[Lia] Challenge Ladder

[Lia Starweaver]

"Hmm..." Lia paused in thought as she methodically began nocking some arrows into her bow. It looked as if she had her mind busy thinking of something, though what it was, was anyone's guess.

"Let's see..." Her mind preoccupied, she let loose another set of arrows.

Initiative 1d20+10 : 8 + 10, total 18
Perform 1d20-3 : 7 - 3, total 4

Assuming Tempest Gale Stance is active either before the match started or during introductionary phase. This grants me +4 damage.
Swift action: Using another Ki point to activate Murderous Insight for 5 rounds.
Fullround action: Rapid Shot feat
Free action: 5 ft. step west.
Free action: Activating Deadly Aim feat, -2 attack, for +4 damage

Resources used: 2 Ki

Tempest Gale Stance

Tempest Gale Stance
Tempest Gale (Stance)
Level: 3
Initiation Action: 1 swift action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: stance

The disciple of the Tempest Gale moves as swiftly as the wind, and hits with the fury of the storm.  While you maintain this stance, you add your initiation modifier to damage rolls made with ranged weapons and gain a bonus to ranged combat maneuver rolls and the saving throw DCs of Tempest Gale maneuvers equal to ¼ your initiator level (minimum 1).

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[Lia Starweaver]

Attack 1 (Take higher of the two):
+12 (normal), -2 (Deadly Aim), -2 (Rapid Shot) = +8

Rolled 1d20+8 : 3 + 8, total 11

Rolled 1d20+8 : 8 + 8, total 16

Attack 2 (Take higher of the two):

Rolled 1d20+8 : 19 + 8, total 27

Rolled 1d20+8 : 3 + 8, total 11

Damage 1:
2d6 (base) +1 (enhancement bonus) +2 (fire, Solar Wind Style feat) +4 (Deadly Aim feat) +4 (Tempest Gale Stance) = +11

Rolled 2d6+11 : 6, 6 + 11, total 23

Damage 2:

Rolled 2d6+11 : 3, 4 + 11, total 18

[Lia Starweaver]

Crit confirm on Attack 2. Rolling crit die just in case due to crit thread. Two dice below due yo Warbow being x3.

Crit Dice 1:
2d6 (base) +1 (enhancement bonus) +2 (fire, Solar Wind Style feat) +4 (Deadly Aim feat) +4 (Tempest Gale Stance)

Rolled 2d6+11 : 4, 4 + 11, total 19

Crit Dice 2:

Rolled 2d6+11 : 4, 3 + 11, total 18

I believe feats and stances count for crit damage. Only Precision Damage (sneak attack, and anything else which is typed as Precision damage), and Weapon qualities do not affect it (like flaming, bane, basically stuff in the magical weapons enchant list).

Critical Hit

A critical hit means that you roll your damage more than once, with all your usual bonuses, and add the rolls together. Unless otherwise specified, the threat range for a critical hit on an attack roll is 20, and the multiplier is ×2.

Exception: Precision damage (such as from a rogue's sneak attack class feature) and additional damage dice from special weapon qualities (such as flaming) are not multiplied when you score a critical hit.

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[Lia Starweaver]

Forgot to include the Crit Confirm:

Rolled 1d20+8 : 18 + 8, total 26

[Lia Starweaver]

"Ah! I got it!" She finally exclaimed, her deep thinking just moments before turning into a sense of clarity.

"This was a start of one sad tale,
Of a slime who tried but to no avail!
Used my bow
for one large blow.
Oh poor slime, you were naught but too frail."

[Lance]

"So thus the journey continues,
for our young stereotypical elf.
But how far can her great stereotypical sinews...
carry one as stereotypical as herself?"

An hour later the arena was cleared and the new challengers placed into combat. You didn't know what to expect, though you knew the fight was to be harder. Soon enough the next opponent was unveiled and before you stood a serpentine creature, like a wingless dragon, but had five heads attached to the body. It towered to maybe 24 ft. in height. Though even that was an estimation as the way the heads moved around and the necks coiled, that it made it difficult to get a good measure. Unlike the other previous rounds however, there was a sizeable crowd to this one. Most of the would-be adventurers had to stop at the fight before, and from here on out were perhaps the toughest the event organizers could get together.

Roll perform and initiative!

[Lia Starweaver]

"A-ah..." Lia said as she watched the coiled beast.

"Damn."

From email:
Perform 1d20-3 : 2 - 3, total -1
Initiative 1d20+10 : 16 + 10, total 26

[Throndir]

Forgot to handle Lia's earnings. Updating Lia's sheet.

[Lance]

"Oh, what is this..?" The announcer suddenly exclaimed.

"An unknown creature that can't possibly be a Hydra has entered the fray! How will our young stereotype handle THIS development!?"

Log

Spoiler

Round 1 begins.
Unknown-Creature-That-Can't-Possibly-Be-A-Hydra stands 115 ft away from Lia

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Audience Attitudes

Spoiler

Player: Indifferent

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Initiative Order

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Player
Enemy

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Damage Taken and Status

Spoiler

Player: 0,
Enemy: 0

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Daily Resources Used

Spoiler

Player: 2 Ki

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Refreshes Remaining: 6

Player to move.

[Lia Starweaver]

"Amazingly!" Lia responded without missing a beat.

"Besides! To me it totally looks like a five-headed wingless dragon!" She yelled out in response as she prepped her arrows, took aim, and started firing.

Knowledge (arcana) to identify the creature, know any special features of it, eg, attacks, defenses, etc.
Because. You know. It might just 5 people in a 5-headed dragon costume.

Rolled 1d20-1 : 7 - 1, total 6

Active Stance: Tempest Gale Stance (Adds +4 to dmg)
Swift: Murderous Insight (Roll attack twice, take higher for 1 ki point)
Fullround: Rapid Shot (Extra attack, with -2 on all attacks), with Deadly Aim (Adds +4 to dmg, and -2 atk)

[Lia Starweaver]

Attack 1:  5 (bab) +6 (dex) +1 (enhancement) -2 (Deadly Aim) -2 (Rapid Shot) = +8

Rolled 1d20+8 : 16 + 8, total 24

Rolled 1d20+8 : 12 + 8, total 20

Attack 2

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

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

Damage 1: +2 Solar Wind Style +4 (Deadly Aim) +4 (Tempest Gale Stance) = +10

Rolled 2d6+10 : 3, 5 + 10, total 18

Crystal of Energy Assault, fire 1d6 : 6, total 6

Damage 2

Rolled 2d6+10 : 2, 6 + 10, total 18

Rolled 1d6 : 5, total 5

[Lance]

Knowledge Check Result: To the best of your knowledge... the creature has 5 heads. It also seems quite big.

"What..?" The announcer briefly uttered, before yelling out a response of his own.

"That looks NOTHING like a wingless five headed dragon!"

Log

Spoiler

Round 1 begins.
Unknown-Creature-That-Can't-Possibly-Be-A-Hydra-And-Looks-Nothing-Like-A-Wingless-Five-Headed-Dragon stands 115 ft away from Lia
Lia shoots twice and hits with 1st arrow. Unknown Creature takes 24 damage.
Unknown Creature visibly regenerates and madly runs forward, closing the gap to 35 ft

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Audience Attitudes

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Player: Indifferent

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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, Murderous
Enemy: 24, Regenerating

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Daily Resources Used

Spoiler

Player: 3 Ki

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Refreshes Remaining: 6

Player to move.

[Lia Starweaver]

"Just look at it!" Lia yelled out again, already nocking another set of arrows into her bow.

"It has five heads."

"AND WHERE ARE THE WINGS?"

"Five-headed wingless dragon confirmed!"

Same actions as last round.

[Lia Starweaver]

Attack 1:  5 (bab) +6 (dex) +1 (enhancement) -2 (Deadly Aim) -2 (Rapid Shot) = +8

Rolled 1d20+8 : 12 + 8, total 20

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

Attack 2

Rolled 1d20+8 : 11 + 8, total 19

Rolled 1d20+8 : 1 + 8, total 9

Damage 1: +2 Solar Wind Style +4 (Deadly Aim) +4 (Tempest Gale Stance) = +10

Rolled 2d6+10 : 6, 6 + 10, total 22

Rolled 1d6 : 5, total 5

Damage 2

Rolled 2d6+10 : 2, 5 + 10, total 17

Rolled 1d6 : 2, total 2

[Lance]

This time, both shots connect, with one arrow even blasting apart one of the creature's heads.

"See?" The announcer spoke with a smug tone.

"It has four heads."

Creature defeated. Make preparations for the next round.