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|name=Storm Form
 
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|school1={{Air Magic}}
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|school2={{Transmutations}}
 
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*[[Book of the Sky]]
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[[Inescapable Atlas]]<br>[[Book of the Sky]]
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|power cap=200
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|flags=Chaotic, Helpful, Utility
 
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{{Flavour|Lets the caster walk through the air as a raging, lightning-filled tempest. The caster's melee attacks are strengthened, electrified, and strike all adjacent foes. The caster also flies, is more evasive, and resists electricity. They can launch themselves as a lightning bolt, blasting through everything in their way. The damage and evasion granted by storm form are highly dependent on the power with which it was cast.}}
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{{flavour|Lets the caster walk through the air as a raging, lightning-filled tempest. The caster's melee attacks are strengthened, electrified, and strike all adjacent foes. The caster also flies, is more evasive, gains immunity to poison and miasma, and resists electricity. They can launch themselves as a lightning bolt, blasting through everything in their way. The damage and evasion granted by storm form are highly dependent on the power with which it was cast.
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While transformed, any equipped weapons and armour are melded.
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“Stormform is said to cause<br>
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A tempest of winds and showers,<br>
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Beware its powers, beware its powers.<br>
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Though its coming brings the gods their night,<br>
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It obliges a bloodred spren.<br>
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Beware its end, beware its end.”<br>
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-Brandon Sanderson, “Words of Radiance”. 2014.}}
  
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'''Storm Form''' is a level 7 [[Transmutations]] / [[Air]] spell.  
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'''Storm Form''' is a level 7 [[Transmutations]] / [[Air]] spell that changes you into an agile, destructive being of lightning.  
  
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===Pros===
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==Useful Info==
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*[[Unarmed Combat]] recieves [[cleaving]], is [[elec]]-branded, and a base damage of <code>2 + spell power / 2.5</code>.
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Storm Form turns you into lightning, with the following changes:
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*Gain innate [[AC]] and [[EV]] based on spell power: <code>power / 10 + 10</code> AC  and a bonus <code>power/10</code> EV.
 
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*Blinkbolt: Bolt-targetted ability that deals electric damage to everything in path, blinking you at the end. Has a cooldown.
 
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*Nonliving:
 
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** Immune to [[Poison]].
 
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** Resistant to [[Electricity]].
 
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** Immune to [[Petrify|Petrification]].
 
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*[[Insubstantial]].
 
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*[[Fly|Flight]].
 
  
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===Cons===
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'''Combat Bonuses'''
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*All equipment slots except for [[ring]]s and [[amulet]]s meld into the new form.
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*'''Innate AC:''' <code>10 + pow/10</code> AC.
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*Unable to [[throw]] items.
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*'''Bonus EV:''' <code>pow/10</code> bonus EV, added on top of your base EV.
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*Relatively frail.
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*'''[[Unarmed Combat]]:''' <code>2 + pow/3</code> base damage. Attacks gain [[cleaving]] and the [[electrocution]] brand.
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*Requires high spell power to be effective.
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*'''[[Blinkbolt]]:''' Bolt-targeted ability that deals electric damage to everything in its path, then blinks you to the end. Has a cooldown.
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'''Resistances'''
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*[[Poison resistance|Poison immunity]].
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*[[Electricity resistance|rElec]].
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*Innate [[flight]].
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*'''[[Non-living]]:''' [[Unbreathing]], lacks [[blood]], immune to [[sleep]].
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*'''[[Insubstantial]]:''' Immune to [[constriction]] / [[throwing net|ensnarement]], [[Sticky Flame]], and [[petrification]].
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'''Restrictions'''
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*'''[[Transformation#Useful Info|Melded Gear]]:''' All [[armour]], [[weapon]] and [[shield]]. (Can only wear [[jewellery]])
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*Cannot [[throw]].
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Uses your [[species]] body size. [[Movement delay]] set to 1.0, even if your [[species]] is faster or slower.
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
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Storm Form is intended to be a high damage spell that scales well with spell power. At low spell power, [[Dragon Form]] outclasses it by damage. Even when Storm Form deals more damage, its low defense and HP discourages general use; instead using it in situations where damage or cleaving is desired.
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Storm Form is a high damage form that scales heavily with [[spell power]]. At low power, [[Dragon Form]] deals more damage to single targets.
  
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Like [[Dragon Form]], Storm Form benefits greatly from support magic such as [[Ozocubu's Armour]].
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This form is surprisingly durable. You retain your natural EV, and gain bonuses to both EV and AC. Even though Dragon Form has 150% health, because it is [[Size#Giant|giant]], it loses EV. When your only defensive skills are [[Fighting]] and [[Dodging]], that isn't great.
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===Tips & Tricks===
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*Like other forms, Storm Form benefits greatly from support magic such as [[Ozocubu's Armour]] and [[Manifold Assault]].
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*Since Storm Form melds equipment, it's usually a good idea to wield a robe of the [[Archmagi]] and/or [[staff of air]] before transforming. Just be careful if you transform out.
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{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center"
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! Humanoid || Felid || Octopode
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| [[File:Storm transform.png]] || [[File:Storm form felid.png]] || [[File:Storm form octopode.png]]
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|}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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*Storm Form will be added in [[trunk|0.27]], replacing [[Hydra Form]].
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*Storm Form was replaced with the [[Storm talisman]] in [[0.31]].
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*In [[0.28]], the form's base UC damage was reduced from <code>2 + power / 2.5</code> to <code>2 + power / 3</code>.
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==References==
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*Storm Form was added in [[0.27]], replacing [[Hydra Form]].
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[https://github.com/crawl/crawl/commit/47a774193f41ea48002dbff6ec9ab8e1ca1b4c96 Commit] adding Storm Form.
 
  
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Latest revision as of 02:06, 26 February 2024

Obsolete: This article refers to an aspect of the game which has been removed. It is retained for historical reference only.
Storm form.png Storm Form
Level 7
School1 Air
School2 Transmutation
Source(s)
Casting noise 15
Spell noise 0
Power Cap 200
Flags Chaotic, Helpful, Utility
Lets the caster walk through the air as a raging, lightning-filled tempest. The caster's melee attacks are strengthened, electrified, and strike all adjacent foes. The caster also flies, is more evasive, gains immunity to poison and miasma, and resists electricity. They can launch themselves as a lightning bolt, blasting through everything in their way. The damage and evasion granted by storm form are highly dependent on the power with which it was cast.

While transformed, any equipped weapons and armour are melded.

“Stormform is said to cause
A tempest of winds and showers,
Beware its powers, beware its powers.
Though its coming brings the gods their night,
It obliges a bloodred spren.
Beware its end, beware its end.”
-Brandon Sanderson, “Words of Radiance”. 2014.

Storm Form is a level 7 Transmutations / Air spell that changes you into an agile, destructive being of lightning.

Useful Info

Storm Form turns you into lightning, with the following changes:

Combat Bonuses

  • Innate AC: 10 + pow/10 AC.
  • Bonus EV: pow/10 bonus EV, added on top of your base EV.
  • Unarmed Combat: 2 + pow/3 base damage. Attacks gain cleaving and the electrocution brand.
  • Blinkbolt: Bolt-targeted ability that deals electric damage to everything in its path, then blinks you to the end. Has a cooldown.

Resistances

Restrictions

Uses your species body size. Movement delay set to 1.0, even if your species is faster or slower.

Strategy

Storm Form is a high damage form that scales heavily with spell power. At low power, Dragon Form deals more damage to single targets.

This form is surprisingly durable. You retain your natural EV, and gain bonuses to both EV and AC. Even though Dragon Form has 150% health, because it is giant, it loses EV. When your only defensive skills are Fighting and Dodging, that isn't great.

Tips & Tricks

  • Like other forms, Storm Form benefits greatly from support magic such as Ozocubu's Armour and Manifold Assault.
  • Since Storm Form melds equipment, it's usually a good idea to wield a robe of the Archmagi and/or staff of air before transforming. Just be careful if you transform out.


Humanoid Felid Octopode
Storm transform.png Storm form felid.png Storm form octopode.png

History

  • Storm Form was replaced with the Storm talisman in 0.31.
  • In 0.28, the form's base UC damage was reduced from 2 + power / 2.5 to 2 + power / 3.
  • Storm Form was added in 0.27, replacing Hydra Form.
Transformations
Talisman Beast Form • Flux Form • Blade Form • Maw Form • Serpent Form • Statue Form • Dragon Form • Death Form • Storm Form
Bad Forms Bat Form • Fungus Form • Pig Form • Tree Form • Wisp Form
Divine Slaughter Form
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