NE vs. N (FFA): Very Young Tarterian Dragon vs. Adult Ethereal Dragon

[Gansk]

The swarm moves to 55N40E. The praying mantis takes an AoO, but it doesn't kill enough rats to make a difference. The rats chew away for 7 points of damage. The praying mantis is disabled, but not distracted. (Rolled 22 Fort save)

Round 234: The praying mantis stupidly attacks one more time and dies. It kills a few more rats, but not enough.

The rats can take an action before the next Neutral opponent arrives.

 

[Komodo]

The rats, displaying a level of cunning not befitting normal rodents, move towards the other side of the arena, ending their turn at 60N60E.

Two questions:
1) Are vermin immune to the swarm's mind blast?
2) Is this swarm immune to weapon damage? The FF and MM offer almost conflicting rulings.

 

[PJSlavner]

A1) The mind blast is not listed as being a mind-affecting effect, and the PHB and DMG do no mention that creatures need a mind to be stunned, so it should work. On the other hand, from the EPH, the power psionic blast is mind-affecting, and its effect is the same.

A2) The swarm is made up of diminutive creatures (the FF errata support this), so it is immune to weapon damage.

 

[Komodo]

Ah, okay. I hadn't seen the FF errata before (it's not on the main page), and so I wasn't sure if they intended cranium rats to be Diminutive, as regular rats are Tiny. Good to know.

 

[Gansk]

OOC: Power Word Stun is also mind-affecting, so I think you need a mind to be stunned.

Round 235: The praying mantis is defeated!

An 8 foot tall humanoid composed entirely of lava charges to 60N70E and slams a few rats. They don't catch on fire. (Rolled 26 Ref save)

 

[PJSlavner]

Hit the lava as hard as we can with mind blast. They do not know enough to realize that Lava Man is immune.

 

[Gansk]

Lava Man ignores the blast.

Round 236: LM slams some more rats and they don't catch on fire. (Rolled natural 20 Ref)

 

[Evilhalfling]

The rats swarm and bite the claw at the magma man - its about all they can do.....

 

[Gansk]

The swarm steps to 60N65E and chews on LM for 7. They don't catch on fire. LM has 23 hp left.

Round 237: LM is not distracted and slams. The rats don't catch on fire.

The rats chew for 9 more. They don't catch on fire. LN has 14 hp left.

Round 238: LM is not distracted, slams, but the rats don't catch on fire.

The rats chew for 12 and don't catch on fire. LM has 2 hp left.

Round 239: Same as above for LM. He takes 10 and the rats don't catch on fire.

Round 240: A bizarre creature called an ethereal filcher enters the arena and then winks out of existence. It never comes back and a draw is declared at the end of round 244.

Round 245: A large wasp flies to 55N60E30Z.

Next up for NE: an ashen husk. (Sandstorm)

 

[Infiniti2000]

An animated corpse with tattered clothes stumbles into the arena to 55N55E. The bone dry skin of the corpse is so tightly wrapped around its bones that it almost appears to be a skeleton. Chandler Bing will slam away whenever the wasp comes down. Time compress?