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Githyanki Knight vs. Githzerai Zerth: who would win?
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<blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 6994059" data-attributes="member: 6787650"><p>If a Githyanki Knight fought a Githzerai Zerth to the death (or to the pain), who would win?</p><p></p><p>The Knight is CR 7, has a higher attack bonus (+9 vs. +7), slightly more HP (91 vs. 84), and a higher AC (18 vs. 17). He has a Telekinetic attack which targets the Zerth's weak point (Strength checks) and restrains the Zerth but isn't usable in 1:1 combat because it requires your action every round to maintain.</p><p></p><p>The Zerth is CR 6, has a marginally higher damage (2x 24 vs. 2x 23), and has three Shield spells per day. He has a spell (Phantasmal Killer) which <em>might</em> be usable against the Knight (imposes disadvantage on attacks and does 4d10 damage) but is hard to land (40% chance of success).</p><p></p><p>Both of them have options for Plane Shift which can potentially eliminate a combatant in one hit plus a Charisma save.</p><p></p><p>If we ignore the spellcasting aspect completely, it turns out that they are pretty evenly matched, but Githzerai have the edge. Here's a sim: <a href="https://repl.it/EnFq/15" target="_blank">https://repl.it/EnFq/15</a></p><p></p><p>A typical output: </p><p></p><p><em>Aliera the Knight of Gith does Multiattack</em></p><p><em>Roll: 1</em></p><p><em>Aliera the Knight of Gith misses Katrin the Zerth</em></p><p><em>Roll: 18</em></p><p><em>Hit! Aliera the Knight of Gith cuts Katrin the Zerth: Katrin the Zerth takes 26 points of damage!</em></p><p><em>Katrin the Zerth does Multiattack</em></p><p><em>Roll: 3</em></p><p><em>Katrin the Zerth misses Aliera the Knight of Gith</em></p><p><em>Roll: 17</em></p><p><em>Hit! Katrin the Zerth kicks Aliera the Knight of Gith: Aliera the Knight of Gith takes 24 points of damage!</em></p><p><em>Aliera the Knight of Gith: 67 HP (24 damage taken)</em></p><p><em>Katrin the Zerth: 58 HP (26 damage taken)</em></p><p></p><p></p><p><em>*snip lots of logs*</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Gith the Knight of Gith misses Praxis the Zerth (Shield)</em></p><p><em>Gith the Knight of Gith: 6 HP (85 damage taken)</em></p><p><em>Praxis the Zerth: 62 HP (22 damage taken)</em></p><p><em>Praxis the Zerth does Multiattack</em></p><p><em>Roll: 10</em></p><p><em>Praxis the Zerth misses Gith the Knight of Gith</em></p><p><em>Roll: 12</em></p><p><em>Hit! Praxis the Zerth kicks Gith the Knight of Gith: Gith the Knight of Gith takes 27 points of damage!</em></p><p><em>Gith the Knight of Gith: -21 HP (112 damage taken)</em></p><p><em>Praxis the Zerth: 62 HP (22 damage taken)</em></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Aliera the Knight of Gith wins 47 out of 100 matches against Kolin the Zerth, with 18.86 HP remaining (20% of total)</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>It turns out that the Githzerai, despite being lower CR, is actually ever so slightly tougher than a Githyanki Knight in a straight-up 1:1 fight. From a lore perspective I find this pleasing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FormerlyHemlock, post: 6994059, member: 6787650"] If a Githyanki Knight fought a Githzerai Zerth to the death (or to the pain), who would win? The Knight is CR 7, has a higher attack bonus (+9 vs. +7), slightly more HP (91 vs. 84), and a higher AC (18 vs. 17). He has a Telekinetic attack which targets the Zerth's weak point (Strength checks) and restrains the Zerth but isn't usable in 1:1 combat because it requires your action every round to maintain. The Zerth is CR 6, has a marginally higher damage (2x 24 vs. 2x 23), and has three Shield spells per day. He has a spell (Phantasmal Killer) which [I]might[/I] be usable against the Knight (imposes disadvantage on attacks and does 4d10 damage) but is hard to land (40% chance of success). Both of them have options for Plane Shift which can potentially eliminate a combatant in one hit plus a Charisma save. If we ignore the spellcasting aspect completely, it turns out that they are pretty evenly matched, but Githzerai have the edge. Here's a sim: [URL]https://repl.it/EnFq/15[/URL] A typical output: [I]Aliera the Knight of Gith does Multiattack[/I] [I]Roll: 1[/I] [I]Aliera the Knight of Gith misses Katrin the Zerth[/I] [I]Roll: 18[/I] [I]Hit! Aliera the Knight of Gith cuts Katrin the Zerth: Katrin the Zerth takes 26 points of damage![/I] [I]Katrin the Zerth does Multiattack[/I] [I]Roll: 3[/I] [I]Katrin the Zerth misses Aliera the Knight of Gith[/I] [I]Roll: 17[/I] [I]Hit! Katrin the Zerth kicks Aliera the Knight of Gith: Aliera the Knight of Gith takes 24 points of damage![/I] [I]Aliera the Knight of Gith: 67 HP (24 damage taken)[/I] [I]Katrin the Zerth: 58 HP (26 damage taken)[/I] [I]*snip lots of logs*[/I] [I] Gith the Knight of Gith misses Praxis the Zerth (Shield)[/I] [I]Gith the Knight of Gith: 6 HP (85 damage taken)[/I] [I]Praxis the Zerth: 62 HP (22 damage taken)[/I] [I]Praxis the Zerth does Multiattack[/I] [I]Roll: 10[/I] [I]Praxis the Zerth misses Gith the Knight of Gith[/I] [I]Roll: 12[/I] [I]Hit! Praxis the Zerth kicks Gith the Knight of Gith: Gith the Knight of Gith takes 27 points of damage![/I] [I]Gith the Knight of Gith: -21 HP (112 damage taken)[/I] [I]Praxis the Zerth: 62 HP (22 damage taken)[/I] [B]Aliera the Knight of Gith wins 47 out of 100 matches against Kolin the Zerth, with 18.86 HP remaining (20% of total) [/B] It turns out that the Githzerai, despite being lower CR, is actually ever so slightly tougher than a Githyanki Knight in a straight-up 1:1 fight. From a lore perspective I find this pleasing. [/QUOTE]
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