Demonspawn - Revision history

Senlim: updated for 0.32

2024-09-02T02:34:30Z

updated for 0.32

Hordes: de-CBA

2024-01-15T02:02:09Z

de-CBA

Qqqqwe2 at 18:37, 30 November 2023

2023-11-30T18:37:59Z

Hordes at 04:58, 9 October 2023

2023-10-09T04:58:24Z

Hordes at 04:50, 9 October 2023

2023-10-09T04:50:53Z

Hordes: minor adjustments

2023-09-07T21:31:34Z

minor adjustments

Hordes: rw difficulty; add trivia on popularity

2023-09-07T21:28:46Z

rw difficulty; add trivia on popularity

Hordes: /* Innate Abilities */

2023-08-20T07:21:01Z

‎Innate Abilities

Hordes: /* Innate Abilities */ clarify on demonicness

2023-08-20T07:16:11Z

‎Innate Abilities: clarify on demonicness

Hordes at 20:14, 14 June 2023

2023-06-14T20:14:00Z

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 ''This page refers to the player [[species]]. For the monster, see [[Demonspawn (monster)]]. For a list of all monstrous demonspawn, see [[List of demonspawn]]. For a list of their mutations, see [[Demonspawn mutations]].''
 {{flavour|Demonspawn are horrible half-mortal, half-infernal creatures. Demonspawn can be created in any number of ways: magical experiments, breeding, unholy pacts, etc. Although many Demonspawn may initially be indistinguishable from those of pure mortal stock, they will inevitably grow horns, scales or other unusual features. Powerful members of this class of beings also develop a range of unholy abilities, which are listed as mutations.
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 ==Innate Abilities==
-*Demonspawn are considered '''[[evil]]''' - they cannot worship any of the good gods ([[Zin]], [[Elyvilon]], or [[The Shining One]]), have vulnerability to [[holy]] and [[holy wrath]], and can't wield weapons of holy wrath. However, they aren't true [[demon]]s, so you don't get any of the demonic resistances by default (e.g. no poison/torment resistance without a mutation).
+*Demonspawn are considered '''[[evil]]''' - they cannot worship any of the good gods ([[Zin]], [[Elyvilon]], or [[The Shining One]]), they have vulnerability to [[holy|holy damage]] and [[holy wrath]], and the [[holy wrath]] brand is disabled for them. However, they aren't true [[demon]]s, so they don't get any of the demonic resistances by default (e.g. no poison/torment resistance without a mutation).
 Demonspawn have a base [[Strength]] of 8, [[Intelligence]] of 8 and [[Dexterity]] of 8 (before Background modifiers).

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 ''This page refers to the player [[species]]. For the monster, see [[Demonspawn (monster)]]. For a list of all monstrous demonspawn, see [[List of demonspawn]]. For a list of their mutations, see [[Demonspawn mutations]].''
 {{flavour|Demonspawn are horrible half-mortal, half-infernal creatures. Demonspawn can be created in any number of ways: magical experiments, breeding, unholy pacts, etc. Although many Demonspawn may initially be indistinguishable from those of pure mortal stock, they will inevitably grow horns, scales or other unusual features. Powerful members of this class of beings also develop a range of unholy abilities, which are listed as mutations.
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 *Demonspawn are considered '''[[evil]]''' - they cannot worship any of the good gods ([[Zin]], [[Elyvilon]], or [[The Shining One]]), have vulnerability to [[holy]] and [[holy wrath]], and can't wield weapons of holy wrath. However, they aren't true [[demon]]s, so you don't get any of the demonic resistances by default (e.g. no poison/torment resistance without a mutation).
-Demonspawn have a base [[Strength]] of 8, [[Intelligence]] of 9 and [[Dexterity]] of 8 (before Background modifiers).
+Demonspawn have a base [[Strength]] of 8, [[Intelligence]] of 8 and [[Dexterity]] of 8 (before Background modifiers).
 ==Preferred Backgrounds==
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 Demonspawn are as unstable as they are in game. For changes in their mutation set, see [[Demonspawn mutations#History|Demonspawn mutation's History]].
-*In [[0.31]], Demonspawn will lose 1 base intelligence, bringing their base stats down to 8/8/8.
+*Prior to [[0.31]], Demonspawn had 1 more intelligence, for base attributes of 8 Str / 9 Int / 8 Dex.
 *Prior to [[0.14]], Demonspawn dealt more damage than normal while wielding demonic weapons ([[demon trident]]s, [[demon whip]]s, and [[demon blade]]s).
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 Demonspawn are as unstable as they are in game. For changes in their mutation set, see [[Demonspawn mutations#History|Demonspawn mutation's History]].
 *Prior to [[0.14]], Demonspawn dealt more damage than normal while wielding demonic weapons ([[demon trident]]s, [[demon whip]]s, and [[demon blade]]s).
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 ==Trivia==
-Demonspawn, by the number of online games played, are by far the most popular species. Note that, due to the prevalence of [[scumming|start scumming]] for a 'good' mutation set, this number may be inflated.
+Demonspawn are by far the most popular species, judging from the number of online games played. Note that, due to the prevalence of [[scumming|start scumming]] for a 'good' mutation set, this number is most likely inflated.
 ==History==
-Demonspawn are as unstable as they are in game. For changes in their mutation set, see [[Demonspawn_mutations#History|Demonspawn mutation's History]].
+Demonspawn are as unstable as they are in game. For changes in their mutation set, see [[Demonspawn mutations#History|Demonspawn mutation's History]].
 *Prior to [[0.14]], Demonspawn dealt more damage than normal while wielding demonic weapons ([[demon trident]]s, [[demon whip]]s, and [[demon blade]]s).
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 {{Moderate}}
-Demonspawn can be a moderately difficult race to play. They are similar to [[Human]]s, but with worse aptitudes and leveling, making their early game harder. This is eventually compensated by their random mutations - these vary from irritating, to interesting, to game-changing. See the [[demonspawn mutation]] page if you want to figure out the ways your character can develop.
+Demonspawn can be a moderately difficult race to play. They are similar to [[Human]]s, but with worse aptitudes and leveling. To compensate, you'll get random mutations over time - these vary from irritating, to interesting, to game-changing. See the [[demonspawn mutation]] page if you want to figure out the ways your character can grow. It can take a while for these mutations to really develop, so their early game can be difficult.
 Since Demonspawn can't worship [[good god]]s or wield [[holy wrath]] weapons, their options in [[extended]] are more limited. However, by the time you reach extended, you'll have a full gamut of mutations to take advantage of.

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 *Average [[HP]] and [[MP]].
 *+3 [[willpower]] per level.
-*Gain more of your "demonic ancestry" (random [[Demonspawn mutations]]) as you rise in level. The levels this occurs at are randomized, but will include at least five full-ranked mutations by level 27. Some of these mutations are available only to Demonspawn. Note that Demonspawn mutations will increase the damage you take from [[silver]] weaponry.
+*Gain more of your "demonic ancestry" (random [[demonspawn mutations]]) as you rise in level. The levels this occurs at are randomized, but will include at least five full-ranked mutations by level 27. Some of these mutations are available only to Demonspawn. Note that demonspawn mutations will increase the damage you take from [[silver]] weaponry.
 ==Starting Skills and Equipment==
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 {{Moderate}}
-Demonspawn can be a moderately difficult race to play. They have slightly bad aptitudes and slow leveling, but are compensated with the random demonspawn mutations they will inevitably acquire. These mutations can vary from irritating, to interesting, to game-changing. See the [[demonspawn mutation]] page if you want to figure out the ways your character can develop.
+Demonspawn can be a moderately difficult race to play. They are similar to [[Human]]s, but with worse aptitudes and leveling, making their early-game harder. This is eventually compensated by their random mutations - these vary from irritating, to interesting, to game-changing. See the [[demonspawn mutation]] page if you want to figure out the ways your character can develop.
-Demonspawn are demonic and evil. That means they can't worship the good gods, and are vulnerable to holy powers (they'll take greatly amplified damage from cleansing flames and weapons of [[holy wrath]]). Like other evil creatures, they are also barred from wielding weapons of holy wrath.
+Since Demonspawn can't worship [[good god]]s or wield [[holy wrath]] weapons, their options in [[extended]] are more limited. However, by the time you reach extended, you'll have a full gamut of mutations to take advantage of.
 {{species_aptitudes|Demonspawn}}
-==Tips and Tricks==
+==Tips & Tricks==
 Some combinations of demonspawn mutations have great synergy with some character types:
 *Casters with knowledge of [[Freezing Cloud]] will greatly enjoy having [[Icemail]]; dropping a cloud around you will cancel out most fire based spells.
 *[[Powered by Pain]] / [[Powered by Death]] and [[Mana Shield]] can give you fantastic mana regeneration and durability.
 ==History==