Wednesday, October 02, 2002
PLANES OF POWER AA ABILITIES, OCTOBER 2, 2002

Meatshield
This ability allows the user to act as a living shield, absorbing 50% of the melee damage intended for another by taking 75% onto themselves. This ability lasts twelve seconds per rank. Damage taken by the shielder is not mitigated by other Abilities or Disciplines. Using a shield in your off hand will lower the damage you take while shielding another. Damage is lowered according to the AC value on the shield. You gain the ability to train the ranks of this ability at or after levels 61, 63, and 65.

Consumption of the Soul
The most advanced Shadow Knights can further enhance their Leech Curse ability. This ability adds 200 additional damage and healing to Leech Curse, per rank. You gain the ability to train an additional rank at levels 61, 63, and 65.

New Tanaan Crafting Mastery
Training with the sages and merchants of New Tanaan gives adventurers the chance to hone their crafting skills. For each rank of this ability that you purchase, you are able to raise an additional trade skill past its Specialization level (200). (This ability applies to Baking, Blacksmithing, Brewing, Fletching, Jewelcraft, Pottery, and Tailoring.)

Radiant Cure
This ability grants its wielder the ability to cure their party of many afflictions, poisons, curses, and harmful magics. You may train in the ranks of this ability at or after levels 61, 63, and 65.

Hastened Stealth
This ability reduces the time between which you may attempt to hide or evade by one second per rank. You may train the ranks of this ability at or after levels 61, 62, and 63.

Tactical Mastery
Studying one’s opponent for weaknesses provides the Warrior with the ability to pierce through advanced defenses. Each rank of this ability grants an increasing chance of bypassing an opponent’s special defenses, such as dodge, block, parry, and riposte. You may train in this ability at or after levels 61, 63, and 65.

Theft of Life
This ability grants a chance that the healing effect on your lifetaps will provide an exceptional amount of healing.

Fury of Magic
This ability further increases your chance to score a critical hit with your direct damage spells.

Fury of Magic Mastery
This ability further increases your chance to score a critical hit with your direct damage spells.




Monday, September 30, 2002
We visited Halls of Testing (WOOT first Bloodsong raid there). We came, we saw, we were killed... BUT!!!!! We got the loots!:

Plate Gauntlets -> Sparker
Plate Bracer -> Chimere / Ceberus
Plate Arms -> Odiosa
Plate Bracer -> Prysan
Plate Boots -> Coltrane
Chain Arms -> Holipa
Silk Pants -> Brooder

Spells:
Nature Walkers Behest ->Naillin
Gift of Insight -> Bely