Berserk
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| A berserking Barbarian is able to push through physical pain and increase his/her strength and stamina. The barbarian could literally die on his/her feet when the battle rage wears off.[1] |
Berserks are the primary and most primal manifestation of a Barbarian's Inner Fire. By releasing the rage that lurks in their hearts, Barbarians are able to continue fighting long past where others would drop from exhaustion or wounds. But, like all things, it comes with a price.
Starting Berserks
Blood- 2nd circle, learnable from any guildleader. Boosts offensive combat. Stone- 5th circle, learnable from any guildleader. Boosts defensive combat.
Benefits
- According to GMs, many provide an amount of damage reduction, though no method to test the amount provided by each has been formulated.
- Compared to Dances, Berserks provide a much smaller boost to a greater number of skills.
Penalties
- The first and most problematic of the penalties is that, when under the affects of a Berserk, the world becomes blurry behind a curtain of blood red, with only your enemies being important enough to note:
- Your world is a crimson haze. Shapes and figures loom out of the bloody fog as you seek your next kill.
- The second penalty is that with the exception of Nightmare, Cyclone, and Grave, Berserks do not allow RETREATing or FLEEing.
Ending Berserks
You feel the frothing rage subside, and as if stepping out of a crimson fog, the world around you emerges with vivid clarity.
You collapse from fatigue!
-Apart from dying, this is the worst way to end it. You come out completely exhausted and often with a nasty stun lasting a minute or more.
-Often happens when stacking multiple berserks
Blood-red vision fades, along with your frenzied rage, leaving you gasping for breath.
You crumple from exhaustion!
-Not a good way to end it. You come out with 75% health and 50% fatigue. At least you aren't stunnned!
-Most often happens after starting a berserk with near empty fire.
Feeling barely fazed by your mad rage, etc...
-Best way to end it. You come out with 75% health and fatigue.
-Helps if you had full inner fire before entering the berserk.
-Can happen 100% of the time if you've been in continuous combat during the berserk. This means that for certain berserks (i.e. stone) you can re-enter a berserk immediately after exiting it, thus being perpetually berserked.
List of Berserks
| Berserk Name | Circle Required | Able to Retreat? |
|---|---|---|
| Berserk Blood | 2nd | No |
| Berserk Stone | 5th | No |
| Berserk Nightmare | 12th | Yes |
| Berserk Flame | 20th | No |
| Berserk Cyclone | 35th | Yes |
| Berserk Steel | 50th | No |
| Berserk Grave | 70th | Yes |
| Berserk Kuniyo | 100th | No |
| Berserk Everild | 120th | No |
| Berserk Trothfang | 150th | No |
Additional Notes
At 80th circle, if you have enough Inner Fire, you are able to berserk out of a battle dance. At 180th it has been proposed that it will be possible to Berserk AND Dance at the same time.