This is Wyrom's creation for RtCF and is one of 3 scheduled to be released. CB is 50m to Nordred.
The vambrace allows you to load it with trap components and fire it at critters. Success is based in large part on your perception training. At 2x perception, I almost never miss even when uphunting. Wyrom has told me that if you are uphunting over 10 levels you'll start to miss more. Your perception training factors into this, so the more perception you have, the less you'll miss. You can also load it with brimstones which is nice if you don't have access to trap components, it has a slot to hold a dagger, and is heavily scripted.
If you use it too much, it is possible to overheat it. This feature also seems to be training related, with a random component. At 2x perception, most of the time I won't overheat it unless I hit successfully 2-3 times in a hunt. There is also some variation in this based on what ammo you load it with. Smooth stones, (which are wet noodles for ammo), also seem to overheat it more than other better types of ammo. That's my experience anyway, so stick to spheres, vials and brimstones and other powerful trap components. Needles too if you want to poison. Much of this info is spelled out via the analyze verb, which I've quoted below along with some combat clips.
Here are various verb traps:
prod and snap load and unload the dagger compartment:
>snap fingers at vambrace
You discreetly arm yourself with the feras dagger within your leather vambrace.
>prod vambrace
You discreetly retract the dagger into your leather vambrace, allowing easy access to the feras blade.
Turn lets you switch which arm you want to wear it on, (requires an open hand on that arm to fire). So if you're an ohe ambusher you can put it on your left arm and fire it left handed.
>rem vamb
You slip the leather vambrace off of your right forearm.
>turn vambrace
You adjust the leather vambrace to be worn on your left forearm.
>clench vamb
You flick your right wrist, causing the feras blade to peek out from inside your leather vambrace's narrow slit.
>spin vambrace
You rotate your right forearm, exposing the feras blade inside the leather vambrace's narrow slit.
>look at vamb
The leather vambrace is set to be worn on the right forearm. It is completely overheated, but should be ready to be fixed. The vambrace's small chamber isn't currently loaded. A glint of feras metal can be seen in a narrow slit at the base of the leather vambrace. There is a small lever on the side of the vambrace.
>fix my vamb
You reach inside your leather vambrace and begin repairing the mechanism that allows it to fire.
Roundtime: 35 sec.
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>load vamb with my cry
You load a shard of dragonmist crystal into a small chamber on your leather vambrace, where it securely fits into place.
>look at my vamb
The leather vambrace is set to be worn on the right forearm. It doesn't appear to be overheating. The vambrace's small chamber is currently loaded with a shard of dragonmist crystal. A glint of feras metal can be seen in a narrow slit at the base of the leather vambrace. There is a small lever on the side of the vambrace.
Combat clips:
You point your open right hand at a krolvin warfarer and pull down on a small lever on the side of your leather vambrace. With a roar, a thick glass vial comes firing out of the vambrace and hits the krolvin warfarer in the right eye! The vial shatters on the krolvin warfarer, releasing its contents.
... 15 points of damage!
Acid gets in eye. An unscheduled flush!
The krolvin warfarer is stunned!
... 15 points of damage!
Acid gets in eye. An unscheduled flush!
... 40 points of damage!
Burn exposes the spine (from the front)!
The krolvin warfarer crashes to the ground in a plume of dust.
The deep blue glow leaves a krolvin warfarer.
The leather vambrace begins to overheat.
Roundtime: 4 sec.
>point vamb at lich
You point your open right hand at an infernal lich and pull down on a small lever on the side of your leather vambrace. With a roar, a clear glass vial comes firing out of the vambrace and hits the infernal lich in the back! The vial shatters on the infernal lich, releasing its contents.
... 5 points of damage!
Splash of acid hits shoulder and runs down the back in a painful trail.
... 5 points of damage!
Splash of acid hits shoulder and runs down the back in a painful trail.
... 40 points of damage!
Burn exposes the spine (from the front)!
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself from the infernal lich's body as it rises, disappearing into the heavens.
Flames flare within the infernal lich's eyes as he grasps at the gnarled bone phylactery hanging around his neck and collapses to the floor.
The glowing specks of energy surrounding an infernal lich suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
The bright luminescence fades from around an infernal lich.
An infernal lich appears somehow different.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around an infernal lich.
The translucent sphere fades from around an infernal lich.
An infernal lich glances around, looking a bit less confident.
An infernal lich just arrived. Wait, wasn't he here already?
The leather vambrace begins to overheat.
Roundtime: 5 sec.
>point vamb at dest
You point your open right hand at a Vvrael destroyer and pull down on a small lever on the side of your leather vambrace. With a roar, a thick glass vial comes firing out of the vambrace and hits the Vvrael destroyer in the right arm! The vial shatters on the Vvrael destroyer, releasing its contents.
... 3 points of damage!
The Vvrael destroyer avoids the worst of the attack but still gets a singed forearm.
... 10 points of damage!
Acid gets on the right arm raising some large blisters.
... 20 points of damage!
Bad burn eats at skin under the chin!
The leather vambrace is completely overheated!
Roundtime: 4 sec.
>point vamb at siphon
You point your open right hand at a murky soul siphon and pull down on a small lever on the side of your leather vambrace. With a roar, a green-tinted vial comes firing out of the vambrace and hits the soul siphon in the chest! The vial shatters on the soul siphon, releasing its contents.
... 15 points of damage!
Spray of acid bites deep into the skin over the sternum.
The soul siphon is stunned!
... 5 points of damage!
Splash to chest runs off before it does worse than blister the skin.
... 35 points of damage!
Acid burns a hole in the neck causing a fatal fluid leak!
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself from the soul siphon's body as it rises, disappearing into the heavens.
The soul siphon twitches and writhes spasmodically before collapsing to the ground.
The bright luminescence fades from around a murky soul siphon.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around a murky soul siphon.
A murky soul siphon glances around, looking a bit less confident.
The glowing specks of energy surrounding a murky soul siphon suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
The silvery luminescence fades from around a murky soul siphon.
The leather vambrace begins to overheat.
Roundtime: 3 sec.
>anal vamb
You analyze your leather vambrace and sense that the item is largely free from merchant alteration restrictions.
The creator has also provided the following information:
This item can be altered, keeping in mind parts of the show description are part of the script and cannot be changed. This also supports having both a long and a show description.
Usage Instructions:
The leather vambrace can be loaded with certain ammo, such as lockmastery trap components, smooth stones, poison vials, sneezing vials, and brimstone gems. It can also discreetly store a small metal-bladed weapon. If the user is not very dexterous, they can jam the ammo while loading it. It will then need to be unloaded. The user can also unload a loaded vambrace at any time, but it will result in destroying any ammo. No ammo can be recovered once loaded, included jammed ammo.
Once loaded, the vambrace can be pointed at a target to fire the ammo at it. The user will undergo a series of checks to perception and dexterity, as well as the target creature's level and user's stance. If successful, the target will be damaged. Failure will result in the vambrace misfiring and/or backfiring. All ammo is destroyed after usage and cannot be recovered.
Each type of ammo will cause the vambrace to overheat at different levels. If the vambrace isn't used for an hour and hasn't overheated, it will cool down. But once it overheats, the user will need to wait an hour before fixing it. Occasionally, the firing pin will break, requiring a steel spring to fix it.
To fire the vambrace, it will require an empty hand. It can switch which forearm it is worn on by turning it. A highly perceptive user will have much better success when using the vambrace, as well as being able to aim a lot better. It also has a narrow slit at the base of the vambrace where a small metal-bladed weapon can be stored. By prodding and snapping the bracer, its handler can quickly access this weapon.
StormFront users will have a drop down menu on the vambrace for all commands.
You get no sense of whether or not the vambrace may be further lightened.
