Cman attack

[Lucas]

What was that cman that added Damage factor to your attack?

[Bobmuhthol]

Mighty blow.

[Lucas]

Does it work for two weapon combat? Is it any good?

[Bobmuhthol]

Yes, it works for two weapons.

>cman help mblow
Skill Name: Mighty Blow
Mnemonic: mblow
Hostile: Yes
Stamina Cost: 30 (+10 for two-handed or two-weapon attacks)
Other Requirements: Polearms cannot be used with this maneuver.
Available to: Warriors.
Prerequisites:
None
CMP Cost:
Rank 1: (Squares) 2
Rank 2: (Squares) 4
Rank 3: (Squares) 6
Rank 4: (Squares) 8
Rank 5: (Squares) 10
Description: A powerful swing that cuts through the target's stance to do extra damage with an additional roundtime penalty for the attacker.

And it's really not very effective for non-twohanded weapons. Since it adds a fraction of the pre-existing damage factor, it's most useful in combination with the highest-DF weapons.

[Olanan]

Huh, now I'm curious.

I wonder if the DF addition is worth it.

[Bobmuhthol]

Mastering with a twohander is definitely worth it. 1.5x claidhmore DF makes me smile.

[Olanan]

Neato, didn't know how much each rank added.

So with a weapon as master it would deal the regular DF + a half of regular DF? One hell of a hit with a 2HE.

A bit stamina costly though.

[Bobmuhthol]

<<So with a weapon as master it would deal the regular DF + a half of regular DF? One hell of a hit with a 2HE.>>

Yeah, each rank is an additional 10% to the base DF.

<<A bit stamina costly though.>>

It's not so bad for a warrior. You can get at least 2 off with a little rest, but it's definitely not a CM that you can use for every attack.

[Olanan]

You swing a battle axe at a lesser ghoul!
AS: +84 vs DS: +0 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +21 = +140
... and hit for 49 points of damage!
Diagonal slash leaves a bloody trail across the lesser ghoul's torso.
The lesser ghoul falls to the ground motionless.
Roundtime: 11 sec.
You are beginning to feel a little fatigued.

Didn't mention an extra 5 seconds in the description.

I think it's working anyhow.

I'll have to see what the lowest endroll I can kill something with is.

[Latrinsorm]

101.

The lowest endroll you need to cause a rank 1 crit (required to engage crit weighting) is 106 (versus skin/none). You're better off with a claidhmore, though, because they happen to have an awful lot of crit weighting and require the same endroll to generate a rank 1 crit.

edit: Oh yes, and the RT goes down with more ranks. Rank 5 is a flat +2, IIRC.

[mgoddess]

>cman help mblow
Skill Name: Mighty Blow
Description: A powerful swing that cuts through the target's stance to do extra damage with an additional roundtime penalty for the attacker.

(bolding added)

[Drew]

I remember you used to use this for PvP Bob, how does the cutting through the stance work? Is it based on a hidden roll of some sort or will it cut through anyone's stance no matter their level?

[Bobmuhthol]

<<I remember you used to use this for PvP Bob, how does the cutting through the stance work? Is it based on a hidden roll of some sort or will it cut through anyone's stance no matter their level?>>

I couldn't tell you. I never could work it out, but it did seem significantly variable.

[Olanan]

Looks like it IS mentioned. Oops.