Sting

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:

• o Blorkula the orcula (2d10 damage)
• P Scrub nettle (2d7 damage)

History

Sting
Level	1
School1	Conjuration
School2	Alchemy
Source(s)	Young Poisoner's Handbook Book of Cantrips
Casting noise	1
Spell noise	1

Spell Details
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.