DUSKRUIN: GM Marstreforn announced that Twisted Weapons, Acid Edition, are getting a facelift at Duskruin to better align with how Twisted Shields and Twisted Arms display their customizations and abilities. More:
Text of Discord Post follows:
GM Marstreforn
[Duskruin] Twisted Weapons – Acid Edition Update
on 01 Feb 2025 1:27 PM
from the Official GemStoneIV Discord
on #forums/paid-events/ channel
Twisted Weapons – Acid Edition are getting a facelift to better align with how Twisted Shields and Twisted Armors display their customizations and abilities. This should help with understanding the two new tier unlocks being made available for Acid Edition weapons this Duskruin.
Twisted Potency (10,000 bloodscrip)
Potency Boost (10,000 bloodscrip)
Fully unlocked analyze:
You analyze the black alloy lance and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
* Twisted Weapon – Acid Edition *
Available Actions
* RUB
* PULL
* TILT
* KNOCK
** WAVE [AT {SELF | TARGET}]
** PEER (when scintillating)
*** RAISE – twisted flares – [ON]
**** POINT – maneuver ability
– Usage: POINT <my> lance [AT {TARGET}]
Merchants that are skilled with this type of weapon may also customize the following:
* Parts: “length”
“tip”
“shaft”
* Fumes: “virescent”
* Grooves: “labyrinthine”
** Glow: “green”
*** Flares: “a twisted, prismatic spray of acid”
Unlocks:
** Twisted Affinity (scintillating): UNLOCKED!
– You have full affinity with the black alloy lance!
*** Twisted Flares (offensive – acid): UNLOCKED! – [ON]
– Chance for extra flares when you hit a foe with an attack.
– These flares damage the target twice when they hit.
**** Twisted Potency (POINT – acid): UNLOCKED & BOOSTED!
– Maneuver ability that deals damage equivalent to Twisted Flares if it hits.
– Weakened Armament is applied to foe’s armor/body after damage.
– Twisted Potency has a 3 minute cooldown.
– BOOSTED: Twisted Flares have a 20% chance to damage the foe a third time.
Additionally, Twisted Flares apply Weakened Armament to the foe’s armor/body.
WAVE MY lance AT {SELF} while it is scintillating to toggle aspects of its messaging in that mode.
You might be able to have a talented merchant lighten the black alloy lance for you.
>point my lance
Your black alloy lance trembles with power as you brandish it at a tomb troll!
[SMR result: 251 (Open d100: 32, Bonus: 1)]
** A scintillating virescent glow shimmers and oscillates across your lance’s length as a twisted, prismatic spray of acid surges from its tip and strikes a tomb troll! **
… 5 points of damage!
Spray just catches the hand as the tomb troll’s little finger is badly blistered.
… 15 points of damage!
Acid raises angry red welts on the arm!
The tomb troll is stunned!
A tomb troll wilts with frailty.
Roundtime: 3 sec.
You thrust with a scintillating black alloy lance at a tomb troll!
AS: +322 vs DS: +288 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +77 = +144
… and hit for 34 points of damage!
Smash to the kneecap.
Your black alloy lance’s shaft trembles with power!
** A scintillating green glow shimmers and oscillates across your lance’s length as a twisted, prismatic spray of acid surges from its tip and strikes a tomb troll! **
… 15 points of damage!
Nasty burn eats the skin away from the spine!
… 15 points of damage!
Spray of acid bites deep into the skin over the sternum.
… 10 points of damage!
Acid burn on the right ear!
A tomb troll wilts with frailty.
Roundtime: 5 sec.
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GM Marstreforn
[Duskruin] Twisted Shields – Acid Edition Update
on 04 Feb 2025 5:18 PM
from the Official GemStoneIV Discord
on #forums/paid-events channel
Twisted Shields – Acid Edition are also getting an update to bring them in line with the T4 + Boosted paradigm.
Twisted Puissance (25,000 bloodscrip)
Puissant Boost (10,000 bloodscrip)
Marstreforn
OP
— Today at 2:18 PM
Fully unlocked analyze:
You analyze the black alloy shield and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
* Twisted Shield – Acid Edition *
Available Actions
* CLENCH
* RAISE
* TILT
* GET | STORE
* WEAR | REMOVE
** TURN – held effect – [ON]
**** POINT – maneuver ability
– Usage: POINT <my> shield [AT {target}]
Special messaging when changing stances if STANCE VERBOSE is toggled.
Merchants that are skilled with this type of shield may also customize the following:
* Bouche: “an angular notch”
* Grooves: “labyrinthine”
* Fumes: “virescent”
* Enarmes: “rigid leather brace”
** Lever: “a twisted metal lever”
** Flares: “a twisted, prismatic spray of acid”
Unlocks:
** Twisted Interdiction Flares (reactive – acid): UNLOCKED!
– Chance for extra flares when you block an attack.
– Will only flare this way while in an aggressive stance.
*** Twisted Assault Flares (offensive – acid): UNLOCKED!
– Chance for extra flares when you strike a foe with a shield ability.
– These flares damage the target twice when they hit.
**** Twisted Puissance (POINT – acid): UNLOCKED & BOOSTED!
– Deals damage equal to Twisted Assault Flares if it hits.
– Buff of +10 TD while active. Ends early if no longer holding the shield in the left hand.
– Twisted Puissance lasts for 60 seconds and has a 3 minute cooldown.
– BOOSTED: adds a damage padding buff while Twisted Puissance is active.
Additionally, Twisted Assault flares have a 20% chance to damage the target a third time.
Added below hands: Virescent fumes twist and churn over the labyrinthine grooves on his black alloy shield.
[Must be held, and is toggled on/off with TURN]
You might be able to have a talented merchant lighten the black alloy shield for you.
>point my shield
Your black alloy shield trembles with power as you swivel a twisted metal lever on its side!
Virescent fumes briefly churn around you, leaving a shimmering haze in their place as you angle your black alloy shield decisively toward a tomb troll!
[SMR result: 291 (Open d100: 60)]
** A twisted, prismatic spray of acid surges from the labyrinthine grooves on your black alloy shield and strikes the tomb troll! **
… 20 points of damage!
A gob of acid blinds the tomb troll in the right eye!
The tomb troll is stunned!
… 25 points of damage!
Right in the face! Hope the tomb troll wasn’t attached to those facial features!
Roundtime: 3 sec.
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