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Qqqqwe2: /* "Bad" Actions */

2026-01-11T03:11:56Z

‎"Bad" Actions

Hordes at 23:51, 3 January 2026

2026-01-03T23:51:17Z

Regret-index: Minor header tweak.

2026-01-02T19:39:40Z

Minor header tweak.

Regret-index: An attempt to finish updating this with all the newest effects and some effect labels, though this still needs more reference updates up to 0.33

2026-01-02T19:28:00Z

An attempt to finish updating this with all the newest effects and some effect labels, though this still needs more reference updates up to 0.33

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Regret-index: This page is _so_ out of date since the miscast simplification, much less missing the 0.32 big update or most specifics, that I'm going to just randomly edit it with more stuff whenever I have the energy.

2025-12-19T16:10:34Z

This page is _so_ out of date since the miscast simplification, much less missing the 0.32 big update or most specifics, that I'm going to just randomly edit it with more stuff whenever I have the energy.

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Riffraff: /* Acts */

2025-12-05T14:41:16Z

‎Acts

Pinkbeast: Surely eg although I still don't see how that's in context

2025-05-24T14:55:01Z

Surely eg although I still don't see how that's in context

Mattlistener: /* Penance */

2025-02-14T00:46:35Z

‎Penance

Ge0ff: reword

2024-09-18T15:09:53Z

reword

Mystic Sailboat: /* Penance */

2024-09-17T10:48:55Z

‎Penance

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 === Only combat actions ===
 *'''Chaos gift''': Add a [[Chaos]] brand and several [[slaying]] increases to a random nearby creature's weapons and ammunition.
-** This will not occur if the item is blessed, a [[magica wielded by a [[List of holy monsters|holy]], is a gift from another god, is branded, a boulder, a throwing net, a [[Magical staff|magical staff]], or an [[unrand]]. <ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|xom.cc|682}}</ref> Upon upgrading, the text "[enemy]'s [weapon] erupts in a glittering mayhem of colors" will alert the player to the chaos upgraded weapon.
+** This will not occur if the item is blessed, a wielded by a [[List of holy monsters|holy]] monster, is a gift from another god, is branded, a boulder, a throwing net, a [[Magical staff|magical staff]], or an [[unrand]]. <ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|xom.cc|682}}</ref> Upon upgrading, the text "[enemy]'s [weapon] erupts in a glittering mayhem of colors" will alert the player to the chaos upgraded weapon.
 *'''Bad Polymorph''': Polymorphs a random hostile monster into a stronger monster (+2 HD). This can't occur for firewood plants, avoids flying monster for the few few xls, and has a chance to apply the [[wretched]] status at lower XLs.
 *'''Confuse players''': confuses you, and potentially other hostile monsters depending on Xom's mood. If you can't drink a [[potion of curing]] to remove this, you'll also get [[might]] for the confusion's duration.

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 When you start worshiping Xom, its amusement is set to between 2 and 80. Every 20 turns, there's a 50% chance that Xom's amusement will be decreased by one, until it reaches 0. When that happens, you'll get a message "Xom is BORED", and the bad stuff will start. You'll get a warning when the amusement gets down to 1 (at least 20 turns before it reaches 0): "Xom is getting BORED". If your interest reaches zero, your title will always be "A BORING thing", regardless of your piety level.
-To avoid boring Xom, you should always try to keep it interested in you. Unfortunately, Xom is mostly amused by things you can't control (like being teleported away in the Abyss when the exit or a rune was in sight) or if you waste useful resources. When Xom finds something funny, Their amusement may be rise to a random point depending on how much it enjoyed the event and if the new amusement is higher than Their current amusement. You can guess how high the amusement was set by the message provided:
+To avoid boring Xom, you should always try to keep the god interested in you. Unfortunately, Xom is mostly amused by things you can't control (like being teleported away in the Abyss when the exit or a rune was in sight) or if you waste useful resources. When Xom finds something funny, the amusement may rise if the action's amusement value (which is randomized) would be higher than the current one, setting amusement to the new value. You can guess how high the amusement was set by the message provided:
 *Xom is interested: 12 - 25
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 ==Acts==
-Every 20 turns (for a character with normal speed), Xom will turn its attention towards you, and depending on the situation (from 7% of the time if there are no monsters in view to 33% in the middle of a big fight) may decide to perform either a "good" action or a "bad" action.
+Every 20.0 [[decaAut]], Xom will turn its attention towards you, and depending on the situation (from 7% of the time if there are no monsters in view to 33% in the middle of a big fight) may decide to perform either a "good" action or a "bad" action.
 Xom's actions will often be in context (e.g. not turning you berserk if there's no one around), although nothing is guaranteed. Good actions are more likely if your Piety is high (see below).
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 *Prior to [[0.17]], drinking potions of decay could award Xom's interest.
 *In [[0.16]], Xom gained a 'mood' meter on the Crawl interface, in the same place other gods have piety meters.
-*Prior to [[0.14]], Xom's confusion could surpass 20 turns; this has been capped to 20. Xom's abilities also did not respect [[clarity]] and [[sustain abilities]] at all, although Xom may still bypass these abilities if Their mood meter is particularly low.
+*Prior to [[0.14]], Xom's confusion could surpass 20 turns; this has been capped to 20. Xom's abilities also did not respect [[clarity]] and [[sustain abilities]] at all, although Xom may still bypass these abilities if the mood meter is particularly low.
 ==References==

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 *'''Force Lance fleet''': Push away nearby monsters (without dealing damage), then summons friendly [[living spell]]s around you that all cast [[Force Lance]]. The power and number of Force Lances are randomized but scale to XL.
 *'''Light up webs''': Light all [[web]]s in sight on fire, removing all clouds currently on top of webs, freeing anybody currently caught in a web, and leaving behind flame clouds. This can only happen with visible webs.
-== Also non-combat actions ==
+=== Also non-combat actions ===
 *'''Gift''': Gift you an item. Weapons have an extra chance to become chaos branded, and Xom will rarely directly lean on [[scroll of acquirement]] choices.
 *'''Good teleport''': Instantly teleport several times, likely up to a relatively safe place. This can only occur if less than 80% of the level has been explored.

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 *Cast [[Tukima's Dance]] on a random monster's weapon. ("[Enemy]'s [weapon] dances into the air!") <ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|xom.cc|1288}}</ref>
 *Hurl [[Bolt spells#Bolt of Fire|fireballs]] at your foes. This skips adjacent monsters. If Xom is in a bad mood, there is a chance to hurl fireballs at allied monsters. <ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|xom.cc|1653}}</ref> There is a 1/3 chance for the fireballs to be fake and have no effect. <ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|xom.cc|2818}}</ref>
 ==="Bad" Actions===

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 Every 20 turns (for a character with normal speed), Xom will turn its attention towards you, and depending on the situation (from 7% of the time if there are no monsters in view to 33% in the middle of a big fight) may decide to perform either a "good" action or a "bad" action.
-Xom's actions will often be in context (i.e. turning you berserk if there's no one around), although nothing is guaranteed. Good actions are more likely if your Piety is high (see below).
+Xom's actions will often be in context (e.g. turning you berserk if there's no one around), although nothing is guaranteed. Good actions are more likely if your Piety is high (see below).
 Below is an incomplete list of actions that Xom may perform.

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 If you leave Xom, your penance counter will be set to 50, which is quite high.
-While under penance, Xom will occasionally punish you by performing a "bad" action from the list above. As a true god of chaos, however, there is a 10% chance that Xom will do a "good" action instead. Note that Xom's wrath makes "bad" actions more harsher and scarier.
+While under penance, Xom will occasionally punish you by performing a "bad" action from the list above. As a true god of chaos, however, there is a 10% chance that Xom will do a "good" action instead. Note that Xom's wrath makes "bad" actions harsher and scarier.
 ==Trivia==

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 {{flavour|Unfaithful ex-followers will find themselves suffering through Xom's bad moods for so long as Xom can be bothered to remember about them. Still, Xom's caprice remains; the unfaithful are rewarded just as the faithful are punished.}}
-If you leave Xom (voluntarily or not), your penance counter will be set to 50 (quite high!).
+If you leave Xom, your penance counter will be set to 50, which is quite high.
-While under penance, Xom will occasionally punish you by performing a "bad" action from the list above. As a true god of chaos, however, there is a 10% chance that Xom will do a "good" action instead. Note that "bad" actions during Wrath are generally harsher.
+While under penance, Xom will occasionally punish you by performing a "bad" action from the list above. As a true god of chaos, however, there is a 10% chance that Xom will do a "good" action instead. Note that Xom's wrath makes "bad" actions more harsher and scarier.
 ==Trivia==