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author | DracoOmega <draco_omega@live.com> | 2014-02-23 02:41:46 -0330 |
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committer | Steve Melenchuk <smelenchuk@gmail.com> | 2014-03-06 09:58:09 -0700 |
commit | af7676b698eea389a56e0232e12d3db2e2adfd63 (patch) | |
tree | 0901d04158f07da99267ddbc03ecc3b9923bd493 /crawl-ref/source/xom.cc | |
parent | f26fde6e9db971d06053ca1ca46445848bd3fee4 (diff) | |
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Replace Summon Ugly Thing with Summon Menagerie (pending a better name)
Summon Ugly Thing was never a particularly impressive spell and the
summon cap changes have left it even more underwhelming these days.
Still, there is a need for a solid midrange summon available to good
god worshipers, and this is a shot at assembling one that might be
more interesting than the ubiquitous ugly things.
The spell can summon either a manticore, lindwurm, harpy (multiples
at higher power), or a sphinx (much rarer except at high power), which
I feel are solid midrange creatures with a shared mythological theme
and some relatively unobtrusive gimmicks (and more of an emphasis
on ranged combat than its immediate 'upgrade' in Summon Hydra).
Somewhat similarly to Shadow Creatures, multiple harpies count as a
single creature for the purposes of the spell's cap, and the creatures
also receive a modest HD boost based on high spellpower (I'm still
somewhat divided on this, unlike with Ice Beast, but it does help the
spell scale more strongly with spellpower that it otherwise would;
perhaps there is some higher-tier creature accessible with high power
that could help bridge this gap on its own?)
As a natural consequence of Summon Ugly Thing being replaced, Kirke
also acquires this spell. This is effectively a buff for her, but as
one of the least dangerous midgame uniques, I am sure she can handle it,
and a selection of Greek mythological beasts are surely at least as
suitable things for her to summon as... whatever ugly things are.
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diff --git a/crawl-ref/source/xom.cc b/crawl-ref/source/xom.cc index 7df0e78401..e90e0934db 100644 --- a/crawl-ref/source/xom.cc +++ b/crawl-ref/source/xom.cc @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static const spell_type _xom_tension_spells[] = SPELL_BEASTLY_APPENDAGE, SPELL_SPIDER_FORM, SPELL_STATUE_FORM, SPELL_ICE_FORM, SPELL_DRAGON_FORM, SPELL_SHADOW_CREATURES, SPELL_SUMMON_HORRIBLE_THINGS, SPELL_CALL_CANINE_FAMILIAR, - SPELL_SUMMON_ICE_BEAST, SPELL_SUMMON_UGLY_THING, + SPELL_SUMMON_ICE_BEAST, SPELL_SUMMON_MENAGERIE, SPELL_CONJURE_BALL_LIGHTNING, SPELL_SUMMON_HYDRA, SPELL_SUMMON_DRAGON, SPELL_DEATH_CHANNEL, SPELL_NECROMUTATION, SPELL_CHAIN_OF_CHAOS }; |