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Anything careless enough to attack a '''spiny''' creature in melee will take damage from the defender's spines. Ranged or [[reaching]] attacks ignore this counterattack, as do spells.
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Anything careless enough to attack a '''spiny''' creature in melee will take damage from the defender's spines. Ranged or [[reaching]] attacks ignore this counterattack, as do spells. Each spiny creature may only hurt a monster once per round.
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Creatures with this trait are immune to [[constriction]].
  
 
==Monster Version==
 
==Monster Version==
Each time anything attacks a '''spiny''' monster in melee, there is a chance that the attacker will take Nd4 damage (Nd3 if the attacker is a monster), where "N" is the defender's spiny degree. This damage ignores EV, but is reduced by [[random2]]([[AC]]/2).
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Each time anything attacks a [[:Category:Spiny|spiny monster]] in melee, there is a one in three chance that the attacker will take damage. This damage ignores EV, but is reduced by AC.
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Briar patches deal 5d4 damage, which is the default behavior. Cactus giants instead deal 5d8 damage with their spines.<ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|fight.cc|1299}}</ref>
  
 
==Player Version==
 
==Player Version==
You can acquire the spiny trait yourself by gaining the [[demonspawn]] [[Demonspawn_mutations#Spiny|spiny mutation]]. Spiny players may hurt attackers with a probability which depends on how many levels of the spiny mutation they have, as well as the [[encumbrance rating]] of their body armour; heavier armour reduces the effectiveness of one's spines:
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You can acquire the spiny trait yourself by gaining the [[demonspawn]] [[Demonspawn_mutations#Spiny|spiny mutation]]. Spiny players have a one in two chance to hurt attackers, dealing damage based on mutation rank and experience level:
  
{{crawlquote|'''Spiny Damage'''<br>'''Spiny 1''': 2d5<br>'''Spiny 2''': 3d5<br>'''Spiny 3''': 4d5}}
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  Minimum damage: mutation_rank
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  Maximum damage: (2 * XL / 3) + 3 * mutation_rank
  
As with monster spines, this ignores EV. However, you can only affect the first attack of any given monster per round.
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As with monster spines, this ignores EV.
  
 
==Spiny Monsters==
 
==Spiny Monsters==
{{monsterlink|Porcupine}}(3 degrees)
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*{{monsterlink|Briar patch}}
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*{{monsterlink|Cactus giant}}
  
{{monsterlink|Briar patch}}(4 degrees)
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==History==
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*In [[0.28]], cactus giants were introduced, which deal more damage with their spines.
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*Prior to [[0.27]], mutation rank had minimal influence on the player damage formula.
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*Prior to [[0.26]], you could naturally find mobile spiny enemies in the Dungeon: [[porcupine]]s, [[torturous demonspawn]]s, and [[hell sentinel]]s had them.
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*Prior to [[0.19]], the player version did damage based only on the mutation rank.
  
{{monsterlink|Hell sentinel}}(5 degrees)
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==References==
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<references />
  
 
[[Category:Spiny]]
 
[[Category:Spiny]]
 
[[Category:Monster attributes]]
 
[[Category:Monster attributes]]

Latest revision as of 01:32, 17 February 2024

Version 0.31: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

Anything careless enough to attack a spiny creature in melee will take damage from the defender's spines. Ranged or reaching attacks ignore this counterattack, as do spells. Each spiny creature may only hurt a monster once per round.

Creatures with this trait are immune to constriction.

Monster Version

Each time anything attacks a spiny monster in melee, there is a one in three chance that the attacker will take damage. This damage ignores EV, but is reduced by AC.

Briar patches deal 5d4 damage, which is the default behavior. Cactus giants instead deal 5d8 damage with their spines.[1]

Player Version

You can acquire the spiny trait yourself by gaining the demonspawn spiny mutation. Spiny players have a one in two chance to hurt attackers, dealing damage based on mutation rank and experience level:

  Minimum damage: mutation_rank
  Maximum damage: (2 * XL / 3) + 3 * mutation_rank

As with monster spines, this ignores EV.

Spiny Monsters

History

  • In 0.28, cactus giants were introduced, which deal more damage with their spines.
  • Prior to 0.27, mutation rank had minimal influence on the player damage formula.
  • Prior to 0.26, you could naturally find mobile spiny enemies in the Dungeon: porcupines, torturous demonspawns, and hell sentinels had them.
  • Prior to 0.19, the player version did damage based only on the mutation rank.

References

  1. fight.cc:1299 (0.31.0)