Shattering Blows

Shattering Blows is a hidden Cudgel skill that is not available to the player.

Currently, the only creatures who have this skill are the and the.

Mechanics
Shattering Blows grants the attacker a 10% chance to inflict one of the following effects with each cudgel attack:
 * If the target is the player, a longer-duration version of the cracked effect on one random piece of the player's equipment.
 * If the target is not the player, a longer-duration version of the cleaved effect.

Both effects last for 2000 turns, which is longer than a full day in game. Both effects can also stack, leading either to cracked pieces of equipment with a greater than -1 AV penalty, or to a cleaved effect on the creature with a greater than -1 AV penalty.