Prop Up and Earthen Fury 01/01/2017 09:15 PM CST
Curious if there's any issues around the prop up shield maneuver and earthen fury.

I was furied by a stone giant this morning, I have 3 ranks in prop up and had my tower shield out, first cycle took my leg and I saw no prop up activation. There seems to be some ambiguity around prop up's activation chances that may be contributing to my query. The wiki reads that it's 33% per rank, so 3 ranks would be 99%. In game help reads 1/3 chance per rank, which implies a 100% chance at rank 3. I really don't want to test this since it usually results in me seeing a cleric shortly thereafter. Log below.

A stone giant plunges her fist into the ground in front of you!
The ground beneath your feet suddenly frosts and rumbles violently!
[SMR result: 217 (Open d100: 164)]
The earth cracks beneath you, releasing a column of frigid air!
... 44 points of damage!
Frigid blast shatters your left leg beyond all recognition!
You fall screaming to the ground grasping your mangled left leg!
You are stunned for 12 rounds!
!SPR>
A stone troll stomps at you with its foot!
Nearly insensible, you desperately block the attack with your greatshield!
!SPR>
[SMR result: 129 (Open d100: -2, Bonus: 79)]
Icy stalagmites burst from the ground beneath you!
... 3 points of damage!
Nice puncture to the abdomen, just missed vital organs!
Glacial stalagmites erupt from the ground, impaling you!
... 19 points of damage!
Damaging strike to chest, several ribs shattered!
!SP>
[SMR result: 187 (Open d100: 51, Bonus: 83)]
The earth cracks beneath you, releasing a column of frigid air!
... 16 points of damage!
Icy blast freezes your right hand!
!SP>
[SMR result: 226 (Open d100: 87, Bonus: 86)]
The earth cracks beneath you, releasing a column of frigid air!
... 60 points of damage!
Icy blast deep freezes one perfectly good heart!
You feel the extra courage wane.
The layer of protection fades away.
A faint silvery glow fades from around you.
The dim aura fades from around you.
The powerful look leaves you.
The dully illuminated mantle protecting you begins to falter, then completely fades away.
You no longer hear voices in your mind.
The misty halo fades from you.
The deep blue glow leaves you.
The silvery luminescence fades from around you.
You return to normal color.
The light blue glow leaves you.
The air about you stops shimmering.
The glowing specks of energy surrounding you suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
Like sand through an hourglass, your visions of the future slip away and fade from your mind.
The bright luminescence fades from around you.
You feel your extra strength departing.
You become solid again.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around you.
You no longer feel so dextrous.
The ground beneath you suddenly calms.

It seems you have died, my friend. Although you cannot do anything, you are keenly aware of what is going on around you...

You mentally give a sigh of relief as you remember that the Goddess Lorminstra owes you a favor.
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Re: Prop Up and Earthen Fury 01/03/2017 10:56 AM CST
I find it interesting that you managed to hit an open-high, followed by an open-low (d100 == -2).

THAT certainly can't happen too terribly often!
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Re: Prop Up and Earthen Fury 01/04/2017 03:46 AM CST
>The earth cracks beneath you, releasing a column of frigid air!
>... 44 points of damage!
>Frigid blast shatters your left leg beyond all recognition!
>You fall screaming to the ground grasping your mangled left leg!
>You are stunned for 12 rounds!

You weren't knocked down by a knockdown critical in this case, but by the fact that your leg was severed (which Prop Up doesn't stop).

Coase
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Re: Prop Up and Earthen Fury 01/04/2017 02:52 PM CST
>You weren't knocked down by a knockdown critical in this case, but by the fact that your leg was severed (which Prop Up doesn't stop).

Time for Mop Up.
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Re: Prop Up and Earthen Fury 01/04/2017 08:40 PM CST
Good to know. Thank you for clarifying!
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