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Skele Boi the level 5 Skeleton Cursed by Brunz727

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GameTales of Maj'Eyal: Age of Ascendancy 1.7.6
Addons

Escorts Enhanced 1.7.0

Various enhancements to escort quest NPCs:
- Escorts now follow the player when not close to the portal.
- Escorts occasionally say useful things.
- Escorts heal 5% of their maximum health per turn.

Escorts Enhanced 1.7.0

Items Vault 1.7.6

Donators/Buyers bonus!
Items Vault 1.7.6

Possessor Bonus Class 1.7.4

Donators/Buyers bonus!
Possessor Bonus Class 1.7.4

Wanderer pick 1 in 3 talent choice 1.7.4

Wanderer now choose one in three random talent trees instead.

Wanderer pick 1 in 3 talent choice 1.7.4

Ashes of Urh'Rok 1.7.4

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 1.7.4

Forbidden Cults 1.7.4

Official Expansion!

Not all adventurers seek fortune, not all that defend the world have good deeds in mind.
Lately the number of sightings of horrors have grown tremendously. People wander off the beaten paths only to be found years later, horribly mutated and partly insane, if they are found at all. It is becoming evident something is stirring deep below Maj'Eyal.
That something is you.

Forbidden Cults is a big expansion for Tales of Maj'Eyal to let you explore the horrors that lurk beneath the surface, to delve in long lost knowledge and lore and as usual to die a lot!


Forbidden Cults makes two new classes available to play:

  • Writhing One: Give in to the corrupting forces and turn yourself gradually into an horror, summon horrors to do your bidding, shed your skin and melt your face to assault your foes. With your arm already turned into a tentacle, what creature can stop you?
  • Cultist of Entropy: Using its insanity and control of entropic forces to unravel the normal laws of physic this caster class can turn healing into attacks and call upon the forces of the void to reduce its foes to dust.

Both those classes use a new resource called Insanity that gradually makes you both more chaotic and powerful as it fills up.


Forbidden Cults makes two new races available to play:

  • Drem: A corrupt subrace of dwarves, that somehow managed to keep a shred of sanity to not fully devolve into mindless horrors. They can enter a frenzy and even learn to summon horrors.
  • Krog: Ogres transformed by the very thing that should kill them. Their powerful attacks can stun their foes and they are so strong they can dual wield any one handed weapons.


Forbidden Cults adds many new zones for you to explore and die in:

  • Kroshkkur: An ancient Sher'tul Fortress laying half in ruins that serves as a focal point, and home, for all kinds of creatures seeking lost knowledge.
  • The Maggot: A huge living corrupted worm about to destroy Kroshkkur! Teleport inside and save your sanctuary of horrors!
  • The Godfeaster: Deep undergroud the ground shakes as ... -- redacted by corrupt forces --
  • The Scourge Pits: On the south of the Iron Throne lays a fool pit of ... -- redacted by corrupt forces --
  • Forbidden Tomes: Find special artifact books of ancient lore. But, read at your own peril, for the story they tell may very well suck you in... quite literally.
    Maybe you will even find The One That Writes...
  • Occult Egress: A strange, extremely old, contraption of unknown origin. It seems to require some kind of code sequence to activate. Maybe you will find some during your adventures?
  • The Entropic Void: So you think you are strong? Powerful? Invulnerable? In the end, entropy always wins, as you will learn...


What would an expansion about horrors be without a bunch of new horrors to torment you with? Please give a warm welcome to:

  • Searing Horrors: You liked luminous horrors? You loved radiant horrors? You will absolutely adore their searing big brothers!
  • Nethergates: It sleeps. Maybe it should stay that way.
  • Netherworms: Vampiric worm masses that are bound to tickle your fancy! And tickle hard.
  • Fearful Symmetry: Geometry has never been so lively!
  • Entropic Shards: Take an entropic crystal, shatter it with tentacles. And die.
  • : And more ...


"DarkGod, is that all?" Obviously not! You will also find your usual addition of:

  • Lore: Delve into the dark forgotten secrets of the world, where sanity is a very tenuous idea.
  • Artifacts: Discover new objects of power and use them to further your own goals.
  • New wyrmic tree: Unlock the scourge drake for your wyrmics.
  • Glass Golem: Unlock the glass golem option for your alchemists.
  • Events: Discover new strange contraptions in familiar zones. What could go wrong?
  • Achievements: Because there can never be enough!
Forbidden Cults 1.7.4

Better Item Description 1.7.4

This addon makes items description easier to read and determine on a glance it's usefulness
- sorts all stats by category - DPS/DEF/MISC
- item's passive power always the same blue color (not a random blue-yellow-pink-green)
- item's usable power - always yellow
- all rarity categories are displayed
- encumbrance value moved to the right under item name
- "on hit" powers always green
- "Stats" have an ornage highlight and placed before others because it's most important one
- Removed many extra-explain details, which any veteran player would not want to read each time
for example, stat "S.pwr/crit" shorten from "Spellpower on spell critical (stacks up to 3 times)"
means you do remember that it can stack only 3 times, and is not so super important anyway
- DLC supported - Orcs/Ashes
- few bug-fixes along the way

Most important thing to remember
- Requirements only shown for those you don't meet. If you want to see all reqs - hold CTRL
- "Phasing" stat means - "Damage Shield penetration", the name was taken from the source and looks good to me, and short enough
- The "-" minus sign at the end of stat mean immunity or reduction of some sort, for example "Blind-" = "Blindness immunity",
- "Max.summ" = Max wilder summons
- "Summ.HP.reg" = Life regen bonus (wilder-summons)
- "Def/telep" = Defense after a teleport
- "Res/telep" = Resist all after a teleport
- "Dur/telep" = New effects duration reduction after a teleport

it's not recommended to use this mod if you'r new to the game

Better Item Description 1.7.4

Charsheet Talents Improvement 1.2.3

Improves the charsheet talents listing. Note: might be be implemented by next patch

Charsheet Talents Improvement 1.2.3

Exponential Leveling 1.7.4

Exponential Leveling is an addon that changes the amount of points (stats, class, ..) and optionally resources (hp/stamina/mana/regen..) you gain upon EACH level up.
It is meant to make Madness difficulty possible without cheating or hacking of any kind. The game isn't really meant to be beaten on Madness-Roguelike in a legit way, which is why trainers/cheats/savescams exist. There have been only a couple of winners that might be real and legit, and they are Adventure class with no video proof.

Being fully configurable, it can also be used to make the game easier as you wish to.

THIS DOES NOT DISABLE IN-GAME AND STEAM ACHIEVEMENTS.

How to use this addon:

    - Download and install, of course. Check if the addon is ACTIVATED. If you have another addon that superload/overload player.lua, it might conflict.
    - Start a New Game.
    - Under Options > Gameplay, you can enable or disable the addon. This will work from the next levelup. It cannot be used retroactively.
    - You can also change mode of operating (Default is balanced) and optional modes of operation (Also increase resources, life, etc on levelup) or be left as is.

Operating Modes:
    - Balanced -> Gives extra points in a fair way depending on your difficulty (Nightmare, Insane and Madness)
    - Extra Points -> Gives many more points than vanilla in any difficulty
    - Cheatish -> Gives way more points than you'll ever need
    - Only Life -> Does NOT change how many points you gain on levelup, but provide some extra MAX HP on levelup. How much per level can be configured under the options.

Optional Modes (These work alongside Operating Modes):
    - None -> Nothing else than what chosen under Operating Modes
    - All Resources -> Increase stamina, mana, hate, vim, etc (MAX and regen) upon levelup. How much per level can be configured under the options.
    - MAX HP -> Increase only MAX HP and not all resources upon levelup. How much per level can be configured under the options. Stacks with Only Life if you want to.

POINTS COMPARISON (Example: Cornac Rogue at lv50):
        STATS    |    TALENTS    |    GENERIC    |    CATEGORY    |    PRODIGIES    |    MAX HP    |    STAMINA

VANILLA | 160 | 70 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 958 | 247
BALANCED NIGHTMARE | 181 | 127 | 101 | 9 | 5 | 958 | 247
BALANCED INSANE | 217 | 145 | 119 | 12 | 8 | 958 | 247
BALANCED MADNESS | 269 | 166 | 140 | 20 | 17 | 958 | 247
EXTRA POINTS | 212 | 171 | 150 | 14 | 17 | 958 | 247
CHEATISH | 1140 | 560 | 539 | 102 | 202 | 958 | 247
ONLY LIFE | 160 | 70 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 1252+ | 247

+ ALL RESOURCES | - | - | - | - | - | 1252+ | 396+

All resources ALSO gives, by a small amount, resources regeneration like: mana, stamina, vim, positive/negative, hate (per kill, not passively generated), psi and reduces equilibrium (by a small amount) every turn even in combat.

Update v4.0.3
  • Fixed the partial points (0.5 or negative -0) display bug in the character sheet and levelup screen. Overall points are the same as before.
Update v4.0.2
  • Fixed equilibrium regen bug (now it correctly reduces your equilibrium per turn by a small amount and stacks with other effects)
Update v4.0
  • Compatible with TOME 1.7.4
  • Options are much easier to understand and more customizable
  • Balanced mode (Default) is now meant to make Madness ACHIEVABLE without cheating; it's still hard as hell.
Exponential Leveling 1.7.4

EquipDoll - Clean Item Names 1.7.2

Makes clearer view of EuipDoll by replacing item egos list with actual name, and tuning a font a bit
Because 'Ichorqueen' tells me much more than 'steel,hate,psyport,super.c,telekinetic', and looks definetly better :)

EquipDoll - Clean Item Names 1.7.2
CampaignMaj'Eyal
ModeNightmare Roguelike
SexMale
RaceSkeleton
ClassCursed
Level / Exp5 / 60%
Sizemedium
Lifes / Deaths
Killed by skeleton master archer at level 5 on the 77th Pyre 122nd year of Ascendancy at 16:11
/ 1

Primary Stats

Strength33 (base 16)
Dexterity33 (base 15)
Constitution10 (base 10)
Magic10 (base 10)
Willpower18 (base 20)
Cunning13 (base 10)

Resources

Life-15/200
Hate93/100
Healing Factor0.87210028696417
Regeneration1.5509431503371

Speed

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

Vision

Sight10
Lite3

Offense: Mainhand

Damage50
Accuracy40
Crit Chance5%
APR1
Speed1.00

Offense: Spell

Spellpower15
Crit Chance2%
Speed1

Offense: Mind

Mindpower26
Crit Chance2%
Speed1

Defense: Base

Armour (hardiness)3 (30%)
Defense19
Ranged Defense19
Fatigue2
Physical Save20
Spell Save9
Mental Save10

Defense: Resistances

Light+ 20%( 70%)
Darkness+ 20%( 70%)
Fire+ 15%( 70%)
All 0%( 70%)

Defense: Immunities

Bleed Resistance100%
Fear Resistance100%
Instadeath Resistance100%
Poison Resistance100%
Blind Resistance20%

Inscriptions (3/3)

Runes
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 spell
Description: Activate the rune to create a protective shield absorbing at most 130 damage for 5 turns.
Rune: Shielding
Runes
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 18
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
Is: a spell
Description: Activate the rune to instantly dissipate the energy of your ailments, cleansing all cross tier effects and 1 physical, mental, and magical effect.
You use the dissipated energy to create a shield lasting 3 turns and blocking 50 damage per debuff cleansed (not counting cross-tier ones).
If there were only cross-tier effects to cleanse, no shield is created and the rune goes on a 75% reduced cooldown.
Rune: Shatter Afflictions
Runes
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: 4
Cooldown: 18
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
Is: a spell
Description: Activate the rune to teleport up to 4 spaces within line of sight. Afterwards you stay out of phase for 3 turns. In this state all new negative status effects duration is reduced by 10%, your defense is increased by 10 and all your resistances by 10%.
Rune: Blink

Class Talents

Cursed / Gloom1.30
  • Effective talent level: 3.9
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: 3
    Cooldown: 0
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Is: a mind power
    Description: A terrible gloom surrounds you, affecting all those who approach to within radius 3. At the end of each game turn, those caught in your gloom must save against your Mindpower, or have a 12% chance to suffer from slowness (30%), stun or confusion (30%) for 3 turns.
    The chance increases with your mind speed.
    This ability is innate, and carries no cost to activate or deactivate.
    Each point in Gloom talents increases your Mindpower (current total: 10).
    Gloom
3/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Is: a mind power
    Description: Each turn, those caught in your gloom must save against your Mindpower, or have a 2% chance to be crippled by fear for 3 turns, reducing damage they inflict by 14%. The first time you melee strike a foe after they have been weakened will give you 2 hate.
    The chance increases with your mind speed.
    Each point in Gloom talents increases your Mindpower (current total: 10).
    Weakness
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Is: a mind power
    Description: Every turn, all enemies in your gloom take 0.50 mind damage and 0.50 darkness damage.
    This damage is increased by your global speed but only happens ever game turn.
    The damage scales with your Mindpower.
    Each point in Gloom talents increases your Mindpower (current total: 10).
    Mindrot
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Is: a mind power
    Description: Your gloom has become a sanctuary from the outside world. Damage from any attack that originates beyond the boundary of your gloom is reduced by 0%.
    Each point in Gloom talents increases your Mindpower (current total: 10).
    Sanctuary
0/5
Cursed / Predator1.30
  • Effective talent level: 6.5
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Improve your predation by learning from past hunts. You gain 1.46 accuracy and 0.73 armor penetration against foes for each foe of that type you have previously slain, to a maximum of 73 accuracy and 36 apr.
    Predator
5/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: Upon making a critical melee attack the savagery of your predation causes a Cursed Miasma to begin permeating your hunting grounds.
    The miasma will seep from 1 locations, including your own, within radius 4, deals 1.60 damage split between Darkness and Mind and blocks sight.
    Prey lost within your miasma have a 0% chance to lose track of you and may mistake friends for foe.
    Savage Hunter costs     8 Hate on trigger and does not trigger when you're in Cursed Miasma.
    Savage Hunter
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: While shrouded in cursed miasma you gain stealth (2 power) and 3 physical power.
    The stealth power and physical power will increase with your mindpower.
    Shrouded Hunter
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Focus your predation on the most worthy prey. Upon entering a level for the first time, up to 1 foes are marked as your prey. You gain vision of them, wherever they are. Additionally, all damage you receive from their subtype is reduced by 0%.
    Mark Prey
0/5
Cursed / Strife1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Hate cost: 4.1
    Range: 2
    Cooldown: 8
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Turn your attention to a nearby foe, and dominate them with your overwhelming presence. If the target fails to save versus your Mindpower, it will be unable to move for 3 turns and vulnerable to attacks. They will lose 3 Armour, 5 Defense and your attacks will gain 9% resistance penetration. If the target is adjacent to you, your domination will include a melee attack.
    Effects will improve with your Willpower.

    This talent will also attack with your shield, if you have one equipped.
    Dominate
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your preternatural senses aid you in your hunt for the next victim. You sense foes in a radius of 2.0. You will always sense a stalked victim in a radius of 10.
    Also increases stealth detection by 23 and invisibility detection by 23.
    Stealth and invisibility detection improves with your Willpower
    Preternatural Senses
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Hate cost: 4.1
    Range: 6
    Cooldown: 13
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: With blinding speed, you suddenly appear next to a target up to 6 spaces away and attack for 21% (at 0 Hate) to 70% (at 100+ Hate) damage. Your sudden appearance catches everyone off-guard, giving you 2 extra Defense for 1 turn.
    The Defense boost improves with your Strength.
    Blindside
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 6
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: Rather than hide from the onslaught, you face down every threat. While active you have a 4% chance of repelling a melee attack. The recklessness of your defense brings you bad luck (Luck -3).
    Cleave, Repel and Surge cannot be active simultaneously, and activating one will place the others in cooldown.
    Repel chance increases with your Strength and by 20% when equipped with a shield.
    Repel
0/5
Cursed / Slaughter1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Hate cost: 2
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 8
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: You slash wildly at your target for 118% (at 0 Hate) to 160% (at 100+ Hate) damage.
    At level 3, any wound you inflict with this carries a part of your curse, reducing the effectiveness of healing by 34% for 15 turns. The effect will stack.
    The damage multiplier increases with your Strength.

    This talent will also attack with your shield, if you have one equipped.
    Slash
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Hate cost: 2
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 12
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Assault nearby foes with 4 fast attacks for 20% (at 0 Hate) to 39% (at 100+ Hate) damage each. Stalked prey are always targeted if nearby.
    At level 3 the intensity of your assault overwhelms anyone who is struck, reducing their Defense by -13 for 4 turns.
    The damage multiplier and Defense reduction increase with your Strength.

    This talent will also attack with your shield, if you have one equipped.
    Frenzy
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Hate cost: 5.1
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 15
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Charge through your opponents, attacking anyone near your path for 35% (at 0 Hate) to 70% (at 100+ Hate) damage. Small opponents may be knocked away from your path. You can attack a maximum of 2 times, and can hit targets along your path more than once.
    Reckless Charge
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 6
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: While active, every swing of your weapon strikes strikes other adjacent enemies for 25% (at 0 hate) to 25% (at 100 hate) physical damage. The recklessness of your attacks brings you bad luck (luck -3).
    Cleave, Repel and Surge cannot be active simultaneously, and activating one will place the others in cooldown.
    Cleave will deal 25% additional damage while using a two-handed weapon.
    The Cleave damage increases with your Strength.
    Cleave
0/5
Cursed / Endless hunt1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 0
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: When you focus your attacks on a single foe and strike them in melee for two consecutive turns, your hatred of them overcomes you and you begin to stalk them with single-minded purpose. The effect will last for 40 turns, or until your prey is dead. Stalking gives you bonuses against your foe that grow each turn you hit them, and diminish each turn you don't.
    Bonus level 1: +3 Accuracy, +6% melee damage, +0.50 hate/turn prey was hit
    Bonus level 2: +5 Accuracy, +12% melee damage, +1.00 hate/turn prey was hit
    Bonus level 3: +6 Accuracy, +17% melee damage, +1.50 hate/turn prey was hit
    The accuracy bonus improves with your Willpower, and the melee damage bonus with your Strength.
    Stalk
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Hate cost: 5.1
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 6
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Harass your stalked victim with two quick attacks for 35% (at 0 Hate) to 67% (at 100+ Hate) damage each. Each attack that scores a hit disrupts one talent, rune or infusion for 1 turns. Your opponent will be unnerved by the attacks, reducing the damage they deal by 41% for 2 turns.

    This talent will also attack with your shield, if you have one equipped.
    Harass Prey
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Hate cost: 2
    Range: 10
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Mind (100% of a turn)
    Is: a mind power
    Description: The connection between predator and prey allows you to speak to the mind of your target and beckon them closer. For 5 turns, they will try to come to you, even pushing others aside to do so. They will move towards you instead of acting 5% of the time, but can save verses Mindpower to slow the effect. If they take significant damage, the beckoning may be overcome altogether. The effect makes concentration difficult for your target, reducing Spellpower and Mindpower by 1 until they reach you.
    The Spellpower and Mindpower reduction increases with your Willpower.
    Beckon
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 6
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: Let hate fuel your movements. While active, you gain 2% movement speed. The recklessness of your movement brings you bad luck (Luck -3).
    Cleave, Repel and Surge cannot be active simultaneously, and activating one will place the others in cooldown.
    Sustaining Surge while Dual Wielding grants 1 additional Defense.
    Movement speed and dual-wielding Defense both increase with the Willpower stat.
    Surge
0/5

Generic Talents

Cursed / Cursed aura1.00
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 0
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Is: a mind power
    Description: Your defiling touch permeates everything around you, permanently imparting a random curse on each item you find. When you equip a cursed item, you gain the effects of that curse (shown as a beneficial effect). Each item with the same curse that is equipped increases the curse's power. Initially curses are harmful, but powerful benefits accumulate as the power of the curse increases.
    The Dark Gifts talent unlocks higher level curse effects and increases their power.
    Your aura permeates your equipment more thoroughly with talent level and can affect items as follows:
    Level 1 -- weapons
    Level 2 -- body armor and cloaks
    Level 3 -- shields and helmets
    Level 4 -- gloves, boots and belts
    Level 6 -- rings
    Level 7 -- amulets/necklaces
    Level 8 -- lites
    Level 9 -- tools/totems/torques/wands
    level 10 -- ammunition
    At level 5, you can activate this talent to surround yourself with an aura that adds 2 levels to a curse of your choosing. (None chosen)
    Also, talent levels above 5 reduce the negative effects of your curses (currently 0% reduction).
    Defiling Touch
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Is: a mind power
    Description: Your curses bring you dark gifts. Unlocks bonus level 0 effects on all of your curses, allowing you to gain that effect when the power level of your curse reaches that level. At talent level 5, the luck penalty of cursed effects is reduced to 1.
    Talent levels above 5 add bonus power levels to your curses, increasing their effects (currently 0.2).
    Dark Gifts
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: 2
    Cooldown: 30
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Mind (100% of a turn)
    Is: a mind power
    Description: Curse the earth around you in a radius of 2 for 3 turns. Any who stand upon it are weakened, reducing the damage they inflict by -1%
    Ruined Earth
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: 5
    Cooldown: 40
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Mind (100% of a turn)
    Is: a mind power
    Description: Instill a part of your living curse into a weapon in your inventory, and toss it nearby. This nearly impervious sentry will attack all nearby enemies for 3 turns. When the curse ends, the weapon will drop to the ground.
    Cursed Sentry attack speed (currently 16%) will improve with talent level.
    When you first select a weapon, it will be remembered and used as long as it's in your inventory. Use Choose Cursed Sentry talent to alter your selection.
    At talent level 3, you get the ability to afflict powerful mundane objects (greater egos).
    At talent level 5, you can corrupt artifacts.
    Cursed Sentry
0/5
Cursed / Cursed form1.00
  • Effective talent level: 3.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Is: a mind power
    Description: Your body's strength is fed by your hatred. This causes most forms of healing to be between 50% effective (at 0 Hate) to 100% effective (at 100+ Hate). In addition, after each kill, you store the waning life force to invigorate yourself, restoring 16 life (limited by the foe's maximum life, up to a maximum of 41 at any time). You can heal no more than 11.0 life per turn this way, and it is not affected by your hatred level or other effects.
    Healing from kills improves with your Willpower.
    Unnatural Body
3/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Is: a mind power
    Description: Your thirst for blood drives your movements. You gain +11% confusion, fear, knockback and stun immunity.
    Relentless
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Is: a mind power
    Description: You have learned to hold onto your hate and use your suffering to fuel your body's rage. Every turn you take damage, the damage you inflict increases, until it reaches a maximum of +17% after 5 turns. Any turn in which you do not take damage will reduce the bonus.
    Seethe
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Is: a mind power
    Description: You rise to meet the pain that others would inflict on you. Every turn you take damage, your Strength and Willpower increase until they reach a maximum of +1 after 5 turns. Any turn in which you do not take damage will reduce the bonus. While in effect, your body also has a 5% chance to overcome poisons and diseases each turn.
    Grim Resolve
0/5
Undead / Skeleton1.10
  • Effective talent level: 4.4
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Improves your skeletal condition, increasing Strength and Dexterity by 14.
    Skeleton
4/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 31
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Standard (100% of a turn)
    Description: Creates a shield of bones, absorbing 114 damage. Lasts for 10 turns.
    The total damage the shield can absorb increases with your Dexterity.
    Bone Armour
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your undead bones are very resilient, reducing the duration of all detrimental effects on you by up to -1%.
    Resilient Bones
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 39
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Standard (100% of a turn)
    Description: Reposition some of your bones, healing yourself for -1.
    At level 5, you will gain the ability to completely re-assemble your body should it be destroyed (can only be used once).
    Re-assemble
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: 3.9
    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
3/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You learn to maintain your agility and manage your combat posture while wearing robes or light armour. When wearing armour no heavier than leather in your main body slot, you gain 4 Defense, 0% Armour hardiness, and 5% 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: 2.6
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases the accuracy of unarmed, melee and ranged weapons by 34.
    Combat Accuracy
2/5
  • Effective talent level: 3.9
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases weapon damage by 59% and physical power by 30 when using swords, axes or maces.
    Weapons Mastery
3/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases weapon damage by 0% and physical power by 30 when using daggers.
    Dagger Mastery
0/5

Effects

Quests

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
You have been resurrected as an undead by some dark powers.
However, the ritual failed in some way and you retain your own mind. You need to get out of this dark place and try to carve a place for yourself in the world.
You have found a very special cloak that will help you walk among the living without trouble.
The rotting stench of the dead		done

Equipment

On fingers
copper ring
 0.1
T1 ring jewelry
[Normal]


Rings make your fingers look great!
copper ring
Around neck
starlit copper amulet of cunning (+3)
 0.1
T1 amulet jewelry
[Ego]
Nature

While equipped:
Stats +3 Cun
----- def -----
Resists +10% light +10% darkness
Blind- +20%

Amulets make your neck look great!
starlit copper amulet of cunning (+3)
In main hand
iron battleaxe (Corpses) (16-23 power, 1 apr)
 3.0
T1 battleaxe 2H weapon
[Normal]

Power 15.5 - 23.2 Physical
Uses 120% Str
Mastery Weapons Mastery
Acc+ +0.2% crit chance (max 25%)
Apr +1
Crit +4.5%
Atk.spd 100%
Curse of Corpses

Massive two-handed battleaxes.
iron battleaxe (Corpses) (16-23 power, 1 apr)
On feet
traveler's pair of rough leather boots of tirelessness (0 def, 1 armour)
 2.0
T1 feet armor
[Ego]
Master

While equipped:
----- def -----
Armour +1
Fatigue -4%
Phys.save +6 (+3 eff.)
---------- misc
Max.enc +21
Stam/turn +0.40
Max.stam +10.00

A pair of boots made of leather.
traveler's pair of rough leather boots of tirelessness (0 def, 1 armour)
Light source
brass lantern
 2.0
T1 lite
[Normal]

While equipped:
---------- misc
Light +3

A brass container with a wick emerging from it, protected from draughts by a sheet of greased paper. It can be carried by a handle.
brass lantern
Cloak
Cloak of Deception
 1.0
cloak armor
[Plot Item]
Arcane

While equipped:
dps ----------
Phys.pwr +5 (+2 eff.)
Spell.pwr +5 (+5 eff.)
Mind.pwr +5 (+2 eff.)

A black cloak, with subtle illusion enchantments woven into its very fabric.
Cloak of Deception
Main armor
prismatic rough leather armour of fire resistance (3 def, 2 armour)
 9.0
T1 light armor
[Ego]
Arcane/Master

While equipped:
----- def -----
Armour +2
Defense +3 (+2 eff.)
Fatigue +6%
Resists +15% fire +10% light
+10% darkness

A suit of armour made of leather.
prismatic rough leather armour of fire resistance (3 def, 2 armour)

Inventory

arcing iron dagger (Nightmares) (10-13 power, 5 apr)
 1.0
T1 dagger 1H weapon
[Ego]
Arcane

Power 10.0 - 13.0 Physical
Uses 50% Str, 50% Dex
Acc+ +0.2% crit chance (max 25%)
Apr +5
Crit +4.0%
Atk.spd 100%
On Hit:
* 25% chance for lightning to strike from the target to a second target dealing 16 damage
Curse of Nightmares

Sharp, short and deadly.
arcing iron dagger (Nightmares) (10-13 power, 5 apr)
elm longbow (Misfortune)
 4.0
T1 longbow 2H weapon
Reqs Shoot
[Normal]

Acc+ +0.2% crit chance (max 25%)
Atk.spd 100%
Range +6
Curse of Misfortune

Longbows are used to shoot arrows at your foes.
elm longbow (Misfortune)
arcing iron longsword of phasing (Madness) (12-16 power, 9 apr)
 3.0
T1 longsword 1H weapon
[Ego]
Arcane

Power 11.5 - 16.1 Physical
Uses 100% Str
Mastery Weapons Mastery
Acc+ +0.4% crit mult (max 40%)
Apr +9
Crit +2.5%
Atk.spd 100%
Phasing +10%
On Hit:
* 25% chance for lightning to strike from the target to a second target dealing 16 damage
Curse of Madness

Sharp, long, and deadly.
arcing iron longsword of phasing (Madness) (12-16 power, 9 apr)
iron longsword (Nightmares) (12-16 power, 2 apr)
 3.0
T1 longsword 1H weapon
[Normal]

Power 11.5 - 16.1 Physical
Uses 100% Str
Mastery Weapons Mastery
Acc+ +0.4% crit mult (max 40%)
Apr +2
Crit +2.5%
Atk.spd 100%
Curse of Nightmares

Sharp, long, and deadly.
iron longsword (Nightmares) (12-16 power, 2 apr)
iron longsword of massacre (Nightmares) (20-27 power, 2 apr)
 3.0
T1 longsword 1H weapon
[Ego]
Master

Power 19.5 - 27.3 Physical
Uses 100% Str
Mastery Weapons Mastery
Acc+ +0.4% crit mult (max 40%)
Apr +2
Crit +2.5%
Atk.spd 100%
Curse of Nightmares

Sharp, long, and deadly.
iron longsword of massacre (Nightmares) (20-27 power, 2 apr)
Serpent's Glare (Madness) (7-8 power, 15 apr, nature damage)
 3.0
T1 mindstar 1H weapon
[Unique]
Nature

Power 7.0 - 7.7 Nature
Uses 50% Wil, 30% Cun
Mastery Psiblades
Acc+ +0.2% crit chance (max 25%)
Acc uses Wil
Apr +15
Crit +7.0%
Atk.spd 100%
Dmg.conv 30% poison
While equipped:
dps ----------
Mind.crit +2%
Mind.pwr +4 (+2 eff.)
Dmg.mod +10% nature
----- def -----
Resists +10% nature
Poison- +50%
Curse of Madness

Spit Poison:
Level 2.0
Pwr.cost 8 out of 8/8.
Range 10
Travel.spd instantaneous
Is a nature gift
Description: Spit poison at your target, doing 165.33 poison damage over six turns.
The damage will increase with your Strength or Dexterity (whichever is higher).

A thick venom drips from this mindstar.
Serpent's Glare (Madness) (7-8 power, 15 apr, nature damage)
mighty cured leather sling of acid (Nightmares)
 4.0
T2 sling 1H weapon
Reqs Shoot
[Ego]
Arcane/Master

Acc+ +0.2% base dam (max 20%)
Atk.spd 100%
Range +7
Ranged+ +6 acid
While equipped:
Stats +2 Str
dps ----------
Phys.pwr +5 (+2 eff.)
Dmg.mod +8% acid
Curse of Nightmares

Slings are used to hurl stones or metal shots at your foes.
mighty cured leather sling of acid (Nightmares)
cruel elm starstaff of warding (Corpses) (10-12 power, 2 apr, physical element)
 5.0
T1 staff 2H weapon
Reqs Mag 11
[Ego]
Arcane/Master

Power 10.0 - 12.0 Physical
Uses 80% Mag
Mastery Staff Mastery
Acc+ +2.0% proc dam (max 200%)
Apr +2
Crit +2.5%
Atk.spd 100%
While equipped:
dps ----------
Spell.crit +6%
Crit.mult +10.00%
Spell.pwr +3 (+3 eff.)
Dmg.mod +10% physical
----- def -----
Armour +5
Defense +5 (+3 eff.)
---------- misc
Wards +2 physical
Talents +1 Ward
+1 Command Staff
Curse of Corpses

Staves designed for wielders of magic, by the greats of the art.
cruel elm starstaff of warding (Corpses) (10-12 power, 2 apr, physical element)
iron waraxe of massacre (Madness) (16-22 power, 2 apr)
 3.0
T1 waraxe 1H weapon
[Ego]
Master

Power 16.0 - 22.4 Physical
Uses 100% Str
Mastery Weapons Mastery
Acc+ +0.2% crit chance (max 25%)
Apr +2
Crit +3.5%
Atk.spd 100%
Curse of Madness

One-handed war axes.
iron waraxe of massacre (Madness) (16-22 power, 2 apr)
shimmering linen robe (0 def, 0 armour)
 2.0
T1 cloth armor
[Ego]
Arcane

While equipped:
dps ----------
Dmg.mod +11% arcane
----- def -----
Resists +7% all
---------- misc
Max.mana +13.00

A cloth vestment. It offers no intrinsic protection but can be enchanted.
shimmering linen robe (0 def, 0 armour)
miner's pair of iron boots of tirelessness (0 def, 4 armour)
 3.0
T1 feet armor
Reqs Heavy armour training
[Ego]
Master

While equipped:
----- def -----
Armour +4
Fatigue +2%
---------- misc
Stam/turn +0.40
Max.stam +10.00
Infravis +1

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 tirelessness (0 def, 4 armour)
iron helm of ire (0 def, 3 armour)
 3.0
T1 head armor
Reqs Heavy armour training
[Ego+]
Master

While equipped:
Stats +1 Str +1 Con
----- def -----
Armour +3
Fatigue +5%
Phys.save +5 (+3 eff.)
Mind.save +5 (+5 eff.)

Battle Cry:
Puts all charms on 28 cooldown
Level 2.0
Pwr.cost 28 out of 28/28.
Range melee/personal
Travel.spd instantaneous
Description: Your battle cry shatters the will of your foes within a radius of 5, lowering their Defense by 14 for 7 turns, making them easier to hit.
All evasion and concealment bonuses are also disabled.
The chance to hit increases with your Physical Power.

A large helmet that can protect the entire head. Ventilation and bad vision can be a problem, however.
iron helm of ire (0 def, 3 armour)
iron mail armour (2 def, 4 armour)
 14.0
T1 heavy armor
Reqs Heavy armour training

[Normal]

While equipped:
----- def -----
Armour +4
Defense +2 (+1 eff.)
Fatigue +12%

A suit of armour made of mail.
iron mail armour (2 def, 4 armour)
iron mail armour of fire resistance (2 def, 4 armour)
 14.0
T1 heavy armor
Reqs Heavy armour training

[Ego]
Master

While equipped:
----- def -----
Armour +4
Defense +2 (+1 eff.)
Fatigue +12%
Resists +15% fire

A suit of armour made of mail.
iron mail armour of fire resistance (2 def, 4 armour)
rejuvenating iron plate armour of lightning resistance (0 def, 7 armour)
 17.0
T1 massive armor
Reqs Massive armour training

[Ego]
Nature/Master

While equipped:
----- def -----
Armour +7
Fatigue +22%
Resists +16% lightning
HP.reg +2.00
---------- misc
Stam/turn +0.60

A suit of armour made of metal plates.
rejuvenating iron plate armour of lightning resistance (0 def, 7 armour)
exposing iron shield of fire resistance (+17%) (0 def, 2 armour, 9-11 power, 18 block)
 7.0
T1 shield armor
Reqs Shield usage training

[Ego]
Master/Psionic

When used to Attack:
Power 9.0 - 10.8 Physical
Uses 100% Str
Acc+ +2.0% proc dam (max 200%)
Crit +2.5%
Block +18
While equipped:
dps ----------
On Hit (Melee):
* 5% chance to reduce all saves and defense by 18
On Melee Ret:
* 10% chance to reduce all saves and defense by 18
----- def -----
Armour +2
Fatigue +8%
Resists +17% fire
---------- misc
Talents +1 Block

Handheld deflection devices.
exposing iron shield of fire resistance (+17%) (0 def, 2 armour, 9-11 power, 18 block)
3 agate
 0.0
T1 black gem
[Normal]

While equipped:
Stats +1 Str +1 Dex +1 Mag
+1 Wil +1 Cun +1 Con
Item imbue powers:
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.
3 agate
iron pickaxe of endurance (dig speed 38 turns)
 3.0
T1 digger tool
[Ego]
Master

While equipped:
Stats +3 Str
----- def -----
Fatigue -5%
While carried:
---------- misc
Talents +1 Dig

Allows you to dig a wall, remove a tree, create ways.
iron pickaxe of endurance (dig speed 38 turns)
2 spinel
 0.0
T1 green gem
[Normal]

While equipped:
Defense +2 (+1 eff.)
Phys.save +2 (+1 eff.)
Spell.save +2 (+2 eff.)
Mind.save +2 (+2 eff.)
Item imbue powers:
Defense +2 (+1 eff.)
Phys.save +2 (+1 eff.)
Spell.save +2 (+2 eff.)
Mind.save +2 (+2 eff.)
Latent Damage Type: Nature

Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
2 spinel
Summertide Phial
 1.0
T1 lite
[Unique]
Nature

While equipped:
dps ----------
Melee+ 15 Lite Light Burst (radius 1)
Dmg.mod +10% light
----- def -----
Resists +30% light
Heal.mod +10%
---------- misc
Light +5
When attacking in melee, deals 15 light damage and lights tiles in radius 1.

Call light, dispelling darkness and lighting tiles in radius 20.(66 power, based on Willpower).
Uses 10 power out of 15/15

A small crystal phial that captured Sunlight during the Summertide.
Summertide Phial
Rod of Recall (1/1)
 2.0
rod charm
[Plot Item]
Unknown

Recall the user to the worldmap after 40 turns.
Uses 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
 2.0
sher'tul chest
[Plot Item]
Unknown

While carried:
Transmogrify all the items in your chest at once (also done automatically when you change level).
Uses 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
ametrine
 0.0
T1 yellow gem
[Normal]

While equipped:
Phys.crit +1.0%
Spell.crit +1%
Mind.crit +1%
Dmg.mod +2% all
Item imbue powers:
Phys.crit +1.0%
Spell.crit +1%
Mind.crit +1%
Dmg.mod +2% all
Latent Damage Type: Light

Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
ametrine
citrine
 0.0
T1 yellow gem
[Normal]

While equipped:
Light +4
Infravis +4
Item imbue powers:
Light +4
Infravis +4
Latent Damage Type: Light

Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
citrine
2 zircon
 0.0
T1 yellow gem
[Normal]

While equipped:
Armour +1
Resists +1% all
Item imbue powers:
Armour +1
Resists +1% all
Latent Damage Type: Light

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

Achievements

Log


Skele Boi hits Skeleton master archer for 48 physical damage.

Skele Boi casts Rune: Blink.
Skele Boi is out of phase.

Skeleton master archer's Shoot misses Skele Boi.
Talent Dominate is ready to use.

Skele Boi is no longer out of phase.

Skeleton master archer shoots!
Talent Slash is ready to use.
Skeleton master archer's Shoot hits Skele Boi for 48 physical, 8 temporal (56 total damage).

Skeleton archer's Shoot hits Skele Boi for 20 physical damage.
Skele Boi hits Skeleton master archer for 46 physical damage.
Skeleton master archer is lost in despair!
Skeleton archer's Shoot hits Skele Boi for 21 physical damage.

Skele Boi speeds up.
Skeleton archer's Shoot hits Skele Boi for 18 physical damage.

Skeleton master archer uses Pinning Shot.
Talent Frenzy is ready to use.
Talent Rune: Shielding is ready to use.
Skeleton archer's Shoot hits Skele Boi for 21 physical damage.
Skele Boi is pinned to the ground.
Skeleton master archer's Pinning Shot hits Skele Boi for 65 physical damage.
Skele Boi the level 5 skeleton cursed was disembowelled to death by a skeleton master archer on level 1 of Blighted Ruins.