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GameTales of Maj'Eyal: Age of Ascendancy 1.7.4
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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

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Embers of Rage 1.7.4

Official Expansion!

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

Features:

  • Explore a whole new campaign from level 1 to 50, one year after the events of the original Tales of Maj'Eyal campaign. Liberate the Orcs (or die trying) by rising up against the Sunwall, the Steam Giants of Atmos, and other dangers that may lie in wait...
  • Play as one of three new races: the battle-hardened Orcs, the brutal Yetis, and the unstoppable Whitehooves. Discover their stories, their pains, their hopes... and their awesome racial powers!
  • Risk your life in over 20 unique zones! Explore the ruins of a lost city, lay siege to the Sunwall forces at the Gates of Morning, and raid the Steam Giants' mining quarry - each has its own unique foes and hazards, leading each to feel and play different from the others.
  • Play as one of the four new tinker classes: Gunslingers, Sawbutchers, Psyshots and Annihilators! Plus a class evolution: Technomancers! Crush and rend your foes with heavy metal, electrocute and immolate them with your gadgets, charge across the battlefield or nimbly strafe in style - each plays differently, and none provide any shortage of ways to slay your foes.
  • Master steam technology to build powerful tinkers to augment your equipment. Need to close in a bit quicker? Turn your boots into rocket boots! Having a hard time deciding whether to shoot someone or stab them? Build a Hand Cannon into your gloves, or deploy a Weapon Automaton to do the stabbing for you! If you have a problem, steamtech has a solution, usually involving explosions; with over 80 different powerful contraptions to craft, enjoy unparalleled versatility and trying something different with every playthrough.
  • Master the tactical uses of over 140 talents! Fire bouncing trick-shots and psychic-infused shots, use your steamsaws as shields or wheels, terrify your foes with long mechanical arms - there are no "boring" talents here, everything has its own special applications and properties!
  • Use advanced technology in the world of Eyal! Burrow through sand, plant bombs to destroy tunnels, and discover that you aren't alone in using it...
  • Infusions and runes are for puny humans; implant new medical injectors to pump an array of experimental chemicals into your body! Injectors can use any (infinitely reusable) salve in your inventory as long as they're off their cooldown, giving you versatility you've wished you could get with a couple of inscriptions.
  • Loot over 70 new and powerful artifacts. Pump lead into foes with big guns, quick guns, and explosive guns! Shred them with saws that maim, saws that thirst for blood, and saws that aren't really saws! Violate common sense by strapping a rocket to your back and calling it a jetpack!
  • Enjoy dying in horrible and exotic ways at the hands (or claws, jaws, guns...) of over 140 new creatures! Not mere piles of stats and chain-stuns, these foes will provide unique challenges - suffer the Sunwall's newest cosmic spells, the new breeds of ritches that infest and multiply, the Steam Giants' elaborate defense systems, and find new strategies to adapt to each!
  • Earn a trunkload of achievements! Have your accomplishments recognized for liberating the Orcish people, displaying exceptional mercy or cruelty, or showing your prowess with impressive feats! Give a boss a fate worse than death, show Sunwall forces how frustrating it is to fight a Radiant Horror as a paladin, come out on top against impossible odds, display a suicidal lack of situational awareness, and wear a badge of pride or shame for each!
  • Read roughly 27,000 words of new lore to immerse yourself in the world! Learn how things have changed since the Scourge's campaign, feel hatred and/or pity for your foes, uncover grand schemes and sinister plots, and notice the elaborate connections between Var'Eyal's numerous factions. Every zone has a story behind it, and every story ties into a bigger picture; enjoy a tale of horror and humor, of intrigue and glory, of despair and hope.
  • Earn the right to use the classic (and Ashes of Urh'Rok) classes in Embers of Rage, and the new tinker classes in Maj'Eyal! Play a Brawler in the East to fulfill your life-long dream of suplexing an entire nation of giants, or play a Sawbutcher in Maj'Eyal to shred through Dreadfell in a whirlwind of sawblades and steam!
Embers of Rage 1.7.4
CampaignMaj'Eyal
ModeNightmare Roguelike
SexMale
RaceCornac
ClassArcane Blade
Level / Exp11 / 96%
Sizemedium
Lifes / Deaths
Killed by Nerilrarin the slumbering giant venus flytrap at level 11 on the 10th Flare 122nd year of Ascendancy at 19:09
/ 1

Primary Stats

Strength30 (base 27)
Dexterity17 (base 10)
Constitution10 (base 10)
Magic39 (base 25)
Willpower11 (base 11)
Cunning28 (base 19)

Resources

Life-4/292
Mana43/165
Stamina82/144
Healing Factor1
Regeneration0.25

Speed

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

Vision

Sight10
Lite2
Infravision11
See Stealth25.549391208114
See Invisible25.549391208114

Offense: Mainhand

Damage41
Accuracy28
Crit Chance10%
APR1
Speed1.00

Offense: Spell

Spellpower32
Crit Chance6%
Speed1

Offense: Mind

Mindpower20
Crit Chance6%
Speed1

Offense: Damage Bonus

Fire+4%

Defense: Base

Armour (hardiness)8 (30%)
Defense8
Ranged Defense8
Fatigue8
Physical Save20
Spell Save20
Mental Save13

Defense: Resistances

Acid+ 9%( 70%)
Nature+ 3%( 70%)
Mind+ 3%( 70%)
Lightning+ 22%( 70%)
Fire+ 11%( 70%)
All 0%( 70%)

Defense: Immunities

Silence Resistance20%
Instadeath Resistance100%
Blind Resistance10%

Inscriptions (5/5)

Infusions
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 10
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Standard (100% of a turn)
Is: a nature gift
Description: Activate the infusion to heal yourself for 100 life over 5 turns.
Infusion: Regeneration
Runes
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 13
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 62 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.
Its effects scale with your Magic stat.
Rune: Shatter Afflictions
Runes
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 15
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
Is: a spell and usable during Aether Avatar
Description: Activate the rune to unleash a manasurge upon yourself, increasing mana regeneration by 820% for 10 turns (0 total) and instantly restoring 41 mana.
Also when resting your mana will regenerate at 0.5 per turn.
Rune: Manasurge
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 96 damage for 3 turns.
Its effects scale with your Constitution stat.
Rune: Shielding
Infusions
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 9
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
Is: a nature gift
Description: Activate the infusion to increase movement speed by 451% for 1 game turn.
You gain 100% stun, daze, and pin immunity during the effect.
Any actions other than movement will cancel the effect.
Note: since you will be moving very fast, game turns will pass very slowly.
Its effects scale with your Dexterity stat.
Infusion: Movement

Class Talents

Technique / Magical combat1.30
  • Effective talent level: 5.2
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain stamina cost: 20
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 5
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Allows you to use melee weapons to focus your spells, granting a 50% chance per melee attack to cast an offensive spell as a free action on the target.
    Delivering the spell this way will not trigger a spell cooldown.
    You may select an allowed spell to trigger this way, or choose to have one randomly selected for each attack.
    While dual wielding or using a shield the chance is halved.
    The chance increases with your Cunning.

    Allowed spells: Earthen Missiles, Flame, Lightning
    Arcane Combat
4/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Passive
    Is: a spell
    Description: The user gains a bonus to Spellpower equal to 22% of your Cunning (Current bonus: 6).
    Arcane Cunning
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 2.6
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain stamina cost: 20
    Range: 10
    Cooldown: 5
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Regenerates 0.40 mana per turn, and increases physical and spell critical chance by 6% while active.
    Arcane Feed
2/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Is: a spell
    Description: Raw magical damage channels through the caster's weapon, increasing raw Physical Power by 0% of your Magic (current bonus: 0).
    Each time you crit with a melee blow, you will unleash a radius 1 ball of arcane damage, doing 3.45.
    The bonus scales with your Spellpower and talent level.
    If you are using a shield this will only occur 50% of the time.
    If you are dual wielding this will only occur 50% of the time.
    At level 5 the ball becomes radius 2.
    Arcane Destruction
0/5
Technique / Combat techniques1.00
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 23.8
    Range: 3
    Cooldown: 46
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Rush toward a target enemy with incredible speed and perform a melee attack for 120% weapon damage that can daze the target for 3 turns if it hits.
    You must rush from at least 2 tiles away.
    Rush
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain stamina cost: 30
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 30
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: You focus your strikes, reducing your attack speed by 10% and increasing your Accuracy by 4 and critical chance by 3%.
    The effects will increase with your Dexterity.
    Precise Strikes
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 27
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 25
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: You have learned to focus your blows to hit your target, granting +19 accuracy and allowing you to attack creatures you cannot see without penalty for the next 1 turns.
    Perfect Strike
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 27
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 55
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Description: Through rigorous training, you have learned to focus your actions for a short while, increasing your speed by 0% for 5 turns.
    Blinding Speed
0/5
Spell / Earth1.30
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 17.4
    Range: 10
    Cooldown: 3
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Fire a powerful beam of stone-shattering force, digging out any walls in its path up to 1 range.
    The beam continues to a range of 10, affecting any creatures in its path, dealing 10.99 physical damage to them.
    If any walls are dug, you gain 6% physical damage bonus for 6 turns.
    The damage will increase with your Spellpower.
    Pulverizing Auger
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 15
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: The caster's skin grows as hard as stone, granting a 1 bonus to Armour.
    Each time you are hit in melee, you have a 8% chance to reduce the cooldown of an Earth or Stone spell by 2 (this effect can only happen once per turn).
    The bonus to Armour will increase with your Spellpower.
    Stone Skin
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 23.2
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 12
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Conjures a mudslide, dealing 10.51 physical damage in a radius of 1. Any creatures caught inside will be knocked back 8 spaces.
    The damage will increase with your Spellpower.
    Mudslide
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 58
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 60
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Entomb yourself in a wall of stone for 2 turns.
    At level 4, it becomes targetable.
    Any hostile creature caught in the radius will also suffer 11.99 physical damage.
    Duration and damage will improve with your Spellpower.
    Stone Wall
0/5
Spell / Fire1.30
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 13.9
    Range: 10
    Cooldown: 3
    Travel Speed: 2000% of base
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Conjures up a bolt of fire, setting the target ablaze and doing 15.34 fire damage over 3 turns.
    At level 5, it will create a beam of flames.
    The damage will increase with your Spellpower.
    Flame
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 34.8
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 18
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Conjures up a cone of flame with radius 1. Any targets caught in the area will suffer Burning Shock, stunning them and dealing 10.93 fire damage over 1 turns.
    The damage will increase with your Spellpower.
    Flameshock
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 23.2
    Range: 7
    Cooldown: 8
    Travel Speed: 400% of base
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Conjures up a bolt of fire that moves toward the target and explodes into a flash of fire, doing 18.05 fire damage in a radius of 0.
    The damage will increase with your Spellpower.
    Fireflash
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 34.8
    Range: 10
    Cooldown: 20
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Raging flames burn foes and allies alike, doing 3.59 fire damage in a radius of 5 each turn for 3 turns.
    The damage will increase with your Spellpower.
    Inferno
0/5
Cunning / Dirty fighting1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 13
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: You make a low blow against a sensitive point on the target, dealing 181% unarmed damage. If your attack hits, the target is left reeling and vulnerable, reducing their physical save by 7 and their stun, blind, confusion and pin immunities to 50% of normal for 4 turns.
    This effect bypasses saves.
    Dirty Fighting
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your quick wit gives you a big advantage against disabled targets, increasing your damage by 1% for each disabling effect the target is under, to a maximum of 2%.
    For this purpose, disabling effects are stun, blind, daze, confuse, pin, disarm, cripple and silence.
    In addition, for each disabling effect the target is under, your melee attacks have a 1% (to a maximum of 2%) chance to inflict a new effect on them (that they do not already have): either disarm, cripple (25% power) or pin for 2 turns.
    The chance to further disable the target increases with your Accuracy.
    Backstab
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 19.4
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 12
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Standard (100% of a turn)
    Description: Throw a cloud of blinding dust in a radius 0 cone. Enemies within will be blinded, as well as having their accuracy reduced by 3 and movement speed decreased by 15% for 1 turns.
    The chance to inflict these effects increase with your Accuracy.
    Blinding Powder
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 21.6
    Range: melee/personal
    Fixed Cooldown: 15
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Weapon (100% of a turn)
    Description: Make a painful strike dealing 100% weapon damage that increases the duration of up to 0 negative effect(s) on the target by 0 turns. For each negative effect extended this way, the duration of a beneficial effect is reduced by the same amount, possibly canceling it.
    Twist the Knife
0/5
Spell / Enhancement1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Activated
    Stamina cost: 21.6
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 4
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Strike twice with your mainhand weapon dealing 80% Arcane damage.
    If either of these attacks hit you gain 14 mana.
    The mana gain will increase with your Spellpower.
    Arcane Strike
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 40
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Engulfs your hands (and weapons) in a sheath of fire, dealing 8.90 fire damage per melee attack and increasing all fire damage dealt by 3%.
    Each hit will also regenerate 0.43 stamina.
    The effects will increase with your Spellpower.
    Fiery Hands
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 2.6
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 40
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Engulfs your hands (and weapons) in a sheath of lightning, dealing 5 lightning damage with a chance to daze (25%) per melee attack and increasing all lightning damage dealt by 4%.
    Each hit will also regenerate 0.87 mana.
    The effects will increase with your Spellpower.
    Shock Hands
2/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Cooldown: 10
    Is: a spell
    Description: You concentrate on your inner self, increasing your Strength, Dexterity, Magic, and Cunning by 0.
    Additionally, you gain a shield absorbing 11 damage before you take damage every 10 turns.
    The stat increase and shield will improve with your Spellpower.
    Inner Power
0/5
Spell / Air1.30
  • Effective talent level: 5.2
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 11.6
    Range: 10
    Cooldown: 3
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Conjures up mana into a powerful beam of lightning, doing 62.95 to 188.84 damage (125.90 average)
    The damage will increase with your Spellpower.
    Lightning
4/5
  • Effective talent level: 3.9
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 23.2
    Range: 10
    Cooldown: 8
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Invokes an arc of lightning doing 56.20 to 168.61 damage (112.41 average) and chaining to another target.
    The arc can jump to 7 targets at most, up to 10 grids apart, and will never jump to the same target twice, or to the caster. The arc will also strike all creatures between each target.
    The damage will increase with your Spellpower.
    Chain Lightning
3/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 10
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 10
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: A gentle wind circles around the caster, increasing carrying capacity by 4, defense against projectiles by 1, pin immunity by 0% and stun immunity by 0%.
    At level 4 it also makes you levitate slightly above the ground, allowing you to ignore some traps.
    At level 5 it also grants 0% movement speed and removes 0 fatigue.
    Feather Wind
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 50
    Range: 6
    Cooldown: 15
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Conjures a furious, raging lightning storm with a radius of 6 that follows you as long as this spell is active.
    Each turn, a random lightning bolt will hit up to 0 of your foes for 1.00 to 3.45 damage (1.72 average) in a radius of 1.
    The damage will increase with your Spellpower.
    Thunderstorm
0/5

Generic Talents

Spell / Aegis1.00
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 29
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 16
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell and usable during Aether Avatar
    Description: Imbues your body with arcane forces, reconstructing it to a default state, healing for 160 life.
    The life healed will increase with your Spellpower.
    Arcane Reconstruction
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 40
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 14
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell and usable during Aether Avatar
    Description: Surround yourself with strengthening arcane forces.
    Every damage shield, time shield, displacement shield, and disruption shield affecting you has its power increased by 28%.
    At level 5, it also increases the duration of all shields by 1 turn.
    The shield value will increase with your Spellpower.
    Shielding
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 50
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 30
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell and usable during Aether Avatar
    Description: Surround yourself with protective arcane forces.
    Each time you receive a direct heal (not a life regeneration effect), you automatically gain a damage shield equal to 37% of the heal value for 3 turns.
    This will replace an existing damage shield if the new shield value and duration would be greater than or equal to the old.
    The shield value will increase with your Spellpower.
    Arcane Shield
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 58
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 25
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Instant (0% of a turn)
    Is: a spell and usable during Aether Avatar
    Description: Release arcane energies into most magical shields currently protecting you.
    It will affect at most 3 shield effects.
    Damage Shield, Time Shield, Displacement Shield: Increase the damage absorption value by 42%.
    Disruption Shield: Tap into the stored energies to restore the shield (at a rate of 2 energy per 1 shield power). Any leftover energy is converted back into mana at a rate of 4.69 energy per mana.
    The charging will increase with your Spellpower.
    Aegis
0/5
Spell / Conveyance1.00
  • Effective talent level: 5.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 34.8
    Range: 10
    Cooldown: 12
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Teleports you randomly within a small range of up to 11 grids.
    At level 4, it allows you to specify which creature to teleport.
    At level 5, it allows you to choose the target area (radius 1).
    If the target area is not in line of sight, there is a chance the spell will partially fail and teleport the target randomly.
    The range will increase with your Spellpower.
    Phase Door
5/5
  • Effective talent level: 3.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 23.2
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 30
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: Teleports you randomly within a large range (132).
    At level 4, it allows you to specify which creature to teleport.
    At level 5, it allows you to choose the target area (radius 16).
    If the target area is not in line of sight, there is a chance the spell will partially fail and teleport the target randomly.
    Random teleports have a minimum range of 15.
    The range will increase with your Spellpower.
    Teleport
3/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Mana cost: 46.4
    Range: 8
    Cooldown: 35
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: This intricate spell erects a space distortion around the caster that is linked to another distortion, placed around a target.
    Any time the caster should take damage, there is a 40% chance that it will instead be warped by the shield and hit the designated target.
    Once the maximum damage (70) is absorbed, the time runs out (10 turns), or the target dies, the shield will crumble.
    The max damage the shield can absorb will increase with your Spellpower.
    Displacement Shield
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Sustained
    Sustain mana cost: 100
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 40
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: Spell (100% of a turn)
    Is: a spell
    Description: When you hit a solid surface, this spell tears down the laws of probability to make you instantly appear on the other side.
    Teleports up to 4 grids.
    After a successful probability travel you are left unstable, unable to do it again for a number of turns equal to 450% of the number of tiles you blinked through.
    The range will improve with your Spellpower.
    Probability Travel
0/5
Cunning / Survival1.00
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You notice the small things others do not notice, allowing you to "see" creatures in a 5 radius even outside of light radius.
    This is not telepathy, however, and it is still limited to line of sight.
    Also, your attention to detail increases stealth detection and invisibility detection by 26, and you gain the ability to detect traps (+18 detect 'power').
    The detection abilities improve with Cunning.
    Heightened Senses
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your cunning manipulations allow you to use charms (wands, totems and torques) more efficiently, reducing their cooldowns and the power cost of all usable items by 8%.
    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: 0.0
    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 5 for 1 turns.
    The radius will increase with your Cunning.
    Track
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You have an enhanced sense of self preservation, and your keen intuition allows you to sense dangers others miss.
    Your ability to detect traps is enhanced (+0 detect 'power').
    Critical attacks against you have 0.0% reduced bonus damage, and damage bonuses attackers gain against you for being unseen are reduced by 10%.
    You also gain an additional chance (at your normal save -20, effective) to resist detrimental status effects that can be resisted.
    The detection and additional save chance improve with Cunning.
    Danger Sense
0/5
Technique / Combat training1.00
  • 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: 1.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You become better at using your armour to deflect blows and protect your vital areas. Increases Armour value by 0, Armour hardiness by 0%, and reduces the chance melee or ranged attacks critically hit you by 0% with your current body armour.
    (This talent only provides bonuses for heavy mail or massive plate armour.)
    At level 1, it allows you to wear heavy mail armour, gauntlets, helms, and heavy boots.
    At level 2, it allows you to wear shields.
    At level 3, it allows you to wear massive plate armour.
    Heavy Armour Training
1/5
  • 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: 1.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases the accuracy of unarmed, melee and ranged weapons by 14.
    Combat Accuracy
1/5
  • Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Increases weapon damage by 30% and physical power by 30 when using swords, axes or maces.
    Weapons Mastery
1/5
  • 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

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
You successfully escorted the lost defiler to the recall portal on level 2 of Ruins of Kor'Pul.
As a reward you improved Magic by +5.
Escort: lost defiler (level 2 of Ruins of Kor'Pul)		done
You successfully escorted the repented thief to the recall portal on level 3 of Trollmire.
As a reward you improved Cunning by +5.
Escort: repented thief (level 3 of Trollmire)		done
You successfully escorted the worried loremaster to the recall portal on level 2 of Trollmire.
As a reward you improved Magic by +5.
Escort: worried loremaster (level 2 of Trollmire)		done
You have found all the clues leading to the hidden treasure. There should be a way on the third level of the Trollmire.
It looks extremely dangerous, however - beware.
You have slain Bill. His treasure is yours for the taking.
Hidden treasure		done
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.
Stire of Derth needs your help making an elixir of avoidance. He has given you some notes on the ingredients:
 * You've found the needed bear paw.
 * 'Needed: one pouch of faeros ash. They're creatures of pure flame, and likely of extraplanar origin, but the ash of objects consumed by their fire has remarkable properties.'
 * 'Needed: one ice ant stinger. If you've the means to eliminate the little venom problem, these make miraculous instant drink-chilling straws.'
The Brotherhood of Alchemists		active
You were asked to prove your worth as a fighter by a rogue, in order to participate in the arena
The agent of the arena		done

Equipment

On feet
miner's pair of rough leather boots of tirelessness (0 def, 2 armour)
Crafted by a master
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / feet ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +2
Stamina each turn: +0.30
Maximum stamina: +11.00
Infravision radius: +2


A pair of boots made of leather.
miner's pair of rough leather boots of tirelessness (0 def, 2 armour)
On hands
cinder iron gauntlets of dexterity (+3) (0 def, 1 armour)
Requires:
- Heavy armour training

Infused by nature
Crafted by a master
1.50 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / hands ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Accuracy: +12 (+6 eff.)
Armour: +1
Fatigue: +1%
Damage (Melee): 7 fire
Changes stats: +3 Dex
Changes resistances: +5% fire
Changes damage: +4% fire
Learn an unarmed attack talent or enable 'Always show glove combat' to see combat stats.


Metal gloves protecting the hands up to the middle of the lower arm.
cinder iron gauntlets of dexterity (+3) (0 def, 1 armour)
On head
miner's rough leather cap of strength (+3) (0 def, 3 armour)
Crafted by a master
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / head ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +3
Fatigue: +1%
Changes stats: +3 Str
Infravision radius: +1


A cap made of leather.
miner's rough leather cap of strength (+3) (0 def, 3 armour)
Tool
cleansing elm totem of healing [power 116] (9/15 cooldown)
Infused by nature
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: charm / totem ; tier 1

It can be used to heal yourself and all friendly characters within 10 spaces for 116

Activation puts all charms on cooldown for 15 turns.
When used:
* Cleanse 1 total effects of type disease, wound, or poison.


Natural totems are made by powerful wilders to store nature power.
cleansing elm totem of healing [power 116] (9/15 cooldown)
Around waist
Cyraba
Infused by psionic forces
1.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / belt ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +3 Dex / +4 Mag / +3 Cun
Physical save: +6 (+3 eff.)
Mindpower: +3 (+2 eff.)
Infravision radius: +1


A belt that goes around your waist.
Cyraba
Main armor
Gilareblek (3 def, 2 armour)
Requires:
- Strength 10

Crafted by a master
9.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / light ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +2
Defense: +3 (+3 eff.)
Fatigue: +6%
Changes resistances: +16% lightning / +6% fire / +3% mind / +3% acid
Blindness immunity: +10%
Silence immunity: +20%


A suit of armour made of leather.
Gilareblek (3 def, 2 armour)
In main hand
iron battleaxe of massacre (20-30 power, 1 apr)
Requires:
- Strength 11

Crafted by a master
3.00 Encumbrance.

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

Base power: 20.0 - 30.0
Uses stat: 120% Str
Damage type: Physical
Mastery: Weapons Mastery
Accuracy bonus: +0.2% crit chance (max 25%)
Armour Penetration: +1
Crit. chance: +4.5%
Attack speed: 100%


Massive two-handed battleaxes.
iron battleaxe of massacre (20-30 power, 1 apr)
Cloak
Thunderhunt the linen cloak (1 def, 0 armour)
Crafted by a master
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / cloak ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Defense: +1 (+1 eff.)
Changes stats: +1 Cun / +1 Dex
Changes resistances: +6% acid / +3% nature / +6% lightning
Spell save: +3 (+1 eff.)
Maximum life: +40.00


A cloth coat typically worn as a loose outer garment. It is spacious enough to be worn even over bulky metal armour.
Thunderhunt the linen cloak (1 def, 0 armour)
Light source
Wintertide Phial
Powered by arcane forces
2.00 Encumbrance.

[Unique]
Type: lite / lite ; tier 2

When wielded/worn:
Light radius: +2
Infravision radius: +7
It can be used to cleanse your mind of up to 4 (based on Magic) detrimental mental effects

Activation costs 40 power out of 22/60.

This phial seems filled with darkness, yet it cleanses your thoughts.
Wintertide Phial

Inventory

iron greatsword (16-26 power, 1 apr)
Requires:
- Strength 11

3.00 Encumbrance.

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

Base power: 16.0 - 25.6
Uses stat: 120% Str
Damage type: Physical
Mastery: Weapons Mastery
Accuracy bonus: +0.4% crit mult (max 40%)
Armour Penetration: +1
Crit. chance: +2.5%
Attack speed: 100%


Massive two-handed swords.
iron greatsword (16-26 power, 1 apr)
iron mace 'Bychik' (12-18 power, 2 apr)
Requires:
- Strength 11

Infused by psionic forces
3.00 Encumbrance.

Type: weapon / mace ; tier 1

Base power: 12.5 - 17.5
Uses stat: 100% Str
Damage type: Physical
Mastery: Weapons Mastery
Accuracy bonus: +0.2% base dam (max 20%)
Armour Penetration: +2
Crit. chance: +0.5%
Attack speed: 100%
On weapon hit:
* 10% chance to reduce all saves and defense by 14
Damage (Melee): +5 mind
When wielded/worn:
Accuracy: +5 (+3 eff.)
Changes stats: +2 Str / +1 Wil / +2 Cun
Changes resistances: +9% lightning / +9% cold


Blunt and deadly.
iron mace 'Bychik' (12-18 power, 2 apr)
steel waraxe of massacre (20-28 power, 3 apr)
Requires:
- Strength 16

Crafted by a master
3.00 Encumbrance.

Type: weapon / waraxe ; tier 2

Base power: 20.0 - 28.0
Uses stat: 100% Str
Damage type: Physical
Mastery: Weapons Mastery
Accuracy bonus: +0.2% crit chance (max 25%)
Armour Penetration: +3
Crit. chance: +4.0%
Attack speed: 100%


One-handed war axes.
steel waraxe of massacre (20-28 power, 3 apr)
blurring rough leather belt
Crafted by a master
1.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / belt ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Defense: +8 (+8 eff.)
Stealth bonus: +5


A belt that goes around your waist.
blurring rough leather belt
prismatic rough leather armour of lightning resistance (3 def, 2 armour)
Requires:
- Strength 10

Powered by arcane forces
Crafted by a master
9.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / light ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +2
Defense: +3 (+3 eff.)
Fatigue: +6%
Changes resistances: +17% lightning / +10% light / +11% darkness


A suit of armour made of leather.
prismatic rough leather armour of lightning resistance (3 def, 2 armour)
5 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.
5 agate
Urasadin the iron pickaxe (dig speed 19 turns)
Crafted by a master
3.00 Encumbrance.

Type: tool / digger ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Damage when hit (Melee): 2 physical
Changes stats: +1 Str / +2 Dex / +1 Mag
Changes resistances: +5% darkness / +6% fire
Light radius: +1
Infravision radius: +3
When carried:
Talent granted: +1 Dig


Allows you to dig a wall, remove a tree, create ways.
Urasadin the iron pickaxe (dig speed 19 turns)
2 spinel
0.00 Encumbrance.

Type: gem / green ; tier 1

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


Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
2 spinel
brass lantern
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: lite / lite ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Light radius: +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
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

Activation costs 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)

Activation costs 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
3 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.
3 ametrine
3 citrine
0.00 Encumbrance.

Type: gem / yellow ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Light radius: +4
Infravision radius: +4
When used to imbue an object:
Light radius: +4
Infravision radius: +4
Latent Damage Type: Light


Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
3 citrine
4 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.
4 zircon

Achievements

Level 10 (Nightmare (Roguelike) difficulty) Got a character to level 10.
By LighntigABDimSum the Cornac Arcane Blade level 10
2nd Summertide 122nd year of Ascendancy at 00:47 see stats
The Arena (Nightmare (Roguelike) difficulty) Unlocked Arena mode.
By LighntigABDimSum the Cornac Arcane Blade level 7
79th Pyre 122nd year of Ascendancy at 00:18 see stats
The secret city (Nightmare (Roguelike) difficulty) Discovered the truth about mages.
By LighntigABDimSum the Cornac Arcane Blade level 9
5th Mirth 122nd year of Ascendancy at 11:08 see stats

Log

Nerilrarin the slumbering giant venus flytrap hits LighntigABDimSum for 5 nature, 3 lightning, 4 physical, 6 mind, 3 lightning, 4 physical (24 total damage).
Poison from Nerilrarin the slumbering giant venus flytrap hits LighntigABDimSum for 22 nature damage.
LighntigABDimSum casts Lightning.
Nerilrarin the slumbering giant venus flytrap forges a dream shield to block the attack!
LighntigABDimSum hits Nerilrarin the slumbering giant venus flytrap for (8 blocked), 147 lightning (147 total damage).
Dozing war bear uses Knockback.
LighntigABDimSum resists the knockback!
Dozing war bear hits LighntigABDimSum for 38 physical damage.
3-headed hydra misses LighntigABDimSum.
Nerilrarin the slumbering giant venus flytrap summons a War Hound!

Poison from Nerilrarin the slumbering giant venus flytrap hits LighntigABDimSum for 22 nature damage.
LighntigABDimSum uses his Wintertide Phial to cleanse his mind!
War hound hits LighntigABDimSum for 33 physical damage.
3-headed hydra misses LighntigABDimSum.
Nerilrarin the slumbering giant venus flytrap summons a Ritch Flamespitter!
Talent Chain Lightning is ready to use.

Poison from Nerilrarin the slumbering giant venus flytrap hits LighntigABDimSum for 22 nature damage.
You are unable to move!
LighntigABDimSum casts Arcane Strike.
LighntigABDimSum hits Nerilrarin the slumbering giant venus flytrap for 30 arcane, 5 lightning, 6 fire, 36 arcane, 5 lightning, 6 fire (89 total damage).
Dreaming great wolf hits LighntigABDimSum for 10 physical damage.
War hound hits LighntigABDimSum for 33 physical damage.
Dozing war bear hits LighntigABDimSum for 21 physical damage.
3-headed hydra misses LighntigABDimSum.
Ritch flamespitter spits flames!
Ritch flamespitter hits LighntigABDimSum for 22 fire damage.
Nerilrarin the slumbering giant venus flytrap hits LighntigABDimSum for 10 nature, 3 lightning, 4 physical, 11 mind (28 total damage).
LighntigABDimSum the level 11 cornac arcane blade was mindraped to death by Nerilrarin the slumbering giant venus flytrap on level 3 of Heart of the Gloom.