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Slit-eye
02-03-2021, 01:15 PM
I have two katars. They are both 8x, T5, Ghezyte, Dispell, Blink, Bandit Bane Double Plasma. They are perfect for anyone who has a spell worth blinking. The mainhand also has the 500m rot flares subscript. I'm looking for 420m on the offhand, and 670m on the main (almost half the cost). I will sell both for 1b to a good TWC home.

An eel-adorned ghezyte gauntlet-sword
Indigo incursions rise to the surface of the inky black metal as the ghezyte twists and turns into the sinuous shape of an eel. Mouth parted, a blade rises out of the beastie's open maw, the double-bit blades keenly edged and razor sharp. Indigo leather lines the gauntlet preventing the volcanic-borne metal from nicking the wielder's hand. A tiny golden eyelid, which is open, is inlaid into the weapon, while a faint blue flicker dances around it.
You also notice a small enchanter's glyph. A strange necrotic haze radiates from the gauntlet-sword.
It imparts a bonus of +40 more than usual.
It has been infused with the power of a strange anti-magical substance (1 dispel attempts).
It appears to weigh about 2 pounds.
It has been ensorcelled 5 times.
This ghezyte gauntlet-sword flares with a divine flaming substance when employed against bandits.
It is a daunting project (910 difficulty) for an adventurer to modify.

An eel-encircled ghezyte gauntlet-sword
An eel of forged metal forms the body of the glossed gauntlet-sword, the ray-finned creature flashing shades of indigo that are quickly engulfed by the onyx tones of the ghezyte. Well-polished eyes of black glass gaze out menacingly, the eel's maw agape as the sharp blade extends forth, the weapon exposed in a flash of darkness. Thin fins of jagged metal surround the gauntlet-sword's body, the leather-bound piece etched with stylized waves of kelp. A tiny golden eyelid, which is open, is inlaid into the weapon, while a faint blue flicker dances around it.
You also notice a small enchanter's glyph. A strange necrotic haze radiates from the gauntlet-sword.
It imparts a bonus of +40 more than usual.
It has been infused with the power of a strange anti-magical substance (1 dispel attempts).
It appears to weigh about 2 pounds.
It has been ensorcelled 5 times.
This ghezyte gauntlet-sword flares with a divine flaming substance when employed against bandits.
It is an overwhelming project (1,110 difficulty) for an adventurer to modify.

While both difficulties for 10x are prohibitive, they can be done with premium points and/or DR enchant certs and services. I didn't need the AS, and 8x is high enough to hit anything currently in game.

Examples of each flare:
DISPEL STRIP
You punch with an encircled ghezyte gauntlet-sword at a hulking krolvin templar!
** Your ghezyte gauntlet-sword glows brightly for a moment, consuming the magical energies around the hulking krolvin templar! **
The dim aura fades from around a hulking krolvin templar.
A murky veil surrounds a hulking krolvin templar.
AS: +736 vs DS: +321 with AvD: +41 + d100 roll: +46 = +502
... and hit for 119 points of damage!
The hulking krolvin templar is backed up by a strong slash to her abdomen!
The hulking krolvin templar is stunned!

DISPEL STRIKE
You punch with an encircled ghezyte gauntlet-sword at a ghostly hulking krolvin destroyer!
** Your ghezyte gauntlet-sword glows brightly for a moment, consuming the magical energies around the hulking krolvin destroyer! **
[SMR result: 140 (Open d100: 74)]
... 20 points of damage!
Hard shot to the hulking krolvin destroyer's back sends it drifting forward!
The hulking krolvin destroyer is stunned!
AS: +749 vs DS: +249 with AvD: +41 + d100 roll: +69 = +610
... and hit for 194 points of damage!
Amazing strike enters one side and exits the other, neatly cutting the hulking krolvin destroyer in half!
To your horror the two parts rejoin a moment later.

DOUBLE PLASMA (attack absorbed by undead boon critter ability)
You punch with an encircled ghezyte gauntlet-sword at a spectral human bandit!
A lustrous sphere momentarily flashes around a spectral human bandit.
The lustrous sphere absorbs the attack, leaving a spectral human bandit unscathed!
** Necrotic energy from your ghezyte gauntlet-sword overflows into you! **
You feel healed!
** Your ghezyte gauntlet-sword pulses with a burst of plasma energy! **
... 20 points of damage!
Glancing blow to the left arm leaves a trail of vapor in its wake.
** Your ghezyte gauntlet-sword sprays with a burst of plasma energy! **
... 40 points of damage!
Weak attack slips silently through the human bandit's fingers, stirring the breeze.

INTIMIDATION (Ghezyte flare with followup DS pushdown)
You punch with an encircled ghezyte gauntlet-sword at a menacing krolvin templar!
AS: +736 vs DS: +434 with AvD: +41 + d100 roll: +45 = +388
... and hit for 82 points of damage!
Deep slash to the krolvin templar's right forearm!
The krolvin templar is stunned!
** Cords of plasma-veined grey mist seep from your ghezyte gauntlet-sword and entangle the krolvin templar, causing him to tremble violently! **
You swing a razor-sharp black steel warblade at a menacing krolvin templar!
AS: +739 vs DS: +381 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +40 = +433
... and hit for 143 points of damage!
Awesome shot collapses a lung!

T5 ENSORCEL (+25 to AS/+15 CS which is excellent for the blink flare)
You punch with an encircled ghezyte gauntlet-sword at a towering krolvin archmage!
AS: +736 vs DS: +418 with AvD: +41 + d100 roll: +54 = +413
... and hit for 98 points of damage!
Feint left spins the krolvin archmage around!
Jagged slash to lower back.
The krolvin archmage is stunned!
** Necrotic energy from your ghezyte gauntlet-sword overflows into you! **
You feel energized!

BLINK (This one has 1630 in it)
You punch with an encircled ghezyte gauntlet-sword at a ghostly krolvin slaver!
AS: +749 vs DS: +256 with AvD: +41 + d100 roll: +12 = +546
... and hit for 154 points of damage!
Body swirls violently from a strong hit to the back.
Neat effect!
The krolvin slaver is knocked to the ground!
The krolvin slaver is stunned!
Your ghezyte gauntlet-sword suddenly lights up with hundreds of tiny blue sparks!
You briefly close your eyes, and a silvery grey mist swirls about you, coiling upward as it twines around your body and slowly dissipates. A deep indigo light builds up and emanates from your hand before it manifests into an ethereal indigo-eyed eel!
A swathe of silvery grey mist flares out from the indigo-eyed eel, striking a ghostly krolvin slaver!
CS: +489 - TD: +310 + CvA: +25 + d100: +97 == +301
Warding failed!
The krolvin slaver is stricken for 114 points of damage!
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself from the krolvin slaver's body as it rises, disappearing into the heavens.
The krolvin slaver's body goes stiff and cold as he dies.
The ethereal indigo-eyed eel disintegrates into a silvery mist.

ROT Flare Subscript (These also add massive phantom damage)
You punch with an encircled ghezyte gauntlet-sword at a towering krolvin triggerman!
** Your ghezyte gauntlet-sword glows brightly for a moment, consuming the magical energies around the krolvin triggerman! **
[SMR result: 122 (Open d100: 49)]
... 15 points of damage!
The krolvin triggerman's neck snapped violently by spasming muscles.
The krolvin triggerman is stunned!
AS: +736 vs DS: +334 with AvD: +41 + d100 roll: +34 = +480
... and hit for 106 points of damage!
Quick, powerful slash to the krolvin triggerman's left knee!
The krolvin triggerman is knocked to the ground!
** Cords of plasma-veined grey mist seep from your ghezyte gauntlet-sword and entangle the krolvin triggerman, causing him to tremble violently! **
** A sickly green aura radiates from an eel-encircled ghezyte gauntlet-sword and seeps into a towering krolvin triggerman's wounds! **
... 35 points of damage!
Larynx swells and explodes, but the krolvin triggerman won't be needing it anymore anyway.
The krolvin triggerman tries to crawl away on the floor but collapses and goes still.
A towering krolvin triggerman appears less intimidated as a haze of grey mist rises from him and dissipates.

Infused 1625 flare of 1603 (just cause it's funny to add four more flares to the mix)
As you attempt to strike with your ghezyte gauntlet-sword, it sends a surge of power through you that quickly leaps out at the warlord!
You summon forth additional strength to aid your spell in penetrating the defenses surrounding the krolvin warlord.
A pillar of silvery grey haze manifests around a towering krolvin warlord.
CS: +477 - TD: +278 + CvA: -18 + d100: +96 == +277
Warding failed!
Waves of sacred energy tear through the krolvin warlord's body!
... 103 points of damage!
... 50 points of damage!
Vicious blast turns huge portions of back into red mist! Now lacking spinal support, the krolvin warlord crumples into a heap.
It is knocked to the ground!
You punch with an encircled ghezyte gauntlet-sword at a towering krolvin warlord!
AS: +736 vs DS: +173 with AvD: +22 + d100 roll: +40 = +625
... and hit for 131 points of damage!
The krolvin warlord is backed up by a strong slash to his abdomen!
** Necrotic energy from your ghezyte gauntlet-sword overflows into you! **
You feel energized!

*Any and all flares can fire on a given attack, times the number of attacks. I had an mstrike go for 17 flares, one-shotting the Reim Emperor.

Please DM with any questions you may have, sorry for needing a long post.

Macillus
02-03-2021, 02:01 PM
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zennsunni
02-03-2021, 08:06 PM
I'm curious, because i don't know enough about the mechanics involved - how many flares can you get in one swing with both of these?

Slit-eye
02-03-2021, 08:22 PM
You can in theory get 17 flares per attack (or 9/8 mainhand/offhand) with these weapons using zeal, and 1625. That of course is multiplied by the amount of attack cycles in your mstrike, so in my case there's a theoretical limit of 85 flares in one "swing". The ceiling can go as high as 90 if I get rot flares on the offhand as well.

Strangely, 17 is also the most I've ever seen happen on an attack since nothing has survived long enough for subsequent swings. I tried an open mstrike in a room of 6 mobs once to see if I could beat it, but everything just seemed to melt with the first and second 1630 flare.

LOL BRIELUS
02-03-2021, 10:10 PM
Crazy. Most powerful GS weapon (s) evar?

zennsunni
02-04-2021, 12:37 PM
Definitely up there. Dual wield katars is already arguably the most powerful weapon setup.

Slit-eye
02-04-2021, 12:58 PM
There comes a point where "power" doesn't matter so much. That point is where you can mstrike a quest boss or an invasion baddie and not see the final swings because it's already dead. There are quite a few weapons that reach that point, and comparing them afterward is kinda silly... since they all have the same "ending" effect. Granted these are faster because they're katars (and most of those weapons aren't), but other than that the only thing you can really mention is the fun factor. The screen scroll is real, yo.

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