Paralysis - Revision history

Hordes at 22:32, 17 February 2026

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Hordes at 17:04, 14 January 2026

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Hordes: comment out the table for now

2025-11-29T15:10:55Z

comment out the table for now

Hordes at 19:47, 18 October 2025

2025-10-18T19:47:42Z

Hordes: /* Tips & Tricks */ fix tremorstones link

2024-04-30T19:09:42Z

‎Tips & Tricks: fix tremorstones link

Hordes: +jellyfish

2024-04-30T19:08:30Z

+jellyfish

Hordes: /* Tips & Tricks */ rpois does not prevent immunity, thus rpois does not prevent a one-turn death.

2024-04-30T19:07:12Z

‎Tips & Tricks: rpois does not prevent immunity, thus rpois does not prevent a one-turn death.

Patrick2011b: update to 0.31

2024-04-30T06:03:40Z

update to 0.31

Hordes: commit 2783ae5 - repulsion field does not work

2023-10-26T16:22:44Z

commit 2783ae5 - repulsion field does not work

Hordes: /* Sources */ +starcursed mass

2023-10-11T07:55:30Z

‎Sources: +starcursed mass

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 Once paralysis ends, players get [[stun immunity]] for 1-3 turns, making them immune to paralysis and a few other status effects. Unlike [[petrification]], there is no special damage resistance.
-[[Formicid]]s are immune to paralysis due to their [[stasis]].
+[[Formicid]]s are immune to paralysis due to their [[stasis]]. Also, a fully [[petrified]] player cannot be paralysed.
 ==Sources==

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 Other sources are irresistible for non-Formicids:
 *[[Stunning Burst]] (1 turn; 50% to resist with electricity resistance)
-*[[Starcursed mass]]es' shrieking, when 5+ are in sight (1 turn)
+*[[Starcursed mass]]es' shrieking, when 5+ are in sight (1-2 turns)
 *[[Zot trap]]s (2-5 turns)
 *[[Uskayaw]]'s or [[Zin]]'s wrath (2-5 turns)
 *Cancelling [[Death's Door]] with [[Borgnjor's Revivification]] (2-5 turns)
 ==Strategy==
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 Most sources of paralysis can be dealt with using one way or another:
-*The '''[[Paralyse]] spell''' requires line of fire. Spells can't be cast when a monster is [[silence]]d or [[waterlog]]ged. [[Willpower]] can protect against it, though it takes high will to reach 0% success. [[Willpower#Player resistance|Racial willpower]] matters if you want to reach 0% paralysis. See the table below for more details.
+*The '''[[Paralyse]] spell''' requires line of fire. Spells can't be cast when a monster is [[silence]]d or [[waterlog]]ged. [[Willpower]] can protect against it, though it takes high will to reach 0% success. [[Willpower#Player resistance|Racial willpower]] matters if you want to reach 0% paralysis.
 *'''[[Hornet]]s''' are fast enemies which can paralyse on melee. Poison resistance gives a chance to resist the paralysis, but only poison immunity can prevent it. [[Wand]]s can often kill or [[wand of polymorph|polymorph]] a hornet with some Evocations training. [[Lignification]] can make it very unlikely for a hornet to kill you by itself, due to [[Tree Form]]'s rPois and increased AC.
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 ==History==
-*Prior to [[0.33]], paralysis did not grant [[stun immunity]], only immunity to paralysis.
+*Prior to [[0.33]], paralysis did not grant [[stun immunity]], only immunity to paralysis. Also, [[stat zero]] would paralyse.
 *Prior to [[0.29]], the Paralyse spell and godly wrath could last from 2-7 turns.
 *Prior to [[0.27]], [[berserk]]ing had a chance to paralyze the player after it ends, and both [[Trog]] and [[Bad_mutations#Berserk|berserkitis]] would protect from it.

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 *'''[[Zot trap]]s''' require you or a monster to step on it, and the trap has to be in your [[LOS]] in order for it to function. Zot traps have a number of other nasty effects, so should be avoided if at all possible.
-{{Paralysis Spell Table}}
+<!--{{Paralysis Spell Table}} not updated yet --->
 ==History==

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-{{version031}}
+{{version033}}
 :''This page is about the [[status effect]]. For the monster spell, see [[Paralyse]].''
 {{flavour|You are paralysed, and completely unable to act.}}
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 *Monsters are vulnerable to high-tier [[stab]]s.
-Once paralysis ends, players get a brief (1-3 turns) period of immunity to all sources of paralysis. Unlike [[sleep]], paralysis doesn't end on hit. Unlike [[petrification]], there is no special damage resistance.
+Once paralysis ends, players get [[stun immunity]] for 1-3 turns, making them immune to paralysis and a few other status effects. Unlike [[petrification]], there is no special damage resistance.
 [[Formicid]]s are immune to paralysis due to their [[stasis]].
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 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.29]], the Paralyse spell and godly wrath could last from 2-7 turns.
 *Prior to [[0.27]], [[berserk]]ing had a chance to paralyze the player after it ends, and both [[Trog]] and [[Bad_mutations#Berserk|berserkitis]] would protect from it.

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 *'''[[Jorogumo]]''' are also fast enemies with a paralysis melee attack. Their melee works in the same way as hornets', but jorogumo have much better defenses and willpower, in addition to some dangerous ranged spells.
-*'''[[Air elemental]]s''' only paralyse for one turn, but when you're next to a bunch of dangerous opponents, this can be lethal. Evasive, but relatively frail, try to target them with strong never-missing attacks (e.g. [[Lee's Rapid Deconstruction]], [[Airstrike]], or high Evocations [[wand of iceblast]]. A [[tin of tremorstone]]s can miss, but is very accurate.)
+*'''[[Air elemental]]s''' only paralyse for one turn, but when you're in range of a bunch of dangerous opponents, that can be lethal. Evasive, but relatively frail, try to target them with strong never-missing attacks (e.g. [[Lee's Rapid Deconstruction]], [[Airstrike]], or high Evocations [[wand of iceblast]]. A [[tin of tremorstones]] can miss, but is very accurate.)
 *'''[[Zot trap]]s''' require you or a monster to step on it, and the trap has to be in your [[LOS]] in order for it to function. Zot traps have a number of other nasty effects, so should be avoided if at all possible.

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 *The spell [[Paralyse]], including [[wand of paralysis]] (2-5 turns for the player, must overcome the victim's [[willpower]])
 *The melee attacks of a [[hornet]] or [[jorogumo]] (1-3 turns; [[poison resistance]] blocks 2/3 of the time; poison immunity prevents it.)
 Other sources are irresistible for non-Formicids:

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 When paralysed:
 *Creatures are unable to act.
-*[[EV]] is set to almost zero, <code>2 + [[Evasion#Base EV|size_factor]]</code>, for players (plus any [[Repulsion Field]] mutation). For monsters, EV is set to 0.
+*[[EV]] is set to almost 0, <code>2 + [[Evasion#Base EV|size_factor]]</code> for players, and set to 0 EV for monsters.
 *[[SH]] is set to 0.
 *Monsters are vulnerable to high-tier [[stab]]s.