Combat Meditation

[Gaiadin]

Combat Meditation

Hotkey: m
Conditions: None
Characteristics: Blocks only a third as well as an ordinary maneuver. However, the cooldown from the user's attacks will be lessened to one half the usual as long as the battle intensity is less than 4.
Effect on hit: None
Effect on miss: Intensity is lowered dramatically, and there is a 10% chance of conferring an initiative point to the attacker

What is an "ordinary maneuver"?

My guesses:
1. ordinary maneuver = dodge
2. ordinary maneuver = whichever maneuver you would be using normally with your current equipment (i.e. dodge if you do not have a shield, and shield if you do.

I'm leaning towards 1. Can anyone confirm?

[jorb]

1, correct.

[Gaiadin]

The affect of the maneuver Dodge is determined entirely by your unarmed skill, correct?

So assuming the formula for Dodge is something like: (unarmed / 3)% chance to avoid damage(it isn't), then Combat meditation would be (unarmed / 9)% chance. Is this accurate in terms of the relation between the two maneuvers?

I have more to say on the subject but it's more appropriate for the suggestions forum so I've dutifully placed it there: http://www.havenandhearth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2996

[sabinati]

i believe it would be /9 instead of /6

[Gaiadin]

What do you mean? I put 9 Shhhhh.... I due gud maths.