Mesmerise - Revision history

Hordes at 18:47, 20 April 2026

2026-04-20T18:47:25Z

Hordes: /* Methods for Breaking Mesmerisation */

2026-04-19T03:01:17Z

‎Methods for Breaking Mesmerisation

Regret-index: Update for 0.34, further clarifying the talisman and axe differences, and clarifying Silence interactions.

2026-04-17T22:55:24Z

Update for 0.34, further clarifying the talisman and axe differences, and clarifying Silence interactions.

Patrick2011b: bump

2026-04-17T22:35:31Z

bump

Ge0ff at 14:30, 20 October 2023

2023-10-20T14:30:53Z

Hordes: bump template

2023-10-19T09:36:00Z

bump template

Hordes: version bump

2023-10-19T09:34:58Z

version bump

Spudwalt at 07:54, 21 June 2021

2021-06-21T07:54:10Z

Ge0ff: Add that it prevents the player from going berserk, bump version

2019-10-02T19:12:51Z

Add that it prevents the player from going berserk, bump version

Ge0ff: Siren -> Merfolk siren

2018-08-08T14:19:34Z

Siren -> Merfolk siren

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 {{flavour|Makes a targeted creature unwilling to move away from the caster. Leaving the caster's line of sight will end the effect.}}
 '''Mesmerise''' is a status and monster-only spell which causes you to find the caster irresistibly fascinating. If the spell beats your [[willpower]], you are unable to move away from the caster, and become unable to [[berserk]]. You can still attack, make non-movement actions, and "uncontrolled" movement (e.g. the [[Blink]] spell) as normal. Mesmerise does not require line of fire to affect you.

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 *Having enough time pass without the caster renewing the effect. Note that if you are currently mesmerised by a particular monster, you will always fail to resist any attempt at mesmerisation from that monster.
-Reading a [[scroll of silence]] or casting [[Silence]], provided the source of mesmerisation is within your silence radius, will also work if the source of mesmerism is singing (in casting either  [[Siren Song]] or [[Avatar Song]].)
+[[Silence]] will also work if the source of mesmerism is casting either [[Siren Song]] or [[Avatar Song]].
 ==Sources==

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 *Uncontrolled [[blink]]ing or [[teleport]]ing beyond the caster's line of sight. A [[scroll of blinking]] does not work for getting away. But you can blink closer to the monster mesmerising you, which might be useful when the caster is hiding behind other enemies.
-The following methods only work if the source of mesmerisation is the spell:
+The following methods only work if the source of mesmerisation is via any spell:
 *[[Polymorph]]ing the source of mesmerisation.
 *Disabling the source of mesmerisation ([[confusion]], [[petrification]], [[fear]], etc.).
 *Having enough time pass without the caster renewing the effect. Note that if you are currently mesmerised by a particular monster, you will always fail to resist any attempt at mesmerisation from that monster.
-*Reading a [[scroll of silence]] or casting [[Silence]], provided the source of mesmerisation is within your silence radius.
 ==Sources==
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 *{{monsterlink|Merfolk avatar}}
-In addition, the [[obsidian axe]] causes you to be mesmerised against any enemy in LOS. Being in [[Maw Form]] has a 1 in 6 chance to do the same.
+There are additional some other non-spell sources of this effect, which can't make you mesmerised by more than one monster at a time.
 ==History==
-*Prior to [[0.34]], Maw Form could not mesmerise.
+*Prior to [[0.34]], Maw Form could not mesmerise you.
 *Prior to [[0.27]], you could unwield the [[obsidian axe]] to get rid of all mesmerisation, including from spells.
 *Prior to [[0.20]], you could break out of mesmerisation by creating a [[noise]] of 20 loudness or higher, such as by reading a [[scroll of noise]], casting [[Lightning Bolt]], or evoking a [[wand of lightning]].

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-{{version030}}
+{{version034}}
 {{flavour|Makes a targeted creature unwilling to move away from the caster. Leaving the caster's line of sight will end the effect.}}
-'''Mesmerise''' is a status and monster-only spell which causes you to find the caster irresistibly fascinating. If the spell beats your [[willpower]], you are unable to move away from the caster, and become unable to [[berserk]]. You can still attack, make non-movement actions, and "uncontrolled" movement (e.g. the [[Blink]] spell) as normal. Mesermise does not require line of fire to affect you.
+'''Mesmerise''' is a status and monster-only spell which causes you to find the caster irresistibly fascinating. If the spell beats your [[willpower]], you are unable to move away from the caster, and become unable to [[berserk]]. You can still attack, make non-movement actions, and "uncontrolled" movement (e.g. the [[Blink]] spell) as normal. Mesmerise does not require line of fire to affect you.
 ==Methods for Breaking Mesmerisation==
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 *Uncontrolled [[blink]]ing or [[teleport]]ing beyond the caster's line of sight. A [[scroll of blinking]] does not work for getting away. But you can blink closer to the monster mesmerising you, which might be useful when the caster is hiding behind other enemies.
-The following methods only work if the source of mesmerisation is not the [[obsidian axe]]:
+The following methods only work if the source of mesmerisation is the spell:
 *[[Polymorph]]ing the source of mesmerisation.
 *Disabling the source of mesmerisation ([[confusion]], [[petrification]], [[fear]], etc.).
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 *{{monsterlink|Merfolk avatar}}
-In addition, the [[obsidian axe]] causes you to be mesmerised against any enemy in LOS.
+In addition, the [[obsidian axe]] causes you to be mesmerised against any enemy in LOS. Being in [[Maw Form]] has a 1 in 6 chance to do the same.
 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.27]], you could unwield the [[obsidian axe]] to get rid of all mesmerisation, including from spells.
 *Prior to [[0.20]], you could break out of mesmerisation by creating a [[noise]] of 20 loudness or higher, such as by reading a [[scroll of noise]], casting [[Lightning Bolt]], or evoking a [[wand of lightning]].

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 *Killing the source of the mesmerisation.
 *Losing [[line of sight]] to the caster ([[steam]] and [[scrolls of fog]] work well for this, as does walking behind any opaque wall)
-*Uncontrolled [[blink]]ing or [[teleport]]ing beyond the caster's line of sight (a [[scroll of blinking]] does not work)
+*Uncontrolled [[blink]]ing or [[teleport]]ing beyond the caster's line of sight. A [[scroll of blinking]] does not work for getting away. But you can blink closer to the monster mesmerising you, which might be useful when the caster is hiding behind other enemies.
 The following methods only work if the source of mesmerisation is not the [[obsidian axe]]:

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 {{flavour|Makes a targeted creature unwilling to move away from the caster. Leaving the caster's line of sight will end the effect.}}
-'''Mesmerise''' is a monster-only spell which causes you to find the caster irresistibly fascinating. If the spell beats your [[willpower]] and you don't have [[clarity]], you will find yourself unable to move away from the caster, making retreat impossible (including up or down [[stairs]]). It also prevents you from going berserk. Fortunately, finding something fascinating does not mean you like it any more than you used to, so you can still attack the caster.
+'''Mesmerise''' is a status and monster-only spell which causes you to find the caster irresistibly fascinating. If the spell beats your [[willpower]], you are unable to move away from the caster, and become unable to [[berserk]]. You can still attack, make non-movement actions, and "uncontrolled" movement (e.g. the [[Blink]] spell) as normal. Mesermise does not require line of fire to affect you.
 ==Methods for Breaking Mesmerisation==
-You can break the enchantment in the following ways:
+You can end Mesmerisation in the following ways:
 *Killing the source of the mesmerisation.
 *Losing [[line of sight]] to the caster ([[steam]] and [[scrolls of fog]] work well for this, as does walking behind any opaque wall)
-*Uncontrolled [[blink]]ing or [[teleport]]ing beyond the caster's line of sight (you won't be able to do controlled blinks away)
+*Uncontrolled [[blink]]ing or [[teleport]]ing beyond the caster's line of sight (a [[scroll of blinking]] does not work)
-The following methods only work if the source of mesmerisation is not the obsidian axe:
+The following methods only work if the source of mesmerisation is not the [[obsidian axe]]:
 *[[Polymorph]]ing the source of mesmerisation.
 *Disabling the source of mesmerisation ([[confusion]], [[petrification]], [[fear]], etc.).
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 {{monsters with spell}}
-You can also encounter Mesmerise effects from the spells of the following enemies, as well as any enemy marked for death by the [[Obsidian Axe]]:
+The spells [[Siren Song]] and [[Avatar Song]] can also mesmerise you, cast by the following monsters:
-*{{monsterlink|Merfolk siren}} (as a non-spell, [[silence]]-able ability).
+*{{monsterlink|Merfolk siren}}
-*{{monsterlink|Merfolk avatar}} (as a non-spell, silence-able ability).
+*{{monsterlink|Merfolk avatar}}
 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.20]], you could break out of mesmerisation by creating a [[noise]] of 20 loudness or higher, such as by reading a [[scroll of noise]], casting [[Lightning Bolt]], or evoking a [[wand of lightning]].
 [[Category:Monster spells]]
 [[Category:Status effects]]

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 You can also encounter non-spell Mesmerise effects from the following enemies, as well as any enemy marked for death by the [[Obsidian Axe]]:
-*{{monsterlink|Siren}} (as a non-spell, [[silence]]-able ability).
+*{{monsterlink|Merfolk siren}} (as a non-spell, [[silence]]-able ability).
 *{{monsterlink|Merfolk avatar}} (as a non-spell, silence-able ability).