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Amberlei
11-20-2004, 09:38 PM
So, a friend and I were out on the glacier and the following took place. I've got a lower TD than I'd like and the titans seem to love killing me with my own bow. As a result, my friend learned to disarm so that he can get my bow out of my hand when I'm stunned. Edited out all the irrelevant bits.

An arctic titan gestures at you!
CS: +184 - TD: +152 + CvA: +12 + d100: +57 == +101
Warding failed!
Your inlaid ruic bow is struck with an arctic titan's cast. (Wish I'd seen this just an instant before I did.)
J>get 1 arrow from my quiver
You remove a single midnight blue arrow from a bundle of midnight blue arrows.
J>fire tit
You nock a midnight blue arrow in your inlaid ruic bow.
You fire a midnight blue arrow at an arctic titan!
AS: +278 vs DS: +188 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +58 = +176
... and hit for 40 points of damage!
Strike connects with shoulder blade!
The arctic titan is stunned!
The scintillating silver light surrounding the arrow fades some.
The midnight blue arrow sticks in an arctic titan's back!
Roundtime: 3 sec.
JR>
A blast of stone fragments leaps from an amber star inlaid ruic bow in your left hand.
... 30 points of damage!
Hard strike to your left arm breaks tendons and bone!
You are stunned for 5 rounds!
!SJR>drop bow
You are still stunned.

A blast of stone fragments leaps from an amber star inlaid ruic bow in your left hand.
... 45 points of damage!
Your left leg collapses as the bones are ground to dust!
That marathon will just have to wait!
You fall screaming to the ground grasping your mangled left leg!

!SPJ>drop bow
You are still stunned.

[Roll result: 137 (open d100: 93)]
MyFriend swings his sharp vaalorn hatchet at your inlaid ruic bow and connects!
Your inlaid ruic bow is knocked to the ground!
Roundtime: 9 sec. (At this point, I'm thinking, "Yay! I'm going to survive this!" )

!SPJ>stance def
You are still stunned.
!SPJ>
MyFriend swings a dragon-etched sharp vaalorn hatchet at you! (Oops! He was still targeting me from when he disarmed me.)
AS: +274 vs DS: +168 with AvD: +29 + d100 roll: +57 = +192
... and hits for 48 points of damage!
Slashing blow to chest knocks you back a few paces!
It seems you have died, my friend. Although you cannot do anything, you are keenly aware of what is going on around you... (Drat!)

He felt really bad about it but I couldn't stop laughing.

After a bit, we got back to town, I got respelled, and we headed back. Lo and behold:

An arctic titan gestures at you!
CS: +184 - TD: +152 + CvA: +12 + d100: +87 == +131
Warding failed!
Your inlaid ruic bow is struck with an arctic titan's cast.
J>
You remove a single midnight blue arrow from a bundle of midnight blue arrows.
J>
You nock a midnight blue arrow in your inlaid ruic bow.
You fire a midnight blue arrow at an arctic titan!
AS: +278 vs DS: +170 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +87 = +223
... and hit for 63 points of damage!
Great shot penetrates thigh and shatters bone!
The arctic titan falls to the ground motionless.
The midnight blue arrow sticks in an arctic titan's right leg!
Roundtime: 3 sec.
JR>
A blast of stone fragments leaps from an amber star inlaid ruic bow in your left hand.
... 45 points of damage!
Impact removes the right hand in a spray of red mist!
You are stunned for 7 rounds!
!SJR>
[Roll result: 144 (open d100: 94)]
MyFriend swings his sharp vaalorn hatchet at your inlaid ruic bow and connects!
Your inlaid ruic bow is knocked to the ground!
Roundtime: 11 sec.

He completely redeemed himself.

One question though, how is TD determined? I know 613, 101, 107, and 120 all give TD boosts, but what determines the base value?

Latrinsorm
11-20-2004, 11:33 PM
3*level, and a stat bonus or two depending on the circle. I don't recall any stat bonuses for sure, but Wisdom seems like a good bet.

crazymage
11-20-2004, 11:50 PM
someone could walk by pick up your bow and we'd have another warclaidhm problem, anticor got an archer?

Amberlei
11-21-2004, 01:15 AM
Originally posted by crazymage
someone could walk by pick up your bow and we'd have another warclaidhm problem, anticor got an archer?

But that's where my friend comes in handy yet again. If I'm still stunned, he can grab my bow as soon as it's safe to hold. If I were to lose it anyway, it wouldn't be the end of the world though. I wouldn't be happy, as it's my first ever, and still favorite, alteration, but I daresay I'd get over it. I have a hunch that once breakage goes into effect it won't last long anyway if it's still getting hit like that.

Oh, and Thief, it is fun when they hit the arrow and you can fire it back at them before it flares. Wish I could do that all the time.

Amberlei
11-21-2004, 01:48 AM
In case anyone is interested, I found the info on TD.

TD = 3*level + (applicable stat bonus) + (any applicable spells), where the applicable stat bonus is WIS for spiritual spells, AUR for elemental spells and (AUR+WIS)/2 for sorcerer spells.


613, 101, 107, and 120 all give spiritual TD boosts, but don't do a thing against 915. This is what I get for choosing such a low aura. :nutty: