Kharaen2007-04-10 03:59:10
Kharaen is a character who has plenty of slaves and servants who are more then happy to slave about for the gold she tosses their way. I'd frankly rather see her wielding whips then rapier, even if they are really nice rapiers, so I invented a skillset for it. It took me all day!
Tried to think of the kind of damage whips would do...decided it was mostly flaying and musculature damage, with entanglement thrown in due to the nature of whips.
To effectively fight a WhipMistress, you'd need to bring fist sigils to the fight, as well as mending, regeneration, antidote, kombu, though most afflictions are marjoram and coltsfoot based. There is also writhing when fighting a WhipMistress.
For all those S&M folks out there...and you are out there..!
Based the layout on the Bonecrusher layout from the Scrying Pool.
Tried to think of the kind of damage whips would do...decided it was mostly flaying and musculature damage, with entanglement thrown in due to the nature of whips.
To effectively fight a WhipMistress, you'd need to bring fist sigils to the fight, as well as mending, regeneration, antidote, kombu, though most afflictions are marjoram and coltsfoot based. There is also writhing when fighting a WhipMistress.
For all those S&M folks out there...and you are out there..!
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Whipmistress weapon specialization
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- Whips are 1-handed weapons.
  o Bullwhip          - Average
  0 Cat O' Nine Tails - Damage
  o Quirt            - Precision
  o Whip              - Speed
New afflictions (other then wounding afflictions):
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- Twitching:
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* ON ARMS: Twitches passively causes the hand to open, releasing weapon/shield/whatever (fist
    sigil to prevent item falling to the ground). If victim has grip up, would strip grip first
    before causing item to drop.
* ON LEGS: Sudden spasms in the leg causes the victim to fall prone. If sturdiness is up, strips
    sturdiness first.
* Eat marjoram to cure twitching in the arms or legs.
You have gained the following abilities in Whipmistress:
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Whipmistress    Mastery of one-handed whip weapons.
GrazeCheek      Minor cuts to the cheek.
TwistAnkle      Slash your whip around their ankle, and twist it visciously.
Maneuvers        Refine your attacks with more focus.
SliceBrow        Cruely snap your whip above their eyes, painfully stripping flesh from the brown
                so that the blood will periodically fall into the victim's eyes, blinding them.
SnapWrist        Wrap your whip around their wrist, and tug sharply, quickly snapping
                the small bones.
TickleRibs      Torture your victim by lightly striking them, severing muscles one at a time.
GrazedRibs      A harsher blow to the torso, grazing
Disarm          With a contemptuous flick of your whip, you remind the victim who's boss by
                disarming them and leaving them defenseless. Muahahaha!
PummelGut        Using the handle of your whip, you drive it hard into the victim's gut, causing Â
                severe internal damage.
StrangleThroat  Slowly crush the life out of your victim with a stranglehold on their throat.
Tangle          Tangle the victim's arm or leg with your whip.
RakeThigh        Rake the tip(s) of your whip accross the victim's thigh, stripping his/her skin
                and rending muscle.
Snap            Cruelly snap your whip back from entanglement.
Feint            Trick your foe with a light primary attack, allowing your second attack to
                effortlessly slip through their defenses!
FlayArm          A long slash accross the upper muscles of the arm, revealing muscle,
                and causing the arm to twitch in sporadic spasms.
Choke            Wrap your whip around their throat, and tighten your hold to prevent
                their breathing.
FlayLeg          A painful strip accross the calf reveals muscles, and causes periodic spasms.
RendGut          Deep, penetrating strikes into the gut, tearing away flesh and muscle causing
                stomache fluids to mix with fatal dangers.
FlayChest        A long strike across the chest flays a strip free, revealing raw muscle        Â
                beneath that's extra sensitized to pain.
TearLimbs        Pull hard on your targets trapped limbs to break them bad!
SnapNeck        Entwine your whips around their neck, and twist to snap it.
Flog            Flog the flesh from their bones with a rapid succession of
                skin-stripping strikes.
Detailed list:
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Whipmistress    Master        0%    Improves accuracy with whips.
GrazeCheek      Master        25%    JH - Causes light bleeding. (Marjoram)
TwistAnkle      Master        50%    JL - Difficulty standing when prone. (Smoke coltsfoot)
Maneuvers      Master        75%    Greater control over afflictions given.
SnapWrist      Gifted        0%    BA - Difficult gripping, and wielding, objects. (Smk cltsft)
SliceBrow      Gifted        25%    JH - Causes light bleeding, periodic blinding. (Marjoram)
TickleRibs      Gifted        50%    SC - Slight bleeding. (Marjoram)
GrazedRibes    Gifted        75%    JC - Moderage bleeding. (Marjoram)
Disarm          Expert        0%    Attempts to disarm opponent, throwing item to the ground.
                                      Ineffective against GRIP.
PummelGut      Expert        25%    BG - Cool looking bloodloss message with blood fountaining
                                      out like a bad horror flick. (Yarrow)
StrangleThroat  Expert        50%    JH - Slow sipping, herb eating, smoking. Â
                                      (Writhe, then mending)
RakeArm        Expert        75%    SA - Delay wielding, rubbing enchantments. (Marjoram)
Tangle          Virtuoso      0%    BLA - Entanglement on either limb that causes light
                                      bleeding. Can only tangle one limb per whip.
RakeThigh      Virtuoso      25%    SL - Slices in the thigh muscle that causes delayed walking.
                                      (Marjoram)
Snap            Virtuoso      50%    Release whip from tangled limb, causing moderate bleeding.
Feint          Virtuoso      75%    2P: First swing does no damage (flavour), second bypasses
                                      defenses.
FlayArm        Fabled        0%    SA - Twitching and high bleeding on either arm. (Regen)
Choke          Fabled        25%    SH - Asphixiation/blunt damage to the head, asthma. (Mend)
FlayLeg        Fabled        50%    SL - Twitching and high bleeding on either leg. (Regen)
RendGut        Fabled        75%    SG - Severe bleeding, leads to death if not cured.
                                      (Antidote, Marjoram)
FlayChest      Mythical      0%    SC - High bleeding, sensitivity. (Regeneration)
TearLimbs      Mythical      33%    If tangled to both upper or lower limbs, SNAPBACK to break
                                      both limbs. (Mending)
SnapNeck        Mythical      66%    Instakill target.
Flog            Transcendent  0%    10P: Six strikes that hit random bodyparts, with +20%
                                      damage, but -10% wounding.
J means given by a jab. S means given by a swing. B means both.
H means head. C means chest. G means gut. L means leg. A means arm.
---- Jabs ----
STRIKE HEADÂ Â Â Â Â Â - GrazeCheek (N), SliceBrow (L), Stranglethroat (H), SnapNeck (C)
STRIKE LARM/RARMÂ Â - SnapWrist (L), Tangle (H)
STRIKE CHESTÂ Â Â Â Â Â - TickleRibs (N)
STRIKE LLEFT/RLEG - TwistAnklet (L), Tangle (H)
STRIKE GUTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â - PummelGut (H)
--- Swings ---
WHIPÂ Â DOWNÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â - CrushThroat (M), Choke (H)
WHIPÂ Â UPÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â - TickleRibs (N), FlayChest (C)
SLASH LEFT/RIGHTÂ Â - Rakearm (M), Tangle (H), FlayArm (H)
SNAPÂ Â LEFT/RIGHTÂ Â - RakeTigh (M), Tangle (H), FlayLeg (H)
SWIPE LEFT/RIGHTÂ Â - PummelGut (M), RendGut (H)
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- Whips are 1-handed weapons.
  o Bullwhip          - Average
  0 Cat O' Nine Tails - Damage
  o Quirt            - Precision
  o Whip              - Speed
New afflictions (other then wounding afflictions):
--------------------------------------------------
- Twitching:
------------
* ON ARMS: Twitches passively causes the hand to open, releasing weapon/shield/whatever (fist
    sigil to prevent item falling to the ground). If victim has grip up, would strip grip first
    before causing item to drop.
* ON LEGS: Sudden spasms in the leg causes the victim to fall prone. If sturdiness is up, strips
    sturdiness first.
* Eat marjoram to cure twitching in the arms or legs.
You have gained the following abilities in Whipmistress:
--------------------------------------------------------
Whipmistress    Mastery of one-handed whip weapons.
GrazeCheek      Minor cuts to the cheek.
TwistAnkle      Slash your whip around their ankle, and twist it visciously.
Maneuvers        Refine your attacks with more focus.
SliceBrow        Cruely snap your whip above their eyes, painfully stripping flesh from the brown
                so that the blood will periodically fall into the victim's eyes, blinding them.
SnapWrist        Wrap your whip around their wrist, and tug sharply, quickly snapping
                the small bones.
TickleRibs      Torture your victim by lightly striking them, severing muscles one at a time.
GrazedRibs      A harsher blow to the torso, grazing
Disarm          With a contemptuous flick of your whip, you remind the victim who's boss by
                disarming them and leaving them defenseless. Muahahaha!
PummelGut        Using the handle of your whip, you drive it hard into the victim's gut, causing Â
                severe internal damage.
StrangleThroat  Slowly crush the life out of your victim with a stranglehold on their throat.
Tangle          Tangle the victim's arm or leg with your whip.
RakeThigh        Rake the tip(s) of your whip accross the victim's thigh, stripping his/her skin
                and rending muscle.
Snap            Cruelly snap your whip back from entanglement.
Feint            Trick your foe with a light primary attack, allowing your second attack to
                effortlessly slip through their defenses!
FlayArm          A long slash accross the upper muscles of the arm, revealing muscle,
                and causing the arm to twitch in sporadic spasms.
Choke            Wrap your whip around their throat, and tighten your hold to prevent
                their breathing.
FlayLeg          A painful strip accross the calf reveals muscles, and causes periodic spasms.
RendGut          Deep, penetrating strikes into the gut, tearing away flesh and muscle causing
                stomache fluids to mix with fatal dangers.
FlayChest        A long strike across the chest flays a strip free, revealing raw muscle        Â
                beneath that's extra sensitized to pain.
TearLimbs        Pull hard on your targets trapped limbs to break them bad!
SnapNeck        Entwine your whips around their neck, and twist to snap it.
Flog            Flog the flesh from their bones with a rapid succession of
                skin-stripping strikes.
Detailed list:
--------------
Whipmistress    Master        0%    Improves accuracy with whips.
GrazeCheek      Master        25%    JH - Causes light bleeding. (Marjoram)
TwistAnkle      Master        50%    JL - Difficulty standing when prone. (Smoke coltsfoot)
Maneuvers      Master        75%    Greater control over afflictions given.
SnapWrist      Gifted        0%    BA - Difficult gripping, and wielding, objects. (Smk cltsft)
SliceBrow      Gifted        25%    JH - Causes light bleeding, periodic blinding. (Marjoram)
TickleRibs      Gifted        50%    SC - Slight bleeding. (Marjoram)
GrazedRibes    Gifted        75%    JC - Moderage bleeding. (Marjoram)
Disarm          Expert        0%    Attempts to disarm opponent, throwing item to the ground.
                                      Ineffective against GRIP.
PummelGut      Expert        25%    BG - Cool looking bloodloss message with blood fountaining
                                      out like a bad horror flick. (Yarrow)
StrangleThroat  Expert        50%    JH - Slow sipping, herb eating, smoking. Â
                                      (Writhe, then mending)
RakeArm        Expert        75%    SA - Delay wielding, rubbing enchantments. (Marjoram)
Tangle          Virtuoso      0%    BLA - Entanglement on either limb that causes light
                                      bleeding. Can only tangle one limb per whip.
RakeThigh      Virtuoso      25%    SL - Slices in the thigh muscle that causes delayed walking.
                                      (Marjoram)
Snap            Virtuoso      50%    Release whip from tangled limb, causing moderate bleeding.
Feint          Virtuoso      75%    2P: First swing does no damage (flavour), second bypasses
                                      defenses.
FlayArm        Fabled        0%    SA - Twitching and high bleeding on either arm. (Regen)
Choke          Fabled        25%    SH - Asphixiation/blunt damage to the head, asthma. (Mend)
FlayLeg        Fabled        50%    SL - Twitching and high bleeding on either leg. (Regen)
RendGut        Fabled        75%    SG - Severe bleeding, leads to death if not cured.
                                      (Antidote, Marjoram)
FlayChest      Mythical      0%    SC - High bleeding, sensitivity. (Regeneration)
TearLimbs      Mythical      33%    If tangled to both upper or lower limbs, SNAPBACK to break
                                      both limbs. (Mending)
SnapNeck        Mythical      66%    Instakill target.
Flog            Transcendent  0%    10P: Six strikes that hit random bodyparts, with +20%
                                      damage, but -10% wounding.
J means given by a jab. S means given by a swing. B means both.
H means head. C means chest. G means gut. L means leg. A means arm.
---- Jabs ----
STRIKE HEADÂ Â Â Â Â Â - GrazeCheek (N), SliceBrow (L), Stranglethroat (H), SnapNeck (C)
STRIKE LARM/RARMÂ Â - SnapWrist (L), Tangle (H)
STRIKE CHESTÂ Â Â Â Â Â - TickleRibs (N)
STRIKE LLEFT/RLEG - TwistAnklet (L), Tangle (H)
STRIKE GUTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â - PummelGut (H)
--- Swings ---
WHIPÂ Â DOWNÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â - CrushThroat (M), Choke (H)
WHIPÂ Â UPÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â - TickleRibs (N), FlayChest (C)
SLASH LEFT/RIGHTÂ Â - Rakearm (M), Tangle (H), FlayArm (H)
SNAPÂ Â LEFT/RIGHTÂ Â - RakeTigh (M), Tangle (H), FlayLeg (H)
SWIPE LEFT/RIGHTÂ Â - PummelGut (M), RendGut (H)
Based the layout on the Bonecrusher layout from the Scrying Pool.
Xenthos2007-04-10 04:01:13
Twitching == no.
(I don't have the time to look at the rest of it, but we really don't need more "drop your weapons" skills.)
(I don't have the time to look at the rest of it, but we really don't need more "drop your weapons" skills.)
Verithrax2007-04-10 04:02:05
Denied, bad, wrong, doubleplusungood, hoping-this-is-a-delayed-april-first-joke bad idea.
Kharaen2007-04-10 04:10:10
It's amazing how quick people are to say you suck 
Ildaudid2007-04-10 04:32:18
What if a guy wants to have a whip
Whipmistress, hmmm but no whip Master..... I call equality for Men with whips!
Whipmistress, hmmm but no whip Master..... I call equality for Men with whips!
Vaerhon2007-04-10 04:36:58
Is that a 12p skill at Trans?
I would encourage you, when looking at the skillset, to think up at least three paths to victory, including one lock path - slitlock, etc, and one wound path (behead, snapneck). Look for ways to stack afflictions against curing, and try to make sure that you would want to use every affliction, in some tactical situation.
As it is, the skillset described is somewhat similar to blademaster - it's hard thinking up wound afflictions that are different anyway.
Consider reworking it around proning and entangle. A trip afflict, for instance, or an entangle like thornlash/hound clamp. If you can trip with one whip, you can then do something else with the other. Might be too much, might not be too much if there's no way to slicetendon or otherwise keep them from standing up between attacks - if they weren't hit with mantakaya or calcise or similar.
Dual-wielding whips, though... hard for me to see it. Perhaps a whip and something else?
Otherwise - by all means, keep at it. I don't see a new warrior spec coming soon, but who knows what evil lurks in the mind of Estarra? And if they knew, who would dare tell? We do know she likes hitting people with pointy shoes, at least.
I would encourage you, when looking at the skillset, to think up at least three paths to victory, including one lock path - slitlock, etc, and one wound path (behead, snapneck). Look for ways to stack afflictions against curing, and try to make sure that you would want to use every affliction, in some tactical situation.
As it is, the skillset described is somewhat similar to blademaster - it's hard thinking up wound afflictions that are different anyway.
Consider reworking it around proning and entangle. A trip afflict, for instance, or an entangle like thornlash/hound clamp. If you can trip with one whip, you can then do something else with the other. Might be too much, might not be too much if there's no way to slicetendon or otherwise keep them from standing up between attacks - if they weren't hit with mantakaya or calcise or similar.
Dual-wielding whips, though... hard for me to see it. Perhaps a whip and something else?
Otherwise - by all means, keep at it. I don't see a new warrior spec coming soon, but who knows what evil lurks in the mind of Estarra? And if they knew, who would dare tell? We do know she likes hitting people with pointy shoes, at least.
Ildaudid2007-04-10 04:39:33
Sabs get whips and dirks. Garrote and flay FTW.
Verithrax2007-04-10 04:59:03
Excuse me, didn't you hear the no? We already have furries. We don't need the BDSM crowd.
Saran2007-04-10 05:20:19
QUOTE(Vaerhon @ Apr 10 2007, 02:36 PM) 397145
Is that a 12p skill at Trans?
Still trying to figure out how that is meant to work, it could 10p plus 1% reserves maybe but still strange
Razenth2007-04-10 05:22:59
Maybe it's two power per strike and it just keeps going until it reaches six or you run out of power?
Jack2007-04-10 06:10:01
QUOTE(Verithrax @ Apr 10 2007, 05:59 AM) 397150
Excuse me, didn't you hear the no? We already have furries. We don't need the BDSM crowd.
Have you seen Nifilhema? Nepthysia? Nymerya?
Why do their names always start with N?
Ildaudid2007-04-10 06:29:12
QUOTE(Jack @ Apr 10 2007, 02:10 AM) 397172
Have you seen Nifilhema? Nepthysia? Nymerya?
Why do their names always start with N?
Why do their names always start with N?
Because they are all Naughty girls?
Unknown2007-04-10 06:47:50
QUOTE(Razenth @ Apr 10 2007, 05:22 AM) 397157
Maybe it's two power per strike and it just keeps going until it reaches six or you run out of power?
Oooooor (random and unique idea) maybe it's a typo!
Kharaen2007-04-10 10:58:31
Meant to be 10p...After spending all day trying to figure out new afflictions, a typo or two is expected 
Arkzrael2007-04-10 11:48:19
Kharaen, you're my new hero.
If we had this, I'd jump to Ebonguard so fast they wouldn't know what hit them. >.>
So awesome.
If we had this, I'd jump to Ebonguard so fast they wouldn't know what hit them. >.>
So awesome.
Ashteru2007-04-10 12:21:35
Noooo, don't give her a whip... 
Unknown2007-04-10 15:18:43
No. Don't turn the warrior guilds into writhing masses of BDSM freaks.
Don't turn the warrior guilds into writhing masses of BDSM freaks.Kharaen2007-04-10 16:04:58
Using whips would just be a different way of fighting. And I see no reason why to deny warriors a chance of more popularity, especially if it steals it from the druids and mages and wiccans
Whips is a way of fighting through entanglement, I'll try working on it some more, Tangle probably isn't a good enough skill, but I tried to keep in mind that warrior combat is very random.
Whips is a way of fighting through entanglement, I'll try working on it some more, Tangle probably isn't a good enough skill, but I tried to keep in mind that warrior combat is very random.
Kharaen2007-04-10 16:13:34
QUOTE(Vaerhon @ Apr 10 2007, 12:36 AM) 397145
Is that a 12p skill at Trans?
I would encourage you, when looking at the skillset, to think up at least three paths to victory, including one lock path - slitlock, etc, and one wound path (behead, snapneck). Look for ways to stack afflictions against curing, and try to make sure that you would want to use every affliction, in some tactical situation.
As it is, the skillset described is somewhat similar to blademaster - it's hard thinking up wound afflictions that are different anyway.
Consider reworking it around proning and entangle. A trip afflict, for instance, or an entangle like thornlash/hound clamp. If you can trip with one whip, you can then do something else with the other. Might be too much, might not be too much if there's no way to slicetendon or otherwise keep them from standing up between attacks - if they weren't hit with mantakaya or calcise or similar.
Dual-wielding whips, though... hard for me to see it. Perhaps a whip and something else?
Otherwise - by all means, keep at it. I don't see a new warrior spec coming soon, but who knows what evil lurks in the mind of Estarra? And if they knew, who would dare tell? We do know she likes hitting people with pointy shoes, at least.
I would encourage you, when looking at the skillset, to think up at least three paths to victory, including one lock path - slitlock, etc, and one wound path (behead, snapneck). Look for ways to stack afflictions against curing, and try to make sure that you would want to use every affliction, in some tactical situation.
As it is, the skillset described is somewhat similar to blademaster - it's hard thinking up wound afflictions that are different anyway.
Consider reworking it around proning and entangle. A trip afflict, for instance, or an entangle like thornlash/hound clamp. If you can trip with one whip, you can then do something else with the other. Might be too much, might not be too much if there's no way to slicetendon or otherwise keep them from standing up between attacks - if they weren't hit with mantakaya or calcise or similar.
Dual-wielding whips, though... hard for me to see it. Perhaps a whip and something else?
Otherwise - by all means, keep at it. I don't see a new warrior spec coming soon, but who knows what evil lurks in the mind of Estarra? And if they knew, who would dare tell? We do know she likes hitting people with pointy shoes, at least.
Tried to make skills that complemented FlayArms, and FlayLegs to make twitching stick (SnapWrist, TwistAnkle, RakeThigh, Rakearm), with entangling moves in as well (Tangle, Snap, Tearlimbs, Stranglethroat), with the goal to keep the target prone or defenseless for the Whipmistress/master to do their work.
Tangle can entangle either arms or legs, and if both arms or both legs are tangled, you can SNAPBACK (TearLimbs) to forcefully crack your whips back and free them, breaking both arms/legs in the process. Stranglethroat is like Tangle for the throat, causing passive asphixiation damage that gradually rises the longer the strangle is kept up. If both whips are strangling the victim's neck, maybe it could lead to SnapNeck. :ponder:
Two whips might seem odd, but I don't see whips as a two-handed weapon, so what else could it be...? Maybe a benefit to Whipmistresses/masters for wielding two different types of whips at once? (Cat O' Nine Tails and a Quirt?)
I'll try to think of ways to improve the skillset, thanks for the advice.
Novinha2007-04-10 23:44:24
Change the Whip for Speed to "Razor Whip" or something similar.
But that sounds like a Pokemon move.
But that sounds like a Pokemon move.
