garrote help

[Harli]

I was wondering if anyone had any info on using wires to garrote critters, like how to repair them and if you can stop mid-way through? Thanks for the help.

[Olanan]

Yes you can stop, no you can't repair them.

[Gan]

Just buy new ones from the cart outside of the landing by the old dhingy. (go outside the north gate, then go east as far as you can go)

[The Ponzzz]

Using the cutters that were sold at EG last year can fix certain garrotes. The scripted ones can not be fixed.

I forget the verb, think it's turn or something...

GARROTE STOP is how you can stop.

You can use belts for 8 silvers from Solhaven belt shop...

[Gan]

I dont think belts give you the added damage like the wires do.

I seem to recall there being a difference in damage inflicted with wire garrotes vs. cloth or rope garrotes.

Until I confirm that with a source, its just OOC or other verbal heresay though.

[StrayRogue]

Does neck armour, such as full plate, or a gorget/aventail actually help defend against garrote?

[Harli]

Thanks for the help.

[Bobmuhthol]

The last time I used garrote, regular armor (full plate, for example) did not help at all in defending against it. Specific neck armor (ie. any misc armor that was neckworn), from what I remember, did.

[Bobmuhthol]

<<I dont think belts give you the added damage like the wires do.>>

I used a belt primarily, and I never noticed a difference between it and a wire.

[StrayRogue]

Hmm, for the purpose of bumping up AsG's, what would a gorget count as? A helm?

[Bobmuhthol]

Neckworn? Aventail. Headworn? Helm.

[StrayRogue]

So as you said on Psinet, adding an aventail would take a MBP up to half-plate?

[Bobmuhthol]

Yes it will, but only for penalties, and not bonuses. You'll get the plate crit divisor for torso and neck, chain everywhere else. It'd be a lot more beneficial to already wear full or half plate if you put on miscellaneous neck armor.

[Parkbandit]

I wouldn't use anything but an unbreakable wire to garrote with. Anything less is 2nd best.