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| + | {{flavour|Briefly transforms one of the caster's limbs into a long insectoid stinger, which lashes out at the target. The stinger's impact will always poison a susceptible target. Even resistant targets have a chance to be poisoned and immune monsters will be damaged by the physical impact of the stinger.}} | ||
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| + | '''Sting''' is a monster-only spell that deals damage on impact, then inflicts the [[poison]] status. Its impact damage is 70% poison and 30% physical; normal monsters take full damage from it, resistant monsters take 53%, and immune monsters take 30%. | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
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| + | |name=Sting | ||
| + | |level=1 | ||
| + | |school1={{Conjurations}} | ||
| + | |school2={{Alchemy}} | ||
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| + | |castingnoise=1 | ||
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| + | [[Young Poisoner's Handbook]]<br> | ||
| + | [[Book of Cantrips]] | ||
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| − | + | *Prior to [[0.33]], Sting was a level 1 [[Conjurations]]/[[Alchemy]] spell that could be cast by players. It was replaced by [[Mercury Arrow]]. | |
| − | + | *Prior to [[0.31]], Sting was a level 1 [[Transmutations]]/[[Poison]] spell. | |
| − | [[ | + | *Prior to [[0.25]], Sting was a level 1 [[Conjurations]]/[[Poison]] spell with range 7, and was entirely useless against targets with [[poison resistance]]. |
| − | + | *Prior to [[0.19]], [[Louise]] and some [[wizard (monster)|wizards]] had this spell. | |
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| − | *Prior to [[0.25]], Sting was a [[Conjurations]]/[[Poison]] spell with range 7, and was entirely useless against targets with [[poison resistance]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:32, 26 October 2025
Version 0.33: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.
| Briefly transforms one of the caster's limbs into a long insectoid stinger, which lashes out at the target. The stinger's impact will always poison a susceptible target. Even resistant targets have a chance to be poisoned and immune monsters will be damaged by the physical impact of the stinger. |
Sting is a monster-only spell that deals damage on impact, then inflicts the poison status. Its impact damage is 70% poison and 30% physical; normal monsters take full damage from it, resistant monsters take 53%, and immune monsters take 30%.
The following enemies cast Sting:
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Blorkula the orcula (2d10 damage) - P
Scrub nettle (2d7 damage)
History
 Sting
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| Level | 1 |
| School1 | Conjuration |
| School2 | Alchemy |
| Source(s) | Young Poisoner's Handbook |
| Casting noise | 1 |
| Spell noise | 1 |
| Spell Details | |
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| Damage Formula | 1d(3+Power/5) 70% poison, 30% physical |
| Max Damage | 1d8 |
| Max Power | 25 |
| Range | 3 |
| Targeting | Beam |
| To-hit | 8+Power/5 |
| Special | |
- Prior to 0.33, Sting was a level 1 Conjurations/Alchemy spell that could be cast by players. It was replaced by Mercury Arrow.
- Prior to 0.31, Sting was a level 1 Transmutations/Poison spell.
- Prior to 0.25, Sting was a level 1 Conjurations/Poison spell with range 7, and was entirely useless against targets with poison resistance.
- Prior to 0.19, Louise and some wizards had this spell.
