X'ithzol:In the morning, you enter a radically different arena than what you fought in yesterday. The entire floor is covered in dense desert brush, with a few cacti in their midst. From the desert scene rises two hills at opposite ends of the arena, along with two large stone columns closer to the center. From the top of the hills and columns, wooden planks extend, forming narrow bridges.
From the stands, you hear a man's voice boom out. "
For our next solo combat, we have Flosi, The Very Magnificent versus Sithsol!"
You climb the hill to where a referee is standing. "No killing, no touching the crowd, got it? Good." On the other side of the arena, you see Flosi ignoring his own referee to wave at the crowd and flash them a toothy smile. They cheer in response.
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Well, Dave, it looks like we've got an obvious crowd favorite today."
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Yes, his flashy style went over well with the audience yesterday. This fight should be interesting, Larry."
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I totally agree. Both contestants will have to be very careful. If Flosi isn't careful, he'll go down quickly. We know from his first fight yesterday that he can't take a hit well."
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Very true. But if C'ithxol gets too close, things will get hot for him, really fast."
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I'm going to have to stop you, Dave. Looks like the referee is ready to start the match!"
Initiative:X'ithzol: 13
Flosi: 3
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Ilev Nuaugamkea, Aela Entaria, Guilhayl Aber and Mutt:You are met with the same arena: two hills, two columns, and planks connecting them.
On the other side, you see a rather monstrous crew gearing up to fight. A huge orc has an equally large axe over his shoulder, while, about 6 feet down, a kobold has pulled out a shortbow, and is talking to a half orc, who is standing next to a goblin, testing the balance on his morningstar.
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Ladies and Gentlemen! For one of our last contests today, we have Ilev Nuaugamkea, Aela Entaria, Guilhayl Aber and Mutt versus..."
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Versus Bork (Orc), Lextix (Kobold), Krani (Half-orc) and Rag (Goblin). You know Dave, this could go either way."
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Why do you say that, Larry?"
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Well, we have one team that are basically a boulder, smearing everything in its way. When Bork and Rag go to work, they don't leave anyone standing afterwards. But, on the other side of the arena, we have a team that can wield arcane magic like none other I've seen in this competition."
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Looks like the match is starting, Larry!"
Damnit, they didn't even give you time to choose positions. Eh. You have to play the cards you're dealt.
Bork runs down the hill, charging across the battlefield, while Krani braves the plank bridges.
Bork: 20
Krani: 16
Aela: 16
Rag: 13
Mutt: 12
Guilhayl: 8
Ilev: 8
Lextix: 7
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Legend:
- is the arena floor. Due to the thick vegetation, it is difficult terrain.
_ is a hill. This is difficult terrain when not heading downhill.
| is a plank bridge. Crossing this may require a balance check.
* is a stone column. It is 30 feet tall.
# is a large cactus. It should be enough to provide cover.