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User:Palin

2012-12-20T21:05:23Z

Palin: Created page with "Actually a bad Crawl player, won five or so times but I usually keep dying from cockyness ;) --~~~~"

Actually a bad Crawl player, won five or so times but I usually keep dying from cockyness ;) --[[User:Palin|Palin]] 22:05, 20 December 2012 (CET)

CrawlWiki talk:Style guide

2012-12-20T21:04:40Z

Palin: /* Factual articles vs guides, separate them on different namespaces? */

== Factual articles vs guides, separate them on different namespaces? ==
My proposal for this is:

* Factual articles go on the main namespace
* Guides go in the guides namespace. These can be more subjective in their content.
* Specific tips on factual articles can remain on those articles, but they must be accepted by the general community.

Any comments on this setup? --[[User:Flun|Flun]] 16:47, 20 December 2012 (CET)

:Is there any way to add a "Strategy" tab like the Discussion one? Or something similar. My opinion is that if we want strategy completely separated by facts, the strategy section should be something integral with every page, like Discussion (any similar highlighted link in the main template should do, but a separate tab would shine). --[[User:Palin|Palin]] 22:04, 20 December 2012 (CET)

Saint Roka

2012-11-01T11:44:05Z

Palin: /* Tips & Tricks */ Holy wrath do nothing because of his holiness

{{monster
|name=Saint Roka
|glyph={{LightBlue|o}}
|flags={{Unique flag}}<br>{{Fighter flag}}<br>{{Warm blood flag}}<br>{{Spellcaster flag}}<br>{{Priest flag}}<br>{{Evil flag}}<br>{{Speaks flag}}
|resistances=None
|vulnerabilities={{Holy vulnerability}}, {{Orc slaying vulnerability}}
|max_chunks=4
|meat={{Contaminated corpse}}
|xp=8385
|holiness={{Natural}}
|magic_resistance=72
|hp_range=200
|avg_hp=200
|armour_class=3
|evasion=10
|habitat=land
|speed=10
|size={{Medium}}
|item_use={{Weapons armour}}
|attack1=35 ({{Hit type}}: {{Plain flavour}})
|attack2=
|attack3=
|attack4=
|hit_dice=18
|base_hp=4
|extra_hp=7
|fixed_hp=20
|intelligence={{Normal intelligence}}
|genus=orc
|species=orc
}}
{{Flavour|A mighty warlord. Some orcs even say he is the Chosen One of Beogh.}}

==Useful Info==
'''Saint Roka''' is a [[unique]] [[orc warlord]] of [[Beogh]] who leads a band of fellow [[list of orcs|orcs]] on a crusade for his god. He is a very powerful melee fighter, usually found wielding a powerful two-handed weapon and wearing a heavily enchanted [[plate armour]], but is a threat at range as well due to his smiting and the [[crossbow]] he occasionally spawns with.

Spells: [[Smite]]

==Location==
*[[The Dungeon]]:21-27
*The [[Elven Halls]]:2-5
*[[The Swamp]]:2-5
*[[The Snake Pit]]:2-5
*[[The Shoals]]:2-5
*[[The Vaults]]
*[[The Crypt]]
*The [[Hall of Blades]]
*[[The Tomb]]

==Tips & Tricks==
*His smite hurts a lot less than his glaive, so tackling him from range is less dangerous.
*Facing his entire force at once is often suicidal. Don't be afraid to show up, blast a few of his allies, and then flee to safety.
*Followers of Beogh may be able to convert Saint Roka to their cause, giving them an incredibly powerful permanent ally.

[[Category:Orc]]

Mephitic Cloud

2012-08-02T12:10:37Z

Palin: Added casting noise & spell noise as per Cocteau remarks.

{{version010}}
{{Spell
|name=Mephitic Cloud
|level=3
|school1={{Conjurations}}
|school2={{Poison Magic}}
|school3={{Air Magic}}
|spellnoise=15
|castingnoise=3
|sources=<div>
*[[Book of Clouds]]
*[[Book of Conjurations]]
*[[Book of Minor Magic]]
*[[Young Poisoner's Handbook]]
</div>
}}

{{Flavour|This spell conjures up a large but short-lived cloud of vile fumes.}}

'''Mephitic Cloud''' is a Level 3 [[Conjurations]]-[[Poison Magic|Poison]]-[[Air Magic]] spell that creates up to a 3x3 cloud of noxious fumes which will linger for several turns. It does not affect [[unbreathing]] creatures ([[undead]], [[nonliving]], and [[plants]]), nor those that are [[poison resistance|poison resistant]].

Any other creature caught in it will take a bit of poison-based damage, with a ''(21 - [[hit dice]]) in 21'' chance per turn to become [[confusion|confused]], unless the creature has [[clarity]]. Monsters with 22 hit dice or more have a flat 98% chance of not being affected.

The clouds stay a duration of 1d (spellpower / 50) turns.

This spell makes a very loud noise.

==Strategy==
This spell is found in multiple spell books, including several starter spellbooks. Despite how it can be blocked by two different resistances, it is very useful, even with minimal skill in the relevant magic schools. It is highly effective against most of the most dangerous monsters in the early to mid game, such as [[centaur]]s, spellcasting [[orc]]s, and [[yak]]s.

The [[confusion]] effect essentially disables creatures and allows you/your minions/your spells to kill them much more easily. The longer they spend in the cloud, the longer the victims will be confused. Alas, it will not affect undead or other poison-resistant enemies, but those can sometimes be distracted by attacks by their confused neighbors.

If you are poison resistant or are wearing an [[amulet of clarity]], you can use it anywhere without fear of affecting yourself. If surrounded, you can even target yourself.

Even if you're not poison resistant, Mephitic Cloud can be used against an adjacent enemy in most cases (aim at the *):

......... .........
...###... ....###..
...#*#... ....#*#..
...##Y... ....Y##..
....@.... ....@....
......... .........

By targeting diagonally beyond the yak, you can catch it in the cloud radius without catching yourself.

Also note that risking self-[[confusion]] is sometimes worth it. If worse comes to worst, you can always drink a [[potion of curing]] (which you might have been wanting to do anyway), and most enemies can't.

Since Mephitic Cloud can be targeted at an empty square, this increases its effective range by one, allowing you to catch an enemy just beyond its normal range. When facing distant enemies with dangerous ranged attacks (such as [[centaur]]s), a good strategy is to drop a cloud between you and them, then back away until they blunder into it.

==History==

In [[0.10]] Mephitic Cloud was changed to no longer guarantee a 3x3 cloud.

[[Category:Conjurations]]
[[Category:Poison Magic]]
[[Category:Air Magic]]
[[Category:Level 3 Spells]]

Category:Evil Gods

2012-01-26T19:54:03Z

Palin: pointed to a redirect to avoid to display #syntax

{{cat main|Evil gods}}

[[Category:Gods]]
[[Category:Evil]]

Arbitrary Unit of Mass

2011-09-22T10:22:27Z

Palin: Undo revision 23685 by Ularedmond (Talk) -> SPAM

The '''Arbitrary Unit of Mass''' (AUM for short) is the standard unit of weight in Crawl. It has no real-world equivalent, and item weights are generally assigned according to game balance rather than realism. Each point of [[Strength]] increases your carrying capacity by 30 aum.

[[Category:Game mechanics]] [[Category:World]]