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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% Knock your opponent off balance.
Gripping Gifted+0% Grip your wielded items in a deathlock.
Baito'ruku Gifted+20% Disorient your opponent.
*Rakto Gifted+40% Crack some bones with your tahto staff.
Bairak Gifted+60% Grapple the head with your staff in a choke hold.
*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% Attack and stagger your opponent.
Burst Expert+20% Cause a large amount of bruising.
*Bomolini Expert+40% Trip your opponent with a leg strike.
Bomrakobo Expert+60% End a lock grapple with limb dislocation.
*Tahto'sho Expert+80% Cause your staff to vibrate.
Starkick Virtuoso+0% A swift boot to the head!
Tidesweep Virtuoso+25% Knock down several people at once.
*Pound Virtuoso+50% Prevent a quick recovery.
Bairakobo Virtuoso+75% End a bairak hold with a crushed windpipe.
Rakti'sho Fabled+0% Inflict moderate bodily injury.
Bomrakini Fabled+25% Paralyze an enemy.
Block Fabled+50% Ward off most physical attacks.
*Bomir'rak Fabled+75% Increase bruising.
Raktiah'sho Mythical+0% Cause heavy bodily injury.
Bomolah'sho Mythical+33% A confining grapple.
*Gahtiah'sho Mythical+66% Induce the head to falter.
Gahtirak'sho Transcendent+0% Cause the heart to fail completely.

* denotes stances.

Atellus (by Saaga)


Tahto

Syntax
KA TAHTO <target> <bodypart> LEFT|RIGHT
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 form 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).

Syntax
KATA PERFORM <target> <form> BURST
Power: 2 (Pool of Stars)

If you burst your target when they have greater than 750 hemorrhaging, it will put their body into a weakened state in which you can instantly kill them with Gahtirak'sho.


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.

Changelog:

  • Polevault will work in watery rooms if the user has the waterwalk defence. (#2109 on 6-13-2020)


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 opponent's throat.

Head: DamagedThroat


Rakti'sho

Syntax
KA RAKTI'SHO <target> <bodypart> <side>
Kata:Arm Action

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

*</nowkiki>Note - This action can only be performed on action 3 }} {{AB |skillname = Block |syntax = KA BLOCK<br> KA UNBLOCK |description = Spinning your tahto staff in a defensive arc, you will ward off weapon attacks, but you will be unable to perform any other action. }} {{AB |skillname = Bomir'rak |description = This is the advanced version of the [[Kata#*MantekarrStance|Surge Low stance]]. <br><br> Attacking in this stance will increase the amount of bruising you deal. }} {{AB |skillname = Raktiah'sho |syntax = KA RAKTIAH'SHO <target> <bodypart> <side> |cost = Kata: Arm Action Bodyparts: Head, Chest, Gut, Larm, Rarm, Lleg, Rleg<br> Stance: Surge |description = This is the most powerful arm attack, but some afflictions are only available in Surge stance <br><br> Head: 2s [[Blackout]]<br> Chest: [[CollapsedLungs]]<br> Gut: [[DamagedOrgans]]<br> Arms: [[DamagedArm]] -> [[MutilatedArm]]*<br> Legs: [[DamagedLeg]] -> [[MutilatedLeg]]* <br><br> <nowiki>*Mutilates happen on Surge Stances only if the target has 300 hemorrhaging and will cure the damagedlimb


Bomolah'sho

Syntax
KA BOMOLAH'SHO <target> <bodypart>
Kata: Grapple

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

This grapple will use your tahtetso to take your enemy to the ground and cause them to lose balance.

Additional Notes:
Effect: Prone + 2s balance loss


Gahtiah'sho

This is the advanced version of the Killer Stance

Effect: Stupidity

Changelog:

  • Gahtiah'sho will now afflict with stupidity instead of damagedskull. (#1265 on 1-31-2018)


Gahtirak'sho

Syntax
KA GAHTIRAK'SHO <target> <chest>
Kata: Full Action

Bodyparts: Head, Chest, Gut
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.

Additional Notes:
See Aegis for how to cause a weakened state.

Changelog:

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