Impale

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| Level   : 17                                                          |
| Skill   : Perception                                                  |
| Syntax  : impale <target>                                             |
| Cost    : 50 sp                                                       |
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|  Using an astute awareness of his or her surroundings and a keen      |
|  sense of the ebb and flow of combat, a thief may sometimes be able   |
|  to exploit weaknesses in an opponent's guard to make way for vicious |
|  and potentially lethal attacks. Impale allows a thief to perform a   |
|  powerful lunge at a single victim in an attempt to drive a weapon    |
|  completely through the target. If successful, the target will        |
|  sustain considerable damage to both muscle tissue and internal       |
|  organs while often being stunned by the attack. If properly executed |
|  the technique can be used as a coup-de-gras against an already       |
|  wounded foe; delivering a deathstroke that finishes the victim off   |
|  in a single merciful blow. For each additional ailment the victim    |
|  suffers from, the chance of successfuly dispatching the opponent     |
|  increases. It is certainly worth noting that such an attack, should  |
|  it be clumsily executed, will almost certainly leave the person      |
|  attempting to use it wide open to counterattack. It is not a tool    |
|  for the flat-footed, amateur thief.                                  |
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