Some fights (I snipped out all other fight text, but I now realize that some of the attacks seem to respond to evasion and/or unopposed, so more spading needed.)
Some of the attacks seem to respond to distance. So, the combat logs for this thing would be a lot more helpful with your opposing attacks included.
The bone mask melts into your face, focusing a wave of dark mists to wash over the hands for 39 damage.
The hands reach towards you, but you're able to keep your distance.You rake your fingers through the air. Scything blades of black stone match their movement, crashing into the hands, dealing 57 damage.
You gesture at the hands and whisper in a forgotten tongue. Black stone spiders the size of a fist rip their way out of the hands from the inside, dealing 31 damage.
Nothing with Myers sampling kit (in 1 combat) or book of sculptures (1 combat). Got 4 XP with book, which is probably the usual amount.
In the beginning, men were mortal.
Just so everyone knows, you can't chop it down with a fire axe or anything.
Writing for the long-neglected GOC Casefiles canon.
Just so everyone knows, you don't harvest this creature's hands if you have Missing Hand and the Myer's sampling kit.
Perception: 115 (121)
Reflexes: 62 (64)
Strength: 65 (78)
Will: 121 (131)
Powers
Etheric: 23 Fire: 2 Melee: 4 Ranged: 3
Defenses
Etheric: 7 Fire: 3 Melee: 7 Ranged: 3 Reactive: 5
Other
Encounters
Moderately Increased Chance of Combat Encounters
Impressively Increased Chance of Etheric Encounters
Fishing
Moderately Increased Fishing Yield
Other
4 Bonus Eclipse Duration
2 First Aid
The hall leads you past a tree, straight and true. It's strange to see a real tree, let alone in a building, but it doesn't trouble you until its leaves start dropping, revealing sickly fruit like human hands.
A moment later, it drops the facade, your eyes blurring between a tree and a nest of endlessly writhing hands reaching towards you, grasping for something.
You rake your fingers through the air. Arcs of green light match their movements, crashing into the hands for 37 damage.
The tree grabs onto you with its branches.You make a beckoning gesture at the hands. Spiders pour out of the hands, tearing wounds and biting them for 34 damage.
You call out. A strange green light floats down from the sky, surrounding and consuming the hands for 44 damage.
The hands reach into you and pull out something important looking for 19 damage.You open your third eye, bathing the area in golden light.
You rake your fingers through the air. Arcs of green light match their movements, crashing into the hands for 29 damage.
You make a beckoning gesture at the hands. Spiders pour out of the hands, tearing wounds and biting them for 28 damage.
You've won the battle!
After the combat, you patch yourself up, healing 2 hit points.You've earned 2 XP in Perception
You've earned 2 XP in Will
Gain 9 energy of Ruptured Organs then -1 for end of combat for a total of 8 at the end.
Datapoint: this gave 0 turns of organ damage:
You set your feet and prepare for a powerful parry.
The hands reach into you and pull out something important looking for 10 damage.
Also - I don't think it's vs. long distance for this one:
You slam into the hands and deal 6 damage before they can fend off the attack.
The hands reach towards you, but you're able to keep your distance.
(the above two snippets were from the same fight, one round after the other, btw.)
And now, just got this as the only thing that happened in the round (I just redrew my hand instead of attacking)
The hands reach towards you, but you're able to keep your distance.
Surprisingly, not sure anyone has tried fighting this with offhand "hand" items equipped.
EDIT: I had whispers from the stars, be careful when getting data.
EDIT 9 Dec 2014:
Power
18 Etheric Power
3 Evasion Power
7 Melee Power
-1 Ranged Power
-3 Stealth Power
Defense
18 Etheric Defense
-1 Fire Defense
16 Melee Defense
7 Ranged Defense
2 Stealth Defense
Attributes
-1 Perception
+1 Reflexes
+15 Strength
+8 Will
Encounters
Moderately Increased Chance of Combat Encounters
Slightly Increased Chance of Choice Encounters
Fishing
Moderately Increased Fishing Yield
Net
3 Memory
4 Processor
Other
Glow with Slightly Mysterious Light
The hall leads you past a tree, straight and true. It's strange to see a real tree, let alone in a building, but it doesn't trouble you until its leaves start dropping, revealing sickly fruit like human hands.
A moment later, it drops the facade, your eyes blurring between a tree and a nest of endlessly writhing hands reaching towards you, grasping for something.
You set your feet and prepare for a powerful parry.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 1 melee damage, but you block deftly and deflect all of the damage.
You line up a powerful strike, crushing the hands for 6 melee damage.
The tree grabs onto you with its branches.
The hands reach into you and pull out something important looking for 4 etheric damage.
The hands grab you and shake you brutally, dealing 2 melee damage.
You set your feet and prepare for a powerful parry.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 1 melee damage, but you block deftly and deflect all of the damage.
You stab the hands as they struggle, dealing 17 melee damage.
The tree's branches crush down on you for 3 melee damage.
The hands reach into you and pull out something important looking for 4 etheric damage.
The hands grab you and shake you brutally, dealing 2 melee damage.
You stomp down at the hands for 1 melee damage.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 2 melee damage.
The tree's branches crush down on you for 2 melee damage.
The hands reach into you and pull out something important looking for 4 etheric damage.
The hands grab you and shake you brutally, dealing 2 melee damage.
You set your feet and prepare for a powerful parry.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 2 melee damage, but you block deftly and deflect all of the damage.
Your strike clashes with the hands' attack, overwhelming it and dealing 6 melee damage.
The tree's branches crush down on you for 2 melee damage, but your strike overwhelms it, preventing all of the damage.
The hands reach into you and pull out something important looking for 5 etheric damage.
The hands grab you and shake you brutally, dealing 1 melee damage.
You line up a powerful strike, crushing the hands for 5 melee damage.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 1 melee damage.
You set your feet and prepare for a powerful parry.
You slip free of the tree's branches.
You bring your hand down on the hands for 1 melee damage.
The hands reach towards you, but you're able to keep your distance.
You stomp down at the hands for 1 melee damage.
The hands grab you to shake you for 1 melee damage.
You use the momentum of the hands' charge to deal them 6 melee damage.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 2 melee damage.
You stomp down at the hands for 2 melee damage.
The tree grabs onto you with its branches.
The hands reach into you and pull out something important looking for 4 etheric damage.
The hands grab you and shake you brutally, dealing 1 melee damage.
You fall on the hands like a ravenous beast for 9 melee damage.
The tree's branches crush down on you for 2 melee damage.
You viciously slash the hands for 5 melee damage.
The tree's branches crush down on you for 3 melee damage.
The hands reach into you and pull out something important looking for 5 etheric damage.
A strange whirlwind pulls you into the air.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 1 melee damage, but the whirlwind blocks all of the damage.
The tree's branches crush down on you for 4 melee damage.
You've run out of options and are slowly dragged under. You've been beaten to hell!
Your wake up several minutes later, when your blood has collected around you into a crystalline cocoon. As cool as that is, it would have been cooler a few minutes ago.
You've gained 25 duration of Crystal Armor.
Power
18 Etheric Power
3 Evasion Power
7 Melee Power
2 Ranged Power
Defense
20 Etheric Defense
-1 Fire Defense
18 Melee Defense
9 Ranged Defense
2 Stealth Defense
Attributes
-1 Perception
+1 Reflexes
+15 Strength
+8 Will
Encounters
Moderately Increased Chance of Combat Encounters
Slightly Increased Chance of Choice Encounters
Fishing
Moderately Increased Fishing Yield
Net
3 Memory
4 Processor
Other
Glow with Slightly Mysterious Light
You set your feet and prepare for a powerful parry.
The hands reach towards you, but you're able to keep your distance.
You line up a powerful strike, crushing the hands for 7 melee damage.
The hands grab you to shake you for 2 melee damage.
You stab the hands as they struggle, dealing 9 melee damage.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 2 melee damage.
You aim hastily and strike the hands for 1 melee damage.
You bring your hand down on the hands for 1 melee damage.
You latch onto the hands and tear a chunk out of them with your teeth, dealing 4 melee damage.
You latch onto the hands and tear a chunk out of them with your teeth, dealing 3 melee damage.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 2 melee damage.
You viciously slash the hands for 5 melee damage.
The tree grabs onto you with its branches.
You punch the hands, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 2 melee damage.
The hands reach into you and pull out something important looking for 2 etheric damage.
You move seamlessly into another strike, slashing across the hands for 8 melee damage.
The hands grab you to shake you for 1 melee damage.
You brace to receive a charge that does not come, swinging belatedly at the hands for 1 melee damage.
The hands reach into you and pull out something important looking for 1 etheric damage.
You latch onto the hands and tear a chunk out of them with your teeth, dealing 4 melee damage.
Your strike clashes with the hands' attack, overwhelming it and dealing 6 melee damage.
The tree's branches crush down on you for 2 melee damage, but your strike overwhelms it, preventing all of the damage.
You claw at the hands, but can't sink into any vitals, dealing 1 melee damage.
The hands reach into you and pull out something important looking for 1 etheric damage.
You fall on the hands like a ravenous beast for 8 melee damage.
You latch onto the hands and tear a chunk out of them with your teeth, dealing 2 melee damage.
A strange whirlwind pulls you into the air.
The hands reach into you and pull out something important looking for 1 etheric damage, but the whirlwind blocks all of the damage.
You line up a powerful strike, crushing the hands for 5 melee damage.
You punch the hands, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 4 melee damage.
You set your feet and prepare for a powerful parry.
You slip free of the tree's branches.
You set up a perfect riposte, stabbing the hands for 7 melee damage.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 2 melee damage.
You line up a powerful strike, crushing the hands for 10 melee damage.
The hands reach towards you, but you're able to keep your distance.
You've run out of options and are slowly dragged under. You've been beaten to hell!
Power
19 Etheric Power
3 Evasion Power
17 Melee Power
2 Ranged Power
Defense
8 Etheric Defense
-1 Fire Defense
18 Melee Defense
9 Ranged Defense
2 Stealth Defense
Attributes
-1 Perception
-2 Reflexes
+21 Strength
Encounters
Moderately Increased Chance of Combat Encounters
Slightly Increased Chance of Choice Encounters
Fishing
Moderately Increased Fishing Yield
Net
3 Memory
4 Processor
Other
Glow with Slightly Mysterious Light
The hall leads you past a tree, straight and true. It's strange to see a real tree, let alone in a building, but it doesn't trouble you until its leaves start dropping, revealing sickly fruit like human hands.
A moment later, it drops the facade, your eyes blurring between a tree and a nest of endlessly writhing hands reaching towards you, grasping for something.
A strange whirlwind pulls you into the air.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 2 melee damage, but the whirlwind blocks all of the damage.
Your strike clashes with the hands' attack, overwhelming it and dealing 22 melee damage.
The tree grabs onto you with its branches.
You punch the hands, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 21 melee damage.
The hands reach into you and pull out something important looking for 21 etheric damage.
You fall on the hands like a ravenous beast for 32 melee damage.
You latch onto the hands and tear a chunk out of them with your teeth, dealing 12 melee damage.
You stab the hands as they struggle, dealing 25 melee damage.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 1 melee damage.
You've won the battle!
You're feeling pretty lucky. It might just be that crazy toad statue.
You've gained 12 duration of Smiling Sneak.
You've earned 3 XP in Reflexes
You've earned 1 XP in Strength
Power
16 Etheric Power
5 Evasion Power
17 Melee Power
2 Ranged Power
2 Stealth Power
Defense
12 Etheric Defense
3 Fire Defense
22 Melee Defense
9 Ranged Defense
2 Stealth Defense
Attributes
-1 Perception
-2 Reflexes
-10 Strength
-4 Will
Encounters
Moderately Increased Chance of Combat Encounters
Slightly Increased Chance of Choice Encounters
Fishing
Moderately Increased Fishing Yield
Net
3 Memory
4 Processor
Other
Glow with Slightly Mysterious Light
The hall leads you past a tree, straight and true. It's strange to see a real tree, let alone in a building, but it doesn't trouble you until its leaves start dropping, revealing sickly fruit like human hands.
A moment later, it drops the facade, your eyes blurring between a tree and a nest of endlessly writhing hands reaching towards you, grasping for something.
A strange whirlwind pulls you into the air.
You slip free of the tree's branches.
You stab the hands like a hunter seeking prey for 20 melee damage.
The hands reach towards you, but you're able to keep your distance.
You fall on the hands like a ravenous beast for 22 melee damage.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 1 melee damage.
You latch onto the hands and tear a chunk out of them with your teeth, dealing 14 melee damage.
Your strike clashes with the hands' attack, overwhelming it and dealing 28 melee damage.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 1 melee damage, but your strike overwhelms it, preventing all of the damage.
The tree grabs onto you with its branches.
You line up a powerful strike, crushing the hands for 22 melee damage.
The tree's branches crush down on you for 1 melee damage.
You aim hastily and strike the hands for 16 melee damage.
You've won the battle!
You've earned 1 XP in Perception
You've earned 2 XP in Strength
You've earned 1 XP in Will
Power
6 Etheric Power
5 Evasion Power
13 Melee Power
-2 Ranged Power
2 Stealth Power
Defense
12 Etheric Defense
3 Fire Defense
18 Melee Defense
5 Ranged Defense
2 Stealth Defense
Attributes
-1 Perception
+2 Reflexes
-10 Strength
-4 Will
Encounters
Moderately Increased Chance of Combat Encounters
Slightly Increased Chance of Choice Encounters
Fishing
Moderately Increased Fishing Yield
Net
3 Memory
4 Processor
Other
Glow with Slightly Mysterious Light
The hall leads you past a tree, straight and true. It's strange to see a real tree, let alone in a building, but it doesn't trouble you until its leaves start dropping, revealing sickly fruit like human hands.
A moment later, it drops the facade, your eyes blurring between a tree and a nest of endlessly writhing hands reaching towards you, grasping for something.
You latch onto the hands and tear a chunk out of them with your teeth, dealing 11 melee damage.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 2 melee damage.
You slam into the hands and deal 9 melee damage before they can fend off the attack.
The tree grabs onto you with its branches.
You tear at the hands for 6 melee damage.
The hands reach into you and pull out something important looking for 11 etheric damage.
You circle the hands, eventually just stabbing them for 1 stealth damage.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 2 melee damage.
You latch onto the hands and tear a chunk out of them with your teeth, dealing 13 melee damage.
The tree's branches crush down on you for 1 melee damage.
You viciously slash the hands for 17 melee damage.
The hands reach into you and pull out something important looking for 15 etheric damage.
You tap the hands with the nearest plastic object, making a satisfying donk noise and dealing 8 melee damage.
You fall on the hands like a ravenous beast for 18 melee damage.
The tree's branches crush down on you for 2 melee damage.
You latch onto the hands and tear a chunk out of them with your teeth, dealing 13 melee damage.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 1 melee damage.
Your strike clashes with the hands' attack, overwhelming it and dealing 13 melee damage.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 1 melee damage, but your strike overwhelms it, preventing all of the damage.
You punch the hands, throwing the whole weight of your body behind it and dealing 14 melee damage.
You've won the battle!
You've earned 2 XP in Reflexes
You've earned 2 XP in Strength
Oh well, nothing cool for those weapons.
EDIT 13 Dec 2014:
Power
6 Etheric Power
5 Evasion Power
11 Melee Power
-2 Ranged Power
2 Stealth Power
8 Fire Power
Defense
8 Etheric Defense
5 Fire Defense
18 Melee Defense
5 Ranged Defense
2 Stealth Defense
The hall leads you past a tree, straight and true. It's strange to see a real tree, let alone in a building, but it doesn't trouble you until its leaves start dropping, revealing sickly fruit like human hands.
A moment later, it drops the facade, your eyes blurring between a tree and a nest of endlessly writhing hands reaching towards you, grasping for something.
You set the hands on fire with obvious glee. A strange wind fans the flames, dealing 33 fire damage.
The tree grabs onto you with its branches.
You hurl a vial of NitroX at the hands. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 29 fire damage.
The hands reach into you and pull out something important looking for 26 etheric damage.
You toss a grenade, landing just in front of the hands. It explodes, peppering them with hot shards of metal for 22 fire damage.
You launch a rocket at the hands. It stops a moment short, showering them with 20 fire damage of smoking and jagged glass.
You've won the battle!
You learned a new Technique: Striving Hands
You've earned 2 XP in Perception
You've earned 1 XP in Reflexes
You've earned 1 XP in Will
EDIT 21 Feb 2015:
Power
9 Etheric Power
8 Fire Power
6 Melee Power
2 Ranged Power
2 Power to Techniques Using Reflexes
2 Evasion Power
Defense
6 Etheric Defense
5 Fire Defense
14 Melee Defense
3 Ranged Defense
Attributes
+39 Perception
-3 Reflexes
-3 Strength
-14 Will
Fishing
Moderately Increased Fishing Yield
Other
+1 XP each Combat
You hurl a vial of NitroX at the hands. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 29 fire damage.
The tree grabs onto you with its branches.
You glare at the hands. A thick red mist pours over them, etching like acid for 9 etheric damage.
You fire a microrocket. It homes in on the hands and explodes in a brilliant display of light, dealing 23 fire damage.
You call out for fire support like a child playing at being a crusty old field commander. The fire follows the rocket in, falling on the hands for 44 fire damage.
You've won the battle!
You learned a new Technique: Striving Hands
You survey the results through your goggles. That was an interesting experiment. You feel quietly inspired.
You've earned 2 XP in Perception
You've earned 2 XP in Strength
You've earned 1 XP in Will
Power
9 Etheric Power
12 Fire Power
6 Melee Power
2 Ranged Power
2 Power to Techniques Using Reflexes
8 Stealth Power
2 Evasion Power
Defense
8 Etheric Defense
7 Fire Defense
14 Melee Defense
3 Ranged Defense
Attributes
+39 Perception
-3 Reflexes
-3 Strength
-14 Will
Encounters
Slightly Increased Chance of PvP Encounters
Fishing
Moderately Increased Fishing Yield
Other
+1 XP each Combat
You fire a microrocket. It homes in on the hands and explodes in a brilliant display of light, dealing 37 fire damage.
The tree grabs onto you with its branches.
You glare at the hands. A faint red mist pours from your eyes, etching into them for 9 etheric damage.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 2 melee damage.
You hurl a vial of NitroX at the hands. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 26 fire damage.
You calmly toss a vial at the hands, engulfing them in flames that deal 31 fire damage and continue burning.
The clinging mixture continues to burn the hands for 25 damage.
You've won the battle!
You survey your victory, tinted fiery red by the goggles' lenses. That was certainly an interesting experiment. It's hard to avoid laughing in delight at the results.
You learned a new Technique: Red Metal Gaze
You've earned 2 XP in Perception
You've earned 1 XP in Reflexes
You've earned 2 XP in Strength
Power
9 Etheric Power
8 Fire Power
6 Melee Power
2 Ranged Power
2 Power to Techniques Using Reflexes
2 Evasion Power
Defense
6 Etheric Defense
5 Fire Defense
12 Melee Defense
3 Ranged Defense
You fire a microrocket. It homes in on the hands and explodes in a brilliant display of light, dealing 18 fire damage.
The tree grabs onto you with its branches.
You glare at the hands. A faint red mist pours from your eyes, etching into them for 13 etheric damage.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 4 melee damage.
You glare at the hands. A faint red mist pours from your eyes, etching into them for 15 etheric damage.
The tree's branches crush down on you for 6 melee damage.
You fire a microrocket. It homes in on the hands and explodes in a brilliant display of light, dealing 24 fire damage.
The hands reach into you and pull out something important-looking for 18 etheric damage.
You fire a microrocket. It homes in on the hands and explodes in a brilliant display of light, dealing 17 fire damage.
The tree's branches crush down on you for 7 melee damage.
You toss a grenade, landing just in front of the hands. It explodes, peppering them with hot shards of metal for 24 fire damage.
The hands reach into you and pull out something important-looking for 22 etheric damage.
You hurl a vial of NitroX at the hands. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 19 fire damage.
You calmly toss a vial at the hands, engulfing them in flames that deal 20 fire damage and continue burning.
The clinging mixture continues to burn the hands for 20 damage.
You've won the battle!
You learned a new Technique: Striving Hands
You survey your victory, tinted fiery red by the goggles' lenses. That was certainly an interesting experiment. It's hard to avoid laughing in delight at the results.
You learned a new Technique: Red Metal Gaze
You've earned 1 XP in Perception
You've earned 2 XP in Reflexes
You've earned 1 XP in Strength
You've earned 1 XP in Will
You call out for fire support like a child playing at being a crusty old field commander. The fire responds, falling on the hands for 21 fire damage.
The tree grabs onto you with its branches.
You fire a microrocket. It homes in on the hands and explodes in a brilliant display of light, dealing 19 fire damage.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 3 melee damage.
You calmly toss a vial at the hands, engulfing them in flames that deal 19 fire damage and continue burning.
The hands reach into you and pull out something important-looking for 19 etheric damage.
You hurl a vial of NitroX at the hands. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 18 fire damage.
The hands grab you to shake you for 1 melee damage.
The clinging mixture continues to burn the hands for 20 damage.
You calmly toss a vial at the hands, engulfing them in flames that deal 24 fire damage and continue burning.
The tree's branches crush down on you for 7 melee damage.
You hurl a vial of NitroX at the hands. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 18 fire damage.
You toss a grenade, landing just in front of the hands. It explodes, peppering them with hot shards of metal for 24 fire damage.
You fire a microrocket. It homes in on the hands and explodes in a brilliant display of light, dealing 19 fire damage.
The clinging mixture continues to burn the hands for 20 damage.
You've won the battle!
You learned a new Technique: Striving Hands
You survey your victory, tinted fiery red by the goggles' lenses. That was certainly an interesting experiment. It's hard to avoid laughing in delight at the results.
You learned a new Technique: Red Metal Gaze
You've earned 2 XP in Reflexes
You've earned 2 XP in Strength
You've earned 1 XP in Will
Power
9 Etheric Power
8 Fire Power
6 Melee Power
2 Ranged Power
2 Power to Techniques Using Reflexes
2 Evasion Power
Defense
8 Etheric Defense
7 Fire Defense
10 Melee Defense
3 Ranged Defense
You fire a microrocket. It homes in on the hands and explodes in a brilliant display of light, dealing 27 fire damage.
The hands hail down on you with punches for 5 melee damage.
You toss a grenade, landing just in front of the hands. It explodes, peppering them with hot shards of metal for 23 fire damage.
The tree grabs onto you with its branches.
You hurl a vial of NitroX at the hands. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 23 fire damage.
The hands reach into you and pull out something important-looking for 15 etheric damage.
You calmly toss a vial at the hands, engulfing them in flames that deal 23 fire damage and continue burning.
The tree's branches crush down on you for 10 melee damage.
You hurl a vial of NitroX at the hands. It explodes into a ball of flame, dealing 15 fire damage.
The hands reach into you and pull out something important-looking for 20 etheric damage.
You glare at the hands. A thick red mist pours over them, etching like acid for 11 etheric damage.
You fire a microrocket. It homes in on the hands and explodes in a brilliant display of light, dealing 25 fire damage.
The clinging mixture continues to burn the hands for 20 damage.
You've won the battle!
You learned a new Technique: Striving Hands
You survey your victory, tinted fiery red by the goggles' lenses. That was certainly an interesting experiment. It's hard to avoid laughing in delight at the results.
You learned a new Technique: Red Metal Gaze
You've earned 1 XP in Perception
You've earned 1 XP in Reflexes
You've earned 1 XP in Strength
You've earned 2 XP in Will
In the beginning, men were mortal.
Hmm, this page and Organ Grab claims it works on Long distance, but that can't be right because (if it being chain 1 is correct) that would mean it would only trigger on chain 11 or greater techniques, which don't exist.
If it is based on distance at all, it must be short distance, right? (grabs vs. chains 5 or lower?)