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Adventures with the Commander

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=====  Armor Flaring Systems Test  ===== 

You focus your mind on Roblar and think:
[Local]: "You able to hit my neck without killing me?"

You hear the faint thoughts of Roblar touch your mind:
[Local]: "Maybe with my fist!"
 

You focus your mind on Roblar and think:
[Local]: "I'm willing to test."
 

Commander Roblar just arrived.
Roblar nods to you.
Roblar smiles.
Roblar deeply says, "Lets."
You stand up, brushing away some stucco dust as you rise from the well.
Roblar adds you to his group.
Commander Roblar's group just went outside the gates.

Roblar swings a closed fist at you!
  AS: +373 vs DS: +244 with AvD: -23 + d100 roll: +23 = +129
   ... and hits for 1 point of damage!
   A nice bruise on your neck!

 ** As you are hit, the outer rim of your mithril field plate seems to fold inward upon itself drawing Roblar along with it! **
   ... 25 points of damage!
   Bones in leg crack and blood vessels burst!
   He is knocked to the ground!
   He is stunned!

Roblar lets out a loud snarling growl and goes berserk!
Roblar staggers about trying to shake the stun!
A rolton trots south.
Roblar shakes off the stun and begins frothing at the mouth!
The berserker's rage leaves Roblar's eyes.
A rabid squirrel scampers south.
Roblar deeply asks, "See?"
Roblar stands up.
Roblar smiles.
You chuckle.

Rex chuckles at the sight of Roblar and says, "I thought we lost you, Roblar."

You heartily say, "I did not buy (an enhancive torc) yet on accounts that I not want to buy if it will block my flares."

Roblar nods.
Roblar deeply says, "It won't."
Roblar deeply says, "Not reactively."

You heartily say, "Those flares come in handy on accounts that I get hit often."
Roblar deeply says, "Same concept as wearing a helm."
Roblar deeply says, "Or greaves."
Roblar brushes his fingers lightly against his golvern-chased vambraces.
Roblar carefully inspects his golvern-chased vambraces.
"I only wear flaring helm/greavesYou heartily say, "I only wear flaring helm/greaves."

Roblar deeply says, "Used to have flaring full plate."
Roblar deeply says, "With a helm and vambraces on arms."
You heartily say, "I do have flring full plate."
Roblar deeply says, "It would flare when hit."
Roblar deeply says, "It may not flare when you tackle though."

You heartily say, "So far, only the flares from the helm or greaves occur not from the armor."
Roblar deeply says, "If the base flaring armor is covered."
You heartily say, "When hit in the head or arms."

Roblar deeply says, "Oh well if you have them both aye."
Roblar deeply asks, "You want it to decide which flare?"
Roblar deeply says, "Aye, if the accessory is flaring."
Roblar deeply says, "Will use that one."
You heartily say, "I got the helm and greaves to see if I could get more flares."
Roblar deeply says, "You won't get double flares."

Roblar deeply says, "If the helm and greaves were just enhancive and not also flaring the armor will flare."
You heartily say, "I have not concluded whether or not flares are random per item or random in general."
You heartily say, "I know that the flares on greaves block flares on armor."
Roblar deeply asks, "Random how?"
 

You heartily say, "Well... say I get a flare every 10 hits."

You heartily say, "I was trying to see if it was every 10 hits total or per armor piece."

You heartily say, "So, if I get hit in the chest, plate flare... then I get hit in arm, and arm flare."
Roblar whispers, "There is research."

You heartily say, "Or if it is simply so many hits per flare in general."
You quietly whisper to Roblar, "Where?  I looked, so I was trying to test myself."

You quietly whisper to Roblar, "From what I see, there is no explanation on whether the flare rate is per item or armor in general."

Roblar whispers, "I tihnk any accessory over the armor bearing the a flare is the only one that will have flare."
You smile.
Roblar whispers, "And so the rate would be base fkare rate."
Roblar whispers, "Not per item but whichever is coveirng the location."

You quietly whisper to Roblar, "So, I will get as many flares using only plate as I would using plate and greaves?"

Roblar whispers, "I beleive so yes."

Roblar whispers, "You won't e some flaring porcupine."
Roblar chuckles.
Roblar whispers, "Or it would be a far more popular option."
Roblar grins.
You nod at Roblar.
 

You quietly whisper to Roblar, "Popular does not mean most efficient."
Roblar grins.
Roblar whispers, "Among min/max it is."

You quietly whisper to Roblar, "So, the total number of flares is the same for plate as it would be for plate + greaves?"
Roblar whispers, "Or, efficient would be popular."
Roblar whispers, "Yes it should be, upon hits to you."
Roblar whispers, "But try it out!"

You quietly whisper to Roblar, "I have been trying it out... need to find another partner to do some repeated tests..."
Roblar nods.
Roblar whispers, "What are you wearing?  want to try other locations."

You quietly whisper to Roblar, "Had a gods, Westfield, I believe, come down and wonder at my experimentation."

You quietly whisper to Roblar, "Full plate, arm greaves, helm."
You quietly whisper to Roblar, "All flaring."
Roblar whispers, "Wakefield."

You nod at Roblar.

You quietly whisper to Roblar, "Yes, Wakefield."

Roblar whispers, "Well we can hit you in the head and arms."

Roblar adds you to his group.
Commander Roblar's group just went outside the gates.

[Icemule Trace, Forest]
Snow crunches beneath your feet as you walk along the narrow path through the forest.  The air is cold and crisp, and filled with the sharp scent of pine.  Startled by your approach, an owl takes flight from the cover of a nearby tree.  It passes so close you feel the rush of air from its wings.  You also see a crystal gate.
Also here: Commander Roblar
Obvious paths: east, south
Roblar deeply says, "Ok."
Roblar deeply asks, "Chest?"

You nod.

Roblar swings a closed fist at you!
  AS: +345 vs DS: +185 with AvD: -23 + d100 roll: +19 = +156
   ... and hits for 1 point of damage!
   Thumped your chest.

 ** As you are hit, the outer rim of your mithril field plate seems to fold inward upon itself drawing Roblar along with it! **
   ... 25 points of damage!
   Bones in leg crack and blood vessels burst!
   He is knocked to the ground!
   He is stunned!

Roblar lets out a loud snarling growl and goes berserk!
Roblar shakes off the stun and begins frothing at the mouth!
The berserker's rage leaves Roblar's eyes.
Roblar stands up.
Roblar deeply asks, "More?"

You rub your chin thoughtfully.
You heartily say, "Will need at least 20."
Roblar deeply says, "Not sure want to die."
Roblar chuckles.
You heartily say, "To get average."

You heartily say, "Oh, no dying."
Roblar deeply says, "Void flares can kill."
You heartily say, "I know."
You heartily say, "Same with my lightning and fire."

You heartily say, "Killed others."
You heartily say, "On one hit."
Roblar nods.

Roblar deeply says, "Actually."
You heartily say, "Almost killed Kaladriel when he put this arrow in my head."

Roblar deeply says, "Go defensive."
You heartily say, "I am."  

Roblar deeply says, "Now we'll see."

Roblar swings a closed fist at you!
  AS: +345 vs DS: +185 with AvD: -23 + d100 roll: +89 = +226
   ... and hits for 3 points of damage!
   Thumped your chest.

 ** As you are hit, the outer rim of your mithril field plate seems to fold inward upon itself drawing Roblar along with it! **
Roblar manages to block some of the elemental damage with his golvern shield!
   ... 20 points of damage!
   Elbow shatters under sudden decompression!
   He is stunned!

 

A kobold swings a short sword at Roblar!  <-- gotta love the gumption of this kobold!  Hitting him while he's down!
Though dazed, Roblar easily dodges the attack!  

 

Roblar deftly slides a claw-grasped golvern shield over his shoulder and it settles into place.
Roblar frowns at a claw-grasped golvern shield.
Roblar shakes his head.

 

Commander Roblar's group just went back to town.

Roblar disbands his group.

You quietly whisper to Roblar, "So, that's 22% which seems higher than the scrolls you showed me, however, it is a small sample."  (sample size = 18 strikes)

Roblar nods to you.

You quietly whisper to Roblar, "Which is one reason why I have had trouble testing...  my assistants tend to get seriously injured."

Roblar reaches for his band and vanishes as soon as his fingers touch it!

You heartily say, "That was fun."

Synyster deeply asks, "What ya do?"

You heartily say, "The Commander was helping me test my armors..."

You chuckle.

Synyster deeply says, "Ahh."
Synyster nods to you.

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