Intelligence - Revision history

Hordes at 06:10, 29 January 2026

2026-01-29T06:10:36Z

2026-01-29T06:10:11Z

2026-01-29T06:08:52Z

2023-10-21T16:29:57Z

2023-10-20T16:52:48Z

‎Useful Info

2023-10-20T16:49:07Z

‎Useful Info: spell failure is definitely not linear

2023-10-20T16:47:20Z

useful info

2022-03-10T12:13:31Z

Moved spell hunger reduction to History. I believe the rest of it is still correct and up-to-date.

2019-07-21T16:20:22Z

2019-01-20T03:03:22Z

not "eventually"

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 ==Useful Info==
-*Spell failure: Intelligence reduces failure. 6 intelligence is equal to having 1 skill in every non-[[Spellcasting]] magic skill.
+*Spell failure: Intelligence reduces failure. For the purposes of failure rate, 6 intelligence is equal to having 1 skill in every non-[[Spellcasting]] magic skill.
 *Spell power: Before modifiers, intelligence is a <code>INT / 10</code> multiplier, so 20 intelligence is up to twice as much power as 10 intelligence. However, there is a [[Spell Power#Step down|logarithmic stepdown]] if power > 50, so doubling INT usually results in less than twice the power.

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 If your intelligence is ever reduced to 0 or lower, you will suffer [[stat zero]] effects.
-==Strategy==
+==Useful Info==
-In general, the power boost is more impactful than the spell failure boost:
+*Spell failure: Intelligence reduces failure. 6 intelligence is equal to having 1 skill in every non-[[Spellcasting]] magic skill.
 *Spell power: Before modifiers, intelligence is a <code>INT / 10</code> multiplier, so 20 intelligence is up to twice as much power as 10 intelligence. However, there is a [[Spell Power#Step down|logarithmic stepdown]] if power > 50, so doubling INT usually results in less than twice the power.

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 If your intelligence is ever reduced to 0 or lower, you will suffer [[stat zero]] effects.
-==Useful Info==
+==Strategy==
 In general, the power boost is more impactful than the spell failure boost:
 *Spell failure: Intelligence reduces failure. This is done at a rate of 6 intelligence : 1 skill in every spell school ''except'' [[Spellcasting]].
-*Spell power: Before modifiers, intelligence is a <code>INT / 10</code> multiplier, so 20 intelligence is up to twice as much power as 10 intelligence. However, there is a [[Spell Power#Step down|logarithmic stepdown]] if power > 50, so going from 10 to 20 is usually less than twice the power in practice.
+*Spell power: Before modifiers, intelligence is a <code>INT / 10</code> multiplier, so 20 intelligence is up to twice as much power as 10 intelligence. However, there is a [[Spell Power#Step down|logarithmic stepdown]] if power > 50, so doubling INT usually results in less than twice the power.
 ==History==

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 In general, the power boost is more impactful than the spell failure boost:
 *Spell failure: Intelligence reduces failure. This is done at a rate of 6 intelligence : 1 skill in every spell school ''except'' [[Spellcasting]].
-*Spell power: Before modifiers, intelligence is a <code>INT/10</code> multiplier, so 20 intelligence is up to twice as much power as 10 intelligence. However, there is a [[Spell Power#Step down|logarithmic stepdown]] if power > 50, so going from 10 to 20 is usually less than twice the power in practice.
+*Spell power: Before modifiers, intelligence is a <code>INT / 10</code> multiplier, so 20 intelligence is up to twice as much power as 10 intelligence. However, there is a [[Spell Power#Step down|logarithmic stepdown]] if power > 50, so going from 10 to 20 is usually less than twice the power in practice.
 ==History==

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 In general, the power boost is more impactful than the spell failure boost:
 *Spell failure: Intelligence reduces failure. This is done at a rate of 6 intelligence : 1 skill in every spell school ''except'' [[Spellcasting]].
-*Spell power: Before modifiers, intelligence is a <code>INT/10</code> multiplier, so 20 intelligence can be twice as much power as 10 intelligence. However, there is a [[Spell Power#Step down|logarithmic stepdown]] if power > 50, so going from 10 to 20 is less than twice the power in practice.
+*Spell power: Before modifiers, intelligence is a <code>INT/10</code> multiplier, so 20 intelligence is up to twice as much power as 10 intelligence. However, there is a [[Spell Power#Step down|logarithmic stepdown]] if power > 50, so going from 10 to 20 is usually less than twice the power in practice.
 ==History==

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 '''Intelligence''' (or INT) is one of a character's three main [[attributes]], along with [[strength]] and [[dexterity]]. Characters who plan on using any of the various schools of magic will benefit greatly from having a high intelligence score.
 Intelligence affects the following:
-*Increases chance of [[spell success]].
+*Reduces chance of [[spell failure]].
 *Increases [[spell power]].
 If your intelligence is ever reduced to 0 or lower, you will suffer [[stat zero]] effects.
 ==History==
-*Prior to [[0.26]], Intelligence reduced [[spell hunger]] per casting by (INT × [[Spellcasting]]).
+*Prior to [[0.26]], Intelligence reduced [[spell hunger]] per casting by <code>INT × [[Spellcasting]]</code>.
 [[Category:Stats]]

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	'''Intelligence''' (or INT) is one of a character's three main [[attributes]], along with [[strength]] and [[dexterity]]. Characters who plan on using any of the various schools of magic will benefit greatly from having a high intelligence score.		'''Intelligence''' (or INT) is one of a character's three main [[attributes]], along with [[strength]] and [[dexterity]]. Characters who plan on using any of the various schools of magic will benefit greatly from having a high intelligence score.