Draining - Revision history

Patrick2011b: update to 0.31

2024-06-14T20:24:17Z

update to 0.31

Hordes: /* Sources */

2023-11-25T16:59:59Z

‎Sources

Hordes: /* Effect */ clarify

2023-09-22T02:21:59Z

‎Effect: clarify

Hordes at 20:20, 19 September 2023

2023-09-19T20:20:36Z

Hordes at 20:15, 19 September 2023

2023-09-19T20:15:17Z

Hordes: standardize

2023-09-19T20:14:39Z

standardize

Ge0ff: /* History */

2023-05-18T19:33:02Z

‎History

Ge0ff: /* History */

2023-05-18T19:32:37Z

‎History

Hordes: 0.30 - Zot no longer drains

2023-05-15T22:15:36Z

0.30 - Zot no longer drains

Hordes: /* Monster Effect */ monsters, to be consistent with "creatures" including players

2022-09-20T14:12:05Z

‎Monster Effect: monsters, to be consistent with "creatures" including players

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{version030}}
+{{version031}}
 '''Draining''' is an effect that withers its victim, reducing their power. Its exact effect varies depending on whether the target is a monster or the player character.
@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 *Certain types of [[negative energy]] damage, like [[Bolt of Draining]] and [[Necromancy|necromantic]] miscasts.
 *[[Death curse]]s from a [[list of mummies|mummy]].
 The following sources are unrelated to negative energy:
-*Removing an [[artefact]] with the *Drain property.
+*Removing an [[artefact]] with the ^Drain property.
 *Remaining airborne above lethal terrain after your temporary [[flight]] has expired.
 *Evoking an item with the [[Invisibility (ego)|invisibility]] ego (regardless of success).

@@ Line 22: / Line 22: @@
 *Remaining airborne above lethal terrain after your temporary [[flight]] has expired.
 *Evoking an item with the [[Invisibility (ego)|invisibility]] ego (regardless of success).
 *Using [[Formicid]]'s digging ability.
 *[[Ru]]'s divine abilities.

@@ Line 4: / Line 4: @@
 ==Effect==
 ===Player===
-The Drained status temporarily reduces the player's maximum [[HP]], dependent on the amount of draining. It can stack until you have 1 max HP left. Draining won't wear off over time, but it can be cured by gaining [[XP]].
+The Drained status temporarily reduces the player's maximum [[HP]], dependent on the amount of draining. It can stack until you have 1 max HP left. Draining won't wear off over time, but it can be cured as you gain [[XP]]. The drain status does not reduce the amount of XP you get.
 [[Elyvilon]]'s Purification cures all draining.

@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 *The titular [[draining (brand)|draining weapon brand]].
 *[[:Category:Drain experience flavour|Melee attacks]] of [[necrophage]]s, [[wight]]s, and some other monsters.
-*[[Negative energy]] damage or [[Necromancy|necromantic]] miscasts.
+*Certain types of [[negative energy]] damage, like [[Bolt of Draining]] and [[Necromancy|necromantic]] miscasts.
 *[[Death curse]]s from a [[list of mummies|mummy]].
@@ Line 33: / Line 33: @@
 ==Tips & Tricks==
 *Late-game characters that have had the misfortune to be heavily drained may wish to seek out a relatively non-threatening side branch (such as the [[Elven Halls]]) in order to recover some of their health. Of course, gaining more experience in a challenging branch tends to remove the draining more quickly.
+*Against monsters, drain can be an effective debuff. Attacking over and over with a draining weapon will stack the status, greatly hindering the enemy. Draining weapons are ineffective against demonic/undead/nonliving foes, however.
 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.30]], the [[Zot clock]] inflicted drain instead of permanently reducing your maximum HP.
 *Prior to [[0.29]], the Zot clock did not drain you or check draining.
-*Prior to [[0.28]], plant-holiness monsters were innately immune to negative energy (thus, draining).
+*Prior to [[0.28]], plant-holiness monsters were innately immune to negative energy (thus, immune to draining as well).
 *Prior to [[0.26]], draining temporarily reduced a player's [[skills]] instead of their maximum HP.
 *Prior to [[0.16]], negative resistance lowered draining and negative damage by 33/66/100% as your resistance increased.
 *Prior to [[0.15]], draining monsters would permanently reduce their [[HD]], making them slightly less dangerous, reducing their [[XP]] value, and eventually killing them outright if they hit 0 HD.
 *Prior to [[0.13]], getting drained would damage your character's experience, potentially forcing you down a level. This was permanent and was immediately lethal if you were ever reduced below 0 XP, but you could simply gain more experience to make up for it. This version of draining had no impact on your skills.

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 ===Monster===
-The Drained status temporarily reduces monster [[hit dice]], which lowers their [[spell power]], [[accuracy]], and [[willpower]]. This effect can stack. For monsters, draining will wear off over time.
+The Drained status temporarily reduces monster [[hit dice]], which lowers their [[spell power]], melee [[accuracy]], [[willpower]], and a few other things. This effect can stack. For monsters, draining will wear off over time.
 ==Sources==

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{version030}}
 '''Draining''' is an effect that withers its victim, reducing their power. Its exact effect varies depending on whether the target is a monster or the player character.
 ==Sources==
@@ Line 17: / Line 26: @@
 *[[Hell's mystical force]].
-==Player Effect==
+==Resistance==
-Draining effects directed against the player will temporarily reduce their maximum [[HP]]. At extreme levels of draining, you could be drained all the way to down 1 HP. These drained HP won't heal over time, but will gradually recover as you gain [[experience]] until it is restored entirely. The worse the drain, the longer it'll take to work off the effect; be especially wary when fighting while heavily drained.
+Any draining that is derived from [[negative energy]] is resisted by negative energy resistance. Monsters that are [[demonic]], [[undead]], [[nonliving]], or have one level of rN+ are immune to negative energy, thus immune to any sort of draining the player can inflict. For players, rN+ reduces draining by 50% / 75% / 100% for 1 / 2 / 3 levels, respectively.
-Any source unrelated to negative energy can not be resisted; even [[undead]] players will be drained.
+Anything unrelated to negative energy cannot be resisted by any means. [[Elyvilon]]'s Purification still works, however.
-==Monster Effect==
+==Tips & Tricks==
-When used against susceptible monsters, it inflicts the Drained [[status effect]], causing the creature to function as though it had fewer [[hit dice]] than it actually does. This reduces the strength of their attacks and spells as well as their [[willpower]], but not HP. This status effect can be stacked through multiple hits, but will wear off over time.
+*Late-game characters that have had the misfortune to be heavily drained may wish to seek out a relatively non-threatening side branch (such as the [[Elven Halls]]) in order to recover some of their health. Of course, gaining more experience in a challenging branch tends to remove the draining more quickly.
 ==History==

@@ Line 35: / Line 35: @@
 When used against susceptible monsters, it inflicts the Drained [[status effect]], causing the creature to function as though it had fewer [[hit dice]] than it actually does. This reduces the strength of their attacks and spells as well as their [[willpower]], but not HP. This status effect can be stacked through multiple hits, but will wear off over time.
-All [[demon]]s, [[undead]], and [[:Category:Nonliving holiness|non-living] monsters are completely immune to draining, as are any [[:Category:Natural holiness|natural]] monsters with at least one rank of negative energy resistance.
+All [[demon]]s, [[undead]], and [[:Category:Nonliving holiness|non-living]] monsters are completely immune to draining, as are any [[:Category:Natural holiness|natural]] monsters with at least one rank of negative energy resistance.
 ==History==