I've noticed two things about skirmish, one I feel is definitely a bug though it may be to do with ranged combat rather then skirmish alone.
The first however, may be a feature in which case I'm alright with;
If you are skirmishing, you will not auto assist in any way with combat. Like I said, most likely a feature and I can see use if you don't care who you're group fights since you are after a certain target.
The second, is a result of the passive skirmish assistance to ranged combat.
Getting dirt kicked wrote:
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Your obsidian barbed arrow streaks into a majestic white unicorn!
You strike suddenly, piercing at her chest! Some GUTS fall!
You load your weapon with an obsidian barbed arrow.
Your obsidian barbed arrow streaks into a majestic white unicorn!
You strike suddenly, piercing at her chest! Some GUTS fall!
You load your weapon with an obsidian barbed arrow.
Your obsidian barbed arrow streaks into a majestic white unicorn!
You strike suddenly, piercing at her chest! Some GUTS fall!
You load your weapon with an obsidian barbed arrow.
A large grizzly bear heaves its bulk upward and crashes down toward its opponents!
A large grizzly bear strikes suddenly, clawing at a majestic white unicorn's chest! Some GUTS fall!
A majestic white unicorn dodges a large grizzly bear's attack.
A large grizzly bear claws a majestic white unicorn's chest HARD, shattering her ribs!
A large grizzly bear claws at a majestic white unicorn's right leg, tearing open a bleeding wound!
A large grizzly bear claws at a majestic white unicorn's stomach. ENTRAILS fall to the ground!
A majestic white unicorn misses a large grizzly bear.
A majestic white unicorn charges at a large grizzly bear's right ankle, gashing a small wound.
A majestic white unicorn misses a large grizzly bear.
You can't see a thing!
Someone misses you.
They are out of range.
Someone dodges someone's attack.
Someone dodges someone's attack.
Someone claws at someone's right arm, cutting a painful wound across it!
Someone claws someone's stomach, cutting a deep gash.
Someone claws at someone's right leg, tearing open a bleeding wound!
Someone charges at someone's stomach, causing a small wound.
Someone charges at someone's stomach, smashing a deep gash.
Someone charges at someone's stomach, smashing a deep gash.
Someone misses you.
Someone scratches you.
Combat Finishes and I wait for the dirt to go away wrote:
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Someone claws at someone's right leg, tearing open a bleeding wound!
Someone strikes suddenly, clawing at someone's chest! Some GUTS fall!
Someone is mortally wounded, and will die soon, if not aided.
Someone claws someone's right leg. Someone falls to the ground!
Someone is DEAD!! <- Last NPC died, this one assisted the unicorn.
You hear someone's death cry.
[Death: 98% Magik:100% Energy: 8%][Darkness]
4 obsidian, 4 platinum, 5 gold, 2 copper
>inf
Group: Party
(F1) [ someone] (F2) [---------------] (F3) [---------------]
(M1) [ It's ME] (M2) [---------------] (M3) [---------------]
(B1) [ someone] (B2) [---------------] (B3) [---------------]
Characters Rank Pos Here Follow Prone HP ME PE
It's ME Leader M1 Yes No No 98% 100% 8%
Someone Member F1 Yes Yes Yes 15% 62% 81%
Someone Member B1 Yes Yes No 100% 100% 98%
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Someone regains its footing.
>look
You can't see a thing!
>rest
You sit down and rest your tired bones.
You are hungry.
It's really, really hot here. A slight breeze would really improve things.
You rub the dirt out of your eyes.
look
The corpse of a majestic white unicorn is lying here. <-Heres the NPC I was -targetting- when I got dirt kicked
The sliced-off leg of a horse is lying here.
The corpse of a treant sapling is lying here.
( 2) A wooden barbed arrow with a sharp obsidian head lies here.
[Death:100% Magik:100% Energy: 17%][Deep within Zhefnur Forest]
4 obsidian, 4 platinum, 5 gold, 2 copper
>stan
You stop resting, and stand up.
You spot your target to the northeast! <- Huh? Targets dead and I was never skirmishing to begin with.
You fire a short hunting bow to the northeast!
You pierce at a majestic white unicorn's head, causing a pulsating wound.
You load your weapon with an obsidian barbed arrow.
You fire a short hunting bow to the northeast!
You pierce at a majestic white unicorn's chest, barely wounding her.
You load your weapon with an obsidian barbed arrow.
I don't think this is a common occurrence, but it is not overly difficult to recreate.
In this instance it got my tame killed however after re-targeting a completely different NPC, I'd hate to think what would happen if this occurred while fighting something a bit stronger.