Trap - Revision history

Humeral: Undo revision 82628 by Humeral (talk); the real issue is the redirect

2025-02-28T14:55:09Z

Undo revision 82628 by Humeral (talk); the real issue is the redirect

Humeral: there is no Hall of Zot and it redirects incorrectly

2025-02-28T14:53:28Z

there is no Hall of Zot and it redirects incorrectly

Ge0ff: /* History */ add links to future pages

2025-01-20T17:30:25Z

‎History: add links to future pages

Ge0ff: Bump v, cba bcc7e349, 81da2222, 4b739738, and b98e54cb. We'll need a separate page for each new trap too

2025-01-17T11:14:02Z

Bump v, cba bcc7e349, 81da2222, 4b739738, and b98e54cb. We'll need a separate page for each new trap too

Ge0ff: reword

2024-01-25T16:40:35Z

reword

Patrick2011b: update to 0.31

2024-01-24T19:39:39Z

update to 0.31

Patrick2011b: /* Physical traps */ only intelligent monsters activate net traps

2024-01-05T05:08:13Z

‎Physical traps: only intelligent monsters activate net traps

Hordes at 20:16, 28 June 2023

2023-06-28T20:16:45Z

Ge0ff: /* Sourceless Malevolence */ prettyfy a wikilink

2023-06-18T12:51:45Z

‎Sourceless Malevolence: prettyfy a wikilink

Hordes: /* Physical traps */ update net traps

2023-06-16T07:22:44Z

‎Physical traps: update net traps

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 *[[File:Web.png]] '''[[Web]]s''', found most commonly in the [[Spider's Nest]], can cause the player and non-[[List of arachnids|spider]] monsters to become trapped and be given the Held status, halving their [[evasion]] and preventing melee and ranged combat. Webs on the floor are permanent, while those created by [[Ensnare]] or [[jumping spider]]s are destroyed when the player breaks or blinks out of them.
-There are three more types of physical trap that can only be generated by [[vault]]s, most notably being seen in the hall of Zot on [[Zot:5]] and the [[Tomb]]:
+There are three more types of physical trap that can only be generated by [[vault]]s, most notably being seen in the [[hall of Zot]] on [[Zot:5]] and the [[Tomb]]:
 *[[File:Teleport_trap.png]] '''Permanent teleport traps''', which have the same effect as regular teleport traps but are not destroyed when triggered.

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 *[[File:Web.png]] '''[[Web]]s''', found most commonly in the [[Spider's Nest]], can cause the player and non-[[List of arachnids|spider]] monsters to become trapped and be given the Held status, halving their [[evasion]] and preventing melee and ranged combat. Webs on the floor are permanent, while those created by [[Ensnare]] or [[jumping spider]]s are destroyed when the player breaks or blinks out of them.
-There are three more types of physical trap that can only be generated by [[vault]]s, most notably being seen in the [[hall of Zot]] on [[Zot:5]] and the [[Tomb]]:
+There are three more types of physical trap that can only be generated by [[vault]]s, most notably being seen in the hall of Zot on [[Zot:5]] and the [[Tomb]]:
 *[[File:Teleport_trap.png]] '''Permanent teleport traps''', which have the same effect as regular teleport traps but are not destroyed when triggered.

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 ==History==
 {{CBA|0.33|several new traps will be added:}}
-:[[File:Archmage trap.png]] archmage's traps that drain 1/3 of the player's MP and [[brilliance|empower]] the spells of 2-3 [[HD|strongest]] nearby monsters for 20-28 turns;
+:[[File:Archmage trap.png]] [[archmage's trap]]s that drain 1/3 of the player's MP and [[brilliance|empower]] the spells of 2-3 [[HD|strongest]] nearby monsters for 20-28 turns;
-:[[File:Devourer trap.png]] devourer's traps that have a 2/3 chance to [[corrode]] the player;
+:[[File:Devourer trap.png]] [[devourer's trap]]s that have a 2/3 chance to [[corrode]] the player;
-:[[File:Harlequin trap.png]] harlequin's traps that give the [[chaos]] flavour to melee attacks of 2-3 strongest non-holy nearby monsters for 20-28 turns;
+:[[File:Harlequin trap.png]] [[harlequin's trap]]s that give the [[chaos]] flavour to melee attacks of 2-3 strongest non-holy nearby monsters for 20-28 turns;
-:[[File:Tyrant trap.png]] tyrant's traps that [[weak]]en the player for 10-14 turns (up to 50 turns) and give 2-3 strongest nearby monsters the [[Might]] status for 20-28 turns.
+:[[File:Tyrant trap.png]] [[tyrant's trap]]s that [[weak]]en the player for 10-14 turns (up to 50 turns) and give 2-3 strongest nearby monsters the [[Might]] status for 20-28 turns.
 *Prior to [[0.31]], malevolent force was known as sourceless malevolence.
 *Prior to [[0.29]], exploration [[shaft]] traps in the Dungeon branch didn't try to drop you into a place without monsters.

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+{{version032}}
 '''Traps''' (represented by '''[[^]]''') are [[Dungeon features]] that harm the player or [[monster]]s who step on them. There are two types of traps: physical traps, which are always revealed to the player, and [[#Malevolent Force|malevolent force]], which is triggered by the player randomly, on exploration. Most traps are magical in nature.
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 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.31]], malevolent force was known as sourceless malevolence.
 *Prior to [[0.29]], exploration [[shaft]] traps in the Dungeon branch didn't try to drop you into a place without monsters.

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 There are six types of physical trap that generate randomly throughout the [[Dungeon]] and its branches:
-* [[File:Temporary teleport trap.png]] '''[[Teleport trap]]s''', which teleport anything that steps on the trap while in line of sight of the player to a different location on the current level. Destroyed when triggered.
+*[[File:Temporary teleport trap.png]] '''[[Teleport trap]]s''', which teleport anything that steps on the trap while in line of sight of the player to a different location on the current level. Destroyed when triggered.
-* [[File:Alarm_trap.png]] '''[[Alarm trap]]s''', which make an extremely loud noise and apply [[Sentinel's Mark]] to the player when the player or any monster steps on the trap. Destroyed when triggered.
+*[[File:Alarm_trap.png]] '''[[Alarm trap]]s''', which make an extremely loud noise and apply [[Sentinel's Mark]] to the player when the player or any monster steps on the trap. Destroyed when triggered.
-* [[File:Shaft.png]] '''[[Shaft]]s''', which will cause monsters to fall 1-3 floors to a lower floor in the current branch when a monster steps on the shaft and fails a chance based on their intelligence and hit dice. Players can step on shafts safely, and pressing '''>''' will cause the player to fall through the shaft if they wish. Destroyed when triggered.
+*[[File:Shaft.png]] '''[[Shaft]]s''', which will cause monsters to fall 1-3 floors to a lower floor in the current branch when a monster steps on the shaft and fails a chance based on their intelligence and hit dice. Players can step on shafts safely, and pressing '''>''' will cause the player to fall through the shaft if they wish. Destroyed when triggered.
-* [[File:Dispersal_trap.png]] '''[[Dispersal trap]]s''', which blink the player and all monsters in line of sight of the trap when the player or a monster steps on the trap. These traps are permanent.
+*[[File:Dispersal_trap.png]] '''[[Dispersal trap]]s''', which blink the player and all monsters in line of sight of the trap when the player or a monster steps on the trap. These traps are permanent.
-* [[File:Zot_trap.png]] '''[[Zot trap]]s''', which cause random harmful effects to the player, possibly including teleporting them, creating dangerous summoned or durably summoned monsters, causing an explosion dealing damage to the player, or invoking dangerous levels of [[magical contamination]], when the player or any monster steps on the trap while in line of sight of the player. When monsters step on the trap, there is only a chance for the player to be affected—this is indicated by the message "The power of Zot is invoked against you!". These traps are permanent.
+*[[File:Zot_trap.png]] '''[[Zot trap]]s''', which cause random harmful effects to the player, possibly including teleporting them, creating dangerous summoned or durably summoned monsters, causing an explosion dealing damage to the player, or invoking dangerous levels of [[magical contamination]], when the player or any monster steps on the trap while in line of sight of the player. When monsters step on the trap, there is only a chance for the player to be affected—this is indicated by the message "The power of Zot is invoked against you!". These traps are permanent.
-* [[File:Web.png]] '''[[Web]]s''', found most commonly in the [[Spider's Nest]], can cause the player and non-[[List of arachnids|spider]] monsters to become trapped and be given the Held status, halving their [[evasion]] and preventing melee and ranged combat. Webs on the floor are permanent, while those created by [[Ensnare]] or [[jumping spider]]s are destroyed when the player breaks or blinks out of them.
+*[[File:Web.png]] '''[[Web]]s''', found most commonly in the [[Spider's Nest]], can cause the player and non-[[List of arachnids|spider]] monsters to become trapped and be given the Held status, halving their [[evasion]] and preventing melee and ranged combat. Webs on the floor are permanent, while those created by [[Ensnare]] or [[jumping spider]]s are destroyed when the player breaks or blinks out of them.
 There are three more types of physical trap that can only be generated by [[vault]]s, most notably being seen in the [[hall of Zot]] on [[Zot:5]] and the [[Tomb]]:
-* [[File:Teleport_trap.png]] '''Permanent teleport traps''', which have the same effect as regular teleport traps but are not destroyed when triggered.
+*[[File:Teleport_trap.png]] '''Permanent teleport traps''', which have the same effect as regular teleport traps but are not destroyed when triggered.
-* [[File:Net_trap.png]] '''[[Net trap]]s''', which fire a [[throwing net]] at the player, with [[to-hit]] dependent on the absolute depth of the trap, when the player or any [[monster intelligence|intelligent]] monster steps on the trap while in line of sight of the player. These traps are triggered 1/3 of the time when stepped on by the monster. Not destroyed when triggered.
+*[[File:Net_trap.png]] '''[[Net trap]]s''', which fire a [[throwing net]] at the player, with [[to-hit]] dependent on the absolute depth of the trap, when the player or any [[monster intelligence|intelligent]] monster steps on the trap while in line of sight of the player. These traps are triggered 1/3 of the time when stepped on by the monster. Not destroyed when triggered.
-* [[File:Pressure_plate.png]] '''[[Pressure plate]]s''', which usually release monsters to surround the player when anything steps on the trap in line of sight of the player. The monsters released depend on the branch: in most branches, 8 [[redback]]s will be released. In the [[Snake Pit]], this is replaced by 8 [[black mamba]]s and [[mana viper]]s, and in the [[Realm of Zot]], this is replaced by a "klown kar"—3-8 [[Killer Klown]]s will be released. A few vaults have pressure plates that trigger different effects. These are always destroyed when triggered.
+*[[File:Pressure_plate.png]] '''[[Pressure plate]]s''', which usually release monsters to surround the player when anything steps on the trap in line of sight of the player. The monsters released depend on the branch: in most branches, 8 [[redback]]s will be released. In the [[Snake Pit]], this is replaced by 8 [[black mamba]]s and [[mana viper]]s, and in the [[Realm of Zot]], this is replaced by a "klown kar"—3-8 [[Killer Klown]]s will be released. A few vaults have pressure plates that trigger different effects. These are always destroyed when triggered.
 ==Malevolent Force==
-When exploring new tiles that haven't been seen before, there is a depth-based chance that the player will trigger a '''malevolent force'''. There are three types of effects that can be triggered:
+When exploring new tiles that haven't been seen before, there is a depth-based chance that the player will trigger one of three '''malevolent force''' effects:
-* '''Alarm trap effect''': the same as if the player stepped on an alarm trap; causes an extremely loud noise and [[Sentinel's Mark|marks]] the player. This effect cannot be triggered on D:1-3.
+*'''Alarm trap effect''': the same as if the player stepped on an alarm trap; causes an extremely loud noise and [[Sentinel's Mark|marks]] the player. This effect cannot be triggered on D:1-3.
-* '''Shaft effect''': the same as if the player voluntarily took a physical shaft; causes the player to fall 1-3 floors deeper in the branch with no immediate way to return to the higher floor. See '''[[Shaft#Exploration Shafts|Exploration Shafts]]''' for when they can and can not trigger.
+*'''Shaft effect''': the same as if the player voluntarily took a physical shaft; causes the player to fall 1-3 floors deeper in the branch with no immediate way to return to the higher floor. See '''[[Shaft#Exploration Shafts|Exploration Shafts]]''' for when they can and can not trigger.
-* '''Teleport effect''': causes you to be teleported to a random location on the current floor that is next to monsters, like the [[teleportitis]] mutation. This effect will fail to trigger if the game cannot find any such locations on the current floor.
+*'''Teleport effect''': causes you to be teleported to a random location on the current floor that is next to monsters, like the [[teleportitis]] mutation. This effect will fail to trigger if the game cannot find any such locations on the current floor.
 Note that new tiles revealed immediately after a shaft or teleport effect won't trigger another trap effect, giving the player a bit of a break post-trap.
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 When malevolent force is triggered, it randomly chooses a valid effect with an equal chance of each.
-The chance for a given turn creating a malevolent force is:
+The chance for a given turn to trigger a malevolent force effect is:
   (number of floor tiles revealed on this turn / number of floor tiles on current level) * (1 + absdepth of current level/10) / 9
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 Over the years, many traps have been removed from the game for various reasons.
 *'''Mechanical traps''' were all removed in [[0.27]].
-** [[File:Arrow_trap.png]] '''[[Arrow trap]]s'''.
+**[[File:Arrow_trap.png]] '''[[Arrow trap]]s'''.
-** [[File:Blade_trap.png]] '''[[Blade trap]]s'''.
+**[[File:Blade_trap.png]] '''[[Blade trap]]s'''.
-** [[File:Bolt trap.png]] '''[[Bolt trap]]s'''.
+**[[File:Bolt trap.png]] '''[[Bolt trap]]s'''.
-** [[File:Dart_trap.png]] '''[[Dart trap]]s'''.
+**[[File:Dart_trap.png]] '''[[Dart trap]]s'''.
-** [[File:Spear_trap.png]] '''[[Spear trap]]s'''.
+**[[File:Spear_trap.png]] '''[[Spear trap]]s'''.
-** [[File:Needle_trap.png]] '''[[Needle trap]]s''' were replaced with dart traps in [[0.24]].
+**[[File:Needle_trap.png]] '''[[Needle trap]]s''' were replaced with dart traps in [[0.24]].
-** [[File:Axe_trap.png]]''' [[Axe trap]]s''' were removed in [[0.11]].
+**[[File:Axe_trap.png]]''' [[Axe trap]]s''' were removed in [[0.11]].
-* [[File:Shadow_trap.png]] '''[[Shadow trap]]s''' were added in [[0.16]] and removed in [[0.17]].
+*[[File:Shadow_trap.png]] '''[[Shadow trap]]s''' were added in [[0.16]] and removed in [[0.17]].
-* [[File:Gas_trap.png]] ''' [[Gas trap]]s''' were removed in [[0.13]].
+*[[File:Gas_trap.png]] ''' [[Gas trap]]s''' were removed in [[0.13]].
 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.31]], malevolent force was known as sourceless malevolence.
-*Prior to [[0.29]], exploration [[shaft]] traps in the Dungeon branch didn't care about monsters.
+*Prior to [[0.29]], exploration [[shaft]] traps in the Dungeon branch didn't try to drop you into a place without monsters.
 *Prior to [[0.28]], sourceless malevolence effects was known as exploration traps, and exploration shaft traps were not limited to once per branch.
 *Prior to [[0.25]], monsters couldn't spawn on top of traps. As a result, [[Animate Dead]] had no effect on [[corpse]]s that were on tiles with [[web]]s. Also, scrolls of [[magic mapping]] didn't reveal traps.

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-{{version030}}
+{{version031}}
-'''Traps''' (represented by '''[[^]]''') are [[Dungeon features]] that harm the player or [[monster]]s who step on them. There are two types of traps: physical traps, which are always revealed to the player, and [[sourceless malevolence]], which is triggered by the player randomly, on exploration. Most traps are magical in nature.
+'''Traps''' (represented by '''[[^]]''') are [[Dungeon features]] that harm the player or [[monster]]s who step on them. There are two types of traps: physical traps, which are always revealed to the player, and [[#Malevolent Force|malevolent force]], which is triggered by the player randomly, on exploration. Most traps are magical in nature.
 ==Physical traps==
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 * [[File:Pressure_plate.png]] '''[[Pressure plate]]s''', which usually release monsters to surround the player when anything steps on the trap in line of sight of the player. The monsters released depend on the branch: in most branches, 8 [[redback]]s will be released. In the [[Snake Pit]], this is replaced by 8 [[black mamba]]s and [[mana viper]]s, and in the [[Realm of Zot]], this is replaced by a "klown kar"—3-8 [[Killer Klown]]s will be released. A few vaults have pressure plates that trigger different effects. These are always destroyed when triggered.
-==Sourceless Malevolence==
+==Malevolent Force==
-When exploring new tiles that haven't been seen before, there is a depth-based chance that the player will trigger '''sourceless malevolence''', also known as an '''exploration trap'''. There are three types of traps that can be triggered:
+When exploring new tiles that haven't been seen before, there is a depth-based chance that the player will trigger a '''malevolent force'''. There are three types of effects that can be triggered:
 * '''Alarm trap effect''': the same as if the player stepped on an alarm trap; causes an extremely loud noise and [[Sentinel's Mark|marks]] the player. This effect cannot be triggered on D:1-3.
 * '''Shaft effect''': the same as if the player voluntarily took a physical shaft; causes the player to fall 1-3 floors deeper in the branch with no immediate way to return to the higher floor. See '''[[Shaft#Exploration Shafts|Exploration Shafts]]''' for when they can and can not trigger.
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 ===Chance to trigger===
-The chance for each of the alarm trap, shaft and teleport traps to trigger when an exploration trap effect is rolled is 1/3 for each.
+When malevolent force is triggered, it randomly chooses a valid effect with an equal chance of each.
-The chance for a given turn creating a trap is:
+The chance for a given turn creating a malevolent force is:
   (number of floor tiles revealed on this turn / number of floor tiles on current level) * (1 + absdepth of current level/10) / 9
-The chance for one or more exploration traps to trigger on a given level is therefore simply <code>(1 + absdepth/10) / 9</code>.
+The chance for one or more malevolent forces to trigger on a given level is therefore simply <code>(1 + absdepth/10) / 9</code>.
 This leads to the following chances of the game attempting to trigger one or more exploration-triggered traps on any given level:
 {| class="prettytable"
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 ==History==
-*In [[0.29]], exploration [[shaft]] traps in the Dungeon branch will now try and place you in a location without monsters.
+*Prior to [[0.31]], malevolent force was known as sourceless malevolence.
-*In [[0.28]], exploration shaft traps are restricted to once per branch. In addition, exploration traps were renamed to sourceless malevolence.
+*Prior to [[0.29]], exploration [[shaft]] traps in the Dungeon branch didn't care about monsters.
 *Prior to [[0.25]], monsters couldn't spawn on top of traps. As a result, [[Animate Dead]] had no effect on [[corpse]]s that were on tiles with [[web]]s. Also, scrolls of [[magic mapping]] didn't reveal traps.
 *In [[0.24]], exploration trap effects were made to only pick from eligible exploration effects.

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 * [[File:Teleport_trap.png]] '''Permanent teleport traps''', which have the same effect as regular teleport traps but are not destroyed when triggered.
-* [[File:Net_trap.png]] '''[[Net trap]]s''', which fire a [[throwing net]] at the player, with [[to-hit]] dependent on the absolute depth of the trap, when the player or any monster steps on the trap while in line of sight of the player. These traps are triggered 2/3 of the time when stepped on by the player, and are destroyed when triggered.
+* [[File:Net_trap.png]] '''[[Net trap]]s''', which fire a [[throwing net]] at the player, with [[to-hit]] dependent on the absolute depth of the trap, when the player or any monster steps on the trap while in line of sight of the player. These traps are triggered 1/3 of the time when stepped on by the monster. Not destroyed when triggered.
 * [[File:Pressure_plate.png]] '''[[Pressure plate]]s''', which usually release monsters to surround the player when anything steps on the trap in line of sight of the player. The monsters released depend on the branch: in most branches, 8 [[redback]]s will be released. In the [[Snake Pit]], this is replaced by 8 [[black mamba]]s and [[mana viper]]s, and in the [[Realm of Zot]], this is replaced by a "klown kar"—3-8 [[Killer Klown]]s will be released. A few vaults have pressure plates that trigger different effects. These are always destroyed when triggered.