[Serena] Challenge Ladder

[Throndir]

It looks like overcoming DR doesn't overcome immunities. As it is right now, even if those attacks hit, they'll do no damage. You'll need to use up an animus point to change you attacks to fire. I forget if there's any cost or requirement to doing that, you can check though and modify this turns action, I'll resolve it then.

[Mysticsage]

already spent the Anima point maintaining element costs nothing to make all damage fire does not change damage or require extra actions.

[Throndir]

Here's the excerpt:

Whenever
she initiates a maneuver that deals damage, she may
spend one point of animus as part of its initiation action
to change all damage the maneuver deals to her active
element's associated energy type.

Reading that it looks like you still need to pay an animus point to change the damage of the maneuver. Also it looks like you'll have to use Swift Claws, as Flurry of Blows is not a maneuver, and it seems that only affects maneuvers?

So for this turn, Serena will do:

Swift Action: Bronze Knuckles
As part of Bronze Knuckles, activate Elemental Attunement to spend 1 Animus point to change all damage from this maneuver to fire.
Standard Action: Swift Claws
As part of Swift Claws, activate Elemental Attunement to spend 1 Animus point to change all damage from this maneuver to fire.

Expenditure: 2 Animus Points

Is that correct?

[Mysticsage]

they must have changed it from what I was looking at so let's go with 2 anima for now and I'll check and skype you for details. Later

[Throndir]

If you find anything, let me know, it's good to internalize the rules more, since I'm not familiar with the Mystic class yet. XD

Your attacks hit. The creature attempted to follow up, but you skillfully dodged.

Log

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Round 1 begins. Player Animus Total: 5
Player moves 40 ft. Enemy is 70 ft away.
Enemy starts running, and moves 60 ft. closer. Enemy is 10 ft. away. Serena fails fort save. Serena is now sickened.
Round 1 ends, round 2 begins. Player earns 1 Animus point. Total: 6
Player uses 1 Animus to change her abilities to fire. Attacks and deals 8 fire damage damage. Sickened duration updated. Enemy is bleeding 2.
Enemy takes 2 bleed damage. Enemy attacks and misses.
Round 2 ends, round 3 begins. Player earns 1 Animus point. Total: 7
Player attacks and misses.
Enemy takes 2 bleed damage. Enemy attacks and misses.
Round 3 ends, round 4 begins. Player earns 1 Animus point. Total: 8
Player uses 1 Animus to change her abilities to fire. Uses dimensional strike, attacks and deals 9 fire damage damage. Sickened duration updated. Enemy is bleeding 2.
Enemy takes 2 bleed damage. Enemy attacks and misses.
Round 4 ends, round 5 begins. Player earns 1 Animus point. Total: 9
Player uses Bronze Knuckles as a swift action, spends 1 Animus to change its damage to fire. Player uses Swift Claws as a standard action, spends 1 Animus to change its damage to fire. Deals 26 damage.
Enemy takes 2 bleed damage. Enemy attacks and misses.

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Audience Attitudes

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Player: Friendly

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Initiative Order

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Player
Enemy

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Damage Taken and Status

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Player: 0, Potion of Barkskin (1 hour from start of tier 5), sickened (7 rounds)
Enemy: 51, bleed: 2

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Encounter Resources Used

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Total earned Animus: 8
Current Maneuvers: Disturbing Blow, Shards of Iron Strike, Inner Sense, Swift Claws
Used Maneuvers: Dimension Strike
Withheld Maneuvers:
Player: Animus Used: 4

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Daily Resources Used

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Player: Sun Metal x2, Daylight racial, Gentle Rest x2

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Refreshes Remaining: 6

Karma Used: 15

[Mysticsage]

Hey So I want to keep going and this seems like the perfect means to test serena and learn the mystic lol so that i can look back for the next time it opens up so here is a few things to hash out

We were not sure if animus affects normal attacks but the enhance Maneuver ability seems to make it seem to since it can affect skill checks and CMB Checks.

• Enhance Maneuver: For each point of animus spent, the mystic adds a cumulative +2 insight bonus to all d20 rolls made (including attack rolls, combat maneuver checks, and skill checks)

So i think that they use the word maneuver broadly and would allow me to make any atttack fire based like i could add a +2 using this skill, but if we want to limit that kind of stuff to POW specific manuvers I'm totally cool with that just give me a heads up.


As a note as well swift class and bronze knuckles should marked  as used with dimension strike

Serena continued her brutal assault that seemed to be more a dance recital then an actual combat. The flames breathing up her fists and arms flared,  mingling with each breath with her gossamer aura, which like moonlight hung around her shoulders like a robe. With each attempt to retaliate she danced around whipping like a tornado with each turn using the momentum from her would be prayer dance to empower her following strikes. This thing might be able to take some punishment, but it was her who was yet to truely break a sweat.

Using shards of iron strike will stun if hit
Using Anima pt to make it fire

Rolled 1d20+8 : 5 + 8, total 13

Damage roll Fire

Rolled 1d6+3 : 5 + 3, total 8

bleed

Rolled 1d4 : 3, total 3

[Mysticsage]

'also using 1 additional anima pot to negate sick mod on attack roll' is not a valid dice string!

[Mysticsage]

Globster slam

Rolled 1d20+9 : 11 + 9, total 20

damage and grab if hit

Rolled 2d6+9 : 5, 2 + 9, total 16

[Mysticsage]

Serena attacks using swift claws
and 1 anima point to make it fire

attack 1

Rolled 1d20+8 : 20 + 8, total 28

Damage

Rolled 1d6+4 : 1 + 4, total 5

bleed

Rolled 1d4 : 1, total 1

attack 2

Rolled 1d20+8 : 6 + 8, total 14

Damage

Rolled 1d6+4 : 3 + 4, total 7

bleed

Rolled 1d4 : 4, total 4

[Mysticsage]

Rolling crit

Rolled 1d6 : 6, total 6

Rolled 1d4 : 1, total 1

[Mysticsage]

Log

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Round 1 begins. Player Animus Total: 5
Player moves 40 ft. Enemy is 70 ft away.
Enemy starts running, and moves 60 ft. closer. Enemy is 10 ft. away. Serena fails fort save. Serena is now sickened.
Round 1 ends, round 2 begins. Player earns 1 Animus point. Total: 6
Player uses 1 Animus to change her abilities to fire. Attacks and deals 8 fire damage damage. Sickened duration updated. Enemy is bleeding 2.
Enemy takes 2 bleed damage. Enemy attacks and misses.
Round 2 ends, round 3 begins. Player earns 1 Animus point. Total: 7
Player attacks and misses.
Enemy takes 2 bleed damage. Enemy attacks and misses.
Round 3 ends, round 4 begins. Player earns 1 Animus point. Total: 8
Player uses 1 Animus to change her abilities to fire. Uses dimensional strike, attacks and deals 9 fire damage damage. Sickened duration updated. Enemy is bleeding 2.
Enemy takes 2 bleed damage. Enemy attacks and misses.
Round 4 ends, round 5 begins. Player earns 1 Animus point. Total: 9
Player uses Bronze Knuckles as a swift action, spends 1 Animus to change its damage to fire. Player uses Swift Claws as a standard action, spends 1 Animus to change its damage to fire. Deals 26 damage.
Enemy takes 2 bleed damage. Enemy attacks and misses.
Round 6 begins
Serena spends 2 animus points and miss
Enemy takes 2 damage attacks and misses
Serena attacks uses swift claws and 1 point of animus to make it fire
Sereba deals 13 damage and kills the worm

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Audience Attitudes

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Player: Friendly

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Initiative Order

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Player
Enemy

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Damage Taken and Status

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Player: 0, Potion of Barkskin (1 hour from start of tier 5), sickened (7 rounds)
Enemy: 66, bleed: 2

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Encounter Resources Used

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Total earned Animus: 8
Current Maneuvers: Disturbing Blow, Shards of Iron Strike, Inner Sense, Swift Claws
Used Maneuvers: Dimension Strike
Withheld Maneuvers:
Player: Animus Used: 4

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Daily Resources Used

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Player: Sun Metal x2, Daylight racial, Gentle Rest x2

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Refreshes Remaining: 6

Karma Used: 15

[Mysticsage]

Serena skips refresh to maintain potions assuming 15 minutes of downtime

roll Iniative
Serena

Rolled 1d20+8 : 4 + 8, total 12

Crab thing

Rolled 1d20 : 16, total 16

[Mysticsage]

Log

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Round 1 begins. Player Animus Total: 5
Enemy starts running, and moves 60 ft. closer. Enemy is 50 ft. away.
Serena moves 40 both ten feet away

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Audience Attitudes

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Player: Friendly

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Initiative Order

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Enemy
Player

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Damage Taken and Status

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Player: 0, Potion of Barkskin (45from start of tier 5), sickened (7 rounds)
Enemy: 66, bleed: 2

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Encounter Resources Used

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Total earned Animus: 8
Current Maneuvers: Disturbing Blow, Shards of Iron Strike,
Used Maneuvers:
Withheld Maneuvers: Dimension Strike Inner Sense, Swift Claws
Player: Animus Used: 4

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Daily Resources Used

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Player: Sun Metal x2, Daylight racial, Gentle Rest x2

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Refreshes Remaining: 6

Karma Used: 15

Crab thing double moves

serena moves full 40 end of turn
rolling  for gained skill

Rolled 1d3 : 3, total 3

[Mysticsage]

Round 2
Crab thing pincer attacks power vital attack

Rolled 1d20+12 : 4 + 12, total 16

Damage

Rolled 2d10+12 : 4, 2 + 12, total 18

[Mysticsage]

Attack misses

Serena moves into melee

Uses shard of iron strike to attempt to stagger her opponent
using 1 point of animus to get a +2

Rolled 1d20+10 : 20 + 10, total 30

Damage

Rolled 1d6+4 : 1 + 4, total 5

bleed

Rolled 1d4 : 4, total 4