(I’m assuming if they come in and stop our battle, someone also wakes me up to join the new one? :P)

(Also, Koplony is on Horatio’s turn.  I mean, if he wants to attack his ally, that’s cool with me, as someone on the other team, but...:P)

Sha’kar curses as he is shaken out of his stupor to find that the situation has taken a drastic turn for the worse.  “What happened?” He asks, “What’s going on out there?”

He curses as he realizes his shadow blade has vanished and bladesong ended as a result of Koplony’s cursed spell.  He kicks off a new bladesong as he yanks the rapier from his belt and dashes outside to figure out what’s going on.

(Whether or not anyone wakes you or releases concentration on holding you is up to them, but the NPCs do not. As for Horatio attacking an ally... Oops edited above)

(Ahh, I just figured if the NPC came out to halt the match he might shake me out of it too.  No worries.  I’m guessing either Koplony will drop his concentration or one of my allies will shake me out of it on the way out, so I’ll likely do the same thing as I posted above, but I’ll wait to post in the other thread and join the battle after I’m actually out of incapacitation again :D)

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(I’m assuming if they come in and stop our battle, someone also wakes me up to join the new one? :P)

(Also, Koplony is on Horatio’s turn.  I mean, if he wants to attack his ally, that’s cool with me, as someone on the other team, but...:P)

Sha’kar curses as he is shaken out of his stupor to find that the situation has taken a drastic turn for the worse.  “What happened?” He asks, “What’s going on out there?”

He curses as he realizes his shadow blade has vanished and bladesong ended as a result of Koplony’s cursed spell.  He kicks off a new bladesong as he yanks the rapier from his belt and dashes outside to figure out what’s going on.

 (Now I do all this.  Am I able to do the above and start bladesong on my way out, or would that have to be part of my first turn posting in the other thread, assuming I get high enough initiative, and have to wait for round 2 if I get low initiative?)

(Tis really horrible timing to fail the hypnotic pattern save that i had really high odds of succeeding just in time for this to happen.  Couldn't have made the save or had this happen *before* that so I'd have my 3rd level shadow blade and bladesong both up still!)

(Oh, I plan to :D)

The drones have been defeated, but is the battle over?

The withered old man from the Rubble of the Coliseum watches as well. After a moment he motions to the level-5 contenders to follow.

You each are given the opportunity for a short rest (but not a long rest), before your battle will be restarted.(If you participated in the event you gain a level now. This includes one hit die and any added spell slots.)

(Horatio, Koplony, Dorkas, Sha'kar, Kulum, and Nock, Roll initiative and choose a starting position in Row 1 or 12)

(Well, this is great.  No spell slots for me.  Would have been nice to know . . .before now.)

Initiative: 8

Nock will start at C1.

Hit dice: 15

Initiative 14

row d4

Initiaitve: 8

Start in column G

(Do we get the normal prep round?)

Sha'kar uses the prep time to start his bladesong.

 (I get that we only had ashort rest, no long rest.  Just wondering if we get the 1 round prep like the start of a normal match or not)

(Yes, you'll get a 1 round prep as usual. Your opponents also have depleted resources.)

Kulum will start on column i.

Initiative: 5

Hit Dice: 5

Round 4:

A victor for this match will yet be found. The fighters return to the arena, exhausted from their defense of the town, yet with new strength gained through the trial. After a brief rest, their match resumes. After a count down the gates open once again...

(Horatio, Koplony, and Dorkas are up.)

Arena 2: Tower

  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P
12  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
 ====..%==============%.....%===============..%==
11  ,  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  ,
 =,,,.........======-----------======.........,,,
10  .  .  . S=  ¤  ,  .  .  .  ,  ¤  =  . N.  .
 =......==¥==¤¤¤¤,,,...........,,,¤¤¤¤==¥==......
09  .  =  ¤  ,  ,  .  .  .  .  .  , K,  ¤  =  .
 =.....=¤¤¤,,,,,,......=====......,,,,,,¤¤¤=.....
08  .  -  .  .  .  .  =  ¬  =  .  .  .  .  -  .
 ======---=......=====¬¬¬¬---=====......=---=====
07  .  .  =  .  - D.  .  .  .  .  -  .  =  .  .
 =........=.....---.............---.....=........
06  .  .  =  .  -  .  .  .  .  .  -  .  =  .  .
 ======---=......=====---¬¬¬¬=====......=---=====
05  .  -  .  .  .  .  =  ¬  =  .  .  .  .  -  .
 =.....=¤¤¤,,,,,,......=====......,,,,,,¤¤¤=.....
04  .  =  ¤  ,  ,  .  .  .  .  .  ,  , H¤  =  .
 =......==¥==¤¤¤¤,,,...........,,,¤¤¤¤==¥==......
03  .  . O.  =  ¤  ,  .  .  .  ,  ¤  =  .  .  .
 =............======-----------======............
02  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
 ====..%==============%.....%===============..%==
01  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P 

Key: '=' Walls, '-' Steps (3ft), '¬' Raised platform (5ft.), '¤' Plant, '%' Door, ',' Grass, '.' Stone floor, 'A-Z' Contestants

( H, O, D vs. S, K, N)

     ¥ , ¥ 
 O ¥ , ¥ H 

Round 4:

Koplony prepares his defenses.

Horatio moves for the flag and calls the forces of nature as he picks up a handful of Magic Stones.

(Dorkas is up)

Move to b4 and doge 

Round 4:

Clouds fill the sky as Dorkas doges.

(Sha'kar, Kulum, and Nock are up.)

(Updated above)

Nock will move to N10 and dodge.

(Have to say, not a fan of this.  As a character that heavily relies on burning spell slots quickly, I always know I can get a rest in afterwards and can plan accordingly.  That changing with no warning pretty much ****s me over, especially since I don’t gain any slots this level up.)

(Not to mention, Horatio wasn’t even in the interim battle—giving him an obvious advantage, assuming he leveled up like the rest.  Unless I somehow missed his participation.)

(@LST: A similar concern came up for the original level 6 match. Anyone that didn't/couldn't participate did not receive the benefits of the event. So the only advantage may be resources depending on how the match went, but no features, slots, etc.)

(Since Horatio is a PC being NPCed due to the player lapsing, presumably he would still be level 5 due to not participating in the other battle)