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Hordes at 12:09, 19 January 2026

2026-01-19T12:09:28Z

Hordes: /* Apostle strategy */

2025-10-31T05:03:24Z

‎Apostle strategy

Hordes at 05:02, 31 October 2025

2025-10-31T05:02:20Z

Qqqqwe2: wrath notes

2025-02-10T19:58:21Z

wrath notes

Ge0ff: /* Given Abilities */ add how Invocations affects BfB

2024-12-01T14:03:00Z

‎Given Abilities: add how Invocations affects BfB

Patrick2011b: apostles scale with number, capped at XL

2024-11-20T06:39:33Z

apostles scale with number, capped at XL

Spudwalt at 08:19, 24 October 2024

2024-10-24T08:19:54Z

Spudwalt: expanded on apostle mechanics

2024-10-24T08:18:06Z

expanded on apostle mechanics

Ge0ff: /* Given Abilities */ + apostle spells

2024-09-10T17:24:00Z

‎Given Abilities: + apostle spells

Ge0ff at 19:39, 31 August 2024

2024-08-31T19:39:51Z

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	'''Beogh the Outcast''' is the god of the [[orc]]s and is considered an [[Evil#Evil_gods\|evil]] god.		'''Beogh the Outcast''' is the god of the [[orc]]s and is considered an [[Evil#Evil_gods\|evil]] god.
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		+	==Racial Restrictions==
		+	[[Demigod]]s cannot worship Beogh (or any other god). Also, characters who sacrificed love under [[Ru]] cannot join Beogh.

	==Appreciates==		==Appreciates==

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 Smite is nice as a source of "true damage" - it ignores line of fire and all defenses the enemy may have, enabling it to finish off weakened enemies while acting as a ranged attack. It can take out troublesome enemies on its own if you're willing to burn piety and spend enough XP on Invocations.
-===Apostle strategy==
+===Apostle strategy===
 Your apostles do not grow in strength. As you grow stronger and defeat mightier challengers, you may need to dismiss previous apostles to make room for more powerful ones.

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 *You will also lose piety (or incur [[penance]]) for the following:
 **Attacking allied orcs. (Be careful if you are confused!)
 ==Altar==
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 *'''Recall Apostles''' - You can instantly recall your orc apostles to your side. This ability is only available once you recruit an apostle, which can only be done at 3*, but will then subsequently remain available as long as you remain above 1*. (2 MP)
 '''[[Piety|Piety level **]]''': "Priest"
-*'''Smiting''' - You can [[smite]] any monster in view. Damage at 0 Invocation ranges from 9-12 (avg 10), and linearly scales to 9-72 (avg 40) at 27 Invocation. This is unavoidable, and cannot be reduced by any means. (3 MP, 2-3 piety)
+*'''Smiting''' - You can [[smite]] any monster in view. Damage at 0 Invocation ranges from 9-12 (avg 10), and linearly scales to 9-72 (avg 40) at 27 Invocation. This is unavoidable, ignores [[AC]], and cannot be resisted by any means, but does not affect enemy apostles. (3 MP, 2-3 piety)
 '''[[Piety|Piety level ***]]''': "Missionary"
 *'''Apostle challenges''' - As you gain experience, Beogh will send apostles to challenge you in battle, which can be either a warrior, wizard, or priest, with HP, equipment and spells scaling with the number of previous challenges, capped at your XL. Upon defeat, you may recruit them into your service as a permanent ally.
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 '''[[Piety|Piety level *****]]''': "Unifier"
 *'''Walk on water''' -  You can cross [[deep water]] as if it was normal floor. Water walking will never end before reaching land, so you won't drown even if your piety falls too low.
-*'''Blood for Blood''': Beogh will grant you a number of summoned orcish allies to surround you, over several turns. The summons will expire quickly once there are no more enemies in sight of the player. The ability summons <code>3 + 3 * Invocations / 4</code> high level orcs around the player immediately. The maximum number of orcs increases with Invocations too: <code>7 + 3 * Invocations / 4</code>. This ability can only be used while standing over the corpse of one of your apostles. (8 MP, 20-30 piety)
+*'''Blood for Blood''': Beogh will summon orcish allies over several turns, surrounding you. The summons will expire quickly once there are no more enemies in sight of the player. The ability summons <code>3 + 3 * Invocations / 4</code> high level orcs around the player immediately. The maximum number of orcs increases with Invocations too: <code>7 + 3 * Invocations / 4</code>. This ability can only be used while standing over the corpse of one of your apostles. (8 MP, 20-30 piety)
 '''[[Piety|Piety level ******]]''': "Messiah"
-*No new abilities
+*No new abilities.
 ==Apostles==
-When a challenge is issued, the challenger and any followers they may have will be placed nearby out of your line of sight. Challengers can track you similar to being [[Mark]]ed, are empowered by the Touch of Beogh (which grants them extra HP, damage, and spellpower), and are immune to your own Smite ability -- Beogh prefers you defeat challengers using your natural skills and leadership.
+When a challenge is issued, the challenger and any followers they may have will be placed nearby out of your line of sight. Challengers can track you similar to being [[Mark]]ed, are empowered by the Touch of Beogh (which grants them extra HP, damage, and spellpower), and are immune to your own Smite ability.
-Should a challenger be too powerful for you to defeat, you may refuse their challenge by leaving the current floor. This will dismiss the challenger, but place you under moderate [[penance]].
+Leaving the current floor will dismiss the challenger, but place you under moderate [[penance]].
 Challenges will not be issued before you reach [[Dungeon|D:6]], in [[portal]] vaults, on [[Zot:5]], during the [[orb run]], or if you are currently under penance.
-There are three types of apostle that may challenge you and be recruited.
+There are three types of apostle:
 * [[File:Orc apostle warrior.png]] '''Warriors''' are the toughest and most physically powerful apostles. They are most likely to get high-quality equipment.
 * [[File:Orc apostle priest.png]] '''Priests''' have moderate durability and power, and get support and/or summoning spells.
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 ==Strategy==
 Your apostles do not grow in strength. As you grow stronger and defeat mightier challengers, you may need to dismiss previous apostles to make room for more powerful ones.

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 '''Warriors''' are the least likely to have any spells. If they do have spells, they may know [[Battlecry]], and possibly one other spell useful in physical combat:
-*[[Haste]], [[Might]], [[Harpoon Shot]], [[Electrolunge]], [[Manifold Assault]], [[Injury Bond]].
+*[[Haste]], [[Might]], [[Harpoon Shot]], [[Vhi's Electrolunge]], [[Manifold Assault]], [[Injury Bond]].
 '''Wizards''' may know up to three spells -- up to two primary spells and one secondary. Their primary spells will often share a spell school (other than [[Conjurations]]):
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 Blasphemers against the word of Beogh find themselves assaulted by waves of orcish warriors, or by dancing electric weapons. Beogh may also simply smite such blasphemers – and when smiting true sinners, Beogh has a heavy hand indeed! Those who still worship Beogh will also find their followers regularly deserting them.}}
-During penance or following desertion, you'll occasionally experience one of the following forms of [[divine retribution]]:
+During penance or following desertion, you'll occasionally experience one of the following forms of [[divine retribution]]<ref>{{source ref|0.32.0|god-wrath.cc|827}}</ref>:
-*25%: Beogh smites you, potentially dealing very significant damage. If you are worshiping another god at this point, there is a piety/4 % chance that the new god will protect you from this.
+*25%: Beogh smites you, dealing damage that scales with your XL. This smiting can be very dangerous and potentially kill you if you are already heavily wounded.
-*13%: [[Durable summon|Durably summons]] 1-2 hostile [[dancing weapon]]s. These summoned weapon will be enchanted up to +2 and [[brand]]ed with [[electrocution]].
+*12.5%: [[Durable summon|Durably summons]] 1-2 hostile [[dancing weapon]]s. These summoned weapon will be enchanted up to +2 and [[brand]]ed with [[electrocution]]. The weapons sent will be weak (at most [[halberd]]s or [[great sword]]s) but can seriously injure lower-level characters.
-*25%: Followers around you have a chance to turn hostile (only if you're still a follower of Beogh).
+*62.5%: Sends forth an army of [[durably summoned]] orcs, led by a stronger, occasionally named orc, whose type depends on your experience level.
-*37% (62% if you changed religion): Sends forth an army of [[durably summoned]] orcs, led by a stronger, occasionally named orc, whose type depends on your experience level.
 ==Strategy==
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 *Prior to [[0.13]], hill orc [[priest]]s started with this religion.
 *Prior to [[0.12]], recalling orcish followers did not have any delay, but it was not able to recall orcish followers from other levels. Shared experience was added in 0.12.
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 ==Given Abilities==
 '''[[Piety|Piety level -]]''': "Convert"
-* No new abilities.
+*No new abilities.
 '''[[Piety|Piety level *]]''': "Proselytiser"
 *'''Chance to turn orcs neutral''' - Orcs encountered in the dungeon may turn neutral on sight or upon dealing sufficient damage, with chance increasing with piety. Neutral orcs will head for the nearest staircase and exit the Dungeon, leaving their equipment behind for you to use as you see fit.
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 *'''Apostle healing''' - Every time you deal damage to a monster, there is a chance Beogh will heal one of your apostles in sight.
 '''[[Piety|Piety level ****]]''': "Evangelist"
-* No new abilities.
+*No new abilities.
 '''[[Piety|Piety level *****]]''': "Unifier"
 *'''Walk on water''' -  You can cross [[deep water]] as if it was normal floor. Water walking will never end before reaching land, so you won't drown even if your piety falls too low.
-*'''Blood for Blood''': Beogh will grant you a number of summoned orcish allies to surround you, over several turns. The summons will expire quickly once there are no more enemies in sight of the player. This ability can only be used while standing over the corpse of one of your apostles. (8 MP, 20-30 piety)
+*'''Blood for Blood''': Beogh will grant you a number of summoned orcish allies to surround you, over several turns. The summons will expire quickly once there are no more enemies in sight of the player. The ability summons <code>3 + 3 * Invocations / 4</code> high level orcs around the player immediately. The maximum number of orcs increases with Invocations too: <code>7 + 3 * Invocations / 4</code>. This ability can only be used while standing over the corpse of one of your apostles. (8 MP, 20-30 piety)
 '''[[Piety|Piety level ******]]''': "Messiah"
-* No new abilities
+*No new abilities
 ==Apostles==

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 *'''Smiting''' - You can [[smite]] any monster in view. Damage at 0 Invocation ranges from 9-12 (avg 10), and linearly scales to 9-72 (avg 40) at 27 Invocation. This is unavoidable, and cannot be reduced by any means. (3 MP, 2-3 piety)
 '''[[Piety|Piety level ***]]''': "Missionary"
-*'''Apostle challenges''' - As you gain experience, Beogh will send apostles to challenge you in battle, which can be either a warrior, wizard, or priest, with HP, equipment and spells scaling with your XL. Upon defeat, you may recruit them into your service as a permanent ally.
+*'''Apostle challenges''' - As you gain experience, Beogh will send apostles to challenge you in battle, which can be either a warrior, wizard, or priest, with HP, equipment and spells scaling with the number of previous challenges, capped at your XL. Upon defeat, you may recruit them into your service as a permanent ally.
 **You may recruit up to three apostles at any one time. You may dismiss apostles at any time.
 **If one of your apostles dies, Beogh will revive them as you gain piety. The time to revival is reduced if you kill the monster that killed your apostle, indicated by the '''Vengeance''' status; monsters you have sworn Vengeance against will tend to hang around the corpse of your fallen apostle. All apostles are revived simultaneously as a unit -- if another apostle dies before the first is revived, the time until both will be revived will be extended.

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 {{version032}}
-[[File:Beogh altar.png]] ''"Drown the unbelievers in a sea of blood!"''
+[[File:Beogh altar.png]] "Show the world what it means to be an orc!"''
 {{flavour|A god of outcasts, pariahs, and the dispossessed, Beogh's altars are rarely found among those of other faiths, but their missionaries may always be sought by those looking for a place to belong. Worshippers will find many friends within the dungeon, and those who prove their strength to Beogh may gain lifelong companions the equal of any adventurer. To worship Beogh is to believe there is strength that transcends species and bloodline. To worship Beogh is to be an orc.
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 Beogh strongly dislikes it when you attack allied orcs.}}
-'''Beogh the Outcast''' is the god of the [[orc]]s, considered an [[Evil#Evil_gods|evil]] god.
+'''Beogh the Outcast''' is the god of the [[orc]]s and is considered an [[Evil#Evil_gods|evil]] god.
 ==Appreciates==

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 {{version032}}
 [[File:Beogh altar.png]] ''"Drown the unbelievers in a sea of blood!"''
-{{flavour|A god of outcasts, pariahs, and the dispossessed, Beogh's altars are rarely
+{{flavour|A god of outcasts, pariahs, and the dispossessed, Beogh's altars are rarely found among those of other faiths, but their missionaries may always be sought by those looking for a place to belong. Worshippers will find many friends within the dungeon, and those who prove their strength to Beogh may gain lifelong companions the equal of any adventurer. To worship Beogh is to believe there is strength that transcends species and bloodline. To worship Beogh is to be an orc.
-Worshippers will gain the power to call down Beogh's wrath upon their
+Worshippers will gain the power to call down Beogh's wrath upon their oppressors, and other orcs will start to see you as one of their own. Especially promising adherents will find themselves beset by rivals for Beogh's favour, but overcoming these trials without fleeing will gain you loyal companions whom Beogh will resurrect time and time again - just so long as you continue to fight and avenge in their name. A true chosen one may even rally an entire orcish army to avenge a wrongful death.
 Beogh likes it when you kill living beings, you destroy the undead, you kill demons, you kill holy beings, and you destroy nonliving beings. Beogh especially likes it when you kill the priests of other religions.
 Beogh strongly dislikes it when you attack allied orcs.}}
 '''Beogh the Outcast''' is the god of the [[orc]]s, considered an [[Evil#Evil_gods|evil]] god.
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 {{flavour|Beogh does not appreciate abandonment, and will call down fearful punishments on disloyal followers!
-Blasphemers against the word of Beogh find themselves assaulted by waves of
+Blasphemers against the word of Beogh find themselves assaulted by waves of orcish warriors, or by dancing electric weapons. Beogh may also simply smite such blasphemers – and when smiting true sinners, Beogh has a heavy hand indeed! Those who still worship Beogh will also find their followers regularly deserting them.}}
 During penance or following desertion, you'll occasionally experience one of the following forms of [[divine retribution]]:
 *25%: Beogh smites you, potentially dealing very significant damage. If you are worshiping another god at this point, there is a piety/4 % chance that the new god will protect you from this.
 *13%: [[Durable summon|Durably summons]] 1-2 hostile [[dancing weapon]]s. These summoned weapon will be enchanted up to +2 and [[brand]]ed with [[electrocution]].
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 ==Trivia==
-* In very ancient versions of ''Crawl'', comments in the code referring to orc priest smiting stated that they were channeling the wrath of B.O.G. (Brian's Orc God). This eventually evolved into the name, "Beogh."
+*In very ancient versions of ''Crawl'', comments in the code referring to orc priest smiting stated that they were channeling the wrath of B.O.G. (Brian's Orc God). This eventually evolved into the name, "Beogh."
-* Very rarely, an orc follower can be given the name "Judas".
+*Very rarely, an orc follower can be given the name "Judas".
 ==History==
-*Beogh was overhauled in [[0.32]]. Previously, they could only be worshipped by [[Hill Orc]]s, and rather than gaining permanent allies through apostle challenges, worshippers of Beogh would have a chance to turn orcs they encounter in the dungeon into permanent allies on sight, or upon bringing them near to death. Beogh would improve the equipment of these orcs over time above 4*, and the player could gift one piece of equipment of their own to each orc from 5*. Blood for Blood did not exist---instead, Beogh's 6* ability allowed the player to resurrect an orc for a large piety cost if they left a corpse.
+*Beogh was overhauled in [[0.32]]. Previously, they could only be worshipped by [[Hill Orc]]s, and rather than gaining permanent allies through apostle challenges, worshippers of Beogh would have a chance to turn orcs they encounter in the dungeon into permanent allies on sight, or upon bringing them near to death. Beogh would improve the equipment of these orcs over time above 4*, and the player could gift one piece of equipment of their own to each named orc from 5*. Blood for Blood did not exist---instead, Beogh's 6* ability allowed the player to resurrect an orc for a large piety cost if they left a corpse.
 *Prior to [[0.28]], orcs that were near-death received less HP on conversion.
 *Prior to [[0.27]], conversion occurred the turn after an Orc entered [[LOS]].