Pain (brand) - Revision history

Hordes at 22:35, 2 September 2023

2023-09-02T22:35:34Z

Hordes: i'm pretty sure it's just neg damage, so put the note in T&T

2023-09-02T22:35:14Z

i'm pretty sure it's just neg damage, so put the note in T&T

Hordes: new format

2023-09-02T22:32:41Z

new format

Ge0ff: /* Tips & Tricks */

2023-08-13T20:12:42Z

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Ge0ff: format formulas

2022-11-26T19:52:29Z

format formulas

Hordes: update

2022-10-11T15:25:42Z

update

Hordes: /* Tips & Tricks */

2022-08-14T19:04:01Z

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Hordes: /* Tips & Tricks */

2022-08-14T19:03:40Z

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Hordes at 19:03, 14 August 2022

2022-08-14T19:03:10Z

Mattlistener at 23:34, 17 April 2022

2022-04-17T23:34:31Z

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 The '''pain''' [[brand]] does the following:
-*Has a <code>Necromancy/(Necromancy+1)</code> chance to add <code>1d(Necromancy)</code> [[negative energy]] damage per swing, for "Necromancy" = [[Necromancy]] skill. This results in an average damage of exactly code>Necromancy/2</code> per swing.
+*Has a <code>Necromancy/(Necromancy+1)</code> chance to add <code>1d(Necromancy)</code> [[negative energy]] damage per swing, for "Necromancy" = [[Necromancy]] skill. This results in an average damage of exactly <code>Necromancy/2</code> per swing.
 The [[good god]]s and [[Trog]] forbid its use, as it is both unholy and magical in nature.

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 The '''pain''' [[brand]] does the following:
-*Has a <code>Necromancy/(Necromancy+1)</code> chance to add <code>1d(Necromancy)</code> [[negative energy]] damage per swing, for "Necromancy" = [[Necromancy]] skill. Average damage is exactly <code>Necromancy/2</code> per swing.
+*Has a <code>Necromancy/(Necromancy+1)</code> chance to add <code>1d(Necromancy)</code> [[negative energy]] damage per swing, for "Necromancy" = [[Necromancy]] skill. This results in an average damage of exactly code>Necromancy/2</code> per swing.
 The [[good god]]s and [[Trog]] forbid its use, as it is both unholy and magical in nature.
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 *Since the brand inflicts flat damage - independent of your weapon's base damage - pain works best on fast weapons with low base delay ([[demon whip]]s, [[quick blade]]s and other [[short blades]], [[spear]]s, [[whip]]s, etc.).
 **It is comparable to [[electrocution]]. Elec activates 25% of the time for an average of 14 damage, or about 3.5 average damage per successful attack. Pain outdamages electrocution when you have more than 7 skill levels of Necromancy, although it checks a more common resistance.
 *If you're going to use Kikubaaqudgha's final ability to affix the pain brand on a weapon, waiting for the perfect weapon to apply it to can be wasteful. The farther into the game you get, the fewer enemies are susceptible to its effect, so applying it earlier on offers more benefit. Later on, there will be better brands and weapons for general use.
 *The unholy nature of this brand is rarely an issue. In practice, gods who forbid pain brands also forbid Necromancy, and thus their worshipers are unlikely to have the skill to exploit pain-branded weapons in the first place. It does make switching from Kiku to a kindlier god somewhat less desirable though.

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 ''This page is about the weapon brand. For the spell, see [[Pain|Pain (spell)]].''
-The '''pain''' [[brand]] allows weapons to inflict magically painful injuries (increased damage) on victims who lack [[negative energy resistance]]. This additional damage increases with the wielder's [[Necromancy]] skill.
+The '''pain''' [[brand]] does the following:
-Attacks have a <code>100 × Necromancy/(Necromancy+1)</code>% chance to add <code>1d(Necromancy)</code> damage:
+The [[good god]]s and [[Trog]] forbid its use, as it is both unholy and magical in nature.
 ===Monster Version===
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 *Undead or Demonic: HD
 *Animal Intelligence or Lower: 0
 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*Since the brand inflicts a flat rate of damage independent of your weapon's base damage, pain brands work best on fast weapons with low base delay ([[demon whip]]s, [[quick blade]]s and other [[short blades]], [[spear]]s, [[whip]]s, etc.)
+*Since the brand inflicts flat damage - independent of your weapon's base damage - pain works best on fast weapons with low base delay ([[demon whip]]s, [[quick blade]]s and other [[short blades]], [[spear]]s, [[whip]]s, etc.).
-**It is comparable to [[electrocution]]. Elec activates 25% of the time for an average of 14 damage, or about 3.5 average damage per successful attack. Pain will out-damage electrocution when you have more than 7 skill levels of Necromancy, although it checks a more common resistance.
+**It is comparable to [[electrocution]]. Elec activates 25% of the time for an average of 14 damage, or about 3.5 average damage per successful attack. Pain outdamages electrocution when you have more than 7 skill levels of Necromancy, although it checks a more common resistance.
 *If you're going to use Kikubaaqudgha's final ability to affix the pain brand on a weapon, waiting for the perfect weapon to apply it to can be wasteful. The farther into the game you get, the fewer enemies are susceptible to its effect, so applying it earlier on offers more benefit. Later on, there will be better brands and weapons for general use.
 *The unholy nature of this brand is rarely an issue. In practice, gods who forbid pain brands also forbid Necromancy, and thus their worshipers are unlikely to have the skill to exploit pain-branded weapons in the first place. It does make switching from Kiku to a kindlier god somewhat less desirable though.

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 ==Tips & Tricks==
 *Since the brand inflicts a flat rate of damage independent of your weapon's base damage, pain brands work best on fast weapons with low base delay ([[demon whip]]s, [[quick blade]]s and other [[short blades]], [[spear]]s, [[whip]]s, etc.)
-**It is comparable to [[electrocution]]. Elec activates 25% of the time for an average of 14 damage, or about 3.5 average damage per successful attack.  Pain will begin to out-damage electrocution at Necromancy skill level 8 (when it adds an average of 4 damage per hit), although it checks a more common resistance.
+**It is comparable to [[electrocution]]. Elec activates 25% of the time for an average of 14 damage, or about 3.5 average damage per successful attack. Pain will out-damage electrocution when you have more than 7 skill levels of Necromancy, although it checks a more common resistance.
 *If you're going to use Kikubaaqudgha's final ability to affix the pain brand on a weapon, waiting for the perfect weapon to apply it to can be wasteful. The farther into the game you get, the fewer enemies are susceptible to its effect, so applying it earlier on offers more benefit. Later on, there will be better brands and weapons for general use.
 *The unholy nature of this brand is rarely an issue. In practice, gods who forbid pain brands also forbid Necromancy, and thus their worshipers are unlikely to have the skill to exploit pain-branded weapons in the first place. It does make switching from Kiku to a kindlier god somewhat less desirable though.

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 The '''pain''' [[brand]] allows weapons to inflict magically painful injuries (increased damage) on victims who lack [[negative energy resistance]]. This additional damage increases with the wielder's [[Necromancy]] skill.
-Attacks have a (100×Necromancy/(Necromancy+1))% chance to add 1d(Necromancy) damage:
+Attacks have a <code>100 × Necromancy/(Necromancy+1)</code>% chance to add <code>1d(Necromancy)</code> damage:
 {{crawlquote|'''Chance to Activate'''<br>Necromancy 01: 50.0%<br>Necromancy 10: 90.9%<br>Necromancy 27: 96.4%}}
-Since the change to trigger is Necromancy/(Necromancy+1)% and the average damage roll is (Necromancy+1)/2, this brand adds an average damage per hit of exactly Necromancy/2. Defenders with any level of negative energy resistance are immune to the additional damage.
+Since the change to trigger is <code>Necromancy/(Necromancy+1)</code>% and the average damage roll is <code>(Necromancy+1)/2</code>, this brand adds an average damage per hit of exactly <code>Necromancy/2</code>. Defenders with any level of negative energy resistance are immune to the additional damage.
 The pain brand is [[Kikubaaqudgha]]'s special brand. At max [[piety]], you can have the brand added to a weapon of your choosing. Only melee weapons can naturally generate with pain, but [[ranged weapons]] may be blessed by Kikubaaqudgha. However, the [[good god]]s and [[Trog]] forbid its use, as it is both unholy and magical in nature.

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 Defenders with any level of negative energy resistance are immune to the additional damage.
-The pain brand is [[Kikubaaqudgha]]'s special brand. At max [[piety]], you can have the brand added to a weapon of your choosing. However, both the [[good god]]s and [[Trog]] forbid its use, as it is both unholy and magical in nature.
+The pain brand is [[Kikubaaqudgha]]'s special brand. At max [[piety]], you can have the brand added to a weapon of your choosing. However, the [[good god]]s and [[Trog]] forbid its use, as it is both unholy and magical in nature.
 ===Monster Version===