First Annual Arena Tournament

[Dudeicuf]

So you want to be the best, like no one ever was?
To fight them is the real test, to win is your real cause.
People have traveled across the land, coming from far and wide,
Each enemy to understand, to commit legal homicide!

TOURNAMENT!

The song quickly spread through the city as people got excited about the upcoming battles. Strange people had already started to arrive in town, ready for the fight. Baron Montgomery Von Tlatt was making regular public appearances and promoting his new venture. The arena stood there, imposingly, visible from anywhere else in the city. The people were ready. The Arena was ready. But were the combatants ready?

The entry rules were posted:

Creation Rules

• 25 point buy
  
• Anything from the pathfinder SRD is allowed apart from 3rd Party material and templates.
  
• Each player can start with 2 traits
  
• Provided there are enough entrants, there will either be 8 or 16 places available.
  
• There will be three tiers of battle. Level 4, level 11 and level 19.
  
• The winner of each battle will go on to fight a Grand Champion. They can level up 1 level and if they win, that character shall replace the Champion for next year's Tournament (I do intend on running this again)
  
• Any dice rolls shall be rolled in this campaign page
  
• You will start with average health
  
• Starting money shall be that of 1 level higher than you. Level 4 get 10 500gp, level 11 get 108 000 gp, level 19 get 880 000gp.
  
• You can enter one combatant per tier
  
• You must send me your character sheets before you are allowed entry. Contact me either through the forums or email. Details found here
  
• A back story would be nice so that I may do the typical intro for battles. If you want it private, just add it with your character sheet. If you want the real version different from the public version, send me one and post another. The pre-battle announcements will be more based on the public view of your character.
  

Battle Rules

• The battles will be forum posts, but if both combatants want to meet up, we can try and arrange something.
  
• The arena itself is a 150ft circle. You must stay within the space. Flight is allowed but only up to 150ft up.
  
• Before the battle, but when out in the arena, there will be 3 rounds in which to buff. Anything spells cast, must be targeted at the player. Anything targeting the enemy, requiring a save from the enemy or which debuffs the enemy is not allowed.
  
• There will be 3 battles in each ingame day. That means casters who prepare spells must keep track of what they've used and prepared etc.
  
• If a player doesn't reply to a battle post within 3 days (unless you contact me and your enemy before hand letting them know) you will automatically forfeit. Even if your enemy is helpless on the floor... Its just etiquette to deliver the finishing blow.
  
• Dieing will end the match, however the arena people will cast true resurrection on you, so you could always try again with the same character next year.
  

Quickly people started to enter battle. Who were they? Where were they from? What could they do? Only time would tell.

[Deth Monkee]

Signing up - making characters.

[Dudeicuf]

After a day of people asking me things, I have a few things to update about the rules:

• Any race is allowed, including the monstrous races (Aasimar, Goblin etc.) But not Drow Noble, too OP. Any alternate racial traits are allowed, as are favoured class bonus' if they are on the SRD (unless you're Tiefling, then you'll need to ask me)
  
• Leadership may only be taken if it is for a mount of some sort (ie magical beast). Animal Companions are allowed, as are familiars. If you are want to take an animated object or construct of some sort, there is a GP limit of 40 000gp on it.
  
• You and any animals/ living things will be fully healed after each battle. However, as mentioned before, you are expected to last 3 battles per day. So keep that in mind for buffs, x use per day abilities and spells.
  
• When you send me your character sheet, if you prepare spells, I would like the list of what spells you have prepared please.
  
• Custom magic items are allowed if you follow the rules for making them. If the item is charged, it must have at least 50 and I want the cost broken down of how you made it.
  
• Intelligent Items are also allowed. As long as you break down the cost and give me the ego score.
  

[mafoon]

Is anyone actually doing this?
what's happened so far

[jackjaques]

I want to make a level 4 character. Still thinking on what to choose, though...
I'll let you know within the week.

[Dudeicuf]

Bad News! Due to only 3 or 4 people actually saying they would enter, and only one of them sending in a character sheet, I am going to have to cancel this. I would still be happy to run it if people are interested, but it would seem people aren't

[jackjaques]

I'm still finishing my character... you know that with the elections and all that I got a bit away from the world.

Anyway, just to summarize:
Tsadok the Quiet, Male Half-Orc, Barbarian1/Rogue1/Monk2
The character is all done - I still haven't bought any gear...

[Dudeicuf]

Have you read my previous post? The chances are this won't run, we need at least 8 people in one section for it to work...

Also, how are you dealing with the barbarian has to be chaotic, monk has to be lawful situation? As far as I know, monks that cease to be lawful cannot progress in monk any more but retain all abilities, barbarians that cease to be chaotic cannot rage and loose all barbarian abilities. The only exception is the martial artist monk archetype which has no alignment restriction. Ultimately this means that if you start as monk then become chaotic, you're fine, other way round and you cannot rage and barbarian is pointless.

[jackjaques]

Well, my idea was to start living among orcs, starting my "career" as a Barbarian. But, not happy to live among so unreliable fellows, my half-orc decided to move to one of the major human cities where he was ostracised by the population. forced to live as a common thief in order to feed himself - hence the second level on Rogue.
When he was almost loosing his hope in humanity he found acceptance on a monastery and became a Monk of the White Feather, learning to control himself. But sometimes, when he is badly beaten, for instance, he still rages - but only in order to save himself for certain death.

Best of luck, though!