User blog comment:Chaoarren/2400 Pages Element Contest/@comment-26978527-20190604215117

Leg Bind

What is it: Leg Bind is a status effect that restricts movement.

What does it do: It slows the hunter down a lot, makes them fall into traps easier, such as Nerscylla's web splodges and the like. It also makes status effects like Muddy, Snowman, Webbed, Tarred and the like be inflited easier as the Hunter trips more often when trying to move. The hunter also cannot dodge when their weapon is unseathed. When they try to dodge when seathed, they will roll and stumble a bit and use up more stamina, but it isn't much of a difference. If the hunter dodges and the stamina drops to 0, they will stumble and then trip. But will get up soon after. The stamina is not used if under the effects of a Dash Juice or Mega Dash Juice. Or if it's like World, the stamina usage is lessened alot. The hunter still moves slower than usual when crouching, but they can dodge like normal. Of course the stamina usage applies.

When underwater, Leg Bind makes swimming somewhat harder thus making movement underwater harder. However the hunter can dodge when unseathed.

How is it caused: This can be caused by the hunter's legs being tangled, frozen, severely wounded or the like. Attacks that aim for the legs could also possibly inflict this.

How the idea came to be: It mostly came to my mind from imagining how binds would work in MH. The Etrian Odyssey series also had some influence with my thoughts.

How can it be cured: Crouching for some time, much like Bleeding can cure this easily. It can also be cured by using a Cleanser.

Plans for pages? I'll mostly use this for a Mollusk I have planned. However, I'll probably use this for a Celloid too.

Icon is here. It appears as a boot tangled by web, bandages or something.