Snake (Empathic Bond)

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Contents 1 Bonding Requirements 2 Attribute Modifiers 3 Combat Bonuses 4 Skill Bonuses 4.1 Extreme 4.2 High 4.3 Medium 4.4 Low 5 Charms 6 Additional Abilities 7 Suspected Abilities

Bonding Requirements

20 Elder lore - More than just this is required, had 67 elder lore and could not bond until after I raised poison lore to 17.

• Bond Assim Skill is Elder Lore, TBD if there are others (beyond the regular for all bonds)

Attribute Modifiers

Those who form an empathic bond with a snake receive bonuses to their Willpower, Agility, Intellect, and Perception.

Combat Bonuses

All estimates are for Complete and done at Robust

• Attack Rating (Breath/Discharge/Melee): Killer Instinct ~1.2x
• Damage Rating (Breath/Discharge/Melee): Precision Strike ~3.5x
• Deflection Rating: Quickness & Escape ~1.2x
• Dodge Rating: Quickness & Escape ~1.2x

Skill Bonuses

Extreme

• Poison Affinity
• Poison Lore
• Precision Strike

High

• Combat Reflexes
• Elder Lore
• Find Weakness
• Killer Instinct
• Quickness

Medium

• Dagger
• Dodge
• Escape
• Gem Lore
• History
• Legend Lore
• Lexiturgy
• Metaphysics
• Poetry
• Rhetoric
• Rune Lore
• Spear
• Spirit Lore
• Stealth
• Wyrding

Low

• Arcane Lore
• Introspection
• Meditation
• Metamorphosis
• Order Affinity
• Regeneration
• Supernal Durability
• Swimming

and possibly also:

• Translocation
• Divination
• Metasenses

Charms

• Standard Charms

• Social Charms

• Conjoin

Fairly Healthy:

• Replenish Glands

Resilient:

• Gemwake

Mid-Deep:

• Amorphism

Additional Abilities

Midway Very-Frail:

• Snakes will periodically open and charge your chakras, all at once. May not charge enough to sustain the chakras before they drain again. The stronger the bond, the higher the charge.
  • Ioun Stones DO work better w/ a Snake Bond, but the benefit is VERY VERY VERY small, possibly because Ioun Stones are almost universally garbage now therefore the bonus is garbage. (Will assess more when bond is complete, but right now the benefit is largely pointless)

Before Resilient:

• Ambidexterity (Not sure on this, apparently Zuth has this already. Can anyone confirm?)

Suspected Abilities

While not yet verified, it is likely that an empathic bond with a snake may eventually enjoin the ability to use lexiturgy to infuse items with order energy.