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greywolf

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Martial trance
« on: November 02, 2006, 06:19:00 pm »

Has anyone else noticed that your adventurer will go into a martial trance when fighting? According to the wiki, it only happens when you're fighting more than one enemy, but I've fought 2+ enemies before without it kicking in. Anyway, my real question is, what does it do? The wiki also says it improves focus, but what does that mean? Your hits do more damage? You hit more often? You do more critial hits? Anyone noticed any difference when fighting in a martial trance and when not?
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Toady One

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Re: Martial trance
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2006, 12:58:00 am »

You have to be a dwarf.  It improves all kinds of combat rolls and modifiers (but no direct damage bonus -- 'enraged' does that).
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greywolf

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Re: Martial trance
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2006, 11:22:00 am »

Ah! I see now. Thanks!
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Captain_Action

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Re: Martial trance
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2006, 11:24:00 am »

Oh! I guess that frogman messed with the wrong enraged cat. Chunks everywhere!
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thvaz

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Re: Martial trance
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2006, 02:34:00 pm »

Just one swordman in my fort killed about 6-8 frogman without taking a scratch, while standing in the bridge at the cave river
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Re: Martial trance
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2006, 12:31:00 am »

quote:
Originally posted by thvaz:
<STRONG>Just one swordman in my fort killed about 6-8 frogman without taking a scratch, while standing in the bridge at the cave river</STRONG>

You must custom-name him "Horatius" now.

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Nobody

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Re: Martial trance
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2006, 03:42:00 am »

HOLY CRAP. Good reference!

...Man, I am SO modding Dwarf Fortress into a Roman roguelike when it gets to 1.0.0. Now I have to play Rome: Total War.

On topic again, are you sure only dwarves can enter martial trances? And if so, why?

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Re: Martial trance
« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2006, 05:10:00 am »

So what does that make my guy who did something similar to antmen, saving the life of one of his countrymen?
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greywolf

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Re: Martial trance
« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2006, 10:00:00 pm »

quote:
Originally posted by Nobody:
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On topic again, are you sure only dwarves can enter martial trances? And if so, why?</STRONG>

Are you asking Toady One if he's sure only dwarves can go into martial trances and to reveal the code as proof?  :p

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Gakidou

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Re: Martial trance
« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2006, 02:11:00 am »

I would imagine that "trance-ability" is in the raw files. Just need to find the tag that is associated with it, and then use your prefered method of word searching large volumes of text.

(Still, I think he was more asking "What is the reason that only Dwarves can trance?" I would imagine that it is one of those uniquely Dwarven attributes, like how alcohol makes them productive, or how losing one item from a Dwarf's 173 masterpiece collection will send him into an murderous frenzy.)

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skeightmachine

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Re: Martial trance
« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2006, 02:49:00 am »

Im pretty sure you can make any creature able to go into a trance as long as you add the tag [TRANCES] to the creature_standard.txt file.
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Re: Martial trance
« Reply #11 on: November 05, 2006, 06:12:00 pm »

>.<

...I didn't see the name...Sorry...

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Re: Martial trance
« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2006, 08:14:00 am »

Dwarfs can go into Kung Fu mode aka Trance..so don't mess with Dwarf Lee.
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