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'''Siren Song''' is a monsters-only ability that [[mesmerise]]s the player, preventing them from moving away from the singer. It can be blocked with [[silence]] (either via spell or a [[scroll of silence]]) or with sufficient [[magic resistance]].
 
'''Siren Song''' is a monsters-only ability that [[mesmerise]]s the player, preventing them from moving away from the singer. It can be blocked with [[silence]] (either via spell or a [[scroll of silence]]) or with sufficient [[magic resistance]].
  
If a player has been mesmerized, they can break free by killing or otherwise incapacitating the caster, breaking [[line of sight]] with a [[scroll of fog]] or an uncontrolled [[teleport]] or [[blink]] (controlled teleports or blinks cannot be made away from the caster). Alternatively, a loud enough noise will break the spell -- for this, a [[scroll of noise]], [[wand of lightning]] or the spell [[Lightning Bolt]] are sufficient.
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If a player has been mesmerized, they can break free by killing or otherwise incapacitating the caster ([[wand of polymorph|polymorph]], [[confusion]], [[petrify|petrification]], [[fear]], and [[silence]] all work) or breaking [[line of sight]] with a [[scroll of fog]], [[teleport]], or uncontrolled [[blink]] (controlled blinks, such as those from reading a [[scroll of blinking]], cannot move you away from the caster).  
 
 
This ability is currently only possessed by:
 
  
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==History==
 
==History==
Prior to version [[0.16]], this ability could force the player to draw closer to the caster in addition to mesmerising them. That ability has since been moved to [[Avatar Song]] with the renaming of mermaids and sirens into sirens and merfolk avatars, respectively.
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*Prior to [[0.20]], creating a sufficiently loud enough noise, such by reading [[scroll of noise]] or casting [[Lightning Bolt]], could break the mesmerisation.
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*Prior to version [[0.16]], this ability could force the player to draw closer to the caster in addition to mesmerising them. That ability has since been moved to [[Avatar Song]] with the renaming of mermaids and sirens into sirens and merfolk avatars, respectively.

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Sings a haunting song, making nearby victims unwilling to move away from the singer. Leaving the caster's line of sight will end the effect.

Siren Song is a monsters-only ability that mesmerises the player, preventing them from moving away from the singer. It can be blocked with silence (either via spell or a scroll of silence) or with sufficient magic resistance.

If a player has been mesmerized, they can break free by killing or otherwise incapacitating the caster (polymorph, confusion, petrification, fear, and silence all work) or breaking line of sight with a scroll of fog, teleport, or uncontrolled blink (controlled blinks, such as those from reading a scroll of blinking, cannot move you away from the caster).

The following enemies cast Siren Song:

History

  • Prior to 0.20, creating a sufficiently loud enough noise, such by reading scroll of noise or casting Lightning Bolt, could break the mesmerisation.
  • Prior to version 0.16, this ability could force the player to draw closer to the caster in addition to mesmerising them. That ability has since been moved to Avatar Song with the renaming of mermaids and sirens into sirens and merfolk avatars, respectively.