Bard Instakill

by Nezha

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Nezha2008-06-19 04:47:46
Ok, Im trying to find a use for the cantor starhymn's instakill - requiem. Blasting someone to death via minorsecond gets old after awhile.. Problem is, it seems so hard to do against someone with good curing. Ive been thinking of a way to stop people from eating earwort and/or walking away and cant think of any. Add to that the fact that I cant mask it as blackout from princessfarewell is not long enough.. (maybe if i was still a mugwump i can sing requiem just before blackout ends.. but as a human i cannot)

The closest thing I see to make this work would be to sing it under an aeon-sleep lock.. But i dont know if the lock will be long enough for it to matter..

So -- hey, guys with good curing.. Is this possible? wil this work against you? (like you would tell me heh..)

Anyway.. here is the prototype of the technique.. but yukio tells me he has sub-optimla cantor curing soo take it with a large grain of salt

CODE
Your aura of weapons rebounding disappears.
You weave a soothing, mesmerizing glamour around Yukio, lulling him into a gentle slumber.
5118h, 4786m, 4326e, 6p, 23002en, 22668w xkb-

A blaze of righteous orange fire surrounds you, filling you with just anger.
5118h, 4786m, 4326e, 6p, 23002en, 22668w xkb-
You take a long drag off your pipe.
5118h, 4786m, 4326e, 6p, 23002en, 22668w xkb-

Yukio eats a stalk of faeleaf.
//___ Trying to faeleaf -- FLARE!! FLARE!!  ___\\\\
\\\\    Trying to faeleaf -- FLARE!! FLARE!!     //
5118h, 4786m, 4326e, 6p, 23002en, 22668w xkb-

Yukio's exhausted mind can stay awake no longer, and he falls into a deep sleep.
5118h, 4786m, 4326e, 6p, 23002en, 22668w xkb-

Yukio opens his eyes and yawns mightily.
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In a swift, fluid motion, Yukio springs up from his hands to land crouched on his feet.
5118h, 4786m, 4326e, 6p, 23020en, 22682w xkb-

You have recovered equilibrium.
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--  You have recovered equilibrium.  
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5118h, 4786m, 4326e, 6p, 23020en, 22682w exkb-

Yukio eats a stalk of faeleaf.
//___ Trying to faeleaf -- FLARE!! FLARE!!  ___\\\\
\\\\    Trying to faeleaf -- FLARE!! FLARE!!     //
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Yukio's aura of weapons rebounding disappears.
With a swift two-handed strike, Yukio whirls around and whips a long black chain with steel scythes into your right arm, burrowing deeply into your flesh.
You grimace as the muscles in your right arm painfully spasm.
A prickly stinging overcomes your body, fading away into numbness.
Yukio leaps into the air and kicks out at you, but falls short and misses.
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Your state of paralysis prevents you from doing that.
4946h, 4786m, 4401e, 6p, 23020en, 22682w exkbp-

You begin focusing your mind on your motor skills.
4946h, 4536m, 4401e, 6p, 23020en, 22607w exkbp-

You take out some salve and quickly rub it on your arms.
A rupture point in your right arm has been completely healed.
The deep damage in your right arm completely heals.
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Yukio stops staring feverishly as the beautiful rainbow patterns that swirl beguilingly about him fade away in a multi-coloured smoke.
//___ RAINBOWPATTERN has dissipated ___\\\\
\\\\    RAINBOWPATTERN has dissipated    //
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Yukio takes a long drag off his pipe.
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Yukio eats a piece of black earwort.
//___ Trying to earwort -- BLANKNOTE!! BLANKNOTE!!  ___\\\\
\\\\    Trying to earwort -- BLANKNOTE!! BLANKNOTE!!     //
4946h, 4536m, 4401e, 6p, 23020en, 22607w exkbp-

Your muscles unlock; you are no longer paralysed.
*** Paralysis Gone -- Can Move! Can Move! ***
4946h, 4536m, 4401e, 6p, 23020en, 22607w exkb-

Yukio whips himself's chest with a long black chain with steel scythes, lashing the skin from his flesh.
4946h, 4536m, 4401e, 6p, 23020en, 22621w exkb-

Yukio's exhausted mind can stay awake no longer, and he falls into a deep sleep.
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You play a blank note on a harmonious earthy-brown lute and send it to Yukio, who cries out in astonishment.
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You take a long drag off your pipe.
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The song of an angelic choir fills the air with a blazing white light.
Yukio covers his eyes and drops to his knees.
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You have recovered equilibrium.
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--  You have recovered equilibrium.  
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4946h, 4536m, 4361e, 7p, 23015en, 22616w exkb-

You may drink another health, mana, or bromide potion.
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"The mark of a heretic, is to die in inquisition," you sing, making a harmonious earthy-brown lute fairly weep with tragic notes, and you look directly at Yukio.
Surrounded by soft sapphire glow, Yukio gazes hypnotically at some inner vision, his eyes widening and filling with tears.
Suddenly Yukio's movements through the time stream are slowed.
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//-- Power Consumed ---\\\\
\\\\-- Power Consumed ---//

Yukio shivers in his sleep.
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You suddenly perceive the vague outline of an aura of rebounding around Yukio.
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You have recovered equilibrium.
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--  You have recovered equilibrium.  
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"The mark of an infidel, is to die without salvation," you sing, tragically playing a harmonious earthy-brown lute with a mournful thrum, and you look directly at Yukio.
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You feel an aura of rebounding surround you.
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The song of an angelic choir fills the air with a blazing white light.
Yukio covers his eyes and drops to his knees.
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You have recovered equilibrium.
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--  You have recovered equilibrium.  
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Clasping your hands to your breast, you sing to Yukio, wishing him well on his journey to the Halls of the Fates. A white light surrounds you as the voices of an angelic choir join you in a somber hymn.
5118h, 4611m, 4116e, 2p, 23020en, 22634w exkb-

Yukio opens his eyes and yawns mightily.
5118h, 4611m, 4116e, 2p, 23020en, 22634w exkb-

A blaze of righteous yellow fire surrounds you, filling you with just anger.
5118h, 4611m, 4116e, 2p, 23020en, 22634w exkb-

As you raise your voice in pitch along with the voices of the angelic choir, the light surrounding you moves to surround Yukio. You conclude your song with regret that Yukio must die so soon, and the white light blazes with glory and consumes him.
You have slain Yukio.
Defeated, Yukio is cast out of the Arena.
Furien2008-06-19 06:32:22
It wouldn't work. Fighters will have quicksilver up, so you'd need two Princessfarewells to strip it, a 6p cost. You wouldn't be able to sleep them (unless you're whoring tiredness attrition) after that for any decent lock.
Asmodea2008-06-19 09:10:29
Pulling of a bards death song is near on impossible when fighting someone with half a brain as the stun from blanknote isn't long enough to pull it off, so unless you have them totally screwed over with afflictions and they are asleep and locked some how it is highly unlikely that you will pull off a death song 1 vs 1. But at least your idea has a higher percentage of working than other bards
Nezha2008-06-23 06:10:43
Im still at it.. trying to make it work. Ive managed to make requiem works against a few people using some popular systems, but the question of whether i can make sleep work while being beaten with a good offense, and make requiem stick still exists..

Here is the most stresful test i can find. Against a demigod, with runes and a good system, I manage to stick enough mesmerize to make him asleep.. and aeon, and the song effects..

QUOTE
Karnagan's exhausted mind can stay awake no longer, and he falls into a deep sleep.
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-- Perform: Princess farewell--

Your aura of weapons rebounding disappears.
One of your reflections has been destroyed! You have 0 left.
"The mark of a heretic, is to die in inquisition," you sing, making a harmonious earthy-brown lute fairly weep with tragic notes, and you look directly at Karnagan.
Surrounded by soft sapphire glow, Karnagan gazes hypnotically at some inner vision, his eyes widening and filling with tears.
Suddenly Karnagan's movements through the time stream are slowed.
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//-- Power Consumed ---\\\\
\\\\-- Power Consumed ---//

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-- You have recovered equilibrium.
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Karnagan opens his eyes and yawns mightily.
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Your aura of weapons rebounding disappears.
"The mark of an infidel, is to die without salvation," you sing, tragically playing a harmonious earthy-brown lute with a mournful thrum, and you look directly at Karnagan.
5118h, 5051m, 4332e, 0p, 23015en, 19689w xkb-

Karnagan takes a drink from a moonstone vial.
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Your pipe has gone cold and dark.
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Karnagan stands up and stretches his arms out wide.
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The song of an angelic choir fills the air with a blazing white light.
Karnagan covers his eyes and drops to his knees.
5118h, 5051m, 4332e, 0p, 23020en, 19703w xkb-

Karnagan eats a stalk of faeleaf.
//___ Trying to faeleaf -- FLARE!! FLARE!! ___\\\\
\\\\ Trying to faeleaf -- FLARE!! FLARE!! //
5118h, 5051m, 4332e, 0p, 23020en, 19703w xkb-

Karnagan stands up and stretches his arms out wide.
5118h, 5051m, 4332e, 0p, 23020en, 19703w xkb-

You have recovered equilibrium.
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-- You have recovered equilibrium.
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5118h, 5051m, 4332e, 0p, 23020en, 19703w exkb-

Clasping your hands to your breast, you sing to Karnagan, wishing him well on his journey to the Halls of the Fates. A white light surrounds you as the voices of an angelic choir join you in a somber hymn.
5118h, 5051m, 4332e, 1p, 23020en, 19703w exkb-

Ried has been slain in the Klangratch Tournies by Shadow Warrior Yamori, Guardian of Nature.
5118h, 5051m, 4332e, 1p, 23020en, 19717w exkb-

The bloated green flies that form a filthy cloud drop dead to the ground.
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You cease maintaining the killing note that is directed at Karnagan.
<< -- he walked away -->>


*sigh*

Its so near, so near.. Certain things that I can take from here

1. I need to stick perfectfifth somewhere in there
2. Maybe use icewalls too.. -- its odd that i have to icewall a demigod, but there it is.. sad.gif
3. Somehow work to include Deadlypattern somewhere to remove kafe or insomnia or whatever..
Dont know what to do about metawake though..
4. Im gonna keep trying to make this work.. damn the torpedoes..
5. On a minor moral-victory note.. Latest system, and manual defenses survived a very long time being hammered by a demi. Me thinks anything below that level has nothing for me to fear anymore..
6. Maybe i should have stayed mugwump so i can mask the first line of the song sad.gif

Anywa.. Pssh, its just that blasting a 9000 health demigod with minorsecond is useless.. I can maybe try to use octave somewhere in there, but people have wizened up and started gusting. Thoros even gusts.. hehe..

Plus, if i can pull his off.. im a hero? hahaha.. nah, its just id like to make use of something i spent a whole lot of money in.. freaked.gif
Geb2008-06-23 06:35:40
Use the bard song insta-kill in group fights. Have some of your allies keep the person undeaf and hindered, while you play the song. You are in the same boat as other timed insta-kills that have an easy means of avoiding. Many of those will not work well unless the target makes a drastic mistake. I have a transcendant insta-kill that is pretty useless in 1 on 1 combat, unless the person makes a bonehead mistake. Though, the Harmony insta-kill takes the prize for the most useless one of them all in 1 on 1 combat.
Ardmore2008-06-23 15:50:17
I sure wish my song gave aeon still... sad.gif
Nemerle2008-06-24 00:08:30
Ah! If we're in the wishing frame of mind:

I wish decapitate didn't advertise in big neon letters to client systems: LEAVE ROOM NOW OR HINDER THE MOFO!
Malarious2008-06-24 02:20:29
QUOTE(Ardmore @ Jun 23 2008, 11:50 AM) 524839
I sure wish my song gave aeon still... sad.gif


Your song never gave aeon...
Ardmore2008-06-24 02:21:48
YOUR SONG NEVER GAVE AEON!! angry.gif
Malarious2008-06-24 02:22:35
QUOTE(Ardmore @ Jun 23 2008, 10:21 PM) 525107
YOUR SONG NEVER GAVE AEON!! angry.gif


We lost stun from queenslament.. its now 2p for blackout and shackles.

Good to be back tongue.gif
Unknown2008-06-24 19:16:17
Well first off you have to start randomly illusioning it to your enemy. Untill they begin to belive that it is fake then you go bam and hit their ass with it.
Malarious2008-06-25 04:33:05
QUOTE(krin1 @ Jun 24 2008, 03:16 PM) 525451
Well first off you have to start randomly illusioning it to your enemy. Untill they begin to belive that it is fake then you go bam and hit their ass with it.


The illusion if its not detected with cause them to eat earwort, which you have to strip, etc etc etc. You just make them keep earwort up more often, you still fail to insta.

Throw out the timed insta and give me a new one happy.gif
Ardmore2008-06-25 14:05:55
I've been working on this for some time... An aura that costs 5 power, takes a few seconds (eight or so) of not doing anything to be charged/active and when attacked kills the person. Lasts 15 seocnds. I call it Deliverance... How clever am I?

Xenthos2008-06-25 16:31:30
QUOTE(Ardmore @ Jun 25 2008, 10:05 AM) 525851
I've been working on this for some time... An aura that costs 5 power, takes a few seconds (eight or so) of not doing anything to be charged/active and when attacked kills the person. Lasts 15 seocnds. I call it Deliverance... How clever am I?

doh.gif
Ardmore2008-06-25 17:05:31
QUOTE(Xenthos @ Jun 25 2008, 12:31 PM) 525880
doh.gif

quiet.gif No one needs to know.
Unknown2008-06-25 18:20:21
bah why make it take power.. also I demand a skill to send people to another place where they can't fight back. I'll call that Kai banish or maze.
Jack2008-06-25 18:59:04
Pray.
Ardmore2008-06-25 19:27:44
QUOTE(krin1 @ Jun 25 2008, 02:20 PM) 525927
bah why make it take power.. also I demand a skill to send people to another place where they can't fight back. I'll call that Kai banish or maze.

Sounds like a plan... and make it so you can't cure in maze anymore, like you're stuck out of reality... but it still afflicts. Oh, and make it strip ALL defenses.
Nezha2008-06-26 12:15:05
QUOTE
Clasping your hands to your breast, you sing to Vashner, wishing him well on his journey to the Halls of the Fates. A white light surrounds you as the voices of an angelic choir join you in a somber hymn.
5118h, 3195m, 4231e, 4p, 22255en, 14504w exk-

As you raise your voice in pitch along with the voices of the angelic choir, the light surrounding you moves to surround Vashner. You conclude your song with regret that Vashner must die so soon, and the white light blazes with glory and consumes him.
You have slain Vashner.
Defeated, Vashner is cast out of the Arena.


Refining refining.. -- Fourth person to fall for this. There is yet hope, maybe its not so impossible after all.
Ardmore2008-06-26 14:31:21
Yes, I'm starting to realize it's not impossible to pull off Threnody after all, if you're somewhat tanky. Still very difficult, and it takes careful timing with earwort/earache, but... possible.