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help > skills > ambush --------------------------------------------------------------------- Skill : Ambush Class : Bandit, Hunter Cost : 15 Skill Type : Active Casting Time : 3 rounds Difficulty : Level 0 Stats Base : Mostly Dexterity Syntax : do ambush <target> [<target2>] [<target3>] Examples : do ambush joe do ambush anyone do ambush tom dick harry do ambush holdup <whoever> When using this skill, a potential assassin waits silently for a target to approach. While hiding, the player is unable to do much more than concentrate upon his quarry and the entrances into the room. This attentiveness and preparation, however, allow the player to gain both position and a preemptive strike on his or her target. This strike has the potential to do much damage to an unsuspecting foe. A woodsman can perform a similar strike in the outdoors, although the damage is generally much less. A bandit can not only attempt to kill people, he can choose to hold them up instead. The chance of successfully completing a ambush is based on the users ambush skill and his/her victims' awareness. If the user is successful, the amount of damage he or she inflicts is often enough to stagger even the strongest of quarries. Whether one succeeds or fails, the user will then be in combat with his/her opponent. It is not possible to attempt an ambush when one is already in combat with a foe. --------------------------------------------------------------------- |