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| Crowd Press
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| Mnemonic
|
[cpress]
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| Activating Verb
|
CMAN
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| Type
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Setup
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| Roundtime
|
3s
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| Stamina Cost
|
9
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| Attributes
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Hostile
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| Available To
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Warriors, Rogues, Monks
|
|
| Rank
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Cost/acquired at
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| 1
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2
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| 2
|
4
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| 3
|
6
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| 4
|
8
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| 5
|
10
|
|
Description
Maneuver in close to an enemy to gain an advantage with small
weapons.
Mechanics
Maneuver a target, preventing the target from performing several actions. Weapons with a base
roundtime faster than 4 seconds will see improvements to
Attack Strength and
aiming chance, weapon at 4 seconds will see no improvement or penalty, and weapons slower than 4 seconds will see a penalty. Applies
Pressed for
(15 + (Rank * 5)) seconds.
Additional Information
While Pressed, the target cannot hide, move rooms, stand up, or use several maneuvers, including Shield Charge, Shield Throw, Shield Trample, Dirtkick or Bull Rush.
Messaging
>cman cpress zuz
[Roll result: 139 (open d100: 18) Penalties: 0]
You maneuver in close with Zuzana.
Roundtime: 2 sec.
Zuzana manages to maneuver away from you.
[Roll result: 139 (open d100: 18)]
Eugenides manevuers himself in close with you, despite your best efforts to prevent it.
>n
Due to how close you're maneuvering with your opponent, you can't manage to do that right now.
You manage to maneuver away from Eugenides.
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