Wand of flame

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Type	Wand
Name	Wand of flame
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A magical device which throws little puffs of flame.

Spell Details
Damage Formula	2d(4+pow/10)
Max Damage	2d9 Fire
Max Power	50
Range	7
Targeting	Beam
To-hit	8+Power/10
Special

A wand of flame fires flames at an opponent, with a power of 15 + 2.5 * Evocations. An individual wand on the ground can have up to 45 charges. As with all wands, this will merge with other wands of flame when picked up.

Artificers will start with a wand of flame with 15 charges.

Tips & Tricks

• This wand effectively duplicates the old Throw Flame spell, which was level 2. Use it early: later on, it deals little damage, even with high Evocations.
• Although it does produce fire, wands of flame are not powerful enough to burn trees.
• Like other sources of fire, if it crosses a pool of water, it will create a cloud of steam.
  • Use this to take out electric eels or other waterborne creatures; even at low skill, the steam will block vision while damaging them.

History

Prior to 0.16, this wand could hold up to 24 charges.