"Clumsy" and related attack abilities

[Jgrr]

Just a few more related ability ideas (I did some search, butt these might still be FPI... probably UMC anyway)

Clumsy: the attack never has more than 60% chance to hit. Could be used on trolls, ogres, WC's, or related-type units. This could be countered with the "not-clumsy" trait

Unblockable: this attack cannot be resisted, making any positive resistance into 0%. This would imo be a better ability for magic swords than Magical.

Frightened: this attack can never do more than its default number of damage. Could be used with bad-morale units like Peasants or Goblins.

[Oreb]

Just a few more related ability ideas (I did some search, butt these might still be FPI... probably UMC anyway)

Clumsy: the attack never has more than 60% chance to hit. Could be used on trolls, ogres, WC's, or related-type units. This could be countered with the "not-clumsy" trait

Hmmm... this seems alright, as a weapon special, considering that a troll has to lunge out and punch you...

Unblockable: this attack cannot be resisted, making any positive resistance into 0%. This would imo be a better ability for magic swords than Magical.

Not really, the resistances are meant as fire, blade, pierce and so on. That means a 'magic sword' (i.e thunderblade ) has fire, pierce, impact, blade, etc.

Frightened: this attack can never do more than its default number of damage. Could be used with bad-morale units like Peasants or Goblins.

Not that good, the goblins are weak as is, with very low attack, and no zone of control makes them easily routed in seconds.

[Elvish_Pillager]

Clumsy: the attack never has more than 60% chance to hit. Could be used on trolls, ogres, WC's, or related-type units. This could be countered with the "not-clumsy" trait

IMO, it's best at 50%, not 60%. 60% means that it will have no effect under normal circumstances.

[kshinji]

Or -10, -20 or /2.

I suggest -20%, because the clusness is mostly exploited by dextrous enemies, so climatically, it could be fe. Fencer fighting Whelp. Whelps so clumsy, and Fencer so dextrous, that Whelps hits only 10% of times.

[irrevenant]

Unblockable: this attack cannot be resisted, making any positive resistance into 0%. This would imo be a better ability for magic swords than Magical.

Not really, the resistances are meant as fire, blade, pierce and so on. That means a 'magic sword' (i.e thunderblade ) has fire, pierce, impact, blade, etc.

I suspect what Jggr means is that the defender resists the attack at 0% (unless normal resistance vs the attack type is worse). Essentially the sword's magic is that it cleaves effortlessly through normal defences.

This ability could also make for a different variant of magical attack (it makes sense for Curse, IMO).

[JW]

The Bodak unit always has a 20% CTH with his gaze attack. (EOM) It's similar to what you're thinking of for clumsy.

[kshinji]

That wouldve made such weapons a good counter for resistnat guys, instead of for those elusive.

[Noyga]

Clumsy: the attack never has more than 60% chance to hit. Could be used on trolls, ogres, WC's, or related-type units. This could be countered with the "not-clumsy" trait

AFAIK there is already a variation of this in the Era of Myths

[Cuyo Quiz]

The Bodak unit always has a 20% CTH with his gaze attack. (EOM) It's similar to what you're thinking of for clumsy.

Good GAWD is that thing unreliable.

30% for the Bodak thingy, maybe?. At least that way is as reliable as a Thunderer.

I suspect what Jggr means is that the defender resists the attack at 0% (unless normal resistance vs the attack type is worse). Essentially the sword's magic is that it cleaves effortlessly through normal defences.

This ability could also make for a different variant of magical attack (it makes sense for Curse, IMO).

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*puts a vote in irrevenant's idea*

[Oreb]

Yes, how can you avoid someone shouting random nasty things at you, it doesn't hurt physically, but emotionally...

I can just see a Saurian shouting 'nasty comments' at something like a elf and the elf starts crying and dies (for it became emo )