Tahtetso (skill)

Tahtetso is the specialization of kata that is taught by the guild of the same name in the New Celest. Monks taught at the Tahtetso School develop skills for use of the tahto staff.

Skill	Learned At	Description
Tahto	Master+0%	The basic tahto staff attack.
Tahtai	Master+25%	Attack the defences that would keep your tahto out.
Boost	Master+50%	Spend power for superior kata moves.
Aegis	Master+75%
Gripping	Gifted+0%	Grip your wielded items in a deathlock.
Baito'ruku	Gifted+20%
Rakto	Gifted+40%	Crack some bones with your tahto staff.
Bairak	Gifted+60%
Rakti'ini	Gifted+80%	Interrupt your opponent's attacks.
Polevault	Expert+0%	Begin your attack by launching yourself in the air.
Bomol'sho	Expert+20%
Burst	Expert+25%
Bomolini	Expert+40%
Bomrakobo	Expert+60%
Tahto'sho	Expert+80%
Starkick	Virtuoso+0%
Tidesweep	Virtuoso+25%
Pound	Virtuoso+50%
Bairakobo	Virtuoso+75%
Rakti'sho	Fabled+0%
Bomrakini	Fabled+25%
Block	Fabled+50%
Bomir'rak	Fabled+75%
Raktiah'sho	Mythical+0%
Bomolah'sho	Mythical+33%
Gahtiah'sho	Mythical+66%
Gahtirak'sho	Transcendent+0%

Atellus (by Saaga)

Tahto

Syntax

KA TAHTO <target> <bodypart> LEFT

Kata: Action Bodypart: Head, Chest, Gut, Rarm, Larm, Rleg, Lleg Can Target Denizens

The basic attack with a tahto weapon will do bruising as well as blunt damage. Note that while a tahto is wielded, the trained monk can still perform punches and other moves. Tahto attacks will do a higher base damage than other attacks.

Tahtai

Syntax

KATA PERFORM <target> <form> TAHTAI KATA PERFORM <target> =<form>

Power: 3 (Pool of Stars)

When using your tahto to attack opponents, your weapon will shear away the defences of your enemies that serve to keep your weapons out. It will also boost your form.

As an alternative, you can also add this to any form by prepending "=" to the name of the form. For example, if you have a form SMITE that you wish to use againt Galt then you would do KATA PERFORM GALT SMITE. If you do KATA PERFORM GALT =SMITE then it will automatically use this modifier with the SMITE form.

Boost

Syntax

KATA PERFORM <target> <form> BOOST KATA PERFORM <target> <form>+

Power: 2 (Pool of Stars)

Boosting a form will give you a temporary 13/13 balance buff for that form only. You can add boost either by using the BOOST argument at the end of the form or appending '+' to the end for the form name.

Aegis

This is the advanced version of the Base stance.

Bonus Effect: Haemophilia if you enter Center stance within 8 seconds of entering Base Stance.

Changing stances now deals hemorrhaging. Hemorrhaging is an affliction that prevents you from clotting bleed below that level, or bruising below half that level. It cures over time.

You can build up to 850 hemorrhaging on a target.

Certain afflictions will give you bonus hemorrhaging if your target has them when you start your form. Boosting will also double your hemorrhaging.

Afflictions: CrushedChest, Sickening, Healthleech, Clumsiness

You can now use the BURST word to convert all your targets hemorrhaging to bruising at a two to one ratio. (i.e. 100 hemorrhaging becomes 50 bruising).

Gripping

Syntax

GRIP RELAX GRIP

While using this ability, you will prevent wielded items from being knocked out of your grip. Relax when you want to unwield.

Baito'ruku

Syntax

KA BAITO'RUKU <target> <bodypart> <side>

Action: Arm Action Bodyparts: Head, Chest, Gut, Larm, Rarm, Lleg, Rleg Stance: Base

This action does basic afflictions and bruising depending on where you attack.

Head: Blindness
Chest: Sensitivity
Gut: Sickening
Arms: Clumsiness
Legs: 50 bruising

Rakto

This is the advanced form of the Twist High Stance.

Bonus Effect: CrushedChest if you enter a surge stance within 8 seconds of entering this stance.

Bairak

Syntax

KA BAIRAK <target> HEAD

Action: Grapple Bodyparts: Head Stance: Twist

This is a more advanced version of the choke grapple that causes blackout instead of asphyxiation damage

Effect: 2s Blackout periodically while grapple is maintained.

Rakti'ini

This is the advanced form of the Twist Low Stance.

Bonus Effect: Adds 25 bruising if you enter a surge stance within 8 seconds of entering this stance.

Polevault

Syntax

KA POLEVAULT <target> <form name> args] KA POLEVAULT <direction>

Kata: Unique

By polevaulting to a target, you can vault over any obstacle and immediately into any Kata form.

You can also simply polevault alone to a different room.

• Note: There must be dry stable ground beneath your feet to be able to polevault, unless you are in an Aquamancers demesne.

Bomol'sho

Syntax

KA BOMOL'SHO <target> <side>

Kata: Leg Action Bodyparts: Head, Chest, Gut, Larm, Rarm, Lleg, Rleg Stance: Surge

By expertly targeting your foot to strike a specific body part, you can afflict devastating different afflictions.

Head: Stupidity
Chest: Asthma
Gut: Dysentery
Arms: DamagedArms
Legs: DamagedLegs

Burst

Syntax

KATA PERFORM <target> <form> BURST

Power: 2 (Pool of Stars)

Bursting your target causes all of their hemorrhaging to be converted to half the amount in bruising. Additionally if your target has more than 750 hemorrhaging, their body will weaken for a time a few seconds after they are bursted.

This weakened state will allow you to use Gahtirak'sho to its full effect.

Bomolini

This is the advanced version of the Centre Stance.

Bomrakobo

Syntax

KAKA BOMRAKOBO <target>

Kata: Grapple Ender Bodyparts: Head, Chest, Gut, Larm, Rarm, Lleg, Rleg Stance: Center

This move causes some bruising and makes ice cures take longer to finish.

Effect: 150 bruising and delays ice affliction curing by 2 wound levels higher than current wounding. This will never exceed the critical wound delay.

Tahto'sho

Syntax

KATA PERFORM <target> <form> TAHTO'SHO

Power: 2 (Pool of Stars)

This is an advanced form of the Urchin stance. Using this form, you will regress a stance by expending power instead of a longer balance time. You cannot regress from your base stance to your killer stance.

Starkick

Syntax

KA STARKICK <target> <bodypart> <side>

Kata: Leg Action Bodyparts: Head, Chest Stance: Surge

This kick will give chills in addition to some ice afflictions.

Head: DamagedSkull
Chest: CrushedChest

Does Chills on both.

Tidesweep

Syntax

KA TIDESWEEP

Power: 3 (Pool of Stars) Damage Type: 50% Blunt 50% Asphyxiation

Like a swift tide of water, you will sweep your staff low to try and knock down all your enemies in the room. It will also chill your foes.

Effect: Chills

Pound

This is the advanced form of the Surge High Stance.

Effect: Delay ice affliction cure by one wound level higher. This will not exceed Critical Wound delay.

Bairakobo

Syntax

KA BAIRAKOBO <target>

Kata: Grapple Ender Bodyparts: Head Stance: Surge

Finish off your Bairak choke by damaging your opponents throat.

Head: DamagedThroat

Rakti'sho

Syntax

KA RAKTI'SHO <target> <bodypart> <side>

Kata: KA RAKTI'SHO <target> <bodypart> <side> Bodyparts: Head, Chest, Gut, Larm, Rarm, Lleg, Rleg Stance: Centre

Does more serious afflictions

Head: DamagedSkull
Chest: CrushedChest
Gut: 1 sec Stun
Arms: Remove Parry
Legs: Prone

Bomrakini

Syntax

KA BOMRAKINI <target> <bodypart> <side>

Kata: Leg Action Bodyparts: Head, Chest, Gut, Larm, Rarm, Lleg, Rleg Stance: Surge

Effect: Paralysis + Prone + 1s Bal loss

• Note - This action can only be performed on action 3

Block

Syntax

KA BLOCK KA UNBLOCK

Spinning your tahto staff in a defensive arc, you will ward off weapon attacks, but you will be unable to perform any other action.

Bomir'rak

This is the advanced version of the Surge Low stance.

Effect: 75 bruising

Raktiah'sho

Syntax

KA RAKTIAH'SHO <target> <bodypart> <side>

Kata: Arm Action Bodyparts: Head, Chest, Gut, Larm, Rarm, Lleg, Rleg Stance: Surge

This is the most powerful arm attack, but some afflictions are only available in Surge stance

Head: 2s Blackout
Chest: CollapsedLungs
Gut: DamagedOrgans
Arms: DamagedArm -> MutilatedArm*
Legs: DamagedLeg -> MutilatedLeg* -> 2s balance loss

Mutilates happen on Surge Stances only

Bomolah'sho

Syntax

KA BOMOLAH'SHO <target> <bodypart>

Kata: Grapple Bodyparts: Head, Chest, Gut, Larm, Rarm, Lleg, Rleg Stance: Centre

Effect: Prone + 2s balance loss

Gahtiah'sho

This is the advanced version of the Killer Stance

Effect: DamagedSkull

Gahtirak'sho

Syntax

KA GAHTIRAK'SHO <target> <chest>

Kata: Full Action Bodyparts: Chest Power: 3 (Pool of Stars)

If you use this action while your target is in the weakened state given by BURST, they will instantly die.