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authordolorous <dolorous@c06c8d41-db1a-0410-9941-cceddc491573>2008-06-29 15:05:23 +0000
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Improve the god power descriptions a bit.
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@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ gain followers of their own, for the orcs still look for their Messiah.
Zin powers
Zin grants followers the ability to preach to the unenlightened masses
-with various results. Later, followers will gain a power to help them
+with various results. Later, followers will gain the power to help them
purify and strengthen their body, and eventually they can find
temporary safety in a divine refuge. Apart from that, Zin may
occasionally directly intervene to save a follower's life.
@@ -135,82 +135,84 @@ occasionally directly intervene to save a follower's life.
The Shining One powers
Followers will gain use of a divine shield to protect them in battle.
-Later, they can hurl blasts of cleansing flame that are particularly
-effective against unholy creatures, and eventually they can ask
-the Shining One to send them help in the form of a Daeva, a powerful
-divine being. The Shining One may occasionally directly intervene to
+Later, they can hurl blasts of cleansing flame that are particularly
+effective against unholy creatures, and, eventually, they can ask
+the Shining One to send them help in the form of a Daeva, a powerful
+divine being. The Shining One may occasionally directly intervene to
save a follower's life.
%%%%
Kikubaaqudgha powers
-Kikubaaqudgha offers a power to recall your undead followers to your
-near surroundings, will protect you against side effects of necromantic
-magic, and allow you to permanently enslave undead creatures.
+Kikubaaqudgha offers the power to recall your undead followers to your
+near surroundings, will protect you against side effects of necromantic
+magic, and allow you to permanently enslave undead creatures.
Eventually, you can summon an emissary of death to fight with you.
%%%%
Yredelemnul powers
-Yredelemnul gives you powers to raise corpses to fight on your side, to
-recall your undead followers to your vicinity, and to drain the life
-force of living creatures. Eventually, you'll gain a power to sway
+Yredelemnul gives you the power to raise corpses to fight on your side,
+to recall your undead followers to your vicinity, and to drain the life
+force of living creatures. Eventually, you'll gain the power to sway
hostile undeads' loyalties and make them fight for you instead.
-Sometimes, Yredelemnul may directly intervene to save a follower's life.
+Yredelemnul will also sporadically gift you with stronger undead
+servants. Sometimes, Yredelemnul may directly intervene to save a
+follower's life.
%%%%
# no active powers of Vehumet
%%%%
Okawaru powers
Followers will soon gain the ability to temporarily increase their
-strength, and, much later, to haste themselves. Okawaru will eventually
+strength, and, much later, to haste themselves. Okawaru will eventually
gift followers with weapons and armour.
%%%%
Makhleb powers
-Makhleb offers followers various means to inflict immense damage and to
+Makhleb offers followers various means to inflict immense damage, and to
call in help from powerful demons.
%%%%
Sif Muna powers
Followers of Sif Muna can channel magical energy when they need it the
-most and they gain a power to forget any spell at will, so as to learn
-new ones. Sif Muna protects spellcasters against the negative effects
+most, and they gain a power to forget any spell at will, so as to learn
+new ones. Sif Muna protects spellcasters against the negative effects
of miscasting a spell. Over time, followers will receive any spellbook
to be found in the realm.
%%%%
Trog powers
-Trog offers various powers to help you in battle, namely the ability to
-go berserk at will and the ability to make wounds heal more quickly.
+Trog offers various powers to help you in battle, namely the ability to
+go berserk at will, and the ability to make wounds heal more quickly.
Later, followers may call in powerful raging allies. Eventually, Trog
will gift followers with weapons focused on damage.
%%%%
Nemelex Xobeh powers
-Followers of Nemelex Xobeh gain various ways to influence fate when
+Followers of Nemelex Xobeh gain various ways to influence fate when
playing cards.
%%%%
Elyvilon powers
-The healer god offers followers various means to heal themselves and
-others, including ones to rid their body from effects surpassing those
-of simple damage. Elyvilon will occasionally directly intervene to
+The healer god offers followers various means to heal themselves and
+others, including ones to rid their body from effects surpassing those
+of simple damage. Elyvilon will occasionally directly intervene to
save a follower's life, and is almost certain to do so during prayer.
%%%%
Lugonu powers
-Followers of Lugonu gain powers to depart the Abyss at will, to banish
-monsters there, and eventually to gate themselves into this realm of
-chaos - at the cost of a part of their soul.
-Apart from that, they may cause great damage to monsters, and gain an
-ability to corrupt the ordered world, enabling them to open a gate for
-creatures of the Abyss to pass through.
+Followers of Lugonu gain powers to depart the Abyss at will, to banish
+monsters there, and eventually to gate themselves into this realm of
+chaos - at the cost of a part of their soul. Apart from that, they may
+cause great damage to monsters, and gain an ability to corrupt the
+ordered world, enabling them to open a gate for creatures of the Abyss
+to pass through.
%%%%
Beogh powers
-Beogh encourages followers to make use of orcish gear to be found in
-the dungeon. Followers can smite their foes and may even gain orcish
-followers of their own who may be blessed by Beogh in battle, and can
-be recalled within a level as needed. Eventually, they'll gain the
-power to walk on water.
-Beogh will sometimes directly intervene to save a follower's life.
+Beogh encourages followers to make use of orcish gear found in the
+dungeon. Followers can smite their foes, and may even gain orcish
+followers of their own, who may be blessed by Beogh in battle, and can
+be recalled within a level as needed. Eventually, they'll gain the power
+to walk on water. Beogh will sometimes directly intervene to save a
+follower's life.
%%%%