Throw Icicle: Difference between revisions

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Throw Icicle
Casting noise	4
Spell noise	0
Range	5
Flags	Dir or target, Monster, Needs tracer

Fires a shard of ice. Due to its strong impact and cutting edges, half of its damage bypasses cold resistance.

Throw Icicle is a monster-only spell which hurls an icy shard at a single target up to 5 tiles away. Only 50% of its damage is reduced by cold resistance, making it effective even against players with significant protection from cold damage.

Because Throw Icicle is a solid projectile, it can pass through clouds of flame without negating them.

The following enemies cast Throw Icicle:

e Deep elf knight (3d20 damage)
e Dowan (enraged) (3d11 damage)
q Draconian knight (3d25 damage)
@ Frances (3d23 damage)
I Ice statue (3d16 damage)
m Ilsuiw (3d25 damage)
m Merfolk aquamancer (3d23 damage)
b Shard shrike (3d30 damage)

History

Throw Icicle
Level	4
School¹	Conjuration
School²	Ice
Source(s)	Book of Frost
Casting noise	4
Spell noise	4

Spell Details
Damage Formula	3d(3.33+Power/6) cold
Max Damage	3d20
Max Power	100
Range	6
Targeting	Beam
To-hit	9+Power/12
Special	Partially irresistible

Prior to 0.30, Throw Icicle was 40% resistible.
In 0.25, Throw Icicle was removed from the list of spells available to players in favor of Hailstorm.
In an early version of Crawl, Throw Icicle was known as Ice Bolt. The name was changed to avoid confusion with the other Bolt spells.

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+'''Throw Icicle''' is a monster-only spell which hurls an icy shard at a single target up to 5 tiles away. Only 50% of its damage is reduced by [[cold resistance]], making it effective even against players with significant protection from [[cold]] damage.
+Because Throw Icicle is a solid projectile, it can pass through [[cloud]]s of flame without negating them.
+{{monsters with spell}}
+==History==
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-*[[Rod of Destruction]]
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-{{Flavour|This spell throws forth a shard of ice. It is particularly effective against those creatures not immune to the effects of freezing. But as most of its destructive potential comes from strong impact and cutting edges, even cold-resistant creatures are notably affected.}}
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+|tohit = 9+Power/12
+|special = Partially irresistible
+|hit_type = normal
+|hit_adder = 9
+|hit_num = 1
+|hit_denom = 12
+|dam_calculator = calcdice
+|dam_numdice = 3
+|dam_adder = 10
+|dam_num = 1
+|dam_denom = 2}}
+*Prior to [[0.30]], Throw Icicle was 40% resistible.
+*In [[0.25]], Throw Icicle was removed from the list of spells available to players in favor of [[Hailstorm]].
+*In an early version of ''Crawl'', Throw Icicle was known as '''Ice Bolt'''. The name was changed to avoid confusion with the other [[Bolt spells]].
-'''Throw Icicle''' is a level 4 [[Conjurations]]/[[Ice Magic]] spell which hurls an icy shard at a single enemy up to 6 tiles away. It deals an impressive 3d20 damage at max [[spell power]], and because it deals 40% [[cold]] damage and 60% physical, it gives [[ice elementalist]]s a means of taking down [[undead]] foes and [[ice beast]]s.
+[[Category:Monster spells]]