CLOK BBS

I've found that when using this spell/ritual/ability I take concussive damage as if I were actually holding a shield. The damage quickly adds up as it is focused in one area (left shield arm). It is not how I envision this ability working. I hope this isn't a limitation of the code and just a bug that needs to be squashed.

See example:

A weathered brigand attacks you with his crude copper-headed mace!
mace (-------) (M:*** vs D:0 B:***) Blocked by a frosty jet-black disc of nether!
Concussive force of the blow crushes shield arm!
7 crush damage to the left arm!
mace (-------) (M:*** vs D:0 B:***) Blocked by a frosty jet-black disc of nether!
Concussive force of the blow crushes shield arm!
18 crush damage to the left arm!

Thanks much,

Arphaxad

The skill description by no means gives the implication that you are wielding this disc upon your arm, but rather conjuring it just before the point of impact to defend yourself.

Nice to know this, though, since I quite like the disc.

This is not a bug. You can't just freeze the disc in time and space and have it not react to the blow at all, being a completely immovable object.

There's either two options. Release your channel at the moment of impact - in which case the attack would just swing right through and you get hit anyway, or have it behave like a normal shield.

Is the left hand what is always directing the shield? I see this as more quickly mobilizing the shield at whatever the point of impact is. Perhaps the location that takes damage would be more random depending on where the shield is materialized?

Completely agree about being an immovable object. My issue is taking damage only to the left arm. I'd expect it to be more random depending how well the blow was fended off or any concussive force to be near where the blow was aimed or would have struck.

Thanks for answering,

Arphaxad

If the intent of it is to act as a shield both physically and theoretically, I will have to request that it be possible for you to use it whilst also holding something in one of your hands. As you only get one disc, there should be absolutely no problem with this; just because you're holding a dagger in one hand, or hell, even a shield.. doesn't mean that you can't make use of your other limb.

Of course, it wouldn't work if both of your hands are occupied, or if you're using a two-handed weapon. That would be just plain silly.