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==Effect== | ==Effect== | ||
| − | A wielded non-[[artefact]] [[melee]] weapon will gain the pain brand, temporarily overriding any existing brand. Launchers and unarmed attacks are not affected. While this spell is active, you are unable to unwield your weapon, and spells will be harder to cast. | + | A wielded non-[[artefact]] [[melee]] weapon will gain the pain brand, temporarily overriding any existing brand. Launchers and unarmed attacks are not affected. While this spell is active, you are unable to unwield your weapon, and spells will be harder to cast (increasing raw spell failure by 10%). |
Casting the spell at higher [[spell power]] will increase the effect's duration. | Casting the spell at higher [[spell power]] will increase the effect's duration. | ||
==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
| − | In the hands of a skilled [[Necromancy]] practitioner, the pain brand can render a fast weapon extremely deadly to [[:Category:Natural holiness|most natural monsters]], and by the time a character is capable of casting Excruciating Wounds, they certainly qualify. Followers of [[Kikubaaqudgha]] can choose to permanently brand a weapon of their choice with pain, but this spell allows Kiku worshipers to instead choose to learn several extremely powerful Necromancy spells, or for characters not worshiping Kiku to take advantage of the brand without having to find a good weapon of pain lying around somewhere. Just be aware that this brand is useless against opponents with any [[negative energy]] resistance: this includes all [[demon]]ic, [[undead]], [[:Category:Nonliving holiness|nonliving]], and [[:Category:Holy holiness|holy]] opponents. Having the option to use simply use your weapon's other, innate brand (an impossiblity with Kiku blessing) is another benefit of this spell. | + | In the hands of a skilled [[Necromancy]] practitioner, the pain brand can render a fast weapon extremely deadly to [[:Category:Natural holiness|most natural monsters]], and by the time a character is capable of casting Excruciating Wounds, they certainly qualify. |
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| + | Followers of [[Kikubaaqudgha]] can choose to permanently brand a weapon of their choice with pain, but this spell allows Kiku worshipers to instead choose to learn several extremely powerful Necromancy spells, or for characters not worshiping Kiku to take advantage of the brand without having to find a good weapon of pain lying around somewhere. Just be aware that this brand is useless against opponents with any [[negative energy]] resistance: this includes all [[demon]]ic, [[undead]], [[:Category:Nonliving holiness|nonliving]], and [[:Category:Holy holiness|holy]] opponents. Having the option to use simply use your weapon's other, innate brand (an impossiblity with Kiku blessing) is another benefit of this spell. | ||
Casting the spell is also quite loud, making it unwise to cast it while trying to sneak around sleeping opponents. | Casting the spell is also quite loud, making it unwise to cast it while trying to sneak around sleeping opponents. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | *Prior to [[0.26]], Excruciating Wounds was a Necromancy/Charms spell. It did not prevent you from unwielding your weapon, penalize your spell success rate, or make further noise during the spell. | + | *Prior to [[0.26]], Excruciating Wounds was a Necromancy/Charms spell. It did not prevent you from unwielding your weapon, penalize your spell success rate, or make further noise during the spell. However, the initial cast was much louder. |
*Prior to [[0.16]], this spell could not affect weapons that were already branded. | *Prior to [[0.16]], this spell could not affect weapons that were already branded. | ||
*Added in [[0.2]]. | *Added in [[0.2]]. | ||
Revision as of 03:47, 18 April 2022
Excruciating Wounds
Excruciating Wounds is a level 5 Necromancy spell that temporarily infuses a weapon with the pain brand, but prevents you from unwielding the weapon and penalizes your spell success rate for the duration.
Effect
A wielded non-artefact melee weapon will gain the pain brand, temporarily overriding any existing brand. Launchers and unarmed attacks are not affected. While this spell is active, you are unable to unwield your weapon, and spells will be harder to cast (increasing raw spell failure by 10%).
Casting the spell at higher spell power will increase the effect's duration.
Strategy
In the hands of a skilled Necromancy practitioner, the pain brand can render a fast weapon extremely deadly to most natural monsters, and by the time a character is capable of casting Excruciating Wounds, they certainly qualify.
Followers of Kikubaaqudgha can choose to permanently brand a weapon of their choice with pain, but this spell allows Kiku worshipers to instead choose to learn several extremely powerful Necromancy spells, or for characters not worshiping Kiku to take advantage of the brand without having to find a good weapon of pain lying around somewhere. Just be aware that this brand is useless against opponents with any negative energy resistance: this includes all demonic, undead, nonliving, and holy opponents. Having the option to use simply use your weapon's other, innate brand (an impossiblity with Kiku blessing) is another benefit of this spell.
Casting the spell is also quite loud, making it unwise to cast it while trying to sneak around sleeping opponents.
History
- Prior to 0.26, Excruciating Wounds was a Necromancy/Charms spell. It did not prevent you from unwielding your weapon, penalize your spell success rate, or make further noise during the spell. However, the initial cast was much louder.
- Prior to 0.16, this spell could not affect weapons that were already branded.
- Added in 0.2.
