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NormalPerson7: Update - needs strategy

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Update - needs strategy

Patrick2011b: explosions no longer hit peaceful monsters as of commit 718b86c

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explosions no longer hit peaceful monsters as of commit 718b86c

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 ==Useful Info==
-Inflicts the Rimeblight status on the target, then up to 2 creatures connected by adjacency to the target are affected at 66% spellpower. No creature is immune to Rimeblight, and if the spell succeeds there is a 100% chance to inflict the status.
+Inflicts the Rimeblight status on the target, then up to 2 creatures connected by adjacency to the target (randomly chosen) are affected at 66% spellpower. No creature is immune to Rimeblight, and if the spell succeeds there is a 100% chance to inflict the status.
 Any creature affected by this spell will take AC-ignoring cold damage each turn, and periodically explode in a flurry of ice shards that damages other enemies adjacent to the target (not the target itself, or the player/allies).

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 ==Useful Info==
-Inflicts the Rimeblight status on the target with 100% success, then up to 2 creatures connected by adjacency to the target (100% if adjacent to the target, 50% to creatures 2 tiles away). No creature is immune to Rimeblight.
+Inflicts the Rimeblight status on the target, then up to 2 creatures connected by adjacency to the target are affected at 66% spellpower. No creature is immune to Rimeblight, and if the spell succeeds there is a 100% chance to inflict the status.
 Any creature affected by this spell will take AC-ignoring cold damage each turn, and periodically explode in a flurry of ice shards that damages other enemies adjacent to the target (not the target itself, or the player/allies).
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 If the creature is [[living]] / [[holy]] / [[demonic]] and drops below 20% HP, Rimeblight instantly kills it, replacing it with a short-lived [[pillar of rime]].
-When a creature with Rimeblight dies, the status spreads to adjacent enemies.
+When a creature with Rimeblight dies by any means, the status spreads to nearby enemies (100% for adjacent, 50% if 2 tiles away).
 Duration of the status is <code>7 + 1d5 + power/30</code>.<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|spl-monench.cc|271}}</ref> The duration is not increased or reset if recast on a target already inflicted by Rimeblight.

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 ==Useful Info==
-Inflicts the Rimeblight status on the target with 100% success, then up to 2 creatures connected by adjacency to the target (100% adjacent to the target, 50% to creatures 2 tiles away). No creature is immune to Rimeblight.
+Inflicts the Rimeblight status on the target with 100% success, then up to 2 creatures connected by adjacency to the target (100% if adjacent to the target, 50% to creatures 2 tiles away). No creature is immune to Rimeblight.
 Any creature affected by this spell will take AC-ignoring cold damage each turn, and periodically explode in a flurry of ice shards that damages other enemies adjacent to the target (not the target itself, or the player/allies).
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 When a creature with Rimeblight dies, the status spreads to adjacent enemies.
-Duration of the status is <code>7 + 1d5 + power/30</code>.<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|spl-monench.cc|271}}</ref> The duration is not increased or reset if recast.
+Duration of the status is <code>7 + 1d5 + power/30</code>.<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|spl-monench.cc|271}}</ref> The duration is not increased or reset if recast on a target already inflicted by Rimeblight.
 ==Strategy==
-This spell is most useful against large packs due to the spread mechanics.
+This spell is most useful against large packs of clumped enemies due to the spread mechanics, although the damage over time can be useful on isolated targets.
 ==History==

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 When a creature with Rimeblight dies, the status spreads to adjacent enemies.
-Duration of the status is <code>7 + 1d5 + power/30</code>.<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|spl-monench.cc|271}}</ref>
+Duration of the status is <code>7 + 1d5 + power/30</code>.<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|spl-monench.cc|271}}</ref> The duration is not increased or reset if recast.
 ==Strategy==

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 ==Useful Info==
-Inflicts the Rimeblight status on the target with 100% success, then up to 2 creatures connected by adjacency to the target (100% adjacent to the target, 50% to creatures 2 tiles away). No creature can resist Rimeblight.
+Inflicts the Rimeblight status on the target with 100% success, then up to 2 creatures connected by adjacency to the target (100% adjacent to the target, 50% to creatures 2 tiles away). No creature is immune to Rimeblight.
-Any creature affected by this spell will take AC-ignoring cold damage over several turns as ice devours them from the inside out, and also periodically explode in a flurry of ice shards that damages enemies (not the player/allies).
+Any creature affected by this spell will take AC-ignoring cold damage each turn, and periodically explode in a flurry of ice shards that damages other enemies adjacent to the target (not the target itself, or the player/allies).
 If the creature is [[living]] / [[holy]] / [[demonic]] and drops below 20% HP, Rimeblight instantly kills it, replacing it with a short-lived [[pillar of rime]].
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 ==Strategy==
 ==History==

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 |maxsp = 200
 |range = 5
 |target = Beam
 |special = Damage/turn ignores AC}}
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 Inflicts the Rimeblight status on the target with 100% success, then up to 2 creatures connected by adjacency to the target (100% adjacent to the target, 50% to creatures 2 tiles away). No creature can resist Rimeblight.
-Any creature affected by this spell will take AC-ignoring cold damage over several turns as ice devours them from the inside out, and also periodically explode in a flurry of ice shards that damages enemies (not the player/allies).<ref>Every
+Any creature affected by this spell will take AC-ignoring cold damage over several turns as ice devours them from the inside out, and also periodically explode in a flurry of ice shards that damages enemies (not the player/allies).
 If the creature is [[living]] / [[holy]] / [[demonic]] and drops below 20% HP, Rimeblight instantly kills it, replacing it with a short-lived [[pillar of rime]].
-When a creature with Rimeblight dies, the status can spread to adjacent enemies.
+When a creature with Rimeblight dies, the status spreads to adjacent enemies.
 Duration of the status is <code>7 + 1d5 + power/30</code>.<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|spl-monench.cc|271}}</ref>

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-'''Rimeblight''' is a level 7 [[Ice Magic]]/[[Necromancy]] irresistible enchantment that inflicts the Rimeblight status upon a living/holy/demonic creature. The creature will take AC-ignoring cold damage over several turns as ice devours them from the inside out, and also periodically explode in a flurry of ice shards that damages nearby hostiles (but not the player, their allies, or [[peaceful]] monsters!) and can spread the disease to susceptible creatures it hits. The infection chance from rimeblight explosions is 2/3 for nearby monsters. Note that explosions and disease spread don't happen out of your [[line of sight]].
+'''Rimeblight''' is a level 7 [[Ice Magic]]/[[Necromancy]] that irresistibly inflicts the Rimeblight status on a nearby target (and up to 2 adjacent targets), which deals AC-ignoring damage every turn and causes periodic explosions. On death, it spreads to other adjacent creatures.
-Monsters with rimeblight on them that drop below 20% hp, to the "almost dead" health, will instantly die and be replaced with a short-lived [[pillar of rime]].
+==Useful Info==
-==Useful Info==
+Duration of the status is <code>7 + 1d5 + power/30</code>.<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|spl-monench.cc|271}}</ref>
 ==Strategy==
 ==History==
 *Added in [[0.32]].

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 vestiges of their body and leaving nothing behind but a twisted pillar of stygian ice.}}
-'''Rimeblight''' is a level 7 [[Ice Magic]]/[[Necromancy]] irresistible enchantment that inflicts the Rimeblight status upon a living/holy/demonic creature. The creature will take AC-ignoring cold damage over several turns as ice devours them from the inside out, and also periodically explode in a flurry of ice shards that damages nearby hostiles (but not the player or their allies!) and can spread the disease to susceptible creatures it hits.
+'''Rimeblight''' is a level 7 [[Ice Magic]]/[[Necromancy]] irresistible enchantment that inflicts the Rimeblight status upon a living/holy/demonic creature. The creature will take AC-ignoring cold damage over several turns as ice devours them from the inside out, and also periodically explode in a flurry of ice shards that damages nearby hostiles (but not the player or their allies!) and can spread the disease to susceptible creatures it hits. The infection chance from rimeblight explosions is 2/3 for nearby monsters. Note that explosions and disease spread don't happen out of your [[line of sight]].
 Monsters with rimeblight on them that drop below 20% hp, to the "almost dead" health, will instantly die and be replaced with a short-lived [[pillar of rime]].