Lesser Beckoning

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Lesser Beckoning
Level	2
School1	Translocation
Source(s)	Book of Displacement Book of Spatial Translocations
Casting noise	2
Spell noise	0
Power Cap	50
Range	3-5
Flags	Dir or target, Needs tracer, Not self

Beckons the target forward, attempting to place them adjacent to the caster.

Lesser Beckoning pulls a single target adjacent to the caster. It won't move victims into ineligible terrain (such as lava), but can move them past such terrain, and can move monsters into traps or clouds. It requires line of fire for enemies to be affected, and its range increases from 3 to 5 with spell power.

Warpers start with this spell available.

Strategy

Lesser Beckoning is mostly useful for slow characters, such as Nagas, players in Statue Form, or worshippers of Cheibriados, for pulling enemies to you so that you can hit them in melee.

At higher power levels, it is useful for all sorts of characters. It can pull enemies in, such as an annoying centaur or deep elf. This helps you kill them before taking loads of ranged attacks.

History

• Prior to 0.30, Lesser Beckoning was a level 3 spell. The power cap was reduced from 100 to 50, the minimum range was increased from 2 to 3.
• Prior to 0.28, the spell had a power cap of 200. The maximum range was reduced from 7 to 5.
• Added in 0.19.