Walking earthen tome - Revision history

Hordes: clarify - living spells can cast during silence

2023-11-20T17:18:14Z

clarify - living spells can cast during silence

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history note

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2023-06-29T17:08:59Z

it's impossible to get to 167 MR exactly. also mention melee

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‎Tips & Tricks

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 * Living spells work similarly to the player [[Foxfire]] spell. It creates a living spell entity, which must have a direct path to a hostile target. If you are in melee range with a tome in a corridor, most of the living spells will be unable to hit you. But unlike the foxfire spell, living spells can spawn behind the player (radius-2 of the walking tome), so a corridor is not foolproof.
 ** You can attack a living spell, which will destroy it before it gets the chance to cast itself. Most types of AOE attacks can destroy a few spells while damaging the tome in the process.
-* [[Silence]] works on walking tomes, preventing them from casting at all.
+* [[Silence]] works on walking tomes, preventing them from creating living spells.
 ==History==
-* Prior to [[0.30]], walking tomes' spells weren't [[silence]]able.
+* Prior to [[0.30]], walking tomes could use Conjure Living Spells when [[silence]]d.
 * Walking tomes were added in [[0.28]].

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 * For reference, earthen tomes cast Petrify at the same strength as an [[ancient lich]]. That's a 14% success rate at the lower bound of Will+++, and a 1% success rate at the lower bound of Will++++. At least 168 willpower is required to reach a 0% success rate.
 * Living spells work similarly to the player [[Foxfire]] spell. It creates a living spell entity, which must have a direct path to a hostile target. If you are in melee range with a tome in a corridor, most of the living spells will be unable to hit you. But unlike the foxfire spell, living spells can spawn behind the player (radius-2 of the walking tome), so a corridor is not foolproof.
-** You can attack a living spell, which will destroy it before it gets the chance to cast itself. Most types of AOE spells can destroy a few spells while damaging the tome in the process.
+** You can attack a living spell, which will destroy it before it gets the chance to cast itself. Most types of AOE attacks can destroy a few spells while damaging the tome in the process.
 * [[Silence]] works on walking tomes, preventing them from casting at all.

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 * For reference, earthen tomes cast Petrify at the same strength as an [[ancient lich]]. That's a 14% success rate at the lower bound of Will+++, and a 1% success rate at the lower bound of Will++++. At least 168 willpower is required to reach a 0% success rate.
 * Living spells work similarly to the player [[Foxfire]] spell. It creates a living spell entity, which must have a direct path to a hostile target. If you are in melee range with a tome in a corridor, most of the living spells will be unable to hit you. But unlike the foxfire spell, living spells can spawn behind the player (radius-2 of the walking tome), so a corridor is not foolproof.
-** If needed, you can attack a living spell, which will destroy it before it gets the chance to cast itself.
+** You can attack a living spell, which will destroy it before it gets the chance to cast itself. Most types of AOE spells can destroy a few spells while damaging the tome in the process.
 * [[Silence]] works on walking tomes, preventing them from casting at all.

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	==History==		==History==
−	Walking tomes were added in [[0.28]].	+	* Prior to [[0.30]], walking tomes' spells weren't [[silence]]able.
		+	* Walking tomes were added in [[0.28]].

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 ==Useful Info==
-'''Walking earthen tomes''' conjure living [[Petrify]] spells. They have moderately strong melee attacks, too. [[Walking tomes]] are most often seen in [[the Depths]].
+'''Walking earthen tomes''' conjure living [[Petrify]] spells. They have moderately strong melee attacks, too. [[Walking tomes]] are most often seen in [[the Depths]] and the wizlab, [[Tukima's Studio]].
 {{monster spells}}

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 ==Tips & Tricks==
 * Walking earthen tomes are arguably the least threatening of the walking tomes, since Petrify can be resisted by [[willpower]], and you can always use a [[potion of cancellation]] to get rid of it. Still, having to use a potion of cancellation - or risk instant death - shouldn't be taken lightly.
-** For reference, earthen tomes cast Petrify at the same strength as an [[ancient lich]]. That's a 14% success rate at the lower bound of Will+++, and a 1% success rate at the lower bound of Will++++. At least 167 willpower is required to reach a 0% success rate.
+* For reference, earthen tomes cast Petrify at the same strength as an [[ancient lich]]. That's a 14% success rate at the lower bound of Will+++, and a 1% success rate at the lower bound of Will++++. At least 167 willpower is required to reach a 0% success rate.
 * Living spells work similarly to the player [[Foxfire]] spell. It creates a living spell entity, which must have a direct path to a hostile target. If you are in melee range with a tome in a corridor, most of the living spells will be unable to hit you. But unlike the foxfire spell, living spells can spawn behind the player (radius-2 of the walking tome), so a corridor is not foolproof.
 ** If needed, you can attack a living spell, which will destroy it before it gets the chance to cast itself.