Channeling - Revision history

Hordes at 02:55, 17 February 2026

2026-02-17T02:55:10Z

Humeral: typo/grammar

2025-04-04T23:38:11Z

typo/grammar

Ge0ff: remove empty References, also drop category:invocations

2023-12-11T11:53:42Z

remove empty References, also drop category:invocations

Hordes: /* Passive Channeling */ WCM doesn't actually have double the failure rate since commit e39c426. also add examples

2023-12-10T01:11:35Z

‎Passive Channeling: WCM doesn't actually have double the failure rate since commit e39c426. also add examples

Hordes: version bump, fix channel magic average

2023-06-17T09:31:27Z

version bump, fix channel magic average

Hordes: /* Passive Channeling */

2023-05-15T23:39:32Z

‎Passive Channeling

Hordes: /* Passive Channeling */

2023-05-08T03:40:22Z

‎Passive Channeling

Hordes: /* History */

2023-05-05T09:36:32Z

‎History

Hordes: /* Passive Channeling */

2023-05-05T09:33:50Z

‎Passive Channeling

Hordes: /* Passive Channeling */

2023-05-05T09:33:22Z

‎Passive Channeling

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 ''For spells like [[Searing Ray]] with an effect that requires several turns of focus, see [[Channeling spell]].''
 {{flavour|Dramatically increases the user's regeneration of magical power for a duration that increases with Invocations skill.}}
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 ==Passive Channeling==
-[[Orb]]s of [[energy]] and the [[crystal ball of Wucad Mu]] allow you to passively channel energy, refunding the MP costs of spells you cast.
+[[Orb]]s of [[energy]] can passively recover MP. On a successful cast, there is a <code>15 * 30*Evocations/27</code> chance to recover MP, and on miscast, the chance is 100%. However, it increases your ''raw'' [[spell failure]] chance by +10%.
 Note that this does not mean that your spell failure actually increases by +10%, as it is modified by a function. See the [[Spell Success#Final Step|Spell Success]] page for details. For example:
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 ==History==
 *In [[0.30]], passive channeling was reworked. Prior to this version, you had a <code>Sources * Evocations / 108</code> (orb of energy: 2 sources ; [[staff of Wucad Mu]]: 3) to succeed. If you succeeded, you had a <code>1 / (Evocations - MP cost)</code> to backfire, either draining 1-5 points of intelligence or inflicting [[confusion]]. As Wucad Mu is now an orb, you are physically unable to stack channeling.
 *In [[0.28]], the ability to stack multiple sources of passive channeling was added, along with the [[orb]] of [[energy]]. Success rate per source decreased, but all items count towards multiple sources.

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 With the energy ego, when you successfully cast a spell, there's a 20% chance to have the full MP cost refunded. When you [[miscast]] a spell, you will always have MP refunded. However, it increases your ''raw'' [[spell failure]] chance by +10%. The crystal ball of Wucad Mu has double the refund rate, with the same failure penalty. (For reference, the first stack of [[wizardry]] reduces raw spell failure by 25%.)
-Note that this does not mean that your spell failure actually increases by +10%, as its modified by a function. See the [[Spell Success#Final Step|Spell Success]] page for details. For example:
+Note that this does not mean that your spell failure actually increases by +10%, as it is modified by a function. See the [[Spell Success#Final Step|Spell Success]] page for details. For example:
 *If you have a spell with 6% failure, an orb of energy increases it to 17% actual failure.
 *If you have a spell with 2% failure, an orb of energy increases it to 8% actual failure.

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 *If you have a spell with 6% failure, an orb of energy increases it to 17% actual failure.
 *If you have a spell with 2% failure, an orb of energy increases it to 8% actual failure.
-*For spells with 1% failure, it varies. A 1% failure might increase to 2% or 9% actual failure, depending on how much skill you have
+*For spells with 1% failure, it varies. A 1% failure might increase to 2% or 9% actual failure, depending on how much skill you have.
 ==History==
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 *Prior to [[0.24]], Channel Magic was Sif Muna's *** ability.
 *Prior to [[0.19]], Sif Muna instead granted '''Channel Energy''', which was a repeatably usable ability, not a duration. With each use, it restored a small amount of MP (depending on Invocations skill) and cost [[hunger]] but no piety.
 [[Category:Abilities]]
 [[Category:Religion]]

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 [[Orb]]s of [[energy]] and the [[crystal ball of Wucad Mu]] allow you to passively channel energy, refunding the MP costs of spells you cast.
-With the energy ego, when you successfully cast a spell, there's a 20% chance to have the full MP cost refunded. When you [[miscast]] a spell, you will always have MP refunded. However, it increases your ''raw'' [[spell failure]] chance by +10%. The crystal ball of Wucad Mu is double an orb of energy; with a 40% to refund MP, but +20% to raw spell failure. (For reference, the first stack of [[wizardry]] reduces raw spell failure by 25%.)
+With the energy ego, when you successfully cast a spell, there's a 20% chance to have the full MP cost refunded. When you [[miscast]] a spell, you will always have MP refunded. However, it increases your ''raw'' [[spell failure]] chance by +10%. The crystal ball of Wucad Mu has double the refund rate, with the same failure penalty. (For reference, the first stack of [[wizardry]] reduces raw spell failure by 25%.)
-Note that this does not mean that your spell failure actually increases by +10% / +20%, as its modified by a function. See the [[Spell Success#Final Step|Spell Success]] page for details. Generally, your actual chance for failure will increase by a number less than 10%/20%.
+Note that this does not mean that your spell failure actually increases by +10%, as its modified by a function. See the [[Spell Success#Final Step|Spell Success]] page for details. For example:
 ==History==

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 '''Success rate:''' (60 + 4*[[Invocations]])/100 + [[Piety]]/25<br>
-'''MP Recovered:''' 3-5 per turn for (4 + random2avg(2 * Invocations / 3)) turns, or roughly (4 + 2*Invocations/3) turns
+'''MP Recovered:''' 3-5 per turn for (3 + 2d(2/3 * Invocations)/2) turns, average (3 + Invocations/3) turns
 }}