Animate Skeleton - Revision history

Ge0ff: 0.28 flavour

2022-10-11T20:55:15Z

0.28 flavour

Hordes at 19:16, 23 August 2022

2022-08-23T19:16:26Z

Hordes at 06:55, 24 May 2022

2022-05-24T06:55:14Z

Hordes at 08:34, 26 March 2022

2022-03-26T08:34:35Z

Hordes at 08:34, 26 March 2022

2022-03-26T08:34:25Z

Ge0ff: Mention HD scaling

2021-04-14T19:41:05Z

Mention HD scaling

Ge0ff: Update to 0.26

2021-04-14T19:27:15Z

Update to 0.26

MichaelH: Updated to be listed as current with 0.22 after checking master changelog for changes.

2018-10-19T17:00:30Z

Updated to be listed as current with 0.22 after checking master changelog for changes.

NormalPerson7: Update to 0.21

2018-02-23T18:47:00Z

Update to 0.21

Spudwalt at 15:46, 7 February 2018

2018-02-07T15:46:01Z

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 '''Animate Skeleton''' is a level 1 [[Necromancy]] spell that animates a single non-animate, non-demonic [[skeleton]] to serve you as a mindless [[skeleton (monster)|undead slave]]. The caster should have a skeleton or skeleton-bearing [[corpse]] nearby in order for the spell to work. If there are multiple corpses nearby when you cast the spell, the closest of them will be chosen.
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 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.26]], the lifespan of skeletons didn't depend on spellpower and was longer. Also, the player had to stand on a corpse to use this spell.
 *Prior to [[0.16]], it could be combined with [[Sublimation of Blood]] to rapidly turn fallen foes into [[MP]] mid-fight.
 *Prior to [[0.12]], this spell was quite useful for characters wielding cursed blunt weapons, blunt weapons of [[vampiricism]], or blunt weapons of [[distortion]].
 *Prior to [[0.8]], the spell took longer than the 1 turn it now takes to butcher and animate the skeleton.

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 [[HD]] of skeletons depends on the [[spellpower]]: <code>minion_hd = mons_hd * (100 + pow) / 300</code>. This means that at the max spellpower skeletons will have 1/2 of their original HD.
-[[Necromancer]]s begin with this spell in their libraries. [[Kikubaaqudgha]] will also always gift this spell at 3* of piety.
+[[Necromancer]]s begin with this spell in their libraries. [[Kikubaaqudgha]] will also always gift this spell at 1* of piety.
 ==Strategy==

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	[[HD]] of skeletons depends on the [[spellpower]]: <code>minion_hd = mons_hd * (100 + pow) / 300</code>. This means that at the max spellpower skeletons will have 1/2 of their original HD.		[[HD]] of skeletons depends on the [[spellpower]]: <code>minion_hd = mons_hd * (100 + pow) / 300</code>. This means that at the max spellpower skeletons will have 1/2 of their original HD.
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		+	[[Necromancer]]s begin with this spell in their libraries. [[Kikubaaqudgha]] will also always gift this spell at 3* of piety.

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-'''Animate Skeleton''' is a level 1 [[Necromancy]] spell that animates a single non-animate, non-demonic [[skeleton]] to serve you as a mindless [[skeleton (monster)|undead slave]]. The caster must be standing on a skeleton or skeleton-bearing [[corpse]] in order for the spell to work. Because the spell is capable of summoning a skeleton directly out of a corpse, producing a pile of [[chunk]]s in the process, it is essentially a faster, superior method of butchering. Manually butchering a corpse only occasionally produces a skeleton, so casters with Animate Skeleton should only do so if they have no intent of creating a minion. If there are multiple corpses at your feet when you cast the spell, one of them will be chosen at random.
+'''Animate Skeleton''' is a level 1 [[Necromancy]] spell that animates a single non-animate, non-demonic [[skeleton]] to serve you as a mindless [[skeleton (monster)|undead slave]]. The caster should have a skeleton or skeleton-bearing [[corpse]] nearby in order for the spell to work. If there are multiple corpses nearby when you cast the spell, the closest of them will be chosen.
 ==Strategy==
 As a means of reanimating corpses, Animate Skeleton is cheaper than but inferior to [[Animate Dead]], since the latter can produce stronger [[zombie]]s and attempts to animate everything in sight. Necromancers, especially worshipers of [[Kikubaaqudgha]] that can receive corpses reliably, may benefit from its synergy with [[Simulacrum]] by creating multiple simulacra of large monsters from the chunks.
-As a level-1 spell however, Animate Skeleton is a cheap strategic addition to any character not forbidden from Necromancy.  It produces long-lasting minions, some of them weapon-carrying, without forgoing chunks from their corpses.  This could be especially relevant for characters who are not otherwise benefiting from minions (who can block LOS against ranged attackers, enable distraction stabs, aid in escape, and generally take some attention off the player).
+As a level-1 spell however, Animate Skeleton is a cheap strategic addition to any character not forbidden from Necromancy. With high [[spellpower]], it produces long-lasting minions, some of them weapon-carrying. This could be especially relevant for characters who are not otherwise benefiting from minions (who can block LOS against ranged attackers, enable distraction stabs, aid in escape, and generally take some attention off the player).
 Some physical [[attack flavour]]s are retained: skeletons of constricting monsters can constrict, hydra skeletons bite multiple times and elephant skeletons trample, however damage brands will not be retained.
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 ==History==
-Prior to [[0.16]], it was cominable with [[Sublimation of Blood]] to rapidly turning fallen foes into [[MP]] mid-fight.
+*Prior to [[0.26]], the lifespan of skeletons didn't depend on spell power and was longer. Also, the player had to stand on a corpse to use this spell.
+*Prior to [[0.16]], it could be combined with [[Sublimation of Blood]] to rapidly turn fallen foes into [[MP]] mid-fight.
-Prior to [[0.12]], this spell was quite useful for characters wielding cursed blunt weapons, blunt weapons of [[vampiricism]], or blunt weapons of [[distortion]].
+*Prior to [[0.12]], this spell was quite useful for characters wielding cursed blunt weapons, blunt weapons of [[vampiricism]], or blunt weapons of [[distortion]].
+*Prior to [[0.8]], the spell took longer than the 1 turn it now takes to butcher and animate the skeleton.

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 As a level-1 spell however, Animate Skeleton is a cheap strategic addition to any character not forbidden from Necromancy.  It produces long-lasting minions, some of them weapon-carrying, without forgoing chunks from their corpses.  This could be especially relevant for characters who are not otherwise benefiting from minions (who can block LOS against ranged attackers, enable distraction stabs, aid in escape, and generally take some attention off the player).
-Many physical specials are retained: skeletons of constricting monsters can constrict, hydra skeletons multibite, elephant skeletons trample, etc.
+Some physical [[attack flavour]]s are retained: skeletons of constricting monsters can constrict, hydra skeletons bite multiple times and elephant skeletons trample, however damage brands will not be retained.
 Control-F 'corpse' will find all possible targets for this spell that currently exist, both corpses and skeletalized remains.

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 ==See Also==
 *[[Derived undead]]
 ==History==