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{{flavour|Felids are a breed of cats that have been granted sentience. Originally they were witches' familiars that were magically augmented to provide help for their masters' rituals, yet many have abandoned, outlived, or, in at least one case, eviscerated their former masters and gone out into the world.
 
{{flavour|Felids are a breed of cats that have been granted sentience. Originally they were witches' familiars that were magically augmented to provide help for their masters' rituals, yet many have abandoned, outlived, or, in at least one case, eviscerated their former masters and gone out into the world.
  
While fully capable of using speech and most forms of magic, Felids are at a serious disadvantage due to their inability to use armour or weapons, or even grasping items well enough to throw a dart or point a wand. They can use their mouths and paws for simple manipulation like uncorking a bottle or unrolling a scroll. Like all cats, Felids are incapable of thriving on vegetable food, and need meat to survive.
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While fully capable of using speech and most forms of magic, Felids are at a serious disadvantage due to their inability to use armour or weapons. Like all cats, Felids are incapable of thriving on vegetable food, and need meat to survive.
  
 
Their agility and stealth are legendary, as is their ability to get to hard to reach places. They move faster than most races, but don't run as fast as Centaurs or Spriggans. Felids advance in levels very slowly. They are skilled with many forms of magic, though less so with raw elemental magic.
 
Their agility and stealth are legendary, as is their ability to get to hard to reach places. They move faster than most races, but don't run as fast as Centaurs or Spriggans. Felids advance in levels very slowly. They are skilled with many forms of magic, though less so with raw elemental magic.
  
The tale of a Felid who had nine lives isn't far from truth, as well.}}
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Felids gain extra lives as they increase in levels. Upon death, they will be resurrected in a safe place, losing an experience level in the process.}}
  
 
==Innate Abilities==
 
==Innate Abilities==
 
*Felids cannot wear any form of [[armour]] (though they may still wear [[jewellery]]).
 
*Felids cannot wear any form of [[armour]] (though they may still wear [[jewellery]]).
*Felids lack opposable thumbs and are incapable of any form of advanced item manipulation. They cannot evoke [[wand]]s, wield [[weapon]]s, or [[throw]] items.
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*Felids lack opposable thumbs and are incapable of any form of advanced item manipulation. They cannot wield [[weapon]]s, [[throw]] items, or evoke [[magical staves]]
**Felids may, however, draw cards from [[deck]]s, evoke items like a [[lamp of fire]] or [[bottled efreet]], wield a [[lantern of shadows]], or wield [[ammunition]] (for the purpose of casting [[Sticks to Snakes]] or [[Sandblast]]).
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**Felids may, however, drink [[potion]]s, read [[scroll]]s, evoke [[wands]] and items like a [[lamp of fire]], and draw [[card]]s from decks.
 
*Felids have paw-claws, which is equivalent to [[Claws|Claws 1]].
 
*Felids have paw-claws, which is equivalent to [[Claws|Claws 1]].
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**Their claws are more effective at [[stab]]bing helpless foes than standard unarmed attacks (on the same level as [[Short Blades]]).
 
*[[Fangs|Fangs 3]]: Felids have an [[auxiliary attack|auxiliary bite attack]] in melee.
 
*[[Fangs|Fangs 3]]: Felids have an [[auxiliary attack|auxiliary bite attack]] in melee.
 
*[[Acute Vision]]: Felids can [[see invisible]].
 
*[[Acute Vision]]: Felids can [[see invisible]].
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*[[Good mutations#Shaggy Fur|Shaggy Fur 1]]: Felids have AC +1.
 
*[[Good mutations#Shaggy Fur|Shaggy Fur 1]]: Felids have AC +1.
 
*[[Slow Metabolism|Slow Metabolism 1]]: Felids require less food than usual.
 
*[[Slow Metabolism|Slow Metabolism 1]]: Felids require less food than usual.
*Felids cannot memorize any spells related to weapons: [[Fire Brand]], [[Freezing Aura]], [[Lethal Infusion]], [[Warp Weapon]], [[Excruciating Wounds]], [[Poison Weapon]], [[Portal Projectile]], [[Sure Blade]], [[Tukima's Dance]].
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*Felids cannot memorize any spells that require wielding a weapon: [[Excruciating Wounds]] or [[Portal Projectile]].
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Felids have a base [[Strength]] of 4, [[Intelligence]] of 9 and [[Dexterity]] of 11 (before Background modifiers). They have +1 to base [[magic points]].
  
 
==Preferred Backgrounds==
 
==Preferred Backgrounds==
*'''Warriors:''' [[Fighter]], [[Monk]]
 
 
*'''Zealots:''' [[Berserker]]
 
*'''Zealots:''' [[Berserker]]
*'''Warrior-mages:''' [[Transmuter]], [[Warper]]
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*'''Warrior-mages:''' [[Enchanter]], [[Transmuter]]
*'''Mages:''' [[Conjurer]], [[Summoner]], [[Necromancer]], [[Venom Mage]].
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*'''Mages:''' [[Conjurer]], [[Summoner]], [[Ice Elementalist]], [[Air Elementalist]], [[Venom Mage]].
  
Due to their inability to use most items, Felids are prohibited from becoming [[Gladiator]]s, [[Hunter]]s, [[Assassin]]s, [[Arcane Marksmen]], and [[Artificer]]s. (Without weapons, armour, or wands, most of those are indistinguishable from [[Monk]]s, so use that instead.)
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Due to their inability to use most items, Felids are prohibited from becoming [[Gladiator]]s, [[Hunter]]s, [[Assassin]]s, and [[Arcane Marksmen]]. (Without weapons or armour, most of those are indistinguishable from [[Monk]]s, so use that instead.)
  
 
==Level Bonuses==
 
==Level Bonuses==
 
*+1 [[intelligence]] or [[dexterity]] (equal chance) every 5th level.
 
*+1 [[intelligence]] or [[dexterity]] (equal chance) every 5th level.
 
*40% less [[HP]] than average.
 
*40% less [[HP]] than average.
*20% more [[MP]] than average.
 
 
*+6 [[magic resistance]] per level.
 
*+6 [[magic resistance]] per level.
 
*Your fur grows thicker at level 6 (+2 AC) and thicker still at level 12 (+3 AC, rC+).
 
*Your fur grows thicker at level 6 (+2 AC) and thicker still at level 12 (+3 AC, rC+).
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**Any background that starts with a weapon skill gives them [[Unarmed Combat]] instead
 
**Any background that starts with a weapon skill gives them [[Unarmed Combat]] instead
 
*Any [[Armour]] skill is replaced with [[Dodging]]
 
*Any [[Armour]] skill is replaced with [[Dodging]]
*[[Meat ration]]s replace [[bread ration]]s
 
  
 
==Difficulty of Play==
 
==Difficulty of Play==
 
{{Hard}}
 
{{Hard}}
Although experienced players may find Felids limited due to the absence of some standard character features, the Felid inability to use weapons, armours and wands means the game becomes simpler, reducing the number of options presented to newer players. Felid multiple lives mean that players are encouraged to try new approaches to problems without completely risking their characters. A Felid berserker is probably the simplest combination strong enough to win, although it is extremely challenging to play a berserker with no armour and -40% health.
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Though the Felid inability to use weapons and armour does mean that the game becomes simpler and more straightforward, which newer players may find attractive, in effect this simplicity is achieved by the removal of many options and useful tools. Felids' greater speed and multiple lives may appear to be strong defensive characteristics; however, in practice their -40% health penalty makes them very prone to death in the first place, and the loss of a character level upon re-spawning means they will have even fewer max hitpoints than before they died.
  
 
{{species_aptitudes|Felid}}
 
{{species_aptitudes|Felid}}
 
==Strategy==
 
*[[A.Siochi's Felid Transmuter guide]]
 
  
 
==Addenda==
 
==Addenda==
 
After a death, should you venture to the location of your demise, you will find a felid corpse labeled "felid corpse of (player name)." If you were under the effects of [[Spider Form]] or the like when you died, your corpse will even reflect this. This gives felids the dubious distinction of being the only species in ''Dungeon Crawl'' capable of self-cannibalism.
 
After a death, should you venture to the location of your demise, you will find a felid corpse labeled "felid corpse of (player name)." If you were under the effects of [[Spider Form]] or the like when you died, your corpse will even reflect this. This gives felids the dubious distinction of being the only species in ''Dungeon Crawl'' capable of self-cannibalism.
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Felids will never receive gifts from [[Okawaru]] or [[Trog]], since they cannot use anything either god gifts. In a related vein, [[trove]]s will never ask for a weapon or a piece of armour.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
In [[0.14]] Felids will be able to [[jump]].
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*Felid jump attacks were removed in [[0.16]].
 
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*Prior to [[0.14]] Felids could not [[jump]] or evoke [[wand]]s.
Felids were added in [[0.8]].
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*Felids were added in [[0.8]].
  
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Revision as of 08:01, 22 June 2018

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This page is about the player species. For the monster, see Felid (monster).
Felids are a breed of cats that have been granted sentience. Originally they were witches' familiars that were magically augmented to provide help for their masters' rituals, yet many have abandoned, outlived, or, in at least one case, eviscerated their former masters and gone out into the world.

While fully capable of using speech and most forms of magic, Felids are at a serious disadvantage due to their inability to use armour or weapons. Like all cats, Felids are incapable of thriving on vegetable food, and need meat to survive.

Their agility and stealth are legendary, as is their ability to get to hard to reach places. They move faster than most races, but don't run as fast as Centaurs or Spriggans. Felids advance in levels very slowly. They are skilled with many forms of magic, though less so with raw elemental magic.

Felids gain extra lives as they increase in levels. Upon death, they will be resurrected in a safe place, losing an experience level in the process.

Innate Abilities

Felids have a base Strength of 4, Intelligence of 9 and Dexterity of 11 (before Background modifiers). They have +1 to base magic points.

Preferred Backgrounds

Due to their inability to use most items, Felids are prohibited from becoming Gladiators, Hunters, Assassins, and Arcane Marksmen. (Without weapons or armour, most of those are indistinguishable from Monks, so use that instead.)

Level Bonuses

  • +1 intelligence or dexterity (equal chance) every 5th level.
  • 40% less HP than average.
  • +6 magic resistance per level.
  • Your fur grows thicker at level 6 (+2 AC) and thicker still at level 12 (+3 AC, rC+).
  • Every three levels you gain an extra life:
    • When you lose a life, your stats, HP, and MP are completely restored. Any disease, rot, or magic contamination is removed. Your hunger clock is reset to just short of Full. You are randomly teleported away from the location of your death (usually to a safe area) and you retain all of your previous inventory items. You lose an entire experience level, but retain your skills progress.
    • You may have at most two extra lives at a time. If you miss gaining an extra life because you already had two, you will gain that life the next time you gain a level with fewer than 2 lives (but you may gain at most one life per level).
    • You may check how many extra lives you have, and how many times you have died, on the % screen, just below "Spells".
    • You continue gaining extra lives past level 27, at XP totals following the same quadratic progression as levels 14 through 27.

Starting Skills and Equipment

Felids receive the skills and equipment listed for their background, with these exceptions:

  • Felids receive no armour or weapons
    • Any background that starts with a weapon skill gives them Unarmed Combat instead
  • Any Armour skill is replaced with Dodging

Difficulty of Play

SimpleIntermediateAdvanced

Though the Felid inability to use weapons and armour does mean that the game becomes simpler and more straightforward, which newer players may find attractive, in effect this simplicity is achieved by the removal of many options and useful tools. Felids' greater speed and multiple lives may appear to be strong defensive characteristics; however, in practice their -40% health penalty makes them very prone to death in the first place, and the loss of a character level upon re-spawning means they will have even fewer max hitpoints than before they died.

Skill aptitudes

The higher the value, the better the aptitude.

Skill Aptitude Skill Aptitude Skill Aptitude
Attack Miscellaneous Magic
Fighting 0 Armour N/A Spellcasting -1
Dodging 3
Maces & Flails N/A Shields N/A Conjurations -1
Axes N/A Stealth 4 Hexes 4
Polearms N/A Summonings 0
Staves N/A Invocations 0 Necromancy 0
Unarmed Combat 0 Evocations 1 Translocations 4
Throwing N/A Shapeshifting -2 Alchemy -1
Fire Magic -1
Short Blades N/A Ice Magic -1
Long Blades N/A Air Magic -1
Ranged Weapons N/A Experience -1 Earth Magic -1

Addenda

After a death, should you venture to the location of your demise, you will find a felid corpse labeled "felid corpse of (player name)." If you were under the effects of Spider Form or the like when you died, your corpse will even reflect this. This gives felids the dubious distinction of being the only species in Dungeon Crawl capable of self-cannibalism.

Felids will never receive gifts from Okawaru or Trog, since they cannot use anything either god gifts. In a related vein, troves will never ask for a weapon or a piece of armour.

History

  • Felid jump attacks were removed in 0.16.
  • Prior to 0.14 Felids could not jump or evoke wands.
  • Felids were added in 0.8.
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