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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]].
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{{flavour|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.}}
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'''Siren Song''' is a monster-only ability that attempts to [[mesmerise]] the player. Mesmerise prevents the player from intentionally moving away from the singer, and prevents [[berserk]]. It can be resisted by [[willpower]], but does not require line of fire.
  
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 a [[teleport]] or [[blink]] (controlled blinks cannot be made away from the caster).  
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You can end mesmerise by disabling the caster ([[confusion]], [[petrification]], [[silence]], etc.) or by breaking [[line of sight]] of the caster.
  
This ability is currently only possessed by:
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==History==
 
==History==
Prior to [[0.20]], creating a sufficiently loud enough noise, such from reading [[scroll of noise]] or casting [[Lightning Bolt]], could break the mesmerisation.  
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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.
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.
 

Latest revision as of 14:47, 19 October 2023

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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 monster-only ability that attempts to mesmerise the player. Mesmerise prevents the player from intentionally moving away from the singer, and prevents berserk. It can be resisted by willpower, but does not require line of fire.

You can end mesmerise by disabling the caster (confusion, petrification, silence, etc.) or by breaking line of sight of 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.