Sling

Skill Overview

The sling is a weapon skillset used by the Kelestians. It is a missile type weapon, requiring ammo to use. It is now available for player characters to learn. It is currently taught in the Kelestian military outpost deep in the ravines (not the fort with the prisoners).

There are at the very least three types of bullets that can be loaded into a sling: ceramic, lead and iron.

For guidance on using the skill set, see the Sling Guide.

				Skill Info		Ranks Taught by Trainer
Skills/Actions	Difficulty	Hands	Range	Wound	Flavien	Sphara
Sling Missile Weapons	Easy	-	-	-	200	300
Basic Sling Throw	Easy	1	Long	Bruise	200	175
Arcing Sling Throw	Average	1	Long	Bruise	200	175
Snap Sling Throw	Average	1	Long	Bruise	200	175
Focused Sling Throw	Average	1	Long	Bruise	200	175
Underhand Sling Throw	Difficult	1	Long	Bruise	200	175
Sling Clobber	Difficult	1	Short	Bruise	200	175
Slinger's Windup Stance	Easy	-	-	-	100	175
Sling Throw Timing	Average	-	-	-	100	175
Sling Ammo Evaluation	Easy	-	-	-	100	175
Speed Loading	Easy	1	-	-	100	175
Steady Spin	Average	1	-	-	100	175
Finger Grip	Average	1	-	-	100	175
Sling Wrap Block	Average	1	-	-	100	175
Graded Throwing	Average	-	-	-	100	175
Long Range Throwing	Average	-	-	-	100	175
Wind Compensation	Average	-	-	-	100	175

Directions to Flavien (Iridine): Walk to Toga, then walk w 1 sw 2 s 3 sw 1 s 2 sw 4 w 2 sw 1 w 3 nw 1 n 2 w 1
Directions to Sphara (Kelestian Outpost): Find Sphara in the Kelestian outputs in the Monlon ravines.

Ammunition:

Sling Missile Weapons can use a wide array of ammunition types to hit targets with and their usefulness in battle can be estimated by using the Sling Ammo Evaluation skill.

		Ammunition:
Type:	Usefulness:	Location:
Sen (coin)	It doesn't have the weight to do much damage.	NPC Pouches, Bank
Sterce (coin)	It is fairly light, but might be able to do some damage.	NPC Pouches, Bank
Denar (coin)	It is sturdy and could do some damage.	NPC Pouches, Bank
Gold Cent (coin)	It has a decent weight to it and would be serviceable on the battlefield.	NPC Pouches, Bank
Small Stone	It is sturdy and could do some damage.	Outdoor Survival Foraging, monlon-kelestian-outpost (Kavacu)
Ceramic Bullet	It has a decent weight to it and would be serviceable on the battlefield.	monlon-kelestian-outpost (Kavacu)
Iron Bullet	It has a decent weight to it and would be serviceable on the battlefield.	monlon-kelestian-outpost (Kavacu)
Lead Bullet	It has the weight and density to be deadly in combat.	monlon-kelestian-outpost (Kavacu)

Basic Throw sling

The most basic sling maneuver. Can only be used in the same square as the target.

When you see this in use you see:

A tall Kelestian menace whips his sling and releases a bullet at you!

Arcing Sling Throw slingarc

Description

When you see this in use you see:

A tall Kelestian menace tilts his arm back and whips his sling up at an angle, throwing a bullet at you!

Snap Sling Throw slingsnap

Description

When you see this in use you see:

A tall Kelestian menace snaps her sling forward and releases it quickly, throwing a bullet at you! You suffer a small bruise to your waist.

Focused Sling Throw slingfocus

Description

When you see this in use you see:

A tall Kelestian menace takes careful aim before pitching his sling forward and releasing a bullet at you. You sway to the side, gracefully avoiding a tall Kelestian menace's attack.

Underhand Sling Throw slingunder

Description

When you see this in use you see:

A lithe Kelestian menace spins her sling low at her side before flinging it underhand, releasing a bullet at you. You step to one side, allowing a lithe Kelestian menace's blow to travel right past you.

Sling Clobber slingclobber

This is melee attack can only be performed with a loaded sling. This attack requires a heavy bullet.

When you see this in use you see:

A lithe Kelestian menace gives their sling a wide spin before bringing the loaded pouch down towards your head, but misses. You sway to one side to avoid a lithe Kelestian menace's attack. A tall Kelestian menace gives their sling a wide spin before bringing the loaded pouch down on your head! You suffer a small bruise to your head.

Slinger's Windup Stance windup

The maximum bonus for a weapon stance is generally achieved at 100 ranks.

When you see this in use you see:

Deftly putting one foot back, a tall Kelestian menace swings his military sling above his head, rotating it quickly into a blur of motion.

Sling Throw Timing syntax

This skill functions similarly to Archery - Shot Timing. There is a 2% chance per rank to not hit friendly characters. At rank 50, there is still a 5% chance of hitting other players.

Sling Ammo Evaluation syntax

Description

When you see this in use you see:

See ammunition table above.

Speed Loading

When you see this in use you see:

A tall Kelestian menace quickly loads his military sling with twisting cords with an iron sling bullet.

Steady Spin syntax

Description

When you see this in use you see:

This is a stat skill.

Finger Grip syntax

Description

When you see this in use you see:

This is a stat skill.

Sling Wrap Block syntax

Description

When you see this in use you see:

waiting for info

Graded Throwing syntax

Description

When you see this in use you see:

This skill helps with throwing from a slope or hill.

Long Range Throwing syntax

Description

When you see this in use you see:

This skill helps with throwing at range.

Wind Compensation syntax

Description

When you see this in use you see:

This skill helps compensate for wind.