Potion of magic - Revision history

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2025-10-22T17:36:49Z

‎Strategy

2025-10-22T17:34:47Z

2023-12-19T14:13:08Z

fix formula; 10 + random2avg(28, 3) = 10 + (3d28/3 - 1) = 9 + 3d28/3

2023-12-18T05:15:32Z

update to 0.30

2022-10-12T19:38:09Z

the formula is exactly the same as for !HW potion; add an src link

2022-09-19T03:03:31Z

OoO

2022-09-19T03:02:43Z

commit log says no changes

2022-09-19T03:01:27Z

2018-04-10T11:40:50Z

version bump

2017-03-28T20:49:51Z

update to 0.19

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 ==Strategy==
-This potion is quite rare and immensely useful for [[spellcaster]]s.
+This potion is quite rare and immensely useful for [[spellcaster]]s. Non-casters should still keep around these items in order to use certain divine abilities when MP is low, e.g., when a [[ghost moth]] drained all your MP.
-If you can spare a few turns of [[confusion]], [[potions of ambrosia]] can be used to regenerate MP instead, saving the more valuable potion of magic.
+If you can spare a few turns of [[confusion]], [[potions of ambrosia]] can be used to regenerate MP instead, thus saving a potion of magic in the process.
 ==History==

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 {{flavour|A valuable potion which grants a person with an infusion of magical energy.}}
-Quaffing a '''potion of magic''' restores 10-37 [[magic points]], <code>9 + 3d28/3</code><ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|defines.h|165}}</ref>, strongly biased towards the middle values. This potion is quite rare and immensely useful for [[spellcaster]]s.
+Quaffing a '''potion of magic''' restores 10-37 [[magic points]], <code>9 + 3d28/3</code><ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|defines.h|165}}</ref>, strongly biased towards the middle values.
 All Mage backgrounds ([[Hedge Wizard]]s, [[Conjurer]]s, etc.) start with a potion of magic in their inventories.
 ==History==

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 {{flavour|A valuable potion which grants a person with an infusion of magical energy.}}
-Quaffing a '''potion of magic''' restores 11-38 [[magic points]], <code>10 + 3d28/3</code><ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|defines.h|165}}</ref>, strongly biased towards the middle values. This potion is quite rare and immensely useful for [[spellcaster]]s.
+Quaffing a '''potion of magic''' restores 10-37 [[magic points]], <code>9 + 3d28/3</code><ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|defines.h|165}}</ref>, strongly biased towards the middle values. This potion is quite rare and immensely useful for [[spellcaster]]s.
 All Mage backgrounds ([[Hedge Wizard]]s, [[Conjurer]]s, etc.) start with a potion of magic in their inventories.

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 {{item
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 {{flavour|A valuable potion which grants a person with an infusion of magical energy.}}
-Quaffing a '''potion of magic''' restores 10-37 [[magic points]], <code>9 + 3d28/3</code><ref>{{source ref|0.29.1|defines.h|165}}</ref>, strongly biased towards the middle values. This potion is quite rare and immensely useful for [[spellcaster]]s.
+Quaffing a '''potion of magic''' restores 11-38 [[magic points]], <code>10 + 3d28/3</code><ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|defines.h|165}}</ref>, strongly biased towards the middle values. This potion is quite rare and immensely useful for [[spellcaster]]s.
 All Mage backgrounds ([[Hedge Wizard]]s, [[Conjurer]]s, etc.) start with a potion of magic in their inventories.

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 {{flavour|A valuable potion which grants a person with an infusion of magical energy.}}
-Quaffing a '''potion of magic''' restores between 10 to 37 [[magic points]], <code>[10 + (1d28 + 2d29 - 3)] / 3</code>, strongly biased towards the middle values. This potion is quite rare and immensely useful for [[spellcaster]]s.
+Quaffing a '''potion of magic''' restores 10-37 [[magic points]], <code>9 + 3d28/3</code><ref>{{source ref|0.29.1|defines.h|165}}</ref>, strongly biased towards the middle values. This potion is quite rare and immensely useful for [[spellcaster]]s.
-All Mage backgrounds ([[Hedge Wizard]]s, [[Conjurer]]s...) start with a potion of magic in their inventories.
+All Mage backgrounds ([[Hedge Wizard]]s, [[Conjurer]]s, etc.) start with a potion of magic in their inventories.
 ==History==
 *In [[0.18]] alone, [[Pakellas]] gifted potions of magic to its followers.
 *Prior to [[0.5]], the potion restored all magic points and had one in three chance of increasing max MP by one.
 {{potions}}