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Hamstring is an ability available to the [[Mercenaries]] of the [[Western Coalition]], the [[Guild of Thieves]], and the [[Claw of Shar]].
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Hamstring is a nasty maneuver consisting of slashing at the target's hamstring tendons to knock them to the ground and prevent them from getting back up. It requires careful maneuvering behind the target in order to perform successfully.
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Slash a target's legs with a chance to knock them down and temporarily make it extremely difficult for them to stand again. Must be done from stealth or while flanking the target. Doesn't work with particularly defensive or heavily mobile tactics such as swashbuckling.
  
''Hamstring is a vicious ability in which the attacker uses a bladed weapon to attempt to cut the muscles of the target's legs. This move does require that the target is currently being flanked and thus distracted or off balance. If successful this will typically knock an opponent to the ground.''
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*Usage: While flanking or hiding from target, '''hamstring'''
 
 
* Attackers may attempt to '''hamstring''' an opponent.
 
* The attack is not possible without flanking an opponent first, or being hidden and undetected.
 
  
 
==Prerequisites==
 
==Prerequisites==
*[[Feint]] (Mercenaries)
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*None
*[[Flip]] (Thieves)
 
*None (Claw of Shar)
 
  
[[Category:Abilities]][[Category:Mercenaries]][[Category:Thieves]][[category:Assassins]]
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[[Category:General Abilities]]

Latest revision as of 19:43, 28 May 2019

Hamstring is a nasty maneuver consisting of slashing at the target's hamstring tendons to knock them to the ground and prevent them from getting back up. It requires careful maneuvering behind the target in order to perform successfully.

Slash a target's legs with a chance to knock them down and temporarily make it extremely difficult for them to stand again. Must be done from stealth or while flanking the target. Doesn't work with particularly defensive or heavily mobile tactics such as swashbuckling.

  • Usage: While flanking or hiding from target, hamstring

Prerequisites

  • None