Death Channel - Revision history

Hordes: make the page closer to Animate Dead

2023-06-17T14:18:49Z

make the page closer to Animate Dead

Hordes at 14:11, 17 June 2023

2023-06-17T14:11:28Z

Hordes: version bump, writing touch-ups

2023-06-17T14:09:31Z

version bump, writing touch-ups

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2023-03-12T16:59:00Z

‎Strategy

Ge0ff: /* History */

2022-12-21T11:54:00Z

‎History

Ge0ff: fix a wiki link

2022-10-12T19:54:02Z

fix a wiki link

Hordes at 01:16, 26 August 2022

2022-08-26T01:16:20Z

Hordes: sword reaping = ani dead

2022-08-26T01:07:33Z

sword reaping = ani dead

Hordes at 05:00, 25 August 2022

2022-08-25T05:00:22Z

Hordes: no corpse delivery

2022-08-25T02:20:52Z

no corpse delivery

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 {{spell info}}
-'''Death Channel''' is a level 6 [[Necromancy]] spell that gives you the '''DChan''' duration. While active, it raises slain [[natural]], [[holy]], and [[demon]]ic monsters into [[spectral thing]]s 100% of the time. You cannot recast Death Channel while the spell is active.
+'''Death Channel''' is a level 6 [[Necromancy]] spell that raises monsters into [[spectral thing]]s.
-Each spectral thing lasts for around 81 turns. However, if the DChan duration runs out, all spectral things vanish immediately. Increasing your [[spell power]] increases the duration of the spell; it does not increase duration of individual spectral things.
+==Useful Info==
-This spell, uniquely, works with all other "[[Necromancy#Undead_Creation|corpse-destroying]]" [[Necromancy]] spells. You may have DChan and one other necromancy duration effect work on a monster at any given time. It also works with [[Gozag]], but ''not'' [[Yredelemnul]].
+Each spectral thing lasts for around 81 turns. But if the DChan duration runs out, all spectral things immediately vanish. You cannot recast Death Channel to extend the spell duration.
 ==Strategy==
-Like other Necromancy spells, Death Channel is great against crowds. Cast this spell once, kill a few monsters, and you'll have an army of [[drain]]ing spectral things. Destroys huge packs
+Like other Necromancy spells, Death Channel is great against crowds. Cast this spell once, kill a few monsters, and you'll have an army of [[drain]]ing spectral things. Devastates large packs of enemies, even in [[Zot]] and the [[extended game]].
 Other than the MP cost, there is no reason ''not'' to use Death Channel alongside [[Animate Dead]], or any other undead-creating spell.

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 {{spell info}}
-'''Death Channel''' is a level 6 [[Necromancy]] spell that gives you the '''DChan''' duration. While active, it raises slain [[natural]], [[holy]], and [[demon]]ic monsters into [[spectral thing]]s 100% of the time.
+'''Death Channel''' is a level 6 [[Necromancy]] spell that gives you the '''DChan''' duration. While active, it raises slain [[natural]], [[holy]], and [[demon]]ic monsters into [[spectral thing]]s 100% of the time. You cannot recast Death Channel while the spell is active.
-Each spectral thing lasts for around 81 turns. However, if the DChan duration runs out, all spectral things vanish immediately. You cannot recast Death Channel while the spell is active. Increasing your [[spell power]] increases the duration of the spell; it does not increase duration of individual spectral things.
+Each spectral thing lasts for around 81 turns. However, if the DChan duration runs out, all spectral things vanish immediately. Increasing your [[spell power]] increases the duration of the spell; it does not increase duration of individual spectral things.
 This spell, uniquely, works with all other "[[Necromancy#Undead_Creation|corpse-destroying]]" [[Necromancy]] spells. You may have DChan and one other necromancy duration effect work on a monster at any given time. It also works with [[Gozag]], but ''not'' [[Yredelemnul]].
 ==Strategy==
-Like other Necromancy spells, Death Channel is great against crowds. Cast this spell once, kill a few monsters, and you'll have an army of [[drain]]ing spectral things.
+Like other Necromancy spells, Death Channel is great against crowds. Cast this spell once, kill a few monsters, and you'll have an army of [[drain]]ing spectral things. Destroys huge packs
-Other than the MP cost, there is no reason ''not'' to use Death Channel alongside [[Animate Dead]], or any other
+Other than the MP cost, there is no reason ''not'' to use Death Channel alongside [[Animate Dead]], or any other undead-creating spell.
 ==History==
-*Prior to [[0.29]], Death Channel could be recast when active. This did not affect the summon's duration, but did extend the status.
+*Prior to [[0.29]], Death Channel could be recast when active. This did not affect spectral thing duration, but did extend the DChan status.
 *Prior to [[0.28]], Death Channel did not work on holy or demonic creatures, nor creatures that did not leave a corpse.
 *Prior to [[0.26]], Death Channel had a summon duration of 6 (or ~170 turns) instead of 5, and the spectres did not time out once the spell ended.

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 {{spell info}}
-'''Death Channel''' is a level 6 [[Necromancy]] spell that, while active, raises [[natural]], [[holy]], and [[demon]]ic monsters slain by the caster into a state of temporary [[undead]] slavery as [[spectral thing]]s. The type of spectral thing depends upon what is killed, but its stats will be similar to that of the creature slain, and it will always have [[draining]]-branded attacks.
+'''Death Channel''' is a level 6 [[Necromancy]] spell that gives you the '''DChan''' duration. While active, it raises slain [[natural]], [[holy]], and [[demon]]ic monsters into [[spectral thing]]s 100% of the time.
-Spectral things are not permanent pets, so will not follow the caster up and down stairs. Increasing your [[spell power]] will increase the duration of the spell, but has no effect on the duration of the spectral things themselves. However, spectres will vanish once the spell ends.
+Each spectral thing lasts for around 81 turns. However, if the DChan duration runs out, all spectral things vanish immediately. You cannot recast Death Channel while the spell is active. Increasing your [[spell power]] increases the duration of the spell; it does not increase duration of individual spectral things.
 This spell, uniquely, works with all other "[[Necromancy#Undead_Creation|corpse-destroying]]" [[Necromancy]] spells. You may have DChan and one other necromancy duration effect work on a monster at any given time. It also works with [[Gozag]], but ''not'' [[Yredelemnul]].
 ==Strategy==
-*Death Channel and [[Animate Dead]] function similarly, in that they raise up undead allies for enemies you've killed.  Zombies tend to have more hitpoints, less AC, and are of zombie intelligence; spectral things retain their original intelligence and have draining attacks. DChan always procs, but Animate Dead zombies persist for an unlimited duration.
+Like other Necromancy spells, Death Channel is great against crowds. Cast this spell once, kill a few monsters, and you'll have an army of [[drain]]ing spectral things.
-**However, there's little reason not to use both at the same time, as Death Channel doesn't disrupt corpses in any way. Except if you wanted to use another spell over Animate Dead, like [[Simulacrum]], first.
 ==History==
-*Prior to [[0.29]], Death Channel could be recast; it wouldn't affect the summon duration, but the channel ending would also end all spectres.
+*Prior to [[0.29]], Death Channel could be recast when active. This did not affect the summon's duration, but did extend the status.
 *Prior to [[0.28]], Death Channel did not work on holy or demonic creatures, nor creatures that did not leave a corpse.
 *Prior to [[0.26]], Death Channel had a summon duration of 6 (or ~170 turns) instead of 5, and the spectres did not time out once the spell ended.

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 ==Strategy==
 *Death Channel and [[Animate Dead]] function similarly, in that they raise up undead allies for enemies you've killed.  Zombies tend to have more hitpoints, less AC, and are of zombie intelligence; spectral things retain their original intelligence and have draining attacks. DChan always procs, but Animate Dead zombies persist for an unlimited duration.
-**However, there's little reason not to use both at the same time, as Death Channel doesn't disrupt corpses in any way. Except if you wanted to use another spell like [[Simulacrum]] first.
+**However, there's little reason not to use both at the same time, as Death Channel doesn't disrupt corpses in any way. Except if you wanted to use another spell over Animate Dead, like [[Simulacrum]], first.
 ==History==

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 ==History==
-*Prior to [[0.29]], Death Channel could be recast; it wouldn't effect the summon duration, but the channel ending would also end all spectres.
+*Prior to [[0.29]], Death Channel could be recast; it wouldn't affect the summon duration, but the channel ending would also end all spectres.
 *Prior to [[0.28]], Death Channel did not work on holy or demonic creatures, nor creatures that did not leave a corpse.
 *Prior to [[0.26]], Death Channel had a summon duration of 6 (or ~170 turns) instead of 5, and the spectres did not time out once the spell ended.

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 Spectral things are not permanent pets, so will not follow the caster up and down stairs. Increasing your [[spell power]] will increase the duration of the spell, but has no effect on the duration of the spectral things themselves. However, spectres will vanish once the spell ends.
-This spell, uniquely, works with all other "[[corpse]]-destroying" [[Necromancy]] spells. You may have DChan and one other necromancy duration effect work on a monster at any given time. It also works with [[Gozag]], but ''not'' [[Yredelemnul]].
+This spell, uniquely, works with all other "[[Necromancy#Undead_Creation_.280.29.29|corpse-destroying]]" [[Necromancy]] spells. You may have DChan and one other necromancy duration effect work on a monster at any given time. It also works with [[Gozag]], but ''not'' [[Yredelemnul]].
 ==Strategy==