Berserk Strategy

[Sypher]

Post changes, I've been trying to make the new mstrike-beserking strategy work.

I chose a dwarf for their con and other benefits. I maxed my con and got more stamina enhancers then you can shake a stick at.

The idea is to berserk whenever 2 or more critters are present there be eliminating or lowering much of the retaliation I face when I step out of stance D.

So far, at level 40 it is beginning to show some work. Initially, I either stay in stance D and wait till all the critters have swung at me putting them at stance O. Or if there are casters in the mix I usually warcry then feint the casters then go berserk or just sometimes warcry and go straight to berserk. I have flown through grimswarm camps using this tactic.

My question is, how was your experience and what strategy do you use? What is your overall setup and what was the outcome of your setup?

[Fallen]

Mostly, I've seen warriors use a combination of warcries and knockdown spells before setting off their Berserk. Make sure you start your surge right before you zerk as well, Sunfist signs too if you are not in Col/Voln. It would be wise to use those Sunfist signs which aid in hitting your target by lowering their ability to EBP.

Likely this could all be done with a series of scripts which would activate all the setup spells(via items) and abilities before berserking. Differing scripts would activate differing combinations of stuff, with one adding them all for all out room clearing.

[Khariz]

Here's my strategy:

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A Grimswarm giant shaman rolls around on the floor, trying to smother the flames that surround it.
The flames surrounding a Grimswarm giant shaman continue to burn.
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A Grimswarm giant bodyguard throws her head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
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Everything around you turns red as you work yourself into a berserker's rage!
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You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant acolyte!
AS: +597 vs DS: +420 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +14 = +235
... and hit for 113 points of damage!
Incredible blast shatters head into a red spray.
The giant acolyte rolls over and dies.
The mote of white light next to a Grimswarm giant acolyte disappears.
The wall of force disappears from around a Grimswarm giant acolyte.
The very powerful look leaves a Grimswarm giant acolyte.
The white light leaves a Grimswarm giant acolyte.
The brilliant aura fades away from a Grimswarm giant acolyte.
The powerful look leaves a Grimswarm giant acolyte.
The light blue glow leaves a Grimswarm giant acolyte.
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +597 vs DS: +286 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +71 = +420
... and hit for 199 points of damage!
Smash to cheek driving bone through the eye and into the brain.
The giant ranger rolls over and dies.
A Grimswarm giant ranger seems to lose an aura of confidence.
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant wizard!
AS: +597 vs DS: +420 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +38 = +259
A layer of shifting stone shatters!
... and hit for 139 points of damage!
Massive blow punches a hole through the giant wizard's chest!
The giant wizard is stunned!

** As you hit, the edge of your blued steel maul seems to fold inward upon itself drawing everything it touches along with it! **
... 10 points of damage!
Veins in arm stand out briefly!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant bodyguard!
The giant bodyguard flails on the ground but manages to block the attack with her small shield!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant bodyguard!
AS: +597 vs DS: +284 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +5 = +362
... and hit for 142 points of damage!
Right leg mangled horribly.
Spell Haste (506) ended.
You notice that things have returned to their normal speed.
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Qistra swings a monir-hafted golvern morning star at a Grimswarm giant shaman!
AS: +600 vs DS: +437 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +38 = +235
... and hits for 58 points of damage!
Left kneecap smashed into pulp.
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Methais intones a phrase of elemental power while raising his hands...
Methais gestures at a Grimswarm giant shaman.
Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant wizard!
AS: +492 vs DS: +344 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +88 = +281
... and hits for 108 points of damage!
Horrid jolt of electricity smokes a shoulder blade!

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant bodyguard!
AS: +492 vs DS: +258 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +31 = +310
... and hits for 151 points of damage!
Horrifying jolt of electricity fries abdomen to a crisp. Upper torso falls to the ground. Talk about repugnant!
The giant bodyguard rolls over and dies.
A Grimswarm giant bodyguard glances around, looking a bit less confident.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm giant bodyguard.
A Grimswarm giant bodyguard appears somehow different.
The silvery luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm giant bodyguard.

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant bodyguard!
AS: +492 vs DS: +269 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +90 = +358
... and hits for 142 points of damage!
Horrid jolt of electricity illuminates kidneys!

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a weathered Grimswarm giant warrior!
AS: +492 vs DS: +323 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +20 = +222
... and hits for 73 points of damage!
Nasty jolt to chest causes heart to skip a beat!

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant shaman!
AS: +492 vs DS: +294 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +69 = +312
... and hits for 127 points of damage!
Arcing bolt of electricity galvanizes left arm to elbow. Won't be using it for awhile.

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The flames surrounding a Grimswarm giant shaman flare up violently...
... 20 points of damage!
Minor burns to right leg. That hurts a bit.

The flames around a Grimswarm giant shaman continue to burn!
J>
Methais intones a phrase of elemental power while raising his hands...
Methais gestures at a Grimswarm giant shaman.
Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant wizard!
AS: +492 vs DS: +341 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +54 = +250
... and hits for 80 points of damage!
Massive electrical shock to the right hand destroys flesh. What remains is useless.
The wizard's rune staff falls to the ground.

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant bodyguard!
AS: +492 vs DS: +269 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +60 = +328
... and hits for 114 points of damage!
Nasty shock to right arm stiffens joints. Nice and painful.

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a weathered Grimswarm giant warrior!
AS: +492 vs DS: +323 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +5 = +207
... and hits for 49 points of damage!
Heavy spark to left hand. Bet that hurts.

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant shaman!
AS: +492 vs DS: +293 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +96 = +340
... and hits for 119 points of damage!
Massive electrical shock to the right hand destroys flesh. What remains is useless.
The shaman's rune staff falls to the ground.

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A weathered Grimswarm giant warrior gets a wild-eyed look on his face!
A weathered Grimswarm giant warrior swings a military pick at Methais!
By amazing chance, Methais evades the attack!
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Qistra swings a monir-hafted golvern morning star at a Grimswarm giant shaman!
AS: +600 vs DS: +401 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +82 = +315
... and hits for 75 points of damage!
Blast to hand reduces it to pulp!
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You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant wizard!
AS: +597 vs DS: +387 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +21 = +275
... and hit for 107 points of damage!
Lucky shot severs left hand and sends it flying.

** As you hit, the edge of your blued steel maul seems to fold inward upon itself drawing everything it touches along with it! **
... 35 points of damage!
Decompression causes muscles in arm to crack!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant bodyguard!
AS: +597 vs DS: +282 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +37 = +396
... and hit for 188 points of damage!
Incredible blast shatters head into a red spray.
The giant bodyguard rolls over and dies.
A Grimswarm giant bodyguard glances around, looking a bit less confident.
The translucent sphere fades from around a Grimswarm giant bodyguard.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm giant bodyguard.
The giant bodyguard no longer bristles with energy.
The glowing specks of energy surrounding a Grimswarm giant bodyguard suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
The silvery luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm giant bodyguard.
You swing a blued steel maul at a weathered Grimswarm giant warrior!
AS: +597 vs DS: +309 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +58 = +382
... and hit for 108 points of damage!
Shield arm mangled horribly.
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant shaman!
AS: +597 vs DS: +396 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +76 = +321
... and hit for 153 points of damage!
Incredible blast shatters head into a red spray.
The giant shaman rolls over and dies.
A white glow rushes away from a Grimswarm giant shaman.
A subtle light fades from a Grimswarm giant shaman's eyes.
A Grimswarm giant shaman seems hesitant.
The deep blue glow leaves a Grimswarm giant shaman.
The air calms down around a Grimswarm giant shaman.
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A Grimswarm giant wizard throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
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Methais intones a phrase of elemental power while raising his hands...
Methais gestures at a Grimswarm giant wizard.
Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant wizard!
AS: +492 vs DS: +338 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +99 = +298
... and hits for 106 points of damage!
Nasty shock to left leg stiffens joints. Nice and painful.
The giant wizard is stunned!

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a weathered Grimswarm giant warrior!
AS: +492 vs DS: +263 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +83 = +345
... and hits for 131 points of damage!
Heavy jolt to chest causes solar plexus to explode. Remarkable display of spraying blood.


Distorted ripples begin to appear across the mystical shroud surrounding this area!
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Methais searches a Grimswarm giant shaman.
Methais gathers the remaining coins.
A Grimswarm giant shaman decays into compost.
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Methais searches a Grimswarm giant acolyte.
Methais gathers the remaining coins.
A Grimswarm giant acolyte decays into compost.
J>
Methais searches a Grimswarm giant ranger.
Methais gathers the remaining coins.
A Grimswarm giant ranger decays into compost.
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Methais searches a Grimswarm giant bodyguard.
Methais gathers the remaining coins.
A Grimswarm giant bodyguard decays into compost.
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Methais searches a Grimswarm giant bodyguard.
Methais gathers the remaining coins.
A Grimswarm giant bodyguard decays into compost.
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Qistra confidently calls upon her patron as she motions forcefully...
Qistra gestures at a Grimswarm giant wizard.
A brilliant aura begins to radiate from Qistra!
CS: +386 - TD: +327 + CvA: +11 + d100: +76 == +146
Warding failed!
The giant wizard is rebuked before Qistra, visibly struggling against her radiant aura!
CS: +386 - TD: +358 + CvA: -13 + d100: +20 == +35
Warded off!
The giant warrior appears startled briefly, but quickly regains his composure.
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You spin around looking for something to attack!
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant wizard!
AS: +597 vs DS: +335 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +7 = +313
... and hit for 149 points of damage!
Crushing blow to the spine!
The giant wizard slumps to the ground.
The giant wizard rolls over and dies.
The translucent sphere fades from around a Grimswarm giant wizard.
A luminescent aura fades from around a Grimswarm giant wizard.
A Grimswarm giant wizard becomes solid again.
The bright luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm giant wizard.
The shimmering multicolored sphere fades from around a Grimswarm giant wizard.
A Grimswarm giant wizard recovers from being rebuked, regaining his composure.
You swing a blued steel maul at a weathered Grimswarm giant warrior!
AS: +597 vs DS: +299 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +89 = +423
... and hit for 182 points of damage!
A mighty blow cleaves a swath through the giant warrior's back, taking the spine with it.
The giant warrior falls to the ground and dies.
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A Grimswarm giant hunter rushes in!
A Grimswarm giant wizard strides in, glowering upon the scene.
A Grimswarm giant ranger strides in, glowering upon the scene.
A Grimswarm giant acolyte strides in, glowering upon the scene.
A Grimswarm giant adept strides in, glowering upon the scene.
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Methais searches a Grimswarm giant wizard.
Methais gathers the remaining coins.
A Grimswarm giant wizard decays into compost.
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Methais searches a weathered Grimswarm giant warrior.
Methais gathers the remaining coins.
A weathered Grimswarm giant warrior decays into compost.
J>
Qistra confidently calls upon her patron as she motions forcefully...
Qistra gestures at a Grimswarm giant hunter.
A brilliant aura begins to radiate from Qistra!
CS: +386 - TD: +314 + CvA: +11 + d100: +5 == +88
Warded off!
The giant adept appears startled briefly, but quickly regains her composure.
CS: +386 - TD: +331 + CvA: +19 + d100: +18 == +92
Warded off!
The giant acolyte appears startled briefly, but quickly regains his composure.
CS: +386 - TD: +329 + CvA: +8 + d100: +2 == +67
Warded off!
The giant ranger appears startled briefly, but quickly regains her composure.
CS: +386 - TD: +321 + CvA: +18 + d100: +43 == +126
Warding failed!
The giant wizard is rebuked before Qistra, visibly struggling against her radiant aura!
CS: +386 - TD: +324 + CvA: +9 + d100: +4 == +75
Warded off!
The giant hunter appears startled briefly, but quickly regains his composure.
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Methais traces a simple rune while intoning a short, mystical phrase...
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Methais gestures.
A wave of dark ethereal ripples moves outward from Methais.
A Grimswarm giant adept is buffeted by the dark ethereal waves and is knocked to the ground.
A Grimswarm giant acolyte is buffeted by the dark ethereal waves and is knocked to the ground.
A Grimswarm giant ranger is buffeted by the dark ethereal waves and is knocked to the ground.
A Grimswarm giant wizard is buffeted by the dark ethereal waves and is knocked to the ground.
A Grimswarm giant hunter is buffeted by the dark ethereal waves and is knocked to the ground.

The ripples in the mystical shroud surrounding the area become more prominent!
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You spin around looking for something to attack!
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant adept!
AS: +597 vs DS: +301 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +46 = +386
A layer of shifting stone shatters!
... and hit for 179 points of damage!
Left hip pulped, severing the leg.
The giant adept is stunned!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant acolyte!
AS: +597 vs DS: +460 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +1 = +173
... and hit for 59 points of damage!
Knocked sideways several feet by blow to back.
The giant acolyte is stunned!

** As you hit, the edge of your blued steel maul seems to fold inward upon itself drawing everything it touches along with it! **
... 15 points of damage!
Veins in arm stand out briefly!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +597 vs DS: +507 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +41 = +169
... and hit for 39 points of damage!
Bones in right arm crack.
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant wizard!
AS: +597 vs DS: +368 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +79 = +342
... and hit for 138 points of damage!
Lucky shot severs right hand and sends it flying.
The wizard's handaxe falls to the ground.
The giant wizard is stunned!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant hunter!
AS: +597 vs DS: +428 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +83 = +292
... and hit for 110 points of damage!
Hard hit shatters shield arm.
The giant hunter is stunned!
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Qistra looks determined and focused.
In a breathtaking display of agility and combat mastery, Qistra whirls in a fury of unrelenting strikes and ripostes!
Qistra swings a monir-hafted golvern morning star at a Grimswarm giant adept! A hit!
Shield arm mangled horribly.
Qistra swings a monir-hafted golvern morning star at a Grimswarm giant acolyte! A hit!
Awesome shot shatters spine and punctures lung!
Qistra swings a monir-hafted golvern morning star at a Grimswarm giant ranger! A hit!
Hearty smack to the head.
The giant ranger is stunned!
Qistra swings a monir-hafted golvern morning star at a Grimswarm giant wizard! A hit!
Shot destroys eye and the brain behind it!
The giant wizard rolls over and dies.
A Grimswarm giant wizard glances around, looking a bit less confident.
A Grimswarm giant wizard appears somehow different.
The silvery luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm giant wizard.
A Grimswarm giant wizard recovers from being rebuked, regaining her composure.
Qistra swings a monir-hafted golvern morning star at a Grimswarm giant hunter! A hit!
Left arm ripped from socket at the elbow!
The hunter's heavy crossbow falls to the ground.
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Methais's hands glow with power as he summons elemental energy to his command...
Methais gestures at a Grimswarm giant adept.
Methais hurls a roaring ball of fire at a Grimswarm giant adept!
AS: +492 vs DS: +197 with AvD: +50 + d100 roll: +32 = +377
... and hits for 132 points of damage!
Head explodes in flames! Grab some marshmallows.
The giant adept rolls over and dies.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm giant adept.
The giant adept no longer bristles with energy.
A Grimswarm giant adept appears somehow different.
The roaring ball of fire strikes a Grimswarm giant adept, blossoming into a much larger sphere of flame upon impact.

A burst of flame from Methais's roaring ball of fire flies off and hits a Grimswarm giant acolyte.
... 25 points of damage!
Minor burns to left arm. That hurts a bit.

A burst of flame from Methais's roaring ball of fire flies off and hits a Grimswarm giant ranger.
... 5 points of damage!
Minor burns to right arm. That hurts a bit.

A burst of flame from Methais's roaring ball of fire flies off and hits a Grimswarm giant hunter.
... 10 points of damage!
Minor burns to abdomen. Looks painful.
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Methais returns to normal speed.
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Methais searches a Grimswarm giant adept.
Methais gathers the remaining coins.
A Grimswarm giant adept decays into compost.
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A Grimswarm giant ranger throws her head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
A Grimswarm giant ranger stands up with a grunt.
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A Grimswarm giant hunter throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
J>
Methais recites a series of mystical phrases while raising his hands...
Methais gestures.
Methais begins moving faster than you thought possible.
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You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant acolyte!
AS: +597 vs DS: +408 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +21 = +245
... and hit for 113 points of damage!
Awesome shot collapses a lung!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +597 vs DS: +387 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +77 = +325
... and hit for 130 points of damage!
Whoosh! Several ribs driven into lungs.
The giant ranger is stunned!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant hunter!
AS: +597 vs DS: +415 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +13 = +235
... and hit for 88 points of damage!
Knocked back several feet by blow to abdomen.
The giant hunter is stunned!

** As you hit, the edge of your blued steel maul seems to fold inward upon itself drawing everything it touches along with it! **
... 25 points of damage!
Back pops as muscles resist the vacuum!
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Qistra seems a bit weaker than before.
J>
Methais recites a series of mystical phrases while raising his hands...
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Methais gestures at you.
Haste (506) starts for 1m.
You begin to notice the world slow down around you. Strange.
J>
Qistra concentrates deeply for a moment.
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Qistra swings a monir-hafted golvern morning star at a Grimswarm giant hunter!
AS: +600 vs DS: +401 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +61 = +290
... and hits for 77 points of damage!
Flesh ripped from back, muscles exposed.
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Methais recites a series of mystical phrases while raising his hands...
J>
Methais gestures at Qistra.
Qistra begins moving faster than you thought possible.
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You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant acolyte!
AS: +597 vs DS: +453 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +76 = +255
... and hit for 102 points of damage!
Blow ruptures the stomach!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +597 vs DS: +389 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +79 = +325
... and hit for 115 points of damage!
Blast to hand reduces it to pulp!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant hunter!
The giant hunter stumbles dazedly, somehow managing to evade the attack!
Spell Haste (506) ended.
You notice that things have returned to their normal speed.
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A Grimswarm giant hunter rushes in!
A Grimswarm giant ranger rushes in!
A Grimswarm giant pillager rushes in!
A Grimswarm giant fighter treads in, ready for combat!
J>
A Grimswarm giant acolyte throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
J>
A Grimswarm giant ranger throws her head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
J>
A Grimswarm giant hunter throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
A Grimswarm giant hunter stands up with a grunt.
J>
Methais traces a simple rune while intoning a short, mystical phrase...
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Methais gestures.
A wave of dark ethereal ripples moves outward from Methais.
A Grimswarm giant fighter is buffeted by the dark ethereal waves and is knocked to the ground.
A Grimswarm giant pillager is buffeted by the dark ethereal waves and is knocked to the ground.
A Grimswarm giant ranger is buffeted by the dark ethereal waves and is knocked to the ground.
A Grimswarm giant hunter is buffeted by the dark ethereal waves and is knocked to the ground.
A Grimswarm giant acolyte is buffeted by the dark ethereal waves.
A Grimswarm giant ranger is buffeted by the dark ethereal waves and is knocked to the ground.
A Grimswarm giant hunter is buffeted by the dark ethereal waves and is knocked to the ground.

The ripples in the mystical shroud surrounding the area become more prominent!
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The thorny barrier surrounding the giant hunter blocks Qistra's attack!
J>

The ground shudders beneath your feet for several seconds.

J>
Methais says, "Almost time to move."
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You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
All of a sudden, a Grimswarm giant fighter rolls hard to his side, and then leaps to his feet!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant fighter!
AS: +597 vs DS: +320 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +23 = +336
... and hit for 93 points of damage!
Shield arm mangled horribly.
All of a sudden, a Grimswarm giant pillager rolls hard to her side, and then leaps to her feet!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant pillager!
AS: +597 vs DS: +450 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +8 = +193
... and hit for 63 points of damage!
Stomach ripped open by mighty blow!
The giant pillager is stunned!

** As you hit, the edge of your blued steel maul seems to fold inward upon itself drawing everything it touches along with it! **
... 25 points of damage!
Legs wobble slightly!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +597 vs DS: +368 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +63 = +330
... and hit for 157 points of damage!
Blow to stomach rearranges some organs!
The giant ranger is stunned!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant hunter!
AS: +597 vs DS: +348 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +92 = +379
... and hit for 180 points of damage!
Crushing blow to the spine!
The giant hunter slumps to the ground.
The giant hunter is stunned!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant acolyte!
Lying flat on his back, the giant acolyte barely deflects the blow with his shield!
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Qistra swings a monir-hafted golvern morning star at a Grimswarm giant hunter!
AS: +600 vs DS: +433 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +78 = +275
... and hits for 73 points of damage!
You hear several snaps as the giant hunter's neck is broken in several places.
The giant hunter rolls over and dies.
A Grimswarm giant hunter loses a thorny barrier.
The very powerful look leaves a Grimswarm giant hunter.
The white light leaves a Grimswarm giant hunter.
A Grimswarm giant hunter seems to lose some dexterity.
The light blue glow leaves a Grimswarm giant hunter.
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Methais intones a phrase of elemental power while raising his hands...
Methais gestures at a Grimswarm giant acolyte.
Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant fighter!
AS: +482 vs DS: +266 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +91 = +340
... and hits for 124 points of damage!
Nasty shock to left leg stiffens joints. Nice and painful.

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant pillager!
AS: +482 vs DS: +334 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +50 = +237
... and hits for 67 points of damage!
Nasty shock to right hand stiffens fingers. Nice and painful.

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +482 vs DS: +337 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +95 = +279
... and hits for 93 points of damage!
Massive electrical shock to the right hand destroys flesh. What remains is useless.

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant hunter!
AS: +482 vs DS: +367 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +33 = +187
... and hits for 53 points of damage!
Heavy shock to chest illuminates ribcage. Cool!

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant acolyte!
AS: +482 vs DS: +346 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +35 = +210
... and hits for 86 points of damage!
Stunning arc of electricity fuses right leg at knee.
The giant acolyte is stunned!

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +482 vs DS: +305 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +47 = +263
... and hits for 106 points of damage!
Arcing bolt of electricity galvanizes left arm to elbow. Won't be using it for awhile.
The ranger's wooden shield falls to the ground.
The giant ranger is stunned!


The ripples in the mystical shroud surrounding the area become more prominent!
J>
Qistra swings a monir-hafted golvern morning star at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +600 vs DS: +274 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +74 = +428
... and hits for 129 points of damage!
Strike punctures thigh and shatters femur!
J>
Spell Surge of Strength (surge) ended. [-16Str]
You begin to lose touch with your internal sources of strength.
J>
Methais's hands glow with power as he summons elemental energy to his command...
Methais gestures at a Grimswarm giant acolyte.
Methais hurls a roaring ball of fire at a Grimswarm giant acolyte!
AS: +482 vs DS: +341 with AvD: +59 + d100 roll: +80 = +280
... and hits for 108 points of damage!
Flames cook a Grimswarm giant acolyte's chest. Looks about medium well.
The giant acolyte rolls over and dies.
The brilliant aura fades away from a Grimswarm giant acolyte.
The wall of force disappears from around a Grimswarm giant acolyte.
The dim aura fades from around a Grimswarm giant acolyte.
The dull golden nimbus fades from around a Grimswarm giant acolyte.
The opalescent aura fades from around a Grimswarm giant acolyte.
The light blue glow leaves a Grimswarm giant acolyte.
The roaring ball of fire strikes a Grimswarm giant acolyte, blossoming into a much larger sphere of flame upon impact.

A burst of flame from Methais's roaring ball of fire flies off and hits a Grimswarm giant fighter.
... 10 points of damage!
Minor burns to left leg. That hurts a bit.

A burst of flame from Methais's roaring ball of fire flies off and hits a Grimswarm giant pillager.
... 20 points of damage!
Minor burns to back. Looks uncomfortable.

A burst of flame from Methais's roaring ball of fire flies off and hits a Grimswarm giant ranger.
... 10 points of damage!
Minor burns to chest. That hurts a bit.

A burst of flame from Methais's roaring ball of fire flies off and hits a Grimswarm giant hunter.
... 10 points of damage!
Minor burns to left leg. That hurts a bit.

A burst of flame from Methais's roaring ball of fire flies off and hits a Grimswarm giant ranger.
... 3 points of damage!
Minor burns to right arm. That hurts a bit.
J>
Methais searches a Grimswarm giant acolyte.
Methais gathers the remaining coins.
A Grimswarm giant acolyte decays into compost.
J>
You spin around looking for something to attack!
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant fighter!
AS: +581 vs DS: +281 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +74 = +410
... and hit for 127 points of damage!
Knocked back several feet by blow to abdomen.
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant pillager!
Reeling and staggering, the giant pillager barely dodges the attack!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +581 vs DS: +354 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +80 = +345
... and hit for 139 points of damage!
Left arm ripped from socket at the elbow!
The ranger's heavy crossbow falls to the ground.

** As you hit, the edge of your blued steel maul seems to fold inward upon itself drawing everything it touches along with it! **
... 20 points of damage!
Veins in neck stand out briefly!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant hunter!
AS: +581 vs DS: +329 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +14 = +304
... and hit for 120 points of damage!
Whoosh! Several ribs driven into lungs.
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +581 vs DS: +249 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +44 = +414
... and hit for 192 points of damage!
Awesome shot collapses a lung!
The giant ranger rolls over and dies.
The air calms down around a Grimswarm giant ranger.
The very powerful look leaves a Grimswarm giant ranger.
The white light leaves a Grimswarm giant ranger.
The dull golden nimbus fades from around a Grimswarm giant ranger.
A Grimswarm giant ranger returns to normal color.
J>
A Grimswarm giant ranger throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
J>
Qistra swings a monir-hafted golvern morning star at a Grimswarm giant hunter!
AS: +600 vs DS: +320 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +12 = +320
... and hits for 91 points of damage!
Knocked back several feet by blow to abdomen.
J>
There is a faint beating from the troll heart inside the necklace you wear.
J>
Methais's hands glow with power as he summons elemental energy to his command...
Methais gestures at a Grimswarm giant hunter.
Methais hurls a roaring ball of fire at a Grimswarm giant hunter!
AS: +482 vs DS: +335 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +46 = +237
... and hits for 66 points of damage!
Flames burn neck into a bubbling mass of flesh. Forget lunch.
The roaring ball of fire strikes a Grimswarm giant hunter, blossoming into a much larger sphere of flame upon impact.
... 10 points of damage!
Minor burns to abdomen. Looks painful.

A burst of flame from Methais's roaring ball of fire flies off and hits a Grimswarm giant fighter.
... 10 points of damage!
Minor burns to head. That hurt a bit.

A burst of flame from Methais's roaring ball of fire flies off and hits a Grimswarm giant pillager.
... 20 points of damage!
Minor burns to chest. That hurts a bit.

A burst of flame from Methais's roaring ball of fire flies off and hits a Grimswarm giant ranger.
... 20 points of damage!
Minor burns to back. Looks uncomfortable.
J>
Qistra swings a monir-hafted golvern morning star at a Grimswarm giant hunter!
AS: +600 vs DS: +311 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +13 = +330
... and hits for 96 points of damage!
Blow shatters knee and severs lower leg!
The giant hunter rolls over and dies.
The very powerful look leaves a Grimswarm giant hunter.
The white light leaves a Grimswarm giant hunter.
A Grimswarm giant hunter seems to lose some internal strength.
The powerful look leaves a Grimswarm giant hunter.
J>
A Grimswarm giant fighter thrusts with a trident at Qistra!
In the nick of time, Qistra interposes her blood red battleshield between herself and the attack!
J>
You spin around looking for something to attack!
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant fighter!
AS: +581 vs DS: +297 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +86 = +406
... and hit for 126 points of damage!
Knocked back several feet by blow to abdomen.
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant pillager!
AS: +581 vs DS: +406 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +53 = +266
... and hit for 138 points of damage!
Incredible smash to what used to be a stomach!
The giant pillager falls to the ground and dies.
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +581 vs DS: +343 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +69 = +345
... and hit for 144 points of damage!
Left hand severed at the wrist!
The giant ranger is stunned!

** As you hit, the edge of your blued steel maul seems to fold inward upon itself drawing everything it touches along with it! **
... 20 points of damage!
Chest heaves as air rushes away from it!
The giant ranger rolls over and dies.
The powerful look leaves a Grimswarm giant ranger.
The air about a Grimswarm giant ranger stops shimmering.
The light blue glow leaves a Grimswarm giant ranger.
J>
A Grimswarm giant warrior treads in, ready for combat!
J>
A Grimswarm giant wizard decays into compost.
J>
Methais's hands glow with power as he summons elemental energy to his command...
Methais gestures at a Grimswarm giant fighter.
Methais hurls a roaring ball of fire at a Grimswarm giant fighter!
AS: +482 vs DS: +196 with AvD: +22 + d100 roll: +35 = +343
... and hits for 104 points of damage!
Extreme heat causes a Grimswarm giant fighter's right arm to expand and snap. That must hurt!
The roaring ball of fire strikes a Grimswarm giant fighter, blossoming into a much larger sphere of flame upon impact.
... 15 points of damage!
Minor burns to left eye. Foe blinks back the tears.
The giant fighter falls to the ground and dies.

A burst of flame from Methais's roaring ball of fire flies off and hits a Grimswarm giant warrior.
... 10 points of damage!
Minor burns to back. Looks uncomfortable.
J>
Qistra swings a monir-hafted golvern morning star at a Grimswarm giant warrior!
AS: +600 vs DS: +212 with AvD: +19 + d100 roll: +81 = +488
... and hits for 146 points of damage!
Blow to stomach rearranges some organs!
J>
Methais searches a Grimswarm giant fighter.
A Grimswarm giant fighter decays into compost.
J>
Methais searches a Grimswarm giant hunter.
A Grimswarm giant hunter decays into compost.
J>
Methais searches a Grimswarm giant pillager.
A Grimswarm giant pillager decays into compost.
J>
Methais searches a Grimswarm giant ranger.
Methais gathers the remaining coins.
A Grimswarm giant ranger decays into compost.
J>
Methais searches a Grimswarm giant ranger.
A Grimswarm giant ranger decays into compost.
J>
Methais searches a Grimswarm giant hunter.
Methais gathers the remaining coins.
A Grimswarm giant hunter decays into compost.
J>
Qistra swings a monir-hafted golvern morning star at a Grimswarm giant warrior!
AS: +600 vs DS: +201 with AvD: +19 + d100 roll: +18 = +436
... and hits for 103 points of damage!
Right leg mangled horribly.
The giant warrior is knocked to the ground!
J>
A Grimswarm giant warrior stands up with a grunt.
J>
Methais's hands glow with power as he summons elemental energy to his command...
Methais gestures at a Grimswarm giant warrior.
Methais hurls a stream of fire at a Grimswarm giant warrior!
AS: +482 vs DS: +219 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +50 = +339
... and hits for 116 points of damage!
Flames incinerate right leg to the bone. Not a pleasant sight.
A Grimswarm giant warrior falls to the ground grasping her mangled right leg!
J>
You spin around looking for something to attack!
You assault a Grimswarm giant warrior with an unrelenting fury!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant warrior!
AS: +581 vs DS: +163 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +3 = +457
... and hit for 148 points of damage!
Spinal cord damaged by smash to the back.
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant warrior!
AS: +581 vs DS: +154 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +34 = +497
... and hit for 156 points of damage!
Right arm ripped from socket at the elbow!
The warrior's ball and chain falls to the ground.
The giant warrior rolls over and dies.
J>
Methais searches a Grimswarm giant warrior.
Methais gathers the remaining coins.
A Grimswarm giant warrior decays into compost.
J>
Methais lets out a cheer!
J>stop ber
The redness fades from the world and you begin to breathe harder.
J>
Methais picks up a silver wand.

[Fallen]

To sum up his post, he uses Berserk in conjunction with a capped wizard.

[Khariz]

To sum up his post, he uses Berserk in conjunction with a capped wizard.

Do what? I can be just as effective by myself, which I do all the time. Methais has trouble keeping up with me half the time as I go flying through the camp with him chasing me into the next room. Sure, its MORE effective, when I happen to be hunting with him, but if I'm not, I'll just make sure that my AS is like 650 with 211 and 215 and a shout of Horlands.

Mauls vs Grimswarm, even turtled when your AS is 650 in a berserk wave...they can't survive it. At all.

It's amazing as hell.

[Fallen]

Here's my strategy: >> - Khariz

Insert log of you using Berserk with a capped wizard

Followed by my post pointing this out. No insult offered.

[Khariz]

Here's my strategy: >> - Khariz

Insert log of you using Berserk with a capped wizard

Followed by my post pointing this out. No insult offered.

None taken. I just explained that your analysis wasn't sufficent to explain my particular situation.

Edit: I mean to say that there is a point where a warrior can reach where whether the warrior sets the mobs up with warcries or knockdows or whatnot is no longer necessary. Certainly having that wizard there to do it for me in that log was pretty damn nice. I'd stun em and wear them down without him too though.

[Sypher]

Khariz,

I think from that post you're at cap. I've been wondering myself how effective capped warriors or close to cap warriors are in Grimswarm camps hunting -solo-. My theory is that because berserk is so unpredictable that it may actually be a hinderance then a benefit. If you can post something of you hunting alone maybe we can see a true warrior's capability.

P.S. Those AS boosters easy to acquire spells or are they something for the very wealthy?

[Khariz]

Khariz,

I think from that post you're at cap. I've been wondering myself how effective capped warriors or close to cap warriors are in Grimswarm camps hunting -solo-. My theory is that because berserk is so unpredictable that it may actually be a hinderance then a benefit. If you can post something of you hunting alone maybe we can see a true warrior's capability.

P.S. Those AS boosters easy to acquire spells or are they something for the very wealthy?

211 is easy to get, and STR. My AS with just surge and STR is 558. 211 (pure potions) is 15 more. Horlands hollar is 20 more. Berserk itself adds a boatload of AS. I'm way over 600 at that point. Nothing special so far. This is with a 4x maul that I'm specced and bonded to.

Solo...here's the deal. I can wait until about 6 spawn on me in a room and start a berserk. I'd say I have about an 80% chance of living through the whole berserk (cause 2-3 more waves will spawn on me), searching everythign and getting out of the camp, alive and fried. If you get a shaman or warchief task, go in, berserk all 3 of em, search em and haul ass.

It's not "effective", but it works to both get fried and complete objectives. Culling the whole camp is a problem without a buddy to at least knock stuff down for ya, and chances are, if they can do that, they have other mass spells to help you out.

[Sypher]

Thanks, very informative. I wonder if other professions have a much easier time dealing with grimswarms solo?

[Fallen]

If you run into a turtled wizard or sorcerer while berserking you're in big, big trouble.

[Fallen]

My hunting partner Debia solo'd many camps by herself at cap as a warrior. I doubt she would describe it as easy, but it is certainly doable.

[Sypher]

My hunting partner Debia solo'd many camps by herself at cap as a warrior. I doubt she would describe it as easy, but it is certainly doable.

But what of you? As a sorcerer you can probably run circles around Debia in a grimswarm camp solo, no?

And does the stop berserk command still work or has it been changed so that you berserk until no critters or you run out of mana, which happens to my young warrior.

[Khariz]

But what of you? As a sorcerer you can probably run circles around Debia in a grimswarm camp solo, no?

And does the stop berserk command still work or has it been changed so that you berserk until no critters or you run out of mana, which happens to my young warrior.

It works. See the log above. I used it. I still had 120 stam left when I shut it off.

[Fallen]

But what of you? As a sorcerer you can probably run circles around Debia in a grimswarm camp solo, no?

And does the stop berserk command still work or has it been changed so that you berserk until no critters or you run out of mana, which happens to my young warrior.

I've never hunted in a camp alone, but I imagine it would be very dangerous for me to do so. I would have to disable the fighters, as every single one of their CMANs would hit me, and hit me hard. Instead of worrying about CS based disabling spells, I would be worried about the CMANs, but the end result is the same. You get stacked into RT and killed by an implosion or a Major Elemental wave.

[Kembal]

Thanks, very informative. I wonder if other professions have a much easier time dealing with grimswarms solo?

My guess is only a wizard does. The other pure professions have to rely on fire spirit to mass bolt attack, which is a massive mana drain to use repeatedly, and their manuever defense is nothing like a wizard's. (540 simply is awesome.)

Rangers and bards might have it easier, but not markedly so. Rogues and paladins definitely do not.

[Khariz]

Here's an example where early on, I lost my wizard comrade, but the berserk carried me through to the end:

[Warcamp, Outside]
Cages filled with creatures of all sizes are stacked against the wall of a hut spaced away from its neighbors by numerous yards. Next to the cages is a small pile of former cage occupants, the remains of sacrifices and divinations. The air around the hut carries a suggestion of herbs and spices and appears to emanate from cracks in the hut's walls. Wind chimes constructed of finger bones of various races fill the air with a morbid clattering. You also see a Grimswarm giant guard and a Grimswarm giant guard.
Also here: Renowned Lord Methais
Obvious paths: north, south
J>stance def
You are now in a defensive stance.
J>
Your disk arrives, following you dutifully.
J>
A Grimswarm giant guard lets loose a roar of alarm at the top of her lungs, no doubt rousing the entire warcamp!
A Grimswarm giant marauder treads in, ready for combat!
A Grimswarm giant fighter treads in, ready for combat!
J>
An ember-eyed fire wyrdling dashes in.
J>
Methais intones a phrase of elemental power while raising his hands...
Methais gestures at a Grimswarm giant guard.
d100 == 1 FUMBLE!
Wisps of black smoke swirl around a Grimswarm giant guard for a moment, then dissipate.
J>stance off
You are now in an offensive stance.
J>at
A Grimswarm giant marauder swings a backsword at you!
AS: +449 vs DS: +454 with AvD: +16 + d100 roll: +56 = +67
A clean miss.
J>
A Grimswarm giant guard gestures and utters a phrase of magic.
J>
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant marauder!
AS: +563 vs DS: +237 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +14 = +376
... and hit for 108 points of damage!
Knocked back several feet by blow to abdomen.

** As you hit, the edge of your blued steel maul seems to fold inward upon itself drawing everything it touches along with it! **
... 15 points of damage!
Back pops as muscles resist the vacuum!
Roundtime: 5 sec.
JR>
Methais traces a simple rune while intoning a short, mystical phrase...
JR>
Methais gestures.
A wave of dark ethereal ripples moves outward from Methais.
A Grimswarm giant fighter is buffeted by the dark ethereal waves and is knocked to the ground.
A Grimswarm giant marauder is buffeted by the dark ethereal waves and is knocked to the ground.
A Grimswarm giant guard is buffeted by the dark ethereal waves and is knocked to the ground.
A Grimswarm giant guard is buffeted by the dark ethereal waves and is knocked to the ground.
JR>'haste
* Daeguard just bit the dust!
JR>
A Grimswarm giant ranger rushes in!
A Grimswarm giant soldier treads in, ready for combat!
A Grimswarm giant ranger strides in, glowering upon the scene.
JR>
A Grimswarm giant fighter stands up with a grunt.
JR>
You say, "Haste."
JR>at
All of a sudden, a Grimswarm giant marauder rolls hard to his side, and then leaps to his feet!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant marauder!
AS: +563 vs DS: +237 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +4 = +366
... and hit for 95 points of damage!
Weapon arm mangled horribly.
Roundtime: 5 sec.
JR>
Methais recites a series of mystical phrases while raising his hands...
JR>
Methais gestures at you.
Haste (506) starts for 1m.
You begin to notice the world slow down around you. Strange.
JR>
[Roll result: 192 (open d100: 80)]
A Grimswarm giant soldier rushes towards Methais and connects with a shoulder check!
The giant soldier manages to knock Methais flat on his back! 18 hits!
JR>
A Grimswarm giant guard stands up with a grunt.
JR>
You feel at full magical power again.
You feel fully energetic again.
J>
A Grimswarm giant ranger swings a morning star at Methais!
AS: +475 vs DS: +483 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +14 = +40
A clean miss.
J>
A Grimswarm giant ranger removes a plain wooden arrow from in his quiver.
A Grimswarm giant ranger fires a plain wooden arrow at you!
AS: +395 vs DS: +459 with AvD: +20 + d100 roll: +41 = -3
A clean miss.
The wooden arrow breaks apart and crumbles away.
J>pull meth
Methais babbles something unintelligible.
J>
You pull Methais to his feet.
J>at
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant marauder!
AS: +563 vs DS: +228 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +35 = +406
... and hit for 117 points of damage!
Hard blow breaks the femur!
The giant marauder is knocked to the ground!
Roundtime: 5 sec.
Roundtime changed to 3 seconds.
JR>
A Grimswarm giant fighter moves over to a Grimswarm giant soldier and stands ready to guard her from attack.
JR>
A Grimswarm giant guard gestures at Methais!
Methais seems a bit less imposing.
The elemental aura around Methais wavers.
JR>at
A Grimswarm giant guard swings a mace at Methais!
AS: +451 vs DS: +473 with AvD: +31 + d100 roll: +41 = +50
A clean miss.
J>
All of a sudden, a Grimswarm giant marauder rolls hard to his side, and then leaps to his feet!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant marauder!
AS: +563 vs DS: +201 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +59 = +457
... and hit for 182 points of damage!
A mighty hit turns the giant marauder's insides to outsides!
The giant marauder falls to the ground and dies.
Roundtime: 5 sec.
Roundtime changed to 3 seconds.
JR>
Methais faces a Grimswarm giant guard and shrieks at the top of his lungs.
JR>
A Grimswarm giant soldier moves over to a Grimswarm giant fighter and stands ready to guard him from attack.
JR>
A Grimswarm giant guard stands up with a grunt.
JR>at
...wait 1 seconds.
JR>at
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +563 vs DS: +360 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +67 = +308
... and hit for 138 points of damage!
Blow to stomach rearranges some organs!
The giant ranger is stunned!
Roundtime: 5 sec.
Roundtime changed to 3 seconds.
JR>
A Grimswarm giant ranger throws her head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
JR>
A Grimswarm giant ranger lifts his huge foot up and slams it into the ground, shaking everything violently!
You lose your footing and fall to the ground!
Roundtime: 3 sec.
Roundtime changed to 1 second.
Methais falls down!
PJR>
A Grimswarm giant fighter gets a wild-eyed look on his face!
Sensing an impending attack, you manage to roll hard to the side, and then leap to your feet!
A Grimswarm giant fighter swings a backsword at you!
AS: +446 vs DS: +454 with AvD: +16 + d100 roll: +66 = +74
A clean miss.
JR>
[Roll result: 214 (open d100: 93)]
A Grimswarm giant guard feints low, and Methais buys the ruse and twists awkwardly to block the blow that never came!
JR>
Methais grumbles.
JR>pull meth
You pull Methais to his feet.
J>at
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +563 vs DS: +360 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +3 = +244
... and hit for 91 points of damage!
Spinal cord damaged by smash to the back.
The giant ranger is stunned!
Roundtime: 5 sec.
Roundtime changed to 3 seconds.
JR>l
[Warcamp, Outside]
Cages filled with creatures of all sizes are stacked against the wall of a hut spaced away from its neighbors by numerous yards. Next to the cages is a small pile of former cage occupants, the remains of sacrifices and divinations. The air around the hut carries a suggestion of herbs and spices and appears to emanate from cracks in the hut's walls. Wind chimes constructed of finger bones of various races fill the air with a morbid clattering. You also see a Grimswarm giant ranger that appears stunned, a Grimswarm giant soldier, a Grimswarm giant ranger, an ember-eyed fire wyrdling, a Grimswarm giant fighter, a Grimswarm giant marauder that appears dead, the Madmountan disk, the fiery red Methais disk, a Grimswarm giant guard and a Grimswarm giant guard.
Also here: Renowned Lord Methais
Obvious paths: north, south
JR>
A Grimswarm giant soldier thrusts with a pilum at Methais!
AS: +459 vs DS: +425 with AvD: +26 + d100 roll: +36 = +96
A clean miss.
JR>
A Grimswarm giant guard gestures and utters a phrase of magic.
JR>ber
Everything around you turns red as you work yourself into a berserker's rage!
J>
A Grimswarm giant ranger throws her head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
J>
A Grimswarm giant ranger removes a plain wooden arrow from in his quiver.
The wooden arrow breaks apart and crumbles away.
J>
The hazy film fades from Methais.
J>
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +592 vs DS: +353 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +42 = +319
... and hit for 128 points of damage!
Lucky shot rips through bone and muscle sending weapon arm flying.
The ranger's morning star falls to the ground.
The giant ranger is stunned!

** As you hit, the edge of your blued steel maul seems to fold inward upon itself drawing everything it touches along with it! **
... 10 points of damage!
Chest heaves as air rushes away from it!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant soldier!
AS: +592 vs DS: +237 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +42 = +433
... and hit for 120 points of damage!
Stomach ripped open by mighty blow!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +592 vs DS: +380 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +23 = +273
... and hit for 109 points of damage!
Tremendous blow crushes skull like a ripe melon.
The giant ranger falls to the ground and dies.
The air calms down around a Grimswarm giant ranger.
The powerful look leaves a Grimswarm giant ranger.
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant fighter!
AS: +592 vs DS: +222 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +60 = +466
... and hit for 135 points of damage!
Right arm ripped from socket at the elbow!
The fighter's backsword falls to the ground.
The giant fighter is knocked to the ground!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant guard!
AS: +592 vs DS: +337 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +9 = +308
... and hit for 113 points of damage!
Hard blow breaks the femur!
The giant guard is knocked to the ground!
The giant guard is stunned!

** As you hit, the edge of your blued steel maul seems to fold inward upon itself drawing everything it touches along with it! **
... 15 points of damage!
Fingernail explodes!
Spell Haste (506) ended.
You notice that things have returned to their normal speed.
J>
A Grimswarm giant fighter stands up with a grunt.
J>
A Grimswarm giant guard throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
J>
A Grimswarm giant soldier drops her pilum and snatches up a morning star!
[Roll result: 170 (open d100: 46)]
A Grimswarm giant soldier charges towards Methais and attempts to headbutt him!
A Grimswarm giant soldier slams her head into Methais!
... 5 points of damage!
Blow to the head causes Methais's ears to ring!
J>
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +592 vs DS: +326 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +98 = +402
... and hit for 168 points of damage!
Shield arm removed at the shoulder!
The ranger's reinforced shield falls to the ground.
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant soldier!
AS: +592 vs DS: +237 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +14 = +405
... and hit for 157 points of damage!
Massive blow punches a hole through the giant soldier's chest!

** As you hit, the edge of your blued steel maul seems to fold inward upon itself drawing everything it touches along with it! **
... 25 points of damage!
Veins in arm stand out briefly!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant fighter!
AS: +592 vs DS: +226 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +99 = +501
... and hit for 140 points of damage!
Hard hit shatters shield arm.
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant guard!
AS: +592 vs DS: +285 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +25 = +376
... and hit for 142 points of damage!
Knocked sideways several feet by blow to back.
The giant guard is stunned!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant guard!
The giant guard barely dodges the attack!
J>
A Grimswarm giant ranger throws her head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
J>
Methais says, "Oh come on."
J>
Methais screams!
J>
A Grimswarm giant raider rushes in!
A Grimswarm giant elementalist strides in, glowering upon the scene.
A Grimswarm giant ranger strides in, glowering upon the scene.
J>
A Grimswarm giant guard snatches up a reinforced shield!
A Grimswarm giant guard lifts her huge foot up and slams it into the ground, shaking everything violently!
You lose your footing and fall to the ground!
Roundtime: 4 sec.
Methais falls down!
PJR>
A Grimswarm giant guard throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
PJR>
You jump to your feet snarling in anger!
JR>
A Grimswarm giant raider swings a broadsword at you!
By amazing chance, you evade the attack!
JR>
In an awe inspiring display of combat mastery, a Grimswarm giant soldier engages Methais in a furious dance macabre, spiralling into a blur of strikes and ripostes!
A Grimswarm giant soldier swings a morning star at Methais!
AS: +439 vs DS: +380 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +71 = +164
A layer of shifting stone absorbs 4 points of damage!
... and hits for 27 points of damage!
Mighty blow cracks several ribs.

A Grimswarm giant soldier swings a morning star at Methais!
AS: +439 vs DS: +376 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +28 = +125
A layer of shifting stone absorbs 7 points of damage!
... and hits for 4 points of damage!
Blow raises a welt on Methais's right arm.

A Grimswarm giant soldier swings a morning star at Methais!
AS: +439 vs DS: +374 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +71 = +170
A layer of shifting stone absorbs 4 points of damage!
... and hits for 29 points of damage!
Nice puncture to the abdomen, just missed vital organs!

A Grimswarm giant soldier swings a morning star at Methais!
AS: +439 vs DS: +369 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +85 = +189
A layer of shifting stone absorbs 6 points of damage!
... and hits for 28 points of damage!
Strike pierces upper arm!

A Grimswarm giant soldier swings a morning star at Methais!
AS: +439 vs DS: +369 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +74 = +178
A layer of shifting stone absorbs 5 points of damage!
... and hits for 29 points of damage!
Strike pierces thigh!

JR>
A Grimswarm giant ranger lifts her huge foot up and slams it into the ground, shaking everything violently!
You lose your footing and fall to the ground!
Roundtime: 10 sec.
PJR>
A Grimswarm giant elementalist gestures and utters a phrase of magic.
PJR>
Methais says, ".................................."
PJR>
A Grimswarm giant marauder decays into compost.
PJR>
A Grimswarm giant guard swings a mace at Methais!
AS: +451 vs DS: +365 with AvD: +31 + d100 roll: +8 = +125
A layer of shifting stone absorbs 5 points of damage!
... and hits for 10 points of damage!
Torn muscle in Methais's right leg!

* Methais drops dead at your feet!

The shimmering multicolored sphere fades from around Methais.
The faint blue glow fades from around Methais's hands.
Methais no longer bristles with energy.
Methais becomes solid again.
The shimmering aura fades from around Methais.
The air calms down around Methais.
The powerful look leaves Methais.
The dim aura fades from around Methais.
The glowing specks of energy surrounding Methais suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
The tingling sensation and sense of security leaves Methais.
The silvery luminescence fades from around Methais.
The bright luminescence fades from around Methais.
The air about Methais stops shimmering.
Methais glances around, looking a bit less confident.
A faint silvery glow fades from around Methais.
The light blue glow leaves Methais.
The layer of stone surrounding Methais crumbles away.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around Methais.
Methais appears somehow different.
Deep blue motes swirl away from Methais and fade.
The deep blue glow leaves Methais.
A Grimswarm giant guard bellows in victory, holding her mace aloft!
PR>
You jump to your feet snarling in anger!
R>
* Methais just bit the dust!
R>
A Grimswarm giant elementalist gestures at you!
Your connection to the elemental realm falters!
Deep blue motes swirl away from you and fade.
Spell Strength (509) ended. [-15Str, -15PhysAS]
You feel your extra strength departing.
Spell Thurfel's Ward (503) ended. [-20DS]
The glowing specks of energy surrounding you suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
Spell Elemental Defense II (406) ended. [-10DS, -10ETD]
The bright luminescence fades from around you.
Spell Elemental Defense I (401) ended. [-5DS, -5ETD]
The silvery luminescence fades from around you.
R>
A Grimswarm giant raider swings a broadsword at you!
AS: +436 vs DS: +419 with AvD: +18 + d100 roll: +8 = +43
A clean miss.
R>
A Grimswarm giant guard gestures at a Grimswarm giant fighter!
A Grimswarm giant guard pulses outward unleashing a spray of freezing water!

A Grimswarm giant guard hurls a stream of water at you!
AS: +367 vs DS: +459 with AvD: +7 + d100 roll: +89 = +4
A clean miss.








R>
The fiery red Methais disk disintegrates, dropping everything on the ground.
R>
Spell Surge of Strength (surge) ended. [-16Str]
You begin to lose touch with your internal sources of strength.
R>
A Grimswarm giant ranger swings a bastard sword at you!
AS: +395 vs DS: +417 with AvD: +13 + d100 roll: +19 = +10
A clean miss.
R>
A Grimswarm giant elementalist gestures and utters a phrase of magic.
R>
A Grimswarm giant ranger gestures and utters a phrase of magic.
R>
A Grimswarm giant guard swings a mace at you!
With extreme effort, you beat back the attack with your maul!
R>
A Grimswarm giant guard stands up with a grunt.
R>
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +561 vs DS: +441 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +89 = +247
... and hit for 70 points of damage!
Left hand mangled horribly.
The giant ranger is stunned!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant elementalist!
AS: +561 vs DS: +355 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +17 = +267
... and hit for 106 points of damage!
Lucky shot rips through bone and muscle sending shield arm flying.
The giant elementalist is stunned!

** As you hit, the edge of your blued steel maul seems to fold inward upon itself drawing everything it touches along with it! **
... 20 points of damage!
Back pops as muscles resist the vacuum!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant raider!
AS: +561 vs DS: +298 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +11 = +312
... and hit for 150 points of damage!
Body pulped to a gooey mass.
Watch where you step!
The giant raider falls to the ground and dies.
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +561 vs DS: +343 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +74 = +330
... and hit for 158 points of damage!
Blow cracks a rib and punctures a lung.
Breathing becomes a challenge.
The giant ranger falls to the ground and dies.
The wall of force disappears from around a Grimswarm giant ranger.
The light blue glow leaves a Grimswarm giant ranger.
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant soldier!
AS: +561 vs DS: +216 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +44 = +425
... and hit for 128 points of damage!
Spinal cord damaged by smash to the back.
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A Grimswarm giant elementalist throws her head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
>
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +561 vs DS: +410 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +65 = +254
... and hit for 90 points of damage!
Knocked back several feet by blow to abdomen.
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant elementalist!
AS: +561 vs DS: +355 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +70 = +320
... and hit for 154 points of damage!
Body pulped to a gooey mass.
Watch where you step!
The giant elementalist falls to the ground and dies.
The tingling sensation and sense of security leaves a Grimswarm giant elementalist.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm giant elementalist.
A Grimswarm giant elementalist becomes solid again.
A Grimswarm giant elementalist appears somehow different.
The shimmering multicolored sphere fades from around a Grimswarm giant elementalist.
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant soldier!
AS: +561 vs DS: +216 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +93 = +474
... and hit for 137 points of damage!
Whoosh! Several ribs driven into lungs.
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant fighter!
AS: +561 vs DS: +198 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +7 = +406
... and hit for 127 points of damage!
Lucky shot rips through bone and muscle sending shield arm flying.
The fighter's tower shield falls to the ground.

** As you hit, the edge of your blued steel maul seems to fold inward upon itself drawing everything it touches along with it! **
... 20 points of damage!
Chest heaves as air rushes away from it!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant guard!
AS: +561 vs DS: +256 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +49 = +398
... and hit for 147 points of damage!
Left leg mangled horribly.
The giant guard is knocked to the ground!
The giant guard is stunned!
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A Grimswarm giant ranger throws her head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
>
A Grimswarm giant ranger decays into compost.
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A Grimswarm giant guard throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
>l
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All you can see is red.
>
A Grimswarm giant guard swings a mace at you!
AS: +461 vs DS: +417 with AvD: +18 + d100 roll: +65 = +127
... and hits for 2 points of damage!
Glancing blow to your right leg!
>
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +561 vs DS: +423 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +27 = +203
... and hit for 49 points of damage!
Right hand mangled horribly.
The giant ranger is stunned!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant soldier!
AS: +561 vs DS: +206 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +100 = +491
... and hit for 137 points of damage!
Left leg mangled horribly.
The giant soldier falls to the ground and dies.
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant fighter!
AS: +561 vs DS: +202 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +51 = +446
... and hit for 124 points of damage!
Left leg mangled horribly.
The giant fighter is knocked to the ground!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant guard!
AS: +561 vs DS: +205 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +34 = +434
... and hit for 187 points of damage!
Right hip pulped, severing the leg.
The giant guard rolls over and dies.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm giant guard.
The giant guard no longer bristles with energy.
A Grimswarm giant guard appears somehow different.
The bright luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm giant guard.
The silvery luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm giant guard.
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant guard!
Amazingly, the giant guard manages to parry the attack with her mace!
>
* Kimuriek just bit the dust!
>l
All you can see is red.
>
A Grimswarm giant ranger throws her head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
>
A Grimswarm giant guard swings a mace at you!
AS: +461 vs DS: +417 with AvD: +18 + d100 roll: +3 = +65
A clean miss.
>
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +561 vs DS: +423 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +69 = +245
... and hit for 122 points of damage!
Body pulped to a gooey mass.
Watch where you step!
The giant ranger falls to the ground and dies.
The wall of force disappears from around a Grimswarm giant ranger.
A Grimswarm giant ranger loses a thorny barrier.
The dull golden nimbus fades from around a Grimswarm giant ranger.
The air calms down around a Grimswarm giant ranger.
All of a sudden, a Grimswarm giant fighter rolls hard to his side, and then leaps to his feet!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant fighter!
AS: +561 vs DS: +169 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +27 = +455
... and hit for 182 points of damage!
A mighty hit turns the giant fighter's insides to outsides!
The giant fighter falls to the ground and dies.
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant guard!
AS: +561 vs DS: +352 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +90 = +337
... and hit for 126 points of damage!
Left arm ripped from socket at the elbow!
The guard's reinforced shield falls to the ground.
The giant guard is stunned!
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A Grimswarm giant guard throws her head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
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The fire wyrdling blinks.
>
You assault a Grimswarm giant guard with an unrelenting fury!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant guard!
The giant guard barely dodges the attack!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant guard!
AS: +561 vs DS: +326 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +84 = +357
... and hit for 159 points of damage!
Crushing blow to the spine!
The giant guard slumps to the ground.
The giant guard is knocked to the ground!
The giant guard is stunned!

** As you hit, the edge of your blued steel maul seems to fold inward upon itself drawing everything it touches along with it! **
... 25 points of damage!
Eye swells under sudden pressure loss!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant guard!
AS: +561 vs DS: +248 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +92 = +443
... and hit for 211 points of damage!
Massive blow punches a hole through the giant guard's chest!
>l
All you can see is red.
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A Grimswarm giant soldier treads in, ready for combat!
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Your internal strength fully recovers from your most recent attempt to tap into it.
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A Grimswarm giant guard throws her head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
>cman surge
You cannot do that while berserking.
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You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant soldier!
AS: +561 vs DS: +254 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +97 = +440
... and hit for 142 points of damage!
Lucky shot rips through bone and muscle sending left leg flying.
A Grimswarm giant soldier falls to the ground grasping his mangled left leg!
All of a sudden, a Grimswarm giant guard rolls hard to her side, and then leaps to her feet!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant guard!
AS: +561 vs DS: +290 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +33 = +342
... and hit for 128 points of damage!
Right arm ripped from socket at the elbow!
The guard's mace falls to the ground.
The giant guard falls to the ground and dies.
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A Grimswarm giant raider decays into compost.
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A Grimswarm giant ranger decays into compost.
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A Grimswarm giant soldier swings a jeddart-axe at you!
With no room to spare, you manage to parry the blow with your blued steel maul!
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You spin around looking for something to attack!
You assault a Grimswarm giant soldier with an unrelenting fury!
You swing a blued steel maul at a Grimswarm giant soldier!
AS: +561 vs DS: +149 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +10 = +458
... and hit for 167 points of damage!
Body pulped to a gooey mass.
Watch where you step!
The giant soldier rolls over and dies.
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A Grimswarm giant elementalist decays into compost.
>l
All you can see is red.
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You spin around looking for something to attack!

Finding no target for your rage, you let out a horrendous scream of frustration!

The redness fades from the world and you begin to breathe harder.
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A Grimswarm giant soldier decays into compost.
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A Grimswarm giant guard decays into compost.
>loot
You search the giant soldier.
You discard the soldier's useless equipment.
He didn't carry any silver.
He had nothing of interest.
A Grimswarm giant soldier decays into compost.
>loot
>loot
You search the giant ranger.
You discard the ranger's useless equipment.
She had 83 silvers on her.
You gather the remaining 83 coins.
She had nothing else of value.
A Grimswarm giant ranger decays into compost.
>loot
You search the giant fighter.
You discard the fighter's useless equipment.
He didn't carry any silver.
He had nothing of interest.
A Grimswarm giant fighter decays into compost.
>loot
>loot
>loot
You search the giant guard.
>loot
You discard the guard's useless equipment.
She didn't carry any silver.
She had nothing of interest.
A Grimswarm giant guard decays into compost.

[Sypher]

Use a perfect lance, do far more damage then the maul. And you're losing out on the key purpose for mauls, instant killing on a crit shot to the head.

[Khariz]

Use a perfect lance, do far more damage then the maul. And you're losing out on the key purpose for mauls, instant killing on a crit shot to the head.

Do you see that mattering in those posts above? The other key reason for using a maul is that it has the second best damage factor (below lances) of anything in the game. You use a maul for the same purpose as a lance, when mstriking or berserking.

There's no such thing as a perfect lance, by the way.

[Fallen]

Perfect awl-pikes FTW

[Tea & Strumpets]

I've never hunted in a camp alone, but I imagine it would be very dangerous for me to do so. I would have to disable the fighters, as every single one of their CMANs would hit me, and hit me hard. Instead of worrying about CS based disabling spells, I would be worried about the CMANs, but the end result is the same. You get stacked into RT and killed by an implosion or a Major Elemental wave.

You could also open maelstrom, which will cause critters to leave the room and prevent large crowds from forming.

[Fallen]

Yes, but creatures can walk into the room and dispel that without first prepping the spell. It will be their first action upon entering. The same goes for open implosions and the like.

[Tea & Strumpets]

Yes, but creatures can walk into the room and dispel that without first prepping the spell. It will be their first action upon entering. The same goes for open implosions and the like.

I've never seen a critter do that, but I don't see a lot of open maelstroms either. Is that something just the Grimswarm do?

[Fallen]

Correct.

[Sypher]

Right, I meant perfect awl-pike. A perfect Awl-pike has the highest DF across the board short of skin and leather against the lance, but this is very minor. I think mechanically speaking, a perfect awl set on crush is the best damage output overall.

Perfect Awl-pike

DF .636 .583 .6095 .477 .371 9 5 Puncture/Crush 60/160
AvD 19 24 23 22 21 39 37 35 33 49 45 41 37 54 48 42 36

Maul

DF .550 .425 .425 .375 .300 7 5 Crush 60/145
AvD 31 36 35 34 33 44 42 40 38 52 48 44 40 54 48 42 36


In fact, as THE goes a perfect mattock is far superior to a maul.

DF .583 .477 .455 .3975 .2915 7 5 Crush 60/145
AvD 36 41 40 39 38 48 46 44 42 52 48 44 40 57 51 45 39

[Danical]

Personally, I'd rather have a claid and for this reason alone: when I'm zerking and the creature(s) turtle, I only need a rank 1 to activate the crit weighting.

I can't get that with a non crit weighted lance or maul.

Just saying.

[Khariz]

Personally, I'd rather have a claid and for this reason alone: when I'm zerking and the creature(s) turtle, I only need a rank 1 to activate the crit weighting.

I can't get that with a non crit weighted lance or maul.

Just saying.

Okay, here's me berserking with a claid:



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J>
Everything around you turns red as you work yourself into a berserker's rage!
J>
Methais intones a phrase of elemental power while raising his hands...
Methais gestures at a Grimswarm giant soldier.
All of a sudden, a Grimswarm giant skirmisher rolls hard to his side, and then leaps to his feet!
Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant skirmisher!
AS: +509 vs DS: +432 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +80 = +196
... and hits for 50 points of damage!
Visible wisps of electricity shoot up right arm. Youch!
The giant skirmisher is stunned!

All of a sudden, a Grimswarm giant skirmisher rolls hard to her side, and then leaps to her feet!
Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant skirmisher!
AS: +509 vs DS: +325 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +80 = +303
... and hits for 103 points of damage!
Nasty shock to left arm stiffens joints. Nice and painful.
The giant skirmisher is stunned!

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant sorcerer!
AS: +509 vs DS: +354 with AvD: +37 + d100 roll: +82 = +274
... and hits for 117 points of damage!
Stunning arc of electricity fuses right arm at elbow.
The giant sorcerer is stunned!

All of a sudden, a Grimswarm giant skirmisher rolls hard to her side, and then leaps to her feet!
Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant skirmisher!
AS: +509 vs DS: +306 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +50 = +292
... and hits for 118 points of damage!
Arcing bolt of electricity galvanizes right arm to elbow. Won't be using it for awhile.
The skirmisher's mace falls to the ground.
The giant skirmisher is stunned!

All of a sudden, a Grimswarm giant soldier rolls hard to her side, and then leaps to her feet!
Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant soldier!
AS: +509 vs DS: +217 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +27 = +352
... and hits for 144 points of damage!
Hideously bright electrical bolt sends left arm into another universe. Happy traveling.
The soldier's wooden shield falls to the ground.

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant mage!
AS: +509 vs DS: +213 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +92 = +433
... and hits for 179 points of damage!
Arcing bolt of electricity galvanizes right arm to elbow. Won't be using it for awhile.
The mage's rune staff falls to the ground.
The giant mage is stunned!

All of a sudden, a Grimswarm giant warrior rolls hard to his side, and then leaps to his feet!
Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant warrior!
AS: +509 vs DS: +242 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +66 = +366
... and hits for 145 points of damage!
Massive electrical shock to the left leg destroys flesh. What remains is useless.
A Grimswarm giant warrior falls to the ground grasping his mangled left leg!


Distorted ripples begin to appear across the mystical shroud surrounding this area!
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You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant skirmisher!
Nearly insensible, the giant skirmisher desperately evades the attack!
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant skirmisher!
Nearly insensible, the giant skirmisher desperately evades the attack!
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant sorcerer!
AS: +576 vs DS: +430 with AvD: +32 + d100 roll: +22 = +200
... and hit for 108 points of damage!
Blow cracks a rib and punctures a lung.
Breathing becomes a challenge.
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant skirmisher!
AS: +576 vs DS: +299 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +69 = +374
... and hit for 167 points of damage!
Right leg ripped from socket at the knee!
A Grimswarm giant skirmisher falls to the ground grasping her mangled right leg!
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant soldier!
AS: +576 vs DS: +169 with AvD: +19 + d100 roll: +64 = +490
... and hit for 93 points of damage!
Right hand mangled horribly.
Spell Haste (506) ended.
You notice that things have returned to their normal speed.
J>
Methais intones a phrase of elemental power while raising his hands...
Methais gestures at a Grimswarm giant soldier.
Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant skirmisher!
AS: +509 vs DS: +412 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +45 = +181
... and hits for 43 points of damage!
Visible wisps of electricity shoot up left arm. Youch!

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant skirmisher!
AS: +509 vs DS: +305 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +33 = +276
... and hits for 101 points of damage!
Stunning arc of electricity fuses left leg at knee.
The giant skirmisher is knocked to the ground!

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant sorcerer!
AS: +509 vs DS: +353 with AvD: +37 + d100 roll: +43 = +236
... and hits for 115 points of damage!
Arcing bolt of electricity galvanizes left leg to knee joint. Won't be using it for awhile.

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant skirmisher!
AS: +509 vs DS: +168 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +81 = +461
... and hits for 186 points of damage!
Massive electrical shock to the left leg destroys flesh. What remains is useless.

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant soldier!
AS: +509 vs DS: +162 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +63 = +443
... and hits for 164 points of damage!
Massive electrical shock to the left hand destroys flesh. What remains is useless.

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant mage!
AS: +509 vs DS: +212 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +58 = +400
... and hits for 155 points of damage!
Heavy jolt to chest causes solar plexus to explode. Remarkable display of spraying blood.

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant warrior!
AS: +509 vs DS: +110 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +61 = +493
... and hits for 210 points of damage!
Arcing bolt of electricity galvanizes right leg to knee joint. Won't be using it for awhile.


The ripples in the mystical shroud surrounding the area become more prominent!
J>
Your internal strength fully recovers from your most recent attempt to tap into it.
J>cman surge
You cannot do that while berserking.
J>
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant skirmisher!
AS: +576 vs DS: +522 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +64 = +146
... and hit for 43 points of damage!
Hard hit shatters weapon arm.
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant skirmisher!
AS: +576 vs DS: +228 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +91 = +467
... and hit for 209 points of damage!
Whoosh! Several ribs driven into lungs.
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant sorcerer!
AS: +576 vs DS: +418 with AvD: +32 + d100 roll: +59 = +249
... and hit for 131 points of damage!
Body pulped to a gooey mass.
Watch where you step!
The giant sorcerer rolls over and dies.
The tingling sensation and sense of security leaves a Grimswarm giant sorcerer.
A Grimswarm giant sorcerer glances around, looking a bit less confident.
The very powerful look leaves a Grimswarm giant sorcerer.
The white light leaves a Grimswarm giant sorcerer.
The dull golden nimbus fades from around a Grimswarm giant sorcerer.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm giant sorcerer.
The deep blue glow leaves a Grimswarm giant sorcerer.
The powerful look leaves a Grimswarm giant sorcerer.
The air calms down around a Grimswarm giant sorcerer.
The light blue glow leaves a Grimswarm giant sorcerer.
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant skirmisher!
AS: +576 vs DS: +192 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +4 = +416
... and hit for 218 points of damage!
Blow cracks a rib and punctures a lung.
Breathing becomes a challenge.
The giant skirmisher rolls over and dies.
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant soldier!
AS: +576 vs DS: +153 with AvD: +19 + d100 roll: +75 = +517
... and hit for 109 points of damage!
Eye crushed by a hard blow to the face!
The giant soldier falls to the ground and dies.
J>
Methais intones a phrase of elemental power while raising his hands...
Methais gestures at a Grimswarm giant skirmisher.
Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant skirmisher!
AS: +509 vs DS: +404 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +29 = +173
... and hits for 42 points of damage!
Heavy shock to left arm numbs elbow.

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant skirmisher!
AS: +509 vs DS: +211 with AvD: +39 + d100 roll: +43 = +380
... and hits for 161 points of damage!
Surprisingly large electrical arc destroys neck and moves up around head making a flashy halo. Rather classical death occurs.
The giant skirmisher rolls over and dies.

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant mage!
AS: +509 vs DS: +212 with AvD: +45 + d100 roll: +95 = +437
... and hits for 206 points of damage!
Horrifying jolt of electricity fries chest to a crisp. Toasty!

Methais hurls a powerful lightning bolt at a Grimswarm giant warrior!
AS: +509 vs DS: +105 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +95 = +532
... and hits for 257 points of damage!
Horrifying bolt of electricity crystalizes abdominal area. Spiffy but unfortunately also quite deadly.
The giant warrior rolls over and dies.


The ripples in the mystical shroud surrounding the area become more prominent!
J>
A Grimswarm giant ranger strides in, glowering upon the scene.
A Grimswarm giant ranger rushes in!
A Grimswarm giant ranger strides in, glowering upon the scene.
J>
A Grimswarm giant mage throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
J>
Methais searches a Grimswarm giant skirmisher.
Methais gathers the remaining coins.
A Grimswarm giant skirmisher decays into compost.
J>
Methais searches a Grimswarm giant soldier.
A Grimswarm giant soldier decays into compost.
J>
Methais searches a Grimswarm giant sorcerer.
A Grimswarm giant sorcerer decays into compost.
J>
A Grimswarm giant skirmisher swings a scimitar at you!
With no room to spare, you manage to parry the blow with your eonake claidhmore!
J>
Methais searches a Grimswarm giant skirmisher.
A Grimswarm giant skirmisher decays into compost.
J>
Methais searches a Grimswarm giant warrior.
A Grimswarm giant warrior decays into compost.
J>
You spin around looking for something to attack!
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
Amazingly, the giant ranger manages to parry the attack with his falchion!
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +576 vs DS: +537 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +9 = +76
A clean miss.
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +576 vs DS: +449 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +73 = +230
... and hit for 115 points of damage!
Deft slash!
The giant ranger is spun around and hit hard in her lower back.
The giant ranger is knocked to the ground!
The giant ranger is stunned!
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant skirmisher!
AS: +576 vs DS: +318 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +62 = +348
... and hit for 164 points of damage!
Powerful slash!
The giant skirmisher's left leg is severed at the knee!
A Grimswarm giant skirmisher falls to the ground grasping his mangled left leg!
The giant skirmisher is stunned!
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant mage!
AS: +576 vs DS: +298 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +15 = +327
... and hit for 189 points of damage!
Terrible slash to the giant mage's side!
Entrails spill out, onto the ground!
Death can be SO messy.
The giant mage rolls over and dies.
A Grimswarm giant mage glances around, looking a bit less confident.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm giant mage.
The giant mage no longer bristles with energy.
A Grimswarm giant mage seems a bit less imposing.
The bright luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm giant mage.
The glowing specks of energy surrounding a Grimswarm giant mage suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
The silvery luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm giant mage.
J>
A Grimswarm giant ranger cocks his heavy crossbow and loads it with a wooden heavy crossbow bolt.
A Grimswarm giant ranger fires a wooden heavy crossbow bolt at Methais!
AS: +553 vs DS: +521 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +75 = +142
A layer of shifting stone absorbs 4 points of damage!
... and hits for 15 points of damage!
Minor puncture to the chest.
The guiding force leaves a Grimswarm giant ranger.
The heavy crossbow bolt breaks apart and crumbles away.
J>
Methais intones a phrase of elemental power while raising his hands...
Methais gestures at a Grimswarm giant ranger.
CS: +528 - TD: +430 + CvA: +8 + d100: +32 == +138
Warding failed!
Wisps of black smoke swirl around a Grimswarm giant ranger and he bursts into flame!
... 20 points of damage!
Minor burns to back. Looks uncomfortable.
... 30 points of damage!
Burst of flames to right arm burns skin bright red.
... 15 points of damage!
Minor burns to left leg. That hurts a bit.
... 30 points of damage!
Burst of flames to left arm burns skin bright red.
... 10 points of damage!
Minor burns to back. Looks uncomfortable.

The flames around a Grimswarm giant ranger continue to burn!
J>
Methais searches a Grimswarm giant mage.
Methais gathers the remaining coins.
A Grimswarm giant mage decays into compost.
J>
A Grimswarm giant ranger throws her head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
J>
A Grimswarm giant skirmisher throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
A Grimswarm giant skirmisher swings a scimitar at you!
AS: +369 vs DS: +477 with AvD: +12 + d100 roll: +2 = -94
A clean miss.
J>
Methais intones a phrase of elemental power while raising his hands...
J>
Methais gestures at a Grimswarm giant ranger.
CS: +528 - TD: +444 + CvA: +8 + d100: +44 == +136
Warding failed!
Small flames of yellow and orange hues begin to lick at a Grimswarm giant ranger. Before long, the flames grow more violent, reaching hungrily up his body. He falls to the ground and the flames engulf him. Black smoke rises in tendrils from the large blaze around a Grimswarm giant ranger as he burns.
The giant ranger falls to the ground and dies.
A Grimswarm giant ranger loses a thorny barrier.
The very powerful look leaves a Grimswarm giant ranger.
The white light leaves a Grimswarm giant ranger.
A Grimswarm giant ranger seems to lose some dexterity.
A Grimswarm giant ranger returns to normal color.
J>
You spin around looking for something to attack!
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +576 vs DS: +432 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +3 = +175
... and hit for 58 points of damage!
Left leg mangled horribly.
The giant ranger is knocked to the ground!
The giant ranger is stunned!
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +576 vs DS: +399 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +36 = +243
... and hit for 142 points of damage!
Massive blow smashes through ribs and drives the giant ranger's heart out the back.
The giant ranger rolls over and dies.
The wall of force disappears from around a Grimswarm giant ranger.
The very powerful look leaves a Grimswarm giant ranger.
The white light leaves a Grimswarm giant ranger.
A Grimswarm giant ranger seems to lose some dexterity.
The guiding force leaves a Grimswarm giant ranger.
The dull golden nimbus fades from around a Grimswarm giant ranger.
The powerful look leaves a Grimswarm giant ranger.
The air about a Grimswarm giant ranger stops shimmering.
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant skirmisher!
AS: +576 vs DS: +221 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +59 = +442
... and hit for 211 points of damage!
Shield arm removed at the shoulder!
The skirmisher's reinforced shield falls to the ground.
The giant skirmisher is stunned!
J>
Methais says, "Mana run."
J>
Methais chuckles.
J>
Methais returns to normal speed.
J>
The flames surrounding a Grimswarm giant ranger flare up violently...
... 5 points of damage!
Minor burns to back. Looks uncomfortable.

The flames around a Grimswarm giant ranger continue to burn!
J>
A Grimswarm giant skirmisher throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
J>
Methais searches a Grimswarm giant ranger.
A Grimswarm giant ranger decays into compost.
J>
Methais searches a Grimswarm giant ranger.
A Grimswarm giant ranger decays into compost.
J>
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
The giant ranger stumbles dazedly, somehow managing to evade the attack!
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant skirmisher!
AS: +576 vs DS: +176 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +83 = +511
... and hit for 246 points of damage!
Horrible slash to the giant skirmisher's head! Brain matter goes flying!
Looks like he never felt a thing.
The giant skirmisher rolls over and dies.
J>
A Grimswarm giant ranger throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
A Grimswarm giant ranger stands up with a grunt.
J>stop ber
You try to regain control of your aggression, but the berserker rage is too strong for you to stop it just yet.
J>
A Grimswarm giant ranger falls to the ground and rolls, trying to smother the flames that surround it.
The flames surrounding a Grimswarm giant ranger quickly die down.
J>
You spin around looking for something to attack!
You assault a Grimswarm giant ranger with an unrelenting fury!
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +576 vs DS: +275 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +60 = +389
... and hit for 155 points of damage!
Rapped the knuckles hard!
Left hand sounds broken.
The giant ranger is stunned!
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +576 vs DS: +269 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +82 = +417
... and hit for 204 points of damage!
Hard slash to the giant ranger's side opens his spleen!
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant ranger!
AS: +576 vs DS: +263 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +12 = +353
... and hit for 142 points of damage!
Neck broken.
The giant ranger twitches several times before dying.
The giant ranger rolls over and dies.
The very powerful look leaves a Grimswarm giant ranger.
The white light leaves a Grimswarm giant ranger.
The guiding force leaves a Grimswarm giant ranger.
J>
A Grimswarm giant scout rushes in!
A Grimswarm giant elementalist strides in, glowering upon the scene.
J>stop ber
You try to regain control of your aggression, but the berserker rage is too strong for you to stop it just yet.
J>
Methais intones a phrase of elemental power while raising his hands...
J>
Methais gestures at a Grimswarm giant scout.
CS: +528 - TD: +425 + CvA: +8 + d100: +33 == +144
Warding failed!
A dull grey beam momentarily materializes between Methais and the giant scout!
The giant scout shakes violently!
J>
A Grimswarm giant scout thrusts with a spear at you!
You evade the attack by a hair!
J>stop ber
You try to regain control of your aggression, but the berserker rage is too strong for you to stop it just yet.
J>
Methais intones a phrase of elemental power while raising his hands...
J>
Methais gestures at a Grimswarm giant elementalist.
CS: +528 - TD: +408 + CvA: +11 + d100: +35 == +166
Warding failed!
A dull grey beam momentarily materializes between Methais and the giant elementalist!
The giant elementalist shakes violently!
J>
The ripples in the mystical shroud surrounding this area fade away.
J>
You spin around looking for something to attack!
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant elementalist!
AS: +576 vs DS: +339 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +56 = +327
A layer of shifting stone shatters!
... and hit for 174 points of damage!
Incredible smash to what used to be a stomach!
The giant elementalist falls to the ground and dies.
A Grimswarm giant elementalist glances around, looking a bit less confident.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm giant elementalist.
A Grimswarm giant elementalist seems a bit less imposing.
The bright luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm giant elementalist.
The glowing specks of energy surrounding a Grimswarm giant elementalist suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
The silvery luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm giant elementalist.
You swing an eonake claidhmore at a Grimswarm giant scout!
AS: +576 vs DS: +318 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +98 = +384
... and hit for 152 points of damage!
Rapped the knuckles hard!
Left hand sounds broken.
The giant scout is stunned!
J>stop ber
You try to regain control of your aggression, but the berserker rage is too strong for you to stop it just yet.
J>
Methais's hands glow with power as he summons elemental energy to his command...
Methais gestures at a Grimswarm giant scout.
Methais hurls a roaring ball of fire at a Grimswarm giant scout!
AS: +509 vs DS: +263 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +53 = +343
... and hits for 160 points of damage!
Back burnt to the bone. Smoke curls up from what's left of a Grimswarm giant scout.
The giant scout falls to the ground and dies.
The roaring ball of fire strikes a Grimswarm giant scout, blossoming into a much larger sphere of flame upon impact.
J>stop ber
You try to regain control of your aggression, but the berserker rage is too strong for you to stop it just yet.
J>
Methais searches a Grimswarm giant scout.
Methais gathers the remaining coins.
A Grimswarm giant scout decays into compost.
J>
Methais searches a Grimswarm giant elementalist.
Methais gathers the remaining coins.
A Grimswarm giant elementalist decays into compost.
J>
Methais searches a Grimswarm giant ranger.
A Grimswarm giant ranger decays into compost.
J>
Methais searches a Grimswarm giant skirmisher.
A Grimswarm giant skirmisher decays into compost.
J>
You spin around looking for something to attack!

Finding no target for your rage, you let out a horrendous scream of frustration!

The redness fades from the world and you begin to breathe harder.

[Danical]

OMG!

[Fallen]

Claidh's normally lack a healthy enchant. Perfects can get up to 7x. That +35 AS is going to help against turtled foes.

That, and when you're fighting grimswarm, your Awl-pike is going to be HCW due to sigils. HCW and HDW too. Yes, that would stack on a claidh, but there is something called overkill.

[Danical]

If we're only talking about getting a rank 1 then the 35 AS on a lance won't get you a rank 9 on a caster.

+40 points of cit weighting will get you a rank 9, provided you can touch the caster.

Assuming a lot of variables but eh.

My warrior is a human and lances just don't work since I don't do bounty guild with him.

[Sypher]

I think it's a misnomer to suggest the crit weighting of sunfist stacks with claid's crit weighting. The damage weighting certainly does, the crit weighting is still up in the air and if I were a betting man I would say it does not. Only person that can answer that is Coase or Warden.

Claids are great but if you do out the numbers a 10x perfect awl-pike performs equal to a 4x old-style claid against scale, better on chain, and leaps and bounds better against plate. Further, the 10x awl-pike can get slapped on with some nice flare and in addition get sunfist crit weighting sigils, or you can just leave it be to bless it. Plus, the cost of a 10x perfect awl-pike is significantly cheaper then a 4x claid.

[Sypher]

If we're only talking about getting a rank 1 then the 35 AS on a lance won't get you a rank 9 on a caster.

+40 points of cit weighting will get you a rank 9, provided you can touch the caster.

Assuming a lot of variables but eh.

My warrior is a human and lances just don't work since I don't do bounty guild with him.

These numbers are incorrect, I don't want to do them out here since theres other posts that show it. But, I know Latrin and I did these numbers out a long time ago. A perfect awl-pike is superior in almost everyway if you are not going in the ambushing/aiming for a specific bodypart direction.

[Fallen]

I think it's a misnomer to suggest the crit weighting of sunfist stacks with claid's crit weighting. The damage weighting certainly does, the crit weighting is still up in the air and if I were a betting man I would say it does not. Only person that can answer that is Coase or Warden.

Claids are great but if you do out the numbers a 10x perfect awl-pike performs equal to a 4x old-style claid against scale, better on chain, and leaps and bounds better against plate. Further, the 10x awl-pike can get slapped on with some nice flare and in addition get sunfist crit weighting sigils, or you can just leave it be to bless it. Plus, the cost of a 10x perfect awl-pike is significantly cheaper then a 4x claid.

The only problem is there likely isn't any 10x perfect Awl-pikes in the game at this time, and there are a few 4x claidh's.

[Sypher]

The only problem is there likely isn't any 10x perfect Awl-pikes in the game at this time, and there are a few 4x claidh's.

There isn't. But my goal is to make one before Ebon Gate, and get one of Ironwight's crazy flares on em, not the blessing/casting kind I can't stand those for some reason.

[Danical]

These numbers are incorrect, I don't want to do them out here since theres other posts that show it. But, I know Latrin and I did these numbers out a long time ago. A perfect awl-pike is superior in almost everyway if you are not going in the ambushing/aiming for a specific bodypart direction.

It's alright, I already did the math!

As I said, if we're ONLY talking about rank 1s.

A rank one for a claid vs. double leather is an outcome of 111.

The claid (including the -10) has 15 more AvD vs double leather so that negates 3x of the pike ET.

You could probably purchase a 2x claid for the same price as a 7x perfect awl-pike; 10 more points lost.

Now there's only a 10 point margin.

Using the same outcome but 10 points higher gives you a 121 endroll yielding 12.243 damage.

With the Claid, you'll yield 6 damage + 40 from crit weighting.

46 > 12.

As the endroll goes up, the awl-pike is better but I'm not concerned with that in the slightest. I'm worried about turtled creatures I might barely be able to hit.

[Fallen]

The full +40 to crit weighting automatically and fully applies to damage every single time? And here I always thought weighting was variable and enchant was not.

[Danical]

All research I've done on it seems to show it's static. Even if you look at Warden's post on the padding/weighting changes, all were changed except crit weighting.

CURIOUS, YES?

[thefarmer]

There isn't. But my goal is to make one before Ebon Gate, and get one of Ironwight's crazy flares on em, not the blessing/casting kind I can't stand those for some reason.

He only had 2 different types and the blessable ones were the only ones getting.

[Khariz]

For grins, just a couple of recent swings with my claid (and a variety of other claid-weighted weapons):

You swing an eonake claidhmore at a triton radical!
AS: +550 vs DS: +496 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +55 = +137
... and hit for 39 points of damage!
You hear several snaps as the triton radical's neck is broken in several places.
The triton radical collapses, gurgling once with a wrathful look on his face before expiring.
The dully illuminated mantle protecting a triton radical begins to falter, then completely fades away.
A white glow rushes away from a triton radical.
The dull golden nimbus fades from around a triton radical.
The brilliant aura fades away from a triton radical.
The very powerful look leaves a triton radical.
The white light leaves a triton radical.
The warm glow fades from around a triton radical.
A triton radical seems slightly different.
Roundtime: 5 sec.


You swing an eonake claidhmore at a triton radical!
AS: +534 vs DS: +445 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +8 = +125
... and hit for 38 points of damage!
Vertebrae in neck disintegrate from impact!
Neck sinks into shoulders.
The triton radical collapses, gurgling once with a wrathful look on his face before expiring.

You swing a jagged glaes battle axe at a Vvrael witch!
AS: +473 vs DS: +410 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +11 = +109
... and hit for 32 points of damage!
Gruesome slash opens the Vvrael witch's forehead!
Grey matter spills forth!
The Vvrael witch crumples to the ground motionless.
(This one isn't recent, but it's a nice one with my claid weighted axe)

You swing a jagged glaes battle axe at a Vvrael witch!
AS: +473 vs DS: +410 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +11 = +109
... and hit for 32 points of damage!
Gruesome slash opens the Vvrael witch's forehead!
Grey matter spills forth!
The Vvrael witch crumples to the ground motionless.
(Same)

You swing a white shaalk claidhmore at a siren!
AS: +530 vs DS: +484 with AvD: +41 + d100 roll: +27 = +114
... and hit for 69 points of damage!
Slash to the siren's lower back!
Kidneys sliced and diced!
Death is slow and painful.
The siren gives a plaintive wail before she slumps to her side and dies.

You swing a massive rolaren mattock at a siren!
AS: +518 vs DS: +482 with AvD: +32 + d100 roll: +55 = +123
... and hit for 73 points of damage!
Body pulped to a gooey mass.
Watch where you step!
The siren gives a plaintive wail before she slumps to her side and dies.

You swing a massive rolaren mattock at a siren!
AS: +546 vs DS: +472 with AvD: +32 + d100 roll: +11 = +117
... and hit for 49 points of damage!
Brain driven into neck by mammoth downswing!
The siren gives a plaintive wail before she slumps to her side and dies.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around a siren.

You swing a massive rolaren mattock at a siren!
AS: +540 vs DS: +464 with AvD: +32 + d100 roll: +7 = +115
... and hit for 68 points of damage!
Body pulped to a gooey mass.
Watch where you step!
The siren gives a plaintive wail before she slumps to her side and dies.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around a siren.
The bright luminescence fades from around a siren.
The silvery luminescence fades from around a siren.

[Sypher]

Hm, quite interesting. Crit weighting is so difficult to gauge in even controlled scenarios that I think this is very difficult to tell which is better.

Only way to tell for sure is to swing a lot on one critter with claid and perfect awl and check the endroll results to the damage produced. I know claids can do some really wacky things.

Latrin, any comments if you're reading all this?

[Sypher]

After further examination. If you are using a claid and your endroll is 111 against leather group which is what we're assuming all these turtled pures are wearing then the crit rank will vary between rank 4 and rank 7,aka +20 or +40 crit ranks added.

An awl-pike rolling the same roll will hit an endroll of 125, +4 extra due to the perfect awl-pike. This will end up being a crit rank of 2 maximum.

If the +40 raw damage is not random then, yes, I agree a claid or claid weighted weapon will be far far superior to an awl-pike at the lower numbers against leather. The claid is slightly more better then the awl-pike versus scale and inferior versus chain and plate. But then again, most of these chain and platers are squares so they won't be stance D or turtled right?

Therefore, the claid or equivalent is better then the awl-pike. And if the additional +40 raw damage is not randomzied then it is leaps and bounds the most superior weapon when using it for mass berserking.

*Correction: A Claidhmore and not a claid equivalent maul or mattock will be superior. The maul and mattock will be slightly sueprior to the awl-pike, but not by much. And the awl-pike will be slightly superior to the claid-weighted maul/mattock against leather. It'll be better against chain and plate also, but we're not factoring in these. A greataxe will also suffice bearing similar results as the claid.

[Danical]

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[Khariz]

Okay, just to prove my point, here is Ranil and I. Two warriors, Ranil is 70, and I'm capped. We are spelled up by a sorcerer. We are by ourselves, and have no other people in the camp with us. Just two warriors, no crowd control. We never even got hit once:

You gently take hold of Ranil's hand.
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Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc guard!
In the nick of time, the orc guard interposes her reinforced shield between herself and the attack!
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You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc guard!
AS: +590 vs DS: +319 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +69 = +378
... and hit for 178 points of damage!
Body pulped to a gooey mass.
Watch where you step!
The orc guard falls to the ground and dies.
Roundtime: 5 sec.
R>l
[Warcamp, Entrance]
The entrance to the warcamp consists of nothing more than a large gap in a wall built of broken trees and shrubs haphazardly stacked upon the other. In the turned up earth by the entryway, a bloody child-sized hand reaches up toward the sky, a forgotten or discarded prize of the Grimswarm. Inside the entrance, the path separates into three directions, wrapping around several poorly constructed huts. To the south, a path leads to a small rise in land, blanketed in a haze of campfire smoke. You also see a Grimswarm orc cleric, a Grimswarm orc raider, a Grimswarm orc guard that appears dead and a Grimswarm orc ranger that appears dead.
Also here: Ranil
Obvious paths: north, south
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A Grimswarm orc raider swings a dagger at Ranil!
By amazing chance, Ranil evades the attack!
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A Grimswarm orc cleric gestures at you!
CS: +433 - TD: +389 + CvA: -21 + d100: +63 - +5 == +81
Warded off!
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You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc cleric!
AS: +590 vs DS: +494 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +13 = +153
... and hit for 33 points of damage!
Blow to back cracks several vertebrae.
Roundtime: 5 sec.
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A Grimswarm orc raider swings a dagger at Ranil!
In the nick of time, Ranil interposes his elven-crafted claidhmore between himself and the blow!
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A Grimswarm orc cleric gestures and utters a phrase of magic.
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[Warcamp, Entrance]
The entrance to the warcamp consists of nothing more than a large gap in a wall built of broken trees and shrubs haphazardly stacked upon the other. In the turned up earth by the entryway, a bloody child-sized hand reaches up toward the sky, a forgotten or discarded prize of the Grimswarm. Inside the entrance, the path separates into three directions, wrapping around several poorly constructed huts. To the south, a path leads to a small rise in land, blanketed in a haze of campfire smoke. You also see a Grimswarm orc cleric, a Grimswarm orc raider, a Grimswarm orc guard that appears dead and a Grimswarm orc ranger that appears dead.
Also here: Ranil
Obvious paths: north, south
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Ranil taps a wiregrass anklet that he is wearing.
Ranil begins moving faster than you thought possible.
His wiregrass anklet suddenly disintegrates!
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Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc cleric!
AS: +480 vs DS: +450 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +26 = +90
A clean miss.
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A Grimswarm orc scout rushes in!
A Grimswarm orc wizard strides in, glowering upon the scene.
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A Grimswarm orc raider swings a dagger at Ranil!
AS: +346 vs DS: +348 with AvD: -18 + d100 roll: +99 = +79
A clean miss.
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You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc cleric!
AS: +590 vs DS: +450 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +34 = +218
... and hit for 80 points of damage!
Left leg ripped from socket at the knee!
A Grimswarm orc cleric falls to the ground grasping her mangled left leg!
The orc cleric is stunned!
Roundtime: 5 sec.
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Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc cleric!
AS: +480 vs DS: +386 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +81 = +209
... and hits for 85 points of damage!
Mighty swing separates head from shoulders.
The orc cleric rolls over and dies.
The very powerful look leaves a Grimswarm orc cleric.
The white light leaves a Grimswarm orc cleric.
The guiding force leaves a Grimswarm orc cleric.
The air calms down around a Grimswarm orc cleric.
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A Grimswarm orc raider swings a dagger at Ranil!
AS: +346 vs DS: +348 with AvD: -18 + d100 roll: +6 = -14
A clean miss.
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Everything around you turns red as you work yourself into a berserker's rage!
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Ranil searches a Grimswarm orc cleric.
A Grimswarm orc cleric decays into compost.
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A Grimswarm orc wizard gestures and utters a phrase of magic.
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A Grimswarm orc ranger decays into compost.
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Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc raider!
AS: +480 vs DS: +285 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +46 = +269
... and hits for 100 points of damage!
Neck broken.
The orc raider twitches several times before dying.
The orc raider falls to the ground and dies.
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You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc wizard!
AS: +619 vs DS: +386 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +78 = +355
A layer of shifting stone shatters!
... and hit for 168 points of damage!
Body pulped to a gooey mass.
Watch where you step!
The orc wizard falls to the ground and dies.
A Grimswarm orc wizard glances around, looking a bit less confident.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm orc wizard.
The orc wizard no longer bristles with energy.
The bright luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm orc wizard.
The glowing specks of energy surrounding a Grimswarm orc wizard suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
The silvery luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm orc wizard.
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc scout!
AS: +619 vs DS: +384 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +31 = +299
... and hit for 105 points of damage!
Crushing blow to head closes that eye for good.
The orc scout is stunned!
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Ranil searches a Grimswarm orc raider.
A Grimswarm orc raider decays into compost.
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You feel fully energetic again.
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A Grimswarm orc scout throws her head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
A Grimswarm orc scout heads south.
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A Grimswarm orc cleric strides in, glowering upon the scene.
A Grimswarm orc ranger rushes in!
A Grimswarm orc elementalist strides in, glowering upon the scene.
A Grimswarm orc scourge strides in, glowering upon the scene.
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Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc elementalist!
AS: +480 vs DS: +326 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +71 = +259
... and hits for 125 points of damage!
Right hip pulped, severing the leg.
A Grimswarm orc elementalist falls to the ground grasping his mangled right leg!
The orc elementalist is stunned!
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Your foes in this area work together to impede your movement...

Roundtime: 2 sec.
You thunder out an ear-splitting caterwaul and follow a Grimswarm orc scout south!
[Warcamp, Approach]
A dirt path leads over a rise of earth and down towards a collection of mismatching tents and huts. The rotting stench of the encampment's inhabitants lingers in the air, mixed with the aroma of cooked flesh and burning wood. A heavy grey haze of campfire smoke hangs over the warcamp and drifts down behind the rise of land, creating a pocket of concealment from the eyes of the nearby Grimswarm. You also see a Grimswarm orc scout, some brigandine armor, a gas cloud, a dark cloud, a broadsword, a Grimswarm orc witch that is sitting and an obscured path leading out.
Obvious paths: north
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc scout!
AS: +619 vs DS: +290 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +31 = +393
... and hit for 150 points of damage!
Knocked sideways several feet by blow to back.
The orc scout is stunned!

**A malodorous toxin spits from your black vultite maul and slimes the face of the orc scout!**
Some murky oil drips from your maul.
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc witch!
AS: +619 vs DS: +461 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +95 = +297
... and hit for 109 points of damage!
Whoosh! Several ribs driven into lungs.
The orc witch falls to the ground and dies.
The wall of force disappears from around a Grimswarm orc witch.
The very powerful look leaves a Grimswarm orc witch.
The white light leaves a Grimswarm orc witch.
The deep blue glow leaves a Grimswarm orc witch.
The powerful look leaves a Grimswarm orc witch.
The silvery luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm orc witch.
The light blue glow leaves a Grimswarm orc witch.
The tingling sensation and sense of security leaves a Grimswarm orc witch.
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Spell Surge of Strength (surge) ended. [-16Str]
You begin to lose touch with your internal sources of strength.
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A Grimswarm orc ranger just arrived.
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You spin around looking for something to attack!
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
AS: +603 vs DS: +410 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +24 = +255
... and hit for 91 points of damage!
Whoosh! Several ribs driven into lungs.
The orc ranger is stunned!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc scout!
AS: +603 vs DS: +255 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +90 = +471
... and hit for 218 points of damage!
Body pulped to a gooey mass.
Watch where you step!
The orc scout falls to the ground and dies.
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A quiet wind disperses the dark cloud.
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A quiet wind disperses the gas cloud.
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A Grimswarm orc ranger rushes in!
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A Grimswarm orc ranger throws her head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
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You spin around looking for something to attack!
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
AS: +603 vs DS: +515 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +30 = +156
... and hit for 39 points of damage!
Blow to chest causes the orc ranger's heart to skip a beat.
The orc ranger is stunned!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
AS: +603 vs DS: +400 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +61 = +302
... and hit for 111 points of damage!
Left arm ripped from socket at the elbow!
The ranger's light crossbow falls to the ground.
The orc ranger is stunned!
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* Krameh just bit the dust!
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All you can see is red.
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A Grimswarm orc ranger throws her head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
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A Grimswarm orc ranger throws her head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
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Ranil just arrived.
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Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
The orc ranger dodges just in the nick of time!
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All you can see is red.
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You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
AS: +603 vs DS: +515 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +57 = +183
... and hit for 50 points of damage!
You ripped a chunk out of the orc ranger's left leg with that one.
The orc ranger is stunned!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
AS: +603 vs DS: +389 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +30 = +282
... and hit for 112 points of damage!
Lucky shot rips through bone and muscle sending weapon arm flying.
The orc ranger falls to the ground and dies.
The very powerful look leaves a Grimswarm orc ranger.
The white light leaves a Grimswarm orc ranger.
A Grimswarm orc ranger returns to normal color.
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Ranil seems a bit weaker than before.
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A Grimswarm orc archer rushes in!
A Grimswarm orc skirmisher rushes in!
A Grimswarm orc warlock strides in, glowering upon the scene.
A Grimswarm orc cleric strides in, glowering upon the scene.
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Ranil concentrates deeply for a moment.
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Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
AS: +480 vs DS: +441 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +40 = +107
... and hits for 4 points of damage!
Love tap upside the orc ranger's head!
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A Grimswarm orc ranger just arrived.
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A Grimswarm orc ranger throws her head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
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You spin around looking for something to attack!
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
AS: +603 vs DS: +398 with AvD: +42 + d100 roll: +60 = +307
... and hit for 113 points of damage!
Hard blow breaks the femur!
The orc ranger is knocked to the ground!
The orc ranger is stunned!

**Drops of oily residue fly from your black vultite maul, drenching the orc ranger!**
**The orc ranger claws at its eyes!**
Some murky oil drips from your maul.
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc cleric!
AS: +603 vs DS: +472 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +59 = +234
... and hit for 77 points of damage!
Stomach ripped open by mighty blow!
The orc cleric is stunned!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc warlock!
AS: +603 vs DS: +349 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +41 = +339
... and hit for 117 points of damage!
Weapon arm mangled horribly.
The orc warlock is stunned!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc skirmisher!
AS: +603 vs DS: +411 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +66 = +298
... and hit for 124 points of damage!
Lucky shot rips through bone and muscle sending left leg flying.
A Grimswarm orc skirmisher falls to the ground grasping his mangled left leg!
The orc skirmisher is stunned!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc archer!
AS: +603 vs DS: +289 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +11 = +365
... and hit for 148 points of damage!
Lucky shot rips through bone and muscle sending weapon arm flying.
The orc archer is stunned!
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A Grimswarm orc cleric throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
A Grimswarm orc cleric gestures and utters a phrase of magic.
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Ranil looks determined and focused.
In a breathtaking display of agility and combat mastery, Ranil whirls in a fury of unrelenting strikes and ripostes!
Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
The orc ranger stumbles dazedly, somehow managing to evade the attack!
Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc cleric! A hit!
Weak slash to the orc cleric's right arm.
That doesn't even sting.
Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc warlock! A hit!
Quick, powerful slash!
The orc warlock's chest is ripped open!
Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc skirmisher! A hit!
Awesome slash severs the orc skirmisher's left arm!
A jagged stump is all that remains!
The skirmisher's heavy crossbow falls to the ground.
Ranil returns to normal speed.
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All you can see is red.
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A Grimswarm orc skirmisher throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
A Grimswarm orc skirmisher swings a closed fist at Ranil!
AS: +269 vs DS: +348 with AvD: -23 + d100 roll: +75 = -27
A clean miss.
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A Grimswarm orc ranger throws her head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
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A Grimswarm orc ranger cocks her heavy crossbow and loads it with a wooden heavy crossbow bolt.
A Grimswarm orc ranger fires a wooden heavy crossbow bolt at you!
AS: +377 vs DS: +529 with AvD: +22 + d100 roll: +74 = -56
A clean miss.
The heavy crossbow bolt breaks apart and crumbles away.
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You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
AS: +603 vs DS: +312 with AvD: +42 + d100 roll: +75 = +408
... and hit for 171 points of damage!
Lucky shot rips through bone and muscle sending left leg flying.
The orc ranger is stunned!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc cleric!
AS: +603 vs DS: +488 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +44 = +203
... and hit for 56 points of damage!
Throat nearly crushed. The orc cleric makes gurgling noises.
The orc cleric is stunned!

**A malodorous toxin spits from your black vultite maul and slimes the face of the orc cleric!**
Some murky oil drips from your maul.
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc warlock!
AS: +603 vs DS: +277 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +11 = +381
... and hit for 154 points of damage!
Lucky shot rips through bone and muscle sending shield arm flying.
The orc warlock falls to the ground and dies.
The tingling sensation and sense of security leaves a Grimswarm orc warlock.
A Grimswarm orc warlock glances around, looking a bit less confident.
The very powerful look leaves a Grimswarm orc warlock.
The white light leaves a Grimswarm orc warlock.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm orc warlock.
The air calms down around a Grimswarm orc warlock.
The silvery luminescence fades from around a Grimswarm orc warlock.
The light blue glow leaves a Grimswarm orc warlock.
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc skirmisher!
AS: +603 vs DS: +159 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +29 = +513
... and hit for 211 points of damage!
Lucky shot rips through bone and muscle sending weapon arm flying.
The orc skirmisher rolls over and dies.
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc archer!
AS: +603 vs DS: +258 with AvD: +40 + d100 roll: +74 = +459
... and hit for 198 points of damage!
Left eye ripped from head, along with most of brain.
The orc archer falls to the ground and dies.
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A Grimswarm orc cleric throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
A Grimswarm orc cleric gestures at you!
A Grimswarm orc cleric draws a large sign in the air before him...

Spirits begin to swirl around Ranil.
CS: +424 - TD: +244 + CvA: -21 + d100: +14 - -5 == +178
Warding failed!
Ranil appears distracted.
Spirits begin to swirl around you.
CS: +424 - TD: +359 + CvA: -21 + d100: +56 - +5 == +95
Warded off!
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A Grimswarm orc witch decays into compost.
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Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
AS: +448 vs DS: +266 with AvD: +32 + d100 roll: +4 = +218
... and hits for 84 points of damage!
Solid strike caves the orc ranger's skull in, resulting in instant death!
The orc ranger rolls over and dies.
A Grimswarm orc ranger loses a thorny barrier.
The very powerful look leaves a Grimswarm orc ranger.
The white light leaves a Grimswarm orc ranger.
The dull golden nimbus fades from around a Grimswarm orc ranger.
The light blue glow leaves a Grimswarm orc ranger.
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All you can see is red.
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Your internal strength fully recovers from your most recent attempt to tap into it.
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A Grimswarm orc cleric swings a rune staff at you!
AS: +368 vs DS: +514 with AvD: -8 + d100 roll: +97 = -57
A clean miss.
>cman surge
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A Grimswarm orc ranger cocks her heavy crossbow and loads it with a wooden heavy crossbow bolt.
A Grimswarm orc ranger fires a wooden heavy crossbow bolt at you!
AS: +377 vs DS: +529 with AvD: +22 + d100 roll: +30 = -100
A clean miss.
The heavy crossbow bolt breaks apart and crumbles away.
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You cannot do that while berserking.
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You spin around looking for something to attack!
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc cleric!
AS: +603 vs DS: +436 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +53 = +264
... and hit for 100 points of damage!
Right hand severed at the wrist!
The cleric's rune staff falls to the ground.
The orc cleric is stunned!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
AS: +603 vs DS: +414 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +26 = +253
... and hit for 90 points of damage!
Left arm ripped from socket at the elbow!
The ranger's heavy crossbow falls to the ground.
The orc ranger is stunned!
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A Grimswarm orc ranger strides in, glowering upon the scene.
A Grimswarm orc warrior treads in, ready for combat!
A Grimswarm orc fighter treads in, ready for combat!
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A Grimswarm orc scourge just arrived.
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A Grimswarm orc scout decays into compost.
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Ranil searches a Grimswarm orc ranger.
A Grimswarm orc ranger decays into compost.
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Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc cleric!
AS: +448 vs DS: +400 with AvD: +34 + d100 roll: +81 = +163
... and hits for 62 points of damage!
Mighty swing separates head from shoulders.
The orc cleric falls to the ground and dies.
The deep blue glow leaves a Grimswarm orc cleric.
The air calms down around a Grimswarm orc cleric.
The wall of force disappears from around a Grimswarm orc cleric.
The light blue glow leaves a Grimswarm orc cleric.
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In an awe inspiring display of combat mastery, a Grimswarm orc fighter engages you in a furious dance macabre, spiralling into a blur of strikes and ripostes!
A Grimswarm orc fighter thrusts with a pilum at you!
Amazingly, you manage to parry the attack with your maul!

A Grimswarm orc fighter thrusts with a pilum at you!
By amazing chance, you evade the attack!

A Grimswarm orc fighter thrusts with a pilum at you!
AS: +446 vs DS: +514 with AvD: -3 + d100 roll: +1 = -70
A clean miss.

A Grimswarm orc fighter thrusts with a pilum at you!
At the last moment, you parry the blow with your maul!

A Grimswarm orc fighter thrusts with a pilum at you!
With extreme effort, you beat back the attack with your maul!

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You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc scourge!
AS: +603 vs DS: +450 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +23 = +220
... and hit for 96 points of damage!
Awesome shot collapses a lung!
The orc scourge is stunned!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc fighter!
AS: +603 vs DS: +230 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +6 = +415
... and hit for 115 points of damage!
Hard hit shatters weapon arm.
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc warrior!
AS: +603 vs DS: +161 with AvD: +54 + d100 roll: +67 = +563
... and hit for 189 points of damage!
Smash to cheek driving bone through the eye and into the brain.
The orc warrior falls to the ground and dies.
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
AS: +603 vs DS: +346 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +45 = +340
... and hit for 132 points of damage!
Blow ruptures the stomach!
The orc ranger is stunned!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
AS: +603 vs DS: +385 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +89 = +345
... and hit for 144 points of damage!
Lucky shot rips through bone and muscle sending right leg flying.
A Grimswarm orc ranger falls to the ground grasping her mangled right leg!
The orc ranger rolls over and dies.
The very powerful look leaves a Grimswarm orc ranger.
The white light leaves a Grimswarm orc ranger.
A Grimswarm orc ranger seems to lose some dexterity.
The air about a Grimswarm orc ranger stops shimmering.
The air calms down around a Grimswarm orc ranger.
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A Grimswarm orc ranger throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
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Ranil searches a Grimswarm orc cleric.
A Grimswarm orc cleric decays into compost.
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You feel at full magical power again.
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Ranil looks determined and focused.
In a breathtaking display of agility and combat mastery, Ranil whirls in a fury of unrelenting strikes and ripostes!
Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc scourge! A hit!
Diagonal slash leaves a bloody trail across the orc scourge's torso.
Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc fighter!
The orc fighter evades the attack by a hair!
Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc ranger! A hit!
Quick, powerful slash!
The orc ranger's chest is ripped open!
The orc ranger is stunned!
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You spin around looking for something to attack!
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc scourge!
AS: +603 vs DS: +407 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +51 = +291
... and hit for 106 points of damage!
Whoosh! Several ribs driven into lungs.
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc fighter!
AS: +603 vs DS: +220 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +67 = +486
... and hit for 141 points of damage!
Right arm ripped from socket at the elbow!
The fighter's pilum falls to the ground.
The orc fighter is knocked to the ground!
The thorny barrier surrounding the orc ranger blocks your attack!
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A Grimswarm orc ranger throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
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A Grimswarm orc ranger decays into compost.
>l
All you can see is red.
>
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc scourge!
AS: +603 vs DS: +398 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +60 = +309
... and hit for 119 points of damage!
Mighty swing separates head from shoulders.
The orc scourge falls to the ground and dies.
The very powerful look leaves a Grimswarm orc scourge.
The white light leaves a Grimswarm orc scourge.
The opalescent aura fades from around a Grimswarm orc scourge.
The brilliant aura fades away from a Grimswarm orc scourge.
The dull golden nimbus fades from around a Grimswarm orc scourge.
A Grimswarm orc scourge loses its focused look.
The deep blue glow leaves a Grimswarm orc scourge.
The dim aura fades from around a Grimswarm orc scourge.
The air calms down around a Grimswarm orc scourge.
All of a sudden, a Grimswarm orc fighter rolls hard to her side, and then leaps to her feet!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc fighter!
With no room to spare, the orc fighter blocks the attack with her large shield!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
AS: +603 vs DS: +277 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +61 = +425
... and hit for 213 points of damage!
A mighty blow cleaves a swath through the orc ranger's back, taking the spine with it.
The orc ranger falls to the ground and dies.
A Grimswarm orc ranger loses a thorny barrier.
A Grimswarm orc ranger returns to normal color.
The air calms down around a Grimswarm orc ranger.
>
Ranil searches a Grimswarm orc ranger.
A Grimswarm orc ranger decays into compost.
>
Ranil searches a Grimswarm orc scourge.
Ranil gathers the remaining coins.
A Grimswarm orc scourge decays into compost.
>
Ranil searches a Grimswarm orc warrior.
A Grimswarm orc warrior decays into compost.
>
Ranil searches a Grimswarm orc warlock.
Ranil gathers the remaining coins.
A Grimswarm orc warlock decays into compost.
>
Ranil searches a Grimswarm orc skirmisher.
A Grimswarm orc skirmisher decays into compost.
>
Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc fighter!
The orc fighter evades the attack by a hair!
>
A Grimswarm orc raider rushes in!
A Grimswarm orc hunter rushes in!
>
You spin around looking for something to attack!
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc hunter!
AS: +603 vs DS: +397 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +70 = +314
... and hit for 131 points of damage!
Lucky shot rips through bone and muscle sending left leg flying.
A Grimswarm orc hunter falls to the ground grasping her mangled left leg!
The orc hunter is stunned!

**A spray of a noxious toxin flies from your black vultite maul bathing the orc hunter in a vile substance!**
Some murky oil drips from your maul.
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc raider!
AS: +603 vs DS: +321 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +8 = +328
... and hit for 112 points of damage!
Blast to hand sends fingers flying in several different directions.
The orc raider is stunned!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc fighter!
AS: +603 vs DS: +201 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +46 = +484
... and hit for 135 points of damage!
Hard hit shatters shield arm.
The orc fighter falls to the ground and dies.
>
There is a faint beating from the troll heart inside the necklace you wear.
>
A Grimswarm orc archer decays into compost.
>
Ranil looks determined and focused.
In a breathtaking display of agility and combat mastery, Ranil whirls in a fury of unrelenting strikes and ripostes!
Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc hunter! A hit!
Hard slash to the orc hunter's side!
Right arm no longer available for use.
Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc raider!
Unable to focus clearly, the orc raider blindly evades the attack!
>
Your heroic urges drop to their normal level.
>
You spin around looking for something to attack!
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc hunter!
AS: +583 vs DS: +246 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +32 = +407
... and hit for 150 points of damage!
Hard hit shatters shield arm.
The orc hunter rolls over and dies.
A Grimswarm orc hunter seems to lose an aura of confidence.
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc raider!
AS: +583 vs DS: +290 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +100 = +431
... and hit for 206 points of damage!
Massive blow punches a hole through the orc raider's chest!
The orc raider falls to the ground and dies.
>
You spin around looking for something to attack!

Finding no target for your rage, you let out a horrendous scream of frustration!

The redness fades from the world and you begin to breathe harder.
>
A Grimswarm orc ranger decays into compost.
>'out
You say, "Out."
>
Ranil searches a Grimswarm orc raider.
Ranil gathers the remaining coins.
A Grimswarm orc raider decays into compost.
>l
[Warcamp, Approach]
A dirt path leads over a rise of earth and down towards a collection of mismatching tents and huts. The rotting stench of the encampment's inhabitants lingers in the air, mixed with the aroma of cooked flesh and burning wood. A heavy grey haze of campfire smoke hangs over the warcamp and drifts down behind the rise of land, creating a pocket of concealment from the eyes of the nearby Grimswarm. You also see some brigandine armor, a light crossbow, some studded leather, a Grimswarm orc hunter that appears dead, a rose-marrow potion, some brigandine armor, a pilum, a Grimswarm orc fighter that appears dead, a heavy crossbow, a rune staff, a heavy crossbow, a light crossbow, a broadsword and an obscured path leading out.
Also here: Ranil
Obvious paths: north
>
Ranil searches a Grimswarm orc hunter.
A Grimswarm orc hunter decays into compost.
>loot
Ranil searches a Grimswarm orc fighter.
A Grimswarm orc fighter decays into compost.
>loot
Could not find a valid target to loot.
>loot
Could not find a valid target to loot.
>
Could not find a valid target to loot.
>go pa
[Glatoph, Glacier Chasm]
The snow blowing from the cliffs above makes it hard to see the half-hidden trail. Heading upward, the trail widens as you reach the top of the glacier while the other end heads deeper into the chasm. You also see a shimmering path.
Also here: Hrvac
Obvious paths: up, down
>
Ranil just wandered down a shimmering path.
>'fried?
You ask, "Fried?"
>
Ranil put an elegant elven-crafted war claidhmore in his black weapons harness.
>cack
You cackle!
>
Ranil asks, "Certainly.. are we going back in?"
>
Ranil seems less distracted.
>'you want to? I don't like tempting fate
You say, "You want to? I don't like tempting fate."
>'I'll stick around for another travel back out here
You say, "I'll stick around for another travel back out here."
>
Ranil says, "Well, we can stay in the first room again."
>
Ranil seems a bit weaker than before.

J>'we can use it as a personal hunting ground
You say, "We can use it as a personal hunting ground."
J>cack
You cackle!
J>
Ranil chuckles.
J>
You feel recovered from your whirlwind flurry of strikes.
J>
Ranil asks, "ARe you injured?"
J>'no
You say, "No."
J>
Ranil grins.
J>
Suddenly, the winds begin to gust. They whip around you screaming, relentless in their fury. Brought by their chill touch, waves of painful cold course throughout your body!
J>
A shimmering path fades into nothingness.
J>
Ranil says, "I can go again once my stamina is recovered."
J>nod
You nod.
J>

J>'ahh what the hell, I'll give one more berserk
You say, "Ahh what the hell, I'll give one more berserk."
J>cack
You cackle!
J>'I dunno, i can't tell

"
J>
You feel fully energetic again.
J>

J>
There is a faint beating from the troll heart inside the necklace you wear.
J>

J>
Dreadlor's group just arrived.
J>
Dreadlor's group just went down.
J>
* Mikeke just bit the dust!
J>

J>
Lord Octodeathe just arrived.
J>
Lord Octodeathe just went down.
J>




>
Ranil says, "I'll berserk too this time."
>'two warriors
You say, "Two warriors."
>
Suddenly, the winds begin to gust. They whip around you screaming, relentless in their fury. Brought by their chill touch, waves of painful cold course throughout your body!
>cack
You cackle!
>l
[Glatoph, Glacier Chasm]
The snow blowing from the cliffs above makes it hard to see the half-hidden trail. Heading upward, the trail widens as you reach the top of the glacier while the other end heads deeper into the chasm. You also see a shimmering path.
Also here: Hrvac, Ranil
Obvious paths: up, down
>
Ranil agrees with you.
>'I start the berserk when it gets to about 5
You say, "I start the berserk when it gets to about 5."
>
Ranil nods.
>'stop it and move back south as soon as you can
You say, "Stop it and move back south as soon as you can."
>'ready?
You ask, "Ready?"
>
Ranil nods.
>.bad
[script aborted]
[Script bad is running, Esc to cancel, Shift-Esc to pause]
>open my vest
>get my badge
>wear my badge
You open a scorched leather vest branded with the symbol of V'Tull.
>close my vest
You already have that.
>.signs
[script aborted]
[Script signs is running, Esc to cancel, Shift-Esc to pause]
You are already wearing a gornar-bound gold Adventurer's Guild badge.
>
You close a scorched leather vest branded with the symbol of V'Tull.
>
Ranil joins your group.
>cman surge
Surge of Strength (surge) starts for 1m 30s. [+16Str]
You focus deep within yourself, searching for untapped sources of strength.
You feel a great deal stronger.
>
Ranil concentrates deeply for a moment.
>go pa
[Warcamp, Approach]
A dirt path leads over a rise of earth and down towards a collection of mismatching tents and huts. The rotting stench of the encampment's inhabitants lingers in the air, mixed with the aroma of cooked flesh and burning wood. A heavy grey haze of campfire smoke hangs over the warcamp and drifts down behind the rise of land, creating a pocket of concealment from the eyes of the nearby Grimswarm. You also see a Grimswarm orc guard and an obscured path leading out.
Obvious paths: north
Ranil followed.
>at
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc guard!
With extreme effort, the orc guard blocks the attack with her shield!
Roundtime: 5 sec.
R>
Ranil throws back his head and lets out a thundering holler!

Ranil's holler encourages you by heroic proportions!
R>
A Grimswarm orc cleric strides in, glowering upon the scene.
A Grimswarm orc ranger rushes in!
R>
You feel fully energetic again.
R>
Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
AS: +480 vs DS: +352 with AvD: +28 + d100 roll: +24 = +180
... and hits for 55 points of damage!
Weapon arm mangled horribly.
The orc ranger is stunned!
R>
A Grimswarm orc ranger just arrived.
>
A Grimswarm orc guard just arrived.
>
A Grimswarm orc guard swings a handaxe at you!
In the nick of time, you interpose your black vultite maul between yourself and the blow!
>mst
You concentrate intently, focusing all your energies.
With instinctive motions, you weave to and fro striking with deliberate and unrelenting fury!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc guard!
AS: +590 vs DS: +427 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +68 = +275
... and hit for 104 points of damage!
Left leg ripped from socket at the knee!
A Grimswarm orc guard falls to the ground grasping his mangled left leg!
The orc guard is stunned!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
The orc ranger dodges just in the nick of time!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
AS: +590 vs DS: +332 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +79 = +375
... and hit for 122 points of damage!
Right hand mangled horribly.
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc cleric!
AS: +590 vs DS: +374 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +55 = +306
... and hit for 113 points of damage!
Hard blow breaks the femur!
The orc cleric is knocked to the ground!
The orc cleric is stunned!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc guard!
AS: +590 vs DS: +211 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +10 = +425
... and hit for 148 points of damage!
Crushing blow to the spine!
The orc guard slumps to the ground.
The orc guard is knocked to the ground!

**A brackish foul-smelling solution from your black vultite maul splashes the orc guard which quickly begins to wither!**
Some murky oil drips from your maul.

Your flurry of strikes leaves you off-balance and out of position.
Roundtime: 11 sec.
R>l
[Warcamp, Approach]
A dirt path leads over a rise of earth and down towards a collection of mismatching tents and huts. The rotting stench of the encampment's inhabitants lingers in the air, mixed with the aroma of cooked flesh and burning wood. A heavy grey haze of campfire smoke hangs over the warcamp and drifts down behind the rise of land, creating a pocket of concealment from the eyes of the nearby Grimswarm. You also see a Grimswarm orc guard that appears stunned, a Grimswarm orc ranger, a Grimswarm orc ranger that appears stunned, a Grimswarm orc cleric that appears stunned, a Grimswarm orc guard that is lying down and an obscured path leading out.
Also here: Ranil
Obvious paths: north
R>
A Grimswarm orc ranger throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
R>
Ranil lets out a loud snarling growl and goes berserk!
R>
A Grimswarm orc ranger removes a plain wooden arrow from in her quiver.
A Grimswarm orc ranger fires a plain wooden arrow at you!
AS: +465 vs DS: +529 with AvD: +18 + d100 roll: +78 = +32
A clean miss.
The wooden arrow breaks apart and crumbles away.
R>
A Grimswarm orc guard throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
A Grimswarm orc guard gestures and utters a phrase of magic.
R>
A Grimswarm orc guard stands up with a grunt.
R>
Ranil rages across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc guard! A hit!
Incredible blast shatters head into a red spray.
The orc guard rolls over and dies.
A subtle light fades from a Grimswarm orc guard's eyes.
A Grimswarm orc guard seems slightly different.
The light blue glow leaves a Grimswarm orc guard.
The opalescent aura fades from around a Grimswarm orc guard.
The brilliant aura fades away from a Grimswarm orc guard.
A Grimswarm orc guard appears less confident.
A white glow rushes away from a Grimswarm orc guard.
The air calms down around a Grimswarm orc guard.
Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
The orc ranger dodges just in the nick of time!
The thorny barrier surrounding the orc ranger blocks Ranil's attack!
Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc cleric! A hit!
Blast to hand sends fingers flying in several different directions.
The cleric's rune staff falls to the ground.
R>
A Grimswarm orc cleric throws her head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
R>
A Grimswarm orc ranger heads north.
R>ber
Everything around you turns red as you work yourself into a berserker's rage!
>
A Grimswarm orc ranger catches you offguard by attempting a cheapshot, but the blow is harmlessly deflected by your rolaren battle plate.
>
A Grimswarm orc guard swings a handaxe at you!
You evade the attack by inches!
>
Ranil rages across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc ranger! A hit!
Gruesome, slashing blow to the side of the orc ranger's head!
Skull split open! Brain (and life) vanishes in a fine mist.
The orc ranger falls to the ground and dies.
The very powerful look leaves a Grimswarm orc ranger.
The white light leaves a Grimswarm orc ranger.
The dull golden nimbus fades from around a Grimswarm orc ranger.
The deep blue glow leaves a Grimswarm orc ranger.
Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc cleric! A hit!
Massive blow punches a hole through the orc cleric's chest!
The orc cleric rolls over and dies.
The dim aura fades from around a Grimswarm orc cleric.
The air calms down around a Grimswarm orc cleric.
The powerful look leaves a Grimswarm orc cleric.
The wall of force disappears from around a Grimswarm orc cleric.
Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc guard! A hit!
Weak diagonal slash catches the orc guard's left knee!
It is dislocated.
The orc guard is knocked to the ground!
>
You assault a Grimswarm orc guard with an unrelenting fury!
All of a sudden, a Grimswarm orc guard rolls hard to her side, and then leaps to her feet!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc guard!
AS: +619 vs DS: +180 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +45 = +520
... and hit for 156 points of damage!
Blow ruptures the stomach!
The orc guard falls to the ground and dies.
>l
All you can see is red.
>
Ranil spins around looking for something to attack!
Ranil thunders out an ear-splitting caterwaul and runs north after a Grimswarm orc ranger!
>
You spin around looking for something to attack!

Finding no target for your rage, you let out a horrendous scream of frustration!

The redness fades from the world and you begin to breathe harder.
>l
[Warcamp, Approach]
A dirt path leads over a rise of earth and down towards a collection of mismatching tents and huts. The rotting stench of the encampment's inhabitants lingers in the air, mixed with the aroma of cooked flesh and burning wood. A heavy grey haze of campfire smoke hangs over the warcamp and drifts down behind the rise of land, creating a pocket of concealment from the eyes of the nearby Grimswarm. You also see a rune staff, a Grimswarm orc guard that appears dead, a Grimswarm orc ranger that appears dead, a Grimswarm orc cleric that appears dead, a Grimswarm orc guard that appears dead and an obscured path leading out.
Obvious paths: north
>
A Grimswarm orc cleric strides in, glowering upon the scene.
A Grimswarm orc ranger strides in, glowering upon the scene.
>ber
A Grimswarm orc ranger swings a falchion at you!
AS: +390 vs DS: +516 with AvD: +21 + d100 roll: +47 = -58
A clean miss.
>
A Grimswarm orc cleric gestures and utters a phrase of magic.
>
Everything around you turns red as you work yourself into a berserker's rage!
>
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
The orc ranger evades the attack by a hair!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc cleric!
AS: +619 vs DS: +370 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +91 = +384
... and hit for 146 points of damage!
Lucky shot severs left hand and sends it flying.
The orc cleric is stunned!
>
There is a faint beating from the troll heart inside the necklace you wear.
>
A Grimswarm orc ranger swings a falchion at you!
You evade the attack by a hair!
>
A Grimswarm orc cleric throws her head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
A Grimswarm orc cleric gestures and utters a phrase of magic.
>
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
AS: +619 vs DS: +410 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +87 = +334
... and hit for 129 points of damage!
Spinal cord damaged by smash to the back.
The orc ranger is stunned!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc cleric!
AS: +619 vs DS: +290 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +56 = +429
... and hit for 200 points of damage!
Blow cracks a rib and punctures a lung.
Breathing becomes a challenge.
The orc cleric falls to the ground and dies.
The deep blue glow leaves a Grimswarm orc cleric.
The brilliant aura fades away from a Grimswarm orc cleric.
The guiding force leaves a Grimswarm orc cleric.
>
A Grimswarm orc guard decays into compost.
>
You spin around looking for something to attack!
You assault a Grimswarm orc ranger with an unrelenting fury!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
AS: +619 vs DS: +382 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +48 = +323
... and hit for 140 points of damage!
Right hip pulped, severing the leg.
A Grimswarm orc ranger falls to the ground grasping her mangled right leg!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc ranger!
AS: +619 vs DS: +296 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +50 = +411
... and hit for 157 points of damage!
Right arm ripped from socket at the elbow!
The ranger's falchion falls to the ground.
The orc ranger rolls over and dies.
The air calms down around a Grimswarm orc ranger.
The deep blue glow leaves a Grimswarm orc ranger.
The wall of force disappears from around a Grimswarm orc ranger.
A Grimswarm orc ranger seems to lose some dexterity.
The dull golden nimbus fades from around a Grimswarm orc ranger.
>
A Grimswarm orc cleric strides in, glowering upon the scene.
A Grimswarm orc scourge strides in, glowering upon the scene.
>
A Grimswarm orc scourge gestures and utters a phrase of magic.
>
A Grimswarm orc cleric decays into compost.
>
A Grimswarm orc ranger decays into compost.
>
A Grimswarm orc guard decays into compost.
>
You spin around looking for something to attack!
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc scourge!
AS: +619 vs DS: +463 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +89 = +289
... and hit for 115 points of damage!
Lucky shot rips through bone and muscle sending weapon arm flying.
The scourge's rune staff falls to the ground.
The orc scourge is stunned!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc cleric!
AS: +619 vs DS: +597 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +86 = +152
... and hit for 32 points of damage!
Mighty blow cracks several ribs.
>
A Grimswarm orc cleric gestures and utters a phrase of magic.
>
You rage across the battlefield, striking with unrelenting fury!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc scourge!
AS: +619 vs DS: +407 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +66 = +322
... and hit for 134 points of damage!
Neck removed, head falls to the ground.
The orc scourge falls to the ground and dies.
The mote of white light next to a Grimswarm orc scourge disappears.
The very powerful look leaves a Grimswarm orc scourge.
The white light leaves a Grimswarm orc scourge.
The opalescent aura fades from around a Grimswarm orc scourge.
The guiding force leaves a Grimswarm orc scourge.
A Grimswarm orc scourge appears less confident.
The powerful look leaves a Grimswarm orc scourge.
The air calms down around a Grimswarm orc scourge.
The light blue glow leaves a Grimswarm orc scourge.
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc cleric!
AS: +619 vs DS: +527 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +66 = +202
... and hit for 68 points of damage!
Knocked back several feet by blow to abdomen.
The orc cleric is stunned!

**A brackish foul-smelling solution from your black vultite maul splashes the orc cleric which quickly begins to wither!**
Some murky oil drips from your maul.
>
A Grimswarm orc cleric throws his head back and roars, shaking off the stun!
A Grimswarm orc cleric gestures at you!
A Grimswarm orc cleric draws a large sign in the air before him...

Spirits begin to swirl around you.
CS: +438 - TD: +359 + CvA: -21 + d100: +39 - +5 == +92
Warded off!
>
A Grimswarm orc cleric gestures and utters a phrase of magic.
>
You assault a Grimswarm orc cleric with an unrelenting fury!
You swing an oily black vultite maul at a Grimswarm orc cleric!
AS: +619 vs DS: +510 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +95 = +248
... and hit for 88 points of damage!
Solid strike caves the orc cleric's skull in, resulting in instant death!
The orc cleric falls to the ground and dies.
The wall of force disappears from around a Grimswarm orc cleric.
The very powerful look leaves a Grimswarm orc cleric.
The white light leaves a Grimswarm orc cleric.
The opalescent aura fades from around a Grimswarm orc cleric.
The dull golden nimbus fades from around a Grimswarm orc cleric.
A Grimswarm orc cleric appears less confident.
>
You spin around looking for something to attack!

Finding no target for your rage, you let out a horrendous scream of frustration!

The redness fades from the world and you begin to breathe harder.
>
A Grimswarm orc cleric decays into compost.
>n
[Warcamp, Entrance]
The entrance to the warcamp consists of nothing more than a large gap in a wall built of broken trees and shrubs haphazardly stacked upon the other. In the turned up earth by the entryway, a bloody child-sized hand reaches up toward the sky, a forgotten or discarded prize of the Grimswarm. Inside the entrance, the path separates into three directions, wrapping around several poorly constructed huts. To the south, a path leads to a small rise in land, blanketed in a haze of campfire smoke. You also see a handaxe, some studded leather, a reinforced shield, a mace, an estoc, some double leather, a wooden shield, a Grimswarm orc acolyte that appears dead, a Grimswarm orc skirmisher, a light crossbow, some brigandine armor, a Grimswarm orc raider that appears dead, a Grimswarm orc barbarian that appears dead and a Grimswarm orc ranger that appears dead.
Also here: Ranil
Obvious paths: north, south
>
Ranil assaults a Grimswarm orc skirmisher with an unrelenting fury!
Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc skirmisher! A hit!
Hard slash to the orc skirmisher's side!
Left arm no longer available for use.
The skirmisher's reinforced shield falls to the ground.
The orc skirmisher is stunned!
Ranil swings an elegant elven-crafted claidhmore at a Grimswarm orc skirmisher! A hit!
Wild downward slash severs the orc skirmisher's right foot!
Bloody stump, anyone?
A Grimswarm orc skirmisher falls to the ground grasping his mangled right leg!
The orc skirmisher rolls over and dies.
>at
A Grimswarm orc ranger decays into compost.
>
You currently have no valid target. You will need to specify one.
>at
You currently have no valid target. You will need to specify one.
>l
[Warcamp, Entrance]
The entrance to the warcamp consists of nothing more than a large gap in a wall built of broken trees and shrubs haphazardly stacked upon the other. In the turned up earth by the entryway, a bloody child-sized hand reaches up toward the sky, a forgotten or discarded prize of the Grimswarm. Inside the entrance, the path separates into three directions, wrapping around several poorly constructed huts. To the south, a path leads to a small rise in land, blanketed in a haze of campfire smoke. You also see a light crossbow, some studded leather, a reinforced shield, a handaxe, some studded leather, a reinforced shield, a mace, an estoc, some double leather, a wooden shield, a Grimswarm orc acolyte that appears dead, a Grimswarm orc skirmisher that appears dead, a light crossbow, some brigandine armor, a Grimswarm orc raider that appears dead and a Grimswarm orc barbarian that appears dead.
Also here: Ranil
Obvious paths: north, south
>cack
>loot
>
You cackle!
>loot
You must be a member of Ranil's group to search the orc acolyte.
>loot
You must be a member of Ranil's group to search the orc acolyte.
>loot
You must be a member of Ranil's group to search the orc acolyte.
>loot
You must be a member of Ranil's group to search the orc acolyte.
>loot
You must be a member of Ranil's group to search the orc acolyte.
>
You must be a member of Ranil's group to search the orc acolyte.
>l
[Warcamp, Entrance]
The entrance to the warcamp consists of nothing more than a large gap in a wall built of broken trees and shrubs haphazardly stacked upon the other. In the turned up earth by the entryway, a bloody child-sized hand reaches up toward the sky, a forgotten or discarded prize of the Grimswarm. Inside the entrance, the path separates into three directions, wrapping around several poorly constructed huts. To the south, a path leads to a small rise in land, blanketed in a haze of campfire smoke. You also see a light crossbow, some studded leather, a reinforced shield, a handaxe, some studded leather, a reinforced shield, a mace, an estoc, some double leather, a wooden shield, a Grimswarm orc acolyte that appears dead, a Grimswarm orc skirmisher that appears dead, a light crossbow, some brigandine armor, a Grimswarm orc raider that appears dead and a Grimswarm orc barbarian that appears dead.
Also here: Ranil
Obvious paths: north, south
>hold ran
>loot
You gently take hold of Ranil's hand.
>loot
You search the orc acolyte.
You discard the acolyte's useless equipment.
He had 512 silvers on him.
You gather the remaining 512 coins.
He had nothing else of value.
A Grimswarm orc acolyte decays into compost.
>loot
Ranil spins around looking for something to attack!

Ranil lets out a blood curdling scream of frustration!

The berserker's rage leaves Ranil's eyes.
>
A Grimswarm orc raider decays into compost.
>loot
You search the orc skirmisher.
You discard the skirmisher's useless equipment.
He didn't carry any silver.
Interesting, he carried a copper lockpick on him.
He had nothing else of value.
A Grimswarm orc skirmisher decays into compost.
>loot
You search the orc barbarian.
You discard the barbarian's useless equipment.
She had 505 silvers on her.
You gather the remaining 505 coins.
She had nothing else of value.
A Grimswarm orc barbarian decays into compost.

[Sypher]

But can you hunt grimswarm solo, is the big question... I know most pures can.

[Khariz]

But can you hunt grimswarm solo, is the big question... I know most pures can.

Does it look like I needed help, LOL? I wasn't even in the same room with him most of the time. He was level 70...

[g++]

I never played a warrior before but I gotta say that was a pretty obscene amount of damage being dealt while berserked. For comparison, please see Reggys natures fury.

[Khariz]

I never played a warrior before but I gotta say that was a pretty obscene amount of damage being dealt while berserked. For comparison, please see Reggys natures fury.

Yeah, and my attacks don't count for the backlash of the environment either. Whatever that shit is called.