Grasping Roots: Difference between revisions

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Calls giant grasping roots from deep underground that hold and constrict their victim. The roots will retreat if the victim breaks free or if the caller moves out of view.

Grasping Roots is monster-only spell which inflicts constriction to a smite-targeted foe. Constriction deals damage every turn, prevents movement or use of stairs, and gives blinks a chance to fail. You can break out by attempting to move. Targets flying above or swimming in deep water or lava are immune.

The following enemies cast Grasping Roots:

Players and monsters can get an analogous effect with a wand of roots. The wand constricts in a 3x3 area, but is not smite-targeted.

History

Prior to 0.23, this spell prevented flight, reduced EV (by the same amount as constriction), and increased movement delay by 0.3 decaAuts.
Grasping Roots was added in 0.14.

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 {{flavour|Calls giant grasping roots from deep underground that hold and constrict their victim. The roots will retreat if the victim breaks free or if the caller moves out of view.}}
-'''Grasping Roots''' is an ability unique to [[shambling mangrove]]s and [[Jorgrun]] which causes the network of roots running beneath the earth to rise. These roots [[constrict]] the target, dealing damage every turn until either the player breaks out of the constriction, the caster is killed, or the effect times out. It is analagous to the player spell [[Borgnjor's Vile Clutch]]. Targets flying above or swimming in [[deep water]] or [[lava]] are immune.
+'''Grasping Roots''' is monster-only spell which inflicts [[constriction]] to a [[smite-target]]ed foe. Constriction deals damage every turn, prevents movement or use of stairs, and gives [[blink]]s a chance to fail. You can break out by attempting to move. Targets flying above or swimming in [[deep water]] or [[lava]] are immune.
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+Players and monsters can get an analogous effect with a [[wand of roots]]. The wand constricts in a 3x3 area, but is not smite-targeted.
 ==History==
-*Prior to 0.23, this spell held the target close to the ground, preventing flight, reducing the target's EV and increasing the target's movement delay by 3 [[aut]]s.
+*Prior to 0.23, this spell prevented [[flight]], reduced [[EV]] (by the same amount as constriction), and increased movement delay by 0.3 [[decaAut]]s.
 *Grasping Roots was added in [[0.14]].