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-Spriggans have permanently fast movement speed, making it easy to fight or retreat on your own terms. In cases where a normal species would need to use a consumable, a Spriggan might be able to run away for free. They also have high [[evasion]], a massive [[Stealth]] aptitude, and are good with a few types of magic. High willpower is a nice bonus on top.
+Spriggans have permanently fast movement speed, making it easy to fight or retreat on your own terms. In cases where a normal species would need to use a consumable, a Spriggan might be able to run away for free. They also have high [[evasion]], great [[willpower]], a massive [[Stealth]] aptitude, and are good with a few types of magic.
 However, there are many instances where running away is infeasible: status conditions like [[constrict]] can prevent running, you could be surrounded after being [[shaft]]ed or [[teleport]]ed, the route to stairs can be blocked off, etc. Those situations are already some of the most dangerous in the game... and being a frail Spriggan only makes those situations even harder. Their speed can help in some, but not all, dangerous situations.
-In addition, their combat tends to be swingy, due to their high EV but very low HP and limited armour. Always keep this in mind, even when you have huge EV and feel that nothing can touch you. A few bad rolls — or a few evasion-ignoring attacks — can be fatal. Ranged attacks are also difficult to retreat from, and [[attacks of opportunity]] make it difficult to escape if a melee attacker is already adjacent.
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 With the speed to [[kite]], high [[dexterity]] and a tendency for light armour, Spriggans can be good at [[Ranged Weapons]]. Note, however, that they can't use [[longbow]]s and [[triple crossbow]]s. Kiting is powerful, but not the be all, end all: your fragility is still noticeable in a ranged fight.
-Spriggans have a high aptitude in [[Shapeshifting]], keep their natural speed in any form (other than the ones that are naturally slow), and forms grant HP/AC bonuses, making [[talisman]] forms quite attractive.
+Spriggans have a high aptitude in [[Shapeshifting]], keep their natural speed in any form (other than the ones that slow everyone down), and forms grant HP/AC bonuses, making [[talisman]] forms quite attractive. Some forms change your [[size]], causing you to lose EV.
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 With the speed to [[kite]], high [[dexterity]] and a tendency for light armour, Spriggans can be good at [[Ranged Weapons]]. Note, however, that they can't use [[longbow]]s and [[triple crossbow]]s. Kiting is powerful, but not the be all, end all: your fragility is still noticeable in a ranged fight.
-Spriggans have a high aptitude in [[Shapeshifting]], but note that entering [[Serpent Form|Serpent]], [[Statue Form|Statue]], [[Dragon Form|Dragon]], or [[Storm Form]] will negate your fast movement speed. However, due to the HP and defenses these forms provide, you may want to use them anyways.
+Spriggans have a high aptitude in [[Shapeshifting]], keep their natural speed in any form (other than the ones that are naturally slow), and forms grant HP/AC bonuses, making [[talisman]] forms quite attractive.
 ===Background Choice===

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 Spriggans are reasonably good with most gods, but a few stand out (in no particular order):
 *[[Kikubaaqudgha]]: Goes well with a necromancer build.
-*[[Trog]]: A somewhat paradoxical choice, but actually pretty strong. Spriggans' intrinsic speed makes post-berserk slowing noticeably less dangerous, as you remain faster than regular speed enemies. Trog's Hand helps out with their low HP, and Brothers in Arms is a powerful panic button in general.
+*[[Trog]]: A somewhat paradoxical choice, but actually pretty strong. Spriggans' intrinsic speed makes post-berserk slowing noticeably less dangerous, as you can move faster than regular speed enemies. Trog's Hand helps out with their low HP, and Brothers in Arms is a powerful panic button in general.
 *[[Ashenzari]]: Complements a stabbing build very nicely. The detection can be good for avoiding danger, particularly around corners.
 *[[Okawaru]]: The armour gift can be useful for Spriggans, since they are guaranteed to be wearable. Also boosts and gifts ranged weapons.

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 *[[Alchemist]]s and [[Brigand]]s: Both of these builds rely (early on, at least) upon inflicting high levels of poison on monsters from a distance. Spriggans' speed allows them to maintain that distance, allowing them deal with many threats without ever letting them into melee range.
 *[[Necromancer]]s: Spriggans have passable aptitude with Necromancy, and the ability to raise several meat shields for yourself is always helpful.
-*Conjurer and Summoner types in general: Being able to maintain distance while blasting is a great thing. Unfortunately, Spriggans' aptitudes for such magic are rather terrible, but spells like [[Fulminant Prism]] (Conjurer) and [[Summon Forest]] (later on) also use your greater aptitudes.
+*Conjurer-types, Summoner, and [[Hunter]]: Being able to kite and maintain distance while blasting/summoning/sniping is great. Spriggans' aptitudes and traits penalize these, but it isn't the end of the world.
-*[[Hunter]]: As mentioned in the main strategy section, Spriggan hunters are able to continuously kite melee enemies and maintain distance.
+*Spriggans' aptitudes for Conjurations/Summoning are rather terrible, but spells like [[Fulminant Prism]] (Conjurer) and [[Summon Forest]] (later on) also use your greater aptitudes.
 ===God Choice===
 Spriggans are reasonably good with most gods, but a few stand out (in no particular order):
-*[[Kikubaaqudgha]]: Goes well with a necromancer build. The torment ability is a bit more useful for Spriggans than most races, since their speed provides a powerful escape option.
+*[[Kikubaaqudgha]]: Goes well with a necromancer build.
 *[[Trog]]: A somewhat paradoxical choice, but actually pretty strong. Spriggans' intrinsic speed makes post-berserk slowing noticeably less dangerous, as you remain faster than regular speed enemies. Trog's Hand helps out with their low HP, and Brothers in Arms is a powerful panic button in general.
-*[[Ashenzari]]: Complements a stabbing build very nicely. The detection and scrying can be good for avoiding danger, particularly around corners.
+*[[Ashenzari]]: Complements a stabbing build very nicely. The detection can be good for avoiding danger, particularly around corners.
 *[[Okawaru]]: The armour gift can be useful for Spriggans, since they are guaranteed to be wearable. Also boosts and gifts ranged weapons.

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 Spriggans have permanently fast movement speed, making it easy to fight or retreat on your own terms. In cases where a normal species would need to use a consumable, a Spriggan might be able to run away for free. They also have high [[evasion]], a massive [[Stealth]] aptitude, and are good with a few types of magic. High willpower is a nice bonus on top.
-However, there are many instances where running away is infeasible: status conditions like [[constrict]] can prevent running, you could be surrounded after being [[shaft]]ed or [[teleport]]ed, the route to stairs is blocked off, etc. Those situations are already some of the most dangerous in the game, and being a frail Spriggan only makes those situations even harder.
+However, there are many instances where running away is infeasible: status conditions like [[constrict]] can prevent running, you could be surrounded after being [[shaft]]ed or [[teleport]]ed, the route to stairs can be blocked off, etc. Those situations are already some of the most dangerous in the game... and being a frail Spriggan only makes those situations even harder. Furthermore, ranged attackers are difficult to run from, while [[attacks of opportunity]] make it more difficult to disengage from melee combat.
-In addition, their combat tends to be swingy, due to their high EV but very low HP and limited armour. Always keep this in mind, even when you have huge EV and feel that nothing can touch you. A few bad rolls — or a few evasion-ignoring attacks — can be fatal. Ranged attacks can also negate much of the advantage of fast speed.
+In addition, their combat tends to be swingy, due to their high EV but very low HP and limited armour. Always keep this in mind, even when you have huge EV and feel that nothing can touch you. A few bad rolls — or a few evasion-ignoring attacks — can be fatal.
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 *'''Warriors:''' [[Brigand]]
 *'''Warrior-mages:''' [[Warper]], [[Enchanter]]
-*'''Mages:''' [[Conjurer]], [[Earth Elementalist]], [[Venom Mage]]
+*'''Mages:''' [[Conjurer]], [[Earth Elementalist]], [[Alchemist]]
 *'''Adventurers:''' [[Artificer]]