Construct Spike Launcher - Revision history

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commit ec6189a allows it to work on any wall

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 ==Strategy==
-For the early game, this is an MP- and turn- efficient spell, as it deals passive damage each turn.
+For the early game, this is an MP- and turn- efficient spell, as it deals passive damage each turn. Try casting it when enemies are a few tiles away - this gives a bit of distance to position the monster correctly.
 It is especially effective against early [[invisible]] enemies, like [[orc wizard]]s.

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 ==Strategy==
 For the early game, this is an MP- and turn- efficient spell, as it deals passive damage each turn.
 ==History==
 *This spell was introduced in [[0.33]].

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 |maxsp = 50
 |range = 1
-|target = Beam
+|target = Random
 |tohit = 12 + power/10
 |special = Attacks each turn
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 {{flavour|A magical contraption which skewers nearby monsters with sharp spikes. It will disintegrate after a short length of time or if the caster strays too far away from it.}}
-[[File:Spike launcher.png]] Generates a spike launcher on a random adjacent wall (other solid features like [[door]]s and [[statue]]s are not valid). The spike launcher is a solid [[dungeon feature]], not a monster, so it cannot be attacked by monsters or moved on. Each turn it will attack an adjacent enemy. It can attack [[invisible]] enemies even if the caster cannot [[see invisible]].
+[[File:Spike launcher.png]] Generates a spike launcher on a random adjacent wall (other solid features like [[door]]s and [[statue]]s are not valid). The spike launcher is a solid [[dungeon feature]], not a monster, so it cannot be attacked or moved on. Each turn it will attack an adjacent enemy. It can attack [[invisible]] enemies even if the caster cannot [[see invisible]].
 The launcher has a duration of <code>1d5 + 4 + power/10</code> [[decaAut]]. Damage and duration are not affected by the type of wall used. If the caster moves more than 2 tiles away from this launcher, it will disappear prematurely.

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 |range = 1
 |target = Beam
-|to-hit = 12 + pow/10
+|tohit = 12 + power/10
 |special = Attacks each turn
 }}

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 |name=Spike Launcher
 |formula = 2d(3 + Power/12)
-|maxdmg = 1d8
+|maxdmg = 2d7
 |maxsp = 50
 |range = 1

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 |special = Attacks each turn
 }}
 '''Construct Spike Launcher''' is a level 2 [[Forgecraft]] spell that temporarily transforms a random adjacent [[wall]] into a turret that repeatedly attacks a random adjacent enemy each turn.

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+{{version033}}
-{{stub}}
+{{Spell info}}
 {{flavour|Constructs a simple mechanical trap within an adjacent wall which repeatedly skewers random adjacent enemies. Protected by the wall itself, it is invulnerable to most forms of damage, but will fall apart if the caster leaves its vicinity.}}
-'''Construct Spike Launcher''' is a level 2 [[Forgecraft]] spell that temporarily transforms a random adjacent [[wall]] into a turret that repeatedly attacks a random adjacent enemy each turn. If the caster moves more than 2 tiles away from this launcher, it will disappear prematurely.
+'''Construct Spike Launcher''' is a level 2 [[Forgecraft]] spell that temporarily transforms a random adjacent [[wall]] into a turret that repeatedly attacks a random adjacent enemy each turn.
 [[Forgewright]]s start with this spell in their library.
-==Spike launchers==
+==Useful Info==
 {{flavour|A magical contraption which skewers nearby monsters with sharp spikes. It will disintegrate after a short length of time or if the caster strays too far away from it.}}
-[[File:Spike launcher.png]] '''Spike launchers''' are [[Dungeon features]], so enemies can't destroy them unless they can [[dig]] walls. The turrets can attack all nearby creatures, including [[invisible]] ones.
 ==Strategy==
 ==History==
-{{CBA|0.33|this spell will be added to the game.}}
+*This spell was introduced in [[0.33]].

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 {{flavour|Constructs a simple mechanical trap within an adjacent rock wall which repeatedly skewers random adjacent enemies. Protected by the wall itself, it is invulnerable to most forms of damage, but will fall apart if the caster leaves its vicinity.}}
-'''Construct Spike Launcher''' is a level 2 [[Forgecraft]] spell that temporarily transforms a random adjacent [[rock wall]] into a turret that repeatedly attacks a random adjacent enemy each turn. If the caster moves more than 2 tiles away from this launcher, it will disappear prematurely.
+'''Construct Spike Launcher''' is a level 2 [[Forgecraft]] spell that temporarily transforms a random adjacent [[wall]] into a turret that repeatedly attacks a random adjacent enemy each turn. If the caster moves more than 2 tiles away from this launcher, it will disappear prematurely.
 [[Forgewright]]s start with this spell in their library.