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'''Auxiliary attacks''' are additional attacks that you occasionally perform during melee combat. These randomly trigger along with your standard melee attacks, inflicting moderate additional damage and occasionally causing other effects as well. Apart from off-hand punches, these attack ''do not'' receive any benefit from your [[Unarmed Combat]] skill, but do still benefit from [[Fighting]] skill and [[strength]]. Base damage is instead based upon such factors as the particular limb involved, your innate and acquired [[mutation]]s, and certain equipment. Because characters with access to many auxiliary attacks can activate multiple ones per turn, effects that provide flat bonuses to damage such as [[Might]] and [[slaying]] are very effective. | '''Auxiliary attacks''' are additional attacks that you occasionally perform during melee combat. These randomly trigger along with your standard melee attacks, inflicting moderate additional damage and occasionally causing other effects as well. Apart from off-hand punches, these attack ''do not'' receive any benefit from your [[Unarmed Combat]] skill, but do still benefit from [[Fighting]] skill and [[strength]]. Base damage is instead based upon such factors as the particular limb involved, your innate and acquired [[mutation]]s, and certain equipment. Because characters with access to many auxiliary attacks can activate multiple ones per turn, effects that provide flat bonuses to damage such as [[Might]] and [[slaying]] are very effective. | ||
| − | In order to trigger an auxiliary attack you need to have the appropriate mutation, have the body part free, and pass a | + | In order to trigger an auxiliary attack you need to have the appropriate mutation, have the body part free, and pass a <code>1 + str + dex > 1d50</code> check. There are three exceptions to this rule: |
| − | *The offhand punch, which does not require any mutation, but you need to pass | + | *The offhand punch, which does not require any mutation, but you need to pass <code>UC >= 1d20</code> and <code>2 >= 1dAdjusted Body Armour Penalty</code>. Wielding a [[shield]] or 2-handed weapon prevents this. |
| − | *Octopodes' tentacle-slap requires UC >= 1d20. | + | *Octopodes' tentacle-slap requires <code>UC >= 1d20</code>. |
*Constriction ignores the str/dex test. | *Constriction ignores the str/dex test. | ||
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| Tail Slap w/ [[Stinger]] || +1/3/5 (determined by Stinger ranks) || 50% || [[Venom]] | | Tail Slap w/ [[Stinger]] || +1/3/5 (determined by Stinger ranks) || 50% || [[Venom]] | ||
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| − | | '''Bite''' w/ [[Fangs]] || 2 × ([[Fangs]] ranks) +1 for every 5 STR beyond 10 || 40% || | + | | '''Bite''' w/ [[Fangs]] || 2 × ([[Fangs]] ranks) +1 for every 5 STR beyond 10 || 40% || Bloodless [[vampire]]s have a [[vampiric]] bite |
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| '''Bite''' w/ [[Acidic Bite]] || + 2d4 acid splash || 40% || [[Corrosion]] | | '''Bite''' w/ [[Acidic Bite]] || + 2d4 acid splash || 40% || [[Corrosion]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Prior to [[0.17]], headbutts had a chance to stun, hooves partially bypassed AC, and claws caused [[bleeding]]. | + | *Prior to [[0.17]], headbutts had a chance to stun, hooves partially bypassed AC, and claws caused [[bleeding]]. |
| − | In earlier versions of ''Crawl'', all auxiliary attacks were more effective if you had a high Unarmed Combat skill, making it a valuable skill for any character designed for melee combat. | + | *In earlier versions of ''Crawl'', all auxiliary attacks were more effective if you had a high Unarmed Combat skill, making it a valuable skill for any character designed for melee combat. |
[[Category:Combat]] | [[Category:Combat]] | ||
Revision as of 18:13, 10 September 2020
Version 0.25: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Auxiliary attacks are additional attacks that you occasionally perform during melee combat. These randomly trigger along with your standard melee attacks, inflicting moderate additional damage and occasionally causing other effects as well. Apart from off-hand punches, these attack do not receive any benefit from your Unarmed Combat skill, but do still benefit from Fighting skill and strength. Base damage is instead based upon such factors as the particular limb involved, your innate and acquired mutations, and certain equipment. Because characters with access to many auxiliary attacks can activate multiple ones per turn, effects that provide flat bonuses to damage such as Might and slaying are very effective.
In order to trigger an auxiliary attack you need to have the appropriate mutation, have the body part free, and pass a 1 + str + dex > 1d50 check. There are three exceptions to this rule:
- The offhand punch, which does not require any mutation, but you need to pass
UC >= 1d20and2 >= 1dAdjusted Body Armour Penalty. Wielding a shield or 2-handed weapon prevents this. - Octopodes' tentacle-slap requires
UC >= 1d20. - Constriction ignores the str/dex test.
If the previous tests are passed, the probabilities for each auxiliary attack can be found in the table below.
Auxiliary Attack Base Damage
| Condition | Damage | Chance | Special |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offhand Punch | 5 + UC/2 | 33% | Wielding a shield prevents this, improves with Unarmed Combat skill |
| Offhand Punch w/ Claws | +1d3 × (Claws ranks) | 33% | Negated by Blade Hands or by wearing gloves |
| Offhand Punch w/ Blade Hands | +6 | 33% | Negates claws |
| Headbutt | 5 + 3 × (Horns ranks) | 66% | Minotaurs occasionally counter enemy attacks that miss with this. |
| Peck | 6 | 66% | - |
| Kick w/ Hooves | 5 + (5/3) × (Hooves ranks) | 100% | |
| Kick w/ Talons | 6 + (Talons ranks) | 100% | Wearing boots negates this |
| Tail Slap | 6 | 50% | Grey draconians in deep water can push back their enemies |
| Tail Slap w/ Stinger | +1/3/5 (determined by Stinger ranks) | 50% | Venom |
| Bite w/ Fangs | 2 × (Fangs ranks) +1 for every 5 STR beyond 10 | 40% | Bloodless vampires have a vampiric bite |
| Bite w/ Acidic Bite | + 2d4 acid splash | 40% | Corrosion |
| Bite w/ Anti-magic Bite | 2 × (Fangs ranks) + XL/3 | 100% | Anti-magic, Vine Stalker only |
| Pseudopods | 4 × (Pseudopods rank) | 66% | - |
| Tentacle spike | 5 + (Tentacle Spike rank) | 100% | - |
| Tentacle Slap | 5 + UC/2 | 50% | Octopodes' equivalent to the offhand punch |
| Tentacles (squeeze) | 12 | 66% | - |
| Constriction | 0 | 100% | Constriction |
