Atropa - Revision history

Patrick2011b: -CBA

2024-09-06T00:39:56Z

-CBA

Patrick2011b: +CBA and bump; in stable, players can't be blinded, but commit 369c5d7 allows players to be blinded

2024-06-21T04:13:33Z

+CBA and bump; in stable, players can't be blinded, but commit 369c5d7 allows players to be blinded

Ge0ff at 14:06, 20 July 2022

2022-07-20T14:06:17Z

Spudwalt: Updoot, clarify

2022-07-13T22:15:54Z

Updoot, clarify

Ge0ff: Add a formula for the chance of affecting monsters with darts; un-stub

2020-01-17T13:04:11Z

Add a formula for the chance of affecting monsters with darts; un-stub

Spudwalt: created article; needs some actual numbers for the chances of affecting things

2020-01-12T03:24:34Z

created article; needs some actual numbers for the chances of affecting things

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{{flavour|It is tipped with a substance that causes blindness and brief confusion.}}

'''Atropa''' is a [[brand]] found only on [[dart]]s. When struck with an atropa-tipped dart, the target will be [[blind]]ed and may become [[confusion|confused]]; the blindness will last longer than the confusion.

Unlike most brands, atropa's effectiveness is determined by the player's skill in [[Throwing]] and [[Stealth]], and resisted by the target's [[hit dice]].

==Strategy==
Atropa is probably most effective when used for setting up [[stab]]bing opportunities, but any fight is made easier if your opponent can't see you or think straight.

Atropa works well enough on early threats like [[list of gnolls|gnolls]] or [[orc warrior]]s, but without investment in Throwing and/or Stealth, these darts will be mostly useless on monsters by the time you reach the [[Lair]].

==Trivia==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atropa Atropa] refers to a genus of poisonous plants, the most well-known of which is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atropa_belladonna Belladonna] (a.k.a. Deadly Nightshade).

==History==
Atropa was introduced in [[0.24]], replacing the old [[confusion (brand)|confusion]] brand found on [[needle]]s.

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-'''Atropa''' is a [[brand]] found only on [[dart]]s. When a monster is struck with an atropa-tipped dart, it will be [[blind]]ed and may become [[confusion|confused]]; the blindness will last longer than the confusion. Players will only be confused.
+'''Atropa''' is a [[brand]] found only on [[dart]]s. When a creature is struck with an atropa-tipped dart, it will be [[blind]]ed and may become [[confusion|confused]]; the blindness will last longer than the confusion.
 Unlike most brands, atropa's effectiveness is determined by the player's skill in [[Throwing]] and [[Stealth]], and resisted by the target's [[hit dice]]:
-*For monsters with [[HD]] < 15, there is an initial fixed 3% chance of success;
+*The chance is <code>100 - 100 * (HD - 2) / (4 + pow)</code>, where <code>pow = (Throwing + Stealth) * 2 / 3</code><ref>{{source ref|0.32.0|throw.cc|249}}</ref>.
-*Otherwise, the chance is <code>100 - 100 * (HD - 2) / (4 + pow)</code>, where <code>pow = (Throwing + Stealth) * 2 / 3</code><ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|throw.cc|252}}</ref>.
+*For monsters with [[HD]] < 15, there is a 3% chance to succeed anyway even if the above chance fails.
 ==Strategy==
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 ==History==
-{{CBA|0.32|atropa-tipped darts will be able to blind players.}}
+*Prior to [[0.32]], atropa-tipped darts couldn't blind players.
 *Atropa was introduced in [[0.24]], replacing the old [[confusion (brand)|confusion]] brand found on [[needle]]s.

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 {{flavour|It is tipped with a substance that causes blindness and brief confusion.}}
-'''Atropa''' is a [[brand]] found only on [[dart]]s. When struck with an atropa-tipped dart, the target will be [[blind]]ed and may become [[confusion|confused]]; the blindness will last longer than the confusion.
+'''Atropa''' is a [[brand]] found only on [[dart]]s. When a monster is struck with an atropa-tipped dart, it will be [[blind]]ed and may become [[confusion|confused]]; the blindness will last longer than the confusion. Players will only be confused.
 Unlike most brands, atropa's effectiveness is determined by the player's skill in [[Throwing]] and [[Stealth]], and resisted by the target's [[hit dice]]:
 *For monsters with [[HD]] < 15, there is an initial fixed 3% chance of success;
-*Otherwise, the chance is <code>100 - 100 * (HD - 2) / (4 + pow)</code>, where <code>pow = (Throwing + Stealth) * 2 / 3</code><ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|throw.cc|243}}</ref>.
+*Otherwise, the chance is <code>100 - 100 * (HD - 2) / (4 + pow)</code>, where <code>pow = (Throwing + Stealth) * 2 / 3</code><ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|throw.cc|252}}</ref>.
 ==Strategy==
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 ==History==
-Atropa was introduced in [[0.24]], replacing the old [[confusion (brand)|confusion]] brand found on [[needle]]s.
+{{CBA|0.32|atropa-tipped darts will be able to blind players.}}
 ==References==

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 Unlike most brands, atropa's effectiveness is determined by the player's skill in [[Throwing]] and [[Stealth]], and resisted by the target's [[hit dice]]:
 *For monsters with [[HD]] < 15, there is an initial fixed 3% chance of success;
-*Otherwise, the chance is <code>100 - 100 * (HD - 2) / (4 + pow)</code>, where <code>pow = (Throwing + Stealth) * 2 / 3</code><ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|throw.cc|234}}</ref>.
+*Otherwise, the chance is <code>100 - 100 * (HD - 2) / (4 + pow)</code>, where <code>pow = (Throwing + Stealth) * 2 / 3</code><ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|throw.cc|243}}</ref>.
 ==Strategy==

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 Unlike most brands, atropa's effectiveness is determined by the player's skill in [[Throwing]] and [[Stealth]], and resisted by the target's [[hit dice]]:
-*there is a fixed 3% chance to affect a monster with [[HD]] < 15;
+*For monsters with [[HD]] < 15, there is an initial fixed 3% chance of success;
-*otherwise, the chance is <code>100 - 100 * (HD - 2) / (4 + pow)</code>, where <code>pow = (Throwing + Stealth) * 2 / 3</code><ref>{{source ref|0.24.0|throw.cc|320}}</ref>.
+*Otherwise, the chance is <code>100 - 100 * (HD - 2) / (4 + pow)</code>, where <code>pow = (Throwing + Stealth) * 2 / 3</code><ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|throw.cc|234}}</ref>.
 ==Strategy==