Lightning rod - Revision history

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‎Strategy

2023-11-23T03:11:14Z

note on PR 3352

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history adjustments

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‎Useful Info

2023-06-19T16:33:09Z

‎Strategy

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‎Strategy

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‎History

2023-05-22T06:28:47Z

‎Useful Info: clarify "previous uses"

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 To maximize the damage per target, you should minimize the area you affect. For example, you may want to ignore a monster that's several tiles away from the others. You'll leave that monster completely unharmed, but will deal much more damage to the rest of the pack.
-Can pair well with a [[scroll of immolation]]. Immolation's Inner Flame creates a [[flame cloud]] no matter how much damage you deal, so even wide arcs of lightning can deal lots of damage. Plus, you'll get all explosions at the end.
+Can pair well with a [[scroll of immolation]]. Immolation's Inner Flame creates a [[flame cloud]] no matter how much damage you deal, so even wide arcs of lightning can deal lots of damage. Plus, you'll get a bunch of explosions at the end.
 ==History==

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 ** '''N''' = <code>2 + (# Previous Uses)</code><ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|spl-damage.cc|2980}}</ref><ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|spl-data.h|L2072}}</ref> (min. 2; max. 5)
 ** '''M''' = <code> (0.75 * [[Evocations]] + 46.25) / (arc + 2) </code> <ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|spl-damage.cc|3035}}</ref><ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|evoke.cc|139}}</ref>
-:: For arc = Aperture of the beam, in tiles, at the given radius. Its value is always at least 1.
+:: For arc = Aperture of the beam, in tiles, at the given radius. Its value is always at least 1. Note that arc length is measured for each individual tile. This means that, when spreading out the beam, enemies closer to you take more damage (as the arc is tighter).
 Like with other miscellaneous evocables, only 1 lightning rod will spawn in a given game.

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 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.30]], the lightning rod dealt x66% as much damage, Nd(<code>0.5 * [[Evocations]] + 30.83</code>).
-*Prior to [[0.20]], this item was a [[rod]], cost MP to use and had to be wielded prior to use. Damage was based on how much MP was used, rather than the number of consecutive uses.
+*Prior to [[0.20]], this item was a [[rod]], cost the rod's MP to use, and had to be wielded prior to use. Damage was based on how much MP was used, rather than the number of consecutive uses.
-*Lightning rod was added in [[0.11]].
+*Lightning rods were added in [[0.11]].
 ==References==

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 ==Useful Info==
-When first used, the lightning rod fires a weak, range-5, unavoidable Thunderbolt. Unlike [[Lightning Bolt]], this does not bounce off walls. If your next action is to evoke it again, the rod becomes stronger:
+When first used, the lightning rod fires a weak, range-5, unavoidable Thunderbolt. Unlike [[Lightning Bolt]], this does not bounce off walls. If your next action is to evoke it again, the rod becomes stronger. Targeting the same tile will create a stronger bolt. Targeting a different tile will create a wide arc of electricity, covering the area between the 1st and 2nd bolts. The more tiles you cover, the weaker the bolt.
-* Targeting the same tile will create a stronger bolt.
 Each successive use makes the attack stronger. Doing anything except for evoking the rod again will reset the rod, causing the next bolt you fire to be another low-power bolt.

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 ==Useful Info==
-When first used, the lightning rod fires a weak, range-5, unavoidable Thunderbolt. Unlike [[Lightning Bolt]], this does not bounce on walls. If your next action is to evoke it again, the rod becomes stronger:
+When first used, the lightning rod fires a weak, range-5, unavoidable Thunderbolt. Unlike [[Lightning Bolt]], this does not bounce off walls. If your next action is to evoke it again, the rod becomes stronger:
 * Targeting the same tile will create a stronger bolt.
 * Targeting a different tile will create a wide arc of electricity, covering the area between the 1st and 2nd bolts. The more tiles you cover, the weaker the bolt.

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	To maximize the damage per target, you should minimize the area you affect. For example, you may want to ignore a monster that's several tiles away from the others. You'll leave that monster completely unharmed, but will deal much more damage to the rest of the pack.		To maximize the damage per target, you should minimize the area you affect. For example, you may want to ignore a monster that's several tiles away from the others. You'll leave that monster completely unharmed, but will deal much more damage to the rest of the pack.
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		+	Can pair well with a [[scroll of immolation]]. Immolation's Inner Flame creates a [[flame cloud]], no matter how much damage you deal, so even wide arcs of lightning can deal lots of damage. Plus, you'll get all explosions at the end.

	==History==		==History==