Second Preview of Bard’s New Luck Talisman

LUCKY TALISMAN PREVIEW: GM Ivry has more juicy previews of the new Bard service item, Luck Talisman.

Text of Discord Post follows:

GM Ivry
Bard New Service – Luck Talisman Preview #2
on 12 Nov 2023 2:13 PM
from the Official GemStoneIV Discord
on #bards channel

You swing a xazkruvrixis morning star at a banshee!

The star strikes true, but the banshee shrugs off some of the damage!
AS: +412 vs DS: +216 with AvD: +37 + d100 roll: +15 = +248
… and hit for 64 points of damage!
Strong assault amputates the leg at the knee.
It floats in the air a moment before drifting back into place!
The banshee is knocked to the ground!

You swing a xazkruvrixis morning star at a banshee!
You hear the soft tinkle of rolling dice, followed by the sound of coins dropping! <——————-They won a better roll
The star strikes true, but the banshee shrugs off some of the damage!
AS: +343 vs DS: +157 with AvD: +37 + d100 roll: +69 = +292
… and hit for 120 points of damage!
Massive strike to the chest crashes through the banshee’s back in a cloud of vapor.
Slowly, the banshee reforms its torso.

>rub trinket
In deliberate sequence, your fingertips brush a pattern over your lucky trinket, releasing a half-heard arpeggio alongside a surge of captured luck! Strands of coruscant light race across your fair skin, leaving goosebumps in their wake before sinking beneath and out of view.

>stance off
You are now in an offensive stance.
>kill
As you move to strike the banshee, she suddenly vanishes from view, leaving you attacking nothing but thin air!
You swing a xazkruvrixis morning star at a banshee!

Flickering motes of starry light spiral out from your hands. <————————T6 going off
The star strikes true, but the banshee shrugs off some of the damage!
AS: +343 vs DS: +381 with AvD: +37 + d100 roll: +157 = +156
… and hit for 35 points of damage!
Strike swipes cleanly through the abdomen, but seals up a moment later!

** Necrotic energy from your morning star overflows into you! **

You feel healed!

** Your morning star emits an ominous black-green glow! **
The life drains visibly away from the banshee, as she collapses before you, dead!
Lucky item clip in action.
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