Combat maneuvers
Introduction
Combat maneuvers are commands for attacking an enemy. Each manuever favors certain kinds of weapons and damage types, and vary in the amount of roundtime and fatigue required to perform successfully. Performing a maneuver temporarily penalize defenses, but some less than others. And some maneuvers can help you increase your defensive position, such as improving your balance or recovering fatigue.
Attack
The ATTACK command is one of many commands associated with combat. Attack is designed to be a perfectly average attack, with no particular strengths or weaknesses. While it is good for almost any situation, there is almost always a better option for a specific weapon or specific situation, so once you become more accustomed to combat you might want to investigate other options.
To that end, the ATTACK command issues potentially any combat maneuver mentioned below that is relevant to the non-ranged weapon held including brawling.
It chooses a maneuver that is neutral in nature, meaning it does not potentially choose the "best" attack but one that brings you back into a normalized state of combat related to your fatigue, balance, and position.
Use ATTACK LEFT to attack with a non-ranged/non-brawling weapon in your left hand.
Maneuver Table
The following table lists details about each attack maneuver. The data comes from the (MANEUVER) HELP FULL command.
See Roundtime for specific weapon minimum attainable roundtimes per maneuver.
| Maneuver | Type | Fatigue | Balance | Speed | Accuracy | Most Suited | Least Suited | Least Penalizes | Most Penalizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thrust | damage | 2 - somewhat fatiguing | 4 - balance building | 3 - reasonably paced | 2 - accurate as most | puncture | slice | parry | evasion |
| Lunge | damage | 5 - extremely fatiguing | 2 - unbalancing | 4 - slow | 3 - more accurate than most | puncture | slice | parry | evasion/shield |
| Slice | damage | 2 - somewhat fatiguing | 4 - balance building | 3 - reasonably paced | 2 - accurate as most | slice | puncture | evasion/parry | shield |
| Chop | damage | 5 - extremely fatiguing | 2 - unbalancing | 4 - slow | 3 - more accurate than most | slice | puncture | evasion/parry | shield |
| Sweep | damage | 4 - fatiguing | 1 - very unbalancing | 4 - slow | 3 - more accurate than most | slice/impact | puncture | equal | equal |
| Feint | debuff | 1 - barely fatiguing | 5 - very balance building | 1 - very quick | 1 - less accurate than most | slice/impact | puncture | equal | equal |
| Jab | damage | 3 - moderately fatiguing | 5 - very balance building | 1 - very quick | 1 - less accurate than most | puncture | slice/impact | parry | evasion/shield |
| Draw | debuff | 5 - extremely fatiguing | 5 - very balance building | 2 - quick | 3 - more accurate than most | equal | equal | equal | equal |
| Slam | damage | 4 - very fatiguing | 2 - unbalancing | 3 - reasonably paced | 2 - accurate as most | impact | slice | equal | equal |
| Pummel | damage | 2 - somewhat fatiguing | 3 - balance neutral | 2 - quick | 1 - less accurate than most | impact | slice | evasion/parry | shield |
| Bash | damage | 5 - extremely fatiguing | 2 - unbalancing | 4 - slow | 3 - more accurate than most | impact | puncture | evasion/shield | parry |
| Parry | defensive | 1 - barely fatiguing | 3 - balance neutral | 2 - quick | - | - | - | parry | evasion/shield |
| Dodge | defensive | 1 - barely fatiguing | 3 - balance neutral | 2 - quick | - | - | - | evasion | parry/shield |
| Block | defensive | 1 - barely fatiguing | 3 - balance neutral | 2 - quick | - | - | - | shield | evasion/parry |
| Weave | tactical | 5 - extremely fatiguing | 2 - unbalancing | 3 - reasonably paced | 2 - accurate as most | equal | equal | evasion | parry/shield |
| Circle | tactical | 3 - moderately fatiguing | 4 - balance building | 3 - reasonably paced | 2 - accurate as most | equal | equal | evasion/parry | shield |
| Bob | tactical | 1 - barely fatiguing | 5 - very balance building | 3 - reasonably paced | 2 - accurate as most | equal | equal | evasion | shield |
| Grapple | tactical | 2 - somewhat fatiguing | 0 - extremely unbalancing | 3 - reasonably paced | 3 - more accurate than most | equal | equal | evasion | shield |
| Tackle | tactical | 5 - extremely fatiguing | 3 - balance neutral | 1 - very quick | 1 - less accurate than most | equal | equal | equal | equal |
| Shove | tactical | 2 - somewhat fatiguing | 2 - unbalancing | 3 - reasonably paced | 3 - more accurate than most | equal | equal | evasion | parry/shield |
| Punch | brawling | 2 - somewhat fatiguing | 4 - balance building | 1 - very quick | 2 - accurate as most | impact | slice | equal | equal |
| Claw | brawling | 2 - somewhat fatiguing | 4 - balance building | 2 - quick | 2 - accurate as most | slice | impact | parry/shield | evasion |
| Gouge | brawling | 3 - moderately fatiguing | 5 - very balance building | 1 - very quick | 1 - less accurate than most | puncture | slice/impact | parry/shield | evasion |
| Kick | brawling | 5 - extremely fatiguing | 2 - unbalancing | 2 - quick | 3 - more accurate than most | impact | slice | parry | evasion/shield |
| Elbow | brawling | 3 - moderately fatiguing | 4 - balance building | 1 - very quick | 2 - accurate as most | impact | slice | evasion | parry |
| Slap | brawling | 3 - moderately fatiguing | 4 - balance building | 1 - very quick | 1 - less accurate than most | impact | puncture/slice | evasion | parry/shield |
| Bite | brawling | 3 - moderately fatiguing | 2 - unbalancing | 2 - quick | 2 - accurate as most | puncture | impact | equal | equal |
| Butt | brawling | 2 - somewhat fatiguing | 2 - unbalancing | 1 - very quick | 3 - more accurate than most | impact | slice | equal | equal |
| Swing | damage | 2 - somewhat fatiguing | 4 - balance building | 3 - reasonably paced | 2 - accurate as most | impact | puncture | evasion/shield | parry |
| Knee | brawling | 2 - somewhat fatiguing | 2 - unbalancing | 2 - quick | 3 - more accurate than most | impact | slice | equal | equal |
Throwing Weapons
Most weapons can be thrown in addition to their normal combat maneuvers. Weapons which appraise as either Light Thrown or Heavy Thrown are better suited for this purpose and will have higher accuracy. Items that don't appraise as either skill may still be thrown -- this is known as an improvised thrown weapon. If the improvised thrown weapon weighs less than 25 stones then it uses your Light Thrown skill, otherwise if it is 25 stones or greater it uses your Heavy Thrown skill.
- THROW: Moderately damaging attack with normal chances for weapons to lodge.
- HURL: Incredibly damaging maneuver for thrown weapons with a guaranteed chance to lodge for all types of weapons (even blunts). More accurate than THROW command.
- LOB: Lightly damaging, fast attack for thrown weapons that has no chance to lodge with all types of weapons. Less accurate than THROW command.
Advanced Combat Maneuvers
Formerly known as "Charged Maneuvers", these commands no longer take a certain amount of time to "charge up" in between the command being typed and when the action is executed. Like other combat maneuvers, the attack is instant.
These manuevers have greatly increased damage and are more difficult to defend against.
Fun fact, there is a small chance that a melee maneuver may trigger a simultaneous attack with your offhand weapon as well.
Cooldown
After performing an advanced combat maneuver there is a cooldown before you can perform the same maneuver again. The cooldown is per maneuver, which means you can immediately perform a different maneuver that's not on cooldown back-to-back. For example, you can CLEAVE with your longsword, change to a mallet, then IMPALE while the other maneuver is on cooldown.
- Cooldown on charged maneuvers is 90 seconds for non-Barbarians.
- Barbarians who pass an Expertise check versus the enemy's defenses will have the cooldown reduced randomly between 45 to 55 seconds. If you pass the expertise check to get reduced cooldown then you'll see the message "With expert skill you end the attack and maneuver into a better position."
Usage
MANEUVER LIST - Display all known maneuvers. MANEUVER (ability name) (target) To use a specific maneuver. MANEUVER HELP (ability name) To learn more about that maneuver.
| Maneuver | Weapon Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Powershot | Bows, Crossbows, Slings, Blowguns | This preparation includes the necessary aim time, and does greatly improved damage. |
| Cleave | Small, Larged, Twohanded Edged | This attack is difficult to block with a shield and does a great amount of additional damage. |
| Crash | Small, Large, Twohanded Blunts | The attack is difficult to block with a shield and does an exceptional amount of extra damage. |
| Impale | Polearms | The attack penetrates armor with ease and does extraordinary damage. |
| Twirl | Staves | The attack is very difficult to evade and does extraordinary damage. |
| Palmstrike | Brawling (ungrappled) | The attack is extraordinarily accurate and ignores the enemy's armor. |
| Suplex | Brawling (grappled) | This maneuver is very accurate, does exceptional damage and ignores the enemy's armor. |
| Doublestrike | Dual wielding one-handed weapons | This attack is difficult to block with a shield and does a great amount of additional damage. |
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