Gladiator Tournament II - Round 3: Spikey vs. Gork

[Black Plauge]

Well, we're down to just two undefeated gladiators and they have surprisingly similar fighting styles.

Well, while both love to tie their opponents in knots, they have very different ways of accomplishing it. Spikey favors the use of his own two hands, while Gork is more prone to use his manacles.

Either way, were liable to see a great deal of squirming out there.

Spikey and Gork, introduce yourselves to the crowd.

Spikey:
Crowd Attitude: 14 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
HP: 135

Gork:
Crowd Attitude: 5.875
Spells: -/2/1
HP: 139

Gus:
HP: 33

Spikey and Gork have 24 hours to post their round 1 action. This action is supposed to be for showmanship.

[Boomlaor]

Gork proudly enters the arena once again with an enormous Ape at his side. In an attempt to draw attention to Gus, his new companion, he has left the earthen dyes and paints used in the bonding ceremony on his skin as well as on Gus's, the bright earthtone colors standing out in stark patterns on both of their bodies. Gork calls out to the croud and to Spikey in a loud clear voice,

"We have discussed this match since the grand melee! I'm glad to now have the opportunity to wrestle a worthy opponent!"

Gus and Gork act simultaneously, moving toward each other, leaping into the air, and performing a martial Haka.

ooc:
Whichever of Gus or Gork is higher in initiative delays to act simultaneously with the other.
Free action to order Gus to "Come."
Gus to o/p-28/29
Move action to push Gus to "Perform." Handle Animal [roll0]
Standard action to perform weapon drill [roll1] (or +24 if Gus's performance is successful)

edit: in hand is Gork's mancatcher.

[Tashalar]

As usual, Spikey does not speak but instead bows to his opponent to show his acknowledgement. He then bows to the nearbye spectators and raises his arms in greeting to the others shortly before setting his mind to the task before him.

The next moment he is speeding through the arena and plunges upwards in a huge leap, up and far... coming down on the arena ground with a soft 'thud', Spikey then turns to face his opponent.

[Spikey moves to P9, hops to P11, gets a running start to P15 and then jumps to impress (+50) through the arena in a mighty leap to end up in O21. Ready action sent to BP.

Jump (+50): [roll0]

Kama held in hand. ]

[Black Plauge]

Spikey moves, jumping to impress. Jump 69 vs. DC 40. Critical success. Crowd attitude towards Spikey improves 2 steps.
Spikey readies an action.

Clay Golem takes no action.

Gus delays.

Stone Golem takes no action.

Dire Elephant takes no action.

Note: Characters cannot act simultaneously. I’ve thus had to modify Gork’s actions so that they accomplish the same effect but conform with the rules.
Gork orders Gus to come.
Gork pushes Gus to Perform. Handle Animal 25 vs. DC 25. Success.
Gork readies an action.

Gus moves.
Gus makes a Perform check to assist Gork. Perform 7 vs. DC 10. Fails.

Gork’s readied action is triggered by the end of Gus’s performance attempt. Gork makes a Perform (weapon drill) check to impress the crowd. 35 vs. DC 35. Success. Crowd attitude towards Gork improves 2 steps.

Triceratops is restrained.


Spikey:
Crowd Attitude: 16 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
HP: 135

Gork:
Crowd Attitude: 7.875 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Spells: -/2/1
HP: 139

Gus:
HP: 33

Round 2:
Spikey: 20
Clay Golem: 19
Stone Golem: 18
Dire Elephant: 7
Gork: 4
Gus: 4
Triceratops: 0

Spikey is once again up to his high "flying" hi-jinx.

Gork, on the other hand, is more down to earth, but still impressive.

Spikey has 24 hours to post his round 2 action.

[Tashalar]

Glancing to the ape shortly, then back at Gork, Spikey goes to meet the challenge. Flipping and jumping across the arena, he cartwheels shortly on the side of a crate and ends his move not far from Gork with a mighty jump... and turning into something huge all of a sudden. Extending a hand towards Gork, he motions at the goliath to come to him.

[Free action to activate boots. Move to P14 while tumbling at half speed on the crate in R15 to impress using balance to aid. Standard action to manifest augmented expansion to become huge size, center of character in P14 (O13-Q15).

Balance to aid (+4): [roll0];
Tumble to impress (+20): [roll1] (+2 if balance DC 10 is successful) ]

[Black Plauge]

Spikey activates his boots of speed.
Spikey moves, tumbling and balancing to impress. Balance 24 vs. DC 10. Success. Tumble gets a +2 circumstance bonus. Tumble 32 vs. DC 40. Fails. Crowd is not impressed.
Spikey manifests expansion.

Clay Golem steps.

Stone Golem steps.

Dire Elephant takes no action.

Spikey:
Crowd Attitude: 16 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Expansion - Huge size, +4 Str, -4 Dex, -2 attacks & AC, must be ended by round 7, initiative count 20
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, speed bonus doesn’t stack, 9 round remaining
HP: 135

Gork:
Crowd Attitude: 7.875 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Spells: -/2/1
HP: 139

Gus:
HP: 33

Gork: 4
Gus: 4
Triceratops: 0
Round 3:
Spikey: 20
Clay Golem: 19
Stone Golem: 18
Dire Elephant: 7

Gork has 24 hours to post his round 2 action.

[Boomlaor]

"The bigger they are, the harder they fall!"

Gork continues his haka, chanting and grunting toward Gus, and then the martial dance flows into movement toward the spiker towering over him. As he draws in to range, Gork scoots through Spikey's legs and climbs up onto his back, trying to choke him from behind.

ooc:
free action to order Gus to "subdue" spikey
move action to tumble at half speed to n-14 to avoid AoO's, assisted by jump, if that's possible.
standard action to attempt to grapple spikey.

jump vs DC 10 to assist [roll0]
tumble vs DC 15 to avoid AoO [roll1]
touch attack 16 bab + 9 str + 1 crowd = +26 [roll2]
grapple check 16 bab + 9 str + 4 feat + 4 powerful build + 8 gloves = +41 [roll3]
damage 1d3 + 9 str + 1 crowd = [roll4]

[Tashalar]

Spikey seemed ready to pummel the advancing Gork and seems surprised as he twists about and beneath his legs only to jump on his back. With a great heave, Spikey tries to throw the goliath off.

As he straightens all of a sudden, Gork looses his grip entirely and skids off Spikey's back and onto the floor... his grip... lost.

[Grapple mod: +12 BAB +5 Str +4 feat +8 item +8 size = +37

Grapple: [roll0] ]

[Black Plauge]

Gork orders Gus to subdue Spikey.
Gork moves, tumbling to avoid AoOs. 29 vs. DC 15. Success.
Gork attempts to grapple Spikey. 30 vs. Touch AC 22. Hits. Grapple 43 vs. 57. Fails.

Gus moves.

Triceratops takes no action.

Spikey:
Crowd Attitude: 16 (Liked, +2 attacks & damage)
Expansion - Huge size, +4 Str, -4 Dex, -2 attacks & AC, must be ended by round 7, initiative count 20
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, speed bonus doesn’t stack, 9 round remaining
HP: 135

Gork:
Crowd Attitude: 7.875 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Spells: -/2/1
HP: 139

Gus:
HP: 33

Round 3:
Spikey: 20
Clay Golem: 19
Stone Golem: 18
Dire Elephant: 7
Gork: 4
Gus: 4
Triceratops: 0

Spikey's now the big man in the arena.

That's not stopping Gork from trying to climb onto his back, however. He needs to manuver into position for that signature hog-tie of his.

Spikey has 24 hours to post his round 3 action.

[Tashalar]

Spikey smiles down at Gork and shakes his head shortly. With a huge backwards flip he moves out of reach but immediately goes into a series of foot swipes that connect with Gork and flip him onto the ground. With the quickness of a snake’s tongue, Spikey’s hands and feet lash out and pummel the Goliath lying on the ground, targeting a pressure point on his chest.

With a sideways glance to the ape, Spikey abruptly stops his attacks and stands back, arms crossed in front of his chest for the moment.

[Manifest hustle defensively (auto-success), tumble to Q13/S11 at half speed to evade AoOs and impress and full attack unarmed with greater flurry going first for trip, then for stun (to deal non-lethal damage). Use rapid stunning to attempt stunning up to three times. Stop attacking as soon as he manages to deal damage to Gork three times or if Gork is knocked out.

Attack: +12 BAB +5 Str +2 morale +1 haste -2 size = +18/+18/+18/+18/+13/+8
Trip mod: +5 Str +4 feat +8 size = +17
Damage: 6d8 +5 Str +2 morale = 6d8+7

Tumble to impress (+20): Attack: [roll0]

1: Attack: [roll1]; trip: [roll2]; follow-up: [roll3]; damage: [roll4];
2: Attack: [roll5]; trip: [roll6]; follow-up: [roll7]; damage: [roll8];
3: Attack: [roll9]; trip: [roll10]; follow-up: [roll11]; damage: [roll12];
4: Attack: [roll13]; trip: [roll14]; follow-up: [roll15]; damage: [roll16];
5: Attack: [roll17]; trip: [roll18]; follow-up: [roll19]; damage: [roll20];
6: Attack: [roll21]; trip: [roll22]; follow-up: [roll23]; damage: [roll24]

AoO vs. ape will be to grapple if Gork is stunned (dealing non-lethal damage and forfeiting the natural spike damage), to trip unarmed and deal non-lethal damage if Gork is not stunned.


Uh... I hope I got it all.]

[Boomlaor]

Since the first 5 attacks hit Gork's touch AC, I'll roll up some counter-trip rolls.
9 str + 4 powerful build + 2 armbands of might = +15
1: [roll0]
2: [roll1]
3: [roll2]
4: [roll3]
5: [roll4]

[Black Plauge]

Note: Swift action spells/power do not provoke AoOs and do not need to be cast/manifested defensively.
Spikey manifests hustle, gaining an additional move action which he uses to move, tumbling to avoid AoOs and impress. Tumble 40 vs. DC 15 & 40. Success. Crowd attitude towards Spikey improves 1 step.
Spikey attacks Gork, attempting to trip. 21 vs. Touch AC 13. Hits. Trip 24 vs. 20. Success. Gork is prone. Spikey gets a follow up attack, on which he attempts to stun. 32 vs. AC 16 (-4 prone). Hits. Deals 32 non-lethal damage. DR reduces to 31 non-lethal damage. Gork Fort 29 vs. DC 25. Success. Crowd attitude towards Spikey improves 2 steps.
Spikey attacks Gork, attempting to stun. 26 vs. AC 16. Hits. Deals 33 non-lethal damage. DR reduces to 32 non-lethal damage. Gork Fort 24 vs. DC 25. Fails. Gork is stunned, causing him to drop is mancatcher. Crowd attitude towards Spikey improves 2 steps (effective disarm). Spikey is now Beloved (+3 attacks & damage, auto ture ressurection if killed during match).
Spikey attack Gork. 38 vs AC 15 (no Dex). Hits. Deals 32 non-lethal damage. DR reduces to 31 non-lethal damage.

Clay Golem takes no action

Stone Golem takes no action.

Dire Elephant takes no action.

Gork is stunned and cannot act.

Gus moves, provoking an AoO from Spikey. Spikey attacks Gus, attempting to grapple. 37 vs. Touch AC 11. Hits. Grapple 49 vs. 31. Success. Deals 29 non-lethal damage. Spikey moves into Gus’s space.
Gus grapples with Spikey, attempting to deal non-lethal damage. 30 vs. 44. Fails.

Triceratops takes no action.

Gork’s stun wears off.

Spikey:
Crowd Attitude: 21 (Beloved, +3 attacks & damage)
Expansion - Huge size, +4 Str, -4 Dex, -2 attacks & AC, must be ended by round 7, initiative count 20
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, speed bonus doesn’t stack, 9 round remaining
Grappling Gus
HP: 135

Gork:
Crowd Attitude: 7.875 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Spells: -/2/1
Non-lethal damage: 94
HP: 135

Gus:
Grappling Spikey
Non-lethal damage: 29
HP: 33

Round 4:
Spikey: 20
Clay Golem: 19
Stone Golem: 18
Dire Elephant: 7
Gork: 4
Gus: 4
Triceratops: 0

Size does have it's advantages. Spikey's backed away from Gork and still managed to put the poor guy out of the fight temporarily.

Meanwhile, he's engaged with Gus who's moved in closer in an attempt to follow Gork's orders to subdue Spikey. Some how I don't think that is going to happen.

Spikey has 24 hours to post his round 4 action.

[Tashalar]

Keeping his gaze on Gork, Spikey slowly turns Gus onto his back and squeezes for a few seconds until the ape drops unconscious - stopping immediately when he feels the ape succumb.

Once more his leg lashes out to connect with Gork, but then Spikey pulls back and makes another mighty backwards leap carrying him out of reach of Gork. Slowly his right hand moves forward, finally motioning for Gork to get up.

[Grapple to pin, grapple to deal damage, use remainder of attacks to attack Gork unarmed to deal non-lethal damage but once (he won't go for a stun and he’ll forfeit the last attack if the third attack hits). Manifest hustle and tumble to N19/P17 and then jumping to impress to N20/P18.

Jump to impress (+52): [roll0]

Grapple checks to pin and deal non-lethal damage are automatic.
Damage: [roll1]

1: Attack: [roll2]; damage: [roll3]
2: Attack: [roll4]; damage: [roll5] ]

[Black Plauge]

Spikey pins and grapples with Gus to deal non-lethal damage. Grapple checks are automatic (Spikey’s bonus 25 points higher than Gus’s). Deals 42 non-lethal damage. Gus is unconscious. Crowd attitude towards Spikey improves 1 step.
Spikey releases Gus and attacks Gork. 17 vs. AC 16. Hits. Deals 40 non-lethal damage. DR reduces to 39 non-lethal damage.
Spikey manifests hustle and moves. Jumping to impress. Jump 53 vs. DC 40. Success. Crowd attitude towards Spikey improves 1 step.

Clay Golem takes no action.

Stone Golem takes no action.

Dire Elephant takes no action.

Spikey:
Crowd Attitude: 23 (Beloved, +3 attacks & damage)
Expansion - Huge size, +4 Str, -4 Dex, -2 attacks & AC, must be ended by round 7, initiative count 20
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, speed bonus doesn’t stack, 9 round remaining
PP: 21
HP: 135

Gork:
Crowd Attitude: 7.875 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Spells: -/2/1
Non-lethal damage: 133
HP: 135

Gus:
Unconcious
Non-lethal damage: 71
HP: 33

Gork: 4
Triceratops: 0
Round 5:
Spikey: 20
Clay Golem: 19
Stone Golem: 18
Dire Elephant: 7

Gork has 24 hours to post his round 4 action.

[Boomlaor]

"I thought you were a wrestler, not a boxer! It seems I was mistaken though. You're too scared to have a popper wrestling match, even when you're three times my size!"

Gork pulls himself laboriously to his feet and with a burst of speed tries to seek out an area where Spikey's enormous size won't be such an advantage.

ooc:
Move action to stand.
Cast swift haste.
Move to H-10 via M-14, L-13, K-12, J-13, H-13, H-10

[Tashalar]

Spikey grimaces as he hears Gork’s words. A challenge... and the spectators heard it. Cracking his neck once, Spikey then bounds across the arena near to Gork. Looking down on the Goliath with a slight smile, Spikey suddenly lashes out and performs a sideways kick connecting with Gork’s legs and bringing him crashing down to the ground. Reaching out to grab him, he then pulls over and towers over him... pulling him closer and closer into a crushing embrace.

[Under the condition that Gork's move works as planned: Boots active. Manifest hustle and move to K9/M7 (Jump to O15/Q17 (15’ long), jump up O12/Q14 (15’ long), jump to O9/Q11 (15’ long), jump to M7/O9 (15’ long), jump to K7/M9 (15’ long). By my calculation that’s a 75’ move.) jumping over obstacles and difficult terrain repeatedly to get there (60’ move with 80’ movement – should be no problem, but I’ll specify if necessary). Full attack to trip unarmed (without flurry), then follow-up to grapple. Continue attack to grapple until successful.
Attack: +12 BAB +5 Str +3 morale -2 size +1 haste = +19
Damage: 6d8+8 (non-lethal)
Trip check: +17

1: Attack: [roll0]; trip: [roll1]; follow-up attack: [roll2]; grapple check: [roll3]
2: Attack: [roll4]; trip: [roll5]; follow-up attack: [roll6]; grapple check: [roll7]
3: Attack: [roll8]; trip: [roll9]; follow-up attack: [roll10]; grapple check: [roll11]
4: Attack: [roll12]; trip: [roll13]; follow-up attack: [roll14]; grapple check: [roll15]

AoOs will be to grapple.


Should grapple not be possible from said position (I guess that could be the case if Spikey cannot move into Gork’s space), Spikey will simply shrug and finish Gork off by attacking to deal non-lethal damage after tripping Gork.]

[Boomlaor]

Trip checks: +15
[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]

Grapple checks: +41
[roll4]
[roll5]
[roll6]
[roll7]

[Boomlaor]

Countertrip roll at +15
[roll0]

[Tashalar]

[Opposed trip (+13): [roll0]

If counter-tripped, I'd adjust my above action if possible (it happens after the first attack, so Spikey might do other things). :) ]

[Black Plauge]

Gork stands from prone.
Gork casts swift haste.
Gork moves.

Triceratops takes no action.

Spikey manifests hustle, gaining an extra move action which he uses to move, jumping over stuff in the way. Jump DC’s are all automatic.
Spikey attacks Gork, attempting to trip. 36 vs. Touch AC 13. Hits. Trip 22 vs. 28. Fails. Gork attempts to counter trip. 24 vs. 21. Success. Spikey is prone. Crowd attitude towards Spikey worsens 2 steps. Crowd attitude towards Gork improves 2 steps.

Spikey:
Crowd Attitude: 21 (Beloved, +3 attacks & damage)
Expansion - Huge size, +4 Str, -4 Dex, -2 attacks & AC, must be ended by round 7, initiative count 20
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, speed bonus doesn’t stack, 8 round remaining
Prone - -4 melee attacks & AC, +4 ranged AC
PP: 18
HP: 135

Gork:
Crowd Attitude: 9.875 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Spells: -/2/1
Non-lethal damage: 133
HP: 135

Gus:
Unconcious
Non-lethal damage: 71
HP: 33

Round 5:
Spikey: 20
Clay Golem: 19
Stone Golem: 18
Dire Elephant: 7
Gork: 4
Triceratops: 0

Spikey has 24 hours to complete his round 5 action.

[Tashalar]

As Spikey kicks at Gork's legs, Gork uses the force of the kick to lever Spikey onto his back. Spikey grimaces and groans inwardly. Vaulting to his feet once more, the huge Spikey hovers above Gork with both arms outstretched threateningly.

[Try to get to his feet as a free action via tumble as well as impressing the crowd with this. If successful and he is allowed to attack afterwards, he'll go for a grapple. Not sure if you will use the old attack rolls and counter-rolls, so I'll just refrain from posting any rolls except the tumble.

Tumble: [roll0] vs. DC 35 and DC 40 ]

[Black Plauge]

Spikey tries to stand as a free action and to impress the crowd. Tumble 33 vs. DC 35 & 40. Fails.
Spikey stands.

Clay Golem takes no action.

Stone Golem takes no action.

Dire Elephant takes no action.

Spikey:
Crowd Attitude: 22 (Beloved, +3 attacks & damage)
Expansion - Huge size, +4 Str, -4 Dex, -2 attacks & AC, must be ended by round 7, initiative count 20
Haste - +1 attacks, AC, & Ref, speed bonus doesn’t stack, 8 round remaining
Prone - -4 melee attacks & AC, +4 ranged AC
PP: 18
HP: 135

Gork:
Crowd Attitude: 9.875 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Spells: -/2/1
Non-lethal damage: 133
HP: 135

Gus:
Unconcious
Non-lethal damage: 71
HP: 33

Gork: 4
Triceratops: 0
Round 6:
Spikey: 20
Clay Golem: 19
Stone Golem: 18
Dire Elephant: 7

Gork has 24 hours to post his round 5 action.

[Boomlaor]

Throwing caution to the wind, Gork dances forth once more, and tries to pull himself up onto Spikey's torso, using his spikes as handholds. Upon reaching his enormous chest, Gork wraps his arms around Spikey's throat and tries to subdue his gargantuan opponent.

ooc:
tumble to J-9 at half speed to avoid AoOs,
attack Spikey attempting to grapple.

tumble [roll0]
touch attack [roll1]
grapple check [roll2]

[Tashalar]

Spikey smiles encouragingly as Gork advances with obvious intent. The smile vanishes as the goliath nimbly climbs onto him by grabbing his spikes. With all his might Spikey tries to throw him off again.

[Opposed grapple check (+37): [roll0].]

[Tashalar]

... and succeeds. Pushing Gork away, Spikey then bends over him and tries to grab Gork by the waist and shove him to the ground.

[Boots active. Full attack to grapple. If first two grapples are unsuccessful, Spikey will attack normally the last two times with his kama.
Attacks unarmed: +12 BAB +5 Str +3 morale +1 haste -2 size = +19/+19
Damage: 9d8+2d6+8
Attacks w/kama+2: +12 BAB +5 Str +3 morale +1 haste +2 enhancement -2 size: +16/+11
Damage: 2d6+10

1: Attack: [roll0]; grapple check: [roll1]; damage: [roll2]+[roll3];
2: Attack: [roll4]; grapple check: [roll5]; damage: [roll6]+[roll7];
3: Attack: [roll8]; damage: [roll9];
4: Attack: [roll10]; damage: [roll11];



If all attacks miss, manifest hustle and move to M7/O9 by tumbling at half speed.]

[Boomlaor]

Opposed grapple checks (which are irrelevant because of the last attack, well done Tash!)

[roll0]
[roll1]

[Black Plauge]

Gork moves, tumbling to avoid AoOs. Tumble 16 vs. DC 15. Success.
Gork attacks Spikey, attempting to grapple. 38 vs. Touch AC 22. Hits. Grapple 51 vs. 53. Fails.

Triceratops takes no action.

Spikey attacks Gork, attempting to grapple. 38 vs. Touch AC 13. Hits. Grapple 41 vs. 59. Fails.
Spikey attacks Gork, attempting to grapple. 23 vs. Touch AC 13. Hits. Grapple 44 vs. 45. Fails.
Spikey attacks Gork with his kama. Natural 1 & 26 vs. AC 20. One automatically misses. One hits. Deals 20 damage. Gork is unconscious. Crowd attitude towards Spikey worsens 2 step.

Match is over. Spikey wins.

Spikey:
Crowd Attitude: 20 (Beloved, +3 attacks & damage)
PP: 18
HP: 135

Gork:
Crowd Attitude: 9.875 (Appreciated, +1 attacks & damage)
Spells: -/2/1
Non-lethal damage: 133
HP: 115

Gus:
Unconcious
Non-lethal damage: 71
HP: 33

Can Spikey possibly make up his mind? Every time Gork tries to grapple him he throws him off only to turn around and try the same thing on him.

It seems to have worked though. Spikey has won the match.

Yeah. I'm surprised at Gork though. He just had to wait a few more seconds and the rules would have required Spikey to shrink back to a more manageable size. He'd have had a much better chance of grappling with Spikey then.

He may still get that chance. This is only Gork's first loss and we're well into the tournament. If he can win his next match he'll get a rematch against Spikey.

Voting will close on Tuesday, 13 November, 2007. Contestants should PM me with recovery plans by the same date.