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Two stances. Two ways to hold your ground.
Be the first into the fight and the last to yield. Hold the line with a shield, or trade defense for the force of an offensive stance.
Choose an offensive stance for pressure and dual wielding, or a defensive stance for shield control and protecting allies. Change your stance outside combat.
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PLAYER HELP · kick
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help Tag : kick Help Keywords : KICK, kick ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- KICK Level: W1, P1, A1, Mk1 Cost: none Usage: kick [<target>] A quick, direct kick delivered to your opponent in battle. If you don't name a target, you will kick whatever creature you are currently fighting. Causes 1 round of combat lag. Details: Your level and strength increase the damage dealt by your kick, while the target's armor class affects your chance to hit. See also: BASH, POUND, PUMMEL Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Open this help entry on its own ↗
PLAYER HELP · bash
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help Tag : bash Help Keywords : BASH, bash ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASH Level: W2, P2, A2, Mk2 Cost: none Usage: bash [<target>] You lower your shoulder and rush your opponent, trying to knock them off their feet. If successful, your victim falls sitting, takes bludgeoning damage, and takes 1.33x damage from the very next attack before standing. If you miss, you lose your balance and fall sitting yourself. Causes 1 round of combat lag. You must be wielding a weapon to bash. Some monsters are too large or heavy to be knocked down. Details: Your strength improves your chance to land a bash. Both player level and strength increase bash damage. See also: KICK, POUND, "SHIELD BASH" Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Open this help entry on its own ↗
PLAYER HELP · rescue
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help Tag : rescue Help Keywords : RESCUE, rescue ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RESCUE Level: W3, P10, Mk3, Dr7 Cost: none Usage: rescue <player> Jump into the fight to take over for a wounded companion, forcing the monster to focus its attacks on you instead. This is essential for protecting casters, thieves, and other party members. You can only peel one monster off an ally per attempt. You cannot rescue non-player characters, and you cannot rescue someone from a fight you are already the target of. Details: Your Rescue skill proficiency determines your chance to successfully pull the monster's attention to yourself. Causes 1 round of combat lag. See also: WARRIOR, STANCE, "DEFENSIVE BASTION" Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Open this help entry on its own ↗
PLAYER HELP · pound
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help Tag : pound Help Keywords : POUND, pound ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- POUND Level: W6, P9, A9, Mk6 Cost: none Usage: pound [<target>] Deliver a crushing, heavy-handed blow to pound your opponent. If the pound connects, it deals bludgeoning damage and knocks your foe into a sitting position, causing them to take 1.33x damage from the very next attack before standing. Causes 1 round of combat lag. Details: Your strength and dexterity improve your chance to hit. Both player level and strength increase pound damage. See also: KICK, BASH, PUMMEL Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Open this help entry on its own ↗
PLAYER HELP · stance
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Help Tag : stance
Help Keywords : STANCE, "COMBAT STANCE", STANCES, stance
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STANCE
Level: W7
Cost: none
Warriors of level 7 and higher may shift between two specialized combat
disciplines to adapt to the flow of battle:
Offensive Stance : +4 hitroll, +4 damroll, and +10% combat experience.
Defensive Stance : +25 max hit points, +25 armor class (lowers AC by 25),
and enables tanking mechanics.
Usage: stance
stance switch
stance off
stance def
See also: WARRIOR, "BATTLE PROWESS", "DEFENSIVE BASTION", PARRY
Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES.
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help Tag : track Help Keywords : TRACK ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK Level: T10, W16, Mk9, D5 Cost: none Read footprints, bent twigs and other signs of passage to sense the direction of a visible quarry somewhere in the world. Track reports a direction rather than moving you. If the quarry is already beside you or no route can be found, it tells you so. A lost trail can send you in the wrong direction. Usage: track <target> See also: THIEF, HUNT, WARRIOR, MONK, DRUID Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Open this help entry on its own ↗
PLAYER HELP · second wind
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Help Tag : second_wind
Help Keywords : "SECOND WIND", SECONDWIND, SWIND, second wind
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SECOND WIND
Level: W16
Cost: none (5-minute cooldown)
In the thick of battle, you catch your breath, steady your focus, and draw
upon a reserve of stamina to heal your wounds. Recovers 15-25% of your maximum
hit points and a quarter of your maximum movement points.
Details:
Can only be used while actively fighting. Has a 5-minute recovery cooldown.
Usage: secondwind
swind
See also: WARRIOR, STANCE, "RALLYING CRY"
Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES.
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Open this help entry on its own ↗PLAYER HELP · craftsmanship
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Help Tag : craftsmanship
Help Keywords : CRAFTSMANSHIP, CONSTRUCTION
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CRAFTSMANSHIP
Level: T14, W20
Cost: recipe components
Work from an assembly recipe to turn gathered components into useful equipment
or supplies. Use MAKE LIST to view available recipes and their required parts.
Carry the components in your inventory or place them on the ground, then use
MAKE with the finished item's name. Some recipes require a tool or a specific
workshop; tools are kept, while crafting components are consumed.
Usage: make list
make <item>
See also: MAKE, THIEF, WARRIOR
Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES.
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Open this help entry on its own ↗PLAYER HELP · cleave
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help Tag : cleave Help Keywords : CLEAVE, cleave ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLEAVE Level: W22 Cost: passive A passive combat skill learned by warriors at level 22. Whenever you are fighting multiple enemies at once, the momentum of any successful weapon blow against your primary target carries through to strike all other foes attacking you in the room. Details: Cleave damage scales with your Cleave proficiency, dealing up to 20% of the damage dealt to your primary target. Usage: (passive skill) See also: WARRIOR, STANCE, "BARRIER BREACH" Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Open this help entry on its own ↗
PLAYER HELP · battle prowess
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help Tag : battle_prowess Help Keywords : "BATTLE PROWESS", BATTLEPROWESS, PROWESS, battle prowess ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- BATTLE PROWESS Level: W7 Cost: passive A passive combat skill learned by warriors at level 7. While in Offensive Stance, your heightened martial focus grants you +4 hitroll and +4 damroll on all physical attacks, and rewards a 10% bonus to the experience you earn from combat kills. Usage: (passive skill) See also: WARRIOR, STANCE, "DEFENSIVE BASTION", "BATTLE SHOUT" Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Open this help entry on its own ↗
PLAYER HELP · pummel
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help Tag : pummel Help Keywords : PUMMEL, pummel ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUMMEL Level: W9, P13, Mk9 Cost: none Usage: pummel [<target>] Deliver a brutal, heavy blow using all your momentum. When it lands, pummel deals heavy bludgeoning damage and knocks your foe into a resting position, causing them to take 1.67x damage from the very next attack before standing. Causes 2 rounds of combat lag. Warriors must be in Offensive Stance to pummel. Details: Your strength improves your chance to hit. Player level and strength both increase pummel damage. See also: POUND, BASH, STANCE Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Open this help entry on its own ↗
PLAYER HELP · battle shout
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Help Tag : battle_shout
Help Keywords : "BATTLE SHOUT", BATTLESHOUT, BSHOUT, battle shout
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BATTLE SHOUT
Level: W13
Cost: none
Unleash an inspiring battle cry that rallies your party for battle. The shout
shares the combat benefits of your Battle Prowess (+4 hitroll and +4 damroll)
with all grouped companions in the same room.
Requires Offensive Stance. The aura lasts for 3 game hours.
Usage: battleshout
bshout
See also: WARRIOR, STANCE, "BATTLE PROWESS", "RALLYING CRY"
Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES.
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help Tag : berserk Help Keywords : BERSERK, berserk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- BERSERK Level: W18, A21, B13 Cost: 20 Movement Points (V) Fly into an uncontrolled fighting rage, immediately unleashing a flurry of strikes against every creature in the room. Each creature is struck once, with a chance for an extra offhand strike if you are dual wielding. Once the assault concludes, you immediately resume normal combat. Details: Costs 20 Movement Points and causes 2 rounds of combat lag. Usage: berserk See also: WARRIOR, STANCE, "DUAL WIELD" Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Open this help entry on its own ↗
PLAYER HELP · dual wield
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Help Tag : dual_wield
Help Keywords : "DUAL WIELD", DUAL, DUALWIELD, dual wield, dual
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DUAL WIELD
Level: W21
Cost: passive
Usage: dual <weapon>
wield <weapon> offhand
remove offhand
Allows you to equip a secondary one-handed weapon in your offhand slot,
granting the chance of an extra weapon strike each combat round.
Warriors must be in Offensive Stance to dual wield. Both weapons must be
single-handed weapons.
Details:
Base double hit chance is 50% at 15 Dexterity or below. Each point of Dexterity
above 15 increases offhand strike chance by +3%, scaling up to 80% at 25 Dexterity.
See also: WARRIOR, STANCE, WIELD
Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES.
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Open this help entry on its own ↗PLAYER HELP · weapons knowledge
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help Tag : weapons_knowledge Help Keywords : weapons knowledge, weapons_knowledge ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEAPONS KNOWLEDGE Level: W27, P30, A30 Cost: none Usage: (passive skill) An advanced passive combat skill learned by warriors, paladins, and antipaladins at level 27. Your deep familiarity with weapon balance and combat anatomy allows you to strike vital weak spots, giving your weapon hits a chance (up to 50% based on proficiency) to deal double damage. Warriors must be in Offensive Stance for Weapons Knowledge to trigger. See also: WARRIOR, STANCE, "BARRIER BREACH" Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Open this help entry on its own ↗
PLAYER HELP · barrier breach
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help Tag : barrier_breach Help Keywords : "BARRIER BREACH", BARRIERBREACH, barrier breach ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- BARRIER BREACH Level: W30 Cost: passive The capstone offensive weapon mastery for warriors at level 30. When striking an enemy protected by magical Sanctuary, your blows have a chance (up to 20% based on your skill proficiency) to shatter straight through the ward, ignoring its damage reduction entirely. Usage: (passive skill) See also: WARRIOR, STANCE, SANCTUARY, CLEAVE Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Open this help entry on its own ↗
PLAYER HELP · defensive bastion
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help Tag : defensive_bastion Help Keywords : "DEFENSIVE BASTION", DEFENSIVEBASTION, BASTION, ATTRITION, "ATTRITION MASTERY", TANKING, "TANKING XP", "TANK XP", defensive bastion ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEFENSIVE BASTION Level: W7 Cost: passive A passive combat skill learned by warriors at level 7. While in Defensive Stance, you dig in and fortify your defenses, gaining +25 maximum hit points, improving your armor class by 25 points, and earning tanking experience. Details: While fighting in Defensive Stance, a warrior fortified with Defensive Bastion converts damage absorbed from incoming attacks into tanking experience at an accelerated rate of up to 125% (scaled by proficiency), earning experience as though you had dealt the damage yourself in battle. Usage: (passive skill) See also: WARRIOR, STANCE, "BATTLE PROWESS", PARRY, "SHIELD BASH" Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Open this help entry on its own ↗
PLAYER HELP · grapple
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help Tag : grapple Help Keywords : GRAPPLE, grapple ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRAPPLE Level: W12, A13 Cost: none Usage: grapple [<target>] Wrestle your opponent into a tight lock. If successful, both you and your target are entangled for two rounds of combat, removing a single combat strike each round from both you and your foe. A creature with multiple attacks has its strikes reduced (e.g. 2 attacks become 1, 3 become 2), while you deal no combat damage during the lock. Your grouped companions are completely unhindered and may strike the entangled foe normally. Warriors must be in Defensive Stance and actively fighting their target to grapple. Causes 1 round of combat lag. Details: Your strength, dexterity, and level compared to your target determine your chance to grapple. See also: WARRIOR, STANCE, RESCUE, BLOCK Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Open this help entry on its own ↗
PLAYER HELP · block
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help Tag : block Help Keywords : BLOCK, block ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLOCK Level: W13, P17, A17, Mk16, B10 Cost: none Raises your shield in combat to deflect an incoming melee attack from your opponent. When a block succeeds, you completely turn aside a single incoming physical strike from that enemy. Subsequent strikes in the same round are not blocked. You must be wearing a shield in your shield slot to block. Warriors must also be in Defensive Stance, and a successful block opens a brief three-round window for a Warrior to counter-attack with the Parry skill. Usage: block [<target>] Details: Your Strength, skill proficiency, and level relative to your opponent determine your chance to block. See also: PARRY, "SHIELD BASH", STANCE, BARD Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Open this help entry on its own ↗
PLAYER HELP · parry
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help Tag : parry Help Keywords : PARRY, parry ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PARRY Level: W18 Cost: passive Deliver a punishing counter-attack with your weapon immediately following a successful shield block. This strike catches the attacker off-guard while they are overextended, dealing heavy weapon damage (150% of your weapon's base damage) with no command delay. Details: Requires wielding a weapon, holding a shield, and fighting in Defensive Stance. Automatically counter-attacks for 150% weapon damage upon a successful block. Usage: Automatic upon successful block See also: WARRIOR, BLOCK, "DEFENSIVE BASTION" Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Open this help entry on its own ↗
PLAYER HELP · shield bash
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Help Tag : shield_bash
Help Keywords : "SHIELD BASH", SHIELDBASH, SBASH, shield bash
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SHIELD BASH
Level: W21
Cost: none (6-round cooldown)
Slam your shield into the opponent you are actively tanking with crushing
force. A solid hit knocks your enemy to the ground, completely negates all
attacks they would make during that combat round, and leaves them off-balance
to take double damage from all incoming attacks during the following round.
Details:
Requires holding a shield and fighting in Defensive Stance. Has an 8-second
(6 combat rounds) recovery cooldown between attempts.
Usage: shieldbash
sbash
See also: WARRIOR, STANCE, BLOCK, PARRY, "LAST STAND"
Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES.
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Open this help entry on its own ↗PLAYER HELP · disarm
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help Tag : disarm Help Keywords : DISARM, disarm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISARM Level: W24 Cost: none Usage: disarm [<target>] Strike at your opponent's hands or weapon arm to knock their weapon from their grip. A disarmed enemy cannot wield their weapon and has their physical damage heavily reduced (cut by a factor of 3 to 10) for several combat rounds until they recover. Warriors must be in Defensive Stance to disarm. Causes 3 rounds of combat lag. Details: Your dexterity and level relative to the target determine your chance to disarm. See also: WARRIOR, STANCE, BLOCK Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Open this help entry on its own ↗
PLAYER HELP · rallying cry
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Help Tag : rallying_cry
Help Keywords : "RALLYING CRY", RALLYINGCRY, RALLY, RCRY, rallying cry
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RALLYING CRY
Level: W27
Cost: none
Shout an inspiring war cry in the middle of battle that revitalizes your
grouped companions. Revives up to two wounded group members in the room who
are below half vitality, restoring up to 20% of their maximum hit points and
mana.
Requires Defensive Stance and active combat. Has a 2-minute cooldown.
Usage: rallyingcry
rally
rcry
See also: WARRIOR, STANCE, "BATTLE SHOUT", "SECOND WIND"
Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES.
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Help Tag : last_stand
Help Keywords : "LAST STAND", LASTSTAND, LAST, last stand
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LAST STAND
Level: W30
Cost: half your maximum hit points
The ultimate defensive discipline, learned by warriors at level 30. When faced
with overwhelming danger, you dig deep and sacrifice a portion of your vitality
to anchor your position and survive what would otherwise be a mortal blow.
Requires Defensive Stance. Sacrifices half of your maximum hit points.
Usage: laststand
last
See also: WARRIOR, STANCE, "DEFENSIVE BASTION", "SHIELD BASH"
Class abbreviations: HELP CLASS CODES.
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