Surge of Strength
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Surge of Strength is a commonly used Combat Maneuver due to the strength increase that it provides, increasing a character's attack strength and increasing carrying capacity, effectively reducing encumbrance and, therefore, possibly roundtime when attacking. Each bonus point will increase unencumbered carrying capacity 1% of the character's body weight with a maximum bonus of 16% at Rank 5. E.g., a character that weighs 200 lbs. with Rank 5 will have an increased carrying capacity of 32 lbs. (200 * .16).
Surge of Strength is activated and lasts for 90 seconds before fading. This combat maneuver, like all maneuvers with a duration, is refreshable, although this comes with a stamina cost penalty.
Surge also has a cooldown period in which using the maneuver in that timeframe causes it to cost double (60) stamina. At Rank 1, the cooldown period is 5 minutes, Rank 2 is 4 minutes, Rank 3 is 3 minutes, Rank 4 is 2.5 minutes, and Rank 5 is 2 minutes.
Surge will also show up on StormFront's active spell window or with the SPELL ACTIVE command.
| Rank | Strength Bonus |
|---|---|
| 1 | +8 |
| 2 | +10 |
| 3 | +12 |
| 4 | +14 |
| 5 | +16 |
Messaging
Beginning:
H>cman surge
You focus deep within yourself, searching for untapped sources of strength.
You feel significantly stronger.
Ending:
You begin to lose touch with your internal sources of strength.
Cooldown ending:
Your internal strength fully recovers from your most recent attempt to tap into it.
Restarting within the cooldown period:
H>cman surge
You focus deep within yourself, searching for untapped sources of strength that are not yet exhausted from your still recent prior attempt.
You feel significantly stronger.