function karmAttacks()

kbashingAttack = (fire and firewhip and "whip") or (divinus and divinuswhip and "whip") or (excorable and excorablewhip and "whip") or blunt and "swing" or "jab"


  if kbashingAttack == "whip" then
    for _,dtype in ipairs(damageTypes) do
      if _G[dtype] and _G[dtype.."whip"] and not mm.me.wielded[_G[dtype.."whipnumber"]] then
        if gripping  and not whipfailsafe then
          send("relax grip", false)
          send("sheathe weapon", false)
          send("draw "..razingnumber, false)
          unwieldAll()
          send("wield ".._G[dtype.."whipnumber"], false)
          send("grip", false)
          whipfailsafe = true
          tempTimer(3, [[whipfailsafe = false]])
        end
      end
    end
 elseif kbashingAttack ~= "whip" then
    for _,dtype in ipairs(damageTypes) do
      if mm.me.wielded[_G[dtype.."whipnumber"]] then
          send("relax grip", false)
          send("sheathe weapon", false)
          send("sheathe weapon", false)
          send("unwield weapon", false)
          send("unwield whip", false)
          send("unwield "..shieldnumber, false)
          send("draw "..bashingweapon, false)
      end
    end
  end

  if bscurios and not curiochangeattempted then
    if kbashingAttack == "manifest destruction at" and firecurio and curiodamagetype ~= "fire" then
      send("curio activate "..firecurionumber, false)
      curiochangeattempted = true
    elseif kbashingAttack == "whip" and divinuscurio and mm.me.wielded[tostring(divinuswhipnumber)] and curiodamagetype ~= "divinus" then
      send("curio activate "..divinuscurionumber, false)
      curiochangeattempted = true
    elseif kbashingAttack == "whip" and excorablecurio and mm.me.wielded[tostring(excorablewhipnumber)] and curiodamagetype ~= "excorable" then
      send("curio activate "..excorablecurionumber, false)
      curiochangeattempted = true
    elseif kbashingAttack == "whip" and firecurio and mm.me.wielded[tostring(firewhipnumber)] and curiodamagetype ~= "fire" then
      send("curio activate "..firecurionumber, false)
      curiochangeattempted = true
    elseif kbashingAttack == "swing" and bluntcurio and curiodamagetype ~= "blunt" then
      send("curio activate "..bluntcurionumber, false)
      curiochangeattempted = true
    elseif kbashingAttack == "jab" and cuttingcurio and curiodamagetype ~= "cutting" then
      send("curio activate "..cuttingcurionumber, false)
      curiochangeattempted = true
     end
    tempTimer(1, [[curiochangeattempted = false]])
  end

   if mtarget_shielded and (kbashingAttack == "swing" or kbashingAttack == "jab") then
    send("raze " .. mtarget, false)
    send("swing " .. mtarget, false)
    tempTimer(1, [[checkForLostAttack()]])
    mtarget_shielded = false
    return
   elseif mtarget_shielded and useshieldbreakskill and kbashingAttack == "whip" then
    send(shieldbreakskill.." "..mtarget, false)
    tempTimer(1, [[checkForLostAttack()]])
    mtarget_shielded = false
    return
  end

  if (kbashingAttack == "swing" or kbashingAttack == "jab") then
    send(kbashingAttack .. " " .. mtarget, false)
    send(kbashingAttack .. " " .. mtarget, false)
    tempTimer(1, [[checkForLostAttack()]])
 else
 	send(kbashingAttack .. " " .. mtarget, false)
    tempTimer(1, [[checkForLostAttack()]])
  end
end

function kbashingattack()
  if canBash() then
    blunt = bluntweak[mtarget] or false
    fire = fireweak[mtarget] or false
    divinus = divinusweak[mtarget] or false
    excorable = excorableweak[mtarget] or false
    psychic = psychicweak[mtarget] or false
    cold = coldweak[mtarget] or false
    electric = electricweak[mtarget] or false
    cutting = cuttingweak[mtarget] or false
    poison = poisonweak[mtarget] or false
    asphyxiation = asphyxiationweak[mtarget] or false
    magic = magicweak[mtarget] or false
    if gmcp.Char.Vitals.beastbal == "1" then
      beastAction()
    end
    if not bashingfailsafe then
      karmAttacks()
      bashingfailsafe = true
      tempTimer(0.5, [[bashingfailsafe = false]])
    end
  end
end