Box of beasts - Revision history

Hordes at 04:55, 3 November 2025

2025-11-03T04:55:20Z

Hordes at 04:54, 3 November 2025

2025-11-03T04:54:44Z

Patrick2011b: bump and reformat HD formula

2024-06-18T01:03:56Z

bump and reformat HD formula

Hordes at 05:09, 7 June 2023

2023-06-07T05:09:15Z

Hordes: version bump, no major changes

2023-06-07T05:07:45Z

version bump, no major changes

Hordes: {{Evocables}}

2021-07-12T00:03:13Z

Ge0ff: Update to 0.26

2021-03-10T17:34:11Z

Update to 0.26

Ge0ff: Bump version

2020-09-23T17:52:15Z

Bump version

Spudwalt: /* History */ crystal ballin'

2020-09-20T02:16:16Z

‎History: crystal ballin'

Ge0ff: The destruction rate is 1/3, oops

2018-05-08T18:57:51Z

The destruction rate is 1/3, oops

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 A '''box of beasts''' is a [[evocable items|miscellaneous magic item]] which can summon an irregular, albeit friendly, monster, classified generally as a mutant beast. The box of beasts becomes empty after one use; it can be recharged by gaining experience.
-It is [[item set|mutually exclusive]] with the [[sack of spider]]s.
+It is [[item set|mutually exclusive]] with the [[sack of spiders]].
 ==Mutant Beast==

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 As far as anyone knows, all beasts have exactly two of these traits.}}
-A '''box of beasts''' is a [[evocable items|miscellaneous magic item]] which can summon an irregular, albeit friendly, monster, classified generally as a mutant beast.
+A '''box of beasts''' is a [[evocable items|miscellaneous magic item]] which can summon an irregular, albeit friendly, monster, classified generally as a mutant beast. The box of beasts becomes empty after one use; it can be recharged by gaining experience.
-The box of beasts becomes empty after one use; it can be recharged by gaining experience. Like with other miscellaneous evocables, only 1 box of beasts will spawn in a given game.
+It is [[item set|mutually exclusive]] with the [[sack of spider]]s.
 ==Mutant Beast==

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 As far as anyone knows, all beasts have exactly two of these traits.}}
-A '''box of beasts''' is a miscellaneous magic item which can summon an irregular, albeit friendly, monster, classified generally as a mutant beast.
+A '''box of beasts''' is a [[evocable items|miscellaneous magic item]] which can summon an irregular, albeit friendly, monster, classified generally as a mutant beast.
 The box of beasts becomes empty after one use; it can be recharged by gaining experience. Like with other miscellaneous evocables, only 1 box of beasts will spawn in a given game.
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 *Primal (HD 27) (40 damage)
-[[HD]] of mutant beasts is roughly {{crawlquote|(Evocations skill + 1d7 - 1d7), rounded up to the nearest tier & capped at 27.}}
+[[HD]] of mutant beasts is roughly <code>(Evocations skill + 1d7 - 1d7)</code>, rounded up to the nearest tier & capped at 27.
 ==History==

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 A '''box of beasts''' is a miscellaneous magic item which can summon an irregular, albeit friendly, monster, classified generally as a mutant beast.
-The box of beasts becomes empty after one use; it can be recharged by gaining experience.
+The box of beasts becomes empty after one use; it can be recharged by gaining experience. Like with other miscellaneous evocables, only 1 box of beasts will spawn in a given game.
 ==Mutant Beast==

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 A '''box of beasts''' is a miscellaneous magic item which can summon an irregular, albeit friendly, monster, classified generally as a mutant beast.
-The box becomes empty after one use and can be recharged only by gaining experience while it is in the player's possession. Carrying multiple boxes is no more useful than carrying one, since evoking one causes all boxes, both carried and stashed, to become temporarily inert.
+The box of beasts becomes empty after one use; it can be recharged by gaining experience.
 ==Mutant Beast==

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	*Prior to [[0.13]] this item summoned individual (non-chimera) monsters.		*Prior to [[0.13]] this item summoned individual (non-chimera) monsters.
	*Prior to [[0.9]], it appeared as a '''small ebony casket''' while unidentified.		*Prior to [[0.9]], it appeared as a '''small ebony casket''' while unidentified.
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-{{flavour|A box filled with the bizarre leftovers of a depraved wizard's magical experimentations. Opening it might set loose a friendly mutant beast: bizarre creatures, each with their own combination of traits. Increased skill with Evocations will allow stronger beasts to be released. There is a one in three chance of accidentally destroying the box when using it.
+{{flavour|A box filled with the bizarre leftovers of a depraved wizard's magical experimentations. Opening it might set loose a friendly mutant beast: bizarre creatures, each with their own combination of traits. Increased skill with Evocations will allow stronger beasts to be released.
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 There are six known traits:
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 As far as anyone knows, all beasts have exactly two of these traits.}}
-A '''box of beasts''' is a miscellaneous magic item which can summon an irregular, albeit friendly, monster, classified generally as a mutant beast. It has a 1/3 chance of destruction after every use (regardless of [[Evocations]] skill).
+A '''box of beasts''' is a miscellaneous magic item which can summon an irregular, albeit friendly, monster, classified generally as a mutant beast.
 ==Mutant Beast==
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 ==History==
-*In [[0.26]], boxes of beasts will be changed to XP-based evocables with 3 charges.
+*Prior to [[0.26]], boxes of beasts had a 1/3 chance to fall apart after every use and didn't recharge with XP.
 *Prior to [[0.19]], boxes of beasts didn't stack.
 *Prior to [[0.17]], a box of beasts would instead summon a [[chimera]].
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 *Prior to [[0.13]] this item summoned individual (non-chimera) monsters.
 *Prior to [[0.9]], it appeared as a '''small ebony casket''' while unidentified.