Meet the Marauder

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As seen by Selkrener. Posted under Lithmeria as a Misc log.

The Marauder is a class from the upcoming MUD Lithmeria. Please read more about us on our forums at http://forums.lithmeria.com

Submitted 19 Apr 2009. 2554 views in total, 0.47 per day.
say This week we take a look at the Marauders of Teladir, a class the relies on stealth as much as they do on the twin blades they wield.
You say, "This week we take a look at the Marauders of Teladir, a class the relies on stealth as much as they do on the twin blades they wield."
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say Their first tier skill is that of Stealth, which gives them both the basic tools they need to sneak around a bit and to begin fighting
You say, "Their first tier skill is that of Stealth, which gives them both the basic tools they need to sneak around a bit and to begin fighting."
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say First they get cut
You say, "First they get cut."
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ab stealth cut
CUT
Syntax: CUT <target> [LEFT/RIGHT]

Cut into your enemy dealing a moderate amount of damage. Must be wielding a dagger in the hand you attack with.
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say A very basic attack that merely deals damage with your dagger
You say, "A very basic attack that merely deals damage with your dagger."
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cut kal
You swiftly cut into Kalenar with a steel dagger.
cut kal
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You swiftly cut into Kalenar with a steel dagger.
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You have regained balance on your left arm.
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You have regained balance on your right arm.
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say The most basic of stealth abilities is that of Hide.
You say, "The most basic of stealth abilities is that of Hide."
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ab stealth hide
HIDE
Syntax: HIDE
        REVEAL

Hide yourself within the shadows or step out from them. Be warned the observant may still spot you.
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Kalenar says, "Now you see me.."
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Kalenar steps sideways and disappears into the shadows.
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say While hidden, a casual look in the room will not show your presence, nor will glancing or other abilities of the sort.
You say, "While hidden, a casual look in the room will not show your presence, nor will glancing or other abilities of the sort."
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look
Testing Chamber (#1)
This testing chamber consists of a simple white floor, walls and roof, bare of all feature. The surfaces of the chamber appear to be made out of some sort of stone, but it is perfectly smooth and not a single seam can be found.
There is an exit to the down (secret).
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say As you can see, no Kalenar visible when I look
You say, "As you can see, no Kalenar visible when I look."
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say But, he's still here
You say, "But, he's still here."
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cut kal
You swiftly cut into Kalenar with a steel dagger.
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You have regained balance on your left arm.
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Kalenar begins to openly weep.
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grin
You smile broadly, grinning in amusement.
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say There is also an ability that will let him carefully slip away without giving off a message
You say, "There is also an ability that will let him carefully slip away without giving off a message."
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ab stealth slip
SLIP
Syntax: SLIP <dir>

Slip off in a direction, losing all those following you.
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Kalenar says, "I'd demonstrate, but you wouldn't be able to tell."
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laugh
In a display of merriment, you laugh openly.
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say Go ahead and slip out and I'll try cutting again
You say, "Go ahead and slip out and I'll try cutting again."
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cut kal
Your target is not here.
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say And, he's gone. Without giving off a room message, because of slip. Merely walking around while hidden will appear just like walking normally.
You say, "And, he's gone. Without giving off a room message, because of slip. Merely walking around while hidden will appear just like walking normally."
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Kalenar enters from the down.
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Kalenar says, "Boo."
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grin
You smile broadly, grinning in amusement.
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say Stealth also lets you shadow someone...
You say, "Stealth also lets you shadow someone..."
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ab stealth shadow
SHADOW
Syntax: SHADOW <player>

Secretly follow a player in your room or an adjacent room.
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shadow kal
You start following Kalenar.
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Kalenar nods his head.
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say Shadowing him looks like following, but in reality it gives him no message, nor do I appear on his list of people following him.
You say, "Shadowing him looks like following, but in reality it gives him no message, nor do I appear on his list of people following him."
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say It's a great way to tag along behind an enemy unknown to them
You say, "It's a great way to tag along behind an enemy unknown to them."
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say Another favorite ability of mine in stealth is Softsay, Kalenar can demonstrate that one better
You say, "Another favorite ability of mine in stealth is Softsay, Kalenar can demonstrate that one better."
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ab stealth softsay
You do not know that ability.
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ab stealth softvoice
SOFTVOICE
Syntax: SOFTSAY <message>

Only your allies present in the room will be able to hear what you have to say.
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say Softvoice is the ability, rather. Softsay, as you can see, is the syntax.
You say, "Softvoice is the ability, rather. Softsay, as you can see, is the syntax."
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Kalenar says something too softly for you to understand.
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Kalenar says softly, "Now you can.".
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chuckle
You chuckle quietly to yourself.
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say Now I'll show off another attack ability from Stealth before we move onto the 2nd tier
You say, "Now I'll show off another attack ability from Stealth before we move onto the 2nd tier."
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ab stealth fireblade
FIREBLADE
Wreathing your blade in fire will modify the effect of many of your attacks, as well as the damage type they do. Attacks will do half the attack as their normal type and half as fire. To make an attack wreathed in fire you simply put FIRE after the target (and optionally specifying the hand). For example:
CUT <target> FIRE would do a simple cut doing half fire damage, while
CUT <target> RIGHT FIRE would let you specify using your right hand for the attack, and still wreathe it in flame.
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say Marauders are not merely thugs skulking around in the shadows and knifing people. They are thugs skulking around in the shadows and knifing people while using elemental powers.
You say, "Marauders are not merely thugs skulking around in the shadows and knifing people. They are thugs skulking around in the shadows and knifing people while using elemental powers."
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say The first elemental power they get, one common to all rogues, is that of the Fireblade, wreathing the blade in fire lets them do fire damage and modify some of their special attacks.
You say, "The first elemental power they get, one common to all rogues, is that of the Fireblade, wreathing the blade in fire lets them do fire damage and modify some of their special attacks."
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cut kal fire
You swiftly cut into Kalenar with a steel dagger wreathed in flames.
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You have regained balance on your left arm.
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say Now we'll move onto a few of those special attacks
You say, "Now we'll move onto a few of those special attacks."
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say First there is the skill of bladework, which relies on pure skill of blades to get its work done. It focuses more on damage than afflictions, but it has a bit of both. I'll show off the first couple of attacks it gets now
You say, "First there is the skill of bladework, which relies on pure skill of blades to get its work done. It focuses more on damage than afflictions, but it has a bit of both. I'll show off the first couple of attacks it gets now."
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ab bladework strike
STRIKE
Syntax: STRIKE <target>

This powerful attack is slightly slower than other attacks, but does an increased amount of damage. Furthermore if used with an elemental power it will do all its damage as that element type instead of half and half.
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ab bladework slice
SLICE
Syntax: SLICE <target>

A quick attack, slicing is faster than other attacks, but suffers a slight penalty to its damage. When used with an elemental power, the razor sharp slice can cut into their resistances, lowering them slightly.
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strike kal
You skillfully strike Kalenar with a steel dagger.
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slice kal
You slice Kalenar with blinding speed with a steel dagger.
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You have regained balance on your left arm.
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You have regained balance on your right arm.
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say And again with elemental power
You say, "And again with elemental power."
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strike kal fire
You skillfully strike Kalenar with a steel dagger wreathed in flames.
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slice kal fire
You slice Kalenar with blinding speed with a steel dagger wreathed in flames.
You strike a spot on Kalenar unprotected by armor.
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You have regained balance on your left arm.
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You have regained balance on your right arm.
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say The skill of infusion, focuses more on the elements and with a slight focus on surviving against focus fire from a team. We aren't revealing any abilities from it today because Infusion is still being modified a lot and we don't want to show anything that may not be there later
You say, "The skill of infusion, focuses more on the elements and with a slight focus on surviving against focus fire from a team. We aren't revealing any abilities from it today because Infusion is still being modified a lot and we don't want to show anything that may not be there later."
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smile
You smile broadly.
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say And finally the skill of envenoming lets the marauder use toxins to deadly effect against his enemies to weaken, disable, and eventually kill them. Kalenar will use a couple attacks from it on me so you can see them in action as it were. I'll AB the ones he'll be using so you can see the effects
You say, "And finally the skill of envenoming lets the marauder use toxins to deadly effect against his enemies to weaken, disable, and eventually kill them. Kalenar will use a couple attacks from it on me so you can see them in action as it were. I'll AB the ones he'll be using so you can see the effects."
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ab envenoming vitiate
VITIATE
Syntax: VITIATE <target>

This attack will lash out with toxins that weaken your foe either in stats or in balance recovery. The exact effect of the toxin depends on which elemental power you use with it, to mutate it. The base toxin without elemental power will disrupt musclee coordination, reducing dexterity.
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ab envenoming agonize
AGONIZE
Syntax: AGONIZE <target>

The powerful toxin used with this attack burns through your victims veins, causing severe pain and damage. It is a very easily influenced toxin and will take on the damage type of any elemental force it is combined with.
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Kalenar swiftly cuts into you with a serrated ebonsteel dagger.
The poison on Kalenar's blade disrupts your coordination.
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Kalenar swiftly cuts into you with a serrated ebonsteel dagger.
The poison on Kalenar's blade disrupts your coordination.
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say The basic unmodified vitiate attack as you can see disrupts coordination and makes my dexterity suffer
You say, "The basic unmodified vitiate attack as you can see disrupts coordination and makes my dexterity suffer."
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Kalenar swiftly cuts into you with a serrated ebonsteel dagger wreathed in flames.
Kalenar strikes a spot on your body unprotected by armor.
The poison on Kalenar's blade burns into your muscles.
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Kalenar swiftly cuts into you with a serrated ebonsteel dagger wreathed in flames.
The poison on Kalenar's blade burns into your muscles.
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say While vitiate modified by fire (you can tell because of the dagger being wreathed in flames for the attack) instead attacks my muscles themselves reducing my strength.
You say, "While vitiate modified by fire (you can tell because of the dagger being wreathed in flames for the attack) instead attacks my muscles themselves reducing my strength."
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diag
Your muscle coordination is being disrupted by toxins.
Toxins are weakening your muscles.
You have 2 afflictions.
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say And then there's the nasty agonize attack which introduces a toxin into my blood stream which causes continual damage.
You say, "And then there's the nasty agonize attack which introduces a toxin into my blood stream which causes continual damage."
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Kalenar swiftly cuts into you with a serrated ebonsteel dagger.
Poison flows through your veins, causing sheer agony.
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Kalenar swiftly cuts into you with a serrated ebonsteel dagger.
Kalenar strikes a spot on your body unprotected by armor.
Poison flows through your veins, causing sheer agony.
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Your veins throb in agony.
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Your veins throb in agony.
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Your veins throb in agony.
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Your veins throb in agony.
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Your veins throb in agony.
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test cleanse
You cleanse yourself of all afflictions with a beam of light.
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say Using a tester command to remove all afflictions from myself, because like other physical afflictions they take a bit to cure. And easier to just cleanse for the purpose of this demo
You say, "Using a tester command to remove all afflictions from myself, because like other physical afflictions they take a bit to cure. And easier to just cleanse for the purpose of this demo."
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smile
You smile broadly.
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say One thing worth noting, is that the agonize attack without an elemental modifier builds up more toxin strength, while when used with it, it can change the damage type that the toxin causes. Very useful for targetting a specific weakness your opponent has.
You say, "One thing worth noting, is that the agonize attack without an elemental modifier builds up more toxin strength, while when used with it, it can change the damage type that the toxin causes. Very useful for targetting a specific weakness your opponent has."
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say And that concludes this little preview of the Marauder. We're hard at work filling out the ability lists in the upcoming couple of weeks. Next week's update will be focusing on the races of Lithmeria and will most likely not have a log attached to it, so be sure to check the forums next Wednesday.
You say, "And that concludes this little preview of the Marauder. We're hard at work filling out the ability lists in the upcoming couple of weeks. Next week's update will be focusing on the races of Lithmeria and will most likely not have a log attached to it, so be sure to check the forums next Wednesday."
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