Chasm

by Unknown

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Unknown2005-01-08 02:01:07
With a telepathic giggle, a pooka tells you that he is in control of Ravin's
actions.
A brownie runs up and tickles Ravin's sides.
Drawing back on his tiny bow, a pixie shoots an arrow straight at Ravin.
Ravin's eyes close suddenly as he falls asleep.
The crone crosses her shriveled arms and turns her dark, penetrating gaze upon
Ravin.
A banshee stares at Ravin, then suddenly emits a high-pitched screech at him,
causing the colour to drain from his face.
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Both of your legs must be free and unhindered to do that.
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You feel an aura of rebounding surround you.
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A sprite flies up and places a hand on your head, channeling mana to you.
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The ghostly outline of an othala rune briefly appears in front of you before
slamming into your forehead.
You realize that your heroic actions can no longer continue unnoticed, and you
take it upon yourself to rectify the situation.
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Ugly sores break open up on your skin, seeping with a bloody yellow mucous.
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You stumble as your left leg shrivels into a useless appendage.
apply mending to legs
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You take out some salve and quickly rub it on your legs.
The bones in your left leg mend.
1757h, 2728m, 2897e, 10p exkdbp-focus mind

You focus your mind intently on curing your mental maladies.
Your shyness has been cured. You can now face the world boldly.
1757h, 2503m, 2897e, 10p exkdbp-drink allheale

Laughing maniacally, Ravin clenches his fists in triumph as the ground splits
open beneath you, releasing foul smelling vapour and a blast of fetid heat. You
hover momentarily over the gaping earthen maw before being sucked screaming
down into its darkness. Your life is quickly snuffed out as the walls of this
stinking chasm rumble shut, crushing you to jelly.
You have been slain by Ravin.
The elixer vitae that courses in your blood suddenly bursts forth from your
pores and restores your body, saving you from certain death.


So, he fell asleep, and yet chasm kept going.
Edit: And he was STILL asleep after chasm killed me, because my next attack woke him up.
Gol2005-01-08 02:08:45
banshee scream. Damage would have woken him?
Shiri2005-01-08 02:11:57
Well if, as Tuek says, his next attack woke him, I guess it didn't.
ravin2005-01-08 02:17:50
You see exits leading east and west.
Triggers off
Glowing glyphs in the air flare and explode in your face.
You shuffle your feet noisily, suddenly bored.
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Tuek's aura of weapons rebounding disappears.
With a slow, jerking dance, Tuek points at you and lowers his arms, and you
feel the world about you slow.
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Tuek takes a long drag off his pipe.
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A violent tremor rocks the land, causing the earth to shake and the ground to
buck beneath your feet.
2751h, 2334m, 2102e, 5p ex-focus mind

You shrug off your impatience and focus your mind once again.
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Tuek stands up and stretches his arms out wide.
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Tuek grabs some glowing glyphs and throws them at you.
The idea of eating or drinking is repulsive to you.
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Patchou the Moon Cat stares at you with her eerie silvery-green eyes. You
cannot break away from the gaze as the world seems to slow around you.
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Your mind is able to focus once again.
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Dust clouds rise as the earth shifts and sharp rocks slide and bounce, some
flying into the air. Tuek yelps in pain as several of them smash into him.
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You suddenly perceive the vague outline of an aura of rebounding around Tuek.
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Tuek's aura of weapons rebounding disappears.
Tuek grabs some glowing glyphs and throws them at you.
You feel a tightening sensation grow in your lungs.
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Tuek takes a long drag off his pipe.
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Ugly sores break open up on Tuek's skin, seeping with a bloody yellow mucous.
2751h, 2356m, 2102e, 5p ex-geocast chasm tuek

Tuek grabs some glowing glyphs and throws them at you.
A prickly stinging overcomes your body, fading away into numbness.
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You move sluggishly into action.
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A brownie runs up and tickles your sides.
Drawing back on his tiny bow, a pixie shoots an arrow straight at you.
Your insomnia has cleared up.
The crone crosses her shriveled arms and turns her dark, penetrating gaze upon
you.
A banshee stares at you, then suddenly emits a high-pitched screech at you. The
soundwaves pierce into your very being, weakening you in both body and mind.
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You must regain balance first.
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You have recovered balance on all limbs.
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Ugly sores break open up on Tuek's skin, seeping with a bloody yellow mucous.
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A violent tremor rocks the land, causing the earth to shake and the ground to
buck beneath your feet.
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Tuek stands up and stretches his arms out wide.
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With a slow, jerking dance, Tuek points at you and lowers his arms, and you
feel the world about you slow.
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You suddenly perceive the vague outline of an aura of rebounding around Tuek.
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Patchou the Moon Cat streaks between your legs at lightning speed, forcing you
to stumble lose your balance.
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You have recovered balance on all limbs.
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Tuek takes a drink from a ruby vial.
2380h, 2021m, 2102e, 6p exp-geocast chasm tuek

You move sluggishly into action.
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Dust clouds rise as the earth shifts and sharp rocks slide and bounce, some
flying into the air. Tuek yelps in pain as several of them smash into him.
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You are paralysed and cannot do that.
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Tuek takes a drink from a ruby vial.
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Ugly sores break open up on Tuek's skin, seeping with a bloody yellow mucous.
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Tuek's aura of weapons rebounding disappears.
Tuek points the tip of his athame at your heart and makes a sudden stabbing
motion. A glowing pentagram shoots from the tip of the athame and slams into
your chest, making you gasp and pain.
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Tuek takes a long drag off his pipe.
1684h, 2293m, 2102e, 7p exp-focus body
FOCUSING

You move sluggishly into action.
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You begin focusing your mind on your motor skills.
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Patchou the Moon Cat arches her back and hisses at Tuek, who suddenly begins to
pale.
A brownie runs up and tickles Tuek's sides.
Drawing back on his tiny bow, a pixie shoots an arrow straight at Tuek.
The crone crosses her shriveled arms and turns her dark, penetrating gaze upon
Tuek.
A banshee stares at Tuek, then suddenly emits a high-pitched screech at him,
causing the colour to drain from his face.
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Tuek clenches his fists and grits his teeth.
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A violent tremor rocks the land, causing the earth to shake and the ground to
buck beneath your feet.
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Your muscles unlock; you are no longer paralysed.
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Tuek stands up and stretches his arms out wide.
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You suddenly perceive the vague outline of an aura of rebounding around Tuek.
1684h, 2043m, 2102e, 8p ex-geocast chasm tuek

You move sluggishly into action.
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You point at the tainted earth beneath Tuek's feet, willing it to swallow him
whole. The ground begins to tremble.
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Dust clouds rise as the earth shifts and sharp rocks slide and bounce, some
flying into the air. Tuek yelps in pain as several of them smash into him.
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Tuek takes a drink from a ruby vial.
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You return to the normal timestream.
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Ugly sores break open up on Tuek's skin, seeping with a bloody yellow mucous.
Tuek's aura of weapons rebounding disappears.
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Tuek takes a long drag off his pipe.
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With a slow, jerking dance, Tuek points at you and lowers his arms, and you
feel the world about you slow.
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Patchou the Moon Cat streaks between your legs at lightning speed, forcing you
to stumble lose your balance.
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You have recovered balance on all limbs.
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Your finger trembles and you grit your teeth as you continue to will the earth
to swallow Tuek whole. A small crack appears in the ground beneath him.
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Ugly sores break open up on Tuek's skin, seeping with a bloody yellow mucous.
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Tuek takes a drink from a ruby vial.
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A violent tremor rocks the land, causing the earth to shake and the ground to
buck beneath your feet.
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Wagging her finger in censure, a wood nymph whispers quietly to a willowisp,
whose eyes glow green and then nods meekly.
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A brownie runs up and tickles your sides.
Drawing back on his tiny bow, a pixie shoots an arrow straight at you.
You feel incredibly tired, and fall asleep immediately.
The crone crosses her shriveled arms and turns her dark, penetrating gaze upon
you.
A banshee stares at you, then suddenly emits a high-pitched screech at you. The
soundwaves pierce into your very being, weakening you in both body and mind.
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You suddenly perceive the vague outline of an aura of rebounding around Tuek.
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You have recovered equilibrium.
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You have recovered balance on all limbs.
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Ugly sores break open up on Tuek's skin, seeping with a bloody yellow mucous.
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Tuek takes some salve from a vial and rubs it on his legs.
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Laughing in triumph, you clench your fists as the earth yields to your will.
The ground splits open beneath Tuek, releasing foul smelling vapour and a blast
of fetid heat. He hovers momentarily over the gaping earthen maw before being
sucked screaming down into its darkness, his cries abruptly ending as the
stinking chasm rumbles shut.
You have slain Tuek.
Small beams of light burst forth from Tuek's pores, restoring his body and
saving him from certain death.
The voice of Avechna whispers in your mind a warning about initiating combat
with Tuek.


Ok so i was made asleep after the second message, but cmon Geomancers are already weak as it is. And no i didn't stalker/phantom or reality tuek because I am working out the best rune combos.

Also, Chasm requires doing nothing, so you need to disactivate triggers in most cases, so to pull it off you're already at a disadvantage. Not only that Tuek had the opportunity to use his pooka on me while i was doing it, he should've done that.
Unknown2005-01-08 02:44:22
It's kind of weird how, after he's already been sucked into the chasm and "crushed to jelly", he can just pop right up from vitae.
Silvanus2005-01-08 02:45:57
Kind of funny how I could nail someone to a cross, and then sacrifice them to Nil, for their soul to escape the Weeping Amaranth, to go back into their body in their cross and revitalize it.
Drago2005-01-08 04:04:17
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A brownie runs up and tickles your sides.
Drawing back on his tiny bow, a pixie shoots an arrow straight at you.
You feel incredibly tired, and fall asleep immediately.
The crone crosses her shriveled arms and turns her dark, penetrating gaze upon
you.
A banshee stares at you, then suddenly emits a high-pitched screech at you. The
soundwaves pierce into your very being, weakening you in both body and mind.
1625h, 1534m, 2102e, 6p p-

Its probably a bug that you took damage -after- falling asleep, but didn't wake up, or didn't show as waking up, rather then you can chasm while asleep.
Unknown2005-01-08 04:20:25
Well, the banshee is more like a non-pain inflicting drain, assuming from the text anyway. It isn't like "Ouch! That hurt!" It's more like "Oi, I'm feeling drained.."
Silvanus2005-01-08 04:25:52
You'd still need to be awake to say Oi!

But if I recall, any attack done on someone will wake them. Just imagine you are sleeping in your bed, and a little guy sticks a needle into your arm. Would you wake up? Plus its emitting a high pitched screech to wake you, piercing your body.
Unknown2005-01-08 04:26:57
Er, why were Tuek's Fae attacking him?
Veonira2005-01-08 05:17:04
Well actually. I was testing out Chasm on someone who wanted to reincarnate, and I fell asleep while doing it (fell asleep on my own that is). Chasm still worked. I guess you can concentrate in sleep? Heh. I'm guessing it's a bug though, but I didn't really think about it then.
ravin2005-01-08 05:41:26
Guido his own fae were killing him because othala must have given him disloyalty.

That why I love Othala so much....plus he was in my maze. Kudos to tuek though, he's the only person to kill me in my demesne (after vitae he killed me on damage) after that happened we kinda withdrew to our own corners.

I didn't use phantom on him either because I want to see how I go without it
Unknown2005-01-08 11:09:16
QUOTE(Guido Flagg @ Jan 7 2005, 06:26 PM)
Er, why were Tuek's Fae attacking him?
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His infused othala rune gave me disloyalty, since it delivers random no-message afflictions. When you see me sipping the ruby vial, that was me drinking a love vial, curing the disloyalty, and reordering the fae to attack Ravin.

And Ravin, all instant kills require that you do nothing. My pooka actually hadn't gained control yet (it takes time), so I couldn't have forced you, instead I relied on the pixie to put you to sleep, and then that bugged occured and you killed me anyway.

Anyhow, after I vita'ed, I killed Ravin, he vitae'd, and then reflexively turned into a statue. I said meh because damn violet doesn't hit statues (another bug), and he now had me as a suspect, so being utterly annoyed by a bug, and being unable to kill him because of suspect I left. However, I'm pretty sure just as I left, he lost the suspect because his demesne fired on me.
Amaru2005-01-08 12:16:34
Chasm is stupid... 5 power for the best timed instakill in the game. I pity anyone who doesn't have hermit when this skill is used, cause God knows there's shit all else you can do.
Terenas2005-01-08 23:38:47
QUOTE
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You point at the tainted earth beneath Tuek's feet, willing it to swallow him
whole. The ground begins to tremble.
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Looks like 3 powers to me. tongue.gif

And I think chasm might be designed that way, in the same sense as soulless, and jack in the box in Achaea, the only way it can be stopped is if the caster did something or the target left the room, nothing else.
Unknown2005-01-08 23:40:47
Either it shouldn't work while asleep, or the messages need to be changed. How the hell was he laughing manically, pointing at the ground, clenching his fists and what not, and commanding the earth to swallor me up while asleep?