R> whirlwind

With a quick two step motion you ready your rapier, holding it at shoulder level before launching into a turn that renders you as nothing more than a shade of dissolution.

Your rapier lands a light hit (1/22) to an elder desert armadillo's right leg!

Your thrusting blade lands a light hit (1/22) to an elder desert armadillo's chest!

Your rapier lands a solid hit (4/22) to an elder desert armadillo's abdomen!
The desert armadillo is barely stunned!

Your thrusting blade lands a good strike (3/22) to an elder desert armadillo's chest!
An elder desert armadillo falls over and, after a couple of spasms, is still.

[You're solidly balanced]
Roundtime: 4 sec.

R>
The desert armadillo closes to melee range on you!
R>
You notice an elder desert armadillo as it stealthily closes to melee range on you.
You point at an elder desert armadillo, ruining its attempt to advance unnoticed.

R>
You are overcome by a sudden wave of nausea. As you clutch your stomach, trying to hold yourself together, a terrible itching begins at the tips of your fingers and quickly spreads throughout your body. Just as your fur begins to fall out in clumps, dark oblivion washes over you.

SUPR>
You feel the agile Wolverine pump through you, stabilizing your stance.

SUPR>
SUPR>
* An elder desert armadillo growls lowly and swings at you. You knock aside the barbed tail with a scratched steel rapier.
SUPR> stand
You are still stunned.
SUP>
* An elder desert armadillo lurches forward and slashes at you. You slap away the sharp claws with a scratched steel rapier.
SUP>
* An elder desert armadillo lurches forward and slashes at you. You knock aside the sharp claws with a scratched steel rapier.
SUP> stand
stow left
SUP>
You are still stunned.
SUP>
You are still stunned.
SUP> stow left
You are still stunned.
SUP>
* An elder desert armadillo growls lowly and swings at you. You counter the barbed tail with a scratched steel rapier.

SP> stow left
You are still stunned.
SP> stow left
You are still stunned.
SP>
SP>
* An elder desert armadillo slices wide at you. You knock aside the sharp claws with a scratched steel rapier.
SP>
* An elder desert armadillo growls lowly and swings at you. You turn aside the barbed tail with a scratched steel rapier.
SP> stow left
You are still stunned.
SP> SP> stow left
stow left
You are still stunned.
SP>
You are still stunned.
SP> [ga]: inv armor

SP>
You are still stunned.
* An elder desert armadillo swipes at you. You counter the barbed tail with a scratched steel rapier.
SP> stow left
You are still stunned.
SP> stow left
You are still stunned.
SP>
* An elder desert armadillo slashes fiercely at you. You counter the sharp claws with a scratched steel rapier.
SP> stow left
You are still stunned.
SP> inv armor
stanc
You are still stunned.
SP>
You are currently using 70% of your evasion skill.
You are currently using 100% of your weapon parry skill.
You are currently using 22% of your shield block skill.
You are attacking with 100% of your offensive skill.

Last Combat Maneuver: Whirlwind
SP>
SP>
* An elder desert armadillo growls lowly and swings at you. You slap away the sharp claws with a scratched steel rapier.
SP>
An elder desert armadillo rears up and spews forth a blast of stringy white webbing at you!
You are unable to avoid the slimy webbing, solidly caught in its glutinous embrace!

SWP> stanc cust
stow left
You are still stunned.
SWP>
You are now set to use your custom stance:(Preparing for the inevitable!)

Attack : 0%
Evade : 100%
Parry : 12%
Block : 100%

SWP> stow left
You are still stunned.
SWP> l
[Dunes of Despair, Sand Valley]
Everything seems to sink slightly into the loose sand collecting in this trough between the dunes. The dunes provide scarce shelter from the scouring desert wind as it whips through the valleys between the shifting mountains of sand.
You also see an elder desert armadillo, an elder desert armadillo, an elder desert armadillo, an elder desert armadillo which appears dead, a Wayerd pyramid, a Wayerd pyramid, a Wayerd pyramid and a Wayerd pyramid.
Obvious paths: north, northeast, south, southwest.
SWP> dod
You are still stunned.
SWP>
SWP>
SWP>
* An elder desert armadillo slices wide at you. You partially block with a lumium skirmisher's shield.
The sharp claws lands a grazing (0/23) strike to your chest.
SWP> stand
You are still stunned.
SWP> kneel
You are still stunned.
SWP>
SWP> kneel
You are still stunned.
SWP> kneel
You are still stunned.
SWP> kneel

You finally manage to free yourself from the webbing.

SP>
SP>
SP>
You are still stunned.
SP>
* An elder desert armadillo slashes fiercely at you. You partially block with a lumium skirmisher's shield.
The sharp claws lands a light hit (1/22) to your left leg.
SP>
SP> kneel
You are still stunned.
SP> kneel
You are still stunned.
SP>
SP> stanc
An elder desert armadillo rears up and spews forth a blast of stringy white webbing at you!
You manage to catch the worst of the blast upon your shield, with only a few slimy strands sliding across your body.
SP>
You are currently using 100% of your evasion skill.
You are currently using 100% of your shield block skill.
You are currently using 12% of your weapon parry skill.
You are attacking with 0% of your offensive skill.

Last Combat Maneuver: Whirlwind
SP>
An elder desert armadillo rears up and spews forth a blast of stringy white webbing at you!
You manage to catch the worst of the blast upon your shield, with only a few slimy strands sliding across your body.
SP> stanc parr

You are now set to use your parry stance:

Attack : 100%
Evade : 92%
Parry : 100%
Block : 0%

SP>
SP>
SP>
* An elder desert armadillo lashes at you. You knock aside the barbed tail with a scratched steel rapier.
SP>
SP>
SP> dance
You are still stunned.
SP>
* An elder desert armadillo slashes fiercely at you. You repulse the sharp claws with a scratched steel rapier.(YEA, ALMOST OUT! Might live through this one!)
SP> stand
You are still stunned.
SP>
SP> stand
You are still stunned.
SP> dance
retr
You are still stunned.
SP>
You are still stunned.
SP>
You come to, feeling somewhat weak and shaky, and vulnerable without your claws. But the whole world seems bright, clean and new colors are brighter and your field of vision is wider.(Survey says.... FAIL)

P>
P>
* An elder desert armadillo slashes fiercely at you. You attempt to dodge.
The sharp claws lands a solid hit (4/22) that slashes skin and sinew along the back to expose the spinal cord (Nasty!).
!P>
* An elder desert armadillo growls lowly and swings at you. You attempt to evade.
The sharp claws lands a strong hit (6/22) that rips through muscle and organs, cutting the foe cleanly in half.
Your rapier and thrusting blade fall to the ground.

Your death cry echoes in your brain as it quickly dawns on you that you have just died! Already, you feel the tug of eternity upon your soul and you struggle to remain tied to this world.

A chill takes the seat of your soul as your remaining spiritual strength bleeds away steadily. However, you are comforted that you have curried the favor of your god, which will greatly improve the course of your resurrection or reincarnation.

Your body will decay beyond its ability to hold your soul in 216 minutes.
[You're extremely imbalanced]

...

Cool story, ya?

Ya know what else would be cool? Moonskin penalties based on stats. Would be cool for me, anyways.

I'd certainly die a lot less, thats for sure!

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IM: Dannyboy00001111

"Fool proof system do not take into account the ingenuity of fools, nor the power of numbers."

It is simply a silly mechanic that offers nothing to those of us playing Rakash and for which there is zero mitigation. I really wish they would simply scrap this mechanic or make it purely RP without some insane stun as a repercussion of shifting.

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Messenger Boy: The Thessalonian you're fighting, he's the biggest man I've ever seen. I wouldn't want to fight him.
Achilles: That is why no one will remember your name.

I dream one day of a game-wide event that would solve the Rakash/Katamba/World Dragon connection. Tie it in with Moon Mage Events or Cleric Events, or whatever. I have a rough proposal for something like this, but its so patched together I wouldn't feel good about posting it yet.

But it is a good dream.

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You snap your furry fingers.

>>As far as I know, that's Bard (Scream Defiance), Paladin (Anti-stun), or Moon Mage (Contingency).

Berserks are the best besides AS, because they're pulsing anti-stun. Of course, in order to use that, he'd have to use berserks instead of dances, and by dillo level dances far outpace berserks on a general level.

Thankfully with 3.0 they won't be mutually exclusive.

>>Can't you berserk out of a dance? Or can you not berserk while stunned?

You can at level 80, and you can also berserk out of a stun, but the IF cost is obscenely high. He'd have to exit the hunting area immediately after killing those dillos.

Also, Gorteous, didn't you tell me the auto-hide wristcuff doesn't trigger on this type of stun?

If so, that nix's that as a viable solution. Unless this can be changed?

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You snap your furry fingers.

>Moonskin seems to completely drain IF is the problem. Upon berserking out of moonskin, the berserk ends immediately(p sure I posted a log of this a few pages back).

It's not necessarily moonskin. Berserking out of a dance takes a huge amount of IF, plus berserk cost, and then breaking the stun adds more.

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Hunta Talna Kortok, built by Gor'Togs, for Gor'Togs
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Combat Balance List:
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>> It's not necessarily moonskin. Berserking out of a dance takes a huge amount of IF, plus berserk cost, and then breaking the stun adds more.

Moonskin takes fire down to 0, sure of this.

...
[had Dragon up for like the last 10 minutes]

* A caracal digs in its foreclaws, pivoting to kick-slash a hindclaw at you. You evade.
> med amu
You begin to meditate upon the dragon amulet, your inner fire swelling as you center your mind, body, and spirit.

Surrounding your reflection is a brilliant aura of flames that extends over your height again above you.
You feel a jolt as your vision snaps shut.
Roundtime: 5 seconds.
R>
The caracal closes to pole weapon range on you!
R>
* A caracal digs in its foreclaws, pivoting to kick-slash a hindclaw at you. You dodge.
R> berserk grave

Breaking yourself from the mental and physical toll of focusing upon a Dance form, you unleash a savage snarl along with the rage of your berserk.
You feel your inner fire cool, as the adrenaline pumping effect of your battle dance ends.

Your rage erupts inside you with the heat of an inferno, setting your mind ablaze with visions of death and destruction. Every fiber of your being screams out for wanton savagery and the gentle fall of blood-drops.

>
* A caracal digs in its foreclaws, pivoting to kick-slash a hindclaw at you. You dodge.
> med amu
You begin to meditate upon the dragon amulet, your inner fire swelling as you center your mind, body, and spirit.

Surrounding your reflection is a bright aura of beautiful flames extending a quarter of your height above you.
You feel a jolt as your vision snaps shut.
Roundtime: 5 seconds.

...

I lost 5 levels of fire from busting out of Dragon, to Grave. Grave ended 15+ minutes later. My fire recovers faster than Grave can eat it up. Having good stats

Feeling barely fazed by your mad rage, you glance around for another enemy to kill.

Berserking out of moonskin ends right as it starts.

(digging through my logs)

...

* An adult desert armadillo swipes at you. You repulse the barbed tail with a scratched steel rapier.
SWP>
You are still stunned.
SWP>
You finally manage to free yourself from the webbing.

SP>
An adult desert armadillo rears up and spews forth a blast of stringy white webbing at you!
You are unable to avoid the slimy webbing, solidly caught in its glutinous embrace!

SWP> dance
You are still stunned.
SWP> dance
You are still stunned.
SWP>
* An adult desert armadillo slashes fiercely at you. You deflect the sharp claws with a scratched steel rapier.
SWP>
* An adult desert armadillo lurches forward and slashes at you. You repulse the sharp claws with a scratched steel rapier.
SWP> l
[Dunes of Despair, Dune Crest]
The dune slopes down to the west and east, providing a precarious perch. Waves of unrelenting heat roll off the unending dunes of sand, blurring the horizon.
You also see a pile of rocks, an adult desert armadillo, a Wayerd pyramid, a Wayerd pyramid, an adult desert armadillo, an adult desert armadillo and an adult desert armadillo.
Obvious paths: north, southeast, south, southwest.
SWP>
SWP>
You come to, feeling somewhat weak and shaky, and vulnerable without your claws. But the whole world seems bright, clean and new colors are brighter and your field of vision is wider.

WP>
WP>
The Wayerd pyramid emits a low humming noise as the sun's rays shine down on it.
WP>
You finally manage to free yourself from the webbing.

P> dance

* An adult desert armadillo lashes at you. You barely block with a storm-bull buckler.
The barbed tail lands a strong hit (6/22) that completely severs your left hamstring.
!P>
* An adult desert armadillo slashes fiercely at you. You attempt to dodge.
The sharp claws lands a heavy strike (7/22) that tears flesh and cartilage as the right leg is ripped clean below the knee (Better order that peg leg!).
!P>
You're far too injured to dance.
!P> !P>
!P>
* An adult desert armadillo lurches forward and slashes at you. You fail to evade.
The sharp claws lands a very heavy hit (8/22) that amputates the left arm and a good deal of the shoulder in a crippling blow, lightly stunning you.

!SP>
There are several blazing flashes of lurid green lightning from the east.
!SP> berserk stone

Your rage boils up within you, clearing the fog of pain from your mind.
You spring to your feet in a sudden burst of vicious strength and balance!
Everything vanishes in a haze of red, and your vicious snarl ravages the air around you. Every trace of pain in your body melts away before the burning hunger to eviscerate!(YEA!!!)

!>
You feel the frothing rage subside, and as if stepping out of a crimson fog, the world around you emerges with vivid clarity.

You collapse from fatigue!(NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!)

!SP>
!SP>
* An adult desert armadillo swipes at you. You fail to dodge.
The barbed tail lands a hard hit (5/22) that cleaves off the tips of several of your fingers.
!SP>
* An adult desert armadillo growls lowly and swings at you. You attempt to evade.
The sharp claws lands an extremely heavy hit (9/22) that cleaves the foe clean through from collarbone to hips.
Your rapier and ivory-hilted jambiya fall to the ground.

Your death cry echoes in your brain as it quickly dawns on you that you have just died! Already, you feel the tug of eternity upon your soul and you struggle to remain tied to this world.

A chill takes the seat of your soul as your remaining spiritual strength bleeds away steadily. However, you are comforted that you have curried the favor of your god, which will greatly improve the course of your resurrection or reincarnation.

Your body will decay beyond its ability to hold your soul in 171 minutes.
[You're extremely imbalanced]

...

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IM: Dannyboy00001111

"Fool proof system do not take into account the ingenuity of fools, nor the power of numbers."