Dart - Revision history

Ge0ff: /* Strategy */ add Disjunction dart tile

2025-06-06T14:43:59Z

‎Strategy: add Disjunction dart tile

Qqqqwe2: bump

2025-06-05T21:51:37Z

bump

Sockthot at 18:42, 22 December 2024

2024-12-22T18:42:02Z

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2023-10-16T22:07:38Z

‎Strategy

Hordes at 21:40, 4 September 2023

2023-09-04T21:40:24Z

Hordes: version bump, strategy revision

2023-09-04T21:39:19Z

version bump, strategy revision

Ge0ff at 14:06, 20 July 2022

2022-07-20T14:06:30Z

Hordes at 18:12, 14 July 2022

2022-07-14T18:12:43Z

Hordes: clarify (might be wrong?)

2022-07-14T18:12:15Z

clarify (might be wrong?)

Spudwalt: Clarify

2022-07-13T22:25:13Z

Clarify

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-! Poisoned || Atropa-tipped || Curare-tipped || Datura-tipped
+! Poisoned || Atropa-tipped || Curare-tipped || Datura-tipped || Disjunction
 |-
-| [[File:Poisoned dart.png]] || [[File:Atropa-tipped dart.png]] || [[File:Curare-tipped dart.png]] || [[File:Datura-tipped dart.png]]
+| [[File:Poisoned dart.png]] || [[File:Atropa-tipped dart.png]] || [[File:Curare-tipped dart.png]] || [[File:Datura-tipped dart.png]] ||  [[File:Disjunction dart.png]]
 |}

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-{{version030}}
+{{version033}}
 {{ThrowingMissile
   |name = Dart
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 *'''[[Datura]]''' - sends target berserk and [[neutral]], causing them to attack whatever's closest
 *'''[[Atropa]]''' - [[blind]]s and may briefly [[confusion|confuse]] target
-*'''[[Dispersal (brand)]]''' - blinks target
+*'''[[Disjunction (brand)]]''' - repeatedly blinks target away, causing damage
 [[Undead]] and [[nonliving]] creatures are immune to all darts. Different brands of darts work differently:
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 :The chance is <code>100 - 100 * (HD - 2) / (4 + pow)</code>%, where <code>pow = (Throwing + Stealth) * 2 / 3</code>.<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|throw.cc|243}}</ref> For monsters with [[HD]] < 15, there's a minimum chance of 3% for success.
-When thrown, darts of dispersal always [[mulch]]. Poisoned darts have a 8.33% chance to [[mulch]], destroying the dart. The other three brands instead have a doubled chance (to 16.66%).
+When thrown, poisoned darts have a 8.33% chance to [[mulch]], destroying the dart. The other four brands instead have a doubled chance (to 16.66%).
 ==Strategy==

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 *'''[[Datura]]''' - sends target berserk and [[neutral]], causing them to attack whatever's closest
 *'''[[Atropa]]''' - [[blind]]s and may briefly [[confusion|confuse]] target
 [[Undead]] and [[nonliving]] creatures are immune to all darts. Different brands of darts work differently:
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 :The chance is <code>100 - 100 * (HD - 2) / (4 + pow)</code>%, where <code>pow = (Throwing + Stealth) * 2 / 3</code>.<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|throw.cc|243}}</ref> For monsters with [[HD]] < 15, there's a minimum chance of 3% for success.
-When thrown, poisoned darts have a 8.33% chance to [[mulch]], destroying the dart. The other three brands instead have a doubled chance (to 16.66%).
+When thrown, darts of dispersal always [[mulch]]. Poisoned darts have a 8.33% chance to [[mulch]], destroying the dart. The other three brands instead have a doubled chance (to 16.66%).
 ==Strategy==

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 In the early game, darts can be useful for all character types. Poisoned darts can be used to soften enemies up, curare [[slow]]s enemies, and atropa/datura darts are likely to inflict their statuses (even at little skill).
-As the game progresses, most darts become less useful. By late game, poison darts don't do a lot of damage. If you don't have high Throwing and/or Stealth, atropa and datura are unlikely to succeed. However, curare remains useful for just about anyone - it can slow dangerous enemies like [[ettin]]s, [[juggernaut]]s, and even [[Antaeus]], making them weaker and easier to escape from.
+As the game progresses, most darts become less useful. By the late game, poison darts don't do a lot of damage. And if you don't have high Throwing and/or Stealth, atropa and datura are unlikely to succeed. But curare remains useful for just about anyone - it can slow dangerous enemies, like [[ettin]]s, [[juggernaut]]s, and even [[Antaeus]], making them weaker and easier to escape from.
 Sneaky [[stab]]bers can benefit a lot from the two stealth darts, even late game. Their quantity is limited, however.

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 *'''[[Atropa]]''' - [[blind]]s and may briefly [[confusion|confuse]] target
-[[Undead]] and [[nonliving]] creatures are immune to darts. Different brands of darts work differently:
+[[Undead]] and [[nonliving]] creatures are immune to all darts. Different brands of darts work differently:
 *Poisoned and curare darts always inflict their statuses against any target without [[poison resistance]].
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 As the game progresses, most darts become less useful. By late game, poison darts don't do a lot of damage. If you don't have high Throwing and/or Stealth, atropa and datura are unlikely to succeed. However, curare remains useful for just about anyone - it can slow dangerous enemies like [[ettin]]s, [[juggernaut]]s, and even [[Antaeus]], making them weaker and easier to escape from.
-Sneaky [[stab]]bers can benefit a lot from the two stealth darts. Their quantity is limited, however.
+Sneaky [[stab]]bers can benefit a lot from the two stealth darts, even late game. Their quantity is limited, however.
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-{{version028}}
+{{version030}}
 {{ThrowingMissile
   |name = Dart
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   |mindelay = 7 at skill 6
 }}
 {{flavour|A thin piece of metal, typically coated in some harmful substance. When thrown with skill it can deliver its toxins into the bloodstream of a living or demonic being. In addition to throwing skill, stealth skill improves the chance for a dart to affect its target.}}
-'''Darts''' are [[throwing]] weapons designed to incapacitate foes rather than kill them outright. They may be found on the Dungeon floor or in the possession of some monsters ([[kobold (monster)|kobolds]] and [[spriggan rider]]s).
+'''Darts''' are [[Throwing]] weapons designed to incapacitate foes, inflicting various [[status effect]]s. They may be found on the Dungeon floor or in the possession of some monsters ([[kobold (monster)|kobolds]] and [[spriggan rider]]s).
 Darts come with the following [[brand]]s:
 *'''[[Poisoned]]'''
-*'''[[Curare]]''' - inflicts heavy poison, [[slow]]s, and deals [[asphyxiation]] damage
+*'''[[Curare]]''' - inflicts heavy poison, [[slow]]s, and deals direct damage on impact
 *'''[[Datura]]''' - sends target berserk and [[neutral]], causing them to attack whatever's closest
 *'''[[Atropa]]''' - [[blind]]s and may briefly [[confusion|confuse]] target
-[[Undead]] and [[nonliving]] creatures are immune to darts, but all others can still be affected. Poisoned and Curare darts work on any susceptible creature that does not resist poison, but the effectiveness of the other two varieties is determined by the player's skill in [[Throwing]] and [[Stealth]], and resisted by the target's [[hit dice]].
+[[Undead]] and [[nonliving]] creatures are immune to darts. Different brands of darts work differently:
-The chance is <code>100 - 100 * (HD - 2) / (4 + pow)</code>, where <code>pow = (Throwing + Stealth) * 2 / 3</code><ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|throw.cc|243}}</ref>. For monsters with [[HD]] < 15, there's a minimum chance of 3% for success.
+*Poisoned and curare darts always inflict their statuses against any target without [[poison resistance]].
 When thrown, poisoned darts have a 8.33% chance to [[mulch]], destroying the dart. The other three brands instead have a doubled chance (to 16.66%).
 ==Strategy==
-Darts can be useful for many different characters, particularly in the early game where monsters have low [[HD]] (and therefore low resistance to darts). Many tough creatures like [[ogre]]s or [[orc warrior]]s can be rendered much more manageable by poisoning them, blinding/confusing them, or poisoning, damaging, ''and'' slowing them. Datura works well on groups of monsters, as you can force one of them to go berserk and fight the rest -- just be sure to keep your distance lest you have to fight a berserk monster yourself.
+In the early game, darts can be useful for all character types. Poisoned darts can be used to soften enemies up, curare [[slow]]s enemies, and atropa/datura darts are likely to inflict their statuses (even at little skill).
-As the game progresses, most characters that aren't focused on [[Stealth]] and/or [[Throwing]] will probably find that darts become less useful than just killing monsters using a different method (though having some darts on hand for especially dangerous monsters can still prove helpful). Sneaky [[stab]]bers, though, may well continue to rely on darts to soften up monsters or give themselves stabbing opportunities.
+Sneaky [[stab]]bers can benefit a lot from the two stealth darts. Their quantity is limited, however.
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 [[Undead]] and [[nonliving]] creatures are immune to darts, but all others can still be affected. Poisoned and Curare darts work on any susceptible creature that does not resist poison, but the effectiveness of the other two varieties is determined by the player's skill in [[Throwing]] and [[Stealth]], and resisted by the target's [[hit dice]].
-The chance is <code>100 - 100 * (HD - 2) / (4 + pow)</code>, where <code>pow = (Throwing + Stealth) * 2 / 3</code><ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|throw.cc|234}}</ref>.
+The chance is <code>100 - 100 * (HD - 2) / (4 + pow)</code>, where <code>pow = (Throwing + Stealth) * 2 / 3</code><ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|throw.cc|234}}</ref>. For monsters with [[HD]] < 15, there's a minimum chance of 3% for success.
 When thrown, poisoned darts have a 8.33% chance to [[mulch]], destroying the dart. The other three brands instead have a doubled chance (to 16.66%).

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 [[Undead]] and [[nonliving]] creatures are immune to darts, but all others can still be affected. Poisoned and Curare darts work on any susceptible creature that does not resist poison, but the effectiveness of the other two varieties is determined by the player's skill in [[Throwing]] and [[Stealth]], and resisted by the target's [[hit dice]]:
-*there is a fixed 3% chance to affect a monster with [[HD]] < 15;
+*For monsters with [[HD]] < 15, there is an initial fixed 3% chance of success;
-*otherwise, the chance is <code>100 - [100 * (HD - 2) / (4 + pow)]</code>, where <code>pow = (Throwing + Stealth) * 2 / 3</code><ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|throw.cc|237}}</ref>.
+*Otherwise, the chance is <code>100 - 100 * (HD - 2) / (4 + pow)</code>, where <code>pow = (Throwing + Stealth) * 2 / 3</code><ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|throw.cc|234}}</ref>.
 When thrown, poisoned darts have a 8.33% chance to [[mulch]], destroying the dart. The other three brands instead have a doubled chance (to 16.66%).