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'''Mesmerise''' is a monster-only spell which causes you to find the caster irresistibly fascinating. If the spell beats your [[magic resistance]], you will find yourself unable to move in any direction which would place you farther away from the caster, making retreat impossible (except up or down [[stairs]]). Fortunately, finding something fascinating does not mean you like it any more than you used to, so you can still attack the caster. Killing the source of the mesmerisation breaks the enchantment, as will having enough time pass without the caster renewing the effect, reading a [[scroll of noise]], or unwielding the [[unrand]] [[artifact]] [[List of unrands#+12, +15 Obsidian Axe|Obsidian Axe]].
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'''Mesmerise''' is a monster-only spell which causes you to find the caster irresistibly fascinating. If the spell beats your [[magic resistance]], you will find yourself unable to move in any direction which would place you farther away from the caster, making retreat impossible (except up or down [[stairs]]). Fortunately, finding something fascinating does not mean you like it any more than you used to, so you can still attack the caster. You can break the enchantment in the following ways:
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*Killing the source of the mesmerisation
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*Having enough time pass without the caster renewing the effect
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*Reading a [[scroll of noise]]
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*Losing [[line of sight]] to the caster ([[steam]] and [[scrolls of fog]] work well for this)
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*Randomly [[blink]]ing or [[teleport]]ing beyond the caster's line of sight (you won't be able to do controlled teleports or blinks away)
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*Unwielding the [[unrand]] [[artifact]] [[List of unrands#+12, +15 Obsidian Axe|Obsidian Axe]].
  
 
The following enemies cast Mesmerise:
 
The following enemies cast Mesmerise:

Revision as of 17:47, 31 January 2013

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Mesmerise is a monster-only spell which causes you to find the caster irresistibly fascinating. If the spell beats your magic resistance, you will find yourself unable to move in any direction which would place you farther away from the caster, making retreat impossible (except up or down stairs). Fortunately, finding something fascinating does not mean you like it any more than you used to, so you can still attack the caster. You can break the enchantment in the following ways:

The following enemies cast Mesmerise:

You can also encounter non-spell Mesmerise effects from the following enemies:

  • Mermaid (as a non-spell, silence-able ability)
  • Siren (like the mermaid, except that it also forces you to move toward the siren)
  • Any monster selected for death by the Obsidian Axe.