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GameTales of Maj'Eyal: Age of Ascendancy 1.5.0
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Ashes of Urh'Rok 1.5.0

Official Expansion!

Many in Maj'Eyal have heard of "demons", sadistic creatures who appear seemingly from nowhere, leaving a trail of suffering and destruction whereever they go. Their Fearscape floats far above the skies, watching and waiting, but not idly; their agents scout the land, their legions build up their forces, and their scholars develop new spells and strategies. As the barrier between our worlds begins to crack under their scrutiny, helpless Eyalites have begun to disappear, whisked up to serve as their slaves and playthings. They imbue these victims with magical powers to better survive the ensuing stresses - can you use your new-found abilities to escape the legions of Mal'Rok?

Features:

  • Start with a new class, the Doombringer! These avatars of demonic destruction charge into battle with massive two-handed weapons, cutting swaths of firey devastation through hordes of opponents. Armed with flame magic and demonic strength, they delight in fighting against overwhelming odds, softening up the crowd with waves of fire, then feeding on the flames and suffering of their surroundings to stay alive while quickly reducing any group to a pile of ash and gore.
  • Unlock a new class, the Demonologist, with an all-new item enhancement mechanic! Bearing a shield and the magic of the Spellblaze itself, these melee-fighting casters can grow demonic seeds from their fallen enemies. Imbue these seeds onto your items to gain a wide array of new talents and passive benefits, and summon the demons within them to fight on your side! Ever looked at a gigantic demon-cursed minotaur and wished it was on your side for once? Well, now you CAN summon one to pound your foes into paste while you cast devastating spells from afar, or call forth a squad of Fire Imps to pelt your enemies to death while they exhaust themselves on your impenetrable defenses! Demons have persistent health, making them a little more precious than disposable necromancer skeletons or summoner beasts, but can be revived from death nonetheless.
  • Two new zones, with all-new art, foes, and bosses! You've seen the plains of the Fearscape before, now see the lairs and headquarters of the demons themselves!
  • Over 10,000 words of written lore to find! The demons were once an enlightened, peaceful race, hailing from a distant planet known as Mal'Rok; learn what drove them to plot Eyal's eternal torture! Discover monuments to each of the demonic species and noteworthy individuals, showing the place of honor each has among them! Get a glimpse into the culture and daily lives of these sadistic invaders and their brainwashed thralls!
  • Unlock a new race, Doomelves: Shalore who've taken to the demonic alterations especially well, corrupting their typical abilities into a darker form. Blink away to safety, transform into a shadowy dúathedlen to hide in the shadows or prey on your foes with blasts of darkness, use your new resilience to soak up status effects and critical hits, and assault your enemies' minds to leave them unsteady in combat!
  • Between the aforementioned classes and Doomelves, a whopping 75 new talents!
  • Unlock two new cosmetic options! You know you've always wanted demon-horns.
  • Two new events, appearing anywhere in Eyal!
  • 20 new artifacts, with unique and interesting effects. Collect the Obsidian Treasures to amass more and more power! Slip your hands into the Will of Ul'Gruth and watch your sweeping blows smash down walls! Wear a giant hideous hell-mouth as a fashionable belt!
  • 7 new achievements! Conquer the worst Urh'Rok's forces can throw at you, and hang their metaphorical skulls from your profile page!

Ashes of Urh'Rok 1.5.0

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Embers of Rage 1.5.0

Official Expansion!

One year has passed since the one the Orcs call the "Scourge from the West" came and single-handedly crushed the Orc Prides of Grushnak, Vor, Gorbat, and Rak'Shor.  The Allied Kingdoms, now linked by farportal to their distant, long-lost Sunwall allies, have helped them conquer most of Var'Eyal.  The few remnants of the ravaged Prides are caged...  but one Pride remains.  Kruk Pride, isolated on an island, is the last orcish settlement that stands; they, too, face their impending doom.  The Sunwall has blockaded the only exit point from the island, and now, the technologically advanced civilization of Steam Giants have come down from the mountains to take their homeland with machines and weaponry unlike anything else on Eyal.  Kruk Pride has reverse-engineered their technology before; their only hope is to do it again and rise up against the Pride's foes.
 

Features:

  • Explore a whole new campaign from level 1 to 50, one year after the events of the original Tales of Maj'Eyal campaign. Liberate the Orcs (or die trying) by rising up against the Sunwall, the Steam Giants of Atmos, and other dangers that may lie in wait...
  • Play as one of three new races: the battle-hardened Orcs, the brutal Yetis, and the unstoppable Whitehooves. Discover their stories, their pains, their hopes... and their awesome racial powers!
  • Risk your life in over 20 unique zones! Explore the ruins of a lost city, lay siege to the Sunwall forces at the Gates of Morning, and raid the Steam Giants' mining quarry - each has its own unique foes and hazards, leading each to feel and play different from the others.
  • Play as one of the four new tinker classes: Gunslingers, Sawbutchers, Psyshots and Annihilators! Plus a class evolution: Technomancers! Crush and rend your foes with heavy metal, electrocute and immolate them with your gadgets, charge across the battlefield or nimbly strafe in style - each plays differently, and none provide any shortage of ways to slay your foes.
  • Master steam technology to build powerful tinkers to augment your equipment. Need to close in a bit quicker? Turn your boots into rocket boots! Having a hard time deciding whether to shoot someone or stab them? Build a Hand Cannon into your gloves, or deploy a Weapon Automaton to do the stabbing for you! If you have a problem, steamtech has a solution, usually involving explosions; with over 80 different powerful contraptions to craft, enjoy unparalleled versatility and trying something different with every playthrough.
  • Master the tactical uses of over 140 talents! Fire bouncing trick-shots and psychic-infused shots, use your steamsaws as shields or wheels, terrify your foes with long mechanical arms - there are no "boring" talents here, everything has its own special applications and properties!
  • Use advanced technology in the world of Eyal! Burrow through sand, plant bombs to destroy tunnels, and discover that you aren't alone in using it...
  • Infusions and runes are for puny humans; implant new medical injectors to pump an array of experimental chemicals into your body! Injectors can use any (infinitely reusable) salve in your inventory as long as they're off their cooldown, giving you versatility you've wished you could get with a couple of inscriptions.
  • Loot over 70 new and powerful artifacts. Pump lead into foes with big guns, quick guns, and explosive guns! Shred them with saws that maim, saws that thirst for blood, and saws that aren't really saws! Violate common sense by strapping a rocket to your back and calling it a jetpack!
  • Enjoy dying in horrible and exotic ways at the hands (or claws, jaws, guns...) of over 140 new creatures! Not mere piles of stats and chain-stuns, these foes will provide unique challenges - suffer the Sunwall's newest cosmic spells, the new breeds of ritches that infest and multiply, the Steam Giants' elaborate defense systems, and find new strategies to adapt to each!
  • Earn a trunkload of achievements! Have your accomplishments recognized for liberating the Orcish people, displaying exceptional mercy or cruelty, or showing your prowess with impressive feats! Give a boss a fate worse than death, show Sunwall forces how frustrating it is to fight a Radiant Horror as a paladin, come out on top against impossible odds, display a suicidal lack of situational awareness, and wear a badge of pride or shame for each!
  • Read roughly 27,000 words of new lore to immerse yourself in the world! Learn how things have changed since the Scourge's campaign, feel hatred and/or pity for your foes, uncover grand schemes and sinister plots, and notice the elaborate connections between Var'Eyal's numerous factions. Every zone has a story behind it, and every story ties into a bigger picture; enjoy a tale of horror and humor, of intrigue and glory, of despair and hope.
  • Earn the right to use the classic (and Ashes of Urh'Rok) classes in Embers of Rage, and the new tinker classes in Maj'Eyal! Play a Brawler in the East to fulfill your life-long dream of suplexing an entire nation of giants, or play a Sawbutcher in Maj'Eyal to shred through Dreadfell in a whirlwind of sawblades and steam!
Embers of Rage 1.5.0
CampaignMaj'Eyal
ModeNightmare Roguelike
SexMale
RaceCornac
ClassRogue
Level / Exp7 / 92%
Sizemedium
Lifes / Deaths
Killed by storm drake at level 7 on the 4th Flare 122nd year of Ascendancy at 11:57
/ 1

Primary Stats

Strength11 (base 11)
Dexterity29 (base 22)
Constitution13 (base 13)
Magic10 (base 10)
Willpower14 (base 10)
Cunning29 (base 24)

Resources

Life-90/185
Stamina42/118
Psi_feedback100/100
Healing Factor1.2445901639344
Regeneration1.1823606557377

Speed

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

Vision

Sight10
Lite2
Infravision5
See Stealth29.531246398506
See Invisible29.531246398506

Offense: Mainhand

Damage31
Accuracy37
Crit Chance17%
APR5
Speed1.00

Offense: Offhand

Damage15
Accuracy37
Crit Chance17%
APR5
Speed1.00

Offense: Spell

Spellpower5
Crit Chance10%
Speed1

Offense: Mind

Mindpower21
Crit Chance10%
Speed1

Defense: Base

Armour (hardiness)3 (38.536585365854%)
Defense34
Ranged Defense35
Fatigue0.66944655041698
Physical Save20
Spell Save10
Mental Save17

Defense: Resistances

All 0%( 70%)

Defense: Immunities

Poison Resistance20%
Instadeath Resistance100%

Inscriptions (3/3)

Infusions
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 12
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
Is: a nature gift
Description: Activate the infusion to cure yourself of one random physical effect and reduce all damage taken by 14% for 4 turns.

Also removes cross-tier effects of the affected types for free.
Infusion: Wild
Infusions
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 10
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Standard (100% of a turn)
Is: a nature gift
Description: Activate the infusion to heal yourself for 60 life over 5 turns.
Infusion: Regeneration
Infusions
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 12
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
Is: a nature gift
Description: Activate the infusion to instantly heal yourself for 91 and cleanse 1 wound and 1 poison effect.
Its effects scale with your Cunning stat.
Infusion: Healing

Class Talents

Technique / Duelist1.30
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your offhand weapon damage penalty is reduced to 53%.
    Up to 2.3 times a turn, you have a 4% chance to parry up to 8 damage (based on your offhand weapon damage) from a melee or ranged attack. The number of parries increases with your Cunning. (A fractional parry has a reduced chance to succeed.)
    A successful parry reduces damage like armour (before any attack multipliers) and prevents critical strikes. It is difficult to parry attacks from unseen attackers and you cannot parry with a mindstar.
    Dual Weapon Mastery
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: The flow of battle invigorates you, allowing you to press your advantage as the fight progresses.
    Up to once each per turn, while dual wielding, you may:
    Riposte -- If a melee or archery attack misses you or you parry it, you instantly restore -0.0 stamina and gain 3% of a turn.
    Recover -- On performing a critical strike with your offhand weapon, you instantly restore -0.0 stamina.
    Tempo
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 6
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 8
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Make a cunning feint that tricks your target into swapping places with you. While moving, you take the opportunity to trip them, pinning and dazing them for 2 turns.
    Switching places distracts your foes and allows you to improve your defenses: For 1 turns, Dual Weapon Mastery yields one extra parry each turn and you are -18% less likely to miss your parry opportunities.
    The chance to pin and to daze increases with your Accuracy
    Feint
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 12.1
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 18
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Exploiting a gap in your target's defenses, you make a lethal strike with your offhand weapon for 180% damage that causes them to drop their weapon, disarming them for -1 turns.
    Tempo will reduce the cooldown of this talent by 1 turn each time it is triggered defensively.
    The chance to disarm increases with your Accuracy.
    Lunge
0/5
Cunning / Stealth1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: Enters stealth mode (power 33, based on Cunning), making you harder to detect.
    If successful (re-checked each turn), enemies will not know exactly where you are, or may not notice you at all.
    Stealth reduces your light radius to 0, and will not work with heavy or massive armours.
    You cannot enter stealth if there are foes in sight within range 9.
    Any non-instant, non-movement action will break stealth if not otherwise specified.
    Stealth
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You know how to make the most out of being unseen.
    When striking from stealth, your attacks are automatically critical if the target does not notice you just before you land it. (Spell and mind attacks critically strike even if the target notices you.)
    Your critical multiplier against targets that cannot see you is increased by up to 0%. (You must be able to see your target and the bonus is reduced from its full value at range 3 to 0 at range 10.)
    Also, after exiting stealth for any reason, the critical multiplier persists for 3 turns (with no range limitation).
    Shadowstrike
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You have a special affinity for darkness and shadows.
    When standing in an unlit grid, the minimum range to your foes for activating stealth or for maintaining it after a Shadow Dance is reduced by 0.
    While stealthed, your life regeneration is increased by 1.7 (based on your Cunning) and your stamina regeneration is increased by 0.0. The regeneration effects persist for 3 turns after exiting stealth, with 5 times the normal life regeneration rate.
    Soothing Darkness
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 30.2
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 90
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: Your mastery of stealth allows you to vanish from sight at any time.
    You automatically enter stealth mode, reset its cooldown, and cause it to not break from unstealthy actions for -1 turns. If you were not already stealthed, all enemies in a direct line of sight completely lose track of you.
    When your Shadow Dance ends, you must make a stealth check against targets in radius 12 or be revealed.
    Shadow Dance
0/5
Cunning / Trapping1.30
  • Effective talent level: 2.6
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Standard (100% of a turn)
    Description: This talent allows you to prepare up to 2 different trap(s) of tier 2 or less for later deployment. (Use this ability to select which to prepare.)
    Designs known:

    Tier 1: Disarming Trap
    Deals 121.91 acid damage, disarms for 3 turns.
    Tier 1: Bear Trap
    Deals 57.30 physical damage and pins, slows (30%), and wounds for an additional 57.30 damage over 5 turns).
    Tier 2: Springrazor Trap
    Shrapnel (radius 2) deals 93.26 physical damage, reduces accuracy, armour, and defence by 11.
    Tier 3: Pitfall Trap
    Deals 103.26 physical damage. Target removed from combat or pinned 5 turns.
    Tier 4: Flash Bang Trap
    Explodes (radius 2) for 118.26 physical damage, 50% blind/daze for 4 turns.
    Tier 5: Bladestorm Trap
    Construct attacks all adjacent enemies each turn for 7 turns.

    Traps prepared this way are difficult to detect (33 detection 'power') and disarm (41 disarm 'power') based on your Cunning. They gain +62% effectiveness, and can be deployed without breaking stealth 37% of the time.
    You are immune to the damage and negative effects of your traps, and traps may critically strike based on your physical crit chance.
    Most traps last 10 turns if not triggered, and refund 80% of their stamina cost on expiration.
    More designs may be discovered or learned from special instructors in the world.
    Trap Mastery
2/5
  • Effective talent level: 2.6
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 15.1
    Range: 3
    Cooldown: 15
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Combat (100% of a turn)
    Won't Break Stealth: 100%
    Description: Deploy a noisy lure that attracts all creatures within radius 5 to it for 8 turns.
    It has 43 life (based on your Cunning) and is very durable, with 17 armor and 70% resistance to non-physical damage.
    At level 5, when the lure is destroyed, it will trigger some traps in a radius of 2 around it (check individual trap descriptions to see if they are triggered).
    Use of this talent will not break stealth.
    Lure
2/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You learn new techniques for setting traps.
    Deploying one of your traps is possible up to 1 grids from you, takes 0% less time than normal, and has 0% less chance to break stealth.
    Advanced Trap Deployment
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Standard (100% of a turn)
    Description: You prepare an additional trap (up to tier 0) with a special primed trigger that causes it to activate immediately when deployed. (Use this ability to select the trap.)
    Not all traps can be prepared this way and each trap can have only one type of preparation.
    Known primable designs:

    Tier 1: Bear Trap
    Deals 43.00 physical damage and pins, slows (30%), and wounds for an additional 43.00 damage over 5 turns).
    Tier 2: Springrazor Trap
    Shrapnel (radius 2) deals 57.51 physical damage, reduces accuracy, armour, and defence by 6.
    Tier 4: Flash Bang Trap
    Explodes (radius 2) for 82.51 physical damage, 50% blind/daze for 4 turns.

    A trap with a primed trigger gains +0% effectiveness (replacing the normal bonus from Trap Mastery) and won't break stealth 23% of the time.
    Current primed trap: none
    Trap Priming
0/5
Cunning / Lethality1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You have learned to find and hit weak spots. All your strikes have a 2.8% greater chance to be critical hits, and your critical hits do 8.7% more damage.
    Also, when using knives and throwing knives, you now use your Cunning instead of your Strength for bonus damage.
    Lethality
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 15.1
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Standard (100% of a turn)
    Description: Focus on a single target and perform a probing attack to find flaws in its defences, striking with your melee weapon(s) for 80% damage.
    For 2 turns thereafter, your attacks against that target gain 3 (effective) accuracy for each probing strike that missed, plus 4.6 (effective) bonus weapon damage and 3% additional weapon resistance penetration for each probing strike that hit.
    Learning this technique allows you to permanently gain 1 armour penetration with all melee and archery attacks.
    The bonuses to accuracy and damage increase with Cunning.
    Expose Weakness
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain stamina cost: 50
    Drains stamina: 6
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 30
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: Become a whirling storm of blades, increasing attack speed by 1% and causing melee attacks to strike an additional adjacent target other than your primary target for 100% weapon damage.
    This talent is exhausting to use, draining 6 stamina each turn.
    Blade Flurry
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 25.2
    Range: melee/personal
    Fixed Cooldown: 30
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Combat (100% of a turn)
    Description: Your quick wits allow you to reset the cooldown of up to 2 of your combat talents (cunning or technique) of tier 1 or less.
    Snap
0/5
Technique / Dual techniques1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 15.1
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 6
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Attack with your offhand weapon for 111% damage. If the attack hits, the target is stunned for 3 turns, and you hit it with your mainhand weapon doing 111% damage.
    The stun chance increases with your Accuracy.
    Dual Strike
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 15.1
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 12
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Lashes out with a flurry of blows, hitting your target three times with each weapon for 40% damage.
    Flurry
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 18.1
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 8
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Swiftly leap to your target and strike at their vital points with both weapons, dealing 100% weapon damage. This attack deals -3% increased critical strike damage.
    Heartseeker
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 30.2
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: 2000% of base
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: You quickly move up to 0 tiles to arrive adjacent to a target location you can see, leaping around or over anyone in your way. During your movement, you attack all foes within one grid of your path with both weapons for 60% weapon damage, causing those struck to bleed for 50% of the damage dealt over 5 turns.
    Whirlwind
0/5
Cunning / Poisons1.30
  • Effective talent level: 3.9
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain stamina cost: 10
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Standard (100% of a turn)
    Won't Break Stealth: 100%
    Description: Learn how to coat your melee weapons, throwing knives, sling and bow ammo with poison, giving your attacks a 41% chance to poison the target for 18 nature damage per turn for 6 turns. Every application of the poison stacks, up to a maximum of 71 nature damage per turn.
    The damage scales with your Cunning.
    Apply Poison
3/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: When you kill a creature, all of your poisons affecting it will spread to foes in a radius of 1.
    Toxic Death
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Learn how to enhance your Deadly Poison, adding additional effects. Each level, you will learn a new kind of poison enhancement:
    Level 1: Numbing Poison
    Level 2: Insidious Poison
    Level 3: Crippling Poison
    Level 4: Leeching Poison
    Level 5: Volatile Poison
    New poison enhancements can also be learned from special teachers in the world.
    Also increases the effectiveness of your poisons by 0%. (The effect varies for each poison.)
    Adjusting your weapon coating takes no time and does not break stealth.
    You may only have two poison enhancements active at once; applying a third will cause one of the existing ones to be cancelled at random.
    Vile Poisons
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 14.1
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: You strike your target with your melee or ranged weapon, doing 120% weapon damage as nature and inflicting additional effects based on your active vile poisons:

    Numbing Poison - Reduces global speed by -3% for 5 turns.
    Insidious Poison - Applies a standard poison that deals 22.87 nature damage over 5 turns.
    Crippling Poison - Places 1 talents on cooldown for 1 turns.
    Leeching Poison - Heals you for 22.
    Volatile Poison - Deals a further 13.72 nature damage to foes in a radius 1 ball.

    Learning this talent in addition to the Throwing Knives talent allows you to learn the Venomous Throw talent, which can be used to throw poisoned daggers at your foes, but is put on cooldown when this talent is used.
    Venomous Strike
0/5
Technique / Throwing knives1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: 4
    Travel Speed: 1000% of base
    Usage Speed: Throwing (100% of a turn)
    Description: Equip a bandolier holding up to 6 throwing knives, allowing you to attack from range. You automatically reload 2 knives per turn while resting, or half as many while moving.
    The base power, Accuracy, Armour penetration, and critical strike chance of your knives increase with talent level, and damage is improved with Dagger Mastery.
    Throwing Knives count as melee attacks for the purpose of on-hit effects.
    Effective Throwing Knife Stats:

    Range: 4
    Net Damage: 36 - 51
    Accuracy: 51 (knife)
    APR: 3
    Crit Chance: +15%
    Crit mult: 159%
    Uses Stats: 50% Cun, 70% Dex
    Throwing Knives
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 30.2
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: 1000% of base
    Usage Speed: Throwing (100% of a turn)
    Description: You keep a special stash of 4 throwing knives in your bandolier, which you can throw all at once at enemies within a radius 4 cone, for 62% damage each.
    Each target can be hit up to 3 times, if the number of knives exceeds the number of enemies. Creatures block knives from hitting targets behind them.
    Fan of Knives
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You are able to target your throwing knives with pinpoint accuracy, increasing their critical strike chance by 0% and critical strike damage by 0%.
    In addition, your critical strikes with throwing knives have a 2% chance to randomly disable your target, possibly disarming, silencing or pinning them for 2 turns.
    Precise Aim
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain stamina cost: 30
    Range: 7
    Cooldown: 50
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: You can throw knives with lightning speed, increasing your attack speed with them by 0% and giving you a 2% chance when striking a target in melee to throw a knife at a random foe within 7 tiles for 100% damage.
    This bonus attack can only trigger once per turn, and does not trigger from throwing knife attacks.
    Quickdraw
0/5

Generic Talents

Cunning / Survival1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You notice the small things others do not notice, allowing you to "see" creatures in a 5 radius even outside of light radius.
    This is not telepathy, however, and it is still limited to line of sight.
    Also, your attention to detail increases stealth detection and invisibility detection by 30, and you gain the ability to detect traps (+22 detect 'power').
    The detection abilities improve with Cunning.
    Heightened Senses
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your cunning manipulations allow you to use charms (wands, totems and torques) more efficiently, reducing their cooldowns and the power cost of all usable items by -3%.
    In addition your knowledge of devices allows you to disarm known traps (5 disarm 'power', improves with Cunning).
    Device Mastery
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 20
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Standard (100% of a turn)
    Won't Break Stealth: 100%
    Description: Sense foes around you in a radius of 5 for 0 turns.
    The radius will increase with your Cunning.
    Track
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You have an enhanced sense of self preservation, and your keen intuition allows you to sense dangers others miss.
    Your ability to detect traps is enhanced (+0 detect 'power').
    Attacks against you have a 0.0% reduced chance to be critical hits, and damage bonuses attackers gain against you for being unseen are reduced by 5%.
    You also gain an additional chance (at your normal save -20, effective) to resist detrimental status effects that can be resisted.
    The detection and additional save chance improve with Cunning.
    Danger Sense
0/5
Technique / Mobility1.30
  • Effective talent level: 2.6
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 8.1
    Range: 7
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Jump back up to 5 grids from your target, springing over any creatures in your way.
    You must disengage in a nearly straight line directly away from your target (which you must be able to see).
    After moving, you gain 157% increased movement speed for 3 turns (which ends if you take any actions other than movement), and you may reload your ammo (if any).
    The extra speed and maximum distance you can move are reduced by your Fatigue level.
    Disengage
2/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 25.2
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 26
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: Your quick wit and reflexes allow you to anticipate attacks against you, granting you a 21% chance to evade melee and ranged attacks and 8 increased defense for 4 turns.
    The chance to evade and defense bonus increase with your Dexterity.
    Evasion
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 20.1
    Range: 2
    Cooldown: -10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: In an extreme feat of agility, you move to a spot you can see within range, bounding around, over, or through any enemies in the way.
    This talent cannot be used while wearing heavy armor, and leaves you exhausted. The exhaustion increases the cost of your activated Mobility talents by 145% (stacking), but fades over 33 turns.
    Tumble
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain stamina cost: 10
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 5
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: You have trained to be very light on your feet and have conditioned your reflexes to react faster than thought to damage you take.
    While this talent is active, you instantly react to any direct damage (not from status effects, etc.) that would hit you for at least 90% of your maximum life.
    This requires 1.9 stamina and reduces the damage by 4%.
    Your reactions are too slow for this if you are wearing heavy armour.
    The damage reduction improves with your Defense.
    Trained Reactions
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 0.0%.
    Thick Skin
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    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 the chance melee or ranged attacks critically hit you 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.
    (Note that wearing mail or plate armour will interfere with stealth.)
    Heavy Armour Training
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You learn to maintain your agility and manage your combat posture while wearing light armour. When wearing armour no heavier than leather, you gain 21 Defense, 9% Armour hardiness, and 6% reduced Fatigue.
    In addition, when you step adjacent to a (visible) enemy, you use the juxtaposition to increase your total Defense by 10 for 2 turns.
    The Defense bonus scales with your Dexterity.
    Light Armour Training
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 2.6
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases the accuracy of unarmed, melee and ranged weapons by 28.
    Combat Accuracy
2/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases Physical Power by 0, and increases weapon damage by 0% when using swords, axes or maces.
    Weapons Mastery
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 3.9
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases Physical Power by 39, and increases weapon damage by 44% when using daggers.
    Dagger Mastery
3/5

Effects

talent
Apply Poison
beneficial effect
Has 6 throwing knives prepared:

Range: 4
Net Damage: 36 - 51
Accuracy: 51 (knife)
APR: 3
Crit Chance: +15%
Crit mult: 159%
Uses Stats: 50% Cun, 70% Dex
6 Knives

Quests

You successfully escorted the lost anorithil to the recall portal on level 1 of Ruins of Kor'Pul.
As a reward you improved talent Conversion (+1 level(s)).
Escort: lost anorithil (level 1 of Ruins of Kor'Pul)		done
You successfully escorted the repented thief to the recall portal on level 3 of Trollmire.
As a reward you improved Dexterity by +2.
Escort: repented thief (level 3 of Trollmire)		done
You have found all the clues leading to the hidden treasure. There should be a way on the third level of the Trollmire.
It looks extremely dangerous, however - beware.
You have slain Bill. His treasure is yours for the taking.
Hidden treasure		done
Explore the caves below the ruins of Kor'Pul and the Trollmire in search of treasure and glory!

* You have explored the Trollmire and vanquished Prox the Troll.
* 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
You were asked to prove your worth as a fighter by a rogue, in order to participate in the arena
The agent of the arena		done

Equipment

On feet
stealthy pair of rough leather boots of uncanny dodging (3 def, 1 armour)
Crafted by a master
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / feet ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +1
Defense: +3 (+1 eff.)
Ranged Defense: +3 (+2 eff.)
Fatigue: +1%
Changes stats: +7 Lck / +4 Dex
Stealth bonus: +6


A pair of boots made of leather.
stealthy pair of rough leather boots of uncanny dodging (3 def, 1 armour)
On hands
Sludgegrip (0 def, 0 armour)
Infused by nature
1.00 Encumbrance.

[Unique]
Type: armor / hands ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +4 Cun / +4 Wil
Changes resistances: +10% nature
Changes damage: +5% nature
Talent mastery: +0.20 Wild-gift / Slime
Poison immunity: +20%
Mindpower: +2 (+1 eff.)


These gloves are coated with a thick, green liquid.
Sludgegrip (0 def, 0 armour)
Tool
Prox's Lucky Halfling Foot
Powered by arcane forces
2.00 Encumbrance.

[Unique]
Type: tool / misc ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Defense: +5 (+2 eff.)
Changes stats: +5 Lck
Trap disarming bonus: +5
Detects traps.
Removes (25% chance) up to three stuns, pins, or dazes each turn


A large hairy foot, very recognizably a halfling's, is strung on a piece of thick twine. In its decomposed state it's hard to tell how long ago it parted with its owner, but from what look like teeth marks around the ankle you get the impression that it wasn't given willingly.
It has been kept somewhat intact with layers of salt and clay, but in spite of this it's clear that nature is beginning to take its toll on the dead flesh. Some say the foot of a halfling brings luck to its bearer - right now the only thing you can be sure of is that it stinks.
Prox's Lucky Halfling Foot
Around waist
cleansing rough leather belt of life
Infused by nature
Infused by arcane disrupting forces
1.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / belt ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Changes resistances: +5% acid / +5% blight
Life regen: +0.70
Healing mod.: +10%


A belt that goes around your waist.
cleansing rough leather belt of life
Main armor
rough leather armour of lightning resistance (1 def, 2 armour)
Requires:
- Strength 10

Crafted by a master
9.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / light ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +2
Defense: +1 (+0 eff.)
Fatigue: +6%
Changes resistances: +15% lightning


A suit of armour made of leather.
rough leather armour of lightning resistance (1 def, 2 armour)
Light source
survivor's brass lantern
Infused by nature
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: lite / lite ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Physical save: +5 (+3 eff.)
Light radius: +2
Healing mod.: +12%


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.
survivor's brass lantern
In off hand
iron dagger (10-13 power, 5 apr)
Requires:
- Dexterity 11

1.00 Encumbrance.

Type: weapon / dagger ; tier 1

Base power: 10.0 - 13.0
Uses stats: 45% Cun, 45% Dex
Damage type: Physical
Mastery: Dagger Mastery
Accuracy bonus: +0.5% APR / acc
Armour Penetration: +5
Crit. chance: +4.0%
Attack speed: 100%


Sharp, short and deadly.
iron dagger (10-13 power, 5 apr)
Cloak
enveloping linen cloak of Eldoral (7 def, 0 armour)
Crafted by a master
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / cloak ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Defense: +7 (+3 eff.)
Changes stats: +1 Cun / +1 Dex
Physical save: +6 (+3 eff.)


A cloth coat typically worn as a loose outer garment. It is spacious enough to be worn even over bulky metal armour.
enveloping linen cloak of Eldoral (7 def, 0 armour)
In main hand
iron dagger (10.5-13.65 power, 5 apr)
Requires:
- Dexterity 11

1.00 Encumbrance.

Type: weapon / dagger ; tier 1

Base power: 10.5 - 13.7
Uses stats: 45% Cun, 45% Dex
Damage type: Physical
Mastery: Dagger Mastery
Accuracy bonus: +0.5% APR / acc
Armour Penetration: +5
Crit. chance: +4.0%
Attack speed: 100%


Sharp, short and deadly.
iron dagger (10.5-13.65 power, 5 apr)

Inventory

This item will automatically be transmogrified when you leave the level.
acidic iron greatmaul (19-28.5 power, 1 apr)
Requires:
- Strength 11

Powered by arcane forces
5.00 Encumbrance.

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

Base power: 19.0 - 28.5
Uses stat: 120% Str
Damage type: Physical
Accuracy bonus: +0.1% dam / acc
Armour Penetration: +1
Crit. chance: +0.5%
Attack speed: 100%
On weapon crit:
* splashes the target with acid
Damage (Melee): +10 acid


Massive two-handed mauls.
acidic iron greatmaul (19-28.5 power, 1 apr)
This item will automatically be transmogrified when you leave the level.
hateful iron greatsword of daylight (14-22.4 power, 1 apr)
Requires:
- Strength 11

Powered by arcane forces
Infused by psionic forces
3.00 Encumbrance.

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

Base power: 14.0 - 22.4
Uses stat: 120% Str
Damage type: Physical
Accuracy bonus: +0.4% crit.pwr / acc
Armour Penetration: +1
Crit. chance: +2.5%
Attack speed: 100%
Damage (Melee): +10 light / +7 darkness
Damage against: +9% Undead / +9% Living


Massive two-handed swords.
hateful iron greatsword of daylight (14-22.4 power, 1 apr)
This item will automatically be transmogrified when you leave the level.
arcing iron longsword (10.5-14.7 power, 2 apr)
Requires:
- Strength 11

Powered by arcane forces
3.00 Encumbrance.

Type: weapon / longsword ; tier 1

Base power: 10.5 - 14.7
Uses stat: 100% Str
Damage type: Physical
Accuracy bonus: +0.4% crit.pwr / acc
Armour Penetration: +2
Crit. chance: +2.5%
Attack speed: 100%
On weapon hit:
* 25% chance for lightning to arc to a second target
Damage (Melee): +6 lightning


Sharp, long, and deadly.
arcing iron longsword (10.5-14.7 power, 2 apr)
This item will automatically be transmogrified when you leave the level.
gifted mossy mindstar (2.5-2.75 power, 12 apr, nature damage)
Requires:
- Willpower 11

Infused by nature
3.00 Encumbrance.

Type: weapon / mindstar ; tier 1

Base power: 2.5 - 2.8
Uses stats: 30% Wil, 10% Cun
Damage type: Nature
Mastery: Psiblades
Accuracy is based on willpower for this weapon.
Armour Penetration: +12
Crit. chance: +2.5%
Attack speed: 100%
When wielded/worn:
Mindpower: +5 (+3 eff.)
Mental crit. chance: +1%


Mindstars are natural products. Natural gems covered in living matter, they are used to focus the mental powers of all nature defenders and psionics.
Using mindstars in the offhand does not incur the normal offhand damage penalty.
gifted mossy mindstar (2.5-2.75 power, 12 apr, nature damage)
This item will automatically be transmogrified when you leave the level.
mossy mindstar of slime (3-3.3 power, 12 apr, mind damage)
Requires:
- Willpower 11

Infused by nature
Infused by arcane disrupting forces
3.00 Encumbrance.

Type: weapon / mindstar ; tier 1

Base power: 3.0 - 3.3
Uses stats: 30% Wil, 10% Cun
Damage type: Mind
Mastery: Psiblades
Accuracy is based on willpower for this weapon.
Armour Penetration: +12
Crit. chance: +2.5%
Attack speed: 100%
When wielded/worn:
Effects when hit in melee:
* Slows global speed by 3%
Changes damage: +3% nature
Mindpower: +2 (+1 eff.)
Mental crit. chance: +1%


Mindstars are natural products. Natural gems covered in living matter, they are used to focus the mental powers of all nature defenders and psionics.
Using mindstars in the offhand does not incur the normal offhand damage penalty.
mossy mindstar of slime (3-3.3 power, 12 apr, mind damage)
This item will automatically be transmogrified when you leave the level.
rough leather sling
Requires:
- Dexterity 11
- Talent Shoot

4.00 Encumbrance.

Type: weapon / sling ; tier 1

Accuracy bonus: +0.1% dam / acc
Attack speed: 125%
Firing range: +6


Slings are used to hurl stones or metal shots at your foes.
rough leather sling
This item will automatically be transmogrified when you leave the level.
rough leather sling of power
Requires:
- Dexterity 11
- Talent Shoot

Crafted by a master
4.00 Encumbrance.

Type: weapon / sling ; tier 1

Accuracy bonus: +0.1% dam / acc
Attack speed: 125%
Firing range: +6
When wielded/worn:
Changes resistances penetration: +9% physical
Changes damage: +10% physical


Slings are used to hurl stones or metal shots at your foes.
rough leather sling of power
rough leather belt of resilience
Infused by nature
1.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / belt ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Maximum life: +30.00


A belt that goes around your waist.
rough leather belt of resilience
This item will automatically be transmogrified when you leave the level.
linen cloak (1 def, 0 armour)
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / cloak ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Defense: +1 (+0 eff.)


A cloth coat typically worn as a loose outer garment. It is spacious enough to be worn even over bulky metal armour.
linen cloak (1 def, 0 armour)
This item will automatically be transmogrified when you leave the level.
miner's pair of iron boots of uncanny dodging (3 def, 7 armour)
Requires:
- Talent Heavy Armour Training

Crafted by a master
3.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / feet ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +7
Defense: +3 (+1 eff.)
Ranged Defense: +3 (+2 eff.)
Fatigue: +2%
Infravision radius: +2


Heavy boots, with metal strips at the toes, heels and other vulnerable parts, to better protect the wearer's feet from harm.
miner's pair of iron boots of uncanny dodging (3 def, 7 armour)
This item will automatically be transmogrified when you leave the level.
iron helm of dexterity (+2) (0 def, 3 armour)
Requires:
- Talent Heavy Armour Training

Crafted by a master
3.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / head ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +3
Fatigue: +5%
Changes stats: +2 Dex


A large helmet that can protect the entire head. Ventilation and bad vision can be a problem, however.
iron helm of dexterity (+2) (0 def, 3 armour)
2 agate
0.00 Encumbrance.

Type: gem / black ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +1 Str / +1 Dex / +1 Mag / +1 Wil / +1 Cun / +1 Con
When used to imbue an object:
Changes stats: +1 Str / +1 Dex / +1 Mag / +1 Wil / +1 Cun / +1 Con
Latent Damage Type: Acid


Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
2 agate
spinel
0.00 Encumbrance.

Type: gem / green ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Defense: +2 (+1 eff.)
Physical save: +2 (+1 eff.)
Spell save: +2 (+2 eff.)
Mental save: +2 (+2 eff.)
When used to imbue an object:
Defense: +2 (+1 eff.)
Physical save: +2 (+1 eff.)
Spell save: +2 (+2 eff.)
Mental save: +2 (+2 eff.)
Latent Damage Type: Nature


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
Rod of Recall (1/1)
Powered by unknown forces
2.00 Encumbrance.

[Plot Item]
Type: charm / rod

It can be used to recall the user to the worldmap after 40 turns, costing 202 power out of 400/400.

This rod is made entirely of voratun, infused with raw magical energies that can bend space itself.
You have heard of such items before. They are very useful to adventurers, allowing faster travel.
Rod of Recall (1/1)
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 are 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
supercharged elm wand of conjuration [power 121] (12 cooldown)
Powered by arcane forces
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: charm / wand ; tier 1

It can be used to fire a bolt of a random element with (base) damage 60 to 121, putting all charms on cooldown for 12 turns.

Magical wands are made by powerful Alchemists and Archmagi to store spells. Anybody can use them to release the spells.
supercharged elm wand of conjuration [power 121] (12 cooldown)
4 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%
Latent Damage Type: Light


Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
4 ametrine
citrine
0.00 Encumbrance.

Type: gem / yellow ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Light radius: +1
Infravision radius: +2
When used to imbue an object:
Light radius: +1
Infravision radius: +2
Latent Damage Type: Light


Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
citrine
zircon
0.00 Encumbrance.

Type: gem / yellow ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +1
Changes resistances: +1% all
When used to imbue an object:
Armour: +1
Changes resistances: +1% all
Latent Damage Type: Light


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

Achievements

The Arena (Nightmare (Roguelike) difficulty) Unlocked Arena mode.
By FrikkinBatman the Cornac Rogue level 7
2nd Flare 122nd year of Ascendancy at 22:36 see stats

Log

Storm drake hits Lure for 10 physical damage.
Storm drake killed Lure!

Deadly Poison from FrikkinBatman hits Storm drake for 32 nature damage.
Storm drake uses Lightning Speed.
Storm drake turns into pure lightning!.
Storm drake is not stunned anymore.

Deadly Poison from FrikkinBatman hits Storm drake for 32 nature damage.
FrikkinBatman uses Disengage.
FrikkinBatman is moving at extreme speed!
Storm drake misses FrikkinBatman.
Storm drake is back to normal.

Deadly Poison from FrikkinBatman hits Storm drake for 32 nature damage.
FrikkinBatman activates a prepared device.
Placing Bear Trap...
FrikkinBatman slows down.
Talent Dual Strike is ready to use.
Storm drake hits FrikkinBatman for 50 physical damage.

Deadly Poison from FrikkinBatman hits Storm drake for 32 nature damage.
Storm drake triggers a trap (FrikkinBatman's bear trap)!
A bear trap snaps onto Storm drake!
FrikkinBatman's bear trap hits Storm drake for 57 physical damage.
Storm drake is no longer poisoned.

Bear Trap from FrikkinBatman hits Storm drake for 11 physical damage.
Storm drake breathes lightning!
Saving game...