As we get closer to finalizing details on Elemental Barrage I wish to present you with some more information. First off the help you'll recieve in game to refresh your memories on what it even does.

>barrage help
BARRAGE help:
To use Barrage, you must have a proper Targeted Magic Spell prepared and fully targeted. That target will be the target for the melee attack. Since the spell's target will be the melee target as well you can't choose a different target for the melee attack, but you CAN specify what type of melee attack you wish to use.

BARRAGE syntax:
BARRAGE {maneuver}
Current valid options are: thrust, lunge, slice, chop, sweep, jab, draw, pummel, swing, bash, feint, and attack.
BARRAGE alone will default to attack.

Then how about a preview of the actual use? The messaging varies based upon the element used and I am showing you the fist of stone spell. Some messaging may be slightly different as I had to hastily remove some GM only information ;).

You utter a few harsh words in a guttural tongue!
You feel fully prepared to cast your spell.
target garg
You begin to weave mana lines into a target pattern around a granite gargoyle.
You think you are targeting the granite gargoyle as well as is possible.

barrage
You focus on manipulating an aethereal pathway to suffuse your targeting matrix, then allow its pattern to direct the force of your mace.
You gesture at a granite gargoyle.
A small stone fist rips itself free of the earth and hurtles toward a granite gargoyle!
The stone fist strikes its abdomen and delicately flays the skin from the bones, leaving deep blood-filled gashes.

Pebbles all around your feet jump quickly into the air and hover a moment, before falling back down.

Driving in with naturally fluid movements and working from an awkward position, you sweep a mace at a granite gargoyle. A granite gargoyle attempts to evade, failing miserably. The mace lands a heavy strike that temporarily knocks away the gargoyle's breath with a light blow to the chest.
[You're nimbly balanced and in better position.]
[Roundtime 4 sec.]

Here is the finalized list of spells that are currently usable:
fire shard
fire ball
gar zeng
lightning bolt
aether lance
aether lash
frost scythe
fist of stone
stone strike

Paeldryth's wrath will be added if it is converted to be a full TM spell.

So the only question remaining is where is the ability at as far as development and QC. Well, see that is the kicker. I've held off on posting this long because it has been in QC and is now done. So instead of making you wait any longer it is officially released in Plat as of right now, will be on preview until some point this weekend when we'll release it in Premium preview in Prime if all goes well. The rest of prime and TF will follow about a week later so long as nothing melts down on me.

For those over 30th circle, seek out your local Guild Leader and ask him or her about Barrage and let the "fun" begin.

GM Oolan Jeel

"This island is made mainly of coal and surrounded by fish. Only an organizing genius could produce a shortage of coal and fish at the same time." Aneurin Bevan, May 1945, on World War II rationing and shortages in England.

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