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Fortress Blast
Level	6
School¹	Forgecraft
Source(s)	Book of the Fortress Book of Power
Casting noise	6
Spell noise	20
Power Cap	75
Range	3
Flags	Area, Destructive

Draws upon the caster's own physical integrity to create a kinetic shockwave that damages foes in a large area. The caster is locked in place for several turns as the shockwave starts to form, and the spell will be cancelled if they are displaced during that time, but they may otherwise perform other actions freely.

Spellpower causes the spell to complete more quickly, but the damage depends entirely upon the caster's AC.

Fortress Blast is a level 6 Forgecraft spell which locks the user into place for a few turns, then creates a 5x5 explosion with damage based entirely on AC.

Useful Info

Locks the user into place for 70 - 10*power/25 aut,^[1] after which a 5x5 explosion centered on the caster happens. The caster is allowed to do any action besides movement for the duration. If something displaces you during the channeling, e.g., an elephant tramples you, the fortress blast will dissipate harmlessly.

The caster isn't hurt by the explosion, and it deals 6d(4 + 3*[AC^1.343]/17 physical damage.^[2]^[3]

Strategy

The spell is especially good for species that gain extra AC as they level up, like Gargoyles and Nagas.

History

This spell was added in 0.33.

References

[1] spl-damage.cc:5322 (0.33.1)

[2] spl-damage.cc:5368 (0.33.1)

[3] zap-data.h:2626 (0.33.1)

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-{{flavour|Draws upon the caster's own physical integrity to create a kinetic shockwave that damages foes in a large area. The caster is locked in place for several turns as the shockwave starts to form, and the spell will be cancelled if they are displaced during that time, but they may otherwise perform other actions freely.
-Spellpower causes the spell to complete more quickly, but the damage depends entirely upon the caster's AC.}}
+'''Fortress Blast''' is a level 6 [[Forgecraft]] spell which locks the user into place for a few turns, then creates a 5x5 explosion with damage based entirely on [[AC]].
-'''Fortress Blast''' is a level 6 [[Forgecraft]] AOE attack spell whose damage scales entirely based on your [[AC]]. Casting it locks you in place for several turns (during which they can still perform other actions), and at the end of these turns, there is a 5x5 explosion of physical force. Spellpower affects how quickly the blast charges up, but the power cap is deliberately low, since this is aimed at characters with high AC who are less likely to plausibly reach high power.
+==Useful Info==
+Locks the user into place for <code>70 - 10*power/25</code> [[aut]],<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|spl-damage.cc|5322}}</ref> after which a 5x5 explosion centered on the caster happens. The caster is allowed to do any action besides movement for the duration. If something displaces you during the channeling, e.g., an [[elephant]] [[trample]]s you, the fortress blast will dissipate harmlessly.
-If something displaces you during the channeling, e.g., an [[elephant]] [[trample]]s you, the fortress blast will dissipate harmlessly.
+The caster isn't hurt by the explosion, and it deals <code>6d(4 + 3*[AC^1.343]/17</code> physical damage.<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|spl-damage.cc|5368}}</ref><ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|zap-data.h|2626}}</ref>
-The damage scaling from AC is non-linear (i.e.: each point of AC is worth ''more'' than the last) and currently caps at around 70 AC, giving you up to 6d39 damage.
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 ==History==
-{{CBA|0.33|this spell will be added to the game.}}
+*This spell was added in [[0.33]].
-[[Category:Forgecraft Spells]] <!-- remove these categories after adding the {{spell info}} block, they'll be added automatically -->
+==References==
-[[Category:Level 6 Spells]]
+<references/>