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| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Description'''
| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Description'''
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Swing'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Swing'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Swing gracefully up into the trees overhead.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Swing gracefully up into the trees overhead.
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: '''Known:''' Yes


: '''Syntax:'''            SWING UP
: '''Syntax:'''            SWING UP
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When in a forest location, you will be able to swing up into the trees, or down from them again.
When in a forest location, you will be able to swing up into the trees, or down from them again.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Flourish'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Flourish'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Intimidate an opponent with a flourish of your blade.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Intimidate an opponent with a flourish of your blade.
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: '''Known:''' Yes


: '''Syntax:'''            FLOURISH <target>
: '''Syntax:'''            FLOURISH <target>
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Strike fear into your opponent's heart with a complex flourish, showing exactly what you will be doing to him in the coming combat.
Strike fear into your opponent's heart with a complex flourish, showing exactly what you will be doing to him in the coming combat.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Backflip'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Backflip'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Flip over obstructions that stand in your way.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Flip over obstructions that stand in your way.
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: '''Known:''' No (6 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            BACKFLIP <direction>
: '''Syntax:'''            BACKFLIP <direction>
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Like a monkey on kola you can flip over obstructions such as adventurers blocking you or icewalls.
Like a monkey on kola you can flip over obstructions such as adventurers blocking you or icewalls.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Auralbless'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Auralbless'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Use your song-blessed blade to remove deafness.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Use your song-blessed blade to remove deafness.
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: '''Known:''' No (15 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            AURALBLESS <target>
: '''Syntax:'''            AURALBLESS <target>
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With a deft and carefully-aimed blow, knock the hearing back into your target, removing deafness and forcing them to sit up and take notice of your songs.
With a deft and carefully-aimed blow, knock the hearing back into your target, removing deafness and forcing them to sit up and take notice of your songs.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Tunesmithing'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Tunesmithing'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Harness the power of your songblessed rapier.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Harness the power of your songblessed rapier.
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: '''Known:''' No (22 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            TUNESMITH <your songblessed rapier> <song>
: '''Syntax:'''            TUNESMITH <your songblessed rapier> <song>
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Call upon the power of song within your songblessed rapier to imbue your next jab with a certain power. As your skill level in Swashbuckling increases, you will gain more songs with which you can tunesmith your rapier. There are four such possible songs, and the first is ACCENTATO. See AB SWASHBUCKLING ACCENTATO.
Call upon the power of song within your songblessed rapier to imbue your next jab with a certain power. As your skill level in Swashbuckling increases, you will gain more songs with which you can tunesmith your rapier. There are four such possible songs, and the first is ACCENTATO. See AB SWASHBUCKLING ACCENTATO.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Accentato'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Accentato'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Let your songblessed rapier sing out to harm your opponent.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Let your songblessed rapier sing out to harm your opponent.
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: '''Known:''' No (22 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            TUNESMITH <your songblessed rapier> ACCENTATO
: '''Syntax:'''            TUNESMITH <your songblessed rapier> ACCENTATO
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This damage will increase with the number of mental afflictions the target suffers from.
This damage will increase with the number of mental afflictions the target suffers from.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Handspring'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Handspring'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Leap at your foes in neighboring rooms.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Leap at your foes in neighboring rooms.
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: '''Known:''' No (33 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            HS/HANDSPRING <adventurer>
: '''Syntax:'''            HS/HANDSPRING <adventurer>
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With this acrobatic attack, you can handspring into an adjacent room, attacking an adventurer there.
With this acrobatic attack, you can handspring into an adjacent room, attacking an adventurer there.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Riposte'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Riposte'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Unleash a strike of vengeance.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Unleash a strike of vengeance.
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: '''Known:''' No (66 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            None
: '''Syntax:'''            None
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Riposte is a passive ability. After a successful parry or trueparry, riposte will sometimes permit a free and automatic counterattack. Yes, this means that you must have either the parry or trueparry ability in order to accomplish this.
Riposte is a passive ability. After a successful parry or trueparry, riposte will sometimes permit a free and automatic counterattack. Yes, this means that you must have either the parry or trueparry ability in order to accomplish this.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Acrobatics'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Acrobatics'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Leap and bounce to make yourself a difficult target to hit.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Leap and bounce to make yourself a difficult target to hit.
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: '''Known:''' No (88 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            ACROBATICS [ON|OFF]
: '''Syntax:'''            ACROBATICS [ON|OFF]
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With this ability, you will become even more acrobatic, leaping and bouncing about such that you are more difficult to hit. Be warned that it is a serious endurance drain.
With this ability, you will become even more acrobatic, leaping and bouncing about such that you are more difficult to hit. Be warned that it is a serious endurance drain.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Gripping'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Gripping'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Grip your wielded items in a deathlock.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Grip your wielded items in a deathlock.
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: '''Known:''' No (133 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            GRIP
: '''Syntax:'''            GRIP
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While using this ability, you will prevent items from being knocked out of your grip.
While using this ability, you will prevent items from being knocked out of your grip.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Scan'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Scan'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Scanning the forest floor from the treetops.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Scanning the forest floor from the treetops.
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: '''Known:''' No (177 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            SCAN
: '''Syntax:'''            SCAN
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While in the treetops, you can scan the ground for passersby.
While in the treetops, you can scan the ground for passersby.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Knuckleslap'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Knuckleslap'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Numb an opponent's hand temporarily.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Numb an opponent's hand temporarily.
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: '''Known:''' No (222 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            KNUCKLESLAP|KS <target> LEFT|RIGHT
: '''Syntax:'''            KNUCKLESLAP|KS <target> LEFT|RIGHT
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Numb your opponent's hand, either left or right, for a few seconds, making it unusable. There is currently no cure or way to avoid a knuckleslap. Attempts to use a numbed hand will have unpleasant results.
Numb your opponent's hand, either left or right, for a few seconds, making it unusable. There is currently no cure or way to avoid a knuckleslap. Attempts to use a numbed hand will have unpleasant results.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Shove'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Shove'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Sending a hapless victim crashing to the forest floor.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Sending a hapless victim crashing to the forest floor.
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: '''Known:''' No (288 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            SHOVE <target>
: '''Syntax:'''            SHOVE <target>
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While in the trees, you may shove an adventurer to the ground, possibly breaking his legs.
While in the trees, you may shove an adventurer to the ground, possibly breaking his legs.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Thrustkick'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Thrustkick'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Kick your opponent out of the way.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Kick your opponent out of the way.
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: '''Known:''' No (333 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            THK <target> <direction>
: '''Syntax:'''            THK <target> <direction>
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Using your great leg power, you will attempt to kick your opponent away in the specified direction.
Using your great leg power, you will attempt to kick your opponent away in the specified direction.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Backhandspring'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Backhandspring'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Leap out of the room striking someone on the way out.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Leap out of the room striking someone on the way out.
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: '''Known:''' No (377 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            BHS/BACKHANDSPRING <person> <direction>
: '''Syntax:'''            BHS/BACKHANDSPRING <person> <direction>
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With the backwards handspring, you may leave the room while simultaneously kicking someone on your way out.
With the backwards handspring, you may leave the room while simultaneously kicking someone on your way out.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Raze'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Raze'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Attack the defences that would keep your weapons out.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Attack the defences that would keep your weapons out.
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: '''Known:''' No (422 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            RAZE <target>
: '''Syntax:'''            RAZE <target>
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With raze, your sword will become a weapon of destruction, attacking the defences of your enemies that serve to keep your weapons out.
With raze, your sword will become a weapon of destruction, attacking the defences of your enemies that serve to keep your weapons out.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Abscond'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Abscond'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Swing down and abscond with the rector's daughter!
| bgcolor=#999999 | Swing down and abscond with the rector's daughter!
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: '''Known:''' No (466 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            ABSCOND <target>
: '''Syntax:'''            ABSCOND <target>
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Swing down from the trees, hanging on to a perilously thin rope. Grab your target and continue in a graceful arc back to the trees, victim in hand! This requires a rope commodity. You must be in the trees with your target below you. A failed abscond attempt may result in a broken limb.
Swing down from the trees, hanging on to a perilously thin rope. Grab your target and continue in a graceful arc back to the trees, victim in hand! This requires a rope commodity. You must be in the trees with your target below you. A failed abscond attempt may result in a broken limb.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Acciaccatura'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Acciaccatura'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Tunesmith your songblessed rapier against a specific limb.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Tunesmith your songblessed rapier against a specific limb.
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: '''Known:''' No (488 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            TUNESMITH <your songblessed rapier> ACCIACCATURA
: '''Syntax:'''            TUNESMITH <your songblessed rapier> ACCIACCATURA
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Concentrate the powers of song on your rapier to strike a damaging blow at one of your opponent's limbs on your next limb-targetted jab. This requires the Targeting ability in Weaponry.
Concentrate the powers of song on your rapier to strike a damaging blow at one of your opponent's limbs on your next limb-targetted jab. This requires the Targeting ability in Weaponry.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Arrowcatch'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Arrowcatch'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Pluck arrows from the air with the greatest of ease.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Pluck arrows from the air with the greatest of ease.
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: '''Known:''' No (533 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            ARROWCATCH [ON|OFF]
: '''Syntax:'''            ARROWCATCH [ON|OFF]
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At the cost of a constant mana drain, this ability will give you a chance to pluck arrows fired at you from the air.
At the cost of a constant mana drain, this ability will give you a chance to pluck arrows fired at you from the air.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Drunkensailor'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Drunkensailor'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | A stance designed to make your movements unpredictable.
| bgcolor=#999999 | A stance designed to make your movements unpredictable.
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: '''Known:''' No (599 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            DRUNKENSAILOR
: '''Syntax:'''            DRUNKENSAILOR
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Enter the stance of the drunken sailor. Makes you much harder to hit with normal attacks from physical weaponry. There is a mana drain associated with this stance. To end the stance, either switch to another stance, or select STANCE NONE or UNSTANCE.
Enter the stance of the drunken sailor. Makes you much harder to hit with normal attacks from physical weaponry. There is a mana drain associated with this stance. To end the stance, either switch to another stance, or select STANCE NONE or UNSTANCE.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Somersault'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Somersault'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Quickly somersault past obstructions, even when bound.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Quickly somersault past obstructions, even when bound.
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: '''Known:''' No (943 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            SOMERSAULT <direction>  
: '''Syntax:'''            SOMERSAULT <direction>  
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With this ability you can escape a location even if you're webbed or paralysed. It is faster than 'tumbling' in Survival, as a bonus.
With this ability you can escape a location even if you're webbed or paralysed. It is faster than 'tumbling' in Survival, as a bonus.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Martellato'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Martellato'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Knock your opponent to the floor with this tunesmithing.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Knock your opponent to the floor with this tunesmithing.
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: '''Known:''' No (1012 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            TUNESMITH <your songblessed rapier> MARTELLATO
: '''Syntax:'''            TUNESMITH <your songblessed rapier> MARTELLATO
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The power of your songblessed rapier will knock your opponent to the floor on your next jab.
The power of your songblessed rapier will knock your opponent to the floor on your next jab.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Highleap'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Highleap'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | The sky is within your reach.
| bgcolor=#999999 | The sky is within your reach.
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: '''Known:''' No (1012 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            LEAP HIGH
: '''Syntax:'''            LEAP HIGH
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So powerful are your legs that you may leap high into the sky, briefly eluding gravity's grip. Beware that you lack the control to move about while up in the air.
So powerful are your legs that you may leap high into the sky, briefly eluding gravity's grip. Beware that you lack the control to move about while up in the air.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Dodging'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Dodging'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Avoiding attacks from the sky.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Avoiding attacks from the sky.
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: '''Known:''' No (1047 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            DODGING [ON|OFF]
: '''Syntax:'''            DODGING [ON|OFF]
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At the cost of a constant mana drain, this ability will allow you to dodge any attempts to hoist you off the ground.
At the cost of a constant mana drain, this ability will allow you to dodge any attempts to hoist you off the ground.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Heartsfury'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Heartsfury'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | An aggressive stance that gives a chance of counterattack.
| bgcolor=#999999 | An aggressive stance that gives a chance of counterattack.
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: '''Known:''' No (1150 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            HEARTSFURY
: '''Syntax:'''            HEARTSFURY
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Enter the stance of heart's fury. If you are damaged while in this stance, you will attempt an automatic counterattack. There is a mana drain associated with this stance. To end the stance, either switch to another stance, or select STANCE NONE or UNSTANCE.
Enter the stance of heart's fury. If you are damaged while in this stance, you will attempt an automatic counterattack. There is a mana drain associated with this stance. To end the stance, either switch to another stance, or select STANCE NONE or UNSTANCE.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Lunge'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Lunge'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | A deep, piercing blow from an adjacent location.
| bgcolor=#999999 | A deep, piercing blow from an adjacent location.
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: '''Known:''' No (1288 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            LUNGE <target>
: '''Syntax:'''            LUNGE <target>
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When starting from an adjacent location, you may lunge at a target, causing quite a bit of damage. You must be wielding a sword to use this ability.
When starting from an adjacent location, you may lunge at a target, causing quite a bit of damage. You must be wielding a sword to use this ability.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Balancing'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Balancing'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | You're like a cat, you are.
| bgcolor=#999999 | You're like a cat, you are.
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: '''Known:''' No (1392 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            BALANCING [ON|OFF]
: '''Syntax:'''            BALANCING [ON|OFF]
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With this ability, you will have superior balance, making it much more difficult to knock you off your feet with abilities such as sweepkick, or the earthquake vibration. There is a mana drain associated with it, however.
With this ability, you will have superior balance, making it much more difficult to knock you off your feet with abilities such as sweepkick, or the earthquake vibration. There is a mana drain associated with it, however.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Deathfromabove'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Deathfromabove'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | The name says it all. Death, from above!
| bgcolor=#999999 | The name says it all. Death, from above!
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: '''Known:''' No (1495 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            DEATHFROMABOVE <target>
: '''Syntax:'''            DEATHFROMABOVE <target>
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Leap down upon your unsuspecting enemy who is knocked to the ground and caused to black out momentarily by your brilliant attack. You must be in the trees, a ship's rigging or leaping into the air to begin with, and your target must be on the ground below.
Leap down upon your unsuspecting enemy who is knocked to the ground and caused to black out momentarily by your brilliant attack. You must be in the trees, a ship's rigging or leaping into the air to begin with, and your target must be on the ground below.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Trueparry'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Trueparry'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Such is your mastery that you may parry a larger area.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Such is your mastery that you may parry a larger area.
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: '''Known:''' No (1598 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            PARRY left leg|left arm|right leg|right arm|head|torso
: '''Syntax:'''            PARRY left leg|left arm|right leg|right arm|head|torso
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The trueparry ability, combined with the weaponry parry ability, allows you to actively defend attacks against two parts of your body. 'centre' parries attacks to both the head and torso. If you do not have the weaponry parry ability, then trueparry allows parrying, but not trueparrying.
The trueparry ability, combined with the weaponry parry ability, allows you to actively defend attacks against two parts of your body. 'centre' parries attacks to both the head and torso. If you do not have the weaponry parry ability, then trueparry allows parrying, but not trueparrying.
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| bgcolor=#D6B962 | '''Pesante'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Pesante'''
| bgcolor=#D6B962 | Stun an opponent with the power of your tunesmithed rapier.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Stun an opponent with the power of your tunesmithed rapier.
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: '''Known:''' No (1736 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            TUNESMITH <your songblessed rapier> PESANTE
: '''Syntax:'''            TUNESMITH <your songblessed rapier> PESANTE

Revision as of 17:22, 3 April 2015

The physical abilities in the skill of Swashbuckling are available to members of the Bard class and enable users to mount a strong offense against their opponents. The primary weapon employed by Swashbucklers are rapiers blessed in the Grotto of Song off the beach of Tasur'ke.

Abilities in Swashbuckling

Ability Description
Swing Swing gracefully up into the trees overhead.
Syntax: SWING UP
SWING DOWN
Details:

When in a forest location, you will be able to swing up into the trees, or down from them again.

Flourish Intimidate an opponent with a flourish of your blade.
Syntax: FLOURISH <target>
Works on/against: Adventurers
Details:

Strike fear into your opponent's heart with a complex flourish, showing exactly what you will be doing to him in the coming combat.

Backflip Flip over obstructions that stand in your way.
Syntax: BACKFLIP <direction>
Details:

Like a monkey on kola you can flip over obstructions such as adventurers blocking you or icewalls.

Auralbless Use your song-blessed blade to remove deafness.
Syntax: AURALBLESS <target>
Works on/against: Adventurers
Details:

With a deft and carefully-aimed blow, knock the hearing back into your target, removing deafness and forcing them to sit up and take notice of your songs.

Tunesmithing Harness the power of your songblessed rapier.
Syntax: TUNESMITH <your songblessed rapier> <song>
Details:

Call upon the power of song within your songblessed rapier to imbue your next jab with a certain power. As your skill level in Swashbuckling increases, you will gain more songs with which you can tunesmith your rapier. There are four such possible songs, and the first is ACCENTATO. See AB SWASHBUCKLING ACCENTATO.

Accentato Let your songblessed rapier sing out to harm your opponent.
Syntax: TUNESMITH <your songblessed rapier> ACCENTATO
Works on/against: Adventurers and denizens
Details:

Deliver a devastating burst of magical damage with your next jab. This damage will increase with the number of mental afflictions the target suffers from.

Handspring Leap at your foes in neighboring rooms.
Syntax: HS/HANDSPRING <adventurer>
Works on/against: Adventurers
Details:

With this acrobatic attack, you can handspring into an adjacent room, attacking an adventurer there.

Riposte Unleash a strike of vengeance.
Syntax: None
Works on/against: Adventurers
Details:

Riposte is a passive ability. After a successful parry or trueparry, riposte will sometimes permit a free and automatic counterattack. Yes, this means that you must have either the parry or trueparry ability in order to accomplish this.

Acrobatics Leap and bounce to make yourself a difficult target to hit.
Syntax: ACROBATICS [ON|OFF]
RELAX ACROBATICS
Details:

With this ability, you will become even more acrobatic, leaping and bouncing about such that you are more difficult to hit. Be warned that it is a serious endurance drain.

Gripping Grip your wielded items in a deathlock.
Syntax: GRIP
RELAX GRIP
Details:

While using this ability, you will prevent items from being knocked out of your grip.

Scan Scanning the forest floor from the treetops.
Syntax: SCAN
Works on/against: Room
Details:

While in the treetops, you can scan the ground for passersby.

Knuckleslap Numb an opponent's hand temporarily.
Syntax: KNUCKLESLAP|KS <target> LEFT|RIGHT
Works on/against: Adventurers
Details:

Numb your opponent's hand, either left or right, for a few seconds, making it unusable. There is currently no cure or way to avoid a knuckleslap. Attempts to use a numbed hand will have unpleasant results.

Shove Sending a hapless victim crashing to the forest floor.
Syntax: SHOVE <target>
Works on/against: Adventurers
Details:

While in the trees, you may shove an adventurer to the ground, possibly breaking his legs.

Thrustkick Kick your opponent out of the way.
Syntax: THK <target> <direction>
Works on/against: Adventurers
Details:

Using your great leg power, you will attempt to kick your opponent away in the specified direction.

Backhandspring Leap out of the room striking someone on the way out.
Syntax: BHS/BACKHANDSPRING <person> <direction>
Works on/against: Adventurers
Details:

With the backwards handspring, you may leave the room while simultaneously kicking someone on your way out.

Raze Attack the defences that would keep your weapons out.
Syntax: RAZE <target>
Works on/against: Adventurers and denizens
Details:

With raze, your sword will become a weapon of destruction, attacking the defences of your enemies that serve to keep your weapons out.

Abscond Swing down and abscond with the rector's daughter!
Syntax: ABSCOND <target>
Works on/against: Adventurers
Details:

Swing down from the trees, hanging on to a perilously thin rope. Grab your target and continue in a graceful arc back to the trees, victim in hand! This requires a rope commodity. You must be in the trees with your target below you. A failed abscond attempt may result in a broken limb.

Acciaccatura Tunesmith your songblessed rapier against a specific limb.
Syntax: TUNESMITH <your songblessed rapier> ACCIACCATURA
Works on/against: Adventurers
Details:

Concentrate the powers of song on your rapier to strike a damaging blow at one of your opponent's limbs on your next limb-targetted jab. This requires the Targeting ability in Weaponry.

Arrowcatch Pluck arrows from the air with the greatest of ease.
Syntax: ARROWCATCH [ON|OFF]
RELAX ARROWCATCH
Details:

At the cost of a constant mana drain, this ability will give you a chance to pluck arrows fired at you from the air.

Drunkensailor A stance designed to make your movements unpredictable.
Syntax: DRUNKENSAILOR
UNSTANCE/STANCE NONE
Details:

Enter the stance of the drunken sailor. Makes you much harder to hit with normal attacks from physical weaponry. There is a mana drain associated with this stance. To end the stance, either switch to another stance, or select STANCE NONE or UNSTANCE.

Somersault Quickly somersault past obstructions, even when bound.
Syntax: SOMERSAULT <direction>
Details:

With this ability you can escape a location even if you're webbed or paralysed. It is faster than 'tumbling' in Survival, as a bonus.

Martellato Knock your opponent to the floor with this tunesmithing.
Syntax: TUNESMITH <your songblessed rapier> MARTELLATO
Works on/against: Adventurers
Details:

The power of your songblessed rapier will knock your opponent to the floor on your next jab.

Highleap The sky is within your reach.
Syntax: LEAP HIGH
LAND
Details:

So powerful are your legs that you may leap high into the sky, briefly eluding gravity's grip. Beware that you lack the control to move about while up in the air.

Dodging Avoiding attacks from the sky.
Syntax: DODGING [ON|OFF]
RELAX DODGING
Details:

At the cost of a constant mana drain, this ability will allow you to dodge any attempts to hoist you off the ground.

Heartsfury An aggressive stance that gives a chance of counterattack.
Syntax: HEARTSFURY
UNSTANCE/STANCE NONE
Details:

Enter the stance of heart's fury. If you are damaged while in this stance, you will attempt an automatic counterattack. There is a mana drain associated with this stance. To end the stance, either switch to another stance, or select STANCE NONE or UNSTANCE.

Lunge A deep, piercing blow from an adjacent location.
Syntax: LUNGE <target>
Works on/against: Adventurers
Details:

When starting from an adjacent location, you may lunge at a target, causing quite a bit of damage. You must be wielding a sword to use this ability.

Balancing You're like a cat, you are.
Syntax: BALANCING [ON|OFF]
RELAX BALANCING
Details:

With this ability, you will have superior balance, making it much more difficult to knock you off your feet with abilities such as sweepkick, or the earthquake vibration. There is a mana drain associated with it, however.

Deathfromabove The name says it all. Death, from above!
Syntax: DEATHFROMABOVE <target>
Works on/against: Adventurers
Details:

Leap down upon your unsuspecting enemy who is knocked to the ground and caused to black out momentarily by your brilliant attack. You must be in the trees, a ship's rigging or leaping into the air to begin with, and your target must be on the ground below.

Trueparry Such is your mastery that you may parry a larger area.
Syntax: PARRY left leg|left arm|right leg|right arm|head|torso
TRUEPARRY centre|left|right|none
Works on/against: Adventurers
Details:

The trueparry ability, combined with the weaponry parry ability, allows you to actively defend attacks against two parts of your body. 'centre' parries attacks to both the head and torso. If you do not have the weaponry parry ability, then trueparry allows parrying, but not trueparrying.

Pesante Stun an opponent with the power of your tunesmithed rapier.
Syntax: TUNESMITH <your songblessed rapier> PESANTE
Works on/against: Adventurers
Details:

Deliver a stunning percussive blast to your opponent on your next jab, providing they do not have the deafness defence. In the event the target has deafness, it will be stripped instead.


See also
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