Weapons and Weapon Trees

Weapons Perks

• Rapier: Better with Onguard Stance

  • Blocking: greatest auto-dodge chance, least block mitigation

• Sword: Better with Lowered Weapon Stance, or one-handed tree

  • Most block mitigation, least auto-dodge chance

  • With Lowered Weapon Stance, full mitigation as normal, but no auto dodge chance

• Dagger: Good as either, but better in One-handed tree

  • Midpoint for auto-dodge and blocking mitigation

Dagger

• Carve

  • Ability

  • Stamina

  • Power Struggle

  • Sneak attack while unsuspected = instant hit, possibly bonus damage if applicable

  • Acceptable Targets:

    • Humanoids

      • Argonians, Kajiit, Humans, Elves, ETC

    • Semi-Humanoids

      • Small: Normally instantly hit by it

        • Goblins

        • Banekins

        • Scamps

      • Awkward: stealth might not allow instant hit

        • Winged Twilight

        • Harpy

      • Large: Have greater strength and can resist it way easier, stealth might not allow instant hit

        • Grievous Twilight

        • Minotaur

    • Not acceptable Targets

      • Haaj Mota

      • Undead

        • Vampires might be acceptable, but skeletons and zombies are not

      • Large Beasts

        • Haaj Mota

        • Gryphon?

          • maybe, but most likely not

          • See "Versus Acceptable Beasts" if it is able to be hit by this

        • Dragons

  • In combat:

    • You versus opponent struggle with each other

    • PvP both players spam light attack to either strike or fend off the strike

    • PvE AI naturally attempt to fight off the player's strike, but the player must spam light attack to strike

      • Easy AI can hardly fend off the player

      • Boss AI might be powerful enough to instantly throw the player off

    • Upon Player Successful Strike

      • Target takes roughly 30k points of damage, most targets are instantly slain

    • Upon Enemy Succefful Fend Off

      • Player is stunned, disoriented, and knocked back a few meters

    • PVP Extra (Also works in PvE):

      • Ally can bash your opponent to make them weaken against you, allowing you closer to stabbing the target

      • If an enemy (not your target) bashes you, both you and your target are stunned

  • Combat versus acceptable beasts:

    • You rodeo the target or find a sweet spot and attack, opponent beast tries to dodge or throw you off depending on size and your attack

      • small ones are only dodge

      • large are dodge if you're not on them, or throw you off if you are on them

Sword

• Execute

Spear

Glaive

Within has option to use as Melee stave instead of as normal

Bow Staff - Melee Staves only

Option toggles for

• Destruction Staves

  • Ice

  • Fire

  • Lightning

• Restoration Staves

• Some Long Weaponry

  • Spear

When toggled, the weapon deals physical/bludgeoning damage instead of it's normal, whether be physical/Piercing, Magic, or other, the way it is used during Melee Staves causes it to thwack instead of cast or stab, and normally hits with its bottom end instead of its head