Staff of Dispater - Revision history

Hordes: obsolete

2023-05-05T00:18:02Z

obsolete

Ge0ff: /* Mechanics */

2023-03-30T10:31:55Z

‎Mechanics

Ge0ff: update to 0.29; cba it being converted into an unrand orb

2023-03-29T13:13:02Z

update to 0.29; cba it being converted into an unrand orb

Ge0ff: fix flavour

2022-01-10T20:19:39Z

fix flavour

Ge0ff: Add some extra flavour from art-data.txt

2022-01-05T17:02:32Z

Add some extra flavour from art-data.txt

Spudwalt at 09:25, 28 December 2021

2021-12-28T09:25:06Z

Spudwalt: Using unrand formatting rather than magical staff formatting

2021-12-28T08:06:31Z

Using unrand formatting rather than magical staff formatting

Pinkbeast: Costs changed to fixed in 2017. Remove food - I know the page says 0.24 but it's going, and no-one who can kill Dispater is counting rations...

2021-05-01T04:12:12Z

Costs changed to fixed in 2017. Remove food - I know the page says 0.24 but it's going, and no-one who can kill Dispater is counting rations...

Bwijn: +Src 0.24.1

2020-06-10T21:03:06Z

+Src 0.24.1

Spudwalt at 20:13, 5 August 2019

2019-08-05T20:13:55Z

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+{{obsolete}}
 {{flavour|A legendary staff, granting power to unleash damnation -- although not without draining the wielder's vitality in the process.}}
 [[File:Staff of dispater.png]] '''''the +4 staff of Dispater'''''
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 ==History==
-*In [[0.30]], the staff of Dispater will be converted into an [[unrand]] [[orb]].
+*In [[0.30]], the staff of Dispater was converted into an [[orb]], the [[orb of Dispater]].
 *Prior to [[0.28]], the staff could be activated from the [[v|evoke]] menu instead of the [[a]]bilities menu. Also, the cost of firing damnation was changed from 14 HP and 4 MP to 10% HP and 4 MP.
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 [[Category:Unrands]]
 [[Category:Staves]]

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 The staff gives you an '''a'''bility to cast [[Hurl Damnation]]. However, it comes at a cost to [[HP]] and [[MP]]:
-{{crawlquote|'''Spell Power''': [[Evocations]]×8<br>'''Damage''': 3d(8+Spell Power/5)<br>'''Cost''': 10% HP, 4 MP <br>'''Restrictions''': You cannot use this item if you are under the effects of [[Death's Door]].}}
+{{crawlquote|'''Spell Power''': [[Evocations]]×8<br>'''Damage''': 3d(8+Spell Power/5)<br>'''Cost''': 10% HP, 4 MP <br>'''Restrictions''': You cannot use this ability if you are under the effects of [[Death's Door]].}}
 ==Desirability==

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 {{flavour|A legendary staff, granting power to unleash damnation -- although not without draining the wielder's vitality in the process.}}
 [[File:Staff of dispater.png]] '''''the +4 staff of Dispater'''''
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 +4 [[staff]]
-Can be evoked to launch [[damnation]]<br>
+Provides an ability to launch [[damnation]]<br>
 [[Evil]]
 ==Mechanics==
-The staff can be e'''V'''oked to cast [[Hurl Damnation]]. However, it comes at a cost to [[HP]] and [[MP]]:
+The staff gives you an '''a'''bility to cast [[Hurl Damnation]]. However, it comes at a cost to [[HP]] and [[MP]]:
-{{crawlquote|'''Spell Power''': [[Evocations]]×8<br>'''Damage''': 3d(8+Spell Power/5)<br>'''Cost''': 14 HP, 4 MP <br>'''Restrictions''': You cannot evoke this item if you are under the effects of [[Death's Door]], even if you have more than 14 HP.}}
+{{crawlquote|'''Spell Power''': [[Evocations]]×8<br>'''Damage''': 3d(8+Spell Power/5)<br>'''Cost''': 10% HP, 4 MP <br>'''Restrictions''': You cannot use this item if you are under the effects of [[Death's Door]].}}
 ==Desirability==
-The '''staff of Dispater'''<ref>{{source ref|0.27.1|art-data.txt|344}}</ref> is a powerful [[artefact]] [[staff]] which contains dangerous demonic magic. It can only be acquired by slaying [[Dispater]], the lord of the [[Iron City of Dis]]. It is considered an [[evil]] item, so the [[good gods]] frown on its use.
+The '''staff of Dispater'''<ref>{{source ref|0.29.1|art-data.txt|350}}</ref> is a powerful [[artefact]] [[staff]] which contains dangerous demonic magic. It can only be acquired by slaying [[Dispater]], the lord of the [[Iron City of Dis]]. It is considered an [[evil]] item, so the [[good gods]] frown on its use.
 Very few things can resist damnation damage (it's mainly just the [[demon]]s that use damnation themselves), making the staff of Dispater a useful weapon against all manner of end-game monsters. Damnation is particularly helpful against monsters with high defenses (whether high [[AC]], [[EV]], resistance/immunity to multiple elements, or a combination of the above). Of course, if you have this staff, you've managed to successfully kill one of the lords of [[Hell]]; chances are you have other ways of fighting highly durable creatures that don't cost you HP every time you use them.
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 [[Damnation]]<br>
 [[:Category:Damnation resistance]]
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Unrands]]
 [[Category:Staves]]

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 {{version027}}
-{{flavour|A legendary staff, granting power to unleash damnation -- although not without draining the wielder's vitality in the process.
+{{flavour|A legendary staff, granting power to unleash damnation -- although not without draining the wielder's vitality in the process.}}
 [[File:Staff of dispater.png]] '''''the +4 staff of Dispater'''''

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+{{version027}}
-{{flavour|A legendary staff, granting power to unleash damnation -- although not without draining the wielder's vitality in the process.}}
+{{flavour|A legendary staff, granting power to unleash damnation -- although not without draining the wielder's vitality in the process.
 [[File:Staff of dispater.png]] '''''the +4 staff of Dispater'''''

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 The staff may be used in combat, functioning as a +4 staff. You can improve your melee performance with this staff by training [[Fighting]] and [[Staves]], though by the time you're capable of fighting Dispater, you'll have found any number of weapons that are far more effective.
-The staff's primary purpose is to be evoked to launch [[Damnation]] at a monster, dealing a potentially massive amount of damage (max 3-171) that very few enemies are resistant to. However, it comes at a cost to [[HP]] as well as [[MP]] and [[food]].
+The staff's primary purpose is to be evoked to launch [[Damnation]] at a monster, dealing a potentially massive amount of damage (max 3-171) that very few enemies are resistant to. However, it comes at a cost to [[HP]] and [[MP]].
-{{crawlquote|'''Spell Power''': [[Evocations]]×8<br>'''Damage''': 3d(8+Spell Power/5)<br>'''Cost''': 5-23 HP (Average 14, but never fatal), 2-6 MP (Average 4), 100 food<br>'''Restrictions''': You cannot evoke this item if you have less than 12 HP, 5 MP, or if you are under the effects of [[Death's Door]]}}
+{{crawlquote|'''Spell Power''': [[Evocations]]×8<br>'''Damage''': 3d(8+Spell Power/5)<br>'''Cost''': 14 HP, 4 MP <br>'''Restrictions''': You cannot evoke this item if you are under the effects of [[Death's Door]], even if you have more than 14 HP.}}
 ==Strategy==

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 {{item
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 {{flavour|A legendary staff, granting power to unleash damnation -- although not without draining the wielder's vitality in the process.}}
-The '''staff of Dispater''' is a powerful [[artefact]] [[staff]] which contains dangerous demonic magic. It can only be acquired by slaying [[Dispater]], the lord of [[Dis]]. It is considered an [[evil]] item, so the [[good gods]] frown on its use.
+The '''staff of Dispater'''<ref>{{source ref|0.24.1|art-data.txt|300}}</ref> is a powerful [[artefact]] [[staff]] which contains dangerous demonic magic. It can only be acquired by slaying [[Dispater]], the lord of [[Dis]]. It is considered an [[evil]] item, so the [[good gods]] frown on its use.
 The staff may be used in combat, functioning as a +4 staff. You can improve your melee performance with this staff by training [[Fighting]] and [[Staves]], though by the time you're capable of fighting Dispater, you'll have found any number of weapons that are far more effective.
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 Be aware that some end-game monsters are completely immune to its effects, though this mostly consists of the various [[demon]]s that are capable of using damnation themselves. See the list [[:category:Damnation resistance|here]].
 [[Category:Unrands]]
 [[Category:Staves]]