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:
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Blorkula the orcula (2d10 damage) - P
Scrub nettle (2d7 damage)
History
 Sting
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|---|---|
| Level | 1 |
| School1 | Template:Conjuration |
| School2 | Alchemy |
| Source(s) | *Young Poisoner's Handbook |
| 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.
