Lucian would quickly follow after Ren right after his attack. While the group was a good distance away from the Imps, the surprise the group had on them plus the extended range of the Bo Staff allowed for Lucian to still get the jump on the creature as if he had gotten somewhat close to it with a regular melee weapon or his fists despite the fact that he had run from a short distance away from the beasts. --- Lucian Bo Staff (Melee Weaponry): 39 - 4 Melee Weaponry = 35 Imp Dodge: 63 Hit! Damage Dealt: 4 Damage Added 'Pushback' Affect: STR vs STR Lucian: 3 (Critical!) Imp: Auto-Fail --- Lucian would feel the blow connect to the Imp's face square on, as if he got a really good hit. Somehow though it didn't do as much damage as it should have, the creature's probably having some very tough skin. However despite the Imp seeming to push back with much more strength, Lucian would find that the ground plus the well connected blow would give him the edge he needed despite his own weak strength, managing to push back on the Imp, shoving it backwards. Unfortunately the Imp seemed to keep its balance for the most part, but Lucian did manage to achieve the desired affect for pushing it back away from him. The moment he did this a window appeared, two to be exact, the first one appearing and disappearing before another one appeared. [hider=First one] Using more strength then you knew you had has made you grow stronger. STR +1 [/hider] [hider=Second One] A skill has been created through a special action. Experiencing combat with a Bo Staff has granted you the ability to wield staves better, the Staff Mastery Skill. [/hider] Right after the second one appeared, it then disappeared and gave way to a new window explaining the new skill. [hider=Staff Mastery] Staff Mastery (Passive) (Level 1: 0/100 EXP): Deal 10% more damage with staves. +5% Attack Speed and Parry when wielding a Staff. To Level Up: Attack an enemy, Parry with a staff, deal a Critical Strike. [/hider] As all these windows appeared you did indeed feel their affects. You felt yourself growing a small bit stronger in accordance to the +1 STR and you felt as though you had a better grasp on the basics of wielding a staff thanks to the new passive skill. The power truly is a strange ability indeed.