Stuff seems to be working just as your post said.

Cabalists were unable to cast, unfortunately that just seems to make them want to try to cast even more, until their spell is successful.

Not saying anything is wrong with clout, but not sure critter AI is really set up with what to do in that situation.

I'll have to get a warm body into test for some pvp clouting action.

Warb? Sam? You ready to get test clouted a ridiculous number of times?

If you can watch netflix and say out your concentration numbers at the same time, sounds great!

Probably over selling it, just a few minutes with someone, doesn't have to be me or you.

So we can make sure its doing what Ric wants it to be doing, at levels Ric wants it to be doing what Ric wants it to be doing it at.

Preferably without huge amounts of error windows popping up on the Devs' monitors.

Ha!

Ok, I'll go to bed soon.

I'm getting 1 or 2 seconds for successful ambush stun. I was trying to see how much longer the RT is on failure, but I can't seem to make it fail. If defense is fortitude, what's the attack part based? Even on opponents that I have a hard time hiding and messaging indicates that I'm failing the stealth contest, it succeeds every time. No buffs, average confidence, unfamiliar territory, with 214 stealth and fairly stealth hindered, hiding on an orc scout is difficult yet ambush stun always succeeds.

>adv scout
You begin to advance on a red bear orc scout.
>hid
You melt into the background, convinced that your attempt to hide went unobserved.
Roundtime: 3 sec.
>mark hid scout
You carefully size up the orc scout, gauging its defense against an attempt to hide.
As you consider hiding around the orc scout, perhaps it's a little risky.
You feel highly confident in the accuracy of your judgement.
Roundtime: 2 sec.
>
You close to pole weapon range on a red bear orc scout.
>mark back scout
You carefully size up the orc scout, gauging its defense against a stealth attack.
As you consider a stealthy assault on the orc scout, you believe it's too wary for you to take a shot at it.
You feel highly confident in the accuracy of your judgement.
Roundtime: 2 sec.
>
You close to melee range on a red bear orc scout.
>
The orc scout grunts, poking around in the shadows.
The orc scout searches around for a moment.
A red bear orc scout has spotted you!
The orc points at your hiding place. "Dinner," she hisses, licking her teeth as she gazes hungrily at you.
The orc scout discovers you, ruining your hiding place!
>hid
You melt into the background, convinced that your attempt to hide went unobserved.
Roundtime: 3 sec.
>ambush stun
You are unable to surprise the orc scout with your sneak attack!
You carefully position yourself behind a red bear orc scout and prepare your attack. When the moment is perfect, you step forward and reveal yourself as you deftly land a solid blow to the back of its skull, sending it sprawling to the ground stunned before it's even had time to register the attack.
[You're solidly balanced and in dominating position.]
Roundtime: 2 sec.

>hid
The orc scout notices your attempt to hide!
The orc scout discovers you, ruining your hiding place!
Roundtime: 3 sec.
>hid
The orc scout notices your attempt to hide!
The orc scout discovers you, ruining your hiding place!
Roundtime: 3 sec.

>push purse
You push the release catch on your belt purse, releasing some dirt into your hand.
>
>ambush screen
Spinning your arm around your body in practiced circles, you throw clouds of dirt up into the air!
The orc scout is enveloped in swirling brown dirt!
Dirt flies into the orc scout's eyes and clumps up, seriously hindering its vision!
You take advantage of the general confusion and try to slip into a hiding place.
The orc scout catches you as you try to vanish!
The orc scout discovers you, ruining your hiding place!
Roundtime: 8 sec.
>hid
You melt into the background, convinced that your attempt to hide went unobserved.
Roundtime: 3 sec.
>ambush stun
You are unable to surprise the orc scout with your sneak attack!
You carefully position yourself behind a red bear orc scout and prepare your attack. When the moment is perfect, you step forward and reveal yourself as you deftly land a solid blow to the back of its skull, sending it sprawling to the ground unconscious before it's even had time to register the attack.
[You're solidly balanced and in dominating position.]
Roundtime: 1 sec.

After more stuns and using different orcs I was able to get some misses and some not-stuns. I think I was just crushing the stat contest on those previous ones because I found some different orcs that resists my ambush. I also tanked my confidence, but I can still beat up on the onions.

group of several ocrs:

attmpts	11
misses	2
success, no stun	4
stun	5

one specific orc:
You are certain that it is about as strong as you are.
You are certain that it is about as disciplined as you are.
You are certain that it is about as conditioned as you are.

attmpts	5
misses	0
success, no stun	5
stun	0

nightreaver unyn:
You are certain that it is about as strong as you are.
You are certain that it is somewhat less disciplined than you are.
You are certain that it is somewhat less conditioned than you are.

attempts	15
misses	0
success, no stun	1
stun	14

Ambush stun has a stealth contest, and a weapons contest as well i believe. If you have enough raw combat potency, you can hit them even if they see you coming a mile away.