(NOW IT'S PARTY TIME!)

(Yeah, great match.  I thought you guys had us right until the end.)

Woods:

Vurnic swipes, he's gonna get the girl. Sarah falls.

Ogguimash, Vurnic, Zevryl, and Gordon are victorious. Congratulations!

Basil comes into the arena and feeds Ogguimash and Gordon each a Healing potion so tgey can be presented to the cheering crowd.

Medics emerge and tend to the fallen. Denka is carried away with a sheet over her face. In the medics office Gell, Sarah, and Zumric wake to find Truth has come down and is casting a spell over Denka's lifeless body. She gasps for breathe feeling the sudden jolt of energy as her soul is yanked from the void to Revivify her body.

Gell, Sarah, Denka, and Zumric each gain 200 xp, 40 gp, and a powerful sense of fatigue.

The victors enjoy the adoration of the crowd as it washes away the pain of their wounds and the shock of their individual brushes with death. They are lead down to the prize room. Each gains 100 gold and 300 experience to adban e to level-2. In the prize room... 

Tier 1: 

Og wakes up, confused.  He springs to his feet, and starts talking rapidly in an odd, guttural language (if you understand Undercommon, read the spoiler):

 He then comes to his senses, and realizes that he's won.  He will then try to convince the crowd to join his chant (Mash!  Mash!  Mash!)(Performance): 18

Og will pick Plate armor as his prize, and inquire as to whether or not he could exchange his greataxe for a maul.

Zevryl will get plate as well.

(Yes, I realize he can't wear it, also sorry to BDaddly for trying to cheat the system, and I'm probably going to get mugged as soon as I try and sell it and it's gonna get stolen.)

(If it is not too personal to your character, why can the paladin not wear plate armor?)

(Not enough strength. I decided to go dex based. It was kind of a bad idea, but no going back now!)

(I mean, you can still use it...

 ...just at a slight cost)

(You could technically wear it if you took the speed penalty.  Or, you could maybe talk BDaddLy into replacing one of your tiefling traits with the dwarven one that deals with Strength requirements for heavy armor (I forget its name).)

(I guess...)

(Also bravo to you for going Dex Pally. I love seeing those characters.)

(Yes, bravo for breaking stereotypes.  Same with the dwarf tiefling, never seen one of those before . . .)

(Also, boy am I glad that I leveled up.  Paladins get a huuuuuge power increase at level 2, maybe even the biggest of any class.  They get a Fighting Style, Divine Smite, annnnnnd Spellcasting.)

((Great game! That was a lot of fun and nerve-wracking! DEFINITELY will play a lot more. Gordon is now level 2 with two weapon fighting and a blood curse! Will decide on the prize when Im home! GG everyone!))

(I originally was going to make him a regular tiefling, just really brash and loud. I even gave him a dwarven-like accent. Then I realized that he was essentially a dwarf, and decided what the heck he's a dwarf tiefling.)

That was enjoyably back and forth. Congratulations to the victors. 

(Not gonna mug Zevryl, but it is worth less to the shop than you might think. Still the most valuable item available there. You might be happier with Half Plate though.)

(If it's not actually worth much, sure, half plate.)

Vurnic goes for a plate as well.

Gordon goes for a Breastplate.

((Does he still get to keep his studded leather?))

(Yeah you keep your old equipment.)

Og, a maul is definately appropriate for mashing. But Basil will simply point out you new coins and direct you to the Weapon smith. A new Maul will cost you 10 gold. And if you want to sell the axe he'll buy it for 14.

(So a net profit of 4?)