Bat Form - Revision history

Hordes: /* Useful Info */

2025-10-19T04:34:36Z

‎Useful Info

Hordes at 04:32, 19 October 2025

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Ge0ff: /* Strategy */ add Gr variant tile

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‎Strategy: add Gr variant tile

Spudwalt at 00:46, 21 October 2024

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Hordes: template

2022-07-04T13:03:48Z

template

Ge0ff: Add flavour and bump version

2022-06-15T15:53:04Z

Add flavour and bump version

Ge0ff: miscasts no longer transform the player into bad forms

2021-07-15T11:12:05Z

miscasts no longer transform the player into bad forms

Hordes at 12:07, 13 July 2021

2021-07-13T12:07:58Z

Hordes: vamp .24

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vamp .24

Spudwalt at 04:36, 14 May 2020

2020-05-14T04:36:27Z

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 ==Useful Info==
-A source of [[polymorph]] or [[chaos]] can turn the player into any bad form, including bat form.
+A source of [[polymorph]] or [[chaos]] can turn the player into any bad form, including Bat Form.
-In addition, players in [[Vampire Form]] have an ability to enter an improved version of Bat Form.
+In addition, players in [[Vampire Form]] have an ability to enter an improved version of Bat Form; the ability has an XP-gated cooldown.
 '''Offensive traits'''

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 {{flavour|You have been transformed into a swift-moving bat, increasing your evasion but substantially weakening your melee attacks.
 Any equipped weapons, armour and rings are melded, and you are unable to cast spells. The effectiveness of your melee attacks while in this form is based on experience level instead of on Unarmed Combat skill.}}
-[[File:Bat form.png]] '''Bat Form''' is a [[Vampire]] [[ability]] and a [[bad form]] which turns the player into a small and agile [[bat]]-like creature.
+[[File:Bat form.png]] '''Bat Form''' is an ability and [[bad form]] which turns the player into a small and agile [[bat]]-like creature.
-==Pros==
+==Useful Info==
-*Greatly increased movement speed (0.6 movement delay, i.e. [[spriggan]] speed)
+A source of [[polymorph]] or [[chaos]] can turn the player into any bad form, including bat form.
-*Tiny [[size]] (good evasion and stealth)
 *+5 [[Dexterity]]
 *[[Fly]]ing
-*[[Vampire]]s retain a 1-in-8 chance of a [[vampiric]] melee attack
+*Greatly increased movement speed (0.6 movement delay, i.e. [[spriggan]] speed)
-==Cons==
+'''Restrictions'''
 *Spellcasting is disabled
-*All equipment other than [[amulet]]s is melded
+*Melded gear: All equipment other than [[amulet]]s is melded
-==Sources==
+===Vampire Bat Form===
-You can acquire this ability in the following ways:
+If entering Bat Form through the Vampire Form ability, you gain a large EV bonus. In addition, the ability itself can surround you with a cloud of bats.
 ==Strategy==

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 {| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center"
-! Bat Form
+! Bat Form || Gargoyle
 |-
-| [[File:Bat transform.png]]
+| [[File:Bat transform.png]] || [[File:Bat transform gargoyle.png]]
 |}
 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.31]], [[Throw Klown Pie|Klown pies]] could polymorph the player, potentially into a bat.

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 {{flavour|You have been transformed into a swift-moving bat, increasing your evasion but substantially weakening your melee attacks.
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 *Weapons of [[chaos]] may polymorph the attacker or the defender.
 *[[Cloud]]s of chaos.
 ==Strategy==
-The most obvious use for Bat Form is for getting away from dangerous situations. Flying allows you to cross [[deep water]] or [[lava]], and the speed and evasion boosts make it easy to get away from melee opponents. Enemies with ranged attacks will still be a threat, particularly if they have unavoidable or [[smite]] attacks.
+The most obvious use for Bat Form is for getting away from dangerous situations. Flying allows you to cross [[deep water]] or [[lava]], and the speed and evasion boosts make it easy to get away from melee opponents. Enemies with ranged attacks will still be a threat, particularly if they have unavoidable or [[smite-targeted]] attacks.
 Alternatively, it can be used to [[kite]] opponents if you happen to have the right abilities. Invokable and Evokable abilities still function while in Bat Form, allowing you to use [[wand]]s and god-given abilities ([[Makhleb]]'s abilities are particularly useful as they don't cost piety). The [[Good_mutations#Fangs|Fangs]] mutation also adds to your Unarmed Combat damage, but bats usually don't want to be in melee.
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 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.25]], [[Transmutations]] [[miscast]]s could turn the player into a bat.
 *Prior to [[0.22]], Bat Form prevented the use of [[wand]]s.

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 Alternatively, it can be used to [[kite]] opponents if you happen to have the right abilities. Invokable and Evokable abilities still function while in Bat Form, allowing you to use [[wand]]s and god-given abilities ([[Makhleb]]'s abilities are particularly useful as they don't cost piety). The [[Good_mutations#Fangs|Fangs]] mutation also adds to your Unarmed Combat damage, but bats usually don't want to be in melee.
 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.25]], [[Transmutations]] [[miscast]]s could turn the player into a bat.
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 *Prior to [[0.15]], drawing the [[Flight card]] could result in Bat Form.
 *Before their removal, the Breathe Fire and Spit Poison mutations also functioned in Bat Form.
 [[Category:Abilities]][[Category:Status effects]]
-[[Category:Transformation]]
+{{Forms}}

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-[[File:Bat form.png]] '''Bat Form''' is [[Vampire]] [[ability]] and a [[bad form]] which turns the player into a small and agile [[bat]]-like creature.
+Any equipped weapons, armour and rings are melded, and you are unable to cast spells. The effectiveness of your melee attacks while in this form is based on experience level instead of on Unarmed Combat skill.}}
 ==Pros==
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 *Spellcasting is disabled
 *All equipment other than [[amulet]]s is melded
-*[[Unarmed Combat]] base damage is 1+UC, instead of 3+UC
+*[[Unarmed Combat]] base damage is <code>1 + UC</code>
 *0 [[AC]]
 ==Sources==
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 *Prior to [[0.25]], [[Transmutations]] [[miscast]]s could turn the player into a bat.
 *Prior to [[0.22]], Bat Form prevented the use of [[wand]]s.
-*Prior to [[0.20]], Bat Form's [[Unarmed Combat]] base damage was 1+UC/5 for non-Vampires and 2+UC for [[Vampires]]. It also came with a -40% lower attack delay.
+*Prior to [[0.20]], Bat Form's [[Unarmed Combat]] base damage was <code>1 + UC/5</code> for non-Vampires and <code>2 + UC</code> for [[Vampires]]. It also came with a -40% lower attack delay.
-*Prior to [[0.19]], players could not quaff potions or open doors in Bat Form. Also, being in Bat Form reduced [[hunger]] rate to 1
+*Prior to [[0.19]], players could not quaff potions or open doors in Bat Form. Also, being in Bat Form reduced [[hunger]] rate to 1.
-*Prior to [[0.18]], Bat Form also had a -5 Str penalty.
+*Prior to [[0.18]], Bat Form had a -5 Str penalty. Also, the effectiveness of [[Vampire]]'s vampiric bite was reduced while in Bat Form: they got 50% less hit points and nutrition from biting monsters with blood.
 *Prior to [[0.16]], drawing the [[Metamorphosis card]] could result in Bat Form.
 *Prior to [[0.15]], drawing the [[Flight card]] could result in Bat Form.

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	[[File:Bat form.png]] '''Bat Form''' is [[Vampire]] [[ability]] and a [[bad form]] which turns the player into a small and agile [[bat]]-like creature.		[[File:Bat form.png]] '''Bat Form''' is [[Vampire]] [[ability]] and a [[bad form]] which turns the player into a small and agile [[bat]]-like creature.

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 *[[Unarmed Combat]] base damage is 1+UC, instead of 3+UC
 *0 [[AC]]
-*[[Vampire]]s recover less hit points and nutrition (-50%) when they bite monsters with blood
+*[[Vampire]]s recover 50% less hit points when they bite monsters with blood
 ==Sources==
 You can acquire this ability in the following ways:
-*[[Vampire]]s gain access to Bat Form at level 3 through their unique Bat Form ability. This transformation is disabled while Alive and does not time out.
+*[[Vampire]]s gain access to Bat Form at level 3 when Bloodless through their unique Bat Form ability.
 *[[Jiyva]] may induce Bat Form (along with a vicious dose of [[magic contamination]]) at random as divine punishment.
 *Being affected by a beam of [[polymorph]].
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 *[[Transmutations]] [[miscast]]s.
 *[[Cloud]]s of chaos.
 ==Strategy==