Bone Shatter (1106)

Bone Shatter (1106) Mnemonic [BONESHATTER] Duration Instantaneous Attack Magic   Subtype Warding  Target(s) Single  Interval One-shot  Damage Type {{{dtype}}}  State(s) Inflicted {{{status}}}  Critical Type {{{ctype}}}

Empath Base Spells Harm (1101) Attack Heal (1101) Healing Limb Repair (1102) Healing System Repair (1103) Healing Head Repair (1104) Healing Organ Repair (1105) Healing Bone Shatter (1106) Attack Adrenal Surge (1107) Utility Empathy (1108) Attack Empathic Focus (1109) Defensive Empathic Assault (1110) Attack Limb Scar Repair (1111) Healing System Scar Repair (1112) Healing Head Scar Repair (1113) Healing Organ Scar Repair (1114) Healing Wither (1115) Attack Rapid Healing (1116) Healing Empathic Link (1117) Attack Herb Production (1118) Utility Strength of Will (1119) Defensive Sympathy (1120) Attack Troll's Blood (1125) Healing Intensity (1130) Defensive Solace (1140) Healing Regeneration (1150) Healing

This spell causes the bones of the target to literally shatter, as if being heavily impacted. Depending upon which bones are affected, the target could be killed instantly if the appropriate critical is assigned. Training in the First Aid skill no longer increases the chance of an instant kill. This factor has been replaced by Mental Lore, Manipulation.

There is a TD pushdown for lower-level empaths. For each level under 35, the creature receives a -1 point penalty to their normal empath TD.

Factors that affect Bone Shatter

• Mental Lore, Manipulation increases the chances of instant death.
• Channeling the spell from more offensive stances and with an empty hand(s) can increase the damage.
• The Mental Mana Control skill plays a significant role.

Using Bone Shatter

• CAST, CHANNEL, or INCANT this spell to initiate a warding check vesus the target.
• Alchemists can make a slender ivory wand with 20 charges of Bone Shatter.

Bone Shatter will only work on targets that have bones. This includes some undead, which is a rarity for empath attack spells. Casting Phase (704) upon non-corporeal undead will cause them to "phase in," allowing them to be vulnerable to Bone Shatter.

Empaths training in the Trinkets subskill of Alchemy in the Empath Guild can make a Slender ivory wand with 20 charges of the Bone Shatter spell in it. The wand does still have the pushdown for low-level characters, but uses the cast version of the spell instead of the channel version.

Messaging

Using on a target with no bones:

You gesture at a mud wasp.
You concentrate intently on a mud wasp. A pulse of pearlescent energy ripples toward it but dissipates harmlessly, finding no bones within to break.

Normal attack:

You channel at a jungle troll.
You concentrate intently on a jungle troll, and a pulse of pearlescent energy ripples toward it!
  CS: +225 - TD: +90 + CvA: +25 + d100: +98 == +258
  Warding failed!
The jungle troll shudders with severe convulsions as pearlescent ripples envelop its body.
The jungle troll is crushed for 50 points of damage!
  ... 45 points of damage!
  Blow to right eye destroys it!
  The jungle troll is stunned!
  ... 40 points of damage!
  Good blow to the abdomen!
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
Roundtime: 3 sec.

Crit kill:

You concentrate intently on a sand devil, and a pulse of pearlescent energy ripples toward it!
  CS: +235 - TD: +185 + CvA: +25 + d100: +63 == +138
   Warding failed!
The internal skeletal structure of a sand devil implodes inward upon itself, leaving behind no support for its body or life. The sand devil falls to the ground in a lifeless mass of flesh and fractured bones.

See Also

• Bone Shatter (1106) - relevant skills (saved post)

External Links

• Empath Base Spell Circle: Bone Shatter, on Play.net