Empathic Link (1117)
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Empathic Link is an open cast spell that creates a link between any targets that fail a warding roll, lasting for 60 seconds. While in effect, this link causes all affected targets to have a chance to take the same damage/critical whenever one of the targets is hit by the original caster of the Empathic Link. (Damage from other sources, or from non-critical instant death effects, are not propagated.)
The number of targets that can be affected per cast depends on training in Mental Mana Control, with a minimum of three possible targets. If the spell is recast before the effect expires, it will prioritize targets that are not yet linked.
The base chance of propagating damage to the linked creatures is 50%, increased with training in Mental Lore Telepathy. Propagation is independently rolled for each linked target. In addition, training in Telepathy Lore will provide a chance to cause electrical damage to the targets.
The mana cost for Empathic Link is 17, plus an additional 5 mana for each target beyond the second.
Propagated criticals will have the same damage type and location of the first hit. The critical rank will be identical if the target does not have critical padding, otherwise it may have diminished effect.
Usage
- PREP 1117 | CAST or INCANT 1117 to cast this spell against against anything not grouped to the caster. For INCANT, a target must be visible in the room
- INCANT 1117 OPEN to open cast this spell once using INCANT (when a target is not visible)
- INCANT SET OPEN 1117 to always open cast this spell using INCANT 1117
Mana Control Benefit
Multi-target spells and abilities choose targets based on the following criteria, unless specified otherwise:
- Multi-target spells activated by players via CAST and CHANNEL will not target other players. This includes both grouped and ungrouped players.
- All multi-target spells offer an option to EVOKE the spell, which will possibly hit other players. This version still prioritizes creatures unless directly targeting another player.
- All multi-target spells have a starting maximum targets of 3. This is increased by 1 additional target for every 50 Mana Control Skill Bonus associated with the spell circle.
As the Empath Base circle uses both Spiritual Mana Control (SMC) and Mental Mana Control (MMC), the multi-target Mana Control skill bonus is calculated as:
- Mana Control skill bonus = (higher of SMC and MMC) + (lower of SMC and MMC)/2
Lore Benefits
Training in Mental Lore, Telepathy provides two benefits:
Damage Propagation
Telepathy Lore increases the chance to propagate damage.
Mental Lore, Telepathy ranks 0 1 3 6 10 15 21 28 36 45 55 Chance to propagate damage 50% 52% 54% 56% 58% 60% 62% 64% 66% 68% 70% Mental Lore, Telepathy ranks 66 78 91 105 120 136 153 171 190 210 231 Chance to propagate damage 72% 74% 76% 78% 80% 82% 84% 86% 88% 90% 92%
Link Overload
Telepathy Lore provides a chance of (skill bonus ÷ 5)% to overload a link after casting the spell. This will cause electrical damage to one of the targets that was successfully warded, which will then travel through the link to the others.
Mental Lore, Telepathy ranks 1 5 10 17 24 33 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 Chance for link overload 1% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70%
- Not all thresholds shown
Messaging
- Successful Link (with overload)
>prep 1117 You murmur soft words into the air, the liquid syllables summoning the spirits to aid you in preparing Empathic Link. Your spell is ready. >cast You gesture. You concentrate on establishing a link between yourself and a glistening cerebralite. CS: +481 - TD: +425 + CvA: +25 + d100: +92 == +173 Warding failed! A faint thread of energy forms between you and a glistening cerebralite. You concentrate on establishing a link between yourself and a murky soul siphon. CS: +494 - TD: +435 + CvA: +25 + d100: +31 == +115 Warding failed! A faint thread of energy forms between you and a murky soul siphon. An overload of mental energies pulse through your link to a glistening cerebralite! A translucent shell appears around the cerebralite, absorbing most of the blow. ... 10 points of damage! Ripples of wavering energy coalesce around a murky soul siphon's right leg. ... 5 points of damage! Light shock to right leg. That stings!
- Damage Propagation
You gesture at a murky soul siphon. You hurl a roaring ball of fire at a murky soul siphon! AS: +458 vs DS: +259 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +71 = +314 ... and hit for 100 points of damage! Flames cook a murky soul siphon's chest. Looks about medium well. You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself from the soul siphon's body as it rises, disappearing into the heavens. The soul siphon twitches and writhes spasmodically before collapsing to the ground. The bright luminescence fades from around a murky soul siphon. The brilliant luminescence fades from around a murky soul siphon. A murky soul siphon glances around, looking a bit less confident. You twinge slightly as your Empathic Link to a murky soul siphon fades away. Ripples of wavering energy coalesce around a murky soul siphon's chest. ... and cause 70 points of damage! ... 30 points of damage! Flames cook a murky soul siphon's chest. Looks about medium well. You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself from the soul siphon's body as it rises, disappearing into the heavens. The soul siphon twitches and writhes spasmodically before collapsing to the ground. The bright luminescence fades from around a murky soul siphon. The brilliant luminescence fades from around a murky soul siphon. A murky soul siphon glances around, looking a bit less confident. You twinge slightly as your Empathic Link to a murky soul siphon fades away.