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:* Instant attacks are made to look and feel like regular melee attacks while actually being an entirely independent feature. Cannot trigger cleave and similar abilities for this reason. | :* Instant attacks are made to look and feel like regular melee attacks while actually being an entirely independent feature. Cannot trigger cleave and similar abilities for this reason. | ||
:* Instant attacks mirror the animation delay of regular attacks via a short cooldown after casting a spell. | :* Instant attacks mirror the animation delay of regular attacks via a short cooldown after casting a spell. | ||
:* Parrying instant attacks works differently the normal parry mechanics because it is scripted and implemented differently. Parry cannot riposte instant attacks, but parrying the instant attack does not count against parries-per-round. Against a character that has 4 APR and additionally uses an instant attack every round (like a hasted [[Spellsword]]), parry builds can parry 4 of these 5 attacks per round and riposte three of them. | |||
Revision as of 16:48, 14 January 2023
Instant Attack Feats (Activated):
- Instant attacks share a cooldown timer: Dirty Fighting, Divine Smite, Eldritch Blast, Elemental Maelstrom, Elemental Strike, Whirlwind Attack
- Using instant attacks lower attacks in the following round by 1. This is meant to offset the free attack gained by activating them.
- Instant attacks are made to look and feel like regular melee attacks while actually being an entirely independent feature. Cannot trigger cleave and similar abilities for this reason.
- Instant attacks mirror the animation delay of regular attacks via a short cooldown after casting a spell.
- Parrying instant attacks works differently the normal parry mechanics because it is scripted and implemented differently. Parry cannot riposte instant attacks, but parrying the instant attack does not count against parries-per-round. Against a character that has 4 APR and additionally uses an instant attack every round (like a hasted Spellsword), parry builds can parry 4 of these 5 attacks per round and riposte three of them.