CMan Idea: Eviscerate

[Danical]

Skill Name: Eviscerate
Mnemonic: eviscerate
Hostile: Yes
Stamina Cost: Stamina equal to (RT/2)*(RT+2*3-1) + 12; where RT = base weapon RT with TWC being primary base RT + secondary base RT - 2 (min = 0). Capped at 45.
Other Requirements: 5+ ranks of Multi-Opponent Combat. Ranks of Ambush recommended.
Available to: Rogues
Prerequisites: None
CMP Cost:

Rank 1: (Squares) 4; (Semis) 6
Rank 2: (Squares) 8; (Semis) 12
Rank 3: (Squares) 12; (Semis) 18

Description: From hiding, you attempt to ambush your opponent(s) with a flurry of attacks. The first attack receives 1/2 the amount of crit weighting you would normally impart by AMBUSHing a target from hiding; each successive attack receives 1/(n+1). E.g., the third attack would impart 1/4 the crit weighting a standard AMBUSH would. Each rank in CMan Eviscerate, past the first, increases the amount of crit weighting for all strikes by 50%. E.g., at rank 3 with 5 attacks, the amount of crit weighting applied per attack would be as follows: 100%; 66.6%; 50%; 40%; 33.3%. The RT for CMan Eviscerate is the same as if the character used MSTRIKE from the open. Additionally, CMan Eviscerate is subject to the MSTRIKE cooldown timer; utilizing CMan Eviscerate during the MSTRIKE cooldown period will incur additional stamina drain on top of the cost for CMan Eviscerate. Lastly, CMan Eviscerate makes use of MSTRIKE SET.

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Usage:

cman eviscerate {target} - Focus all strikes against a single opponent.
cman eviscerate - Attack all available targets determined by MoC skill.

You concentrate intently, focusing all your energies.
You spring from hiding, catching your prey off-guard, and unleash a torrent of strikes!
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Justification: Rogues and Rangers using small weaponry have difficulty with non-corporeal and golem-type targets. CMan Eviscerate would allow them to deal significant damage to them. As a result of less crit weighting for each successive strike and the fact that this maneuver cannot be aimed, it would find little use vs corporeal targets; a standard ambush to a vital area would yield significantly better results. Specifically, this maneuver gives the rogue and ranger the ability to kill targets by attrition using small weaponry in a distinctly 'roguish/rangerish' way, while at the same time not being overpowered against corporeal targets. Also, this gives rogues a reason to train in MoC -- from a design philosophy, I think skill synergy is exceptionally good design.

Thoughts?

[Androidpk]

Sick?

Also, I would totally play a rogue if this was put in.

[DoctorUnne]

Would this get DS pushdown? I like the idea, but I think I would just use this with bigger weapons and kill pretty much anything in the game with one shot no?

[Androidpk]

Would this get DS pushdown? I like the idea, but I think I would just use this with bigger weapons and kill pretty much anything in the game with one shot no?

Limit it to small weapons. Daggers, short swords, ect.

[Danical]

Instead of limiting it to small weapons, I'd rather the stamina for it be prohibitive for big weapons.

Stamina equal to (RT/2)*(RT+2*3-1) + 12; where RT = base weapon RT with TWC being primary base RT + secondary base RT - 2 (min = 0). Cap it at 45.

[Middian]

Very nice.