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| topic = Sorcerer Spells
| messagenum = 2845
| author = GS4-IXIX
| date = 07/17/2015 09:48 AM EDT
| subject = [[hsn|HSN]]: New spell for slot 709 released!
}}[[Quake]] has moved to the Arcane spell circle, in slot 1714, and [[Grasp of the Grave]] is now 709.

When cast, the spell will instantly cause 5-6 arms to crawl out of the ground and attempt to pull all non-flying, non-friendly targets to the ground. It uses a standard maneuver roll, with the caster getting a bonus based upon their Sorcerer spell ranks, and Aura and Wisdom stat bonuses. Defenders get a bonus based upon Dodge ranks, Agility and Dexterity stat bonuses, but also have a 5% fumble chance. A failed attempt to avoid the arms will result in 3-15 seconds of roundtime, and a knockdown if the target isn't already prone.

After the initial knockdown, the arms will periodically attempt to pull a target down one more time before decaying away. The second attempt compares the caster's Sorcerer spell ranks against the target's level to determine success (70 + ((caster 700 ranks - target level) * 7), capped at 99, floored at 5). For affected targets, they are knocked down and subject to 3-5 seconds of roundtime. In addition, the subsequent knockdown attempts have a chance to grapple (damage) the target based upon a (2 * seed 2 summation of Sorcerous Lore, Necromancy ranks), including a small chance to outright strangle the target!

Watch out for the cold hands of the dead, lest you join them!

Ixix

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| category = Sorcerers
| topic = Sorcerer Spells
| messagenum = 2874
| author = GS4-IXIX
| date = 07/17/2015 02:49 PM EDT
| subject = [[hsn|HSN]]: New spell for slot 709 released!
}}Well this has started poorly!

I have some fixes in the pipe to address the RT issues, that's definitely not working as intended. I'll let you know when those are out.

''<<Which part is capped at 99, and floored at 5? The spell ranks or the level? Or the total of the part after 70 +?>>''

The total end result is capped and floored - so if the target has >99% chance of being hit, it's adjusted down to 99, and if it's <5%, it's adjusted up. So there's always a 1% chance of dodging the arm, and a 5% chance of the arm getting you (obviously that's from the target perspective, and most of you won't be targets but I hope that it clears it up).

Ixix

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| topic = Sorcerer Spells
| messagenum = 2895
| author = GS4-IXIX
| date = 07/17/2015 11:10 PM EDT
| subject = Re: HSN: New spell for slot 709 released!
}}Hello my malevolent, sorcerous friends.

Here's the (hopefully) concise rundown on some updates that I just released for Grasp of the Grave:

*The initial knockdown should be correctly applying roundtime to critters now.
*The arms should not be targetable or automatically targeted anymore.
*708 arms and 709 arms should get along better (I found this one quite amusing though to be honest).
*STOP 709 or STOP GRASP will now destroy any of your arms that are in the room.

And some questions that I've seen pop up:

*"Arm" vs "arms" - "arms" have an doubled chance of dealing bonus damage, including the chance to strangle the target. There is a flat 25% chance of creating a pair of arms vs. an arm.
*Quake (1714 now) does not use the Standard Maneuver Roll attack. It's its own thing.
*Quake will start showing up on scrolls soon.
*Custom arms: this is something that I didn't think of and I don't have anything in there to support it, but I like it, so I wrote that one down. So maybe (maybe) someday.

Ixix

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