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Hordes at 10:03, 10 March 2022

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 {{flavour|A Brigand is a shady character who is especially good at killing, using daggers or darts. They start with a dagger, a robe and cloak, poisoned darts, and a few deadly and rare curare darts.}}
 '''Brigands''' are operatives who specialize in stealth and the killing of unsuspecting victims. They start with the tools to silently and quickly take down the living.

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 Brigands are a good general starting background for stealthy types; the enchanted dagger handles early-game monsters fairly well, while the curare and poisoned darts are excellent for taking down tougher targets.
-Don't underestimate the power of [[curare]]. Curare deals a fair amount of damage (on impact), then [[slow]]s the enemy. Almost all early-game threats up to [[Lair]] will be greatly weakened by these darts. Of course, this assumes that you ''hit'' the dart. A few points into [[Throwing]] skill will increase your accuracy.
+Don't underestimate the power of [[curare]]. Curare deals a fair amount of damage on impact, then poisons and [[slow]]s the enemy. Almost all early-game threats up to [[Lair]] will be greatly weakened by these darts. Of course, this assumes that you ''hit'' the dart. A few points into [[Throwing]] skill will increase your accuracy.
 Since you start with 3 curare darts, and there's a 1 in 6 chance that they [[mulch]] (break) after fired, you'll have 18 shots on average. You can [[kite]] enemies in order to conserve them. Throw the curare dart, then back away and throw regular poisoned darts afterward, slowly whittling their HP down.

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 Don't underestimate the power of [[curare]]. Curare deals a fair amount of damage (on impact), then [[slow]]s the enemy. Almost all early-game threats up to [[Lair]] will be greatly weakened by these darts. Of course, this assumes that you ''hit'' the dart. A few points into [[Throwing]] skill will increase your accuracy.
-Since you only start with 3 curare darts, and there's a 1 in 6 chance that they [[mulch]] after fired, you'll have 18 shots on average. You can [[kite]] enemies in order to conserve it. Throw the curare dart, then back away and throw regular poisoned darts afterward, slowly whittling their HP down.
+Since you start with 3 curare darts, and there's a 1 in 6 chance that they [[mulch]] (break) after fired, you'll have 18 shots on average. You can [[kite]] enemies in order to conserve them. Throw the curare dart, then back away and throw regular poisoned darts afterward, slowly whittling their HP down.
 ==History==

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 {{flavour|A Brigand is a shady character who is especially good at killing, using daggers or darts. They start with a dagger, a robe and cloak, poisoned darts, and a few deadly and rare curare darts.}}
 '''Brigands''' are operatives who specialize in stealth and the killing of unsuspecting victims. They start with the tools to silently and quickly take down the living.
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 ==Racial restrictions==
-[[Felid]]s are forbidden from becoming Brigands because they cannot throw darts.
+[[Felid]]s are forbidden from becoming Brigands because they cannot throw darts. A Felid Brigand would start with the same items as a [[Monk]].
 ==Starting Equipment==
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 ==Strategy==
-Brigands are a good general starting background for stealthy types; the enchanted dagger handles early-game monsters very well, while the curare and poisoned darts are excellent for taking down tougher targets.
+Brigands are a good general starting background for stealthy types; the enchanted dagger handles early-game monsters fairly well, while the curare and poisoned darts are excellent for taking down tougher targets.
-The power of curare should not be underestimated - almost all early-game threats, up to [[Lair]], can be greatly weakened by the slow and strong poison. This assumes that you can hit with the dart.  The [[Throwing]] skill increases your chances to hit with your darts, while Throwing and [[Stealth]] increases the effectiveness of [[atropa]] and [[datura]] darts. Since you only start with 3 curare darts, and there's a 1 in 6 chance that they [[mulch]] after fired, you'll have 18 shots on average.  You can conserve your curare darts by using the slow to kite monsters, while continuing to throw poisoned darts at them to slowly whittle their HP down.
+Don't underestimate the power of [[curare]]. Curare deals a fair amount of damage (on impact), then [[slow]]s the enemy. Almost all early-game threats up to [[Lair]] will be greatly weakened by these darts. Of course, this assumes that you ''hit'' the dart. A few points into [[Throwing]] skill will increase your accuracy.
 ==History==

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 ==Strategy==
-Brigands are a good general starting background for stealthy types; the enchanted dagger handles early-game monsters very well, while the curare and poisoned darts are excellent for taking down tougher targets. It is also a fairly versatile background: they start with more balanced stats than a [[Fighter]] or a [[Hedge Wizard]], which means they can easily choose to take up magic, fighting, or a hybrid style.
+Brigands are a good general starting background for stealthy types; the enchanted dagger handles early-game monsters very well, while the curare and poisoned darts are excellent for taking down tougher targets.
-The power of curare should not be underestimated - almost all early-game threats up to the [[Lair]] can be greatly weakened by the slow and strong poison that curare gives (assuming you actually manage to hit with the dart). The [[Throwing]] skill increases your chances to hit with your darts, and both Throwing and [[Stealth]] will improve the effectiveness of any specialty darts like [[atropa]] or [[datura]]. However, it is important to conserve your curare darts to an extent - you only have 2, and there is a 1 in 6 chance that they will [[mulch]] when fired, meaning you only have 12 shots on average. You can conserve your curare darts by using the slow to kite monsters, while continuing to throw poisoned darts at them to slowly whittle their HP down.
+The power of curare should not be underestimated - almost all early-game threats, up to [[Lair]], can be greatly weakened by the slow and strong poison. This assumes that you can hit with the dart.  The [[Throwing]] skill increases your chances to hit with your darts, while Throwing and [[Stealth]] increases the effectiveness of [[atropa]] and [[datura]] darts. Since you only start with 3 curare darts, and there's a 1 in 6 chance that they [[mulch]] after fired, you'll have 18 shots on average.  You can conserve your curare darts by using the slow to kite monsters, while continuing to throw poisoned darts at them to slowly whittle their HP down.
 ==History==

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 '''Brigands''' are operatives who specialize in stealth and the killing of unsuspecting victims. They start with the tools to silently and quickly take down the living.
-==Preferred Races==
+==Preferred Species==
 [[Troll]], [[Demonspawn]], [[Spriggan]], [[Vine Stalker]], and [[Vampire]] are the recommended races if you pick a Brigand background.

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 {{flavour|A Brigand is a shady character who is especially good at killing, using daggers or darts. They start with a dagger, a robe and cloak, poisoned darts, and a few deadly and rare curare darts.}}
 '''Brigands''' are operatives who specialize in stealth and the killing of unsuspecting victims. They start with the tools to silently and quickly take down the living.
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 *+0 [[robe]]
 *+0 [[cloak]]
-*8 [[poison]]ed [[dart]]s
+*9 [[poison]]ed [[dart]]s
-*2 [[curare]] darts
+*3 [[curare]] darts
 ==Starting Skills and Stats==
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 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.26]], Brigands were called '''Assassins'''.
 *Prior to [[0.24]], Assassins began with a [[blowgun]] and their respective [[needle]]s of poison and curare.

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 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.26]], Brigands were called '''Assassins'''.
-*Prior to [[0.24]], Assassins began with a [[blowgun]] and their respective [[needle]]s of poison and curae.
+*Prior to [[0.24]], Assassins began with a [[blowgun]] and their respective [[needle]]s of poison and curare.
 *Prior to [[0.15]], the starting dagger had an enchantment of +2, +2.
 *Prior to [[0.14]], Assassins began with [[potions of poison]] identified, and had 50 [[gold]].