Block the Elements

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   | valign="top" style="text-align: right;" | Warriors, Paladins
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{{#if: You may have been struck by an elemental blade or ball spell, but you know that you can use your shield to mitigate their effects. |

Description

You may have been struck by an elemental blade or ball spell, but you know that you can use your shield to mitigate their effects.

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Reaction Trigger

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}} {{#if: Reduces the damage dealt from elemental flares and ball spell explosions. Each additional rank provides for greater damage reduction, as do larger sized shields. Provides a random 5 to 10 crit padding, +5 for rank 2, +10 for rank 3, and -2 per shield size below tower (tower has no penalty)<ref>GM Naijin, "Conversation About Block the Elements", GemStone IV Discord#Mechanics, 2021-04-29T19:12Z</ref><ref>GM Naijin, "Conversation About Block the Elements", GemStone IV Discord#Mechanics, 2021-04-29T19:14Z</ref>.

Rank 1: Random 5-10 crit padding

Rank 2: +5 crit padding (Random 10 to 15)

Rank 3: +10 crit padding (Random 15 to 20)

Shield size penalties:

Small: -6 Penalty

Medium: -4 Penalty

Large: -2 Penalty

Tower: 0 Penalty

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Mechanics

Reduces the damage dealt from elemental flares and ball spell explosions. Each additional rank provides for greater damage reduction, as do larger sized shields.

Provides a random 5 to 10 crit padding, +5 for rank 2, +10 for rank 3, and -2 per shield size below tower (tower has no penalty)<ref>GM Naijin, "Conversation About Block the Elements", GemStone IV Discord#Mechanics, 2021-04-29T19:12Z</ref><ref>GM Naijin, "Conversation About Block the Elements", GemStone IV Discord#Mechanics, 2021-04-29T19:14Z</ref>.

Rank 1: Random 5-10 crit padding

Rank 2: +5 crit padding (Random 10 to 15)

Rank 3: +10 crit padding (Random 15 to 20)

Shield size penalties:

Small: -6 Penalty

Medium: -4 Penalty

Large: -2 Penalty

Tower: 0 Penalty

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}} {{#if: === Messaging === Protection against a retributive flare from a fire mage:

The fire mage looks upon you with utter hatred. Flames shoot from her eyes and engulf you!
You manage to block some of the elemental damage with your eonake scaled greatshield!
  ... 10 points of damage!
  Burst of flames to neck chars skin. Yuck!
  You are stunned for 1 round!

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Additional Information

Messaging

Protection against a retributive flare from a fire mage:

The fire mage looks upon you with utter hatred. Flames shoot from her eyes and engulf you!
You manage to block some of the elemental damage with your eonake scaled greatshield!
  ... 10 points of damage!
  Burst of flames to neck chars skin. Yuck!
  You are stunned for 1 round!

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