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Formation Formation allows you to assume an organized position within a party's ranks in order to do battle with your foes. You may have three ranks (aka rows, lines) of combatants per party, with a maximum of two players per rank. There must be at least one person in each lower rank in order to assume a position. For example, you must have someone in the 1st rank before someone can occupy the second rank. Members of the party not in a ranked position are assumed to be attacking in an uncoordinated, yet allied fashion. Syntax: formation report shows the party's current battle formation formation first you assume a position in the first rank formation second ditto second formation third To have a third rank you must have 5 members in the party, and at least one player in the first and second ranks. Second rank will do /2 your melee damage unless wielding a bow. Third rank will do 1/4 melee damage unless wielding a bow. Third rank gets their total level bonus to magic/religion/singing/quintessence. Damage sharing parsed on rank order position with larger % going to 1st ranks.