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	If you did Hexslinger start, you want to get your other Hexes, particularly Dimensional Bullseye, online.		If you did Hexslinger start, you want to get your other Hexes, particularly Dimensional Bullseye, online.

	If you come upon a Manual of Ice Magic in an Ice Cave and a bunch of nice Ice Magic spells, then you might still want to try some small ice spells — Frozen Ramparts and Ozocubu’s Armour are pretty good, since you can generally just stand in one place shooting at things, though if you got Mule, that’s not really an option. ~~Simiarly~~, you might want to get some other utility and defensive spells from various schools if you come upon manuals or if they are low level enough to train easily.		If you come upon a Manual of Ice Magic in an Ice Cave and a bunch of nice Ice Magic spells, then you might still want to try some small ice spells — Frozen Ramparts and Ozocubu’s Armour are pretty good, since you can generally just stand in one place shooting at things, though if you got Mule, that’s not really an option. Similarly, you might want to get some other utility and defensive spells from various schools if you come upon manuals or if they are low level enough to train easily.

	Swiftness is also a nice Air spell to have, as it is a distancing tech that lets you temporarily get boosted move speed now at the cost of slower move speed later. This is perfect as a Ranged Weapons specialist: get enough distance, then start shooting and kill them, so that even if you are at <code>-Swift</code> and walking slower, it doesn’t matter, they are already dead.		Swiftness is also a nice Air spell to have, as it is a distancing tech that lets you temporarily get boosted move speed now at the cost of slower move speed later. This is perfect as a Ranged Weapons specialist: get enough distance, then start shooting and kill them, so that even if you are at <code>-Swift</code> and walking slower, it doesn’t matter, they are already dead.

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	Now, for Coglins and Ranged Weapons specifically, Okawaru will offer, with high probability, at least one hand cannon amongst the weapon gift options:		Now, for Coglins and Ranged Weapons specifically, Okawaru will offer, with high probability, at least one hand cannon amongst the weapon gift options:

	* Acquirements for Coglins are strongly biased towards one-handed weapons. That means slings and hand cannons for Ranged Weapons. If you are from the future, on a version later than 0.33.1, and the devs gave in and put in an intermediate one-handed ranged weapon between slings and hand cannons, then this build gets massively nerfed.		* Acquirements for Coglins are strongly biased towards one-handed weapons. That means slings and hand cannons for Ranged Weapons. If you are from the future, on a version later than 0.34.0, and the devs gave in and put in an intermediate one-handed ranged weapon between slings and hand cannons, then this build gets massively nerfed.
	* Weapon acquirements are biased towards the weapon skills you have trained. If all you are training is Ranged Weapons, then that biases towards slings and cannons.		* Weapon acquirements are biased towards the weapon skills you have trained. If all you are training is Ranged Weapons, then that biases towards slings and cannons.
	* Acquirements are biased against items you have already seen. Since hand cannons are rare, but slings are distressingly common ''and'' Hunters and Hexslingers start with two slings, that means a bias against slings, leaving a strong bias towards hand cannons.		* Acquirements are biased against items you have already seen. Since hand cannons are rare, but slings are distressingly common ''and'' Hunters and Hexslingers start with two slings, that means a bias against slings, leaving a strong bias towards hand cannons.

imported>Raid5atemyhomework: /* Distancing Tech: Gell’s Gravitambourine */ gell's gravitambourine=awesomesauce

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	* Affected monsters are slightly damaged. If there are multiple, they also get additional collision damage.		* Affected monsters are slightly damaged. If there are multiple, they also get additional collision damage.
	* The monsters are pinned down and cannot move for some duration.		* The monsters are pinned down and cannot move for some duration.

			On a player character that regularly deals damage at range, against monsters only capable of threatening at melee, Gell's gravitambourine is equivalent to an area-of-effect paralyze. The value of that cannot be overstated.

	The item is most effective on melee monsters with fast movespeed: their threat is precisely their speed of movement, and while pinned down by Gell’s gravitambourine, that speed becomes 0, completely disabling their threat.		The item is most effective on melee monsters with fast movespeed: their threat is precisely their speed of movement, and while pinned down by Gell’s gravitambourine, that speed becomes 0, completely disabling their threat.

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	And some spells that in theory could be distancing tech, but are too unreliable or too high-level:		And some spells that in theory could be distancing tech, but are too unreliable or too high-level:

	* '''''Borgnjor’s Vile Clutch''''' is the ~~hieh~~-end Grave Claw, affecting all monsters along a line, and only requiring MP. It is a somewhaat high-level dual-school Earth/Necromancy spell. The problem is that Necromancy generally gives you allies, which are not allowed by Okawaru, and level 5 is just about high enough to require a fair chunk of XP investment (Grave Claw is better for hybridization as it is easier to get castable, especially since it is single school, and many Necromancy spells are disallowed by Okawaru).		* '''''Borgnjor’s Vile Clutch''''' is the high-end Grave Claw, affecting all monsters along a line, and only requiring MP. It is a somewhaat high-level dual-school Earth/Necromancy spell. The problem is that Necromancy generally gives you allies, which are not allowed by Okawaru, and level 5 is just about high enough to require a fair chunk of XP investment (Grave Claw is better for hybridization as it is easier to get castable, especially since it is single school, and many Necromancy spells are disallowed by Okawaru).
	* '''''Splinterfrost Shell''''' is a high-level dual-school Ice/Forgecraft spell that is an excellent panic button — if you can get it castable. It creates 4 icy shell objects on contiguous tiles adjacent to you, '''''and placing them will push away monsters in the same spot'''''. The icy shells block non-penetrating ranged attacks and hexes (and obviously melee monsters). You can then get distance by simply walking away. Monsters destroying the icy shells, even using ranged attacks or spells, will take cold damage, but you (or your allies, except you are worshipping Okawaru) destroying the same will take no damage. The major drawback is that it is dual-school and high-level, and Forgecraft gives you few support spells you can use under Okawaru (though Ice’s Frozen Ramparts and Ozocubo’s Armour work well with a ranged weapons specialist standing still and shooting).		* '''''Splinterfrost Shell''''' is a high-level dual-school Ice/Forgecraft spell that is an excellent panic button — if you can get it castable. It creates 4 icy shell objects on contiguous tiles adjacent to you, '''''and placing them will push away monsters in the same spot'''''. The icy shells block non-penetrating ranged attacks and hexes (and obviously melee monsters). You can then get distance by simply walking away. Monsters destroying the icy shells, even using ranged attacks or spells, will take cold damage, but you (or your allies, except you are worshipping Okawaru) destroying the same will take no damage. The major drawback is that it is dual-school and high-level, and Forgecraft gives you few support spells you can use under Okawaru (though Ice’s Frozen Ramparts and Ozocubo’s Armour work well with a ranged weapons specialist standing still and shooting).
	* '''''Dispersal''''' and '''''Disjunction''''' are high-level Translocation spells that move nearby monsters away. Dispersal is somewhat lower level than Disjunction. Dispersal is a single cast that blinks or teleports all monsters within polearm distance of you, while Disjunction creates a buff that will continuously have a chance to blink or teleport monsters within polearm distance. Their high level is the problem. Disjunction is fun during the orb run.		* '''''Dispersal''''' and '''''Disjunction''''' are high-level Translocation spells that move nearby monsters away. Dispersal is somewhat lower level than Disjunction. Dispersal is a single cast that blinks or teleports all monsters within polearm distance of you, while Disjunction creates a buff that will continuously have a chance to blink or teleport monsters within polearm distance. Their high level is the problem. Disjunction is fun during the orb run.

imported>Raid5atemyhomework: /* Okawaru Piety */ proscriptive modification

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	Thus, even if Okawaru’s altar is at D:10, you can quickly grow piety and still get the <code>****</code>, and the almost-assured hand cannon gift, before entering S-branches. Even with Okawaru’s altar at D:10, you can typically get to <code>****</code> before fully clearing Lair:5 (rarely, in Orc).		Thus, even if Okawaru’s altar is at D:10, you can quickly grow piety and still get the <code>****</code>, and the almost-assured hand cannon gift, before entering S-branches. Even with Okawaru’s altar at D:10, you can typically get to <code>****</code> before fully clearing Lair:5 (rarely, in Orc).

	Note that you ~~can~~ always worship Elyvilon or The Shining One, or even Zin, if their altars appear before Okawaru’s. ''Some'' god support is always helpful (Elyvilon purification, The Shining One’s light aura, Zin’s recitation), and the good gods will not mind if you switch to Okawaru later. But you absolutely '''''need''''' Okawaru for the hand cannon gift.		Note that you should always worship Elyvilon or The Shining One, or even Zin, if their altars appear before Okawaru’s. ''Some'' god support is always helpful (Elyvilon purification, The Shining One’s light aura, Zin’s recitation), and the good gods will not mind if you switch to Okawaru later. But you absolutely '''''need''''' Okawaru for the hand cannon gift.

	=== Against Piety Overuse ===		=== Against Piety Overuse ===

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	However, Translocations’ Blink is very good for any ranged weapon user; even if a scary meleedude gets next to you, rolling the dice on a random blink is better than staying there tanking their damage, and Blink is a tiny skill and MP investment. Passage of Golubria can be used to set up distancing; do so as soon as you spot a monster at edge of vision, and target a spell power of 25%, which should give you 4 tiles range. Dimensional Bullseye is a good way to handle summoners, especially curse toes. Iskenderun’s Mystic Blast will push back nearby enemies and stun them for a tiny while (less than 1.0 decaAut), possibly letting you get some space to continue shooting them again, though it kinda does require some skill investment to give good distance.		However, Translocations’ Blink is very good for any ranged weapon user; even if a scary meleedude gets next to you, rolling the dice on a random blink is better than staying there tanking their damage, and Blink is a tiny skill and MP investment. Passage of Golubria can be used to set up distancing; do so as soon as you spot a monster at edge of vision, and target a spell power of 25%, which should give you 4 tiles range. Dimensional Bullseye is a good way to handle summoners, especially curse toes. Iskenderun’s Mystic Blast will push back nearby enemies and stun them for a tiny while (less than 1.0 decaAut), possibly letting you get some space to continue shooting them again, though it kinda does require some skill investment to give good distance.

	Passage of Golubria really needs at least 25% spellpower to be really useful, as otherwise its range is too low. This generally means reaching somewhere between 14.0-16.0 Translocations, depending on any <code>Int</code> or <code>Archmagi</code> modifiers you get; once you have reached 25% spellpower, you can stop training Translocations. Don’t bother trying to get Dispersal, Gell’s Gavotte, or Disjunction castable; you are better of increasing your Fighting and Dodging for better defense, especially if you already have Passage of Golubria, which is much better for this playstyle (stand and shoot, then enter Passage once enemies close in) than either of Dispersal (better for dedicated caster with lots of MP for multiple Dispersals on panic) or Gell’s Gavotte (better for summoners or Hepliaklqana-worshippers who want to move enemies towards their allies).		Passage of Golubria really needs at least 25% spellpower to be really useful, as otherwise its range is too low. This generally means reaching somewhere between 14.0-16.0 Translocations, depending on any <code>Int</code> or <code>Archmagi</code> modifiers you get; once you have reached 25% spellpower, you can stop training Translocations. Don’t bother trying to get Dispersal, Gell’s Gavotte, or Disjunction castable; you are better off increasing your Fighting and Dodging for better defense, especially if you already have Passage of Golubria, which is much better for this playstyle (stand and shoot, then enter Passage once enemies close in) than either of Dispersal (better for dedicated caster with lots of MP for multiple Dispersals on panic) or Gell’s Gavotte (better for summoners or Hepliaklqana-worshippers who want to move enemies towards their allies).

	Alchemy spells are almost all multi-school, so it’s usually difficult to hybridize into from Translocations. Mephitic Cloud still remains one of the best spells ever if you can get it castable.		Alchemy spells are almost all multi-school, so it’s usually difficult to hybridize into from Translocations. Mephitic Cloud still remains one of the best spells ever if you can get it castable.

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	== Distancing Tech: Duel ==		== Distancing Tech: Duel ==

	Duel is an excellent reason to stay with Okawaru even after getting the capstone gifts.		Duel is an excellent reason to stay with Okawaru even after getting the capstone gifts (the other excellent reason is that Okawaru wrath involves surrounding you in angry meleedudes, which is fatal for ranged Coglins).

	The rules for Duel, as of 0.33.1, are:		The rules for Duel, as of 0.33.1 and 0.34.0, are:

	* You can cast Duel with <code>***.</code> or <code>****</code> piety.		* You can cast Duel with <code>***.</code> or <code>****</code> piety.