Movement - Revision history

Hordes at 04:15, 24 October 2025

2025-10-24T04:15:17Z

Hordes at 04:09, 24 October 2025

2025-10-24T04:09:55Z

Oneirical: no more felid speed + add barachi

2024-02-20T15:17:19Z

no more felid speed + add barachi

Hordes: /* Monster Speed */ this section is linked to from the monster template, so it's important to note this

2023-10-18T23:29:18Z

‎Monster Speed: this section is linked to from the monster template, so it's important to note this

Hordes: /* Monster Speed */ some examples

2023-09-12T21:26:54Z

‎Monster Speed: some examples

Hordes: /* Calculating Speed */

2023-08-14T01:56:56Z

‎Calculating Speed

Hordes: /* Effect in Combat */

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‎Effect in Combat

Hordes: /* Effect in Combat */

2023-08-14T01:53:18Z

‎Effect in Combat

Hordes: /* Speed */

2023-08-01T03:34:28Z

‎Speed

Hordes: prepare for a redirect

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prepare for a redirect

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 '''Movement''' is the primary means of getting around the [[dungeon]]. Although you may [[Blink]], [[Teleport]], and even create a [[Passage of Golubria]], the majority of your movement will be directional movement between tiles or changing floors with [[stairs]] and [[escape hatch]]es. A character's movement speed determines your ability to escape from danger and the number of enemy actions that will occur while you move.
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 *-14.28%/+20% (if mv. delay = 7)<br>
 *-0%/+0% (if mv. delay < 7)
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 | [[Merfolk|Merfolk Fishtail in Water]] || = 6
 |-
-| [[Frozen]] || +4
+| [[Frozen]] || +50%
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 ! colspan="2" | Equipment
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 | [[Slow]]<br>[[Petrify]]ing<br>[[Statue Form]] || All actions are 50% slower
 |}
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 * However, [[Haste]]d characters have every action occur 50% faster, including movement. This can result in a hasted character with movement delay 6 behaving as if movement delay were 4, even though movement delay itself is technically unchanged.
 '''Notes on swimming:'''
 * The swimming penalty does not affect [[Merfolk]], [[Octopodes]], or [[Barachim]]. Instead, Merfolk grow a fishtail and swim faster while the other two retain their normal speed.
 * [[Flying]] and [[Beogh|walking on water]] negates all effects of water.
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 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.29]], monsters' movements were affected by [[energy randomisation]].
 *In [[0.15]], the [[encumbered]] and [[overloaded]] [[status effects]] (and item weight in general) were removed.

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 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
-! Description || Delay ([[aut]]) || Effective Speed
+! Description || Delay ([[aut]]) || Speed%
 |-
-| Very quick || 6 - 7 || 16.6 - 14
+| Very quick || 6 - 7 || 167% - 140%
 |-
-| Quick || 8 - 9 || 12.5 - 11
+| Quick || 8 - 9 || 125% - 110%
 |-
-| Average || 10 || 10
+| Average || 10 || 100%
 |-
-| Slow || 11 - 12 || 9
+| Slow || 11 - 12 || 90%
 |-
-| Very slow || 13 + || 8 -
+| Very slow || 13 + || 80% -
 |}
 '''Notes on movement speed:'''
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 While every [[action]] you take counts as a single game turn, your action speed determines how many enemy actions take place (or how many fractions of an action they accumulate) during that turn. If your movement speed is slower than a dangerous enemy, such as a [[hydra]], you'll find that they'll catch up to you quickly.
-E.g. if you take 1.2 decaAut to move, an [[orc]] will get 1 "free" action every 5 movements. This is deterministic, so if said orc gets a free action, it won't get another one until 5 more turns have passed.
+E.g. if you take 1.2 decaAut to move, an [[orc]] will get 1 "free" action every 5 movements. This is deterministic unless moving away from an enemy, which causes [[random energy]] to apply.
 ===Attacks of Opportunity===
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 * [[Naga]]s start with Slow 2 (delay 14).
 * [[Barachi]]m start with Slow 1 (delay 12).
 * [[Spriggan]]s start with Fast 3 (delay 6).
-Most [[transformation]]s (all forms except [[Beastly Appendage]] and [[Blade Hands]]) negate natural speed mutations; e.g. a Naga in [[Spider Form]] moves at delay 10. [[Bat Form]] has Fast 3 (delay 6) and [[Pig Form]] has Fast 2 (delay 7). Most other forms able to move have a delay of 10, though Statue Form also slows all actions by 50% (for a final delay of 15).
+Naga and Barachim lose their Slow mutations if a form modifies their anatomy. Spriggans keep their Fast 3 mutation regardless of form, although they can be slowed by [[Statue Form]] and [[Fortress Crab Form]].
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 '''Movement''' is the primary means of getting around the [[dungeon]]. Although you may [[Blink]], [[Teleport]], and even create a [[Passage of Golubria]], the majority of your movement will be directional movement between tiles or changing floors with [[stairs]] and [[escape hatch]]es. A character's movement speed determines your ability to escape from danger and the number of enemy actions that will occur while you move.
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 * [[Naga]]s start with Slow 2 (delay 14).
-* [[Felid]]s start with Fast 1 (delay 8).
+* [[Barachi]]m start with Slow 1 (delay 12).
 * [[Spriggan]]s start with Fast 3 (delay 6).

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 ===Monster Speed===
-The monster speed stat is different from delay; the higher the speed, the faster you move. A monster's move delay in aut, is equal to <code>100 / Speed</code>. Speed is equal to <code>100 / Delay</code>. For example, a "10 speed" monster takes 10 aut, or 1.0 decaAut, to move. When examining a monster, the game will use similar descriptors as the above table, though ''the values are different''.
+The monster speed stat is different from delay: the higher the speed, the faster a monster moves and acts. A monster's move delay in aut, is equal to <code>100 / Speed</code>. Speed is equal to <code>100 / Delay</code>. For example, a "10 speed" monster takes 10 aut, or 1.0 decaAut, to move. '''Note that monster "speed" applies to ALL actions, not just movement, unless stated otherwise.'''
 If a monster would have a delay equal to a non-integer aut value, it is rounded in a weighted manner. A delay of 6.4 aut has a 40% chance of being 7 aut and a 60% chance of being 6 aut.
-Sometimes a monster will have a modifier in addition to their speed (e.g move: 60%). This is a multiplier to delay, so lower percents are faster. An [[ugly thing]] (speed 10, move: 90%) takes 0.9 decaAut to move. An [[ogre (monster)|ogre]] (speed 10, atk: 150%) takes 1.5 decaAut to attack.
+Sometimes a monster will have a modifier in addition to their speed (e.g move: 60%). This is a multiplier to delay, so lower percents are faster. An [[ugly thing]] (speed 10, move: 90%) takes 0.9 decaAut to move. An [[ogre (monster)|ogre]] (speed 10, atk: 150%) takes 1.5 decaAut to attack. When examining a monster, the game will use similar descriptors as the above table, though ''the values are different''.
 ==Effect in Combat==

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 If a monster would have a delay equal to a non-integer aut value, it is rounded in a weighted manner. A delay of 6.4 aut has a 40% chance of being 7 aut and a 60% chance of being 6 aut.
-Sometimes a monster will have a modifier in addition to their speed (e.g move: 60%). This is a multiplier to delay, so lower percents are faster.
+Sometimes a monster will have a modifier in addition to their speed (e.g move: 60%). This is a multiplier to delay, so lower percents are faster. An [[ugly thing]] (speed 10, move: 90%) takes 0.9 decaAut to move. An [[ogre (monster)|ogre]] (speed 10, atk: 150%) takes 1.5 decaAut to attack.
 ==Effect in Combat==

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 * [[Spriggan]]s start with Fast 3 (delay 6).
-Most [[transformation]]s negate natural speed mutations. [[Bat Form]] has Fast 3 (delay 6) and [[Pig Form]] has Fast 2 (delay 7). Most other forms able to move have a delay of 10, though Statue Form also slows all actions by 50% (for a final delay of 15).
+Most [[transformation]]s (all forms except [[Beastly Appendage]] and [[Blade Hands]]) negate natural speed mutations; e.g. a Naga in [[Spider Form]] moves at delay 10. [[Bat Form]] has Fast 3 (delay 6) and [[Pig Form]] has Fast 2 (delay 7). Most other forms able to move have a delay of 10, though Statue Form also slows all actions by 50% (for a final delay of 15).
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-! colspan="2"| Transformations & Effects
+! colspan="2"| Effects
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 | [[Swiftness]] ||
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 | [[Merfolk|Merfolk Fishtail in Water]] || = 6
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 ! colspan="2" | Equipment
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 | [[Cheibriados]] || Variable with piety (between +2 and +10)
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 ! colspan="2"| Special

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 * Regardless of any modifiers, a player's movement delay can never be lower than 6 except while [[haste]]d.
 * There is no cap for slowest speed (such a blasphemy might anger [[Cheibriados]]).
-* [[Aut]] are not to be confused with [[decaAut]] (which are just 10 aut; 1 aut = 0.1 decaAut).
+* [[Aut]] are not to be confused with [[decaAut]] (1 aut = 0.1 decaAut).
 ===Monster Speed===
-The monster speed stat is different from delay. A monsters move delay, in aut, is equal to <code>100 / Speed</code>, and speed is also equal to <code>100 / Delay</code>. Monsters on the examination screen will use similar descriptors as the above table, though ''the values are different''.
+The monster speed stat is different from delay. A monsters move delay, in aut, is equal to <code>100 / Speed</code>, and speed is also equal to <code>100 / Delay</code>. For example, a "10 speed" monster takes 10 aut, or 1.0 decaAut, to move. Monsters on the examination screen will use similar descriptors as the above table, though ''the values are different''.
 If a monster would have a delay equal to a non-integer aut value, it is rounded in a weighted manner. A delay of 6.4 aut has a 40% chance of being 7 aut and a 60% chance of being 6 aut.