Difference between revisions of "Subterfuge"

Subterfuge is a diverse skill, encompassing abilities ranging from the secret rattle that those of serpentine ambitions may use to communicate with each other, to archery, the conjuring of [[illusion|illusions]], dimensional [[wormhole|wormholes]], and various stealth and attack abilities.

The skill of '''Subterfuge''' is available to members of the [[Serpent]] [[class]], along with [[Venom_(Skill)|Venom]] and [[Hypnosis]].

|target=Adventurers, denizens, room, and self

|skill=Hide

|description=Conceal yourself from view.

|lessons=7

|syntax=HIDE<br>EMERGE

|required=

|target=Self

|cooldown=Hide: 4.00 seconds of balance<br>Emerge: 1.00 seconds of balance.

|detail=Conceal yourself from view and then type EMERGE to cease concealing.

|cooldown=3.00 seconds of balance

|detail=So snake-like are you that you may cover yourself with mildly protective scales at will.

|cooldown=Balance cost varies based on weapon speed

|cooldown=2.00 seconds of balance

|description=Shadowing a target in order to track them.

|lessons=45

|syntax=SHADOW <target>

|required=

|target=Adventurers

|cooldown=4.00 seconds of balance

|detail=From on the ground or in the trees you are able to shadow an adventurer from an adjacent location. This will cause you to enter their location and begin following them.

|detail=Using a whip, you will be able to flay the waxy coating of the sileris berry from your opponent, enabling you to sink your fangs into his flesh once more; or to flay a rebounding aura or magical shield to attack with weapons once more. You can also use FLAY <denizen> SHIELD to flay the shield defence from denizens.<p>If your flay leaves your target without a rebounding aura and magical shield, it will apply a venom from your whip.</p>

|cooldown=4.00 seconds of balance

|description=The ability to anticipate and keep pace with others.

|lessons=78

|syntax=PACING [ON{{!}}OFF]<br>RELAX PACING

|required=Endurance drain

|target=

|cooldown=Pacing: 3.50 seconds of balance<br>Relax: 3.00 seconds of balance.

|detail=At a constant endurance drain, you will be able to follow those while they sprint away.

|detail=In an outdoor room you may bask in the hot sun, replenishing your strength and curing your afflictions.<p>A desperate serpent may also bask in the presence of a lightwall.</p>

|description=Swinging up into the treetops.

|lessons=134

|syntax=SWING UP<br>SWING DOWN

|required=

|target=

|cooldown=2.00 seconds of balance

|detail=When in a forest location, you will be able to swing up into the trees.

|description=Give someone an item without their knowledge.

|description=Scanning the forest floor from the treetops.

|lessons=178

|syntax=SCAN

|required=

|target=

|cooldown=

|detail=While in the treetops, you can scan the ground for passerbys.

|target=Adventurers

|cooldown=4.50 seconds of balance

|description=Dye your arrows to categorise them.

|lessons=223

|syntax=INSPECT QUIVER<br>DYE <number of arrows> ARROW[S] <colour><br>SWITCH <colour>

|required=

|target=

|cooldown=3.50 seconds of balance

|detail=First, one should inspect his quiver to discover how many arrows he has in it. Then, you may dye a number of arrows a certain colour.<p>Colours you may use are red, blue, purple, green, black, white, grey, orange, gold, and silver.</p><p>To switch to using a specific colour of arrow, simply SWITCH <colour>. If you wish to switch back

to using undyed arrows, simply do SWITCH NORMAL.</p>

|target=Adventurers

|cooldown=Craft: 3.50 seconds of balance<br>Noose: 4.00 seconds of balance

|description=Increase your accuracy in shooting.

|lessons=289

|syntax=AIM <target> <direction>

|required=

|target=Adventurers

|cooldown=

|detail=Increase the accuracy of your shooting.

|detail=Use your auditory acuity to listen in on conversations in an adjacent room.

|description=Rid your environment of illusions.

|description=The ability to understand what is said while deaf.

|lessons=356

|syntax=LIPREAD

|required=

|target=Self

|cooldown=3.00 seconds of equilibrium

|detail=This will allow you to understand speech normally, even when you are deaf, and understand speech that has been disturbed by wind.

|cooldown=3.50 seconds of equilibrium

|detail=Your skills have improved to the point where you can now listen even through closed doors.

|target=Adventurers

|description=Further increase your accuracy through wind compensation.

|lessons=423

|syntax=None

|required=

|target=

|cooldown=

|detail=Once you have this ability, your accuracy with bowmanship will be increased.

|target=Self

|detail=If you are wielding a dirk that has been envenomed with more than one venom, you may use this ability to quickly deliver two venoms simultaneously to your target.

|skill=Envenom

|description=Dip your arrows in venom.

|lessons=489

|syntax=ENVENOM ARROW <colour> <venom><br>ENVENOM <weapon> with <venom><br>WIPE <weapon>

|required=

|target=

|cooldown=

|detail=After you have coloured a group of arrows, you may cover the tips with venom if you have the ability to secrete the particular type of venom. You can also envenom normal edged weapons with this ability.

|description=Sense for dimensional wormholes.

|lessons=512

|syntax=WORM SEEK

|required=

|target=Room

|cooldown=3.00 seconds of equilibrium

|detail=This will tell you if a wormhole exists in your location and where it leads if one does.

|description=Open and enter a dimensional wormhole.

|lessons=512

|syntax=WORM WARP

|required=

|target=Room

|cooldown=4.00 seconds of equilibrium

|detail=When in the presence of a worm hole, this will allow you to enter it.

|detail=Create an illusion of your choosing in the room you are in, optionally targeted at a specific person. You may conjure an illusion without balance, but this will increase the equilibrium cost to 3.1 seconds. It is also possible to bite someone immediately after conjuring your illusion, before your have recovered equilibrium. You may embed a single newline in your illusion by including the character sequence \n at the appropriate spot. For limitations and restrictions on illusions, please refer to HELP ILLUSIONS.

|description=A powerful projectile weapon.

|lessons=556

|syntax=SHOOT <target> <direction>

|required=

|target=Adventurers

|cooldown=3.50 seconds of balance

|detail=The crossbow is more powerful, but less accurate, than the longbow.

|description=Hide your actions from others.

|lessons=578

|syntax=CONJURE CLOAK<br>CONJURE CLOAK <target><br>DISPEL ME

|required=70 mana

|target=

|cooldown=3.50 seconds of equilibrium

|detail=This will conjure up a cloak that will disguise many actions from observers.<p>DISPEL ME will remove a subterfuge induced cloak from your person.</p>

|description=Create a palpable wall of light.

|lessons=634

|syntax=CONJURE LIGHTWALL <direction><br>SNUFF LIGHTWALLS

|required=45 mana

|target=Adventurers and room

|cooldown=4.00 seconds of equilibrium

|detail=This will conjure a wall of light, which, when passed through, will afflict the unfortunate individual with the darkshade affliction. It also drastically speeds up the progression of the affliction for anyone standing in its presence.

|syntax=WORM RESONANCE ON/OFF

|description=Using the infamous darkbows of Hashan.

|lessons=737

|syntax=SHOOT <target> <direction>

|required=

|target=Adventurers

|cooldown=3.50 seconds of balance

|detail=The famed darkbows of Hashan are both expensive and powerful. Only slightly less powerful than a crossbow, they are far more accurate.

|description=Focus your fire upon the feet of your victim.

|lessons=806

|syntax=PINSHOT <target>

|required=

|target=Adventurers

|cooldown=3.00 seconds of balance

|detail=This powerful ability will focus your fire upon the feet of your victim, making it difficult for them to flee from you.

|description=View the contents of another adventurer's inventory.

|detail=This will list an adventurer's entire inventory.

|cooldown=Initiation: 2.00 seconds<br>Backstab: 2.00 seconds of balance

|description=Hurl an object through a dimensional wormhole.

|cooldown=4.00 seconds of equilibrium

|description=Deftly pilfer from unsuspecting targets.

|syntax=PICKPOCKET <target> [item]

|required=150 mana

|target=Adventurers and denizens

|cooldown=1.50 seconds of balance

|detail=The ultimate test of stealth and dexterity, allowing daring thieves to liberate gold or objects from the possession of an unsuspecting target.<p>You may also attempt to liberate a specific item from your target, but this is exceedingly difficult.</p>

|cooldown=Success: 3.50 seconds of balance<br>Failure: 0.50 seconds

|detail=If your target is sleeping or unconscious, and you have a length of rope on your person, you may hog-tie your unlucky target. This requires much longer to writhe out of than web does, for instance.

|description=Subject your enemy to a merciless execution.

|lessons=1082

|syntax=EXECUTE <target>

|required=

|target=Adventurers

|cooldown=2.00 seconds of balance

|detail=While wielding a whip, you may attempt to execute a prone victim.

|cooldown=3.00 seconds of balance

|description=Use a whip to pull an opponent into your room.

|lessons=1289

|syntax=YANK <target>

|required=

|target=Adventurers

|cooldown=2.50 seconds of balance

|detail=Using this ability, you may try to yank an adventurer from an adjacent room into yours with your whip. You must be wielding a whip to use this ability.

|target=Adventurers

|cooldown=Success: 3.50 seconds of balance<br>Failure: 0.50 seconds of balance.

|description=Destroy a wormhole.

|lessons=1531

|syntax=WORM CANCEL

|required=

|target=Room

|cooldown=5.00 seconds of equilibrium

|detail=Destroy a wormhole if there is one in your location.

|detail=The first time you summon a snake, you may have to try many times before you're successful. Eventually though, the snakes of the wild won't be able to resist your serpentine charms, and one will come slithering to serve. Once you have your snake, you may summon it back at any time should you lose it (simply SUMMON RATTLESNAKE INVENTORY{{!}}INV] again). Your snake may be ordered to perform the actions listed in HELP DENIZENS.<p>City/House membership influences what precisely is summoned.<br>'''Ashtan''' summon kraits.<br>'''CIJ''' summon puffadders.<br>'''Eleusis''' summon treesnakes.<br>'''Hashan''' summon vipers.<br>'''Mhaldor''' summon adders.<br>All others summon rattlesnakes.</p>

|skill=Phase

|description=Alter your status in space-time itself.

|lessons=1736

|syntax=PHASE<br>UNPHASE

|required=100 mana

|target=Self

|cooldown=4.00 seconds of balance

|detail=This is probably the most effective concealment ability there is. While phased, you will be hidden from all mortal adventurers, aside from other phased ones. You will, further, be unable to interact with items, denizens, or unphased adventurers. The caveat here is that you may try to attack an unphased adventurer, which will automatically unphase you. Thus, phase can be used as an effective aid to assassinations.<p>Be warned that you will lose endurance rather quickly while phased.</p>

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