Constriction - Revision history

Hordes: invis requirement for spells removed in 0.31

2026-07-04T19:21:22Z

invis requirement for spells removed in 0.31

Draconius: Added Aqua immunity

2026-07-04T08:58:29Z

Added Aqua immunity

Hordes: /* Constriction Immunity */

2026-07-01T06:14:23Z

‎Constriction Immunity

Draconius: Added Quill Form immunity

2026-07-01T03:31:46Z

Added Quill Form immunity

Hordes: /* Maintaining Constriction */

2025-10-21T03:55:26Z

‎Maintaining Constriction

Hordes: /* Melee Constriction */ if i'm interpreting the function has_usable_tentacles (in player.cc) correctly, Op constrict is still reduced by two per hand occupied

2025-10-13T06:57:17Z

‎Melee Constriction: if i'm interpreting the function has_usable_tentacles (in player.cc) correctly, Op constrict is still reduced by two per hand occupied

Hordes: /* History */

2025-03-15T22:12:45Z

‎History

Hordes at 22:12, 15 March 2025

2025-03-15T22:12:32Z

Hordes at 22:11, 15 March 2025

2025-03-15T22:11:17Z

Patrick2011b: /* Escaping Constriction */ mention gravitambourine

2025-01-17T01:20:44Z

‎Escaping Constriction: mention gravitambourine

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 '''Constriction''' is the act of grabbing a target, preventing it from moving away, and crushing it to death over several turns. This lowers the [[ev]]asion of the target, and prevents them from moving  away.
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 *[[Borgnjor's Vile Clutch]]
 *[[Wand of roots]]
 ==Initiating Constriction==
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 For [[Borgnjor's Vile Clutch]], [[wand of roots]], or [[Grasping Roots]], the following apply:
 *The defender is not constricted or engulfed by another creature.
 *The defender is not immune to constriction attacks.
 *The defender is not over [[deep water]] or [[lava]].
 These forms of constriction always hit.
 ===Constriction Immunity===
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 Along with simply succeeding at an escape attempt, there are a number of other methods for breaking free:
 *Killing the constrictor.
-*If the constrictor moves from its current tile, constriction ends (even if the destination is still adjacent to the constricted target).
+*If the constrictor moves from its current tile, melee constriction ends (even if the destination is still adjacent to the constricted target).
-**The [[dispersal (brand)|dispersal]] and [[distortion]] brands can force the constrictor to blink away (or be banished to [[the Abyss]]).
+**[[Entangling]] constriction can be maintained even after movement, but ends if the target is outside of weapon range.
-**Casting [[Teleport Other]], [[Dispersal]] or [[Disjunction]] has a similar effect.
+**Using [[Translocations]] magic like [[Teleport Other]], [[Dispersal]], [[Disjunction]], or [[Iskenderun's Mystic Blast]] can achieve this goal, as will items like [[Dispersal (brand)|dispersal dart]]s, [[distortion]] branded weapons, and [[Gell's gravitambourine]].
 *Disabling the constrictor with [[confusion]], [[Paralyze|paralysis]], [[Petrify|petrification]], [[fear]], [[Sleep|unconsciousness]], or [[polymorph]] immediately breaks constriction.
 *[[Wand of charming|Charming]] or pacifying through [[Elyvilon]] will immediately stop contriction.
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 **Constriction applied a -3 EV penalty to players and divided monster EV depending on size.
 **Player melee constriction cared about Str.
 *Since [[0.18]], to-hit only depends on [[Dexterity]].
 *Prior to [[0.12]], the duration modifier to damage was applied to players.

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 *[[Wand of charming|Charming]] or pacifying through [[Elyvilon]] will immediately stop contriction.
 *Becoming immune to constriction will immediately end the status.
-**[[Storm Form]] and [[Quill Form]] are immune to constriction.
+**[[Storm Form]], [[Aqua Form]], and [[Quill Form]] are immune to constriction.
-**[[Dragon Form]] is giant size, so it can only be constricted by tentacled monstrosities.
+**[[Dragon Form]] is giant-sized, so it can only be constricted by tentacled monstrosities.
 *Any source of [[blink]]ing or [[teleport]] can get you free.
 *[[Barachi]]m can hop away, which will always escape constriction.
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 ==History==
 *In [[0.32]], constriction was reworked. Prior to this version:
-**All player sources of constrict dealt less base damage, but monsters would take increased constriction damage over time (from any source, not just players).
+**All player sources of constriction dealt less base damage, but monsters would take increased constriction damage over time (from any source, not just players).
 **Escape chance for players used a more complex formula, and blinking and related effects did not guarantee escape.
 **Escape chance for monsters did not care about HD.

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 ===Constriction Immunity===
-The following monsters are immune:<ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|monster.cc|3920}}</ref>
+The following grant immunity to constriction:<ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|monster.cc|3920}}</ref><ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|player.cc|6974}}</ref>
-*[[list of jellies|jellies]],
+*[[Amorphous]]: includes [[list of jellies|jellies and slimes]] as well as [[water elemental]]s and players in [[Aqua Form]]
-*[[:Category:Spiny|spiny]] monsters,
+*[[Insubstantial]]: [[Poltergeist]], [[Storm Form]], [[Wisp Form]]
-*[[:Category:insubstantial monsters|insubstantial]] monsters.
+*[[Spiny]]: [[Quill Form]] and [[Demonspawn]]-exclusive [[Spiny (mutation)|Spiny]] mutation
+*The [[slick slippers]] unrand.
 ==Maintaining Constriction==

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 Player sources:<ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|player.cc|6974}}</ref>
 *[[insubstantial]] forms, like [[Storm Form]] or [[wisp form]],
-*the [[Spiny (mutation)|Spiny]] mutation, which is available only to [[demonspawn]],
+*the [[Spiny (mutation)|Spiny]] mutation, which is available only to [[demonspawn]], or [[Quill Form]],
 *[[Slick slippers]] unrand.
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 *[[Wand of charming|Charming]] or pacifying through [[Elyvilon]] will immediately stop contriction.
 *Becoming immune to constriction will immediately end the status.
-**[[Storm Form]] is immune to constriction.
+**[[Storm Form]] and [[Quill Form]] are immune to constriction.
 **[[Dragon Form]] is giant size, so it can only be constricted by tentacled monstrosities.
 *Any source of [[blink]]ing or [[teleport]] can get you free.

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 <!-- TODO: monster escape chance formula -->
 ===Damage Calculations===
 The amount of damage inflicted every 10 [[aut]]s is:

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 ===Melee Constriction===
 Constriction can occur whenever a constriction-capable character or monster makes a melee attack (not necessarily [[Unarmed Combat]]). All the following conditions apply:<ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|actor.cc|740}}</ref>
-*The attacker is not constricting another creature, unless the attacker is an Octopode. Octopodes are capable of maintaining up to eight at once (it doesn't matter if you wield weapons or shields).
+*The attacker is not constricting another creature, unless the attacker is an Octopode. Octopodes are capable of maintaining up to eight at once, but the number is reduced by two per traditional hand occupied (i.e., -2 per one-handed weapon/offhand item, -4 per two-handed weapon).
 *The defender is not constricted or engulfed by another creature.
 *The attacker must be able to see the victim.

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 **Forcing the constrictor back with [[Iskenderun's Mystic Blast]] may also work but may not be as effective against larger monsters.
 **Casting [[Polar Vortex]] will force the enemy away from you much more aggressively.
 *Disabling the constrictor with [[confusion]], [[Paralyze|paralysis]], [[Petrify|petrification]], [[fear]], or [[Sleep|unconsciousness]] immediately breaks constriction.
 **[[wand of charming|Charming]] or [[polymorph]]ing the constrictor also breaks constriction (and likely prevents them from making future attempts).