Damage formula - Revision history

Hordes at 03:36, 6 November 2023

2023-11-06T03:36:28Z

2023-11-06T03:35:16Z

note on rounding

2023-01-13T20:36:08Z

2023-01-13T20:35:47Z

do that

2023-01-11T20:01:59Z

It might be worth replacing "Base Damage" with something else to avoid confusion. Raw damage, pre-AC damage, original damage?

2023-01-10T15:41:56Z

2022-10-16T06:53:14Z

airstrike is not a multiplier, per-se

2022-10-12T03:39:35Z

2022-10-07T23:36:18Z

2022-10-07T21:28:25Z

‎Base Damage

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 *'''[[Weapon damage]]:''' which covers damage calculation for player [[weapon]]s, [[unarmed combat]], and [[throwing]].
 *'''Spell damage:''' Most [[spell]]s, [[wand]]s, and monster abilities deal damage in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dice_notation dice notation], and deal <code>nD( ([[Spellpower]] * multiplier / divisor) + constant)</code>. Spellpower is determined by skill (and for monsters, [[HD]]). Each spell has its own multiplier, divisor, and constant. See a spell's own page for more details.
-**If the dice has a non-integer amount of sides, it is ''often'' rounded in a weighted manner. That is, 1d1.25 has a 25% chance to be 1d2 and a 75% chance to be 1d1. However, this is not always true; sometimes dice round down, sometimes they round to the nearest integer.
+**If the dice has a non-integer amount of sides, it is ''often'' rounded in a weighted manner. That is, 1d1.25 has a 25% chance to be 1d2 and a 75% chance to be 1d1. However, this varies on a case-by-case basis; sometimes dice round down or round to the nearest integer.
 **Certain spells like [[Shatter]] may further be multiplied by external factors.
 **By default, spells check [[AC]] and [[EV]]. Some may ignore one or the other, or both.

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 *'''[[Weapon damage]]:''' which covers damage calculation for player [[weapon]]s, [[unarmed combat]], and [[throwing]].
 *'''Spell damage:''' Most [[spell]]s, [[wand]]s, and monster abilities deal damage in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dice_notation dice notation], and deal <code>nD( ([[Spellpower]] * multiplier / divisor) + constant)</code>. Spellpower is determined by skill (and for monsters, [[HD]]). Each spell has its own multiplier, divisor, and constant. See a spell's own page for more details.
 **Certain spells like [[Shatter]] may further be multiplied by external factors.
 **By default, spells check [[AC]] and [[EV]]. Some may ignore one or the other, or both.

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 There isn't a single, general purpose '''damage formula''', but different types of damage have different means of calculating damage.
-In general, damage can be calculated as <code>[(Base Damage) - (Damage Reduction)] * (Chance to hit)</code> over an action's given speed.
+In general, damage can be calculated as <code>[(Raw Damage) - (Damage Reduction)] * (Chance to hit)</code> over an action's given speed.
 ===Raw Damage<ref>not to be confused with weapons' base damage</ref>===

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 In general, damage can be calculated as <code>[(Base Damage) - (Damage Reduction)] * (Chance to hit)</code> over an action's given speed.
-===Base Damage<ref>not to be confused with weapons' base damage</ref>===
+===Raw Damage<ref>not to be confused with weapons' base damage</ref>===
 *'''[[Weapon damage]]:''' which covers damage calculation for player [[weapon]]s, [[unarmed combat]], and [[throwing]].
 *'''Spell damage:''' Most [[spell]]s, [[wand]]s, and monster abilities deal damage in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dice_notation dice notation], and deal <code>nD( ([[Spellpower]] * multiplier / divisor) + constant)</code>. Spellpower is determined by skill (and for monsters, [[HD]]). Each spell has its own multiplier, divisor, and constant. See a spell's own page for more details.

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 In general, damage can be calculated as <code>[(Base Damage) - (Damage Reduction)] * (Chance to hit)</code> over an action's given speed.
-===Base Damage===
+===Base Damage<ref>not to be confused with weapons' base damage</ref>===
 *'''[[Weapon damage]]:''' which covers damage calculation for player [[weapon]]s, [[unarmed combat]], and [[throwing]].
 *'''Spell damage:''' Most [[spell]]s, [[wand]]s, and monster abilities deal damage in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dice_notation dice notation], and deal <code>nD( ([[Spellpower]] * multiplier / divisor) + constant)</code>. Spellpower is determined by skill (and for monsters, [[HD]]). Each spell has its own multiplier, divisor, and constant. See a spell's own page for more details.
 **Certain spells like [[Shatter]] may further be multiplied by external factors.
 **By default, spells check [[AC]] and [[EV]]. Some may ignore one or the other, or both.
-*'''[[Poison#Poisoned Condition|Poison]]''' deals damage over time. The more poison you recieve, the more the poison "stacks", and the faster you take damage.
+*'''[[Poison#Poisoned Condition|Poison]]''' deals damage over time. The more poison you receive, the more the poison "stacks", and the faster you take damage.
 *Certain effects like [[Agony]], [[Torment]], and [[flay]] are percentages of your maximum health.
 Damage from monsters is unknown(?), but their maximum damage is displayed on examination.
 ===Other Factors===

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-There isn't a single, general purpose '''damage formula''', but different types of damage have different means of calculating damage:
+There isn't a single, general purpose '''damage formula''', but different types of damage have different means of calculating damage.
 ===Base Damage===

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 *'''[[Resistance]]s''' reduce damage of a [[damage type|specific type]]. Player and monster resistances are not symmetrical.
 *'''[[Armour class]] (AC)''' will reduce most attacks by (0 to AC) damage.
-**Physical attacks in melee are affected by [[guaranteed damage reduction]] (GDR), which increase the minimum AC roll.
+**Physical attacks in melee against the player are affected by [[guaranteed damage reduction]] (GDR), which increase the minimum AC roll.
 *'''[[Evasion]] score (EV)''' determines how likely you are to dodge an avoidable attack completely. See [[Evasion#To-hit_versus_EV]] for formulas.
 *'''[[Shield]] score (SH)''' determines how likely you are to block an attack completely. Melee attacks, ranged attacks, and certain projectile-like spells can be blocked. See [[Shields#Blocking]] for formulas