Heroic Opportunities
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You and those you group with may trigger special moves during combat that can yield spectacular benefits. These special moves are called Heroic Opportunities, and they require coordination to pull them off successfully.

Triggering a Heroic Opportunity

Each character can trigger Heroic Opportunities using a special ability gained at Level 5. They are found in your Knowledge Book under Spells or Combat Arts, depending on your archetype.

Scout. Lucky Break
Mage. Arcane Augur
Fighter. Fighting Chance
Priest. Divine Providence

When you use your ability to trigger a Heroic Opportunity, a set of icons will appear in the lower right corner of your screen. These icons represent spells or combat arts that will trigger the first step toward a Heroic Opportunity. Watch your hotkey bar when these icons appear; spells or combat arts you have that match Heroic Opportunity icons will flash to let you know they can be used to advance the opportunity.

Most spells or combat arts have Heroic Opportunity icons associated with them. To see which opportunity icon a spell or combat art has associated with it, right-click it in your Knowledge Book and select “Examine.” You may also move your mouse pointer over a
spell or combat art to see Heroic Opportunity icons in the pop-up window.

Completing Heroic Opportunities

Once you have triggered a Heroic Opportunity and you or a group member initiates the opportunity with the first spell or combat art, the graphic display will change to a large wheel. This wheel will show the actions icons that must be activated to complete the opportunity. Many involved actions from different player classes, so coordinate with your group members.

The order in which the actions in the Heroic Opportunity wheel should be completed is often important. Look for arrows at the center of the wheel to find out what order the actions should be taken; for example, if the arrow curls clockwise, you and your group must perform the actions called for in clockwise order around the wheel to successfully complete the Heroic Opportunity!

Note: You only have 20 seconds to complete a Heroic Opportunity, so be ready and quick!

Scout Special:
Shifting Heroic Opportunities
A Scout has the unique ability to shift some Heroic Opportunities to new ones. If a Heroic Opportunity appears with the “coin” Scout opportunity icon in the lower right of the wheel, a Scout in the group can use a combat art matching the coin icon and a new Heroic Opportunity will appear—but only if the Scout makes the move first; if anyone executes a step in the opportunity before the Scout shifts it, it cannot be changed by the Scout.

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