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Alpha:Binlor Ironshield

2011-01-09T02:34:49Z

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Binlor Ironshield is one of the gods available for worshipping in Desktop Dungeon. Binlor may be worshipped by locating his altar in a dungeon (if it appears).

==Initial Worship==

If an altar of Binlor Ironshield in the dungeon, and the hero is not yet worshipping any other god, it is possible to pray to Binlor.

===Immediate effect===

When first worshipping Binlor Ironshield, several effects occur:
* The hero's '''Maximum Health''' is increased by +5 points.
** Those 5 points are immediately filled as though gained from a healing spell.
*** If poisoned, the hero's Maximum Health increases, but there is no immediate HP gain.
* Binlor will attempt to create the '''[[ENDISWAL]] Glyph'''.
** This will succeed only if the glyph has not spawned on the current dungeon. Picking up and converting ENDISWAL before joining Binlor Ironshield will not create a new glyph.
** If Binlor can create the ENDISWAL glyph, it will appear on his altar immediately upon the initial worship. This prevents further worship until the Glyph is picked up!
* Binlor will grant you a number of '''Piety points''' equal to the amount of Gold collected from this dungeon so far.
** Gold collected in previous dungeons and brought along with the character is not included in this tally.

===Conversion===

Followers of [[The Earthmother]] or [[Glowing Guardian]] may convert their religion to Binlor Ironshield at the cost of piety. The hero will keep any bonuses or penalties bestowed upon him by the other god, but will not trigger Binlor's immediate effects as described above. You may convert by visiting Ironshield's altar and asking to convert:

* Conversion from '''The Earthmother''' costs '''45 piety'''.
* Conversion from '''Glowing Guardian''' costs '''35 piety'''.

It also is possible to convert your religion from Binlor Ironshield to either [[The Earthmother]] or [[Glowing Guardian]], by locating their altars and asking for it. Your hero will keep any bonuses or penalties bestowed by Binlor Ironshield.

* Conversion to '''The Earthmother''' costs '''45 piety'''.
* Conversion to '''Glowing Guardian''' costs '''35 piety'''.

==Religion==

Binlor Ironshield is the god of industry, mining and traders. As such, he grants piety for acquiring gold (On-Worship effect), for mining through the dungeon, and for leveling up. Binlor disapproves of the use of magic, and is a patron of the Magic-resistant [[Golem|Golems]].

Performing the following actions while in Binlor Ironshield's religion will change your Piety. If you have not yet joined Binlor Ironshield's religion, or have converted to another god or renounced Binlor, you may perform these actions without triggering the listed effects.

===Gaining Piety===

Binlor Ironshield will increase your Piety for performing the following actions:

* '''Gain a level''': +10 Piety.
** This bonus is static - it does not matter which level you are going up to, or how you gained your level - you will always get +10 piety.
* '''Destroy a wall''': +2 Piety.
** Walls may be destroyed using the ENDISWAL glyph -- it is also the only glyph you can use without losing Piety (see below).
** Walls may also be destroyed by pushing monsters into them. This occurs when performing Melee attacks with a character that has the Knockback ability (see [[Half-dragon]]. Items may also provide this ability).

===Losing Piety===

Binlor Ironshield will decrease your Piety for performing the following actions:

* '''Kill a Golem''': -3 Piety.
** As the natural protector of Golems, Binlor Ironshield will decrease your piety for killing any of them. The penalty is static - it does not change depending on the method of killing the Golem, nor its level.
* '''Use any Glyph except ENDISWAL''': -1 Piety.
** Binlor will take away piety for the use of Glyphs. The only Glyph exempt from this is ENDISWAL, which can be used to gain Piety (see above).
* '''Convert the ENDISWAL Glyph''': Lose Health Potions.
** Converting the ENDISWAL Glyph while worshipping Binlor will cost you one or more Health Potions.
** ''Research info required: How many Health Potions are lost, exactly?''

===Retribution===

If you perform a travesty against Binlor Ironshield which causes your Piety to drop below 0, Binlor Ironshield will '''lower your Physical and Magic resistance by -10%''' each. For example, if your Physical Resistance was +25%, it will now be +15%. If it was originally 0% (as is true for most characters), it would be dropped to -10%, causing all monsters to inflict 10% more Physical damage on you. The same applies to Magical resistance with Magical attacks.

This effect is permanent for the hero, and can only be offset by Gods or Items that increase resistance or set it to a specific level.

==Boons==

Binlor Ironshield has 3 boons to offer to his worshipers at the cost of Piety:

===Mining===
* Destroys random chunks of wall.
* '''Costs 20 Piety'''.
** On acquiring this boon, Binlor will destroy several tiles of walls, anywhere in the dungeon. The location of each tile destroyed is chosen by random from any of the existing wall tiles.
** ''Research info required: What is the number of walls destroyed? Does it depend on any specific factor?''

===Hardiness===
* Sets Physical Resistance to 25%.
* '''Costs 30 Piety'''.
** On acquiring this boon, the hero's Physical Resistance will be set to exactly 25%, regardless of how much Physical Resistance the character had beforehand.
** 25% Physical Resistance means that monsters that do not have Magical Attacks will only inflict 3/4 of their normal attack damage on the hero during combat.

===Heroics===
* Instant advance to level 10. No further piety gain.
* '''Costs 80 Piety'''.
** On acquiring this boon, the hero is immediately leveled up to level 10. All effects that normally trigger during level-ups apply for each level gained this way, in accordance with the hero's current level-up bonuses or penalties. This includes Maximum Health gain, Attack Strength gain, and a complete restoration of Health and Mana to their new levels, amongst any other effects the player may have collected during this dungeon.
** Once this boon has been acquired, the hero may no longer collect any more piety for his actions. However, if he has 100 piety upon purchasing this, he may still acquire the '''Mining''' boon for the extra 20 points left.
** At level 10, it is impossible to gain any extra experience nor level up any further by natural means or otherwise.
** ''Research info required: Is piety gain re-enabled if Binlor is renounced and another god worshipped?''

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Alpha:Taurog

2011-01-08T20:24:17Z

TheSporkWithin:

Taurog, God of War, is one of the gods available for worshipping in Desktop Dungeon. Taurog may be worshipped by locating his altar in a dungeon (if it appears).

==Initial Worship==

If an altar of Taurog is found in the dungeon, and the hero is not yet worshipping any other god, it is possible to pray to Taurog.

===Immediate effect===

When first worshipping Taurog, several effects occur:
* The hero's '''Maximum Mana''' is decreased by -2 points.
** If the hero's Mana is above the new Maximum, it is reduced accordingly.
* The hero loses any '''Mana-Burn Immunity''' if he had any.
** If the hero has acquired Mana Burn Immunity through an item or any other source, it is immediately revoked once joining Taurog's religion.
** ''Research info required: Is it possible to gain Mana Burn Immunity while worshipping Taurog?''
* Taurog inflicts you with '''Mana Burn'''.
** The hero is immediately inflicted with Mana Burn. This means that Mana will not regenerate while exploring.
** This divine Mana Burn is exactly the same as normal Mana Burn, and can be cured by all regular means including Leveling Up and drinking Mana Potions.
** Thanks to the above effect, Immunity to Mana Burn does not prevent this from being inflicted!
* Taurog will grant you a number of '''Piety''' points based on the amount of '''Blood Stains''' currently visible in the dungeon.
** Blood-stains are created when killing monsters. Some character classes (like the [[Bloodmage]] can "clean-up" blood-stains - if so, those blood-stains cleaned up do not count towards this piety gain.
** ''Research info required: Is the number of Piety points awarded ''equal'' to the number of visible blood-stains, or is there a formula that determines how many points are awarded ''based'' on the number of bloodstains?''

===Conversion===

Followers of Taurog cannot convert their religion to any other god. Followers of other gods cannot convert their religion to Taurog.

The only method to switch to or from Taurog is to first renounce your religion by help of an item.

==Religion==

Taurog is the God of War, specifically Physical Combat. He is pleased when monsters are killed in Melee. Taurog despises anything that has to do with magic and spellcasters, and revels in the death of spellcasting monsters.

The following actions will only change your Piety while worshipping Taurog. If you have not yet converted to Taurog yet, or have converted to another god or renounced your religion, you may perform these actions without triggering the listed effects.

===Gaining Piety===

Taurog will increase your Piety for performing the following actions:

* '''Kill a monster''': +2 Piety.
** Taurog will increase your Piety by 2 points for every monster you kill once you've joined his religion.
* '''Kill a monster that has a Magical Attack''': +3 Piety.
** Taurog will increase your Piety by 3 points for every monster you kill that has a Magical Attack ability.
** This bonus is ''cumulative'' with the bonus for killing monsters. Therefore, when you kill a monster that has a Magical Attack, you will gain (2+3)= 5 Piety points.
* '''Convert any Glyph''': +5 Piety.
** For every Glyph you convert after joining Taurog, he will award you with 5 Piety points.
** The bonus your hero gets from racial abilities when converting Glyphs is not affected by this bonus, and will apply normally.

===Losing Piety===

Taurog will decrease your Piety for performing the following actions:

* '''Use any Glyph''': -5 Piety, Current Health is reduced by 50%.
** Taurog is extremely opposed to anything magical, so the use of ANY glyph (including the melee-combat-oriented Glyphs like BYSSEPS) will cause an immediate drop of -5 Piety points.
** This includes both activation and deactivation of the [[BLUDTUPOWA]] Glyph.
** In addition, Taurog will punish you by reducing your Current Health by 50%. This damage cannot be mitigated by any resistance, but can be healed like normal damage.
** Your Maximum Health is not affected.

===Retribution===

If casting a spell causes your Piety to drop below 0, Taurog will halve your maximum HP. If you continue to cast spells he will halve your max HP again for each time you anger him.

''"You are weak and cowardly. Taurog halves your health."''

==Boons==
Taurog has 3 boons to offer to his worshipers at the cost of Piety. Each boon acquired will reduce the character's Maximum Mana by 2 points permanently (Except the Rage boon, see below). If you have less than 4 Maximum Mana available, it will be reduced to 1.

===Fury===
* Increases Attack Strength by +5 points.
* Reduces Maximum Mana by -2.
* '''Costs 15 Piety'''.
** On acquiring this boon, Taurog will increase your Attack Strength by +5 points. This means you will cause 5 more damage points per Melee attack, before resistances and other effects are taken into account.
** Also, if your Maximum Mana is higher than 3, it will be reduced by 2 points. If the Current Mana is higher than the new Maximum, it is reduced to that Maximum. If you have 3 or less Maximum Mana, it will be reduced to 1.
** ''Research info required: What happens if your primary attack is a Magical Attack? Will it be increased by 5 points as normal? Is this bonus level-dependent (I.E. cause more than 5 bonus damage when your level is greater)?''
===Command===
* Increases Experience by +5 points.
* Reduces Maximum Mana by -2.
* '''Costs 15 Piety'''.
** On acquiring this boon, your character will receive +5 Experience points from Taurog. If this puts your total Experience above the amount required to gain another level, you will immediately level-up (unless already at level 10).
** Also, if your Maximum Mana is higher than 3, it will be reduced by 2 points. If the Current Mana is higher than the new Maximum, it is reduced to that Maximum. If you have 3 or less Maximum Mana, it will be reduced to 1.
===Mageshield===
* Sets Magical Resistance to 25%.
* Reduces Maximum Mana by -2.
* '''Costs 25 Piety'''.
** On acquiring this boon, the hero's Magical Resistance is set to 25%, regardless of how much Magical Resistance he had previously. This means that characters who already have more than 25% Magical Resistance should avoid this boon, as it will reduce their resistance to only 25%.
** Also, if your Maximum Mana is higher than 3, it will be reduced by 2 points. If the Current Mana is higher than the new Maximum, it is reduced to that Maximum. If you have 3 or less Maximum Mana, it will be reduced to 1.
===Penetration===
* Sets Physical Resistance of all monsters to 0%.
* Reduces Maximum Mana by -2.
* '''Costs 50 Piety'''.
** On acquiring this boon, Taurog will remove all Physical Resistance from all monsters and bosses in the current dungeon. Physical attacks against monsters will now cause maximum damage, as against any monster that has no Physical Resistance.
** Also, if your Maximum Mana is higher than 3, it will be reduced by 2 points. If the Current Mana is higher than the new Maximum, it is reduced to that Maximum. If you have 3 or less Maximum Mana, it will be reduced to 1.
===Rage===
* Attack Strength is increased by 50%.
* Sets the hero's Maximum Mana to 1.
* '''Costs 90 Piety'''.
** On acquiring this boon, Taurog will increase your hero's Attack Strength by 50% of its current amount. This means that all Melee attacks will cause 50% more damage than previously, before taking Resistances or other factors into account.
** Also, your Maximum Mana is instantly reduced to 1. Current Mana is also set to 1 accordingly.
** ''Research info required: Does the +50% bonus apply when your attacks are Magical? Is this bonus the same as picking up 5 +10% Attack Bonuses from the dungeon? Or does it increase the Base Attack by 50% of its normal value? How does leveling up affect this?''

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