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[[Image:Orb of Doom.png|right|thumb|200px]]
  
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
A round crystal ball the size of your hand, with a treacherous red glow dancing amidst dark vapors inside. It bears an aura of Libila. It emits a sense of power.
 
A round crystal ball the size of your hand, with a treacherous red glow dancing amidst dark vapors inside. It bears an aura of Libila. It emits a sense of power.
  
The glass orb itself is 99QL and is worth a lords ransom : 2.5 Gold.
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== Notes ==
 
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* The glass orb itself is 99QL and is worth a lords ransom : 2.5 Gold.
== Item use ==
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* Activation (use) starts a 20 second countdown, at the end of which a 50 damage infected [[wound]] is dealt to all enemies within a radius of 5 tiles.
This is indeed a very treacherous and evil item, It can be used every (See below) to bring death to all within it's radius of use which is around 5 tiles. Anything inside this area will be precariously close to death if unable to evade. The orb no longer affects allies or the user, as part of an artifact buff released by Rolf in late 2011. All wounds are infections, and are usually close to around 50 damage in magnitude.
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* There's a 5% chance it backfires immediately and kills everyone including the user and allies nearby.
 
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* Has a 1 hour cooldown between uses.
Note: It is reported that the artifact has a small chance to backfire, dealing the damage instead to the caster/allies. Whether or not it still hits the enemy is unconfirmed.  
 
  
The Orb of Doom was used more than once in Early April 2012 on the Elevation Server of the Epic cluster during a battle in which The Mongol Empire killed (approximately) 44 players from all other kingdoms.   
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== Examples of use ==
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The Orb of Doom was used twice in Early April 2012 during a battle on the Elevation Server of the Epic cluster in which The Mongol Empire killed (approximately) 44 players from all other kingdoms (see [http://wurmonline.com/forum/index.php?topic=65495.msg647157#msg647157| Skirmishes/Random Kills thread]. At this point it had a cooldown of only 10 minutes.
  
 
[20:06:07] A pulse surges through the air. Moirai activates the Orb of Doom!  (Sending end)
 
[20:06:07] A pulse surges through the air. Moirai activates the Orb of Doom!  (Sending end)
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[20:50:59] A pulse surges through the air. Moirai activates the Orb of Doom!  (Sending end)
 
[20:50:59] A pulse surges through the air. Moirai activates the Orb of Doom!  (Sending end)
  
This artifact has been revealed by Jotz 7-15-2009
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== History ==
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This artifact was first revealed on Wild (now [[Chaos]]) by Jotz 7-15-2009
  
The orb of doom now has 1 hour cooldown.  (Update on 4/17/2012)
 
  
[[Image:Orb of Doom.png|left|thumb|200px]]
 
  
 
[[Category:Artifact]][[Category:Babel/G]]
 
[[Category:Artifact]][[Category:Babel/G]]

Revision as of 06:13, 19 April 2012

Main / Items / Artifact / Glass Orb of Doom

Orb of Doom.png

Description

A round crystal ball the size of your hand, with a treacherous red glow dancing amidst dark vapors inside. It bears an aura of Libila. It emits a sense of power.

Notes

  • The glass orb itself is 99QL and is worth a lords ransom : 2.5 Gold.
  • Activation (use) starts a 20 second countdown, at the end of which a 50 damage infected wound is dealt to all enemies within a radius of 5 tiles.
  • There's a 5% chance it backfires immediately and kills everyone including the user and allies nearby.
  • Has a 1 hour cooldown between uses.

Examples of use

The Orb of Doom was used twice in Early April 2012 during a battle on the Elevation Server of the Epic cluster in which The Mongol Empire killed (approximately) 44 players from all other kingdoms (see Skirmishes/Random Kills thread. At this point it had a cooldown of only 10 minutes.

[20:06:07] A pulse surges through the air. Moirai activates the Orb of Doom! (Sending end)

[20:06:27] A deadly field surges through the air from the location of Moirai and the Orb of Doom! (Receiving end)

[20:50:59] A pulse surges through the air. Moirai activates the Orb of Doom! (Sending end)

History

This artifact was first revealed on Wild (now Chaos) by Jotz 7-15-2009