Hey folks,
After reading a few post event commentaries, I have a few minor concerns:
How to killing blow- Lightly place your weapon on your helpless victim's torso, and say, "Killing blow 1, killing blow 2, killing blow 3." Victim now needs a life spell. Unless you are using healing arts, you really shouldn't ask the NPC, hey Jesse, have you been killing blowed? Or for dramatic effect- "KB1, KB2, KB3, I call forth a flame bolt!"
How NOT to killing blow- A limb. No, you cannot killing blow my foot... although mine still feels like it was.
How to search- Assuming your victim is lying flat on his/her back or front, with eyes closed, (as all NPCs and PCs should) (Or perhaps in the "take a knee I am down position" during large town fights for safety sake) crouch down next to them, lightly touch his/her shoulder and say, "I search you." Continue to pretend to search until you get the actual coins/items from the person. I used to just wave my hand over them a few times, "air searching" above them until I got my loot. A 3-Count is NEVER needed for searching. The time it takes the NPC to find the item is the time it takes you to do the search. If you are attacked before getting the loot, and you stop looting to defend yourself, then the loot is still upon the person and may be searched by another. You can always return to the NPC/PC and say "I search you" again.
How NOT to search- from a distance... get close-ish, crouch down, and get in there!
- with a weapon.... duh... use a free hand.
-DO NOT ask the NPC/PC, "Have you been searched?" Instead, say, "I search you." Their answer will most likely be "you find nothing." You can either take that to mean it has nothing or it has been searched. Either way, you cannot tell which.
How to collect an essence or vital material- 3 count. Just get them before they dissipate! You MUST have an empty vial in that hand. DO not fake it with nothing in your hand. Do not use a potion phys rep in which you still have the tag within it. I will assume you goofed, mixed them together and now both are ruined.
I think that's all I have for now. Again, thank you for all the great feedback!
After reading a few post event commentaries, I have a few minor concerns:
How to killing blow- Lightly place your weapon on your helpless victim's torso, and say, "Killing blow 1, killing blow 2, killing blow 3." Victim now needs a life spell. Unless you are using healing arts, you really shouldn't ask the NPC, hey Jesse, have you been killing blowed? Or for dramatic effect- "KB1, KB2, KB3, I call forth a flame bolt!"
How NOT to killing blow- A limb. No, you cannot killing blow my foot... although mine still feels like it was.
How to search- Assuming your victim is lying flat on his/her back or front, with eyes closed, (as all NPCs and PCs should) (Or perhaps in the "take a knee I am down position" during large town fights for safety sake) crouch down next to them, lightly touch his/her shoulder and say, "I search you." Continue to pretend to search until you get the actual coins/items from the person. I used to just wave my hand over them a few times, "air searching" above them until I got my loot. A 3-Count is NEVER needed for searching. The time it takes the NPC to find the item is the time it takes you to do the search. If you are attacked before getting the loot, and you stop looting to defend yourself, then the loot is still upon the person and may be searched by another. You can always return to the NPC/PC and say "I search you" again.
How NOT to search- from a distance... get close-ish, crouch down, and get in there!
- with a weapon.... duh... use a free hand.
-DO NOT ask the NPC/PC, "Have you been searched?" Instead, say, "I search you." Their answer will most likely be "you find nothing." You can either take that to mean it has nothing or it has been searched. Either way, you cannot tell which.
How to collect an essence or vital material- 3 count. Just get them before they dissipate! You MUST have an empty vial in that hand. DO not fake it with nothing in your hand. Do not use a potion phys rep in which you still have the tag within it. I will assume you goofed, mixed them together and now both are ruined.
I think that's all I have for now. Again, thank you for all the great feedback!