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Volley
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Mnemonic
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[volley]
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Activating Verb
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WEAPON
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Category
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Ranged Weapons
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Type
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Area of Effect
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Roundtime
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Varies based on weapon size
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Stamina Cost
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20
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Cooldown
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Varies based on weapon size
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Offensive Gear
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Both hands
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Attributes
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Hostile Initiator Stance Penalty Shield Defensive Bonus Target Stance Bonus
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Available To
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Warriors, Rogues, Rangers, Bards, Monks, Paladins
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Rank
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Cost/acquired at
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1
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75 Ranged Weapons ranks
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2
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100 ranks
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3
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125 ranks
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4
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150 ranks
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5
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175 ranks
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Description
Fire multiple times into the sky to rain down on enemies.
Mechanics
Deals moderate
weapon Damage over Time to targets that remain in the room based on your
Multi Opponent Combat training. Damage is dealt 4 times over 16 seconds at 4 second intervals. An ammo bundle may be specified, causing any properties of that ammo to apply to targets hit.
Additional Information
This weapon technique is available upon training 75 ranks of Ranged Weapons, and ranks in the technique will go up with further training. As part of the Player System Manager it also requires 1x/CM as a baseline for effectiveness.
Roundtime / Damage Modifier Based on Weapon Size
- Long bow/Heavy crossbow: 7s
- Composite bow/Light crossbow: 6s, -5% damage
- Short bow: 5s, -10% damage
- Hand crossbow: 4s, -15% damage (single) / 6s, -5% damage (two)
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