>What's the point of this being stunned business? Why does it happen? Does it even lift?

Most "features" of the Rift are there just to annoy people.

~ Methais

+1

To be fair, the 1 round stun on exiting isn't that much a part of the difficulty, so not speaking directly to that, but rather the cumulative nature of it all that Methias was refering to. Other places have their own challenges like stealing critters or spell burst so I suppose it balances out. I just happen to like the challenges in the rift over item theft and spell burst.

The little stuns and voids and mood messages and odd ways in and out and up and down and the isolation... all combine to give the rift a strong sense of place. A similar place to me would be Maaghara outside Illistim, or Darkstone. We all have our favorites I suppose.

Kerl

I was referring more to the non-lethal forms of annoyance, like choking on sand because someone moved their foot the wrong way in the cavern.

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I've had some fun time in the rift sands because of this both as the fool that accidentally kicked up the sand or being on the receiving end. Things like this help to give an area its character.

-- Robert

If you're standing up, it won't create a disturbance if you wave (yea there are other ways to trigger it). Waving while kneeling/siting,, or lying down = bad.

I'm not sure if waving while standing is safe for shorter races.

There must some check then because I wave all the time without issue, unless I forget that I'm not standing.

>There are other actions that will though. Dancing I think, and flailing. - Kerl

And, hilariously, sneezing. Nothing beats getting knocked out cold by a great honking HAAA-CHOOO!

Dave, Brandain's Bard