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So, I've had time to play with the skill set some both testing and in actual combat. Here are my observations.
The good
Mendacity is cool - the next attack from a specified target misses and they are hit with 4 seconds of balance loss that is in place of whatever the eq or balance for the attack would normally be.
Pratfall, for me, does about 1k damage, sprawl and 2 seconds of off balance. A significant improvement over forward flip.
The pretty solid
Then there are the small bonus to dodge, a damage bonus to people who lust you (which I'm sure will be nerfed to near zero), a switcheroo if you are beckoned and an influence bonus.
The affliction combinations are kinda meh for the power and balance cost and that you are limited to only having 5 combinations at any one time (long eq and inspiration cost to change out affs). But it does have about a billion percent increase as far as utility and other stuff (custom attack messages) over hexes so........
Stupidity/anorexia will be a potent combination symphonia and cantor targeted aeon abilities and for minstrel command denial.
I think changing up a few of the affs to give other specs something to capitalize on would help some but we can work all that out if they ask for a special report.
Does Etiquette potency increase with the skill level of both Dramatics and Dramaturgy?
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I have a relevant question! I was wondering if Foppery adds even a meager amount of DMP against denizen attacks on proc, as base Dodging does. I imagine it doesn't, given that the AB doesn't have a number included (and it would probably be >1 anyways, given the slight bonus it does provide to pvp dodging), but I'm extremely curious.
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The ab doesn't say it gives damage reduction so it probably doesn't but on the other hand the damage reduction from dodge doesn't show up on bodyscan so I can't really test it.
Might be something we can bring up if the admin requests a special report for dramaturgy though. Could be that you are so very fabulous that the denizens are reluctant to hurt you. And really, what foppish bard isn't dripping with fabulocity.
I have a relevant question! I was wondering if Foppery adds even a meager amount of DMP against denizen attacks on proc, as base Dodging does. I imagine it doesn't, given that the AB doesn't have a number included (and it would probably be >1 anyways, given the slight bonus it does provide to pvp dodging), but I'm extremely curious.
It does - it's the standard dodge DMP.
Basically, Foppery just increases your chance to dodge - or gives you one, if you don't already have one.
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Does Etiquette potency increase with the skill level of both Dramatics and Dramaturgy?
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