Slippery Mind

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Slippery Mind
Available To Rogues,Monks
Mnemonic [SLIPPERYMIND]
Cost 20 Stamina
Roundtime {{{roundtime}}}
Requirements None
Prerequisites None
Rank Square
1 4  
2
3 12

Slippery Mind is a combat maneuver available to Rogues and Monks.

Description

This is a Martial Stance. You use your cunning to outwit some mind and soul affecting spells. Warding spells have a chance to be outright avoided. The chance is higher when wearing lighter armor groups.

Avoidance Chance

The following table contains the per rank avoidance percentages for each armor group.

Rank Cloth (AG1) Leather (AG2) Scale (AG3) Chain (AG4) Plate (AG5)
1 9% 7% 5% 3% 1%
2 18% 14% 10% 6% 2%
3 27% 21% 15% 9% 3%

Note: The cloth armor group (AG1) includes robes.

Messaging

Starting:

>cman slip
You focus inward and prepare to blank your mind at a moment's notice.

Monk appears to focus inward for a moment and her face takes on a curiously blank expression.

Stopping:

!>stop stance
You relax your mind and are no longer prepared to blank it at a moment's notice.

Monk relaxes and no longer appears to be focusing inward.

Saving:

Empath gestures at you.
You quickly blank your mind and manage to avoid the effects of the magical attack!

>prep 102
You gesture while calling upon the lesser spirits to aid you with the Spirit Barrier spell...
Your spell is ready.
>cast monk
You gesture at Monk.
Monk's face goes blank for a moment before returning to normal, as she successfully avoids the effects of the magical attack!
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

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