Cutthroat
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Cutthroat is a combat maneuver available to rogues. It allows the rogue to spring from hiding to slit an opponent's throat.
The target will not be able to speak or prepare a spell until they are healed by an empath, eat aloeas stem, or die. They will only cough up a gob of blood when they attempt either.
Using a dagger will give a bonus to this maneuver; other weapons will receive a penalty.
Since the primary function of cutthroat is to bypass the target's armor in order to do highly specific damage to the vocal chords, padding, resistances, flares, armor divisors, and the like are all bypassed when the maneuver succeeds.
Creatures that use this maneuver
Messaging
Attacker point of view success:
[Roll result: 274 (open d100: 94) Bonus: 5] You spring from hiding and attempt to grasp Target by the chin while slitting his throat with your skinning knife! You slice deep into Target's vocal chords! ... 34 points of damage! ** Your skinning knife emits a searing bolt of lightning! ** ... 20 points of damage! Heavy shock gives Target fits! He is knocked to the ground! He is stunned!
[Roll result: 122 (open d100: 131) Penalties: 16] You spring from hiding and attempt to grasp Kembal by the chin while slitting his throat with your vaalorn bodice dagger! Your aim is slightly off and you only manage to inflict a minor flesh wound upon Kembal! ... 4 points of damage! Roundtime: 5 sec.
Target point of view success:
[Roll result: 146 (open d100: 82)] A triton executioner springs upon you from behind and attempts to slit your throat with his sharply tapered longsword! A triton executioner slices deep into your vocal chords! ... 9 points of damage! !>'Hey! All you manage to do is cough up some blood.
Target point of view failure:
[Roll result: 86 (open d100: 56)] Attacker springs upon you from behind and attempts to slit your throat with his black rolaren longsword! You manage to fend off Attacker's attack! Roundtime: 7 sec.
Attacker point of view failure:
[Roll result: -40 (open d100: 65) Penalties: 28] You spring from hiding and attempt to cut Kembal's throat! Unfortunately, your aim is off and your attack goes wide! Roundtime: 6 sec.
[Roll result: 44 (open d100: 65) Penalties: 28] You spring from hiding and attempt to grasp Kembal by the chin while slitting his throat with your vaalorn bodice dagger! Kembal manages to fend off your attack! Roundtime: 5 sec.