Verb:AMBUSH - Revision history

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	{{Verbinfo		{{Verbinfo
	\|verb = AMBUSH		\|verb=AMBUSH
	\|type = System		\|type=System
			\|demeanor=No
⚫	\|system = Combat
			\|wedding=No
		⚫	\|system=Combat
	}}		}}
			{{Verbpage
	The{{boldmono\| AMBUSH }}verb is used to make attacks from hiding or invisibility and will outright fail if those conditions are not met. The {{boldmono\|[[ATTACK]]}} verb is similar to {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} but may be used from open or hiding. Note that the {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} verb is different from the [[Ambush]] skill. It is not necessary to use the {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} verb in order to get the [[stance]] pushdown and [[critical weighting]] benefits provided by the Ambush skill, it is only necessary to attack from hiding.		\|introduction=The{{boldmono\| AMBUSH }}verb is used to make attacks from hiding or invisibility and will outright fail if those conditions are not met. The {{boldmono\|[[ATTACK]]}} verb is similar to {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} but may be used from open or hiding. Note that the {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} verb is different from the [[Ambush]] skill. It is not necessary to use the {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} verb in order to get the [[stance]] pushdown and [[critical weighting]] benefits provided by the Ambush skill, it is only necessary to attack from hiding.

		⚫	\|help=<small>'''''Note:''' This will populate with {{boldmono\|AMBUSH HELP}} or {{boldmono\|HELP AMBUSH}}.''</small>
	==HELP==
⚫	<small>'''''Note:''' This will populate with {{boldmono\|AMBUSH HELP}} or {{boldmono\|HELP AMBUSH}}.''</small>
	<pre{{log2}}>USAGE: AMBUSH [target] [location]		<pre{{log2}}>USAGE: AMBUSH [target] [location]

	[target] will default to your current TARGET, or a random creature if you have not set a target.		[target] will default to your current TARGET, or a random creature if you have not set a target.
	[location] will default to your AIM preference if set. You may also specify CLEAR to force an unaimed attack.</pre>		[location] will default to your AIM preference if set. You may also specify CLEAR to force an unaimed attack.</pre>
			}}

	==See Also==		==See Also==
	* [[Ambush]]		* [[Ambush]]

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	The{{boldmono\| AMBUSH }}verb is used to make attacks from hiding or invisibility and will outright fail if those conditions are not met. The {{boldmono\|[[ATTACK]]}} verb is similar to {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} but may be used from open or hiding. Note that the {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} verb is different from the [[Ambush]] skill. It is not necessary to use the {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} verb in order to get the [[stance]] pushdown and [[critical weighting]] benefits provided by the Ambush skill, it is only necessary to attack from hiding.		The{{boldmono\| AMBUSH }}verb is used to make attacks from hiding or invisibility and will outright fail if those conditions are not met. The {{boldmono\|[[ATTACK]]}} verb is similar to {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} but may be used from open or hiding. Note that the {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} verb is different from the [[Ambush]] skill. It is not necessary to use the {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} verb in order to get the [[stance]] pushdown and [[critical weighting]] benefits provided by the Ambush skill, it is only necessary to attack from hiding.

	==~~Syntax~~==		==HELP==
			<small>'''''Note:''' This will populate with {{boldmono\|AMBUSH HELP}} or {{boldmono\|HELP AMBUSH}}.''</small>
	<pre{{log2}}>
		⚫	<pre{{log2}}>USAGE: AMBUSH [target] [location]
	''>help ambush
⚫	USAGE: AMBUSH [target] [location]

	[target] will default to your current TARGET, or a random creature if you have not set a target.		[target] will default to your current TARGET, or a random creature if you have not set a target.
	[location] will default to your AIM preference if set. You may also specify CLEAR to force an unaimed attack.		[location] will default to your AIM preference if set. You may also specify CLEAR to force an unaimed attack.</pre>
	</pre>

	See the [[AIM]] article for more information how aiming interacts with AMBUSH.

	==See Also==		==See Also==
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	* [[ATTACK]]/KILL		* [[ATTACK]]/KILL
	* [[Research:Open ambushing]]		* [[Research:Open ambushing]]
	* [[Aiming Success]]
	* [[Combat system]]		* [[Combat system]]
	* [[Player System Manager - Phase 3]] proposal documentation		* [[Player System Manager - Phase 3]] proposal documentation

	[[Category: Combat Mechanics]]

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	The{{boldmono\| AMBUSH }}verb is used to make attacks from hiding or invisibility and will outright fail if those conditions are not met. The [[ATTACK]] verb is similar to AMBUSH but may be used from open or hiding. Note that the {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} verb is different from the [[Ambush]] skill. It is not necessary to use the {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} verb in order to get the [[stance]] pushdown and [[critical weighting]] benefits provided by the Ambush skill, it is only necessary to attack from hiding.		The{{boldmono\| AMBUSH }}verb is used to make attacks from hiding or invisibility and will outright fail if those conditions are not met. The {{boldmono\|[[ATTACK]]}} verb is similar to {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} but may be used from open or hiding. Note that the {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} verb is different from the [[Ambush]] skill. It is not necessary to use the {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} verb in order to get the [[stance]] pushdown and [[critical weighting]] benefits provided by the Ambush skill, it is only necessary to attack from hiding.

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==

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	See the [[AIM]] article for more information how aiming interacts with AMBUSH.		See the [[AIM]] article for more information how aiming interacts with AMBUSH.

	==Roundtime==
	{{main\|Base weapon speed}}
	Whether one is attacking from hiding or in the open, using the AMBUSH verb adds three seconds to an attacker's weapon BASE [[roundtime]]. This additional roundtime may be mitigated in the normal way via [[agility]] and [[dexterity]] bonuses down to the ''minimum ambush roundtime'' of the particular weapon used. The minimum ambush roundtime of a weapon differs from the normal minimum roundtime of that weapon as follows:

	{\| {{Prettytable\|text-align:center;}}
	\|-bgcolor=lightblue
	!Weapon base speed
	!Normal Min. RT
	!Min. Ambush RT
	\|-
	\| 1
	\| 3
	\| 4
	\|-
	\| 2, 3
	\| 4
	\| 5
	\|-
	\| 4+
	\| 5
	\| 6
	\|}

	==Success and Failure (melee weapons)==

	The factors that influence the chance of successfully attacking the body part aimed for include:
	* difficulty of the particular body part targeted (smaller and more critical parts of the body are harder to aim for)
	* the difficulty modifier for the weapon used (larger weapons are harder to aim)
	* difference in attacker and target [[level]]
	* the attacker's [[Ambush]] skill
	* the attacker's [[Combat Maneuvers]] skill (when aiming from the open, as opposed to from hiding)
	* any eye or bleeding head [[wound]]s the attacker may have
	* formula for aiming success: [[Aiming Success]]

	Failure to hit the desired body part will result in attacking a different part of the target's body, or, at low skill levels, may result in the attacker being unable to find an opening for an attack yet still incurring roundtime.

	==Other Limitations==

	Any condition that prevents a character from attacking normally will prevent this verb from working, as will attempting to aim at a nonexistent (''e.g.'', the legs of a worm) or already severed body part.

	Size disparity can also prevent aiming at specific body parts. Large [[character]]s will not be able to aim at specific parts of small critters (''e.g.'', a [[human]] cannot aim at specific parts of a spiked cavern urchin). Furthermore, no character can aim at a part of a [[creature]] that, because of size limitations, is out of his or her reach (''e.g.'', a [[dwarf]] cannot aim at the head or neck of a [[giant]] that is standing up). The use of longer weapons can somewhat mitigate this.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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	The{{boldmono\| AMBUSH }}verb is used to ~~aim [[melee]]~~ attacks at ~~specific~~ ~~parts~~ of a ~~target's~~ ~~body,~~ in ~~contrast~~ to ~~the~~ ~~{{boldmono\|[[ATTACK]]}}~~ ~~(or~~ ~~{{boldmono\|~~[[~~KILL~~]]~~}})~~ verb, ~~which~~ ~~attacks~~ a ~~randomly~~ ~~determined~~ ~~part~~ of ~~the~~ ~~target~~. Note that the {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} verb is different from the [[Ambush]] skill. It is not necessary to use the {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} verb in order to get the [[stance]] pushdown and [[critical weighting]] benefits provided by the Ambush skill, it is only necessary to attack from hiding.		The{{boldmono\| AMBUSH }}verb is used to make attacks from hiding or invisibility and will outright fail if those conditions are not met. The [[ATTACK]] verb is similar to AMBUSH but may be used from open or hiding. Note that the {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} verb is different from the [[Ambush]] skill. It is not necessary to use the {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} verb in order to get the [[stance]] pushdown and [[critical weighting]] benefits provided by the Ambush skill, it is only necessary to attack from hiding.

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==
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	[location] will default to your AIM preference if set. You may also specify CLEAR to force an unaimed attack.		[location] will default to your AIM preference if set. You may also specify CLEAR to force an unaimed attack.
	</pre>		</pre>

			See the [[AIM]] article for more information how aiming interacts with AMBUSH.

	==Roundtime==		==Roundtime==

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	==Syntax==		==Syntax==
			<pre{{log2}}>
	* {{boldmono\|AMBUSH {target} {location} }}attempts to attack the target in the specified location
			''>help ambush
	* {{boldmono\|AMBUSH {target} }}attempts to attack the target in the default aiming location specified by the{{boldmono\| [[AIM]] }}verb (and attacks normally if no default aiming location is set)
			USAGE: AMBUSH [target] [location]

			[target] will default to your current TARGET, or a random creature if you have not set a target.
			[location] will default to your AIM preference if set. You may also specify CLEAR to force an unaimed attack.
			</pre>

	==Roundtime==		==Roundtime==

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	* [[Ambush]]		* [[Ambush]]
	* [[~~Verb: AIM\|~~AIM]]		* [[AIM]]
	* [[~~Verb: ATTACK\|~~ATTACK]]/KILL		* [[ATTACK]]/KILL
	* [[Research:Open ambushing]]		* [[Research:Open ambushing]]
	* [[Aiming Success]]		* [[Aiming Success]]

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			{{Verbinfo
⚫	The{{boldmono\| AMBUSH }}verb is used to aim [[melee]] attacks at specific parts of a target's body, in contrast to the{{boldmono\| [[ATTACK]] }}(or{{boldmono\| [[KILL]]}}) verb, which attacks a randomly determined part of the target. Note that the{{~~mono~~\| AMBUSH }}verb is different from the [[Ambush]] skill. It is not necessary to use the{{~~mono~~\| AMBUSH }}verb in order to get the [[stance]] pushdown and [[critical weighting]] benefits provided by the Ambush skill, it is only necessary to attack from hiding.
			\|verb = AMBUSH
			\|type = System
			\|system = Combat
			}}
		⚫	The{{boldmono\| AMBUSH }}verb is used to aim [[melee]] attacks at specific parts of a target's body, in contrast to the {{boldmono\|[[ATTACK]]}} (or {{boldmono\|[[KILL]]}}) verb, which attacks a randomly determined part of the target. Note that the {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} verb is different from the [[Ambush]] skill. It is not necessary to use the {{boldmono\|AMBUSH}} verb in order to get the [[stance]] pushdown and [[critical weighting]] benefits provided by the Ambush skill, it is only necessary to attack from hiding.

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==
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	Size disparity can also prevent aiming at specific body parts. Large [[character]]s will not be able to aim at specific parts of small critters (''e.g.'', a [[human]] cannot aim at specific parts of a spiked cavern urchin). Furthermore, no character can aim at a part of a [[creature]] that, because of size limitations, is out of his or her reach (''e.g.'', a [[dwarf]] cannot aim at the head or neck of a [[giant]] that is standing up). The use of longer weapons can somewhat mitigate this.		Size disparity can also prevent aiming at specific body parts. Large [[character]]s will not be able to aim at specific parts of small critters (''e.g.'', a [[human]] cannot aim at specific parts of a spiked cavern urchin). Furthermore, no character can aim at a part of a [[creature]] that, because of size limitations, is out of his or her reach (''e.g.'', a [[dwarf]] cannot aim at the head or neck of a [[giant]] that is standing up). The use of longer weapons can somewhat mitigate this.

	==~~Related~~ ~~Articles~~==		==See Also==
	* [[Ambush]]		* [[Ambush]]
	* [[~~AIM~~ ~~(verb)~~]]		* [[Verb: AIM\|AIM]]
	* [[~~ATTACK_(verb)~~\|ATTACK ~~(verb)~~]]		* [[Verb: ATTACK\|ATTACK]]/KILL
	* [[Research:Open ambushing]]		* [[Research:Open ambushing]]
	* [[Ambush_saved_post\|Ambush saved post]] (outdated)
	* [[Aiming Success]]		* [[Aiming Success]]
			* [[Combat system]]

			* [[Player System Manager - Phase 3]] proposal documentation
	==Resources==
	* https://www.play.net/gs4/info/combat_guide/tools.asp
	* https://www.play.net/gs4/info/combat_guide/factors.asp

	[[Category: Combat Mechanics]]		[[Category: Combat Mechanics]]
	[[Category:Verbs]]