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Illieta : I was asked to post this but it does not mean I agree with all Bralkar's comments.
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Prehistory: Bralkar - 35 rank fighter

He is in double defence stance with two swords; sword, parry, dodge, flourentine

and other fighting skills are mastered;

black warpaint on him, Third Circle Feat is Blinding Speed.
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Now let's count successful blocks:


[log]

A dark temple within the city

[Exits: north]

A small stone fountain gushes forth here.

A pit for sacrifices is in front of the altar.

(Invis) (Charmed) A massive dracolich of Tiamat is standing here.

(Invis) (Charmed) A large iron golem is here.

(Invis) (Charmed) A zombie of Galan Dracos, the dragonarmy general is standing here.

(Invis) (Charmed) A hellish cart of broken bones stands here on dusty wheels.

(Invis) (Charmed) A torn and shredded mummy of the Nephilim Pain is standing here.

(Invis) (Charmed) A torn and shredded mummy of a huge earthworm is standing here.

(Invis) (Charmed) A torn and shredded mummy of Shamere, guardian of the keep is standing here.

(Invis) (Charmed) A torn and shredded mummy of a huge earthworm is standing here.

(Invis) (Charmed) A torn and shredded mummy of Shamere, guardian of the keep is standing here.

(Invis) (Teeming Maggots) Lyeine the female human is here.

(White Aura) A healer is here giving sermons for the Dark Queen.

<N> You make a brutal swing at Lyeine in an attempt to cleave her in half.

Lyeine yells, 'Die, Bralkar you butchering fool!'

Your cleave *** DEMOLISHES *** Lyeine!

Lyeine has a few scratches.

<N>

< T: Bralkar TC: perfect condition E: Lyeine EC: a few scratches >

< >

Lyeine has turned around, trying to escape!

Lyeine parries your slice.

Departed pieces of maggots fall away from Lyeine's body.

Your slice decimates Lyeine.

Lyeine fades into existence.

Lyeine's blast of light misses you. <----Mage hits me

Lyeine's blast of light wounds you. <----Mage hits me

The dracolich of Tiamat fades into existence.

You dodge the dracolich of Tiamat's claw. <----First block

An iron golem fades into existence.

An iron golem's slash decimates you.

The zombie of Galan Dracos, the dragonarmy general fades into existence.

The zombie of Galan Dracos, the dragonarmy general's pound mauls you.

The mummy of the Nephilim Pain fades into existence.

The mummy of the Nephilim Pain's pound decimates you.

The mummy of a huge earthworm fades into existence.

The mummy of a huge earthworm's pound misses you.

The mummy of Shamere, guardian of the keep fades into existence.

The mummy of Shamere, guardian of the keep's pound decimates you.

The mummy of a huge earthworm fades into existence.

The mummy of a huge earthworm's pound decimates you.

The mummy of Shamere, guardian of the keep fades into existence.

The mummy of Shamere, guardian of the keep's pound decimates you.

The mummy of Shamere, guardian of the keep's pound decimates you.

The mummy of the Nephilim Pain's pound decimates you.

The mummy of the Nephilim Pain's pound decimates you.

The zombie of Galan Dracos, the dragonarmy general's pound decimates you.

The mummy of a huge earthworm's pound decimates you.

You parry the mummy of a huge earthworm's pound. <----Second block

The mummy of Shamere, guardian of the keep's pound decimates you.

The mummy of Shamere, guardian of the keep's pound decimates you.

The dracolich of Tiamat's claw mauls you.

Lyeine has some small wounds.

<N>

< T: Bralkar TC: small wounds E: Lyeine EC: small wounds >

< >

Departed pieces of maggots fall away from Lyeine's body.

Your slice decimates Lyeine.

Departed pieces of maggots fall away from Lyeine's body.

Your acidic bite wounds Lyeine.

Lyeine parries your slice.

Departed pieces of maggots fall away from Lyeine's body.

Your acidic bite mauls Lyeine.

An iron golem's slash decimates you.

The crystal ball atop Lyeine's staff flashes yellow!

Lyeine releases a bolt of electrical energy at you!

Lyeine's lightning bolt MUTILATES you!

You parry Lyeine's blast of light.

Lyeine's blast of light misses you. <----Mage hits me

You parry the mummy of Shamere, guardian of the keep's pound. <----Third block

The mummy of the Nephilim Pain's pound mauls you.

The mummy of the Nephilim Pain's pound decimates you.

The zombie of Galan Dracos, the dragonarmy general's pound mauls you.

The mummy of a huge earthworm's pound misses you.

The mummy of a huge earthworm's pound decimates you.

The mummy of Shamere, guardian of the keep's pound decimates you.

The mummy of Shamere, guardian of the keep's pound decimates you.

The dracolich of Tiamat's claw mauls you.

The dracolich of Tiamat's claw mauls you.

You feel your pulse slow down.

Lyeine has some small wounds.
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Finally, 27 attacks of her set and only 3 blocks

4 attacks from Lyeine (mage!) and only 1 block

Well it looks like something unlucky has happened to the fighter. Actually, last time I checked fighter vs necromancer was more than OK. But it was like... 1.5 years ago?

Necromancers are subject to change anyway. It will happen sooner or later, when my hands reach them.

Well i think her mummies are rather high ranked, so that contributes i suppose.

So If I spent some hours in getting high ranked mummies your blocks won't work? :) that is bullsh*t

Well i am not sure of how rank difference effects blocking abbility, but i think it does.

Yes it does but I suppose it is disbalance that warrior's blocks do not work at all :)

Normal blocks depend on rank difference a lot. So high-ranked set of minions is virtually unblockable, with only a few exceptions.

thanks, but I know how parry works :)

8 freakin charmies level 50+... I guess negative channel+negative forces+million other necro-manuals affect the level of mummies... Then, where are the manuals/skills/feats that affect how well you parry NPCs of such high rank?

You didnt say how much is yours ac.(beeing in berserk against mummies is mistake here)
I was in group with knight and when he died, his spiritual healing helped me with ac and i had about 550 ac. With that i  blocked roughly about 50% of mummies attacks (though Waltar mummies were probably 4-5 ranks lower than Lyeine mummies).

AC is useless in Solace, except for resistance bonus.