I really like the new tingle: it has a big, quantifiable effect that is desirable and it drops held weapons. Handy. However, it doesn't work on things with no arms. I can see the 'dropping things' effect not working because they have no arms, but they still have a nervous system to de-coordinate, right?

>app tro
You are certain that the swamp troll is healthy.
You are certain that it is not quite as strong as you are.
You are certain that it is about as agile as you are.
You are certain that it is somewhat less disciplined than you are.
You are certain that it is about as quick to react as you are.
You are certain that it is somewhat less conditioned than you are.

Taking stock of its offensive abilities, and defending with an ordinary crimson-scale shield and a short narrow-bladed halberd with a cambrinth-inlaid ironwood shaft, you are certain that the swamp troll is a difficult opponent.
Taking stock of its defensive abilities, and attacking with a short narrow-bladed halberd with a cambrinth-inlaid ironwood shaft, you are certain that the swamp troll is something that you'd kill quickly.

[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
>cast troll
You gesture at a swamp troll.
You send a soft jolt of electricity from your fingertips toward a swamp troll.
A swamp troll grimaces as it drops a pike staff from its fingers!
Roundtime: 2 sec.

>app tro
You are certain that the swamp troll is healthy.
You are certain that it is not quite as strong as you are.
You are certain that it is quite a bit less agile than you are.
You are certain that it is somewhat less disciplined than you are.
You are certain that it is definitely less quick to react than you are.
You are certain that it is somewhat less conditioned than you are.

Taking stock of its offensive abilities, and defending with an ordinary crimson-scale shield and a short narrow-bladed halberd with a cambrinth-inlaid ironwood shaft, you are certain that the swamp troll is definitely less skilled.
Taking stock of its defensive abilities, and attacking with a short narrow-bladed halberd with a cambrinth-inlaid ironwood shaft, you are certain that the swamp troll is something that you could tear to shreds.

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>app vip
You are certain that the thicket viper is healthy.
You are certain that it is not quite as strong as you are.
You are certain that it is about as agile as you are.
You are certain that it is somewhat less disciplined than you are.
You are certain that it is apparently as quick to react as you are.
You are certain that it is not quite as much conditioning as you are.

Taking stock of its offensive abilities, and defending with an ordinary crimson-scale shield and a short narrow-bladed halberd with a cambrinth-inlaid ironwood shaft, you are certain that the thicket viper is a challenging opponent.
Taking stock of its defensive abilities, and attacking with a short narrow-bladed halberd with a cambrinth-inlaid ironwood shaft, you are certain that the thicket viper is a very easy opponent.

[Roundtime: 5 seconds]
>cast vip
You gesture at a giant thicket viper.
You send a soft jolt of electricity from your fingertips toward a giant thicket viper.
The thicket viper, lacking arms, is unaffected.
Roundtime: 2 sec.
>app vip
You are certain that the thicket viper is healthy.
You are certain that it is not quite as strong as you are.
You are certain that it is about as agile as you are.
You are certain that it is somewhat less disciplined than you are.
You are certain that it is apparently as quick to react as you are.
You are certain that it is not quite as much conditioning as you are.

Taking stock of its offensive abilities, and defending with an ordinary crimson-scale shield and a short narrow-bladed halberd with a cambrinth-inlaid ironwood shaft, you are certain that the thicket viper is a slightly less skilled opponent.
Taking stock of its defensive abilities, and attacking with a short narrow-bladed halberd with a cambrinth-inlaid ironwood shaft, you are certain that the thicket viper is a simple opponent.

[Roundtime: 5 seconds]