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Mercenary card

2015-04-09T18:10:52Z

Ashizen:

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Drawing the '''Mercenary card''' will immediately generate a durably summoned mercenary which will offer you its services for a fee. The fee is roughly equal to the monster's [[XP]] value, plus or minus 15 percent. A hired mercenary will be friendly, but if the player cannot or chooses not to purchase the ally, it will be hostile.

The mercenary is a durably summoned monster, which means that it is worth no experience, can't be abjured, never times out, and will not leave a corpse or any equipment behind upon death. However, they increase in strength as they deal the killing blow against enemies, and can grow into a more powerful creature after it gains enough experience. This is the list of possible mercenaries in ascending order of power:

*{{Yellow|K}} [[File:Big kobold.png]] [[Big kobold]]
*{{LightRed|m}} [[File:Merfolk_(monster).png]] [[Merfolk]] -> grows into [[Merfolk_impaler | Merfolk Impaler]]
*{{Green|N}} [[File:Naga_(monster).png]] [[Naga]] -> grows into either [[Naga_warrior| Naga Warrior]] or [[Naga_mage | Naga Mage]] and then into [[Greater naga]]
*{{LightBlue|H}} [[File:tengu_(monster).png]] [[Tengu_(monster)|Tengu]] -> grows into either a [[Tengu_conjurer|Tengu Conjurer]] or [[Tengu_warrior|Tengu Warrior]] and then into [[Tengu_reaver|Tengu Reaver]]
*{{Blue|e}} [[File:Deep elf conjurer.png]] [[Deep elf conjurer]] -> grows into [[Deep elf annihilator]]
*{{Cyan|o}} [[File:orc knight.png]] [[Orc knight]] -> grows into [[Orc_warlord|Orc Warlord]]
*{{Brown|6}} [[File:demonspawn_(monster).png]] A random base [[List_of_demonspawn|demonspawn]]
*{{Magenta|O}} [[File:ogre mage.png]] [[Ogre mage]]
*{{LightRed|H}} [[File:minotaur.png]] [[Minotaur_(monster)|Minotaur]]
*{{Brown|d}} [[File:Draconian_(monster).png]] [[Draconian_(monster)| Draconian]] -> grows into a random colored [[List_of_draconians |Draconian]]
*{{LightCyan|e}} [[File:Deep_elf_blademaster.png]] [[Deep elf blademaster]]

High card power increases the chances of getting a stronger mercenary.

==History==
Prior to [[0.15]], the list of possible mercenaries, in ascending order of power, was as follows:

*Big kobold
*Merfolk
*Naga
*Tengu
*Orc knight
*Centaur warrior
*Spriggan rider
*Ogre mage
*Minotaur
*Random base draconian
*Deep elf blademaster

The Mercenary card was added in [[0.11]], and could be found in the following [[Decks|decks]] over the past several versions.

{| class="prettytable"
![[0.11]]
![[0.12]]
![[0.13]]
![[0.14]]
![[0.15]]
![[trunk]]
|----
!style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-weight:normal"|
[[Deck of changes|Changes]]
 [[Deck of defence|Defence]]
 [[Deck of war|War]]
!style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-weight:normal"|
[[Deck of changes|Changes]]
 [[Deck of defence|Defence]]
 [[Deck of war|War]]
!style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-weight:normal"|
[[Deck of changes|Changes]]
 [[Deck of defence|Defence]]
 [[Deck of war|War]]
!style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-weight:normal"|
[[Deck of changes|Changes]]
 [[Deck of defence|Defence]]
 [[Deck of war|War]]
!style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-weight:normal"|
[[Deck of changes|Changes]]
 [[Deck of wonders|Wonders]]
!style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-weight:normal"|
[[Deck of changes|Changes]]
 [[Deck of wonders|Wonders]]
|----
|}

==See also==
*[[Cards]]
*[[Decks]]

[[Category: Deck]]

Mercenary card

2015-04-09T18:09:38Z

Ashizen: Added mercenery evolution / growths and cleanup

{{Version016}}
Drawing the '''Mercenary card''' will immediately generate a durably summoned mercenary which will offer you its services for a fee. The fee is roughly equal to the monster's [[XP]] value, plus or minus 15 percent. A hired mercenary will be friendly, but if the player cannot or chooses not to purchase the ally, it will be hostile.

The mercenary is a durably summoned monster, which means that it is worth no experience, can't be abjured, never times out, and will not leave a corpse or any equipment behind upon death. However, they grow in strength as they deal the killing blow against enemies, and may grow into a more powerful creature as it gains experience. This is the list of possible mercenaries in ascending order of power:

*{{Yellow|K}} [[File:Big kobold.png]] [[Big kobold]]
*{{LightRed|m}} [[File:Merfolk_(monster).png]] [[Merfolk]] -> grows into [[Merfolk_impaler | Merfolk Impaler]]
*{{Green|N}} [[File:Naga_(monster).png]] [[Naga]] -> grows into either [[Naga_warrior| Naga Warrior]] or [[Naga_mage | Naga Mage]] and then into [[Greater naga]]
*{{LightBlue|H}} [[File:tengu_(monster).png]] [[Tengu_(monster)|Tengu]] -> grows into either a [[Tengu_conjurer|Tengu Conjurer]] or [[Tengu_warrior|Tengu Warrior]] and then into [[Tengu_reaver|Tengu Reaver]]
*{{Blue|e}} [[File:Deep elf conjurer.png]] [[Deep elf conjurer]] -> grows into [[Deep elf annihilator]]
*{{Cyan|o}} [[File:orc knight.png]] [[Orc knight]] -> grows into [[Orc_warlord|Orc Warlord]]
*{{Brown|6}} [[File:demonspawn_(monster).png]] A random base [[List_of_demonspawn|demonspawn]]
*{{Magenta|O}} [[File:ogre mage.png]] [[Ogre mage]]
*{{LightRed|H}} [[File:minotaur.png]] [[Minotaur_(monster)|Minotaur]]
*{{Brown|d}} [[File:Draconian_(monster).png]] [[Draconian_(monster)| Draconian]] -> grows into a random colored [[List_of_draconians |Draconian]]
*{{LightCyan|e}} [[File:Deep_elf_blademaster.png]] [[Deep elf blademaster]]

High card power increases the chances of getting a stronger mercenary.

==History==
Prior to [[0.15]], the list of possible mercenaries, in ascending order of power, was as follows:

*Big kobold
*Merfolk
*Naga
*Tengu
*Orc knight
*Centaur warrior
*Spriggan rider
*Ogre mage
*Minotaur
*Random base draconian
*Deep elf blademaster

The Mercenary card was added in [[0.11]], and could be found in the following [[Decks|decks]] over the past several versions.

{| class="prettytable"
![[0.11]]
![[0.12]]
![[0.13]]
![[0.14]]
![[0.15]]
![[trunk]]
|----
!style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-weight:normal"|
[[Deck of changes|Changes]]
 [[Deck of defence|Defence]]
 [[Deck of war|War]]
!style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-weight:normal"|
[[Deck of changes|Changes]]
 [[Deck of defence|Defence]]
 [[Deck of war|War]]
!style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-weight:normal"|
[[Deck of changes|Changes]]
 [[Deck of defence|Defence]]
 [[Deck of war|War]]
!style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-weight:normal"|
[[Deck of changes|Changes]]
 [[Deck of defence|Defence]]
 [[Deck of war|War]]
!style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-weight:normal"|
[[Deck of changes|Changes]]
 [[Deck of wonders|Wonders]]
!style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-weight:normal"|
[[Deck of changes|Changes]]
 [[Deck of wonders|Wonders]]
|----
|}

==See also==
*[[Cards]]
*[[Decks]]

[[Category: Deck]]