What exactly does Concentration do?

Einherjar · Post by **Einherjar** » November 30th, 2007, 3:07 am

The description of it is a bit vague both in-game and in the manual.

leonhartt · Post by **leonhartt** » November 30th, 2007, 4:33 am

It says to improve almost everything. You can think of it as "Luck" in other rpgs.

macmert · Post by **macmert** » November 30th, 2007, 4:56 am

I guess it is related to two other skills one is bows which uses concentration to aim and (This one is my guess) for casting spells, when you cast a spell at point blank range (any spell) there is a chance that it will be interrupted because of the enemy near you so increasing concentration you reduce this penalty, but this is my guess nothing official

tungprc · Post by **tungprc** » November 30th, 2007, 7:43 am

If anybody can show what it does, I'd like to know too. I never raise it on any character above its starting value. I've not found it to have a tangible effect on anything. I've never played an archer though...

YouTube · November 30th, 2007, 9:01 am

Just a quick glance at the rule system shows me that Concentration...

- Makes traps easier to disarm (boosts Skulduggery)
- Boosts your ToHit with all weapons (concentration allows you to focus on vulnerable spots on your target)
- Gives you more damage with a bow (concentration allows you to more accurately place arrows in fatal zones)
- Concentration boosts your maximum holdable weight (think of it as mental toughness, being able to haul lots of weight and still do other tasks normally)
- Helps prevent spell failure when casting while surrounded by creatures.

macmert · Post by **macmert** » November 30th, 2007, 9:20 am

By the way can we see the detailed descriptions of the skills and stats other than lvl up screen???

tungprc · Post by **tungprc** » November 30th, 2007, 10:18 am

I think it'd be great if you added critical damage as a side effect of concentration. It'd be great if I could score double damage/healing on the occasional spell or occasional melee attack based on concentration. Something along the lines of concentration score:

7-14 no bonus, takes a perfect 20 to score double damage.
15-22 now a 19 or 20 scores double damage
23-25 now a 18-20 scores double damage
26-29 now a 18-19 scores double and a 20 scores triple
30+ now a 18-20 scores triple

You'd have to balance it as you see fit, but I think a concrete bonus to criticals would get many more people focusing on concentration.