Metal Splinters - Revision history

Hordes at 19:58, 18 September 2023

2023-09-18T19:58:00Z

2023-09-18T17:31:00Z

2019-10-09T19:15:23Z

Switch to the {{monsters with spell}} template, bump version

2014-05-12T21:10:32Z

monsterlink to Serpent of Hell (Dis)

2014-05-05T13:41:04Z

2014-05-04T08:32:54Z

update monster list, 0.14 tag

2014-03-18T17:29:25Z

Added version tag, 0.14 notes

2013-10-05T10:47:16Z

‎History

2013-10-05T10:46:35Z

2013-05-07T21:25:34Z

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 {{flavour|Fires a directed stream of sharp metal splinters. Its damage is strongly reduced by armour.}}
-'''Metal Splinters''' is a monster-only spell which blasts you with a cloud of shrapnel, dealing heavy ranged physical damage (reduced by AC thrice). Unlike many other types of dragons, it is not a [[bolt spell]] - it can only hit 1 target.
+'''Metal Splinters''' is a monster-only spell which blasts you with a cloud of shrapnel, dealing heavy ranged physical damage (reduced by AC thrice). Unlike many other types of breaths, it is not a [[bolt spell]] - it can only hit 1 target.
 {{monsters with spell}}

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 {{flavour|Fires a directed stream of sharp metal splinters. Its damage is strongly reduced by armour.}}
-'''Metal Splinters''' is a monster-only spell which blasts you with a cloud of shrapnel, dealing heavy ranged physical damage. Unlike most monstrous breath attacks, this does not function like a [[Bolt spell]]; it can only affect the first target it strikes.
+'''Metal Splinters''' is a monster-only spell which blasts you with a cloud of shrapnel, dealing heavy ranged physical damage (reduced by AC thrice). Unlike many other types of dragons, it is not a [[bolt spell]] - it can only hit 1 target.
 {{monsters with spell}}
 ==History==
-In very early, pre-''DCSS'' versions of ''Crawl'', this was a player-castable level 8 pure [[Conjurations]] spell (though the name was then '''Throw Splinters'''). Notably, it was a penetrating bolt, dealt pure physical damage, and bypassed enemy evasion. It was replaced in ''Crawl'' 2.7 with [[Lehudib's Crystal Spear]].
+*In very early, pre-''DCSS'' versions of ''Crawl'', this was a player-castable level 8 pure [[Conjurations]] spell (though the name was then '''Throw Splinters'''). Notably, it was a penetrating bolt, dealt pure physical damage, and bypassed enemy evasion. It was replaced in ''Crawl'' 2.7 with [[Lehudib's Crystal Spear]].
 [[Category:Monster spells]]

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-{{version014}}
+{{version023}}
 '''Metal Splinters''' is a monster-only spell which blasts you with a cloud of shrapnel, dealing heavy ranged physical damage. Unlike most monstrous breath attacks, this does not function like a [[Bolt spell]]; it can only affect the first target it strikes.
-The following monsters can always cast Metal Splinters:
+{{monsters with spell}}
 ==History==

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 {{monsterlink|Iron dragon}}- 3d30
-{{monsterlink|Serpent of Hell}}- 3d32 ([[Dis]] only)
+{{monsterlink|Serpent of Hell (Dis)}}- 3d32
 The following monster may be able to cast Metal Splinters, depending on its spell set:

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 {{version014}}
-'''Metal Splinters''' is a monster-only spell which blasts you with a cloud of shrapnel, dealing moderate ranged physical damage.
+'''Metal Splinters''' is a monster-only spell which blasts you with a cloud of shrapnel, dealing heavy ranged physical damage. Unlike most monstrous breath attacks, this does not function like a [[Bolt spell]]; it can only affect the first target it strikes.
-The following monsters cast Metal Splinters:
+The following monsters can always cast Metal Splinters:
 {{monsterlink|Iron elemental}}- 3d27
 {{monsterlink|Iron dragon}}- 3d30
-{{monsterlink|Serpent of Hell}}- [[Dis]] only, 3d32
+{{monsterlink|Serpent of Hell}}- 3d32 ([[Dis]] only)
-{{monsterlink|war gargoyle}}- 3d27
+The following monster may be able to cast Metal Splinters, depending on its spell set:
-{{monsterlink|Pandemonium lord}}- in one of their spell sets
+{{monsterlink|Pandemonium lord}}- Varies
 ==History==
-In [[0.14]], [[war gargoyle]]s are also capable of casting Metal Splinters.
+In very early, pre-''DCSS'' versions of ''Crawl'', this was a player-castable level 8 pure [[Conjurations]] spell (though the name was then '''Throw Splinters'''). Notably, it was a penetrating bolt, dealt pure physical damage, and bypassed enemy evasion. It was replaced in ''Crawl'' 2.7 with [[Lehudib's Crystal Spear]].
 [[Category:Monster spells]]

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 ==History==
-In very early versions of Crawl, this was a player-castable spell, a L8 [[Conjurations]] spell called '''Throw Splinters'''.  Notably, it was a penetrating bolt, dealt pure physical damage, and bypassed enemy evasion.  It was replaced in Crawl 2.7 with [[Lehudib's Crystal Spear]].
+In very early, pre-DCSS versions of Crawl, this was a player-castable spell, a L8 [[Conjurations]] spell called '''Throw Splinters'''.  Notably, it was a penetrating bolt, dealt pure physical damage, and bypassed enemy evasion.  It was replaced in Crawl 2.7 with [[Lehudib's Crystal Spear]].
 [[Category:Monster spells]]

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 *[[Iron dragon]] (3d30)
 *[[Serpent of Hell]] ([[Dis]] only, 3d32)
 [[Category:Monster spells]]