Portal Projectile: Difference between revisions

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Portal Projectile
Casting noise	3
Spell noise	0
Range	LOS
Flags	Monster, Target

Teleports a fired or thrown missile at a targeted enemy.

Portal Projectile is a monster-only spell which performs a single smite-targeted ranged attack with their wielded ranged weapon. Like with all smite-targeted attacks, transparent walls (but not iron grates or statues) will block Portal Projectile.

The following enemies cast Portal Projectile:

N Naga sharpshooter
N Vashnia

History

Portal Projectile
Level	3
School¹	Translocations
School²	Hexes
Source(s)	Book of the Hunter Book of Weapons
Casting noise	3
Spell noise	0
Power Cap	50

Prior to 0.31, Portal Projectile was a player-castable level 3 Translocations/Hexes spell which gave the player the PProj status. While the status was active, all attacks made with throwing or ranged weapons would be smite-targeted. Hexslingers started with this spell. It was replaced by Dimensional Bullseye.
Prior to 0.27, Portal Projectile's duration could be ended prematurely.
Prior to 0.20, Portal Projectile was pure Translocations.
Prior to 0.14, the spell wasn't duration-based, instead launching one projectile per cast.
Prior to 0.5.1, the spell range wasn't full LOS.

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-|name=Portal Projectile
+{{monster spell info}}
-|level=2
-|school1={{Translocations}}
-|school2=
-|school3=
-|castingnoise=2
-|spellnoise=see [[Noise#Ranged_combat|ranged combat noise]]
-|sources=<div>
-*[[Book of Spatial Translocations]]
-</div>
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-{{Flavour|This spell teleports a fired or thrown missile directly to its target, greatly increasing its accuracy (but not damage).}}
+Portal Projectile is a monster-only spell which performs a single [[smite-targeting|smite-targeted]] ranged attack with their wielded ranged weapon.  Like with all smite-targeted attacks, transparent [[wall]]s (but not [[iron grate]]s or [[statue]]s) will block Portal Projectile.
-[[Portal Projectile]] is a level 2 [[Translocations]] spell which grants your ranged weapons [[smite]]-targeting, allowing you to attack any target in your [[LOS]] regardless of units in between, and with substantially increased accuracy. It also allows you to teleport any item in your possession to any tile in your LOS.
+{{monsters with spell}}
-All [[wall]]s block Portal Projectile, even if you can see through them.
+==History==
+{{suppress categories |
+{{spell
+|name=Portal Projectile
+|level=3
+|school1=Translocations
+|school2=Hexes
+|sources=<div>[[Book of the Hunter]]<br>[[Book of Weapons]]</div>
+|castingnoise=3
+|spellnoise=0
+|power cap=50}}
+}}
-==Strategy==
+*Prior to [[0.31]], Portal Projectile was a player-castable level 3 Translocations/Hexes spell which gave the player the PProj status. While the status was active, all attacks made with throwing or ranged weapons would be smite-targeted. Hexslingers started with this spell. It was replaced by [[Dimensional Bullseye]].
-*Its low spell level makes it easy for most characters to master. Any player focused on ranged attacks can benefit from it.
+*Prior to [[0.27]], Portal Projectile's duration could be ended prematurely.
-*Portal Projectile makes taking out summoners hiding behind a pack of summoned fodder easy. Even better is when you have your own pack of summons and you can still fire without risk of hitting them.
+*Prior to [[0.20]], Portal Projectile was pure Translocations.
-*Alternatively, if you can pin a weak monster between yourself and something dangerous, you can pelt the threat while it waits patiently for the weak foe to get out of the way.
+*Prior to [[0.14]], the spell wasn't duration-based, instead launching one projectile per cast.
-*The item teleporation ability offers some interesting, if convoluted, attack options, such as sending a corpse out and then casting [[Summon Undead]], [[Corpse Rot]], or [[Ignite Poison]].
+*Prior to [[0.5.1]], the spell range wasn't full LOS.
-*The [[returning]] and [[piercing]] brands do not function when used with this spell.