DUSKRUIN PREVIEW: GM Quilic posted the details for the new metal alloy, Somnis, that will be available in the Trapper’s Shack at Duskruin. It has special flares to render the target suddenly comatose. Are we calling these Coma, Somnis, Slumber, or Sleeping flares? No UAC, no naginatas, and no claids. The flares are intrinsic to the material, so Flare and script slots are unused. There is Lesser and Greater Somnis, with Greater unlocks available for sale. Details:
Text of Discord Post follows:
GM Quilic
Duskruin – Somnis Armaments
on 8 February 2023 8:23 AM
from the Official GemStoneIV Discord Forums
in paid-events CategoryThe Trapper’s Shack will be selling somnis armaments this run of Duskruin.
The somnis alloy is a deep, rich purple in color, with pearlescent striations throughout that carry a slightly iridescent property, causing items forged from it to naturally shimmer or glisten when the light catches them just right. The metal itself appears to be a seamless integration of iron, carbon, and some unidentifiable substance, resulting in a steel-based alloy of surprising elegance. The alloy will not accept dyes, as the surface appears to be entirely impermeable, but is easy enough to alter for those with some small talent in metalsmithing. The material itself carries with it the ability to occasionally render the target of a strike with a somnis armament comatose, plunged deeply into a sudden slumber, though it remains unclear what, exactly, about the alloy renders this effect possible.
Notes
Somnis armaments are available in nearly all bases, with the exceptions of UAC gear, Naginatas, and Claidhmores.
Greater somnis unlocks are available in unlimited quantities in the Trapper’s Shack.
Greater somnis weapons process their flare before damage is resolved, effectively putting the target to sleep before the strike lands (when the flare goes off and lands).
There is a rather forgiving SMR roll used to determine how effective the flare is, but it will not work against creatures far above your abilities.
Somnis flares are tied solely to the material. All somnis armaments still have open flare and script slots.
Wiki link: https://gswiki.play.net/Somnis
Q&A:* Weapons only at this point.
* Update: This material will function on undead. I was mistaken initially.
* Greater effectively flares +50 AS (due to setting the target prone and unconscious) every so often. Lesser has the chance to act more ‘defensively’. It also forces the target into an offensive stance
* It’s more effective than Lullaby
* To further clarify slightly: These flares will never do less than put the creature to sleep. Lullaby has some ‘lesser’ options of effects.
* Runestaves and longbows are in stock!
* My understanding of the way the SMR is being called suggests that it would function in Hinterwilds. Other abilities that use very similar calls still function, in my experience.
* Not 100% sure what you mean in the first part. This is a new flare, and doesn’t use any of the existing ‘sleep’ mechanics, if that addresses the question?
* And yes, a creature put to sleep can be woken by an attack, even if using a greater somnis weapon. So it can be put instantly to sleep, then get awoken by your Poke of Doom a half-second later, but said Poke will have all the benefits of striking a sleeping target.
* Greater somnis “only” moves the flare to before the hit lands, even providing a chance to put the target to sleep and then MISS your strike.
* As currently constructed, the only thing Greater gets you is pre-strike application of the flare. If you don’t want that, then you can just leave your somnis thingie as lesser, which will always process after the strike.
* Greater is the only thing that has a chance to flare on an unsuccessful strike
* it’s a SSR and not an SMR
Recent TownCrier newsletters.
