Editing Balance

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| skill      = Balance
| profession = Unknown
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'''Balance''' is a placeholder [[skill]] that has been coded into the game but which lacks a use or method of improvement. It is not associated with any [[labor]]s or [[profession]]s, and is a placeholder to be implemented as part of the combat overhaul underway in the next version of the game.

[[main:Toady One|Toady One]] in a February 2013 [[main:Future of the Fortress|Future of the Fortress]] [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=100851.msg4066351#msg4066351 reply]:
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"Balance is a measure of how much you can physically do at any one point in time.  Attacks, jumps, and various physical actions put you off-balance, and the more off-balance you are, the less swiftly, accurately, and powerfully you can move or act. 

Hence, the more different actions you try to juggle at a time, the more imbalanced you become.  Likewise, guarding or dodging makes you imbalanced, which gives a penalty to further dodging or attacks, making subsequent dodging less likely. How much balance any given action "costs", and how quickly it recovers could be a measure of Kinesthetic Sense and Agility (although separating out agility and dexterity may be warranted)."
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| elvish  = rame
| goblin  = olos
| human   = zostra
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