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Ge0ff at 15:07, 28 July 2023

2023-07-28T15:07:01Z

Hordes: /* Strategy */ tense

2023-07-27T18:52:01Z

‎Strategy: tense

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Hordes at 06:24, 6 July 2023

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Hordes: reformat

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Medar: /* Strategy */ Fix flight link.

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‎Strategy: Fix flight link.

Medar: /* Effects */ Fix flight link.

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‎Effects: Fix flight link.

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-{{Obsolete}}
+{{obsolete}}
 {{NISpell
 |name=Extension
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 </div>
 }}
+{{flavour|This spell extends the duration of most beneficial enchantments affecting the caster.}}
 '''Extension''' is a level 5 [[Enchantments]] spell which extends the duration of certain enchantments affecting the caster.
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 ==Strategy==
-A "convenience" spell. Makes it easier to play optimally, i.e., to continuously apply buffs during exploration. If you want to keep multiple enchantments active, then Extension saves both time and MP.
+A "convenience" spell. Makes it easier to play optimally, i.e., to continuously renew buffs during exploration. If you want to keep multiple enchantments active, then Extension saves both time and MP.
 As an example, the following set could be sustained indefinitely, if you had the individual spells memorised:
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 ==History==
-* Extension was removed in [[0.8]].
+*Extension was removed in [[0.8]].
 [[Category:Obsolete spells]]

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 *[[Swiftness]]</div>
-Extending [[Phase Shift]] is usually problematic. It has a cap of 30, and a warning of about 5-6 turns before expiration. Extension causes an average of 500 contam, which is lost every 20 turns. At power 100, Extension sets the Phase Shift turns to about 25 on average. Thus, you had to wait some turns after the warning to extend, and even then, it can often lead to mutagenic glow.
+Extending [[Phase Shift]] is usually problematic. It has a cap of 30, and a warning of about 5-6 turns before expiration. Extension causes an average of 500 contam, which is lost every 20 turns. At power 100, Extension sets the Phase Shift turns to about 25 on average. Thus, you have to wait a few turns after the warning to use Extension, and even then, it can often lead to mutagenic glow.
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 ==Strategy==
-A "convenience" spell. Makes it easier to play optimally, i.e., to keep most of your buffs continuously active during exploration. If you want to keep multiple enchantments active, then Extension saves both time and MP.
+A "convenience" spell. Makes it easier to play optimally, i.e., to continuously apply buffs during exploration. If you want to keep multiple enchantments active, then Extension saves both time and MP.
 As an example, the following set could be sustained indefinitely, if you had the individual spells memorised:

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 ==Strategy==
-A "convenience" spell. Makes it easier to play optimally, i.e., to keep most of your buffs active continuously. If you want to keep multiple enchantments active, then Extension saves both time and MP.
+A "convenience" spell. Makes it easier to play optimally, i.e., to keep most of your buffs continuously active during exploration. If you want to keep multiple enchantments active, then Extension saves both time and MP.
 As an example, the following set could be sustained indefinitely, if you had the individual spells memorised:

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 Extension prolongs the effects of enchantment spells, as if you had just recast the enchantment with the [[spell power]] of Extension (exceptions: [[Ring of Flames]] and [[Condensation Shield]]). Only enchantments with a corresponding spell can be extended, and you must have that spell memorized to extend it. Chance of extension is <code>50% + spell_success_rate</code>, so you can fail to extend spells with a "Poor" success rate or lower.
-For each cast of Extension, you have a 50% chance of gaiing 1000 points of [[magic contamination]]. You'll always get another 1000 points of contam when extending [[Haste]] or [[Invisibility]] (stacking).
+For each cast of Extension, you have a 50% chance of gaining 1000 points of [[magic contamination]]. You'll always get another 1000 points of contam when extending [[Haste]] or [[Invisibility]] (stacking).
 The duration of extension depends on the spell in question:
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 ==Strategy==
-A "convenience" spell. Makes it easier to play optimally, by keeping most of your buffs active at a tme. This saves time and MP when traveling with these buffs active. As an example, the following set could be sustained indefinitely, if you had the individual spells memorised:
+A "convenience" spell. Makes it easier to play optimally, i.e., to keep most of your buffs active continuously. If you want to keep multiple enchantments active, then Extension saves both time and MP.
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 *[[Stoneskin]]
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 *[[Swiftness]]</div>
-Extending [[Phase Shift]] is usually problematic. It has a cap of 30, and a warning of about 5-6 turns before expiration. Extension caused an average of 1000 contam, which is lost every 20 turns. At power 100, Extension would set the Phase Shift turns to about 25 on average. Thus, you had to wait some turns after the warning to extend, and even then, it can often lead to mutagenic glow.
+Extending [[Phase Shift]] is usually problematic. It has a cap of 30, and a warning of about 5-6 turns before expiration. Extension causes an average of 500 contam, which is lost every 20 turns. At power 100, Extension sets the Phase Shift turns to about 25 on average. Thus, you had to wait some turns after the warning to extend, and even then, it can often lead to mutagenic glow.
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 {{Flavour|This spell extends the duration of most beneficial enchantments affecting the caster.}}
-'''Extension''' was a level 5 [[Enchantments]] spell which extended the duration of certain enchantments affecting the caster. It also had a 50% chance of causing one point of magic contamination (plus an extra guaranteed point if extending [[Haste]] or [[Invisibility]]).
+'''Extension''' is a level 5 [[Enchantments]] spell which extends the duration of certain enchantments affecting the caster.
-You could not extend spells you hadn't memorized, or extend non-spell effects such as [[Might]]. The chance of extending a spell was 50% + the spell's success rate, meaning you could fail to extend spells with a [[spell success]] level of "Poor" or below.
+==Useful Info==
-==Effects==
+For each cast of Extension, you have a 50% chance of gaiing 1000 points of [[magic contamination]]. You'll always get another 1000 points of contam when extending [[Haste]] or [[Invisibility]] (stacking).
-turns maximum:
+The duration of extension depends on the spell in question:
 *[[Bat Form]] if not a vampire (min 0)
 *[[Blade Hands]] (min 0)
 *[[Deflect Missiles]] (min 15)
 *[[Dragon Form]] (min 0)
-*[[Flight (spell)|Flight]] (min 25, double extension)
+*[[Flight (spell)|Flight]] (min 25, 2x dur)
 *[[Ice Form]] (min 0)
 *[[Insulation]] (min 10)
-*[[Invisibility]]* (min 0)
+*[[Invisibility]] (min 0)
 *[[Levitation]] (min 25)
 *[[Necromutation]] (min 0)
-*[[Regeneration]] (min 5, 2/3 extension)
+*[[Regeneration]] (min 5, 2/3 dur)
-*[[Repel Missiles]] (min 8, double extension)
+*[[Repel Missiles]] (min 8, 2x dur)
 *[[Resist Poison]] (min 10)
-*[[See Invisible]] (min 10, half extension) - '''no expiration warning!'''
+*[[See Invisible]] (min 10, 1/2 dur)
 *[[Slow]]
 *[[Spider Form]] (min 0)
 *[[Statue Form]] (min 0)
-*[[Stonemail]] (min 20, double extension)
+*[[Stonemail]] (min 20, x2 dur)
-*[[Swiftness]] (min 20)
+*[[Swiftness]] (min 20)</div>
-turns maximum:
+'''80 turns max:'''
-*[[Haste]]* (min 40, 100 turns maximum if wearing an amulet of resist slowing)
+*[[Haste]] (min 40, 100 turns maximum if wearing an amulet of resist slowing)
-turns maximum (you will usually see the expiration messages of these):
+'''50 turns maximum:'''
 *[[Control Teleport]] (min 10)
 *[[Ozocubu's Armour]] (min 20, double extension)
 *[[Stoneskin]] (min 10, double extension)
-turns maximum:
+'''30 turns max:'''
 *[[Phase Shift]] (min 5)
-Extended only by a few turns:
+'''Extended only by a few turns:'''
 *[[Condensation Shield]] (max 30)
 *[[Ring of Flames]], extended only a few turns, randomly up to power/20, thus usually around 5 and at most 20 (max 50)
 *Any temporary [[brand|weapon brand]] spell currently in force
-For each of the asterisked effects that are prolonged, you gained one point of magic contamination instantly. This is ''in addition to'' the 50%-likely single point of magic contamination you might have incurred anyway AND the ongoing magic contamination due to Invisibility or Haste being in effect.
+Extension can allow you to maintain any of [[Xom]]'s enchantments as well, including the unique [[Stonemail]] spell.
 ==Strategy==
-You could use this spell to keep several effects on indefinitely without needing to repeatedly recast the individual spells. This saved time and MP in battle and while travelling, and was a general convenience to the player.
+A "convivence" spell. Makes it easier to play optimally, by keeping most of your buffs active at a time. This saves time and MP when traveling with these buffs active. As an example, the following set could be sustained indefinitely, if you had the individual spells memorised:
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 *[[Stoneskin]]
 *[[Ozocubu's Armour]]
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 *[[Regeneration]]
 *[[Flight (spell)|Flight]]
-*[[Swiftness]]
+*[[Swiftness]]</div>
-Adding Necromutation obviates the need for Resist Poison and disables Stoneskin, and Regeneration:
+Adding Necromutation obviates the need for Resist Poison and disables both Stoneskin and Regeneration:
 *[[Necromutation]]
 *[[Insulation]]
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 *[[Deflect Missiles]]
 *[[Flight (spell)|Flight]]
-*[[Swiftness]]
+*[[Swiftness]]</div>
-Casting Necromutation will result in excommunication by good gods, and reliably extending it requires fairly high skill in [[Necromancy]] and [[Transmutation]] (15+). Its benefits more than offset its disadvantages, however.
+Extending [[Phase Shift]] is usually problematic. It had a cap of 30, and a warning of about 5-6 turns before expiration. Extension caused an average of 1000 contam, which is lost every 20 turns. At power 100, Extension would set the Phase Shift turns to about 25 on average. Thus, you had to wait some turns after the warning to extend, and even then, the thin margins often lead to mutagenic glow.
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 Occasionally a spell will only be extended for a few turns or even one turn, so if you get any kind of expiration message immediately after casting Extension, cast it again.
-It is a good idea to wield a staff of enchantments when you are traveling or doing non-combat activities so that your extensions will last longer.
+It is a good idea to wield a staff of enchantments when you are traveling or doing non-combat activities, so that your extensions will last longer.
 ===Extending Haste===
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 ==History==
-Extension was removed in [[0.8]].
+* Extension was removed in [[0.8]].
 [[Category:Obsolete spells]]