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{{spell |
| name = Empathic Assault
| number = 1110
| mnemonic = EMPASSAULT
| duration = Instantaneous
| type = Attack
| subtype = [[Bolt spell|Bolt]] & [[Warding]]
| target = Single
| interval = One-shot (special)
| status = None 
| dtype = [[Hitpoint]]
| ctype = [[Plasma critical table|Plasma]]
| navigation = {{Empath base navigation}}
}}
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<section begin=description /><noinclude>'''Empathic Assault''' is a</noinclude><includeonly>A</includeonly> [[bolt spell]] that hurls [[Plasma critical table|plasma]] at a single target. If successful, the target will be subject to additional [[warding]] cycles over time that deal non-critical [[HP]] damage.<section end=description />

The first warding cycle occurs immediately after the spell hits, with subsequent cycles (if any) occurring every 6 seconds afterwards until the spell reaches the maximum number of cycles as determined by the caster's lore ([[#Mental Lore, Telepathy|see below]]) ''or'' the target wards off any cycle, immediately ending the spell. Some targets such as [[undead]] and [[golem]]s are only vulnerable to the initial bolt, being immune to the empathic connection and subsequent warding attacks.

If the caster and target move to different rooms from each other, the spell continues to its normal duration but the target has increased [[TD]] to ward off the effect. Creatures killed while the caster is not in the same room still grant normal experience and treasure if looted, but do not count toward [[bounty]] tasks.

==Mana Control Benefit==

[[Mental Mana Control]] (MMC) increases the damage of each wave by a seed 1 [[summation]] of (MMC ranks / 2).

{| {{prettytable}} align="center"
!align="right"|Mental Mana Control ranks||2||6||12||20||30||42||56||72||90||110||132||156||182||210||240
|-
|align="right"|Increase in damage||1||2||3||4||5||6||7||8||9||10||11||12||13||14||15
|}

==Lore Benefits==
=== Mental Lore, Manipulation === 

[[Mental Lore, Manipulation]] reduces the target's [[TD]] cumulatively per warding cycle, based on Seed 1 of the [[summation chart]]. The maximum benefit is -13 TD at 91 ranks. There is a small, random pushdown (up to 5) even with no lore ranks. If a character's lore benefit provides a greater bonus, it is used; otherwise, the random number is used. The pushdown is added again for each additional cycle of the spell.

:{| {{prettytable}} align="center"
|+'''Random pushdown may supersede summation benefit if the random # is greater'''
!align="right"|Mental Lore, Manipulation ranks||0||1||3||6||10||15||21||28||36||45||55||66||78||91
|-
|align="right"|TD pushdown||≤5||1||2||3||4||5||6||7||8||9||10||11||12||13
|}

=== Mental Lore, Telepathy ===

[[Mental Lore, Telepathy]] increases the number of warding cycles at 5, 20, 40, 65, and 100 ranks. A total of two warding cycles occur with 5 ranks and a maximum of six cycles occur at 100 ranks. Recasting the spell before the total number of cycles is exhausted only adds ''one'' additional cycle, regardless of lore training. Note that if the target successfully wards against a cycle, no further cycles will be issued.

:{| {{prettytable}} align="center"
!align="right"|Mental Lore, Telepathy ranks||0||5||20||40||65||100
|-
|align="right"|# of possible warding cycles||1||2||3||4||5||6
|}

=== Mental Lore, Transformation ===

[[Mental Lore, Transformation]] training increases the spell's bolt [[damage factor]]s (DF).

:{| {{prettytable}}
|-style = "background:#DDD; color: blue"
!'''Transformation Ranks'''
!'''<center>DF Bonus</center>'''
|-
|<center>1 to 50</center>||0.001 per rank
|-
|<center>51 to 100</center>||0.001 per two ranks
|-
|<center>101 to 200</center>||0.001 per four ranks
|}

With 200 ranks the total DF increase is 0.100

The DF increase applies equally to each [[Armor Use|armor group]] (AG).

== Bolt Spell Table ==

{{Boltspell table start}}
{{Boltspell table entry|spell = Empathic Assault|DFcloth = .680|DFleather = .490|DFscale = .365|DFchain = .280|DFplate = .205
| AvD1  = 55
| AvD5  = 45 | AvD6  = 44 | AvD7  = 43 | AvD8  = 42
| AvD9  = 30 | AvD10 = 28 | AvD11 = 26 | AvD12 = 24
| AvD13 = 15 | AvD14 = 11 | AvD15 = 7 | AvD16 = 3
| AvD17 = 7 | AvD18 = 1 | AvD19 = -5 | AvD20 = -11}}  
{{Table end}}

==Channel Damage==
{{bolt-channel}}

== Messaging ==
<pre{{log2}}>
You focus your thoughts while chanting the mystical phrase for Empathic Assault...
Your spell is ready.
You gesture at a black forest ogre.
You hurl a radiant ball of energy at a black forest ogre!
AS: +382 vs DS: +188 with AvD: +24 + d100 roll: +96 = +314
 ... and hit for 108 points of damage!
 Powerful blast to the black forest ogre's abdomen parboils internal organs!
 The black forest ogre is stunned!
 Success!  Establishing a connection with the black forest ogre, your awareness of her physical condition expands as your essence fuses with her own!
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
 >
You mentally attempt to locate your implanted essence within the black forest ogre...
 CS: +327 - TD: +212 + CvA: +8 + d100: +42 == +165
 Warding failed!
 You maintain a nearly perfect connection with the black forest ogre, blocking all sensory impulses to self-sustaining functions!
 ...and cause 44 points of damage!
</pre>

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== Resources ==
*[http://www.play.net/gs4/info/spells/spelllist.asp?circle=8#1110 Empath Base Spell Circle: Empathic Assault], on Play.net