New Skill - Last Stand

[nyktos]

"Last Stand"

when you take lethal damage...
you have a small chance (5% per point / max 20%?) to cling to life [1HP]

example: you have 3 HP and take 4 damage
the skill takes effect & keeps you @ 1HP

possible prerequisites: bark skin & evasion

[Antison]

"Last Stand"

when you take lethal damage, you have a small chance to cling to life [1HP]

example: you have 3 HP and take 4 damage - the skill takes effect & keeps you @ 1HP

possible prerequisites: bark skin & evasion

What happens when you get hit a second time when at 1HP? You die right?
What happens when you fall below 0HP by more than -1? I.e. you are @ 3HP and get hit for 5HP?

What are the odds that you get hit for one more HP than you have left? Not high enough to benefit from this skill I would think.

[Samuel]

I like it.

[Pyrizzle]

Great idea! I like this one!

The functions of how it works exactly would need to be tweeked a bit to make it fit into gameplay better.

[nyktos]

indeed, balance must be maintained...

there are quite a few ways to go about this
it could be heavily overpowered, or almost useless if kept weak.

[Stoodge]

great idea.

if its a "last stand" what about the whole last chance hail mary pass?
like +50%CC (on existing CC) but a penalty to BC say -50%BC (on existing BC) due to the frantic nature of the strikes.
could be for anytime under 5hp and only 1-2 skill point to go on skill??

or anything really just seems if the little dude was as keen on saving his brother as i am he would give it everything he had until his final breath.

[Samuel]

2tek:
IMO it makes sense. This is what I understood:

What happens when you get hit a second time when at 1HP? You die right?

No, there is again a 10% (lets assume the Last Stand chance is at 10%) chance to survive the second hit.

What happens when you fall below 0HP by more than -1? I.e. you are @ 3HP and get hit for 5HP?

If you get the Last Stand effect you would still have 1 HP even if you had 10 HP and got hit for 90 HP.

What are the odds that you get hit for one more HP than you have left? Not high enough to benefit from this skill I would think.

For example: With a Last Stand chance of 50%. You would have a 25% chance to survive 2 bad hits. (IMO this would be far too high)
I think 20% seems to be a good value.

The functions of how it works exactly would need to be tweeked a bit to make it fit into gameplay better.

What does this mean? How do you want to tweak it? IMO no tweak needed.

BTW: IMO this is one of the skills really worth implementing. (I have no other proposed [perhaps beside berserk] skill in mind that I would really like to implement - perhaps I forgot something > point me there)
Nice one nyktos.

[Pyrizzle]

The functions of how it works exactly would need to be tweeked a bit to make it fit into gameplay better.

What does this mean? How do you want to tweak it? IMO no tweak needed.

You post clearified all my questions/conserns. Thank you

BTW: IMO this is one of the skills really worth implementing. (I have no other proposed [perhaps beside berserk] skill in mind that I would really like to implement - perhaps I forgot something > point me there)
Nice one nyktos.

I agree compleatly. Great idea Nyktos!

I will look around and see if there is anything else that caught my attention and let you know Samuel.

[Chest_Rockfield]

Totally awesome idea! Knowing me, however, I'd want to skill it up to 90% : P

[logopile]

great idea.

if its a "last stand" what about the whole last chance hail mary pass?
like +50%CC (on existing CC) but a penalty to BC say -50%BC (on existing BC) due to the frantic nature of the strikes.
could be for anytime under 5hp and only 1-2 skill point to go on skill??

or anything really just seems if the little dude was as keen on saving his brother as i am he would give it everything he had until his final breath.

if it's going to be "last stand" i like this. combine the idea with nyks.
say, when you are within 10% of your HP dead, you get a (midling)bonus to AC, but a (major) penalty, to BC.
giving you one awesome desperation shot, at winning.
i wish i'd had something like this during the 20 or so trys it took me to get past that troll on the bridge.