Snake (Empathic Bond)

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	==Bonding Requirements==		==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.		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.
-	With 52 elder lore on a new character, I could not bond a water snake from the ship in Losthaven. So I went to Miss Chalosia and trained poison lore to 10. That was sufficient.	+
-	*Bond Assim Skill is [[Elder Lore]], TBD if there are others (definitely not [[Poison Lore]]) (''beyond the regular for all bonds'')	+	Elder Lore alone does not appear to be enough. 52 on a new character also required 10 poison lore to bond a snake.
		+	*Bond Assim Skill is [[Elder Lore]]
		+	**Upping Elder Lore from 36->313 gives ~11% Assim Speed, so roughly 1% every 25 points (''remember bond assim is based on '''unmodified''' not modified skills'')
		+	*Skills that do NOT impact Bond Assim
		+	**[[Arcane Lore]]
		+	**[[Elder Lore]]
	==Attribute Modifiers==		==Attribute Modifiers==
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	==Additional Abilities==		==Additional Abilities==
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		+	'''WARNING''' BEWARE Of Ka Chakra from Wandslingers '''WARNING'''
		+	This will '''''very''''' rapidly drain all your Chakras to 0 in favor of the Ka Chakra
		+	The Snake Chakra charge ability does '''NOT''' work when Ka Chakra exists
		+	This is 100% a Nerf to your character, activating it is highly inadvisable
	Midway Very-Frail:		Midway Very-Frail:
	* Snakes will periodically open and charge your [[chakras]], all at once. The stronger the bond, the higher the charge.		* Snakes will periodically open and charge your [[chakras]], all at once. The stronger the bond, the higher the charge.
	** At Complete bond the chakra charges are enough to top off and get traits like [[Paravision]] and [[Paraneurism]]		** At Complete bond the chakra charges are enough to top off and get traits like [[Paravision]] and [[Paraneurism]]
-	** 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.	+
		+	*Ioun Stones work better w/ a Snake Bond, but the benefit is '''VERY''' small due to Ioun Stones giving very little base benefit, therefore the subsequent buff is small
		+	** Ioun Stones are buffed 1% per 10% of bond strength up to Complete, so at 100% your +30 to a Skill would then be +33
		+	** Ioun Stone buffs do scale post 100% bond but it is not 1:1, i.e. if you have 200% total bond Strength (so 100% over which is a ton) it's not going to 2x the benefit, more like half or 5%. So that +33 would be like +34 or +35.
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	Before Resilient:		Before Resilient:
	* [[Ambidexterity]] (''Not sure on this, apparently Zuth has this already. Can anyone confirm?'')		* [[Ambidexterity]] (''Not sure on this, apparently Zuth has this already. Can anyone confirm?'')

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Current revision

(Note: This bond was updated Jan 1st, 2023 as per change 8103. So, some of the below is old and needs updating.)

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 Combat Maneuvers 7 Additional 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.

Elder Lore alone does not appear to be enough. 52 on a new character also required 10 poison lore to bond a snake.

• Bond Assim Skill is Elder Lore
  • Upping Elder Lore from 36->313 gives ~11% Assim Speed, so roughly 1% every 25 points (remember bond assim is based on unmodified not modified skills)
• Skills that do NOT impact Bond Assim
  • Arcane Lore
  • Elder Lore

Attribute Modifiers

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

Combat Bonuses

• Attack Rating (Breath/Discharge/Melee): Killer Instinct 1x
• Damage Rating (Breath/Discharge/Melee): Precision Strike 3x
• Deflection Rating: Quickness & Escape 1x
• Dodge Rating: Quickness & Escape 1x

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

Intimate:

• Order Infusion

Complete:

• Opening the Circle

Combat Maneuvers

Somewhat Frail:

• Coiled Strike

Very Deep:

• Soul Fang

Perform Soul Fang
Empathic Bonds Maneuver
Usage: perform soul fang [at <target>]
Activity Cost For You: Varies on weapon being used (see below)
Cost: 10 SP, 10 END
Drawing on esoteric and metaphysical knowledge, make a piercing strike that attempts to temporarily disrupt the connection between the body and the spirit.

• Needs piercing weapon like Coiled Strike
• Appears to possibly give SD (need to confirm), but need to hit and do enough damage in order to trigger it
• Attack: Adds Arcane Lore at 1:1.1
• Attack: Adds 60% additional Intellect
• Damage: Adds 22% additional Strength
• Damage: Adds 22% additional Massive Blow
• Activity (Depends on Activity of weapon being used):
  • 26->20
  • 17->13
  • 15->11
  • 14->11
  • 12->9

Additional Abilities

WARNING BEWARE Of Ka Chakra from Wandslingers WARNING
This will very rapidly drain all your Chakras to 0 in favor of the Ka Chakra
The Snake Chakra charge ability does NOT work when Ka Chakra exists
This is 100% a Nerf to your character, activating it is highly inadvisable

Midway Very-Frail:

• Snakes will periodically open and charge your chakras, all at once. The stronger the bond, the higher the charge.
  • At Complete bond the chakra charges are enough to top off and get traits like Paravision and Paraneurism

• Ioun Stones work better w/ a Snake Bond, but the benefit is VERY small due to Ioun Stones giving very little base benefit, therefore the subsequent buff is small
  • Ioun Stones are buffed 1% per 10% of bond strength up to Complete, so at 100% your +30 to a Skill would then be +33
  • Ioun Stone buffs do scale post 100% bond but it is not 1:1, i.e. if you have 200% total bond Strength (so 100% over which is a ton) it's not going to 2x the benefit, more like half or 5%. So that +33 would be like +34 or +35.

Before Resilient:

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