Piety - Revision history

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Hordes at 19:06, 18 October 2025

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Ge0ff: /* History */ cba 1517c42a and 5b40c49a

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‎Piety Gain

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Jozrael: /* Piety Gain */

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Patrick2011b: bump

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Hordes at 06:41, 29 December 2023

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 '''Piety''' is a measure of your standing with your chosen [[god]] and a resource used to activate divine abilities.
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 ===Penalties===
-For all gods but Ru, piety gain slows down by x2/3 at 4*, and slows down by another x2/3 (to x4/9) at 6*.<ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|religion.cc|2433}}</ref>
+For all gods but Ashzenzari and Ru, piety gain slows down by x2/3 at 4*, and slows down by another x2/3 (to x4/9) at 6*.<ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|religion.cc|2433}}</ref>
 For Okawaru, Sif Muna, Trog, and Vehumet, if you would gain piety while on [[gift timeout]], your actual piety gain is reduced by x1/4 (however, piety gain is treated as normal for reducing gift timeout itself).<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|religion.cc|2436}}</ref>
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 You can lose piety by doing things your god dislikes - [[Trog]] hates it when you cast [[spell]]s; [[The Shining One]] hates when you do [[evil]]. Specifically, doing anything your god dislikes will reduce your piety directly, then inflict [[penance]]. While you're under penance, you don't gain piety - instead, any piety you would've gained is used to decrease penance.
 ===Piety Decay===
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 *The [[Wu Jian Council]]
 *[[Zin]]
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 *[[The Shining One]]
-[[Uskayaw]] has extremely fast piety gain and decay, while [[Ignis]] has none. [[Ashenzari]], [[Ru]], [[Xom]], and [[Yredelemnul]] have their own unique piety systems, which do not use the normal decay function. [[Gozag]] doesn't use piety at all.
+[[Uskayaw]] has extremely fast piety gain and decay, while [[Ignis]] has none. [[Ashenzari]], [[Ru]], and [[Xom]] have their own unique piety systems, which do not use the normal decay function. [[Gozag]] doesn't use piety at all.
 ==Strategy==

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 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.19]], there were five possible piety decay speeds.
 *Prior to [[0.16]], gods didn't treat followers' kills the same as the player's for purposes of piety gain.

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 Different gods may have different means of gaining piety. For example, [[Zin]] appreciates [[gold]] donations (and killing [[evil]]/[[chaotic]] creatures), while [[Yredelemnul]]'s piety is solely determined by the number of friendly [[undead]] in sight. [[Gozag]] does not use piety at all - this god only cares for gold.
 For all gods but Ru, piety gain slows down by x2/3 at 4*, and slows down by another x2/3 (to x4/9) at 6*.<ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|religion.cc|2433}}</ref>
 ==Piety Loss==

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 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.19]], there were five possible piety decay speeds.
 *Prior to [[0.16]], gods didn't treat followers' kills the same as the player's for purposes of piety gain.

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 Different gods may have different means of gaining piety. For example, [[Zin]] appreciates [[gold]] donations (and killing [[evil]]/[[chaotic]] creatures), while [[Yredelemnul]]'s piety is solely determined by the number of friendly [[undead]] in sight. [[Gozag]] does not use piety at all - this god only cares for gold.
-For all gods but Ru, piety gain slows down by 1/3 at 4*, and slows down by another 1/3 at 6*.<ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|religion.cc|2433}}</ref>
+For all gods but Ru, piety gain slows down by x2/3 at 4*, and slows down by another x2/3 (to x4/9) at 6*.<ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|religion.cc|2433}}</ref>
 ==Piety Loss==

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 '''Piety''' is a measure of your standing with your chosen [[god]] and a resource used to activate divine abilities.
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 ==Estimating Piety==
-You cannot see your exact piety number in-game, but you can estimate it from the number of stars shown by your god's name on your [[HUD]]:<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|religion.cc|4474}}</ref>
+You cannot see your exact piety number in-game, but you can estimate it from the number of stars shown by your god's name on your [[HUD]]:<ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|religion.cc|4446}}</ref>
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 Different gods may have different means of gaining piety. For example, [[Zin]] appreciates [[gold]] donations (and killing [[evil]]/[[chaotic]] creatures), while [[Yredelemnul]]'s piety is solely determined by the number of friendly [[undead]] in sight. [[Gozag]] does not use piety at all - this god only cares for gold.
-For most gods, piety gain slows down at 4*, and slows down again at 6*.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|religion.cc|2447}}</ref>
+For most gods, piety gain slows down at 4*, and slows down again at 6*.<ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|religion.cc|2433}}</ref>
 ==Piety Loss==
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 *[[The Shining One]]
-[[Uskayaw]] has extremely fast piety gain and decay, while [[Ignis]] has none. [[Ashenzari]], [[Ru]], [[Xom]], and [[Yredelemnul]] have their own unique piety systems, which do not use the normal decay function. And [[Gozag]] doesn't use piety at all.
+[[Uskayaw]] has extremely fast piety gain and decay, while [[Ignis]] has none. [[Ashenzari]], [[Ru]], [[Xom]], and [[Yredelemnul]] have their own unique piety systems, which do not use the normal decay function. [[Gozag]] doesn't use piety at all.
 ==Strategy==

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 Piety is measured on a scale from 1-200; most characters start at 15 piety when first worshipping a god. If piety drops below 1, you are excommunicated and incur [[penance]]. Piety is gained by doing what your god likes, and lost for doing what it hates (see below for details).
-At certain piety thresholds, your god will grant abilities. Active abilities can be invoked with the '''a''' command; most actives cost piety to use. Passive abilities work automatically, and usually don't have a cost. Piety can also be used for obtaining [[gift]]s and for resolving [[penance]].
+At certain piety thresholds, your god will grant abilities. Active abilities can be invoked with the '''a''' command; most cost piety to use. Passive abilities work automatically, and usually don't have a cost. Piety is also used, passively, for obtaining [[gift]]s and for resolving [[penance]].
 ==Estimating Piety==
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 ==Strategy==
-Piety is a "semi-renewable" resource: piety is much easier to obtain than [[scroll]]s or [[potion]]s, but it is still limited by the # of resources (monsters, tiles, etc.) you have access to. Still, you'll constantly gain piety, so don't be too stingy with divine abilities.
+Piety is a "semi-renewable" resource. It is much easier to obtain than [[scroll]]s or [[potion]]s, but still finite for most of the game (since there are only so many monsters to kill, tiles to explore, etc.). Still, you'll constantly gain piety, so don't be too stingy with divine abilities.
 Some gods have different piety systems, so you should treat their piety differently. See each god's page for more specific advice.