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| Spell Cleave
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| Mnemonic
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[scleave]
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| Type
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Setup
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| Roundtime
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2s
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| Stamina Cost
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7
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| Offensive Gear
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Both hands
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| Requirements
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An ensorcelled or anti-magical (veil iron/krodera/kroderine) weapon.
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| Attributes
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Flares/Spikes Enabled
Hostile<
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| Available To
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Warriors, Monks
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| Available In
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Combat Maneuvers
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| Rank
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Square
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| 1
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2
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| 2
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4
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| 3
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6
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| 4
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8
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| 5
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10
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Description
Attempt to use the unnatural energy of your weapon to cleave away a spell from your target.
Mechanics
It is easier to cleave a spell away from a heavily spelled up target than it is from a lightly spelled up one (base -25 penalty to success, reduced by +1 per magical spell/effect on the target). This is mentally taxing, requiring a recovery period of 60 seconds, minus 6 seconds per rank.
Messaging
Successful Spell Cleaving
>cman scleave
[Roll result: 151 (open d100: 88) Penalties: 7]
You hang back for a moment and concentrate on the magical wards surrounding a hunch-backed dogmatist, before unleashing your attack upon them!
You manage to cleave away a magical ward!
The dim aura fades from around a hunch-backed dogmatist.
Roundtime: 3 sec.
Unsuccessful Spell Cleaving
- Low Endroll
>cman scleave
[Roll result: 78 (open d100: 10) Penalties: 7]
You hang back for a moment and concentrate on the magical wards surrounding a hunch-backed dogmatist, before unleashing your attack upon them!
You fail to connect solidly with any magical ward.
Roundtime: 3 sec.
- No Spells on Target
R>cman scleave
You hang back for a moment and attempt to concentrate on the magical wards surrounding a dhu goleras, but are unable to discern the presence of any at all.
Roundtime: 3 sec.
- Not Using an Ensorcelled/Anti-Magic Weapon
>cman scleave
[Roll result: 171 (open d100: 80) Bonus: 13]
You hang back for a moment and concentrate on the magical wards surrounding an emaciated hierophant, before unleashing your attack upon them!
Your attack passes harmlessly through the magical wards.
Roundtime: 3 sec.
- Still in Recovery Period
R>cman scleave
You remain mentally drained from your last attempt to perceive the threads that connect a magical ward to its bearer.
Recovery Period Ending
You feel mentally ready to attempt a Spell Cleaving again.
See Also