Monster Abilities - Revision history

WhiteCrane: Minor change, as some monsters don't always poison all the time.

2012-01-23T04:03:26Z

Minor change, as some monsters don't always poison all the time.

WhiteCrane: Note that self-healing monsters aren't always 10%, as Resca certainly isn't.

2011-03-10T14:06:45Z

Note that self-healing monsters aren't always 10%, as Resca certainly isn't.

WhiteCrane: Addition to the summoning section

2010-06-25T00:58:41Z

Addition to the summoning section

WhiteCrane: Healing

2010-06-25T00:42:05Z

Healing

WhiteCrane: Invisibility

2010-06-25T00:37:57Z

Invisibility

WhiteCrane: Grammar

2010-06-25T00:35:15Z

Grammar

WhiteCrane: Changed Self-Replicating to Self-Replication

2010-06-25T00:32:30Z

Changed Self-Replicating to Self-Replication

WhiteCrane: Gold Stealing

2010-06-25T00:32:03Z

Gold Stealing

WhiteCrane: Summoning and Self-Replicating

2010-06-25T00:24:28Z

Summoning and Self-Replicating

WhiteCrane: Repaired link.

2010-06-25T00:19:13Z

Repaired link.

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 Like a [[Mage|Mage's]] [[Mage#Invisibility|Invisibility]] spell, renders the monster invisible until it attacks again or is revealed with a [[Cleric#Vision|Vision]] spell. Some monsters have a genuine magical spell for this purpose, while others simply conceal themselves in the scenery.
 ==Poison==
-This is an automatic ability that triggers whenever it attacks or casts a spell upon a player.  When a player becomes poisoned, they will receive damage every 30 seconds until it wears off or is cleared with a potion or the [[Cleric#Cleanse|Cleanse]] spell.
+This is an automatic ability that sometimes triggers whenever it attacks or casts a spell upon a player.  When a player becomes poisoned, they will receive damage every 30 seconds until it wears off or is cleared with a potion or the [[Cleric#Cleanse|Cleanse]] spell.
 The strength of the poison depends on the monster - most poisons only hurt you for 1 damage, which is an annoyance more than anything as it can cause a [[Cleric]] to waste their heal spell on you, although some poisons hurt you for much more than this, in which case it becomes an abject priority to administer an antidote.
 ==Self-Healing==
 Some monsters are able to regenerate their health periodically, usually about 10% of their total health every 30 seconds, although this is not always the case (e.g. [[Resca]]).  This forces players to use large, strong parties and effectively prohibits strategic fallback, for the monster may have regenerated to full health by the time you return.

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 The strength of the poison depends on the monster - most poisons only hurt you for 1 damage, which is an annoyance more than anything as it can cause a [[Cleric]] to waste their heal spell on you, although some poisons hurt you for much more than this, in which case it becomes an abject priority to administer an antidote.
 ==Self-Healing==
-Some monsters are able to regenerate their health periodically, usually about 10% of their total health every 30 seconds.  This forces players to use large, strong parties and effectively prohibits strategic fallback, for the monster may have regenerated to full health by the time you return.
+Some monsters are able to regenerate their health periodically, usually about 10% of their total health every 30 seconds, although this is not always the case (e.g. [[Resca]]).  This forces players to use large, strong parties and effectively prohibits strategic fallback, for the monster may have regenerated to full health by the time you return.
 ==Self-Replication==
 This is a special variant of summoning, where a monster effectively duplicates itself.  To date, only the [[Dust Devil]] and the [[Fire Ant Soldier]] do this, and this can make an extremely dangerous fight, as it gets harder the longer you take due to the damage received and the difficulty of killing them all off before they replicate again.

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 ==Summoning==
-Some bosses, and a handful of regular monsters, periodically call for reinforcements.  How this occurs depends on the entity, and usually comes in the form of a lackey entering the room in some way to join the fight, although a few monsters physically grow extra appendages (e.g. the [[Hydra Body]]) or self-replicate (''see above'').
+Some bosses, and a handful of regular monsters, periodically call for reinforcements.  How this occurs depends on the entity, and usually comes in the form of a lackey entering the room or being generated in some way to join the fight, although a few monsters physically grow extra appendages (e.g. the [[Hydra Body]]) or self-replicate (''see above'').
 ==Vision==
 Functions slightly differently to the [[Cleric#Vision|Vision]] spell used by [[Cleric]]s.  A monster's vision reveals a single camouflaged crit, exposing them to a follow-up attack.

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 Some monsters have special abilities beyond mêlée attacks and basic offensive spells.  Caution may have to be taken if you come across monsters with such abilities:
 ==Gold Stealing==
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 Hypnotise is functionally similar to the [[Ranger#Hypnotise|Ranger's]] version, and can be cleared with [[Cleric#Cleanse|Cleanse]] or [[Mage#Dispell|Dispell]].
 ==Invisibility==
 Like a [[Mage|Mage's]] [[Mage#Invisibility|Invisibility]] spell, renders the monster invisible until it attacks again or is revealed with a [[Cleric#Vision|Vision]] spell. Some monsters have a genuine magical spell for this purpose, while others simply conceal themselves in the scenery.

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 Hypnotise is functionally similar to the [[Ranger#Hypnotise|Ranger's]] version, and can be cleared with [[Cleric#Cleanse|Cleanse]] or [[Mage#Dispell|Dispell]].
 ==Poison==
 This is an automatic ability that triggers whenever it attacks or casts a spell upon a player.  When a player becomes poisoned, they will receive damage every 30 seconds until it wears off or is cleared with a potion or the [[Cleric#Cleanse|Cleanse]] spell.

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 Some monsters have special abilities beyond mêlée attacks and basic offensive spells.  Caution may have to be taken if you come across monsters with such abilities:
 ==Hypnotise==
 If a monster (or a [[Ranger]]) hypnotises you, your chance of landing a successful hit is reduced by 10%.  At first this is not something to be worried about, although if the monster perseveres, you could find your whole party becoming very unreliable.