Weapon warning

This page is for collecting the various messages you can get with the option "options combat weapon_warning=on".

Messages about skills

• "Your skill and tactical ability are slightly reducing the action cost of your attacks."
• "Your skill and tactical ability are moderately reducing the action cost of your attacks."
• "Your skills slightly reduce the action cost of your defence."
• "Your skills moderately reduce the action cost of your defence."
• "Your skills heavily reduce the action cost of your defence."
• "Your skills greatly reduce the action cost of your defense."

Messages about your weapon/shield or opponent's weapon

• "The bo is a little too unwieldy to wield with full force."
• "You find it much too difficult to use <marble sceptre> at full force."
• "The relative weight of the set of smooth lodestone prayer beads versus your opponent's weapon heavily disadvantages your defensive effectiveness."
• "The relative weight of the bo versus your opponent's body slightly advantages your defensive effectiveness."
• "The relative weight of the Klatchian steel tower shield versus your opponent's body slightly advantages your defensive effectiveness." (shield, blocking, versus unarmed)
• "The weight of the bo slightly disadvantages your defensive effectiveness."
• "The weight of the bo slightly increases the action cost of your defence."
• "The weight of the bo is greatly advantaging your ability to parry."
• "The weight of the jo is heavily advantaging your ability to parry."
• "You find it slightly difficult to use the bo at full force."
• "You would need to be a little stronger to use the bo at full damage."
• "You are greatly disadvantaged by wielding <marble sceptre>." (Note: 12 strength.)
• "Your defence is heavily disadvantaged by the weight of your opponent's weapon." (Unarmed, parrying, versus bone knives.)
• "Your defence is slightly advantaged by the weight of your opponent's weapon." (Bo, parrying, versus bone knives.)
• "Your defence is moderately disadvantaged by the weight of your opponent's weapon." (Bo, parrying, versus unarmed.)
• "Your defence is greatly disadvantaged by the weight of your opponent's weapon." (unarmed, parrying, versus unarmed)
• "The weight of <marble sceptre> slightly slows your attacks."
• "You are slightly disadvantaged by wielding the glaive in one limb." (5 lb weapon, 15 str)

Messages about tactics

These appear to relate to your attitude as set in your tactics.

• "Your defensive effectiveness is suffering moderately from your tactics." (Insane attitude.)
• "Your defensive effectiveness is suffering slightly from your tactics." (Neutral attitude.)
• "Your tactics are moderately improving your effectiveness on the offence." (Insane attitude.)
• "Your tactics are slightly improving your effectiveness on the offence." (Offensive attitude.)
• "Your tactics are greatly penalising your effectiveness on the offence." (Wimp attitude.)
• "Your defensive effectiveness is benefitting moderately from your tactics." (Wimp attitude.)

Messages about burden

• "Your burden slightly increases the action cost of your dodging." Dodging with 30% burden and 13 dex.
• "You are slightly disadvantaged in your defensive effectiveness by your current burden." Dodging with 19 - 28% burden and 17 dex.
• "You are moderately disadvantaged in your defensive effectiveness by your current burden." Dodging with 29 - 38% burden and 17 dex.
• "You are significantly disadvantaged in your defensive effectiveness by your current burden." Dodging with 39 - 48% burden and 17 dex.
• "You are heavily disadvantaged in your defensive effectiveness by your current burden." Dodging with 49% burden and 17 dex.
• "You are slightly disadvantaged in your defensive effectiveness by your current burden." (51% burden.)
• "You are moderately disadvantaged in your defensive effectiveness by your current burden." (about 27% burden.)
• "Your burden is penalising you slightly in your attacks." (30-59% burden.)
• "Your burden is penalising you moderately in your attacks." (60-89% burden.)
• "Your burden is penalising you significantly in your attacks." (90% burden.)
• "Your current burden is significantly hindering your unarmed capability." (51% burden.)
• "Your current burden is significantly aiding your unarmed capability. " (0-10% burden.)
• "Your current burden is moderately aiding your unarmed capability." (11-20% burden.)
• "Your current burden is slightly aiding your unarmed capability." (21-30% burden.)

Messages about other things

• "Your lack of fighting energy is slightly penalising your effectiveness in your attacks." (No fighting gp.)
• "Your lack of fighting energy is moderately penalising your effectiveness in your attacks." (No fighting gp.)
• "Your lack of fighting energy moderately disadvantages your defence." (No fighting gp)
• "Your lack of fighting energy slightly disadvantages your defence." (No fighting gp)
• "The lack of light is moderately hindering your fighting."
• "Your wounds hinder you slightly in your battle." (60-77% HP)
• "Your wounds hinder you moderately in your battle." (48-49% HP)
• "You are slightly disadvantaged in your defensive effectiveness by your current wounds." (31-48% hp, parrying, neutral attitude)
• "You are moderately disadvantaged in your defensive effectiveness by your current wounds." (23% hp, parrying, neutral attitude)
• "You are too low down the order in the scrum, and are heavily penalised when attacking the tiny starling." (Using a dust devil and a totem; fighting four birds.)
• Your current position in the melee is heavily disadvantaging your ability to strike the angry moose. (Using a dust devil and a totem; fighting one moose.)

See also

• Action points
• Tactics
• Combat options