Activate Tiger Tattoo as a move action (+1 to unarmed attacks and +1d6 to unarmed damage). Abundant step to Q17. Trip attempt against Coravel, using a Lion Tattoo use. Total attack should be +23 to attack (+16 normal +1 morale +1 haste +1 tiger tattoo +4 smite). Trip check is +8. Follow up attack if trip is successful also at +23; damage is 2d8+1d6+9. Strike is for non-lethal damage. Use a stunning fist use in an attempt to stun. DC: Fort: 25.

[Black Plauge]

Foom activates his Tiger Tattoo.
Foom uses Abundant Step to move and his Sun School feat to attack Coravel afterwards, smiting via his Lion Tattoo and attempting to trip. 27 vs. Touch AC 39. Whiffs. Crowd attitude towards Foom worsens 1 step.

Dragonne takes no action.

Astral Construct takes no action.

Behir steps.

Stone Golem take no action.

Coravel:
Crowd Attitude: 6.625 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, +30ft speed, 7 rounds remaining
Dodge - Foom
HP: 125

Foom:
Crowd Attitude: 8.125 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, expires round 6
Tiger Tattoo Bonuses - +1 unarmed attacks, +1d6 unarmed damage, expires round 8
Wasp Tattoo Uses: 2
Tiger Tattoo Uses: 2
Lion Tattoo Uses: 2
Non-lethal damage: 21
HP: 110

Astral Construct:
Improved Fly, Pounce, Improved Swim, Improved Critical
HP: 85

Coravel: 15
Foom: 13
Dragonne: 7
Astral Construct: 5
Round 5:
Behir:19
Stone Golem: 18

Foom isn't going to let Coravel's attack go unanswered, he's following up.

Perhaps, but he's going to have to do better than that to lay a hand on Coravel.

Coravel has 24 hours to post his round 4 action.

[Tashalar]

Coravel but raises a brow as he deftly evades Foom's leg sweep. "You'll have to do better than that." Feinting left shortly, he suddenly swishes past him, strikes at Foom with his rapier before backflipping off the platform away from him.

[Turn boots off. Spring attack by tumbling through Foom's space (automatic success) to R17 to impress, attacking fighting defensively and dealing non-lethal damage (-8 to attack total, +13 dodge to AC) then jumping off the crate to R20.

Tumble (+28): 1d20+28
Attack (+18): 1d20+18
Damage (3d6+6 non-lethal): 3d6+6

AoOs will be to deal non-lethal damage.]

[Black Plauge]

Coravel deactivates his boots of speed.
Coravel moves, tumbling through Foom’s space and to impress. 33 vs. DC’s 25 & 40. Success and Fail. Coravel moves through Foom’s space but does not impress the crowd.
Coravel attacks Foom, fighting defensively and dealing non-lethal damage. Natural 20. Threatens. 19 vs. AC 31. Fails to confirm critical hit. Deals 14 non-lethal damage.
Coravel moves. His last spring attack is too recent for the Crowd to be impressed.

Coravel:
Crowd Attitude: 6.625 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Haste - inactive, 7 rounds remaining
Fighting defensively - -4 attacks, +13 AC
Dodge - Foom
HP: 125

Foom:
Crowd Attitude: 8.125 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, expires round 6
Tiger Tattoo Bonuses - +1 unarmed attacks, +1d6 unarmed damage, expires round 8
Wasp Tattoo Uses: 2
Tiger Tattoo Uses: 2
Lion Tattoo Uses: 2
Non-lethal damage: 35
HP: 110

Astral Construct:
Improved Fly, Pounce, Improved Swim, Improved Critical
HP: 85

Foom: 13
Dragonne: 7
Astral Construct: 5
Round 5:
Behir:19
Stone Golem: 18
Coravel: 15

Foom has 24 hours to post his round 4 action.

[Darius]

Foom executes a springing handstand from on top of the platform, cartwheeling to Coravel before nearly sitting on the ground, lashing his foot out in a circle in a move dubbed "Lashing Tail of Dragon". He only hoped that Coravel would not be able to avoid his spinning foot entirely.

OOC: Tumble to impress to Q19 (+25). 1st attack: Trip attempt against Coravel, using a Lion Tattoo use. Total attack should be +23 to attack (+16 normal +1 morale +1 haste +1 tiger tattoo +4 smite). Trip check is +8. Follow up attack if trip is successful also at +23; damage is 2d8+1d6+9. Strike is for non-lethal damage. Use a stunning fist use in an attempt to stun. DC: Fort: 25.

[Black Plauge]

Foom moves, tumbling to impress. Tumble 44 vs. DC 40. Success. Crowd attitude towards Foom improves 1 step.
Foom attacks Coravel, attempting to trip and smite. Natural 1. Automatic miss. Crowd attitude towards Foom worsens 2 steps.

Dragonne roars. Will saves: Foom 27, Coravel 9, Behir 24 vs. DC 25. Behir and Foom succeed. Coravel fails. Coravel is fatigued.

Astral Construct steps.

Behir takes no action.

Stone Golem takes no action.

Coravel:
Crowd Attitude: 6.625 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Haste - inactive, 7 rounds remaining
Fighting defensively - -4 attacks, +13 AC
Fatigued - -2 Str & Dex, cannot run or charge
Dodge - Foom
HP: 125

Foom:
Crowd Attitude: 7.125 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, expires round 6
Tiger Tattoo Bonuses - +1 unarmed attacks, +1d6 unarmed damage, expires round 8
Wasp Tattoo Uses: 2
Tiger Tattoo Uses: 2
Lion Tattoo Uses: 1
Non-lethal damage: 35
HP: 110

Astral Construct:
Improved Fly, Pounce, Improved Swim, Improved Critical
HP: 85

Coravel: 15
Foom: 13
Dragonne: 7
Astral Construct: 5
Round 6:
Behir:19
Stone Golem: 18

Is Coravel playing with his opponent?

Not really, and even if he is, the Dragonne has made his presense felt for the first time and I don't think that Coravel likes it.

Coravel has 24 hours to post his round 5 action.

[Tashalar]

Coravel only raises a brow and purses his lips in an arrogant smirk as Foom almost lands on his bum on his attack. Shaking his head, he then suddenly frowns deeply as his body reverberates from the dragonne's roar. Glancing in its direction furiously for a second, he breathes in deeply once and refocuses on his opponent. Slowly he draws his magical rapier an inch, then makes an act of shaking his head and pushing it back in its sheath.

Instead, he repeatedly lashes out with the rapier he has in hand.

[Activate boots. Full attack Foom fighting defensively (fatigue mods taken into account) and foregoing his last attack.

Attack: +17 +7 Dex +1 haste +1 morale -4 fd = +22/+22/+17/+12
Damage: 3d6 +5 Int +1 morale -1 Str

Attack 1: ; to confirm: [roll1];
Damage 1: [roll]3d6+5;
Attack 2: ; to confirm: [roll3];
Damage 2: [roll]3d6+5;
Attack 3: ; to confirm: [roll5];
Damage 3: [roll]3d6+5;
Attack 4: ; to confirm: [roll7];
Damage 4: [roll]3d6+5; ]

[Black Plauge]

Coravel activates his boots of speed.
Coravel attacks Foom, fighting defensively. Natural 20, 25, 20, & 16 vs. AC 31. One threatens, one deflected by ring, two miss. 34 vs. AC 31. Confirms critical hit. Deals 6 (1d6+5 rapier damage)+10 (1d6+5 rapier damage) +9 (2d6 percise strike) = 25 damage. Crowd attitude towards Coravel improves 2 steps.

Coravel:
Crowd Attitude: 8.625 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, +30ft speed, 6 rounds remaining
Fighting defensively - -4 attacks, +13 AC
Fatigued - -2 Str & Dex, cannot run or charge
Dodge - Foom
HP: 125

Foom:
Crowd Attitude: 7.125 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, expires round 6
Tiger Tattoo Bonuses - +1 unarmed attacks, +1d6 unarmed damage, expires round 8
Wasp Tattoo Uses: 2
Tiger Tattoo Uses: 2
Lion Tattoo Uses: 1
Non-lethal damage: 35
HP: 85

Astral Construct:
Improved Fly, Pounce, Improved Swim, Improved Critical
HP: 85

Foom: 13
Dragonne: 7
Astral Construct: 5
Round 6:
Behir:19
Stone Golem: 18
Coravel: 15

Foom has 24 hours to post his round 5 action.

Map is unchanged.

[Darius]

"The power of the pants compels you!" Foom yells, dropping back into a low spin, but finishing with a flurry of punches aimed low.

OOC: Trip attempt against Coravel, using a Lion Tattoo use. Total attack should be +23 to attack (+16 normal +1 morale +1 haste +1 tiger tattoo +4 smite). Trip check is +8. Follow up attack if trip is successful also at +23; damage is 2d8+1d6+9. Strike is for non-lethal damage. Use a stunning fist use in an attempt to stun. DC: Fort: 25.
2nd attack is same as the first attack, less the lion tattoo use.
3rd and 4th attacks are normal attacks (+19 to hit, 2d8+4+1d6 damage).
If the first two strikes are successful, drive Coravel N one square and Foom will follow.
All strikes are non-lethal.

1st Trip Attack: Trip check: [roll1]
Follow-up attack: [roll2] confirm: [roll3]
Damage: [roll4] + [roll5]
Follow-up is attempt to stun
2nd Attack (trip if first unsuccessful)
hit: [roll6]
trip check :[roll7]
follow up attack: [roll8] confirm: [roll9]
damage: [roll10] + [roll11]
Follow-up is attempt to stun
3rd attack: [roll12] confirm: [roll13]
damage: [roll14] + [roll15]
4th attack: [roll16] confirm: [roll17]
damage: [roll18] + [roll1d6

[Black Plauge]

Foom attacks Coravel, attempting to trip and smite. 38 vs. Touch AC 39. Deflected by ring.
Foom attacks Coravel, attempting to trip. 30 vs. Touch AC 39. Whiffs. Crowd attitude towards Foom worsens 1 step.
Foom attacks Coravel. 38 & 31 vs. AC 43. One deflected by ring, one whiffs. Crowd attitude towards Foom worsens 1 step.

Dragonne roars. Will saves: Foom 31, Coravel 20, Behir 24. All succeed.

Astral Construct takes no action.

Behir takes no action.

Stone Golem takes no action.

Coravel:
Crowd Attitude: 8.625 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, +30ft speed, 6 rounds remaining
Fatigued - -2 Str & Dex, cannot run or charge
Dodge - Foom
HP: 125

Foom:
Crowd Attitude: 5.125 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, expires initiative count 13 round 6
Tiger Tattoo Bonuses - +1 unarmed attacks, +1d6 unarmed damage, expires initiative count 13 round 8
Wasp Tattoo Uses: 2
Tiger Tattoo Uses: 2
Lion Tattoo Uses: 0
Non-lethal damage: 35
HP: 85

Astral Construct:
Improved Fly, Pounce, Improved Swim, Improved Critical
HP: 85

Coravel: 15
Foom: 13
Dragonne: 7
Astral Construct: 5
Round 7:
Behir:19
Stone Golem: 18

Coravel is doing his best to live up to his name and it seems to be working.

Well, Foom has come close. Coravel's defenses were just barely enough on that first attack and if I read things right, it will only take one hit for Coravel to be in a world of hurt.

Coravel has 24 hours to post his round 6 action.

Map is unchanged.

[Tashalar]

Coravel twitches slightly as Foom's attack is only barely deflected by his last ditch defences. His eyes narrow slightly but relax as the other attacks whistle past as usual.

Then... the dragonne roars again. Shaking his head shortly, Coravel's hand comes to rest on the hilt of his magical rapier. "Purple pants... enough of this. Feel the touch of my rapier and do the only sensible thing... surrender." His voice is clear and strong, yet tainted by his usual arrogant demeanor. Cartwheeling around Foom he drops his rapier, pulls his magical rapier from his sheath and touches Foom on the breast with it shortly. Dodging left then right, he suddenly moves right past Foom to come to stand behind him. Tilting his head to the side, he gauges Foom openly.

[Drop non-magical rapier in R19, spring attack Foom fighting defensively by tumbling to P19 and drawing magical rapier on the move, attacking (touch attack for Con damage), then tumbling through Foom's space (automatic success) to R19 to impress.

Attack (+17 +7 Dex +2 enhancement +1 haste +1 morale -4 fd = +24
): [roll0]
Damage (1d6 Con damage): [roll1]
Tumble (+27 (fatigued)): [roll2] ]

[Black Plauge]

Coravel drops his rapier.
Coravel moves, tumbling to avoid AoOs and drawing his magical rapier. Tumble DC 15 is automatic.
Coravel attacks Foom, using his rapier’s special touch attack. 32 vs. Touch AC 26. Hits. Deals 5 Con damage. Foom loses 51 hp as a result, knocking him unconscious.

Match is over. Coravel wins.

Coravel:
Crowd Attitude: 8.625 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
HP: 125

Foom:
Crowd Attitude: 4.125
Con damage: 5 (-3 to all Con related checks)
Non-lethal damage: 35
HP: 34

Foom won't get the chance to plant that one hit, though. Coravel has switched rapiers and Foom has paid the price.

That's really too bad for Foom. I just know that one lucky blow could have changed the match dramatically.

Never rely on luck.

Voting will close on Wednesday, 10 October, 2007. Coravel's player should PM me his recovery plans by then too.