Awaken Armour - Revision history

Hordes: /* Useful Info */

2025-10-22T17:16:32Z

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Hordes at 17:15, 22 October 2025

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NormalPerson7: Now called an echo

2025-05-11T21:19:18Z

Now called an echo

NormalPerson7: NormalPerson7 moved page Animate Armour to Awaken Armour

2025-05-11T21:18:48Z

NormalPerson7 moved page Animate Armour to Awaken Armour

NormalPerson7: 0.33

2025-05-11T21:17:51Z

0.33

Patrick2011b: +CBA per commit 1f958b4 and bump

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+CBA per commit 1f958b4 and bump

Hordes: /* Strategy */

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Patrick2011b: +CBA per commit 39fa310

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+CBA per commit 39fa310

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 *AC: <code>2 * base AC + enchantment</code>
 *Attack: Hits twice for <code> base AC + (base AC)^2 / 2</code> damage.<ref>{{source ref|0.33.0|mon-util.cc|2042}}</ref>
 *Extremely slow movement speed (33%)
 *Infinite [[willpower]]
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 *Gains resistances dependent on the base type and artefact properties.
-Other means of increasing [[AC]] not related to your body armour do not affect the spirit's stats.
+The multipliers from [[Deformed]] and [[form]]s are ignored. Other means of increasing [[AC]] not related to your body armour do not affect the spirit's stats.
 There is a cap of 1 echoed armour; casting the spell again will cause the old construct to very quickly time out.

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 *AC: <code>2 * base AC + enchantment</code>
 *Attack: Hits twice for <code> base AC + (base AC)^2 / 2</code> damage.<ref>{{source ref|0.33.0|mon-util.cc|2042}}</ref>
 *Extremely slow movement speed (33%)
 *Infinite [[willpower]]
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 This spell is meant primarily for melee-caster hybrids, giving you an extra ally in melee. Even when created using the heaviest armour, the summon is slow and relatively frail - it will not win too many battles alone.
-The armour's strength scales heavily with its AC; while a [[robe]] may hit twice for up to 4 damage, the relatively light [[fire dragon scales]] deals up to 40 damage per hit. A [[crystal plate armour]] can deal up to 112 damage ''twice'' - but the huge effort required to cast ''any'' spell in crystal plate could have been used on something more effective than creating a single slow ally. Meanwhile, [[quicksilver dragon scales]] synergize well: they have a high base AC, but very low encumbrance.
+The armour's strength scales heavily with its AC; while a [[robe]] may hit twice for up to 4 damage, the relatively light [[fire dragon scales]] deals up to 40 damage per hit. A [[crystal plate armour]] can deal up to 112 damage ''twice'' - but the huge effort required to cast this spell in crystal plate could have been used on something more effective than creating a single slow ally. Meanwhile, [[quicksilver dragon scales]] synergize well: they have a high base AC, but very low encumbrance.
 High-stat characters, such as [[Demigod]]s, [[Oni]], and worshippers of [[Cheibriados]], are the most likely to wear, and cast spells in, a suitable piece of armour. It is particularly effective for [[Mountain Dwarf|Mountain Dwarves]] whose spellcasting penalty from heavy armour is dramatically reduced. However, many characters can afford to use this on a mid-weight armour, such as [[swamp dragon scales|swamp]] or quicksilver dragon scales, effectively.

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 *HD: 15 + power/10
 *AC: <code>2 * base AC + enchantment</code>
-*Attack: Hits twice for <code> base AC + (base AC)^2 / 2</code> damage.<ref>{{source ref|0.33.0|mon-util.cc|2041}}</ref>
+*Attack: Hits twice for <code> base AC + (base AC)^2 / 2</code> damage.<ref>{{source ref|0.33.0|mon-util.cc|2042}}</ref>
 *Extremely slow movement speed (33%)
 *Infinite [[willpower]]

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 {{spell info}}
-'''Awaken Armour''' is a level 4 [[Earth]]/[[Forgecraft]] spell which brings forth your armour's spirit into battle as an '''animated armour'''. The heavier your armour, the stronger it will be.
+'''Awaken Armour''' is a level 4 [[Earth]]/[[Forgecraft]] spell which brings forth your armour's spirit into battle as an '''armour echo'''. The heavier your armour, the stronger it will be.
 ==Useful Info==

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 {{spell info}}
-'''Animate Armour''' is a level 4 [[Earth]]/[[Summonings]] spell which brings forth your armour's spirit into battle as an '''animated armour'''. The heavier your armour, the stronger it will be.
+'''Awaken Armour''' is a level 4 [[Earth]]/[[Forgecraft]] spell which brings forth your armour's spirit into battle as an '''animated armour'''. The heavier your armour, the stronger it will be.
 ==Useful Info==
-Summons an animated armour, which has stats dependent on the base [[AC]] of your body armour:
+Constructs an echoed version of your body armour:
-*HP: Base 40
+*HP: base 35
-*AC: <code>2 * AC</code>
+*HD: 15 + power/10
-*Attack: Hits twice for <code> AC + (AC * AC / 2)</code> damage.<ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|mon-util.cc|2147}}</ref>
+*AC: <code>2 * base AC + enchantment</code>
-*Extremely slow movement speed.
+*Attack: Hits twice for <code> base AC + (base AC)^2 / 2</code> damage.<ref>{{source ref|0.33.0|mon-util.cc|2041}}</ref>
 *Infinite [[willpower]]
 *Immunity to [[poison]] and [[negative energy]]
 *Is mindless and [[fly]]ing.
-*Gains innate resists dependent on the base type.
+*Gains resistances dependent on the base type and artefact properties.
-Other means of increasing [[AC]] (whether from the armour's [[enchantment]], [[mutation]]s, or being a [[Gargoyle]]) do not directly affect the spirit's stats.
+Other means of increasing [[AC]] not related to your body armour do not affect the spirit's stats.
-There is a summon cap of 1 animated armour; casting the spell again will cause the old summon to very quickly time out.
+There is a cap of 1 echoed armour; casting the spell again will cause the old construct to very quickly time out.
-[[Draconian]]s, [[Felid]]s, and [[Octopode]]s cannot use this spell, as they cannot wear body armour. Neither can players in an armour-melding [[Transformation|form]], though swapping forms or taking off your armour will not dispel the summon.
+[[Draconian]]s, [[Felid]]s, [[Octopode]]s, and [[Poltergeist]]s cannot use this spell, as they cannot wear body armour; neither can players in an armour-melding [[Transformation|form]], though swapping forms or taking off your armour will not dispel the summon.
 ==Strategy==
 This spell is meant primarily for melee-caster hybrids, giving you an extra ally in melee. Even when created using the heaviest armour, the summon is slow and relatively frail - it will not win too many battles alone.
-The armour's strength scales heavily with its base AC; while a [[robe]] may hit twice for up to 4 damage, the relatively light [[fire dragon scales]] deals up to 40 damage per hit. A [[crystal plate armour]] can deal up to 112 damage ''twice'' - but the huge effort required to cast ''any'' spell in crystal plate could have been used on something more effective than creating a single slow ally. Meanwhile, [[quicksilver dragon scales]] synergize well: they have a high base AC, but very low encumbrance.
+The armour's strength scales heavily with its AC; while a [[robe]] may hit twice for up to 4 damage, the relatively light [[fire dragon scales]] deals up to 40 damage per hit. A [[crystal plate armour]] can deal up to 112 damage ''twice'' - but the huge effort required to cast ''any'' spell in crystal plate could have been used on something more effective than creating a single slow ally. Meanwhile, [[quicksilver dragon scales]] synergize well: they have a high base AC, but very low encumbrance.
-High-stat characters, such as [[Demigod]]s, [[Oni]], and worshippers of [[Cheibriados]], are the most likely to wear, and cast spells in, a suitable piece of armour. However, many characters can afford to use this on a mid-weight armour, such as [[swamp dragon scales|swamp]] or quicksilver dragon scales, effectively.
+High-stat characters, such as [[Demigod]]s, [[Oni]], and worshippers of [[Cheibriados]], are the most likely to wear, and cast spells in, a suitable piece of armour. It is particularly effective for [[Mountain Dwarf|Mountain Dwarves]] whose spellcasting penalty from heavy armour is dramatically reduced. However, many characters can afford to use this on a mid-weight armour, such as [[swamp dragon scales|swamp]] or quicksilver dragon scales, effectively.
 ==History==
-{{CBA|0.33|this spell will be renamed '''Awaken Armour''' and become an Earth/[[Forgecraft]] spell. Also, the spell will copy your body armour in its entirety and always summon it adjacent to you. The base HP will be reduced to 35.}}
+*Prior to [[0.33]], this spell was called '''Animate Armour''', was level 4 [[Summoning]]/[[Earth]], and would summon a +0 copy of your current armour's base type instead of copying the enchantment and artefact properties.
 *Prior to [[0.32]], animated armours did not gain resists innate to their base type.
 *Prior to [[0.29]], animated armours did not [[fly]].

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 ==Strategy==
-This spell is meant primarily for melee-caster hybrids, giving you an extra ally in melee. Even when created using the heaviest armour, the summon is relatively frail and will not win too many battles alone. High-stat characters, such as [[Demigod]]s, [[Ogre]]s, and worshippers of [[Cheibriados]], are the most likely to wear, and cast in, a suitable piece of armour.
+This spell is meant primarily for melee-caster hybrids, giving you an extra ally in melee. High-stat characters, such as [[Demigod]]s, [[Ogre]]s, and worshippers of [[Cheibriados]], are the most likely to wear, and cast spells in, a suitable piece of armour.
 The armour's strength scales heavily with its base AC; while a [[robe]] may hit twice for up to 4 damage, the relatively light [[fire dragon scales]] deals up to 40 damage per hit. A [[crystal plate armour]] can deal up to 112 damage ''twice'' - but the huge effort required to cast ''any'' spell in crystal plate could have been used on something more effective than creating a single slow ally. Meanwhile, [[quicksilver dragon scales]] synergize well: they have a high base AC, but very low encumbrance.