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| − | '''Evocations''' is the [[skill]] related to the use of evocable magical items, such as [[wand]]s, [[rod]]s | + | '''Evocations''' is the [[skill]] related to the use of [[evocable items|evocable magical items]], such as [[wand]]s, [[rod]]s, and card [[decks]]. |
| − | *Increases | + | |
| − | *Increases the [[spell power]] of effects produced by many evoked items | + | {{skill aptitudes}} |
| − | *Increases the success rate of evocable items that are capable of failing | + | |
| − | *Attempts to determine the number of charges remaining in an unidentified [[wand]] each time you use it (roughly | + | ==Effects== |
| − | *May raise the power level of cards drawn from [[deck]]s | + | Increasing Evocations skill results in the following: |
| − | *Reduces the hunger cost of evoking a rod by 10 per skill level (but never to less than 5) | + | *Increases max [[MP]] (if your Evocations skill is higher than [[Invocations]] skill and at least twice as high as [[Spellcasting]] skill) |
| − | + | *Increases the [[spell power]] of effects produced by many evoked items | |
| − | + | *Increases the success rate of [[evocable items]] that are capable of failing | |
| + | *Increases damage inflicted with [[magical staff|magical staves]] | ||
| + | *Attempts to determine the number of charges remaining in an unidentified [[wand]] each time you use it (roughly 3.7% chance per level of Evocations) | ||
| + | *May raise the power level of cards drawn from [[deck]]s | ||
| + | *Improves your rod MP regeneration rate | ||
| + | *Reduces the hunger cost of evoking a rod by 10 per skill level (but never to less than 5 times spell level) | ||
==Monster Evocations== | ==Monster Evocations== | ||
When monsters wield weapons that are affected by Evocations, they are given skill equal to their [[HD]] if they are intelligent, and have no skill otherwise. When monsters attempt to use evocable abilities on [[jewellery]], they succeed 100% of the time, regardless of their effective skill. | When monsters wield weapons that are affected by Evocations, they are given skill equal to their [[HD]] if they are intelligent, and have no skill otherwise. When monsters attempt to use evocable abilities on [[jewellery]], they succeed 100% of the time, regardless of their effective skill. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Prior to [[0.11]], Evocations had no impact on your max MP. | + | *In [[0.17]], all races had their Evocations aptitude decreased by one. |
| + | *In [[0.12]], a hidden special cost for training Evocations was removed and aptitudes were adjusted. | ||
| + | *Prior to [[0.11]], Evocations had no impact on your max MP. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| − | + | *[[Artificer]] | |
| − | + | *[[Evocable items]] | |
[[Category:Skills]][[Category:Evocations]] | [[Category:Skills]][[Category:Evocations]] | ||
{{Skills}} | {{Skills}} | ||
Revision as of 12:11, 2 February 2016
Version 0.17: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Evocations is the skill related to the use of evocable magical items, such as wands, rods, and card decks.
Aptitudes
| At | Ba | Co | DE | Dg | Ds | Dj | Dr | Fe | Fo | Gr | Gh | Gn | Hu | Ko | Mf | Mi | MD | Mu | Na | Op | On | Sp | Te | Tr | Vp | VS |
| 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 0 | -3 | -1 | -1 |
- Purple draconians get 1.
- Pale draconians get 1.
Effects
Increasing Evocations skill results in the following:
- Increases max MP (if your Evocations skill is higher than Invocations skill and at least twice as high as Spellcasting skill)
- Increases the spell power of effects produced by many evoked items
- Increases the success rate of evocable items that are capable of failing
- Increases damage inflicted with magical staves
- Attempts to determine the number of charges remaining in an unidentified wand each time you use it (roughly 3.7% chance per level of Evocations)
- May raise the power level of cards drawn from decks
- Improves your rod MP regeneration rate
- Reduces the hunger cost of evoking a rod by 10 per skill level (but never to less than 5 times spell level)
Monster Evocations
When monsters wield weapons that are affected by Evocations, they are given skill equal to their HD if they are intelligent, and have no skill otherwise. When monsters attempt to use evocable abilities on jewellery, they succeed 100% of the time, regardless of their effective skill.
History
- In 0.17, all races had their Evocations aptitude decreased by one.
- In 0.12, a hidden special cost for training Evocations was removed and aptitudes were adjusted.
- Prior to 0.11, Evocations had no impact on your max MP.
See Also
| Skills | |
|---|---|
| Weapons | Short Blades • Long Blades • Ranged Weapons
Axes • Maces & Flails • Polearms • Staves • Unarmed Combat • Throwing |
| Physical | Fighting • Armour • Dodging • Stealth • Shields |
| Magical | Spellcasting • Invocations • Evocations • Shapeshifting |
| Spell Schools | Air • Alchemy • Conjurations • Earth • Fire • Hexes • Ice • Necromancy • Summoning • Translocations |
