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'''Barbs''' is a [[status effect]] which causes the victim to sustain damage each time it attempts to move. After enough time has passed, the victim will remove the barbs, ending the status effect. Alternatively, continuous movement may eventually snap the barbs loose, ending the effect early (although doing so will cause the barbs to injure you).
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'''Barbs''' is a [[status effect]] which causes the victim to sustain damage each time it attempts to move. The barbs remain in their target for 3-6 turns plus an additional 2-4 turns each time the target is struck by more barbs, up to a maximum of 12 turns. This duration decreases when the target remains in place (use the '''s''' or '''.''' keys). Moving while under the barbs' effect deals 2d(4+number of barbs) damage (up to a maximum of 2d6). This has a 33% chance of decreasing the duration by one turn; it is possible to rid yourself of barbs by moving, but doing so will incur significant damage.
  
 
The Barbs status effect is inflicted whenever a target is hit by the [[Throw Barbs]] spell, which the following enemies can cast:
 
The Barbs status effect is inflicted whenever a target is hit by the [[Throw Barbs]] spell, which the following enemies can cast:

Revision as of 20:18, 1 August 2018

Version 0.21: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

Barbs is a status effect which causes the victim to sustain damage each time it attempts to move. The barbs remain in their target for 3-6 turns plus an additional 2-4 turns each time the target is struck by more barbs, up to a maximum of 12 turns. This duration decreases when the target remains in place (use the s or . keys). Moving while under the barbs' effect deals 2d(4+number of barbs) damage (up to a maximum of 2d6). This has a 33% chance of decreasing the duration by one turn; it is possible to rid yourself of barbs by moving, but doing so will incur significant damage.

The Barbs status effect is inflicted whenever a target is hit by the Throw Barbs spell, which the following enemies can cast:

H Manticore.png Manticore
9 Peacekeeper.png Peacekeeper

History

Barbs was added in 0.14.