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Dumal the level 2 Cornac Cursed by torneco

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GameTales of Maj'Eyal: Age of Ascendancy 1.1.5
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CampaignMaj'Eyal
ModeNormal Exploration
SexMale
RaceCornac
ClassCursed
Level / Exp2 / 3%
Sizemedium
Lifes / Deaths
Killed by forest troll at level 1 on the 74th Pyre 122nd year of Ascendancy at 14:17
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Primary Stats

Strength19 (base 19)
Dexterity10 (base 10)
Constitution10 (base 10)
Magic10 (base 10)
Willpower14 (base 16)
Cunning10 (base 10)

Resources

Life124/124
Hate50/100
Healing Factor0.75
Regeneration0.1875

Speed

Mental0%
Attack0%
Movement0%
Spell0%
Global+100%

Vision

Sight10
Lite2

Offense: Mainhand

Damage20
Accuracy17
Crit Chance4%
APR1
Speed1.00

Offense: Spell

Spellpower10
Crit Chance1%
Speed1

Offense: Mind

Mindpower13.8
Crit Chance1%
Speed1

Defense: Base

Armour (hardiness)2 (30%)
Defense1
Ranged Defense1
Fatigue6
Physical Save10.15
Spell Save8.4
Mental Save8.4

Defense: Resistances

Mind -3%( 70%)
All 0%( 70%)

Defense: Immunities

Instadeath Resistance100%
Confusion Resistance0%

Inscriptions (2/3)

Infusions
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 12
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: instant
Is: a nature gift
Description: Activate the infusion to cure yourself of physical effects and reduce all damage taken by 14% for 4 turns.
Infusion: Wild
Infusions
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 10
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: 1 turn
Is: a nature gift
Description: Activate the infusion to heal yourself for 60 life over 5 turns.
Infusion: Regeneration

Class Talents

Cursed / Strife1.30
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Hate cost: 4.5
    Range: 2.5
    Cooldown: 8
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Description: Turn your attention to a nearby foe, and dominate them with your overwhelming presence. If the target fails to save versus your Mindpower, it will be unable to move for 2 turns and vulnerable to attacks. They will lose 1 Armour, 1 Defense and your attacks will gain 5% resistance penetration. If the target is adjacent to you, your domination will include a melee attack.
    Effects will improve with your Willpower.
    Dominate
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your preternatural senses aid you in your hunt for the next victim. You sense foes in a radius of 0.0. You will always sense a stalked victim in a radius of 10.
    Also increases stealth detection by 5 and invisibility detection by 5.
    Stealth and invisibility detection improves with your Willpower
    Preternatural Senses
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Hate cost: 4.5
    Range: 6.0
    Cooldown: 13
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Description: With blinding speed, you suddenly appear next to a target up to 6 spaces away and attack for 21% (at 0 Hate) to 70% (at 100+ Hate) damage. Your sudden appearance catches everyone off-guard, giving you 2 extra Defense for 1 turn.
    The Defense boost improves with your Strength.
    Blindside
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: instant
    Description: Rather than hide from the onslaught, you face down every threat. While active you have a 2% chance of repelling a melee attack. The recklessness of your defense brings you bad luck (Luck -3).
    Cleave, Repel and Surge cannot be active simultaneously, and activating one will place the others in cooldown.
    Repel chance increases with your Strength, and when equipped with a shield.
    Repel
0/5
Cursed / Slaughter1.30
  • Effective talent level: 3.9
    Use mode: Activated
    Hate cost: 2.2
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 8
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Description: You slash wildly at your target for 124% (at 0 Hate) to 180% (at 100+ Hate) damage.
    At level 3, any wound you inflict with this carries a part of your curse, reducing the effectiveness of healing by 22% for 15 turns. The effect will stack.
    The damage multiplier increases with your Strength.
    Slash
3/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Hate cost: 2.2
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 12
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Description: Assault nearby foes with 4 fast attacks for 15% (at 0 Hate) to 30% (at 100+ Hate) damage each. Stalked prey are always targeted if nearby.
    At level 3 the intensity of your assault overwhelms anyone who is struck, reducing their Accuracy by 12 for 3 turns.
    The damage multiplier and Accuracy reduction increase with your Strength.
    Frenzy
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Hate cost: 5.6
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 15
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Description: Charge through your opponents, attacking anyone near your path for 35% (at 0 Hate) to 70% (at 100+ Hate) damage. Small opponents may be knocked away from your path. You can attack a maximum of 2 times, and can hit targets along your path more than once.
    Reckless Charge
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: instant
    Description: While active, every swing of your weapon has a 12% (if one-handed) or 25% (if two-handed) chance of striking a second nearby target for 25% (at 0 Hate) to 25% (at 100+ Hate) damage (+25% for two-handed weapons). The recklessness of your attacks brings you bad luck (luck -3).
    Cleave, Repel and Surge cannot be active simultaneously, and activating one will place the others in cooldown.
    The Cleave chance and damage increase with your Strength.
    Cleave
0/5
Cursed / Endless hunt1.30
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 0
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: instant
    Description: When you focus your attacks on a single foe and strike them in melee for two consecutive turns, your hatred of them overcomes you and you begin to stalk them with single-minded purpose. The effect will last for 40 turns, or until your prey is dead. Stalking gives you bonuses against your foe that grow each turn you hit them, and diminish each turn you don't.
    Bonus level 1: +0 Accuracy, +4% melee damage, +0.50 hate/turn prey was hit
    Bonus level 2: +0 Accuracy, +9% melee damage, +1.00 hate/turn prey was hit
    Bonus level 3: +1 Accuracy, +13% melee damage, +1.50 hate/turn prey was hit
    The accuracy bonus improves with your Willpower, and the melee damage bonus with your Strength.
    Stalk
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Hate cost: 2.2
    Range: 10.0
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Description: The connection between predator and prey allows you to speak to the mind of your target and beckon them closer. For 5 turns, they will try to come to you, even pushing others aside to do so. They will move towards you instead of acting 5% of the time, but can save verses Mindpower to slow the effect. If they take significant damage, the beckoning may be overcome altogether. The effect makes concentration difficult for your target, reducing Spellpower and Mindpower by 1 until they reach you.
    The Spellpower and Mindpower reduction increases with your Willpower.
    Beckon
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Hate cost: 5.6
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 6
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Description: Harass your stalked victim with two quick attacks for 35% (at 0 Hate) to 67% (at 100+ Hate) damage each. Each attack that scores a hit disrupts one talent, rune or infusion for 3 turns. Your opponent will be unnerved by the attacks, reducing the damage they deal by 5% for 2 turns.
    Damage reduction increases with the Willpower stat.
    Harass Prey
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: instant
    Description: Let hate fuel your movements. While active, you gain 2% movement speed. The recklessness of your movement brings you bad luck (Luck -3).
    Cleave, Repel and Surge cannot be active simultaneously, and activating one will place the others in cooldown.
    The speed of your movements, combined with the balance and utility of two weapons, gives you 1 extra Defense while dual-wielding.
    Movement speed and dual-wielding Defense both increase with with the Willpower stat.
    Surge
0/5
Cursed / Fears1.00
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Hate cost: 9
    Range: 8.0
    Cooldown: 6
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a mind power
    Description: Instill fear in your target, causing one of several possible fears that lasts for 8 turns. There is also a 25% chance of instilling fear in any foe in a radius of 2. The target can save versus Mindpower to resist the effect, and can be affected by multiple fears.
    You gain 2 new fears: The Paranoid effect gives the target an 2% chance to physically attack a nearby creature, friend or foe. If hit, their target will be afflicted with Paranoia as well. The Despair effect reduces the target's resistance to all damage by 1%.
    Fear effects improve with your Mindpower.
    Instill Fear
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Heighten the fears of everyone around you. Any foe you inflict at least one fear upon and who remains in a radius of 0 and in sight of you for 5 (non-consecutive) turns, will gain a new fear that lasts for 8 turns. The target can save versus Mindpower to resist the effect, and each added fear reduces the chances of another by 10%.
    You gain 2 new fears: The Terrified effect causes talents and attacks to fail 1% of the time. The Distressed effect reduces all saves by 1.
    Fear effects improve with your Mindpower.
    Heighten Fear
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Impose your tyranny on the minds of those who fear you. Your mindpower is increased by 0 against foes who attempt to resist your fears.
    You gain 2 new fears: The Haunted effect causes each existing or new fear effect that the target suffers from to inflict 2 mind damage. The Tormented effect causes 4 apparitions to manifest and attack the target, inflicting 2 mind damage each before disappearing.
    Fear effects improve with your Mindpower.
    Tyrant
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Hate cost: 1.1
    Range: 4.0
    Cooldown: 20
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a mind power
    Description: Panic your enemies within a range of 4 for 3 turns. Anyone who fails to make a mental save against your Mindpower has a 8% chance each turn of trying to run away from you.
    Panic
0/5
Cursed / Gloom1.30
  • Effective talent level: 2.6
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: 3.0
    Cooldown: 0
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: instant
    Is: a mind power
    Description: A terrible gloom surrounds you, affecting all those who approach to within radius 3. Each turn, those caught in your gloom must save against your Mindpower, or have an 12% chance to suffer from slowness, stun or confusion for 3 turns.
    This ability is innate, and carries no cost to activate or deactivate. Each point in Gloom increases the mindpower of all gloom effects (current: +3).
    Gloom
2/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Each turn, those caught in your gloom must save against your Mindpower, or have an -1% chance to be crippled by fear for 3 turns, reducing damage they inflict by 12%. The first time you melee strike a foe after they have been weakened will give you 2 hate.
    Each point in Weakness increases the Mindpower of all gloom effects (current: +3).
    Weakness
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Each turn, those caught in your gloom must save against your Mindpower or have an -0.3% chance of becoming dismayed for 3 turns. When dismayed, the first melee attack against the foe will result in a critical hit.
    Each point in Dismay increases the Mindpower of all gloom effects (current: +3).
    Dismay
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your gloom has become a sanctuary from the outside world. Damage from any attack that originates beyond the boundary of your gloom is reduced by 0%.
    Each point in Sanctuary increases the Mindpower of all gloom effects (current: +3).
    Sanctuary
0/5

Generic Talents

Cursed / Cursed aura1.00
  • Effective talent level: 2.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 0
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: instant
    Is: a mind power
    Description: Your defiling touch permeates everything around you, permanently imparting a random curse on each item you find. When you equip a cursed item, you gain the effects of that curse (shown as a beneficial effect). Each item with the same curse that is equipped increases the curse's power. Initially curses are harmful, but powerful benefits accumulate as the power of the curse increases.
    The Dark Gifts talent unlocks higher level curse effects and increases their power.
    Your aura permeates your equipment more thoroughly with talent level and can affect items as follows:
    Level 1 -- weapons
    Level 2 -- body armor and cloaks
    Level 3 -- shields and helmets
    Level 4 -- gloves, boots and belts
    Level 6 -- rings
    Level 7 -- amulets/necklaces
    Level 8 -- lites
    Level 9 -- tools/totems/torques/wands
    level 10 -- ammunition
    At level 5, you can activate this talent to surround yourself with an aura that adds 2 levels to a curse of your choosing. (None chosen)
    Also, talent levels above 5 reduce the negative effects of your curses (currently 0% reduction).
    Defiling Touch
2/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your curses bring you dark gifts. Unlocks bonus level 0 effects on all of your curses, allowing you to gain that effect when the power level of your curse reaches that level. At talent level 5, the luck penalty of cursed effects is reduced to 1.
    Talent levels above 5 add bonus power levels to your curses, increasing their effects (currently 0.0).
    Dark Gifts
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: 2.0
    Cooldown: 30
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a mind power
    Description: Curse the earth around you in a radius of 2 for 3 turns. Any who stand upon it are weakened, reducing the damage they inflict by -1%
    Ruined Earth
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: 5.0
    Cooldown: 40
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a mind power
    Description: Instill a part of your living curse into a weapon in your inventory, and toss it nearby. This nearly impervious sentry will attack all nearby enemies for 1 turns. When the curse ends, the weapon will crumble to dust, worn through by your hatred. Attack Speed: 0%
    Cursed Sentry
0/5
Cursed / Cursed form1.00
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your body's strength is fed by your hatred. This causes most forms of healing to be between 50% effective (at 0 Hate) to 100% effective (at 100+ Hate). In addition, after each kill, you store the waning life force to invigorate yourself, restoring 8 life (limited by the foe's maximum life, up to a maximum of 17 at any time). You can heal no more than 6.9 life per turn this way, and it is not affected by your hatred level or other effects.
    Healing from kills improves with your Willpower.
    Unnatural Body
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your thirst for blood drives your movements. You gain +-3% confusion, fear, knockback and stun immunity.
    Relentless
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You have learned to hold onto your hate and use your suffering to fuel your body's rage. Every turn you take damage, the damage you inflict increases, until it reaches a maximum of +7% after 5 turns. Any turn in which you do not take damage will reduce the bonus.
    Seethe
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You rise to meet the pain that others would inflict on you. Every turn you take damage, your Strength and Willpower increase until they reach a maximum of +0 after 5 turns. Any turn in which you do not take damage will reduce the bonus. While in effect, your body also has a 5% chance to overcome poisons and diseases each turn.
    Grim Resolve
0/5
Technique / Combat training1.30
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your skin becomes more resilient to damage. Increases resistance to all damage by 0%.
    Thick Skin
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You become better at using your armour to deflect blows and protect your vital areas. Increases Armour value by 0, Armour hardiness by 0%, and reduces chance to be critically hit by 0% with your current body armour.
    (This talent only provides bonuses for heavy mail or massive plate armour.)
    At level 1, it allows you to wear heavy mail armour, gauntlets, helms, and heavy boots.
    At level 2, it allows you to wear shields.
    At level 3, it allows you to wear massive plate armour.
    Armour Training
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases the accuracy of unarmed, melee and ranged weapons by 13.
    Combat Accuracy
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases Physical Power by 13, and increases weapon damage by 25% when using swords, axes or maces.
    Weapons Mastery
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases Physical Power by 0, and increases weapon damage by 0% when using daggers.
    Dagger Mastery
0/5

Effects

talent
Gloom
beneficial effect
You feel your grip on reality slipping.
Penalty : Fractured Sanity: -3% Mind Resistance, -4% Confusion Immunity
Power 1+: Unleashed: +3% critical damage, +4% off-hand weapon damage
Power 2+: -1 Luck, +3 Dexterity
Power 3+: Conspirator: When you are confused, any foe that hits you or that you hit in melee becomes confused.
Power 4+: Mania: Any time you lose more than 18.7% of your life over a single turn, the remaining cooldown of one of your talents is reduced by 1.
Curse of Madness (power 1.0)
beneficial effect
Mayhem and destruction seem to follow you.
Penalty : Lost Fortune: You seem to find less gold in your journeys.
Power 1+: Missed Opportunities: +2 Defense, +1 Ranged Defense
Power 2+: -1 Luck, +3 Cunning
Power 3+: Devious Mind: You have an affinity for seeing the devious plans of others (+35% chance to avoid traps).
Power 4+: Unfortunate End: There is a 30% chance that the damage you deal will increase by 30% if the increase would be enough to kill your opponent.
Curse of Misfortune (power 1.0)

Quests

Explore the caves below the ruins of Kor'Pul and the Trollmire in search of treasure and glory!

* You must explore the Trollmire and find out what lurks there and what treasures are to be gained!
* You must explore the ruins of Kor'Pul and find out what lurks there and what treasures are to be gained!
Of trolls and damp caves		active

Equipment

Light source
brass lantern
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: lite / lite ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Light radius: +2


A brass container with a wick emerging from it, protected from draughts by a sheet of greased paper. It can be carried by a handle.
brass lantern
Main armor
rough leather armour (1 def, 2 armour) (Misfortune)
Requires:
- Strength 10

9.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / light ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +2
Defense: +1
Fatigue: +6%
Curse of Misfortune


A suit of armour made of leather.
rough leather armour (1 def, 2 armour) (Misfortune)
In main hand
iron battleaxe (8.5-12.75 power, 1 apr) (Madness)
Requires:
- Strength 11

3.00 Encumbrance.
1.20 Ego Multiplier.

Type: weapon / battleaxe ; tier 1
It must be held with both hands.

Base power: 8.5 - 12.8
Uses stat: 120% Str
Damage type: Physical
Mastery: Weapons Mastery
Accuracy bonus: +0.2% crit / acc
Armour Penetration: +1
Physical crit. chance: +4.5%
Attack speed: 100%
Curse of Madness


Massive two-handed battleaxes.
iron battleaxe (8.5-12.75 power, 1 apr) (Madness)

Inventory

arcing iron greatmaul (12-18 power, 1 apr) (Misfortune)
Requires:
- Strength 11

Powered by arcane forces
5.00 Encumbrance.
1.20 Ego Multiplier.

Type: weapon / greatmaul ; tier 1
It must be held with both hands.

Base power: 12.0 - 18.0
Uses stat: 120% Str
Damage type: Physical
Mastery: Weapons Mastery
Accuracy bonus: +0.1% dam / acc
Armour Penetration: +1
Physical crit. chance: +0.5%
Attack speed: 100%
Special effect when this weapon hits: 25% chance for lightning to arc to a second target
Damage when this weapon hits: +8 lightning
Curse of Misfortune


Massive two-handed maul.
arcing iron greatmaul (12-18 power, 1 apr) (Misfortune)
spinel
0.00 Encumbrance.

Type: gem / green ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Defense: +2
Physical save: +2
Spell save: +2
Mental save: +2
When used to imbue an object:
Defense: +2
Physical save: +2
Spell save: +2
Mental save: +2


Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
spinel
Scrying Orb
Powered by unknown forces
1.00 Encumbrance.

[Plot Item]
Type: orb / orb

When carried:


This orb will automatically identify items you find.
Scrying Orb
Transmogrification Chest
Powered by unknown forces
2.00 Encumbrance.

[Plot Item]
Type: chest / sher'tul

When carried:
It can be used to transmogrify all the items in your chest at once(also done automatically when you change level), costing 0 power out of 1000/1000.

This chest is an extension of old Sher'tul places of power, any items dropped inside is transported to an other place, processed and destroyed to extract energy.
The byproduct of this effect is the creation of gold, which is useless to process, so it is sent back to you.

When you possess the chest all items you walk upon will automatically be put inside and transmogrified when you leave the level.
Simply go to your inventory to move them out of the chest if you wish to keep them.
Items in the chest will not encumber you.
Transmogrification Chest
ametrine
0.00 Encumbrance.

Type: gem / yellow ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Physical crit. chance: +1.0%
Changes damage: +2% all
Spell crit. chance: +1%
Mental crit. chance: +1%
When used to imbue an object:
Physical crit. chance: +1.0%
Changes damage: +2% all
Spell crit. chance: +1%
Mental crit. chance: +1%


Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
ametrine

Achievements

That was close (Exploration mode) Killed your target while having only 1 life left.
By Dumal the Cornac Cursed level 1
74th Pyre 122nd year of Ascendancy at 14:15 see stats

Log

Ran for 4 turns (stop reason: learnt lore).

Resting starts...
Rested for 0 turns (stop reason: all resources and life at maximum).
Dumal picks up (b.): arcing iron greatmaul (12-18 power, 1 apr) (Misfortune).
There is a way to the next level here (press '' or right click to use).
Ran for 40 turns (stop reason: at exit).

Resting starts...
Rested for 0 turns (stop reason: all resources and life at maximum).
There is an exit to the worldmap here (press '' or right click to use).
Ran for 66 turns (stop reason: at exit).

You gain 0.02 gold from the transmogrification of linen robe (0 def, 0 armour).
You gain 2.57 gold from the transmogrification of shimmering elm magestaff of fate (10-12 power, 2 apr, cold damage) (Misfortune).
You gain 2.10 gold from the transmogrification of phase door rune of the psychic (range 7; power 19; dur 3).
There is a Passageway into the Trollmire here (press '' or right click to use).
Saving game...

Saving done.
Today is the 76th Pyre of the 122nd year of the Age of Ascendancy of Maj'Eyal.
The time is 00:13.

There is a Derth (Town) here (press '' or right click to use).

There is an exit to the worldmap here (press '' or right click to use).
Saving game...
Saving done.
Dumal deactivates Gloom.
Dumal activates Gloom.