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Half Guard the level 10 Halfling High Guard by Arcvasti

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High Guard 1.5.10

Adds the High Guard, a mage subclass. The High Guard is a melee fighter with mid-range spells who can wield any staff in one hand and favors shields in the offhand.
Primary stats are Magic and Strength. All talents are spells and use only mana. Attacks with both staff and shield, with nearly all attacks (save for bumps) dealing the damage type your staff is currently alinged to.

Unique Talents:

Spell/Battlemage
Talents for fighting and defending with your staff and shield.

Spell/Magical Assualt
Talents for assualting your foes.

Spell/Phasing
Talents for battle mobility and defense.

Spell/Battle Channeling
Talents for combat utility.

Spell/Sorcerous Might (high level)
Store power in your shield to empower yourself.

Spell/Mage Adept (high level)
Gain greater control of magic and learn damaging spells.

Spell/Medic (generic)
Defense and utility.

Base Talents:

Technique/Combat Training (1.3)
Spell/Staff Combat (1.3)
Cunning/Survival (1.0)

See the forum thread full talent details.

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High Guard 1.5.10
CampaignMaj'Eyal
ModeInsane Roguelike
SexFemale
RaceHalfling
ClassHigh Guard
Level / Exp10 / 40%
Sizemedium
Lifes / Deaths
Killed by Belatta the wolf at level 10 on the 8th Dusk 122nd year of Ascendancy at 01:18
/ 1

Primary Stats

Strength29 (base 25)
Dexterity17 (base 10)
Constitution12 (base 10)
Magic36 (base 33)
Willpower11 (base 11)
Cunning14 (base 10)

Resources

Life-36/380
Mana84/168
Positive24/77
Healing Factor0.72675146249558
Regeneration1.2718150593673

Speed

Mental0%
Attack0%
Movement-25%
Spell0%
Global+100%

Vision

Sight10
Lite5
Infravision4
See Stealth12
See Invisible21

Offense: Mainhand

Damage23
Accuracy31
Crit Chance8%
APR12
Speed1.00

Offense: Offhand

Damage
Accuracy
Crit Chance
APR
Speed

Offense: Spell

Spellpower40
Crit Chance16%
Speed1

Offense: Mind

Mindpower13
Crit Chance6%
Speed1

Offense: Damage Bonus

Lightning+12%
Light+12%
Blight+50%
Darkness+6%
Fire+6%
Acid+12%

Offense: Damage Penetration

Lightning+10%
Light+20%
Darkness+10%

Defense: Base

Armour (hardiness)19.711154129599 (30%)
Defense16
Ranged Defense25
Fatigue30
Physical Save16
Spell Save27
Mental Save29

Defense: Resistances

Physical+ 15%( 70%)
Lightning+ 11%( 70%)
Light+ 15%( 70%)
Temporal+ 6%( 70%)
Blight+ 6%( 70%)
Arcane+ 5%( 70%)
Fire+ 8%( 70%)
All 0%( 70%)

Defense: Immunities

Pinning Resistance21%
Disarm Resistance62%
Knockback Resistance22%
Stun Resistance24%
Silence Resistance26%
Instadeath Resistance100%
Blind Resistance21%

Inscriptions (3/3)

Infusions
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 14
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: 14
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
Is: a nature gift
Description: Activate the infusion to instantly heal yourself for 50 and cleanse 1 wound and 1 poison effect.
Infusion: Healing
Runes
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 26
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
Is: a spell
Description: Activate the rune to unleash a manasurge upon yourself, increasing mana regeneration by 620% for 10 turns and instantly restoring 31 mana.
Also when resting your mana will regenerate at 0.5 per turn.
Rune: Manasurge

Class Talents

Spell / Sorcerous might1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Empower your shield with a spell that will allow it to absorb and transfer energy from the force of blocked assaults.

    Each time you Block damage, you will gain the Sorcerous Might effect for 4 turns. If you know Mystic Ward, you will also have a 25% chance to trigger Sorcerous Might each time you reduce damage with the talent, at most once per turn.

    Each charge will increase Spell Power by 5, the effect can stack up to 4 times, and new stacks will refresh the duration.
    Additionally, the range of all of your spells with a range greater than 1 will be increased by 0.3 per stack of Sorcerous Might, up to 3 at most and not beyond 10.
    Ensorcelled Shield
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 28.8
    Range: melee/personal
    Fixed Cooldown: 12
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Release some of the energy stored in your ensorcelled shield to cast a spell of quickenig.

    Consume 2 charges of Sorcerous Might to increase your attack speed by 7% for the next 6 turns.

    Each melee attack that lands against a hostile target while you are Quickened will reduce the cooldown of a random spell by 1/3 (rounded up, minimum 1 turn). This can occur up to 0 times per turn.
    This can affect the same spell multiple times. This will not affect spells with a fixed cooldown.
    Quickening
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 38.4
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 12
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Release some of the energy stored in your ensorcelled shield to create a Conversion Field for 1 turns.

    Consume 2 charges of Sorcerous Might to create a field which will attempt to absorb and convert a portion of incoming damage into healing.
    While the effect lasts you will have a 50% chance to reduce any incoming damage by 50% with 0.0% of the negated damage being converted to healing.
    This will occur before resistances are applied.
    Conversion Field
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You focus your Sorcerous Might on those who would assail you from afar, attempting to invoke a damage amplifying Mark of Retribution.

    You will have a 10% chance to gain one stack of Sorcerous Might any time a hostile target 5 or more tiles away damages you or applies a negative effect to you, at most once per turn.
    If you also have at least 4 stacks of Sorcerous Might, you will attempt to apply a Mark of Retribution to the source for 3 turns.

    Any damage you deal to a target afflicted with Mark of Retribution will be increased by 1.9% for each stack of Sorcerous Might you have, so long as the target is 5 or more tiles away.

    Addtionally, you are able to store up to 1 more charges of Sorcerous Might.

    Mark of Retribution is applied with Spellpower.
    Sorcerous Retribution
0/5
Spell / Battle channeling1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Channel a rite of deepsight, greatly enhancing your senses.
    While sustained you will gain telepathy of all creatures within range 4, as well as 14.1 Accuracy and 8 APR.

    This requires great concentration, increasing your fatigue by 10% while active.
    While sustaining any one or more Battle Channels while foes are nearby your movement speed is reduced by 25% as you concentrate on channeling.

    Accuracy and APR will improve with Spellpower.
    Deepsight
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Channel a rite of blinkguard, allowing you to temporarily teleport out of harm's way when assaulted.
    While sustained, you will have a chance to instantly teleport to an empty tile within a radius of 1 whenever any direct damage (not from status effects, etc.) would hit you for more than 15% of your maximum life, completely avoiding the damage and then instantly teleporting back to your original location.
    The chance is equal to the percent of your maximum life dealt by the damage plus 8% (for a minimum of 23% chance at exactly 15% max life in damage.)

    This requires at least one empty tile within range and can occur up to 1 times per turn.
    Each teleport requires and consumes 14     mana, increased by fatigue (currently 18 mana).

    This requires great concentration, increasing your fatigue by 10% while active.
    While sustaining any one or more Battle Channels while foes are nearby your movement speed is reduced by 25% as you concentrate on channeling.

    Chance will improve with Spellpower.
    Blinkguard
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: 4
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Channel a rite of boltfury, assaulting all nearby foes when you cast a non-instant spell or after a teleport.

    While sustained, the base range of Channel Staff will be reduced by 4 and you will cast Channel Staff once at each target within range 4 each time you cast a non-instant spell and after each teleport.

    You will have an additional 1.6% critical chance and deal 3% more critical damage when casting Channel Staff in this manner.
    Casting in this manner costs no mana, cannot fail, and will bypass actors between yourself and the target, but the base damage dealt will be reduced by 75%.

    This requires great concentration, increasing your fatigue by 10% while active.
    While sustaining any one or more Battle Channels while foes are nearby your movement speed is reduced by 25% as you concentrate on channeling.

    Critical chance and power will improve with Spellpower.
    Boltfury
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Channel a rite of phasestride, allowing you to teleport quickly over short distances.

    While sustained, each time you attempt to move onto an adjacent tile you will instead teleport to the location.
    Traveling in this manner is very fast with each teleport consuming only 96% of a turn. Each teleport requires and consumes 5     mana, increased by fatigue (currently 6.5 mana).

    This requires great concentration, increasing your fatigue by 10% while active.
    While sustaining any one or more Battle Channels while foes are nearby your movement speed is reduced by 25% as you concentrate on channeling.

    This does not affect your teleport speed, but normal movements may still occur in some situations, such as while you are Confused or if you swap places with another actor.
    The effect will not occur if your are Confused, Sleeping, Encased in Ice, or traveling on the world map.
    This talent will deactivate automatically when you rest.

    Teleport speed improves with Spellpower.
    Phasestride
0/5
Spell / Phasing1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 12.8
    Range: 8
    Cooldown: 6
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Teleport to a hostile target up to 8 tiles away and then attack the target for 158% damage as Blight.
    There must be at least one tile adjacent to the target that you can move onto.

    When you appear, a burst of magical energy will rush outward in a radius of 2, intimidating enemies for 2 turns, reducing spell, mind, and physical powers by 17. The power of the effect increases with Spellpower.

    The intimidation effect is applied with Spellpower and checks fear immunity.
    Phase Strike
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You become phase-charged for 3 turns after hitting a target with Phase Strike.
    In this state you will gain 6.8%     Blight resistance penetration, and 5.1% physical and magical critical chance.

    The power and duration of the status improve with Spellpower.
    Phase Charged
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: When you hit a target with Phase Strike you become phase-shielded for 1 turns.
    In this state, all of your resistance caps will be increased by 4% and you will gain a chance to Block detrimental effects with your shield.
    While Phase Shielded and Blocking you will have a 9% chance to shrug off detrimental effects.

    The duration of the status improves with Spellpower. Chance to shrug off effects increases with your Spell Save.
    Phase Shield
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: When you hit a target with Phase Strike you become phase-shifted for 1 turns.
    In this state, you will have a 1.4% increased chance to shrug off incoming critical damage and gain 1.0% affinity to all damage.

    The chance to shrug off criticals, damage affinity, and duration of the status improve with Spellpower.
    Phase Shifted
0/5
Spell / Magical assault1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 19.2
    Range: 4
    Cooldown: 6
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Draw on the power of your staff and release a burst of magical force in a narrow cone of radius 4, dealing 106 Blight damage to all foes in the area.
    You may target yourself to instead project the spell in a radius of 1 around yourself.

    All foes hit by the spell will suffer from Aether Affliction for 3 turns, reducing Spell Save by 25.

    The damage and power of the status will increase with your Spellpower.
    Magic Burst
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 19.2
    Range: 4
    Cooldown: 6
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Infuse your shield with magical force and project an attack in a narrow cone of radius 4 dealing 158% shield damage as Blight to all foes struck.
    You may target yourself to instead project the spell in a radius of 1 around yourself.

    Targets hit by the attack will suffer from Occult Obstruction for 3 turns.

    Melee hits against targets afflicted with Occult Obstruction will put 1 of the target's talents on cooldown for 3 turns, up to once per turn, if they fail to save against your Spellpower.

    All blows are considered melee attacks for the purposes of on-hit effects.
    Sorcerous Slam
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 19.2
    Range: 4
    Cooldown: 6
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Infuse your staff with sorcerous energy, amplifying its power and projecting its reach, striking all foes in a narrow cone of radius 4 for 95% staff damage as Blight.
    You may target yourself to instead project the spell in a radius of 1 around yourself.

    Targets hit by the attack will suffer from Magical Malady for 3 turns.

    Melee hits against targets afflicted by Magical Malady will make a check against spell save. If the check passes, the duration of all negative effects afflicting the target will be increased by one turn. This may only occur once per target each turn; checks that fail do not count.
    For each negative effect extended, the duration of all beneficial effects will be reduced by one turn, up to 2 turns.

    All blows are considered melee attacks for the purposes of on-hit effects.
    Arcane Projection
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 45
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 12
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Draw magical energy through your staff and use it empower yourself.

    While sustained, all melee hits will deal 4     Blight damage. Critical hits will cause the damage to be repeated in a radius 1 burst (which will also strike the initial target). Both staff and shield are required for the effect to occur.

    Additonally, while sustained, targets hit by Magic Burst will suffer from Eldritch Echoes, dealing 10% of the inital damage each turn for 3 turns. The effect is applied with Spellpower and the damage over time will stack if the effect is applied again with the same damage type.
    Each tick from Eldritch Echoes can crit. Each time the effect deals damage the target may be Disarmed, Silenced, or Pinned for 3 turns. The effect will be chosen randomly and applied with Spellpower.
    Eldritch Empowerment
0/5
Spell / Battlemage1.30
  • Effective talent level: 5.2
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Empower your physique with magic, allowing you to wield any staff with only your mainhand and increasing Physical Power by 52 and damage done by 51% when attackng with a shield.

    Attacks with your staff will also trigger a shield attack for 31% damage as     Blight once per target per turn.
    Arcane Guardian
4/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You entwine your shield with magic, warding and absorbing energy from the assaults of your foes.

    Any non-mind, non-physical damage you take will be reduced by 5 plus 8% of your block value (currently: 10.1 total).
    Each time that damage is reduced in this manner and each time you reduce damage with Block, you will generate 2.5 mana.

    Additionally, after any succesful teleport you will use the residual magical energy and tactical opportunity to instantly activate Block, if it is known and not on cooldown.

    Damage reduction and mana generation will improve with your Spellpower.
    Mystic Ward
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Magically enhance your ability to Block. While equipped with a shield, you will passively gain 23 block value and a 7% chance to deflect incoming projectiles onto a random tile within radius 1.

    Additionally, any non-blockable damage (check your Block talent) over 8% of your maximum life will trigger the Magical Defense effect for 4 turns, allowing you to Block the triggering damage type.
    This can only apply to one damage type at a time, but the effect has no cooldown and may be canceled early.

    Block value and projectile evasion chance will increase with Spellpower.
    Magical Defense
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You augment your Channel Staff spell by weaving the aether around your shield as you cast.

    Each time you cast Channel Staff (including with your Boltfury talent) you will also project a melee shield attack for 38% weapon damage as     Blight, if the target is within 4 tiles.

    This can hit each target at most once per turn.

    This strike will count as a melee attack for the purposes of on-hit effects.
    Greater Channel Staff
0/5

Generic Talents

Cunning / Survival1.10
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You notice the small things others do not notice, allowing you to "see" creatures in a 2 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 0, and you gain the ability to detect traps (+0 detect 'power').
    The detection abilities improve with Cunning.
    Heightened Senses
0/5
  • 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 -1%.
    In addition your knowledge of devices allows you to disarm known traps (0 disarm 'power', improves with Cunning).
    Device Mastery
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.1
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 20
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Standard (100% of a turn)
    Description: Sense foes around you in a radius of 13 for 4 turns.
    The radius will increase with your Cunning.
    Track
1/5
  • 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 6%.
    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
Race / Halfling1.00
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 45
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: Call upon the luck and cunning of the Little Folk to increase your critical strike chance by 18% and your saves by 18 for 5 turns.
    The bonus will increase with your Cunning.
    Luck of the Little Folk
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your incredible luck kicks in at just the right moment to save your skin.
    Whenever you take 14% or more of your life from a single attack, you gain Evasion (50%) and 5 additional defense (based on your luck and other defensive stats) for the next 2 turns.
    Duck and Dodge
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Halflings have always been a very organised and methodical race; the more foes they face, the more organised they are.
    If two or more foes are in sight your Physical Power, Physical Save, Spellpower, Spell Save, Mental Save, and Mindpower are increased by 0.0 per foe (up to 5 foes).
    Militant Mind
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 60
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: Halflings have one of the most powerful military forces in the known world and they have been at war with most other races for thousand of years.
    Removes 0 stun, daze, or pin effects, and makes you immune to stuns, dazes and pins for 2 turns.
    Indomitable
0/5
Spell / Staff combat1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 8
    Range: 8
    Travel Speed: 2000% of base
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Channel raw mana through your staff, projecting a bolt of Blight damage, doing 76% staff damage.
    The bolt will only hurt hostile targets, and pass safely through friendly ones.
    This attack always has a 100% chance to hit, and ignores the target's Armour.
    When projecting a bolt with your staff its damage modifier is increased by 20%.
    Channel Staff
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases Physical Power by 0 and increases weapon damage by 0% when using staves.
    Staff Mastery
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 20
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 30
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Adopt a defensive posture, increasing your Defense and Armour by 1.
    Defensive Posture
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 19.2
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 12
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Hit a target for 100% melee damage and stun it for 0 turns.
    Stun chance will improve with Spellpower.
    At level 5, this attack cannot miss.
    Blunt Thrust
0/5
Spell / Medic1.30
  • Effective talent level: 3.9
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 25.6
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 12
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Magically mend your wounds, restoring 148 life when cast and 148 more as increased life regeneration over the next 5 turns.
    Mend
3/5
  • Effective talent level: 3.9
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 38.4
    Range: 7
    Cooldown: 8
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: On the field of combat, positioning is key, whether the objective is to treat wounds, prevent assault, or make a quick retreat.
    Teleport to an unoccupied location up to 7 tiles away.

    You may target yourself instead to teleport randomly in a radius of 28 with a minimum range of 14.
    WARNING: Using the spell in this manner is much more taxing and will cause the cooldown to triple.
    Phase
3/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You have been conditioned on the field of battle to resist attempts to remove your arms or silence your spells, increasing disarm and silence immunities by 26%.

    Addtionally, your exposoure to the anguish of combat has hardened you, increasing your mental save by 22.
    Field Conditioned
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 19.2
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 8
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: You are adept at magically treating wounds and infection.

    Cast a spell which will cleanse Wound, Poison and Diseases effects, removing up to 0 effects of each type instantly, and on each turn for 1 turns.
    Cure
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 0.1%.
    Thick Skin
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 2.6
    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.
    Heavy Armour Training
2/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    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 in your main body slot, you gain 4 Defense, 0% Armour hardiness, and 0% reduced Fatigue.
    In addition, when you step adjacent to a (visible) enemy, you use the juxtaposition to increase your total Defense by 2 for 2 turns.
    The Defense bonus scales with your Dexterity.
    Light Armour Training
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases the accuracy of unarmed, melee and ranged weapons by 14.
    Combat Accuracy
1/5
  • 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: 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
Blinkguard
talent
Deepsight
beneficial effect
The mana surge engulfs the target, regenerating 3.10 mana per turn.
Surging mana
detrimental effect
The target is channeling one or more battle rite(s), slowing movement by 25%.
Channeling Focus
detrimental effect
The target has been dominated. It is unable to move and has lost 6 armor and 9 defense. Attacks from Belatta the wolf gain 32% damage penetration.
Dominated
detrimental effect
The more you use runes, the longer they will take to recharge (+1 cooldowns).
Runic Saturation
detrimental effect
The target's has a cursed wound, reducing healing by 40%.
Cursed Wound
detrimental effect
The more you use infusions, the longer they will take to recharge (+2 cooldowns).
Infusion Saturation
beneficial effect
The target is empowered by energy stored in their ensorcelled shield, increasing physical and spell power by 11 and spell range by 0.
Sorcerous Might

Quests

You met a novice mage who was tasked to collect an arcane powered artifact.
He asked for your help, should you collect some that you do not need.
* Collect an artifact arcane powered item.
An apprentice task		done
Ungrol of Last Hope asked you to look for his wife's friend Celia, who has been reported missing. She frequently visits her late husband's mausoleum, in the graveyard near Last Hope.
And now for a grave		active
You successfully escorted the lost anorithil to the recall portal on level 2 of Ruins of Kor'Pul.
As a reward you improved talent Bathe in Light (+1 level(s)).
Escort: lost anorithil (level 2 of Ruins of Kor'Pul)		done
You successfully escorted the repented thief to the recall portal on level 1 of Ruins of Kor'Pul.
As a reward you improved talent Track (+1 level(s)).
Escort: repented thief (level 1 of Ruins of Kor'Pul)		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
It is time to explore some new places -- dark, forgotten and dangerous ones.
The Old Forest is just south-east of the town of Derth.
The Maze is west of Derth.
The Sandworm Lair is to the far west of Derth, near the sea.
The Daikara is on the eastern borders of the Thaloren forest.
* You must explore the Old Forest and find out what lurks there and what treasures are to be gained!
* You must explore the Maze and find out what lurks there and what treasures are to be gained!
* You must explore the Sandworm Lair and find out what lurks there and what treasures are to be gained!
* You must explore the Daikara and find out what lurks there and what treasures are to be gained!
Into the darkness		active
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 have explored the ruins of Kor'Pul and vanquished the Shade.
Of trolls and damp caves		done
Various alchemists around Maj'Eyal are competing to gain entry into the great Brotherhood of Alchemists, and one or more have enlisted your aid.
Ungrol of Last Hope needs your help making an elixir of foundations. He has given you some notes on the ingredients:
 * You've found the needed skeleton mage skull.
 * 'Needed: one hummerhorn wing. If you've not encountered hummerhorns before, they're like wasps, only gigantic and lethal.'
 * 'Needed: one ritch stinger. Keep as much venom in it as possible.'
The Brotherhood of Alchemists		active
You met a half-mad lumberjack fleeing a small village, rambling about an untold horror lurking there, slaughtering people.
The beast within		active

Equipment

On feet
Malyneg (0 def, 1 armour)
Crafted by a master
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / feet ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +1
Fatigue: +1%
Damage when hit (Melee): 20 acid
Changes stats: +6 Lck / +4 Dex
Changes damage: +30% blight / +12% acid
Stealth bonus: +6


A pair of boots made of leather.
Malyneg (0 def, 1 armour)
Light source
bright brass lantern of clarity
Crafted by a master
Infused by psionic forces
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: lite / lite ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Mental save: +6 (+3 eff.)
Light radius: +5
See stealth: +6
See invisible: +6


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.
bright brass lantern of clarity
On head
Hetteruirab the Skywell (0 def, 3 armour)
Crafted by a master
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / head ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +3
Fatigue: +1%
Effects on melee hit:
* 15% chance to inflict 15% damage reduction
Damage when hit (Melee): 8 lightning
Changes resistances penetration: +10% lightning / +10% darkness
Changes damage: +6% darkness / +12% lightning
Infravision radius: +1


A cap made of leather.
Hetteruirab the Skywell (0 def, 3 armour)
On hands
hardened leather gloves 'Darklady' (9 def, 10 armour)
Infused by nature
1.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / hands ; tier 3

When wielded/worn:
Physical power: +4 (+2 eff.)
Armour: +10
Defense: +9 (+6 eff.)
Ranged Defense: +9 (+5 eff.)
Damage (Melee): 8 fire
Changes resistances: +8% fire
Changes damage: +6% fire
Maximum life: +20.00


Light gloves which do not seriously hinder finger movements, while still protecting the hands somewhat.
hardened leather gloves 'Darklady' (9 def, 10 armour)
Tool
Aliharafang the Starrend [power 47] (5/20 cooldown)
Infused by psionic forces
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: charm / torque ; tier 2

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +6
Changes resistances: +5% arcane / +3% physical
Changes damage: +9% light
Disarm immunity: +15%
It can be used to setup a psionic shield, reducing all fire, cold, light, and arcane damage by 47 for 7 turns, putting all charms on cooldown for 20 turns.
When used:
100% chance to regenerate 3 psi.


Torques are made by powerful psionics to store psionic powers.
Aliharafang the Starrend [power 47] (5/20 cooldown)
On fingers
warrior's copper ring of sensing
Powered by arcane forces
Crafted by a master
0.10 Encumbrance.

Type: jewelry / ring ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +4
Changes stats: +2 Str
Blindness immunity: +21%
Infravision radius: +3
See stealth: +6
See invisible: +5


Rings can have magical properties.
warrior's copper ring of sensing
On fingers
wizard's copper ring of tenacity
Powered by arcane forces
Crafted by a master
0.10 Encumbrance.

Type: jewelry / ring ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +3 Mag
Spell save: +6 (+3 eff.)
Disarm immunity: +21%
Pinning immunity: +21%
Knockback immunity: +22%
Maximum life: +20.00


Rings can have magical properties.
wizard's copper ring of tenacity
Around neck
grounding copper amulet of strength (+3)
Infused by nature
0.10 Encumbrance.

Type: jewelry / amulet ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +3 Str
Changes resistances: +11% lightning
Stun/Freeze immunity: +24%


Amulets can have magical properties.
grounding copper amulet of strength (+3)
In main hand
infernal yew vilestaff of might (20-24 power, 4 apr, blight element)
Requires:
- Magic 24

Powered by arcane forces
5.00 Encumbrance.

Type: weapon / staff ; tier 3
It must be held with both hands.

Base power: 20.0 - 24.0
Uses stat: 80% Mag
Damage type: Physical
Mastery: Staff Mastery
Accuracy bonus: +2.5% procs dam / acc
Armour Penetration: +4
Crit. chance: +3.5%
Attack speed: 100%
When wielded/worn:
Damage (Melee): 15 fire
Changes damage: +20% blight
Talent granted: +1 Command Staff
Critical mult.: +16.00%
Spellpower: +14 (+4 eff.)
Spell crit. chance: +11%
See invisible: +10


Staves designed for wielders of magic, by the greats of the art.
infernal yew vilestaff of might (20-24 power, 4 apr, blight element)
Around waist
Glorevena the Radianceglean
Crafted by a master
1.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / belt ; tier 3

When wielded/worn:
Physical power: +4 (+2 eff.)
Effects on melee hit:
* 40% chance to gain 10% of a turn (3/turn limit)
Changes resistances: +15% light / +6% temporal
Changes resistances penetration: +20% light
Changes damage: +3% light
Spell save: +11 (+6 eff.)
Size category: +1


A belt that goes around your waist.
Glorevena the Radianceglean
In off hand
shocking steel shield of physical resistance (+12%) (6 def, 2 armour, 17-20.4 power, 42 block)
Requires:
- Strength 16
- Talent Heavy Armour Training (level 2)

Infused by nature
Crafted by a master
7.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / shield ; tier 2

When used to attack (with talents):
Base power: 17.0 - 20.4
Uses stat: 100% Str
Damage type: Physical
Mastery: Arcane Guardian
Accuracy bonus: +2.5% procs dam / acc
Crit. chance: +3.0%
Block value: +42
On weapon hit:
* 14% chance to daze at end of turn
When wielded/worn:
Armour: +2
Defense: +6 (+5 eff.)
Ranged Defense: +6 (+3 eff.)
Fatigue: +8%
Damage (Melee): 6 lightning
Damage when hit (Melee): 10 lightning
Changes resistances: +12% physical
Talent granted: +2 Block


Handheld deflection devices.
shocking steel shield of physical resistance (+12%) (6 def, 2 armour, 17-20.4 power, 42 block)
Cloak
resilient linen cloak of Iron Throne (1 def, 0 armour)
Infused by nature
Crafted by a master
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / cloak ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Defense: +1 (+1 eff.)
Changes stats: +2 Str / +1 Con
Maximum life: +31.00


A cloth coat typically worn as a loose outer garment. It is spacious enough to be worn even over bulky metal armour.
resilient linen cloak of Iron Throne (1 def, 0 armour)
Main armor
tormentor's linen robe of life (0 def, 0 armour)
Infused by nature
Infused by psionic forces
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / cloth ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +1 Cun
Changes resistances: +6% blight
Critical mult.: +11.00%
Life regen: +1.50
Hate when firing a critical mind attack: +3.00
Psi when firing a critical mind attack: +1.00
Maximum life: +43.00
Healing mod.: +11%


A cloth vestment. It offers no intrinsic protection but can be enchanted.
tormentor's linen robe of life (0 def, 0 armour)

Inventory

This item will automatically be transmogrified when you leave the level.
sun infusion (rad 6; power 20; turns 3; dispels darkness)
Infused by nature
0.10 Encumbrance.

Type: scroll / infusion ; tier 1

When inscribed on your body:
Effective talent level: 0.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 15
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Standard (100% of a turn)
Is: a nature gift
Description: Activate the infusion to brighten the area in a radius of 6 and illuminate stealthy creatures, possibly revealing them (reduces stealth power by 10).
The light is so powerful it will also banish magical darkness
It will also blind any creatures caught inside (power 20) for 3 turns.
It can be used to inscribe your skin with the infusion.

Natural infusions may be grafted onto your body, granting you an on-demand ability.
sun infusion (rad 6; power 20; turns 3; dispels darkness)
manasurge rune of the warrior (734% regen over 10 turns; 37 instant mana)
Powered by arcane forces
0.10 Encumbrance.

Type: scroll / rune ; tier 1

When inscribed on your body:
Effective talent level: 0.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 30
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
Is: a spell
Description: Activate the rune to unleash a manasurge upon yourself, increasing mana regeneration by 734% for 10 turns and instantly restoring 37 mana.
Also when resting your mana will regenerate at 0.5 per turn.
Its effects scale with your Strength stat.
It can be used to inscribe your skin with the rune.

Magical runes may be inscribed onto your body, granting you an on-demand ability.
manasurge rune of the warrior (734% regen over 10 turns; 37 instant mana)
This item will automatically be transmogrified when you leave the level.
iron mace (12.5-17.5 power, 2 apr)
Requires:
- Strength 11

3.00 Encumbrance.

Type: weapon / mace ; tier 1

Base power: 12.5 - 17.5
Uses stat: 100% Str
Damage type: Physical
Accuracy bonus: +0.1% dam / acc
Armour Penetration: +2
Crit. chance: +0.5%
Attack speed: 100%


Blunt and deadly.
iron mace (12.5-17.5 power, 2 apr)
Girdle of the Calm Waters
Infused by nature
1.00 Encumbrance.

[Unique]
Type: armor / belt ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +3 Wil
Changes resistances: +20% blight / +20% cold / +20% nature
Healing mod.: +30%


A belt rumoured to have been worn by the Conclave healers.
Girdle of the Calm Waters
Douridol (1 def, 0 armour)
Crafted by a master
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / cloak ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Defense: +1 (+1 eff.)
Effects on melee hit:
* 15% chance to inflict 15% damage reduction
Changes stats: +1 Str / +1 Con
Changes resistances penetration: +5% darkness / +20% light
Changes damage: +3% darkness


A cloth coat typically worn as a loose outer garment. It is spacious enough to be worn even over bulky metal armour.
Douridol (1 def, 0 armour)
Poroba the Sunbraid (0 def, 1 armour)
Crafted by a master
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / head ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +1
Fatigue: +1%
Effects on melee hit:
* 30% chance to blind
Changes resistances: +3% fire
Changes resistances penetration: +10% fire
Physical save: +12 (+8 eff.)
Light radius: +3


A cap made of leather.
Poroba the Sunbraid (0 def, 1 armour)
This item will automatically be transmogrified when you leave the level.
rough leather cap 'Shocksaw' (0 def, 1 armour)
Infused by arcane disrupting forces
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / head ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour penetration: +1
Armour: +1
Fatigue: +1%
Changes stats: +3 Con
Changes resistances: +6% blight / +2% physical / +6% nature / +6% lightning
Changes resistances penetration: +5% lightning
Life regen: +0.60
Stamina each turn: +0.80


A cap made of leather.
rough leather cap 'Shocksaw' (0 def, 1 armour)
Dazzlerigor the rough leather armour (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 (+1 eff.)
Fatigue: +6%
Changes stats: +3 Str / +1 Wil / +3 Cun / +3 Con
Changes resistances: +6% light / +16% cold
Light radius: +2


A suit of armour made of leather.
Dazzlerigor the rough leather armour (1 def, 2 armour)
Glorebeth (3 def, 7 armour)
Requires:
- Strength 22
- Talent Heavy Armour Training (level 3)

Infused by psionic forces
17.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / massive ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +7
Defense: +3 (+3 eff.)
Fatigue: +14%
Changes stats: +1 Str / +1 Mag / +5 Con
Changes resistances: +6% mind
Mental save: +11 (+5 eff.)


A suit of armour made of metal plates.
Glorebeth (3 def, 7 armour)
impenetrable dwarven-steel plate armour of resilience (5 def, 18 armour)
Requires:
- Strength 35
- Talent Heavy Armour Training (level 3)

Infused by nature
Crafted by a master
17.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / massive ; tier 3

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +18
Defense: +5 (+4 eff.)
Fatigue: +24%
Maximum life: +24.00


A suit of armour made of metal plates.
impenetrable dwarven-steel plate armour of resilience (5 def, 18 armour)
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.
agate
aquamarine
0.00 Encumbrance.

Type: gem / blue ; tier 2

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +2
Changes resistances: +2% all
When used to imbue an object:
Armour: +2
Changes resistances: +2% all
Latent Damage Type: Lightning


Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
aquamarine
topaz
0.00 Encumbrance.

Type: gem / blue ; tier 2

When wielded/worn:
Defense: +4 (+4 eff.)
Physical save: +4 (+4 eff.)
Spell save: +4 (+2 eff.)
Mental save: +4 (+2 eff.)
When used to imbue an object:
Defense: +4 (+4 eff.)
Physical save: +4 (+4 eff.)
Spell save: +4 (+2 eff.)
Mental save: +4 (+2 eff.)
Latent Damage Type: Lightning


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

Type: gem / green ; tier 1

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


Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
2 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
2 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.
2 ametrine
2 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.
2 citrine
5 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.
5 zircon

Achievements

Level 10 (Insane (Roguelike) difficulty) Got a character to level 10.
By Half Guard the Halfling High Guard level 10
7th Dusk 122nd year of Ascendancy at 05:53 see stats
The secret city (Insane (Roguelike) difficulty) Discovered the truth about mages.
By Half Guard the Halfling High Guard level 9
2nd Dusk 122nd year of Ascendancy at 23:07 see stats

Log

Belatta the wolf hits Half Guard for 8 physical damage.
Half Guard hits Eilinylramira the rattlesnake for (9 resist armour), 90 blight, (8 resist armour), 0 lightning, (9 resist armour), 21 fire (111 total damage).
Half Guard hits Shadow for 111 blight damage.
Half Guard hits Belatta the wolf for 126 blight, 10 lightning, 35 fire (170 total damage).
Half Guard hits Bethinne the large brown snake for 79 blight, 9 lightning, 31 fire (119 total damage).
Half Guard killed Shadow!
Half Guard is no longer being mended.
Belatta the wolf is not dazed anymore.
Belatta the wolf hits Half Guard for 21 physical, (4 warded), 0 darkness (21 total damage).
Half Guard hits Belatta the wolf for 20 acid, 18 lightning (38 total damage).
Gloriwe the shivgoroth casts Channel Staff.
Golem (servant of Gloriwe the shivgoroth) hits Half Guard for 17 physical damage.
Half Guard hits Golem (servant of Gloriwe the shivgoroth) for 22 acid, 20 lightning (43 total damage).
Bethinne the large brown snake receives 24 healing.

Half Guard casts Arcane Projection.
Half Guard misses Eilinylramira the rattlesnake.
Eilinylramira the rattlesnake is suffering from a magical malady!
Bethinne the large brown snake's ability to use Stunning Blow is obstructed!
Bethinne the large brown snake is suffering from a magical malady!
Belatta the wolf's ability to use Wing Buffet is obstructed!
Belatta the wolf is suffering from a magical malady!
Bethinne the large brown snake is dazed!
Belatta the wolf hits Half Guard for 8 physical, 8 physical (17 total damage).
Half Guard hits Belatta the wolf for 36 blight, 10 lightning, 35 fire, 39 blight, 10 lightning, 35 fire (164 total damage).
Half Guard hits Bethinne the large brown snake for 17 blight, 9 lightning, 31 fire, 24 blight, 9 lightning, 31 fire (121 total damage).
Gloriwe the shivgoroth's Channel Staff hits Half Guard for (10 warded), 5 cold (5 total damage).
Belatta the wolf uses Dominate.
Half Guard has been dominated!
Saving game...