Wand of random effects - Revision history

Hordes at 02:03, 12 August 2023

2023-08-12T02:03:39Z

Hordes: move strategy stuff to T&T

2023-08-12T02:02:59Z

move strategy stuff to T&T

Hordes: /* History */

2022-03-22T09:21:22Z

‎History

Hordes at 09:21, 22 March 2022

2022-03-22T09:21:09Z

Bwijn: upd 0.24, saw it in game, no changes

2019-12-04T12:27:49Z

upd 0.24, saw it in game, no changes

Ge0ff: Digging was removed in 0.19, not in 0.18 (commit 487caf04); bump version

2019-09-25T09:25:09Z

Digging was removed in 0.19, not in 0.18 (commit 487caf04); bump version

Kernmantle: /* Tips & Tricks */

2019-07-01T12:29:07Z

‎Tips & Tricks

Spudwalt at 16:00, 26 July 2018

2018-07-26T16:00:02Z

Kernmantle: /* Tips & Tricks */

2018-07-26T13:28:39Z

‎Tips & Tricks

Kernmantle: added to Tips & Tricks

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-A '''wand of random effects''' creates an unpredictable effect when zapped.
+A '''wand of random effects''' creates an unpredictable effect when zapped. All effects have an equal chance to be selected.
 Using a wand of random effects may risk [[penance]], depending on your [[god]]'s restrictions: all of the [[good god]]s punish [[draining]], [[Zin]] punishes [[malmutate|mutating]], [[Cheibriados]] punishes haste.

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-A '''wand of random effects''' creates an unpredictable effect when zapped. There is a high probability of yielding a damaging or at least harmful effect, but its use in combat is risky. Although you might wind up blasting an enemy for heavy damage, you must decide if it's worth the risk of rendering your opponent [[invisibility|invisible]] or [[haste]]d instead. Each of the effects has an equal chance of being selected.
+A '''wand of random effects''' creates an unpredictable effect when zapped.
 Using a wand of random effects may risk [[penance]], depending on your [[god]]'s restrictions: all of the [[good god]]s punish [[draining]], [[Zin]] punishes [[malmutate|mutating]], [[Cheibriados]] punishes haste.
-==Tips & Tricks==
+==Strategy==
-*Train [[Evocations]] to boost the power of your wand.
+In most combat scenarios, this wand is risky. There's a good chance you harm the opponent, but you could also [[haste]] them or make them invisible. However, there are uses for random effects.
-*Be strategic when using the wand. Plan the encounter so that you can use the wand at the farthest possible distance, giving you multiple shots on target; even if one shot is beneficial to the target, the next 3 might be sufficient to finish it off.  If the monster is susceptible and you have a [[net]] or the ability  to [[paralyze]], [[petrify]], [[confusion|confuse]], or [[slow]], use that first to give you even more opportunities for a kill shot.
-*Have an escape route planned in case the target does become invisible or hasted. Keep in mind that the invisibility/haste effect is temporary: retreating and returning after the buff wears off is always an option.
+*Random effects is best used on top of a [[stair]]case. If the wand does something damaging, good. If the wand ends up buffing your opponent, you can go up the stairs, rest, and the buff will wear off. Make sure to always leave at least 2 tiles of space before using the wand (since a hasted foe can move 2 spaces).
-*Using the wand against an adjacent monster is almost never a good idea, given that the fireball and iceblast effects will greatly harm you as well. For the same reason, always be aware of any potentially adjacent invisible creatures (eg, a newly invisible [[orc wizard]]).
+*If you shoot at the further possible distance, you'll get multiple shots off. Even if you buff the enemy, the other shots may finish them off. You can use [[throwing net]]s, [[slow]], etc. to hinder enemy before firing the wand, making it relatively safe to use,
-*If you are playing conservatively and have charges to burn, aim at an unoccupied square adjacent to the monster, and not the monster itself. You will have a 15% chance of (only) fireball or iceblast, and an 85% chance of no effect.
+*If you have charges to burn, you can aim at an unoccupied square adjacent to the monster, and not the monster itself. You will have a 15% chance of (only) fireball or iceblast, and an 85% chance of no effect.
 ==History==

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 ==History==
-*The wand of random effects was replaced with the [[piece of Xom's chessboard]] in [[0.27]].
+*The wand of random effects was replaced with the [[piece from Xom's chessboard]] in [[0.27]].
 *In [[0.21]], [[malmutate]] was added to the random effects to discourage using the wand as a source of [[haste]] and [[invisibility]] in the late game.
 *It was completely reworked in [[0.20]] to the present list of effects, minus malmutate.

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 ==History==
 *In [[0.21]], [[malmutate]] was added to the random effects to discourage using the wand as a source of [[haste]] and [[invisibility]] in the late game.
 *It was completely reworked in [[0.20]] to the present list of effects, minus malmutate.

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 A '''wand of random effects''' creates an unpredictable effect when zapped. There is a high probability of yielding a damaging or at least harmful effect, but its use in combat is risky. Although you might wind up blasting an enemy for heavy damage, you must decide if it's worth the risk of rendering your opponent [[invisibility|invisible]] or [[haste]]d instead. Each of the effects has an equal chance of being selected.
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 *In [[0.21]], [[malmutate]] was added to the random effects to discourage using the wand as a source of [[haste]] and [[invisibility]] in the late game.
 *It was completely reworked in [[0.20]] to the present list of effects, minus malmutate.
-*Some wands were removed in [[0.18]], though the wand of random effects kept a few of the removed ones. As a result the chance to deal direct damage with a wand of random effects dropped by about 11%. Digging was also removed at this time.
+*Prior to [[0.19]], wands of random effects could produce digging and disintegration.
 *Prior to [[0.14]], gods would forgive the player for disliked effects produced by evoking an already identified wand of random effects.
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	Have an escape route planned in case the target does become invisible or hasted. Keep in mind that the invisibility/haste effect is temporary: retreating and returning after the buff wears off is always an option.		Have an escape route planned in case the target does become invisible or hasted. Keep in mind that the invisibility/haste effect is temporary: retreating and returning after the buff wears off is always an option.
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		+	Using the wand against an adjacent monster is almost never a good idea, given that the fireball and iceblast effect will greatly harm you as well. For the same reason, always be aware of any potentially adjacent invisible creatures (eg, a newly invisible [[orc wizard]]).

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-A '''wand of random effects''' creates an unpredictable effect when zapped. There is a high probability of yielding a damaging or at least harmful effect, but its use in combat is risky. Although you might wind up blasting an enemy for heavy damage, you must decide if it's worth the risk of [[haste|hasting]] or rendering your opponent [[invisibility|invisible]] instead. Each of the effects has an equal chance of being selected.
+A '''wand of random effects''' creates an unpredictable effect when zapped. There is a high probability of yielding a damaging or at least harmful effect, but its use in combat is risky. Although you might wind up blasting an enemy for heavy damage, you must decide if it's worth the risk of [[haste|hasting]] or rendering your opponent [[invisibility|invisible]] or [[haste]]d instead. Each of the effects has an equal chance of being selected.
-==Tips & Tricks==
+Using a wand of random effects may risk [[penance]], depending on your [[god]]'s restrictions: all of the [[good god]]s punish [[draining]], [[Zin]] punishes [[malmutate|mutating]], [[Cheibriados]] punishes haste.
-*Using a wand of random effects may risk [[penance]], depending on your [[god]]'s restrictions: all of the [[good god]]s punish [[draining]], [[Zin]] punishes [[malmutate|mutating]], [[Cheibriados]] punishes [[haste]].
 ==History==