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MrMortimur
09-16-2014, 11:38 AM
Have one of these from RtCF

Hidden bracer
From Krakiipedia, the unofficial free GemStone IV encyclopedia.

Hidden bracers (vambraces) were Tier 1 items sold at Return to Coraesine Field and Cessation of Coraesine Field, there are currently four in the lands (3 in Platinum). They can be loaded with certain ammo, such as lockmastery trap components, smooth stones, sneezing vials, poison vials, spores, darts and brimstone gems. They can also discreetly store a small metal-bladed weapon. Hidden bracers use a functional wrist spot in inventory and cannot be used against player characters. GM Wyrom was inspired to make these by Ezio's bracer in Assassin's Creed II.

A good dexterity is required to use hidden bracers, or else they can jam while loading ammunition. The ammunition will then need to be unloaded. Users can also unload a loaded bracer at any time, but it will result in destroying any ammunition. No ammunition can be recovered once loaded, included that which is jammed.

Once loaded, the bracer can be pointed at a target to shoot the ammunition at it. The user will undergo a series of checks to perception and dexterity, as well as taking the target creature's level into account. If successful, the target will be damaged. Failure will result in the bracer misfiring and/or backfiring. The ammunition is destroyed on contact and cannot be recovered.

Each type of ammunition will cause the bracer to overheat at different levels. If the bracer isn't used for an hour and hasn't overheated, it will cool down. But once it overheats, its user will need to wait an hour before fixing it. Occasionally, the firing pin will break, requiring a steel spring to fix it.

To fire the bracer, it will require an empty hand. It can switch which forearm it is worn on by turning it. A highly perceptive user will have much better success when using the bracer, as well as being able to aim a lot better. It also has a narrow slit at the base of the bracer where a small metal-bladed weapon can be stored. By prodding and snapping the bracer, its handler can quickly access this weapon.

Hidden bracers can be hidden under clothing using push and revealed using pull. If for some reason the garment concealing your bracer is removed, the next action you do with your bracer will reveal it.

In StormFront, the item's drop down menu provides all the commands to interact with the bracer (vambrace) in its own submenu. The bracers also have a short custom loresong.

41.99m and it's all yours.
Here are some clips after it was improved to have more uses with each cooldown. I'll test how many needles can be used later on now that I have enough stockpiled.
http://forum.gsplayers.com/showthread.php?94526-Clips-from-hidden-bracer-updated-cooldown-and-scarabs&highlight=

MrMortimur
09-20-2014, 10:44 PM
bump

MrMortimur
10-03-2014, 05:03 PM
ttt

MrMortimur
05-18-2015, 04:12 PM
Still have this.

Crime
05-18-2015, 07:04 PM
Didn't Ardwen just get one at the Spitfire auction?

SHAFT
05-18-2015, 07:26 PM
Didn't Ardwen just get one at the Spitfire auction?

What spitfire auction?

shad0ws0ngs
05-18-2015, 07:38 PM
they work with scarabs, mushroom spores, and such also now, too.

Ardwen
05-18-2015, 07:46 PM
Yes

Androidpk
05-18-2015, 07:47 PM
Why can't you use them on players?

Ardwen
05-18-2015, 07:56 PM
because whine whine whine?

Donquix
05-18-2015, 09:10 PM
What spitfire auction?

apparently a merchant randomly appeared and auctioned one of these as the distribution method.

shad0ws0ngs
05-18-2015, 10:04 PM
what did it go for?

Crime
05-18-2015, 11:20 PM
what did it go for?

35m via a one bid silent auction.

So everyone was trying to lowball the bid of course...

Ardwen
05-19-2015, 04:58 AM
thirty two million four hundred something something I thought, Hoy though he won too, it was great fun!

Nordred
05-19-2015, 04:39 PM
Those things are always fun to play with.

MrMortimur
06-01-2015, 11:50 AM
Now cheaper before I misplace it again!

MrMortimur
06-24-2015, 04:32 PM
ttt.

MrMortimur
08-28-2015, 06:44 PM
bump. Still have this.

Frorin
08-28-2015, 08:32 PM
I own one in Plat, You come out of hiding.
You point your open right hand at a snow crone and pull down on a small lever on the side of your leather bracer. With a roar, a mottled light brown spore comes firing out of the bracer and hits the snow crone in the left eye! The spore explodes on contact.
... 20 points of damage!
Burst of flames to left eye bakes eyelid.
The snow crone is stunned!
The snow crone howls in agony as the flames dance over her body!
... 35 points of damage!
Abdomen bursts into flames. Would be funny without the blood.

... 20 points of damage!
Burst of flames to left eye bakes eyelid.
The snow crone screeches loudly as the fire scorches her skin!
... 40 points of damage!
Flames cook a snow crone's back. Looks about medium well.

... 40 points of damage!
Fire burns through neck and destroys carotid artery. Painfully bloody way to die.
The snow crone falls to the ground motionless.
The bright luminescence fades from around a snow crone.
The leather bracer begins to overheat.
Roundtime: 5 sec.
R>stance def
...wait 1 seconds.
R>stance def
You are now in a defensive stance.
>loot
You search the snow crone.
She had some tattered white robes.
You discard the crone's remaining useless equipment.
She carried a badly damaged silver strongbox on her!
A snow crone turns to slush, leaving nothing behind.

Hope this helps your cause it is a really great item... I'm a ranged rogue sniper build in plat if anyone wants to know. I have my aim set to left eye either I got extremely lucky or they can be aimed.

shad0ws0ngs
08-28-2015, 08:47 PM
from a thread in the items and inventory folder:





Re: Hidden Vambraces 05/20/2015 04:34 PM EDT
>>I was just wondering about these, after testing it out today. When you launch a scarab at a critter, should the scarab "Activate"? or is it just the initial damage and it's done. In which case, why use scarabs at all?

It's only initial damage. There is some DoT and automatic rank 2 wound on a few of them though. Each type of ammo has a different rate at which it causes the vambrace to overheat and different damage mods. Scarabs are on the lower end for the overheating and higher than most the ammo for damage.




Email Author
Re: Hidden Vambraces 05/20/2015 06:48 PM EDT
Ok, thanks for the confirmation. I nailed a rolton in the head for 10 damage and was like "hmm, underwhelming, will the scarab eat it?" but it wandered off instead.

What all skills effect it? Per GS wiki it's dexterity and perception. I figured with 202 ranks in perception, 100 dex, and being insanely higher level than a rolton would net some better results and was thinking maybe ambush/thrown weapon might factor.




Re: Hidden Vambraces 05/26/2015 11:32 AM EDT
DEX and perception are really the two main things. Damage isn't determined by either. Damage, severity, and any effects are determined by ammo. Scarabs aren't the best ammo, so I'd try one of the others for sure! Whatever you AIM at also is where you fire if you have enough skill (you do).