Lee's Rapid Deconstruction - Revision history

Hordes: /* Tips & Tricks */

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‎Tips & Tricks

Hordes at 22:37, 21 August 2025

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Mattlistener: /* Monster Version */

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‎Monster Version

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‎Damage Formula

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‎Tips & Tricks

Ge0ff at 10:26, 1 November 2023

2023-11-01T10:26:05Z

Hordes: /* Targeting */ if you have los, it hits all 9 tiles of a wall

2023-10-31T14:19:55Z

‎Targeting: if you have los, it hits all 9 tiles of a wall

Hordes at 09:03, 31 October 2023

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Ge0ff at 17:09, 6 August 2023

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Hordes: /* Tips & Tricks */

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‎Tips & Tricks

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 *You can use LRD to hit dangerous creatures behind their allies. Either target the walls beside your target, or target a monster that's vulnerable to LRD. For example, you can use a [[necromancer (monster)|necromancer]]'s [[skeleton (monster)|skeleton]]s against it.
 *Because the shrapnel can hit beyond line of sight, you can use it to blast monsters that are too far away (e.g. [[oklob plant]]s that are 8 tiles away), or use it to hit monsters behind a corner.
-*While using LRD on a [[petrified]] (or petrifying) enemy will ignore all their AC, the petrified status will reduce ''all'' damage by 50%. It's usually better to target a wall against unpetrified enemy. You can petrify an enemy to hit a group of enemies, or petrify a monster if it's not near a wall.
+*While using LRD on a [[petrified]] (or petrifying) enemy will ignore all their AC, the petrified status will reduce ''all'' damage by 50%. It's usually better (damage- and MP- wise) to target a wall against unpetrified enemy than cast Petrify on a lone enemy. You can petrify an enemy to hit a group of enemies, or petrify a monster if it's not near a wall.
 *A [[wand of acid]] can be used to lower enemy AC, greatly increasing the effectiveness of LRD.

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 ==Monster Version==
-The monster version is identical to the player version. While in the presence of monsters that can cast LRD, [[Shapeshifter]]s should avoid entering [[Ice Form|Ice]] or [[Statue Form]]. Other characters should do everything possible to avoid being [[petrify|petrified]]. As [[Gargoyle]]s are always vulnerable, they should do what they can to avoid these monsters entirely, or failing that, to kill them as quickly as possible.
+The monster version is identical to the player version. While in the presence of monsters that can cast LRD, players should be careful while in [[Statue Form]] and do everything possible to avoid being [[petrify|petrified]]. As [[Gargoyle]]s are always vulnerable, they should do what they can to avoid these monsters entirely, or failing that, to kill them as quickly as possible.
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 ==Monster Version==
-The monster version is identical to the player version. While in the presence of monsters that can cast LRD, [[Transmuter]]s should avoid entering [[Ice Form|Ice]] or [[Statue Form]]. Other characters should do everything possible to avoid being [[petrify|petrified]]. As [[Gargoyle]]s are always vulnerable, they should do what they can to avoid these monsters entirely, or failing that, to kill them as quickly as possible.
+The monster version is identical to the player version. While in the presence of monsters that can cast LRD, [[Shapeshifter]]s should avoid entering [[Ice Form|Ice]] or [[Statue Form]]. Other characters should do everything possible to avoid being [[petrify|petrified]]. As [[Gargoyle]]s are always vulnerable, they should do what they can to avoid these monsters entirely, or failing that, to kill them as quickly as possible.
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 LRD deals <code>'''N'''d(5 + Power / 5)</code> damage, where N depends on the substance of the material.
-Usually, LRD's damage is reduced by [[AC]] 3 times, as a function of "BEAM_FRAG" damage.
+Usually, LRD's damage is reduced by [[AC]] 3 times, as a function of "BEAM_FRAG" damage, unless one of the following applies:
 *When targeting a monster, the damage done to the target ignores AC completely. Surrounding monsters still get the usual 3x AC reduction, unless it is an ice explosion.
 *If the target is a monster made of ice, the explosion deals "BEAM_ICE" damage instead. This explosion only suffers 1x AC reduction, but the damage can be resisted by [[cold resistance]]. The target still takes untyped damage instead of cold damage.

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 ===Tips & Tricks===
 *You can use LRD to hit dangerous creatures behind their allies. Either target the walls beside your target, or target a monster that's vulnerable to LRD. For example, you can use a [[necromancer (monster)|necromancer]]'s [[skeleton (monster)|skeleton]]s against it.
-*Because the shrapnel affects everything within range of the targeted object, you can cast LRD on a wall to blast anything lurking on the other side that you don't want in your LOS (e.g. [[oklob plant]]s).
+*Because the shrapnel can hit beyond line of sight, you can use it to blast monsters that are too far away (e.g. [[oklob plant]]s that are 8 tiles away), or use it to hit monsters behind a corner.
 *While using LRD on a [[petrified]] (or petrifying) enemy will ignore all their AC, the petrified status will reduce ''all'' damage by 50%. It's usually better to target a wall against unpetrified enemy. You can petrify an enemy to hit a group of enemies, or petrify a monster if it's not near a wall.
 *A [[wand of acid]] can be used to lower enemy AC, greatly increasing the effectiveness of LRD.

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 *Players in [[Ice Form]] or [[Statue Form]]
-After a target is selected, LRD creates an explosion centered on the target. The size and damage depends on the target's material. This explosion cannot hit monsters behind walls, but it ''can'' hit monsters out of [[line of sight]] (around a corner, through [[fog]], too far away).
+After a target is selected, LRD creates an explosion centered on the target. The size and damage depends on the target's material. This explosion cannot hit monsters behind a line of walls, but it ''can'' hit monsters out of [[line of sight]] (around a corner, through [[fog]], too far away).
 ===Damage Formula===

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 {{spell info}}{{AttackSpell
 |name=Lee's Rapid Deconstruction
-|formula = Nd(5+Power/5) (see [[#Damage_Formula|damage formula]])
+|formula = Nd(5+Power/5) (see [[#Damage Formula|damage formula]])
 |maxdmg = 4d45
 |maxsp = 200
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 '''Lee's Rapid Deconstruction''' ('''LRD''') is a level 5 [[Earth Magic]] spell which causes [[wall]]s and certain monsters to spew shrapnel, damaging nearby enemies and the target itself, if it is a monster.
-===The Target===
+==Useful Info==
-LRD has [[smite-targeting]]; it can target virtually any solid [[wall]] within [[LOS]], as well as [[door]]s, [[statue]]s, and empty archways (such as those left behind by a closed [[portal]]). LRD cannot target objects behind transparent walls, nor can it target [[tree]]s.
+===Targeting===
-LRD can also target creatures, though only creatures made from hard or brittle substances are susceptible. These include:
+LRD can also target creatures made from hard or brittle substances. These include:
 *Monsters made of bone: generic [[skeleton (monster)|skeletons]], [[skeletal warrior]]s, [[ancient champion]]s, [[bone dragon]]s, [[revenant]]s, [[flying skull]]s, [[curse skull]]s, [[Murray]] (but ''not'' [[lich]]es, [[ancient lich]]es or [[dread lich]]es)
 *Monsters made of rock and stone: [[earth elemental]]s, [[gargoyle (monster)|gargoyles]], [[rockslime]]s, [[ushabti]]u, [[Vv]], most other [[statue]]s
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 *Monsters made of metal: [[peacekeeper]]s, [[war gargoyle]]s, [[iron golem]]s, [[iron elemental]]s (but ''not'' [[iron imp]]s, [[rust devil]]s, or [[iron dragon]]s)
 *Miscellaneous hard monsters: [[toenail golem]]s, [[saltling]]s
-*Monsters or players that have been [[Petrify|petrified]] or are currently petrifying
+*Creatures that are [[petrify]]ing or petrified.
-*Player [[gargoyle]]s
+*Player [[Gargoyle]]s
-*Players in [[Statue Form]] or [[Ice Form]]
+*Players in [[Ice Form]] or [[Statue Form]]
-===Shrapnel===
+After a target is selected, LRD creates an explosion centered on the target. The size and damage depends on the target's material. This explosion cannot hit monsters behind walls, but it ''can'' hit monsters out of [[line of sight]] (around a corner, through [[fog]], too far away).
-The explosion can't hit monsters from behind a line of walls, but it ''can'' hit monsters out of [[line of sight]] (either around a corner, or through [[fog]]).
+===Damage Formula===
-==Damage Formula==
+Usually, LRD's damage is reduced by [[AC]] 3 times, as a function of "BEAM_FRAG" damage.
-Casting this spell on a dungeon feature (like a wall or a door), generates an explosion that inflicts '''N'''d(5+Power/5) to any monster within the radius. The radius and the number of rolls ('''N''') can be found in the table below.
+*When targeting a monster, the damage done to the target ignores AC completely. Surrounding monsters still get the usual 3x AC reduction, unless it is an ice explosion.
+*If the target is a monster made of ice, the explosion deals "BEAM_ICE" damage instead. This explosion only suffers 1x AC reduction, but the damage can be resisted by [[cold resistance]]. The target still takes untyped damage instead of cold damage.
 ===Radius and Number of Dice===

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 * You can use LRD to hit dangerous creatures behind their allies. Either target the walls beside your target, or target a monster that's vulnerable to LRD. For example, you can use a [[necromancer (monster)|necromancer]]'s [[skeleton (monster)|skeleton]]s against it.
 *Because the shrapnel affects everything within range of the targeted object, you can cast LRD on a wall to blast anything lurking on the other side that you don't want in your LOS (e.g. [[oklob plant]]s).
-* While using LRD on a [[petrified]] (or petrifying) enemy will ignore all their AC, the petrified status will reduce ''all'' damage by 50%. It's usually better to target a wall against unpetrified enemy. You can petrify an enemy to better hit a group of enemies, or petrify if you aren't near a wall.
+* While using LRD on a [[petrified]] (or petrifying) enemy will ignore all their AC, the petrified status will reduce ''all'' damage by 50%. It's usually better to target a wall against unpetrified enemy. You can petrify an enemy to hit a group of enemies, or petrify a monster if it's not near a wall.
 *A [[wand of acid]] can be used to lower enemy AC, greatly increasing the effectiveness of LRD.