Malign Gateway - Revision history

Hordes: do what i said in the previous edit

2024-02-02T11:41:47Z

do what i said in the previous edit

Hordes: v. bump w/o updating srcs, mention chaos

2024-02-02T11:41:26Z

v. bump w/o updating srcs, mention chaos

Ge0ff: simplify the duration formula a bit

2023-07-23T17:01:06Z

simplify the duration formula a bit

Hordes: /* Useful Info */ explicitly mention that severed tnetacles die

2023-07-22T08:21:02Z

‎Useful Info: explicitly mention that severed tnetacles die

Hordes at 08:19, 22 July 2023

2023-07-22T08:19:39Z

Hordes at 08:15, 22 July 2023

2023-07-22T08:15:56Z

Hordes: /* Effect */

2023-06-12T12:36:06Z

‎Effect

Hordes at 01:16, 21 May 2023

2023-05-21T01:16:49Z

Oneirical: Enraged tentacles

2022-07-31T13:57:27Z

Enraged tentacles

Ge0ff: Update src links

2022-03-16T19:27:22Z

Update src links

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 The portal itself closes after a while, severing the tentacle. A severed tentacle is neutral, and may harm adjacent creatures (including the player) while it thrashes and eventually dies.
-There can only be one such portal open at a time. This means that if you cast the spell, enemies who know the spell will be unable to cast it until yours closes (and vice versa).
+There can only be one such portal open at a time. This means that if you cast the spell, enemies who know the spell will be unable to cast it until yours closes (and vice versa). Similarly, if there's a portal opened by a [[Zot trap]], you are unable to cast this spell.
 Eldritch tentacles are not [[summon]]s. They cannot be [[abjuration|abjured]] or affected by [[Yara's Violent Unravelling]], and will not disappear if you leave the floor. Like summons, tentacles can only attack enemies while they are inside your [[line of sight]].
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 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.30]], casting Malign Gateway wasn't very loud (casting [[noise]] of 6).
 *Prior to [[0.28]], you could enter into the [[portal]] of an empty Malign Gateway to [[blink]] and take minor damage.

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 Opens up a gateway. After <code>1d2</code> turns, an [[eldritch tentacle]] emerges.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|spl-summoning.cc|1186}}</ref> The gateway spawns in a random location in [[LOS]] that's 1. on floor or shallow water and 2. not adjacent to any walls. The tentacle can extend up to 4 tiles from the gateway.
-Higher [[spell power]] makes the tentacle remain friendly longer. The tentacle stays friendly for <code>(1d<power> + 5d(<power> + 1)) / 6 - 1 - (1d4 - 1)</code> turns,<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|timed-effects.cc|900}}</ref> or until the gateway is closed and tentacle severed. There is a small chance that a tentacle will grow enraged (hostile to the player) after a portion of its duration has been expired.
+Higher [[spell power]] makes the tentacle remain friendly longer. The tentacle stays friendly for <code>(1d<power> + 5d(<power> + 1)) / 6 - 1d4</code> turns,<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|timed-effects.cc|900}}</ref> or until the gateway is closed and tentacle severed. There is a small chance that a tentacle will grow enraged (hostile to the player) after a portion of its duration has been expired.
 The portal itself closes after a while, severing the tentacle. A severed tentacle is neutral, and may harm adjacent creatures (including the player) while it thrashes and eventually dies.

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 Opens up a gateway. After <code>1d2</code> turns, an [[eldritch tentacle]] emerges.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|spl-summoning.cc|1186}}</ref> The gateway spawns in a random location in [[LOS]] that's 1. on floor or shallow water and 2. not adjacent to any walls. The tentacle can extend up to 4 tiles from the gateway.
-Higher [[spell power]] makes the tentacle remain friendly longer. The tentacle stays friendly for <code>(1d<power> + 5d(<power> + 1)) / 6 - 1 - (1d4 - 1)</code> turns<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|timed-effects.cc|900}}</ref>, or until the gateway is closed and tentacle severed. There is a small chance that a tentacle will grow enraged (hostile to the player) after a portion of its duration has been expired.
+Higher [[spell power]] makes the tentacle remain friendly longer. The tentacle stays friendly for <code>(1d<power> + 5d(<power> + 1)) / 6 - 1 - (1d4 - 1)</code> turns,<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|timed-effects.cc|900}}</ref> or until the gateway is closed and tentacle severed. There is a small chance that a tentacle will grow enraged (hostile to the player) after a portion of its duration has been expired.
-The portal itself closes after a while, severing the tentacle. A severed tentacle is neutral, and may harm adjacent creatures (including the player) while it thrashes.
+The portal itself closes after a while, severing the tentacle. A severed tentacle is neutral, and may harm adjacent creatures (including the player) while it thrashes and eventually dies.
 There can only be one such portal open at a time. This means that if you cast the spell, enemies who know the spell will be unable to cast it until yours closes (and vice versa).

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 ===Tips & Tricks===
-*Although extremely powerful, the tentacle is not summoned instantaneously. A few turns will pass before the tentacle emerges from the portal, so plan accordingly.
+*Although extremely powerful, the tentacle is not summoned instantaneously. Up to 2 turns will pass before the tentacle emerges from the portal, so plan accordingly.
 *The portal can open in any suitable location in your [[line of sight]]. Try casting the spell in such places where the portal can only appear between you and your enemies.
 *The spell requires an open area to cast. An attempt to cast in a narrow corridor will fail, but it won't waste a turn.
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 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.28]], you could enter into the [[portal]] of an empty Malign Gateway to [[blink]] and take minor damage.
 *Prior to [[0.25]], the tentacle could attack outside of the player's [[line of sight]]. Also, it arrived later after the gateway was opened: it required 2-4 turns instead of 1-2 turns.

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 {{spell info}}
 '''Malign Gateway''' is a level 7 [[Summonings|Summoning]]/[[Translocations|Translocation]] spell which summons a portal through which an [[eldritch tentacle]] emerges.
-==Effect==
+==Useful Info==
-Opens up a gateway for eldritch tentacle in a random nearby location with floor or shallow water and no adjacent walls. Higher [[spell power]] makes the tentacle remain friendly longer.
+Opens up a gateway. After <code>1d2</code> turns, an [[eldritch tentacle]] emerges.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|spl-summoning.cc|1186}}</ref> The gateway spawns in a random location in [[LOS]] that's 1. on floor or shallow water and 2. not adjacent to any walls. The tentacle can extend up to 4 tiles from the gateway.
-It takes <code>1d2</code> turns before a tentacle emerges from the gateway.<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|spl-summoning.cc|1131}}</ref> The tentacle stays friendly for <code>(1d<power> + 5d(<power> + 1)) / 6 - 1 - (1d4 - 1)</code> turns<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|timed-effects.cc|944}}</ref>, or until the gateway is closed and the tentacle is severed. A severed tentacle is neutral, and may harm adjacent creatures (including the player) while it thrashes.
+Higher [[spell power]] makes the tentacle remain friendly longer. The tentacle stays friendly for <code>(1d<power> + 5d(<power> + 1)) / 6 - 1 - (1d4 - 1)</code> turns<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|timed-effects.cc|900}}</ref>, or until the gateway is closed and tentacle severed. There is a small chance that a tentacle will grow enraged (hostile to the player) after a portion of its duration has been expired.
-There is a small chance that a tentacle will grow enraged after a portion of its duration has been expired. Enraged tentacles are hostile to the player and lethal in melee, though cannot extend much further than the portal they are tethered to.
+The portal itself closes after a while, severing the tentacle. A severed tentacle is neutral, and may harm adjacent creatures (including the player) while it thrashes.
 There can only be one such portal open at a time. This means that if you cast the spell, enemies who know the spell will be unable to cast it until yours closes (and vice versa).
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 ==Strategy==
-Eldritch tentacles are bulky, powerful, fast, capable of hitting the average monster for up to 70 HP of [[chaos|chaotic]] damage per attack and inflicting all manner of extra effects with each hit. Enemies may be [[haste]]d or [[berserk]]ed, but the tentacle will often manage, anyway.
+Eldritch tentacles are durable, powerful, fast, and capable of hitting the average monster for up to 70 HP of [[chaos|chaotic]] damage per attack, inflicting all manner of extra effects. Enemies may be [[haste]]d or [[berserk]]ed, but the tentacle will often manage, anyway.
 Tentacles come with just about every resistance in the book. This makes Malign Gateway a way to take out [[orbs of fire]]; an OOF can't do anything to a tentacle.