Flurry of blows

[khorpulent]

I never realized before that it actually activates when mstriking. My monk has 35 MoC ranks and rank 2 of Flurry. Managed to get 14 attacks off of this one, and 6 of those were from Flurry.


R>mstr jab
The troll ranger's skin sizzles from his recent burns.
A Grimswarm troll ranger throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
>
You concentrate intently, focusing all your energies.
With instinctive motions, you weave to and fro striking with deliberate and unrelenting fury!
You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have decent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 275 = 1.000 * MM: 71 + d100: 6 = 77
A close miss!

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have excellent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 122 = 2.000 (capped) * MM: 132 + d100: 39 = 303
... and hit for 35 points of damage!
Multiple rapid punches make a mess of the troll guard's head!

** Necrotic energy from your vruul hide gloves overflows into you! **

You feel energized!
You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have decent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 285 vs UDF: 275 = 1.036 * MM: 97 + d100: 11 = 111
... and hit for 1 point of damage!
Feeble strike to leg. The troll guard probably scratches himself harder than that!

** Your vruul hide gloves flare with a burst of flame! **

... 20 points of damage!
Burst of flames to left arm burns skin bright red.
The troll guard howls in agony as the flames dance over his body!
... 20 points of damage!
Burst of flames to abdomen toasts skin nicely.

You feel the unnatural surge of necrotic power wane away.

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have excellent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 109 = 2.000 (capped) * MM: 132 + d100: 51 = 315
... and hit for 39 points of damage!
Amazing jab to chest shatters several ribs. The troll guard starts to breathe shallowly.
[You have earned 45 prestige points.]
The troll guard rolls over and dies.
a Grimswarm troll guard seems less resolute.

** Necrotic energy from your vruul hide gloves overflows into you! **

You feel energized!
You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have decent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 285 vs UDF: 265 = 1.075 * MM: 105 + d100: 93 = 205
... and hit for 10 points of damage!
Quick blow to right knee makes the troll guard wince!
The troll guard starts to favor her wounded leg!
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup grapple attack!
You feel the unnatural surge of necrotic power wane away.

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll ranger!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll ranger.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 160 = 1.718 * MM: 102 + d100: 87 = 262
... and hit for 22 points of damage!
Hard jab to upper left leg fractures the tibia!
The troll ranger is knocked to the ground!
The troll ranger is stunned!
Foe remains vulnerable to a followup punch attack!

** Your vruul hide gloves flare with a burst of flame! **

... 30 points of damage!
Nasty burns to right leg. Gonna need lots of butter.
The troll ranger howls in agony as the flames dance over his body!
... 35 points of damage!
Abdomen bursts into flames. Would be funny without the blood.

You attempt to grapple a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 264 = 1.041 * MM: 101 + d100: 60 = 165
... and hit for 37 points of damage!
Left ankle snapped sideways resulting in a clean break!
The troll guard is stunned!
The troll guard is knocked to the ground!
The troll guard starts to favor her wounded leg!

** Burning orbs of pure flame burst from a pair of vruul hide gloves charred with fiery runes and engulf a Grimswarm troll guard! **

... 25 points of damage!
Burst of flames to left arm toasts skin to elbows.
The troll guard screeches loudly as the fire scorches her skin!
... 35 points of damage!
Flames burn hole in chest exposing ribs!

... 15 points of damage!
Minor burns to neck. Looks uncomfortable.
The troll guard grimaces as the flames boil her skin making her writhe in pain!
... 30 points of damage!
Nasty burns to abdomen, a Grimswarm troll guard shrieks in pain!

You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll hunter!
You have decent positioning against a Grimswarm troll hunter.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 231 = 1.190 * MM: 99 + d100: 76 = 193
... and hit for 12 points of damage!
Fast strike to inner thigh knocks the troll hunter off-balance!
The troll hunter is knocked into a sitting position!
The troll hunter is stunned!
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup punch attack!

** Necrotic energy from your vruul hide gloves overflows into you! **

You feel reinvigorated!

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll ranger!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll ranger.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 151 = 1.821 * MM: 125 + d100: 45 = 272
... and hit for 23 points of damage!
Hard overhand strike to left shoulder penetrates skin and reaches muscle!
The troll ranger starts to favor his wounded arm!
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup grapple attack!
You attempt to punch a Grimswarm troll hunter!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll hunter.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 228 = 1.206 * MM: 127 + d100: 96 = 249
... and hit for 77 points of damage!
Nasty punch sinks into the lower back. Internal organs don't like that!
You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have decent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 233 = 1.180 * MM: 95 + d100: 27 = 139
... and hit for 3 points of damage!
Low jab glances off the left thigh.
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup jab attack!

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll ranger!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll ranger.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 147 = 1.870 * MM: 126 + d100: 97 = 332
... and hit for 29 points of damage!
Well-executed jab to the troll ranger's right eye!
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup jab attack!

** Necrotic energy from your vruul hide gloves overflows into you! **

You feel energized!

** Your vruul hide gloves flare with a burst of flame! **

... 30 points of damage!
Horrid burns seal left eye. Consider an eyepatch.
The troll ranger howls in agony as the flames dance over his body!
... 30 points of damage!
Nasty burns to right leg. Gonna need lots of butter.

You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 285 vs UDF: 233 = 1.223 * MM: 99 + d100: 21 = 142
... and hit for 6 points of damage!
Fast strike to inner thigh knocks the troll guard off-balance!
The troll guard is knocked into a sitting position!
The troll guard is stunned!
You feel the unnatural surge of necrotic power wane away.

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll ranger!
You have excellent positioning against a Grimswarm troll ranger.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 136 = 2.000 (capped) * MM: 131 + d100: 41 = 303
... and hit for 34 points of damage!
Fantastic blow to left leg cracks femur and pushes it out through the skin!
The troll ranger starts to favor his wounded leg!
Your series of strikes and ripostes leaves you off-balance and out of position.
Roundtime: 8 sec.

[Stumplicker]

I can't really say whether this is flurry of blows or not because you don't mention how many critters are in the room, whether or not they've been jabbed already, and the fact that your example here is using mstrike jab.

But with mstrike, you get a free jab on things that haven't been jabbed previously. 90% guess that's all you're seeing. Not Flurry of blows.

[mgoddess]

R>mstr jab
The troll ranger's skin sizzles from his recent burns.
A Grimswarm troll ranger throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
>
You concentrate intently, focusing all your energies.
With instinctive motions, you weave to and fro striking with deliberate and unrelenting fury!
You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have decent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 275 = 1.000 * MM: 71 + d100: 6 = 77
A close miss!

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have excellent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 122 = 2.000 (capped) * MM: 132 + d100: 39 = 303
... and hit for 35 points of damage!
Multiple rapid punches make a mess of the troll guard's head!

** Necrotic energy from your vruul hide gloves overflows into you! **

You feel energized!
You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have decent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 285 vs UDF: 275 = 1.036 * MM: 97 + d100: 11 = 111
... and hit for 1 point of damage!
Feeble strike to leg. The troll guard probably scratches himself harder than that!

** Your vruul hide gloves flare with a burst of flame! **

... 20 points of damage!
Burst of flames to left arm burns skin bright red.
The troll guard howls in agony as the flames dance over his body!
... 20 points of damage!
Burst of flames to abdomen toasts skin nicely.

You feel the unnatural surge of necrotic power wane away.

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have excellent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 109 = 2.000 (capped) * MM: 132 + d100: 51 = 315
... and hit for 39 points of damage!
Amazing jab to chest shatters several ribs. The troll guard starts to breathe shallowly.
[You have earned 45 prestige points.]
The troll guard rolls over and dies.
a Grimswarm troll guard seems less resolute.

** Necrotic energy from your vruul hide gloves overflows into you! **

You feel energized!
You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have decent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 285 vs UDF: 265 = 1.075 * MM: 105 + d100: 93 = 205
... and hit for 10 points of damage!
Quick blow to right knee makes the troll guard wince!
The troll guard starts to favor her wounded leg!
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup grapple attack!
You feel the unnatural surge of necrotic power wane away.

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll ranger!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll ranger.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 160 = 1.718 * MM: 102 + d100: 87 = 262
... and hit for 22 points of damage!
Hard jab to upper left leg fractures the tibia!
The troll ranger is knocked to the ground!
The troll ranger is stunned!
Foe remains vulnerable to a followup punch attack!

** Your vruul hide gloves flare with a burst of flame! **

... 30 points of damage!
Nasty burns to right leg. Gonna need lots of butter.
The troll ranger howls in agony as the flames dance over his body!
... 35 points of damage!
Abdomen bursts into flames. Would be funny without the blood.

You attempt to grapple a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 264 = 1.041 * MM: 101 + d100: 60 = 165
... and hit for 37 points of damage!
Left ankle snapped sideways resulting in a clean break!
The troll guard is stunned!
The troll guard is knocked to the ground!
The troll guard starts to favor her wounded leg!

** Burning orbs of pure flame burst from a pair of vruul hide gloves charred with fiery runes and engulf a Grimswarm troll guard! **

... 25 points of damage!
Burst of flames to left arm toasts skin to elbows.
The troll guard screeches loudly as the fire scorches her skin!
... 35 points of damage!
Flames burn hole in chest exposing ribs!

... 15 points of damage!
Minor burns to neck. Looks uncomfortable.
The troll guard grimaces as the flames boil her skin making her writhe in pain!
... 30 points of damage!
Nasty burns to abdomen, a Grimswarm troll guard shrieks in pain!

You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll hunter!
You have decent positioning against a Grimswarm troll hunter.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 231 = 1.190 * MM: 99 + d100: 76 = 193
... and hit for 12 points of damage!
Fast strike to inner thigh knocks the troll hunter off-balance!
The troll hunter is knocked into a sitting position!
The troll hunter is stunned!
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup punch attack!

** Necrotic energy from your vruul hide gloves overflows into you! **

You feel reinvigorated!

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll ranger!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll ranger.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 151 = 1.821 * MM: 125 + d100: 45 = 272
... and hit for 23 points of damage!
Hard overhand strike to left shoulder penetrates skin and reaches muscle!
The troll ranger starts to favor his wounded arm!
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup grapple attack!
You attempt to punch a Grimswarm troll hunter!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll hunter.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 228 = 1.206 * MM: 127 + d100: 96 = 249
... and hit for 77 points of damage!
Nasty punch sinks into the lower back. Internal organs don't like that!
You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have decent positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 233 = 1.180 * MM: 95 + d100: 27 = 139
... and hit for 3 points of damage!
Low jab glances off the left thigh.
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup jab attack!

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll ranger!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll ranger.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 147 = 1.870 * MM: 126 + d100: 97 = 332
... and hit for 29 points of damage!
Well-executed jab to the troll ranger's right eye!
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup jab attack!

** Necrotic energy from your vruul hide gloves overflows into you! **

You feel energized!

** Your vruul hide gloves flare with a burst of flame! **

... 30 points of damage!
Horrid burns seal left eye. Consider an eyepatch.
The troll ranger howls in agony as the flames dance over his body!
... 30 points of damage!
Nasty burns to right leg. Gonna need lots of butter.

You attempt to jab a Grimswarm troll guard!
You have good positioning against a Grimswarm troll guard.
UAF: 285 vs UDF: 233 = 1.223 * MM: 99 + d100: 21 = 142
... and hit for 6 points of damage!
Fast strike to inner thigh knocks the troll guard off-balance!
The troll guard is knocked into a sitting position!
The troll guard is stunned!
You feel the unnatural surge of necrotic power wane away.

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a Grimswarm troll ranger!
You have excellent positioning against a Grimswarm troll ranger.
UAF: 275 vs UDF: 136 = 2.000 (capped) * MM: 131 + d100: 41 = 303
... and hit for 34 points of damage!
Fantastic blow to left leg cracks femur and pushes it out through the skin!
The troll ranger starts to favor his wounded leg!
Your series of strikes and ripostes leaves you off-balance and out of position.
Roundtime: 8 sec.

Very nice!


I can't really say whether this is flurry of blows or not because you don't mention how many critters are in the room, whether or not they've been jabbed already, and the fact that your example here is using mstrike jab.

But with mstrike, you get a free jab on things that haven't been jabbed previously. 90% guess that's all you're seeing. Not Flurry of blows.
The "You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against..." messaging is the Flurry of Blows activating. Learn to read.

[Stumplicker]

I'm also seeing that your RT is 8 seconds, on mstrike jab. That shouldn't even be possible without like negative agidex. What are your stats like that you're getting those numbers? My mstrike KICK is only 7 seconds, with way more kicks involved.

[khorpulent]

Yeah, the pivot thing is flurry.

My AGI/DEX is 50 at the moment, so I'm only getting -3 from that.

But yeah, most of thes jabs are rather plinky, of course, but it's nice with all the flares. I just never actually realized it activated on mstrike. Looks like there were 4 creatures there (that's all I should be able to hit with 35 ranks anyhow).

Makes me curious to see what rank 3 of flurry would look like.

[Stumplicker]

Yeah, the pivot thing is flurry.

My AGI/DEX is 50 at the moment, so I'm only getting -3 from that.

But yeah, most of thes jabs are rather plinky, of course, but it's nice with all the flares. I just never actually realized it activated on mstrike. Looks like there were 4 creatures there (that's all I should be able to hit with 35 ranks anyhow).

Makes me curious to see what rank 3 of flurry would look like.

I'll test it out when I get a chance. I've got a fixskills and cmans are pretty quick to unlearn. Thanks for the agidex update. I was worried it was adding the 2 seconds for a normal flurry jab into the mstrike if you had some agidex. You should definitely get that boosted up. Even one second makes a world of difference. Means you can mstrike kick instead of punch in many cases, and 8 seconds on the jab is way too high. I can focus four kicks and a jab in 7 seconds, 4 punches and a jab in 6. That's small-race high, but it's pretty easy to get yourself to shave off that first couple seconds.

Edit to add:

You know what would be neat to see, to give flurry a reason over krynch, would be an ability for flurry on an mstrike to surpass the 10 levels above barrier where you can't tier up. Currently if you UAC anything over 10 above you, you're stuck at decent positioning forever, which just makes your mstrikes jab over and over again, which is super sad.

[SpiffyJr]

I used flurry of blows with flaring/ensorcelled gloves in camps to great success. If there's multiple things in the room a jab at 2 seconds if effective for some quick crowd control.

[MrMortimur]

Begin the process of making 40 pt damage weighted gloves...you could be the first profession to successfully bleed things to death.

[Stumplicker]

Begin the process of making 40 pt damage weighted gloves...you could be the first profession to successfully bleed things to death.

That'd definitely be awesome. Crit weighting is essentially wasted on a Monk as I've found (due to the incredibly low kick/punch death crit levels and weighted blows from good/excellent position), but damage weighting could potentially get pretty insane. For maximum effect though I think you'd have to get equally damage weighted brawling weapons to dual wield as well. .150 to your punches is a ton from holding them, but holding the weapons would half your weighting from the gloves unless the weapons also had that weighting. And after all that, it still does nothing to your kicks, but with 40 points of damage weighting on top of .150 extra, who needs kicks?

Anyway, super expensive proposition to really max out. You'd need two 40 point weapons, 40 point gloves, and if you wanted your kicks boosted as well (gonna need at least some kicks for tier up opportunities regardless), 40 point boots, but if you managed it...holy crap. That'd be sweet.

[khorpulent]

Yeah, that's basically what I'm doing here with greater fire vs trolls. I'm sure it'll become progressively less effective as I progress in levels and the grim get hardier. It's still nice cause I get to tier up against everything and fling a bunch of fire around in the process.

My AGI/DEX is so low because my monk's stats are set to max at cap and he's only 34. He's a halfling, at least, so he's still pretty quick. I could use Burst and shave off another second if I ever thought of it.

[Stumplicker]

Yeah, that's basically what I'm doing here with greater fire vs trolls. I'm sure it'll become progressively less effective as I progress in levels and the grim get hardier. It's still nice cause I get to tier up against everything and fling a bunch of fire around in the process.

My AGI/DEX is so low because my monk's stats are set to max at cap and he's only 34. He's a halfling, at least, so he's still pretty quick. I could use Burst and shave off another second if I ever thought of it.

You'll run into some stuff as you get higher that takes forever to kill by blood. It really gets noticeable around level 40 compared to your first easy 30 or so, but things kind of top out around 400hp I've found. And even then, not all of them hit that. I use pretty basic 5x fire flaring stuff and occasionally I'll just kill stuff by blood simply by mstriking. You get enough blows in there, build around your flares, maybe add some damage weighting into the mix, and that's gonna be a viable long term strategy against a good number of critters.

Add in that a lot of the time as you go mstriking and tiering up, you're gonna get a lot of random crit kills simply from hitting the right spot at excellent (anything but jab, but punch/kick with the best chances), you'll have really no trouble killing stuff by attrition later on. If nothing else, it'll save you points from not bothering with 24-30 ranks of ambush. I only use ambush to secure kills about half the time as it is because the first mstrike kills so often.

[khorpulent]

Yeah, I'm thinking about throwing some damage weighting on my gloves, but it's like 15k scrip for 20 services on them.

Seems like what is making Flurry effective here is that it's activating on the free jab you get from the mstrike plus all of the jabs I get from the mstrike jab. Gonna bump it up to rank 3 next level and see what that looks like in a room full of grim.

[Leigo]

Shoulda just thrown 10 services on and see how the silver costs play out in future events. I found 10 services to be a bargain compared to 20.

[khorpulent]

Yep, that's actually what I ended up doing.

[Dintarl]

Flurry is absolutely fantastic at lower-levels, especially if you double up on MOC. I have a mid-teens halfling monk who absolutely wrecks camps with his Flurried mstrike punches.

Its usefulness tapers off pretty quickly after about 20, as critters start to get sturdier.

[Leigo]

halfling monks sound like the flavor of the month, that the widely accepted monk master race?

[Tgo01]

halfling monks sound like the flavor of the month, that the widely accepted monk master race?

I think halflings in general are the best race, no matter the class.

[khorpulent]

Flurry is absolutely fantastic at lower-levels, especially if you double up on MOC. I have a mid-teens halfling monk who absolutely wrecks camps with his Flurried mstrike punches.

Its usefulness tapers off pretty quickly after about 20, as critters start to get sturdier.

Yeah, my monk is at 36 now, and I'm still enjoying flurry, but I do suspect that some point Krynch or another martial stance will be more useful. I think the greater fire flares on my gloves will extend the usefulness for quite a while, as I'll be hunting troll camps/Icemule for quite a while longer. But yeah, when my monk was in his teens, I could just sit there and do nothing but jab with flurry up, and I'd clear a warcamp in no time. Now I actually have to punch and stuff.

I'm also curious about how flurry affects tiering up when mstriking. I'm wondering if the flurry jabs, which proc between regular mstrike attacks, actually reset the type of attack that you need to tier up for the next attack. I keep meaning to actually look back at a warcamp log to figure this out, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

I got rank 3 recently, but I haven't found the third rank to be all that useful, as the odds of getting 3 jabs aren't especially high. First, you actually have to have 3 enemies in the room. Then, you have to get a second strike (75% chance) before you even have a 50% chance of the third. If my math is right, this only gives you a 37% chance of 3 strikes when there are 3 foes present. I think it'd be more useful if I hunted warcamps with a partner, so there'd a bigger chance of having 3+ creatures around at once.

As far as halflings go, I think the main reason they're such a popular choice for monks is because of their inherent TD bonuses. Monks are infamous for their TD issues, and the +40 elemental TD and +20 sorc TD go a long way toward mitigating that. Monks have access to spells that boost spirit TD, but nothing that really helps with the elemental stuff.

And since UAF factors in both STR and AGI, halflings don't have big penalties to their UAF like they would to AS. Halflings have problems with generating AS for melee combat, and they have problems with RT when firing a bow, so UAC is kind of a natural fit.

Plus, everybody loves some lush toe hair.

[khorpulent]

I think halflings in general are the best race, no matter the class.

I'd generally agree, but I think burger gnomes probably make better wizards and sorcs. From a mechanical perspective, at least.

[Stumplicker]

I'd generally agree, but I think burger gnomes probably make better wizards and sorcs. From a mechanical perspective, at least.

If I had to do it over again (I'm a Bgnome Monk), I'd still be a gnome again. Halfling though as a Monk has a massive, massive bonus. The thing a Monk most lacks self sufficiently is elemental TD, and halflings get a massive natural bonus to just that, as well as a few other types.

UAC and Maneuver-wise Gnome/Halfling are about equal (read: very, very good). I went gnome for the super logic bonus, but I was very torn on going Halfling for the ETD bonus.

[LivderaDeralleur]

I kind of wanted to try out the Mstrike UAC changes with a Monk and recently created one, so this is an interesting thread. Though I'm probably going to try to get Perfect Self first, I think, before going for any martial stances.

I nearly went Halfling after reading all the bonuses they seem to have, but I really didn't feel like RPing a Halfling. In the end I went Dwarf - they also have a ETD bonus, I believe. I know they have a small negative to Agility, but shouldn't affect me too much in the long run I don't think. They have a lot more HP than a Halfling, anyhow. The low HP was the only thing I really disliked about my Gnome Ranger character.

[khorpulent]

Yeah, the nice thing about monks is that they can learn combat toughness, which helps with the HP problem a bit. Rank 1 still leaves you 30 points shy of a dwarf's max HP, but puts you fairly close to most other races.

I reckon perfect self probably gives you another 5 max HP from the CON bonus at rank 5, too.

[khorpulent]

One downside of flurry of blows is that it'll get you into additional trouble against reactive stuff. I'm gonna think twice before mstriking in a room full of shapers again, at least until I get 120:


You concentrate intently, focusing all your energies.
With instinctive motions, you weave to and fro striking with deliberate and unrelenting fury!
You attempt to jab a pale scaled shaper!
You have decent positioning against a pale scaled shaper.
UAF: 662 vs UDF: 798 = 0.829 * MM: 92 + d100: 83 = 159
... and hit for 10 points of damage!
Fast strike to inner thigh knocks the scaled shaper off-balance!
The scaled shaper is knocked into a sitting position!
The scaled shaper is stunned!
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup grapple attack!

** Necrotic energy from your vruul hide gloves overflows into you! **

You feel reinvigorated!

** Your vruul hide gloves flare with a burst of flame! **

... 20 points of damage!
Nasty burns to left arm. Gonna need lots of butter.
A dark shadowy tendril rises up from a pale scaled shaper, writhes its way towards you and lashes out malevolently...
CS: +445 - TD: +394 + CvA: +7 + d100: +99 - +20 == +137
Warding failed!
A dull grey beam snakes out toward you!
... 46 points of damage!
... 1 point of damage!
Strips of flesh disappear from your back.

** Burning orbs of pure flame burst from a pair of vruul hide gloves charred with fiery runes and engulf a pale scaled shaper! **

... 15 points of damage!
Burst of flames to left arm toasts skin to elbows.
... 25 points of damage!
Flames burn neck into a bubbling mass of flesh. Forget lunch.

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a shambling lurk!
You have decent positioning against a shambling lurk.
UAF: 632 vs UDF: 730 = 0.865 * MM: 89 + d100: 64 = 141
... and hit for 4 points of damage!
Fast but ineffective blow to left hip.

You quickly pivot again and follow up with another jab against a patchwork flesh monstrosity!
You have decent positioning against a patchwork flesh monstrosity.
UAF: 632 vs UDF: 517 = 1.222 * MM: 78 + d100: 58 = 153
... and hit for 3 points of damage!
Low jab glances off the right thigh.
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup jab attack!

** Your vultite-studded cestus sprays forth a shower of pure water! **

... 15 points of damage!
Splash of acid hits shoulder and runs down the back in a painful trail.
You attempt to grapple a pale scaled shaper!
You have good positioning against a pale scaled shaper.
UAF: 662 vs UDF: 791 = 0.836 * MM: 106 + d100: 90 = 178
... and hit for 53 points of damage!
Powerful charge catches the scaled shaper by surprise, forcing air from his lungs!
The scaled shaper appears to be moving more slowly!

** Your vultite-studded cestus sprays forth a shower of pure water! **

A dark shadowy tendril rises up from a pale scaled shaper, writhes its way towards you and lashes out malevolently...
CS: +445 - TD: +394 + CvA: +7 + d100: +69 - +20 == +107
Warding failed!
A dull grey beam snakes out toward you!
... 18 points of damage!
... 10 points of damage!
Right eyelid turns to dust, causing you to blink rapidly, or try to.
You attempt to jab a shambling lurk!
You have decent positioning against a shambling lurk.
UAF: 632 vs UDF: 730 = 0.865 * MM: 75 + d100: 30 = 94
A close miss!
You attempt to jab a shambling lurk!
You have decent positioning against a shambling lurk.
UAF: 632 vs UDF: 730 = 0.865 * MM: 81 + d100: 69 = 139
... and hit for 4 points of damage!
Low jab glances off the left thigh.
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup kick attack!

** Your vultite-studded cestus sprays forth a shower of pure water! **

... 10 points of damage!
Acid gets on the left arm raising some large blisters.

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a pale scaled shaper!
You have good positioning against a pale scaled shaper.
UAF: 662 vs UDF: 787 = 0.841 * MM: 113 + d100: 50 = 145
... and hit for 15 points of damage!
Flurry of jabs to the ribs leaves the scaled shaper winded!

** Your vruul hide gloves flare with a burst of flame! **

... 50 points of damage!
A large patch of flesh is seared off a pale scaled shaper's back.
A dark shadowy tendril rises up from a pale scaled shaper, writhes its way towards you and lashes out malevolently...
CS: +445 - TD: +394 + CvA: +7 + d100: +69 - +20 == +107
Warding failed!
A dull grey beam snakes out toward you!
... 21 points of damage!
... 1 point of damage!
Flesh painfully vaporized from side!
You attempt to jab a patchwork flesh monstrosity!
You have good positioning against a patchwork flesh monstrosity.
UAF: 632 vs UDF: 517 = 1.222 * MM: 79 + d100: 78 = 174
... and hit for 8 points of damage!
Fast strike to inner thigh knocks the flesh monstrosity off-balance!
The flesh monstrosity is knocked into a sitting position!
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup grapple attack!

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a pale scaled shaper!
As you strike, a deep golden light surrounds your hands!
You have good positioning against a pale scaled shaper.
UAF: 662 vs UDF: 470 = 1.408 * MM: 114 + d100: 33 = 193
... and hit for 24 points of damage!
Flat of hand slices across throat, leaving the scaled shaper gasping for breath.
The scaled shaper chokes, momentarily unable to speak!
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup grapple attack!

** Necrotic energy from your vruul hide gloves overflows into you! **

You feel healed!
A dark shadowy tendril rises up from a pale scaled shaper, writhes its way towards you and lashes out malevolently...
CS: +445 - TD: +394 + CvA: +7 + d100: +80 - +20 == +118
Warding failed!
A dull grey beam snakes out toward you!
... 28 points of damage!
... 1 point of damage!
Surface of left leg etched to little effect.
You attempt to jab a lithe veiled sentinel!
You have decent positioning against a lithe veiled sentinel.
UAF: 662 vs UDF: 694 = 0.953 * MM: 74 + d100: 40 = 110
... and hit for 1 point of damage!
Slow jab barely brushes the palm! Maybe it was only an awkward handshake?

You quickly pivot and follow up with a jab against a pale scaled shaper!
You have good positioning against a pale scaled shaper.
UAF: 662 vs UDF: 768 = 0.861 * MM: 110 + d100: 68 = 162
... and hit for 16 points of damage!
Heavy chop shatters bones in right wrist!
The scaled shaper starts to favor his wounded arm!
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup kick attack!
A dark shadowy tendril rises up from a pale scaled shaper, writhes its way towards you and lashes out malevolently...
CS: +445 - TD: +394 + CvA: +7 + d100: +88 - +20 == +126
Warding failed!
A dull grey beam snakes out toward you!
... 37 points of damage!
... 2 points of damage!
Unpleasant wound to left arm!

You quickly pivot again and follow up with another jab against a patchwork flesh monstrosity!
You have good positioning against a patchwork flesh monstrosity.
UAF: 632 vs UDF: 502 = 1.258 * MM: 79 + d100: 73 = 172
... and hit for 8 points of damage!
Fast strike to inner thigh knocks the flesh monstrosity off-balance!
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup grapple attack!
You attempt to jab a lithe veiled sentinel!
You have decent positioning against a lithe veiled sentinel.
UAF: 662 vs UDF: 694 = 0.953 * MM: 74 + d100: 97 = 167
... and hit for 4 points of damage!
Low jab glances off the left thigh.
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup jab attack!
Your series of strikes and ripostes leaves you off-balance and out of position.
Roundtime: 5 sec.

[Donquix]

ugh, god. Yeah, fuck that fucking disintegrate cloak. It's also super annoying the first hit is just raw HP damage, and meditating disintegrate doesn't help lessen it. I'm still waiting for the day when I kill myself on that fucking thing. I run ki-focus and feint though so usually feint + ki focus and a head punch does them in.