Category:Combat Maneuvers: Difference between revisions

Combat Maneuvers are skills with multiple facets and applications, including attack, defense and utility. Training grants access to the list of combat maneuver skills (also known as CMAN or CMLIST skills), boosts melee attack strength and provides defense versus most maneuver-type attacks.

Combat Maneuvers boosts physical attack strength (AS) by +1 for every 2 ranks of training. This bonus does not apply to attack spells which generate AS through the Spell Aiming skill.

Combat Maneuvers is the primary skill for SMRv2 offense with physical maneuvers, including Weapon Techniques, Shield Specializations, guild skills and the maneuvers below. 1x is the baseline expected training for effective maneuver use. Further training provides diminishing returns, with 2x providing a 15% increase in effectiveness.

Combat Maneuvers also provides SMRv2 defense against all maneuvers. Training in a particular maneuver also helps defend against that maneuver, which is why many pures will pick up Disarm Weapon to prevent them from losing their runestaves or other defensive weapon.

The skills below can be trained in using CMAN points. A character earns 1 CMAN point for every rank they train in Combat Maneuvers, so a character with 150 ranks of Combat Maneuvers will have 150 CMAN points. Typically, it takes 20 or 30 CMAN points for a square to master a skill, but there are some exceptions. Enhancives do not provide CMAN points. As of August 2020, character level no longer limits how many points may be spent on a single skill. As of the 2021 PSM3 update, skills costs are the same regardless of profession choice and no longer increase for semis and pures.

Types

There are several types of skills available:

• Buff - Skills that provide a buff to the user's attack or defense, and require a command to activate.
• Attack - Skills that utilize and enhance the user's normal attack.
• Martial Stance - Classification of CMAN and specialization skills that provide a significant "passive" benefit.
• Passive - Skills that provide a buff to the user's attack or defense once learned, and do not require a command to activate.
• Setup - Skills that are meant to disable a target in order to set them up for an attack.
• Concentration - Skills that are channeled over a duration and require concentration be maintained. These can be STOPped.
• Area of Effect - Skills that disable or damage multiple targets. The number of targets is increased by training in Multi Opponent Combat.

CMAN verb

USAGE: CMAN {maneuver} {target} or
       CMAN [option] {args}

Options:
  LIST [availability] [type] [category] [subcategory] [WINDOW]
    [availability]          - PROFESSION (default), ALL, AVAILABLE, KNOWN, or any profession
    [type]                  - ALL (default), AOE, ATTACK, BUFF, CONCENTRATION, MARTIALSTANCE, PASSIVE, SETUP
    [category]              - ALL (default), ROGUEGUILD, WARRIORGUILD
    [subcategory]           - ALL (default)
    [WINDOW]                - Show the list in a popup window.

  LEARN {maneuver}          - Spend Combat Maneuver Training Points for maneuvers
  UNLEARN {maneuver}        - Unlearn maneuvers known to you for Combat Maneuver Training Points
  INFO                      - Displays your current maneuver training info
  FORCERT                   - Toggles requiring FORCERT during roundtime (currently: ON)
  HELP {maneuver}           - List information about the selected maneuver
  WIKI {maneuver}           - Show Wiki output for the selected maneuver
  WIKILIST                  - Show Wiki list output for maneuvers

Note: {maneuver} references above require use of the maneuver mnemonic.

Penalties

Encumbrance Penalty Formula

There is a one point penalty per one percent encumbered body weight.

Example

Character body weight = 200 lbs
Encumbrance weight = 23 lbs

Penalty: round up (23 ÷ 200) × 100 = 12

Armor Penalty

Heavier armor will negatively impact your ability to perform and dodge CMANs. The effects are highlighted in the following table based on Armor Sub Group (ASG)

Additionally, There is also an additional penalty of 20 for each second of untrained RT Adder which stacks with the AP penalty. With 0 armor ranks the full plate RT Adder penalty is 240 (12 sec untrained RT) plus the action penalty of 10 for a total penalty of 250.

List of Combat Maneuvers

Professions in this table are abbreviated to conserve space. Wa = Warrior, Ra = Ranger, etc.

Maneuvers marked 'Available to All Professions' are available to all Pure professions as well: Wizard, Sorcerer, Cleric, and Empath

** Unarmed Specialist is innately known by Monks without training.

Resources

• Combat Maneuvers
• Combat Maneuver saved posts
• Player System Manager saved posts