Manticore - Revision history

Hordes: /* Useful Info */

2023-10-08T18:48:02Z

‎Useful Info

Hordes: update locations

2023-10-08T18:37:03Z

update locations

Hordes at 05:27, 10 August 2023

2023-08-10T05:27:52Z

Hordes at 17:14, 9 August 2023

2023-08-09T17:14:11Z

Hordes at 17:12, 9 August 2023

2023-08-09T17:12:34Z

Spudwalt at 03:00, 8 June 2021

2021-06-08T03:00:50Z

Spudwalt at 04:54, 16 July 2020

2020-07-16T04:54:24Z

Ge0ff: /* Tips & Tricks */ DMsl is no more, RMsl is available to non-casters too now

2020-07-15T07:15:43Z

‎Tips & Tricks: DMsl is no more, RMsl is available to non-casters too now

Bwijn: upd 0.25, saw it in tournament, no change

2020-07-14T19:05:09Z

upd 0.25, saw it in tournament, no change

Ge0ff: Bump version

2020-03-12T11:12:38Z

Bump version

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 ==Useful Info==
-'''Manticores''' are natural beasts that can fling volleys of spikes at you from afar, inflicting the [[Barbs]] status effect. When barbed, the act of moving deals damage. Although keeping a distance is easy, retreating from a manticore is painful. They can be found in the mid-[[Dungeon]], or summoned by the [[Monstrous Menagerie]] spell.
+'''Manticores''' are natural beasts that can fling volleys of spikes at you from afar, inflicting the [[Barbs]] status effect. When barbed, the act of moving deals damage. Although keeping a distance is easy, retreating from a manticore is painful. They can be found in the mid-[[Dungeon]], [[the Shoals]], or summoned by the [[Monstrous Menagerie]] spell.
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 ==Useful Info==
-'''Manticores''' are natural beasts that can fling volleys of spikes at you from afar, inflicting the [[Barbs]] status effect. When barbed, the act of moving deals damage. Although players can easily maintain distance from manticores, they can deal dangerous amounts of damage to you as you flee. They are found in the mid-[[Dungeon]], [[the Lair]], [[the Shoals]], and [[the Vaults]], and can be summoned by the [[Monstrous Menagerie]] spell.
+'''Manticores''' are natural beasts that can fling volleys of spikes at you from afar, inflicting the [[Barbs]] status effect. When barbed, the act of moving deals damage. Although keeping a distance is easy, retreating from a manticore is painful. They can be found in the mid-[[Dungeon]], or summoned by the [[Monstrous Menagerie]] spell.
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 ==Tips & Tricks==
 *Manticores hurt. Throw Barbs deals 2d13 damage plus the Barbs status, and manticores can do up to 50 damage in melee. Heavily armoured bruisers can generally take them toe-to-toe, but frailer characters should be more careful.
-*The Barbs status deals a minor amount of damage per turn. While running away may be painful, repositioning a tile or two can be worth it.
+*The Barbs status deals a minor amount of damage per turn moving. While running away may be painful, repositioning a tile or two can be worth it.
-**Barbs will wear off as you remain still, which includes time spent swinging weapons, casting spells, etc.
+**Barbs will wear off as you remain in your position, which includes time spent swinging weapons, casting spells, etc.
-*Manticores have lousy [[willpower]], so all sorts of [[Hexes]] and [[Evocations]] can work well. [[Confusion]] or paralysis will stop them from throwing barbs.
+*Manticores have lousy [[willpower]], so all sorts of [[Hexes]] and [[Evocations]] can work well. [[Confusion]] or [[paralysis]] will stop them from throwing barbs.
 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.15]], manticores didn't move as fast as the player, and had a finite number of spike volleys.
 *Prior to [[0.14]], manticores had lower HD and attack damage, and the spikes of a manticore didn't inflict the [[Barbs]] [[status effect]]. The player wasn't able to summon manticores with the [[Monstrous Menagerie]] spell.

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 ==Tips & Tricks==
 *Manticores hurt. Throw Barbs deals 2d13 damage plus the Barbs status, and manticores can do up to 50 damage in melee. Heavily armoured bruisers can generally take them toe-to-toe, but frailer characters should be more careful.
-*The Barbs status deals a minor amount of damage. While running away may be painful, repositioning a tile or two can be worth it.
+*The Barbs status deals a minor amount of damage per turn. While running away may be painful, repositioning a tile or two can be worth it.
 **Barbs will wear off as you remain still, which includes time spent swinging weapons, casting spells, etc.
 *Manticores have lousy [[willpower]], so all sorts of [[Hexes]] and [[Evocations]] can work well. [[Confusion]] or paralysis will stop them from throwing barbs.

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 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*Manticores hurt. Throw Barbs deals 2d13 damage and the Barbs status, and manticores can do up to 50 damage in melee. Heavily armoured bruisers can generally take them toe-to-toe, but frailer characters should be more careful.
+*Manticores hurt. Throw Barbs deals 2d13 damage plus the Barbs status, and manticores can do up to 50 damage in melee. Heavily armoured bruisers can generally take them toe-to-toe, but frailer characters should be more careful.
-*The barbs status deals a minor amount of damage. While running away may be painful, repositioning a tile or two can be worth it.
+*The Barbs status deals a minor amount of damage. While running away may be painful, repositioning a tile or two can be worth it.
 **Barbs will wear off as you remain still, which includes time spent swinging weapons, casting spells, etc.
 *Manticores have lousy [[willpower]], so all sorts of [[Hexes]] and [[Evocations]] can work well. [[Confusion]] or paralysis will stop them from throwing barbs.

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 ==Useful Info==
-'''Manticores''' are natural beasts that can fling volleys of spikes at you from afar; these spikes can become lodged in you, causing you to take damage whenever you move. Although players can easily maintain distance from manticores, they can deal dangerous amounts of damage to you as you flee. They are found in the mid-[[Dungeon]], [[the Lair]], [[the Shoals]], and [[the Vaults]], and can be summoned by the [[Monstrous Menagerie]] spell.
+'''Manticores''' are natural beasts that can fling volleys of spikes at you from afar, inflicting the [[Barbs]] status effect. When barbed, the act of moving deals damage. Although players can easily maintain distance from manticores, they can deal dangerous amounts of damage to you as you flee. They are found in the mid-[[Dungeon]], [[the Lair]], [[the Shoals]], and [[the Vaults]], and can be summoned by the [[Monstrous Menagerie]] spell.
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 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*Manticore spikes deal 2d13 physical damage per hit, which is reduced by your [[AC]] and can be blocked or dodged. They have an infinite supply, so manticores don't have to resort to melee. Heavily armoured characters or characters with a source of [[Repel Missiles#Player_sources|Repel Missiles]] can usually shrug off these spikes with ease, but others may want to keep their distance (6 tiles away is a perfectly safe [[kiting]] distance) to avoid perforation.
+*Manticores hurt. Throw Barbs deals 2d13 damage and the Barbs status, and manticores can do up to 50 damage in melee. Heavily armoured bruisers can generally take them toe-to-toe, but frailer characters should be more careful.
-*As dangerous as manticores are from a distance, they're more deadly in close quarters. Heavily armoured bruisers can generally take them toe-to-toe, but characters wearing lighter armour may wish to engage them in a ranged battle despite the spikes.
+*The barbs status deals a minor amount of damage. While running away may be painful, repositioning a tile or two can be worth it.
-*Once you have the '''Barbs''' status, moving inflicts 2d(level+2) damage, where level is the number of times you've acquired the status (up to a maximum of 4). This is a small enough amount of damage that it may be worth improving your position if it only takes a square or two of movement, but be careful if you have low HP. Also note that the game only warns you once about moving with barbs; if you've already repositioned, be careful that you don't accidentally move again.
+**Barbs will wear off as you remain still, which includes time spent swinging weapons, casting spells, etc.
-**You will automatically remove the barbs after remaining in one spot for long enough. This includes any time spent swinging a weapon or casting spells, so don't worry about fighting back if you've still got a manticore or other opponents to deal with.
+*Manticores have lousy [[willpower]], so all sorts of [[Hexes]] and [[Evocations]] can work well. [[Confusion]] or paralysis will stop them from throwing barbs.
 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.15]], manticores didn't move as fast as the player, and had a finite number of spike volleys.
 *Prior to [[0.14]], manticores had lower HD and attack damage, and the spikes of a manticore didn't inflict the [[Barbs]] [[status effect]]. The player wasn't able to summon manticores with the [[Monstrous Menagerie]] spell.

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 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*Manticores' spikes deal 2d13 physical damage per hit, which is reduced by your [[AC]] and can be blocked or dodged. These spikes are infinite, so manticores don't have to resort to melee. Heavily armoured characters or casters with [[Repel Missiles]]/[[Deflect Missiles]] can usually shrug off these spikes with ease, but other casters may want to keep their distance (6 tiles away is a perfectly safe [[kiting]] distance) to avoid perforation.
+*Manticores' spikes deal 2d13 physical damage per hit, which is reduced by your [[AC]] and can be blocked or dodged. These spikes are infinite, so manticores don't have to resort to melee. Heavily armoured characters or characters with a source of [[Repel Missiles#Player_sources|Repel Missiles]] can usually shrug off these spikes with ease, but others may want to keep their distance (6 tiles away is a perfectly safe [[kiting]] distance) to avoid perforation.
 *Once you have the '''barbs''' status, moving inflicts 2d(level+2) damage, where level is the number of times you've acquired the status. This is a small enough amount of damage that it may be worth improving your position if it only takes a movement or two, but be careful if you have low HP. Also note that the game only warns you once about moving with barbs.
 *They have lousy [[magic resistance]], so if you're able to induce [[confusion]], do so. They're completely unable to fire spikes while confused.

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