H131, Day 28, 11 AP (Rhenai, Open)

[Stix]

A larger crowd gathers for the second free-for-all match of the night. A Grecian soldier in bronze hoplite armor and crested helm has taken his place in the ring, armed with spear and large shield emblazoned with the stylized head of a great insect. A short sword sheathed at his hip serves as a secondary weapon.

"Returning to the ring after his initial defeat, welcome back the Myrmidon! And a newcomer tonight, his opponent: the Burning Chaosman!"

(Rhenai, make your entrance if you please.)

[celticguy]

Rhenai stalks into the ring, looking upon his opponent with a look contempt on his face. "If you think you're beating me, you've got another thing coming, Bug-Boy" he says, drawing his halberd.

OOC:I'm gonna ready a Daze spell to throw at him first round.

[Stix]

(Since you're already within melee range of one another, casting a spell will give him an attack of opportunity. You can deny him the free attack by making a DC 15 Concentration check, but if that fails the spell is ruined.)

Initiative
[dice=20+5][rand=08031365724555861229924030795235272767417468282926742936099824334406]

[celticguy]

OOC: Forget about it for now then. I'll just ready it before the next fight. Isn't initiative a d10 Stix?

Initiative
[dice=10][rand=129245346051062975528489977857837368715336362744137463519493998676]

[Uathach Blackmantle]

[ooc: that's in 2e. In 3-3.5e all dice rolls [eccept damage] as I understand it are d20 rolls. Though it could also be a house rule. ]

[exile]

(OOC: Initiative rolls are 1d20 + Dex bonus if you have one. The Feat Improved Initiative and some magic spells/items can also affect it. The rules as written have initiative rolled once at the start of any given combat, but I seem to remember Stix using a slightly different system where initiative is rolled once at the start of every round.)

[celticguy]

OOC: Okay, I'm used to playing 2e.

Reroll Initiative:
[dice=20][rand=344219046856499225838860260457034060756493177425411785146444506411]

[celticguy]

OOC: That was worth rerolling!

[Stix]

(Actually, the rule of thumb in this system is to always roll as high as possible, no matter what. However, you do have a +7 Initiative modifier, so you'll still beat your opponent's roll; the next action is yours.

(If you're making an attack roll, it's a d20, + your Base Attack Bonus and your Strength modifier. If the die roll result is his AC -- 16 -- or better, make a new post with your damage roll. For a halberd, that's d10 + your Strength modifier. If you'd like to try something else, such as a feint or disarm, say so, and I'll tell you how to roll it.

(I should also note that you have Combat Expertise, which means you can take a penalty of -X on your attack roll to gain +X to your AC. X can be no higher than 5.)

[celticguy]

OOC: Attack. [dice=20+2][rand=2956244569759967269647277308662971342784868258483375949898817674]

[celticguy]

OOC: Crap.

IC: Rhenai charges at the man and swings his halberd, but overpowers it and stumbles, missing the berk.

[Stix]

(Your Base Attack Bonus is +5 and your Strength modifier is +2, so you actually have a +7 to attack rolls. For this round, we'll say you dropped your attack by 5 to improve your AC by 5.)

Attack
[dice=20+6][rand=84603239662083761961988703868292676687626830340682358408214796699]

[celticguy]

OOC: Okay, I'm still trying to get used to 3e combat. Sorry

[Stix]

celticguy said:

OOC: Okay, I'm still trying to get used to 3e combat. Sorry

(No worries, this is as good a way as any to learn! )

Initiative
[dice=20+5]

Attack
[dice=20+6][rand=4262211528808490596199939079402232057921167434467724195049080593545]