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Sur: /* Channeling Interval */ fixed example stating Life drain instead of ray of darkness

2025-05-31T23:34:08Z

Channeling Interval: fixed example stating Life drain instead of ray of darkness

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	===Channeling Interval===		===Channeling Interval===
	Channels with a Channeling Interval scale with spell casting speed ({{Scales with Spell Casting Speed}}), such that its effect triggers faster if using [[Stats#Spell Casting Speed\|Spell Casting Speed]]. Channels without a Channeling Interval, like [[Warlock]]'s ~~Life Drain~~, always trigger their effect at the same rate. The ({{Scales with Spell Casting Speed}}) icon will be next to Channeling Intervals in ability descriptions on [[Classes\|Class]] pages.		Channels with a Channeling Interval scale with spell casting speed ({{Scales with Spell Casting Speed}}), such that its effect triggers faster if using [[Stats#Spell Casting Speed\|Spell Casting Speed]]. Channels without a Channeling Interval, like [[Warlock]]'s Ray of Darkness, always trigger their effect at the same rate. The ({{Scales with Spell Casting Speed}}) icon will be next to Channeling Intervals in ability descriptions on [[Classes\|Class]] pages.

	Examples of Channels with Channeling Interval include but are not limited to:		Examples of Channels with Channeling Interval include but are not limited to:

Sur: added more examples, stated explicitly that the icon would be next to all channeling intervals/durations

2024-12-21T02:35:09Z

added more examples, stated explicitly that the icon would be next to all channeling intervals/durations

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	===Channeling Duration===		===Channeling Duration===
	Channeled spells have a Channeling Duration, which always scales with spell casting speed ({{Scales with Spell Casting Speed}}).		Channeled spells have a Channeling Duration, which always scales with spell casting speed ({{Scales with Spell Casting Speed}}). The ({{Scales with Spell Casting Speed}}) icon will be next to Channeling Durations in ability descriptions on [[Classes\|Class]] pages.

	===Channeling Interval===		===Channeling Interval===
	Channels with a Channeling Interval scale with spell casting speed ({{Scales with Spell Casting Speed}}), such that its effect triggers faster if using [[Stats#Spell Casting Speed\|Spell Casting Speed]]. Channels without a Channeling Interval, like [[Warlock]]'s Life Drain, always trigger their effect at the same rate.		Channels with a Channeling Interval scale with spell casting speed ({{Scales with Spell Casting Speed}}), such that its effect triggers faster if using [[Stats#Spell Casting Speed\|Spell Casting Speed]]. Channels without a Channeling Interval, like [[Warlock]]'s Life Drain, always trigger their effect at the same rate. The ({{Scales with Spell Casting Speed}}) icon will be next to Channeling Intervals in ability descriptions on [[Classes\|Class]] pages.

	Examples of Channels with Channeling Interval include but are not limited to:		Examples of Channels with Channeling Interval include but are not limited to:
	* [[Wizard]]'s Magic Missile		* [[Wizard]]'s Magic Missile & Meditation
	* [[Sorcerer]]'s Lightning Storm		* [[Sorcerer]]'s Lightning Storm & Fire Arrow
	* [[Warlock]]'s Life Drain		* [[Warlock]]'s Life Drain
	* [[Cleric]]'s Sanctuary		* [[Cleric]]'s Sanctuary
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	* [[Warlock]]'s Ray of Darkness		* [[Warlock]]'s Ray of Darkness
	* [[Sorcerer]]'s Flamethrower		* [[Sorcerer]]'s Flamethrower
			* [[Cleric]]'s Locusts Swarm

	==See Also==		==See Also==

Sur: /* Channeling */ channeling duration and interval notes

2024-12-20T01:56:50Z

Channeling: channeling duration and interval notes

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 ==Channeling==
 Channeled spells make your character start a channel upon casting. A channel bar will replace the cast bar and will drain from full to empty, denoting the remaining duration of the channel. The channel can be manually cancelled at any time by hitting the cancel key.<br>
 Most channels require the caster to remain still for the duration in order to maintain the channel - movement is allowed but will instantly break the channel.
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 {{NeedsTesting|What happens if line of sight is cut off by a character rather than an object?}}
 {{NeedsTesting|Can an AoE-targeted channel be broken by obstructing the caster's view?}}
 ==See Also==

Sur: /* Channeling */ added info on channeling interval

2024-12-20T01:32:07Z

Channeling: added info on channeling interval

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	==Channeling==		==Channeling==
	Channeled spells make your character start a channel upon casting. A channel bar will replace the cast bar and will drain from full to empty, denoting the remaining duration of the channel. The channel can be manually cancelled at any time by hitting the cancel key.		Channeled spells make your character start a channel upon casting. A channel bar will replace the cast bar and will drain from full to empty, denoting the remaining duration of the channel. The channel can be manually cancelled at any time by hitting the cancel key.<br>

			Channels with a Channeling Interval, like [[Sorcerer]]'s Lightning Strike, scale with spell casting speed, such that its effect triggers more than every 1s if using [[Stats#Spell Casting Speed]]. Channels without a Channeling Interval, like [[Warlock]]'s Life Drain, always trigger their effect every 1s.

	Most channels require the caster to remain still for the duration in order to maintain the channel - movement is allowed but will instantly break the channel.		Most channels require the caster to remain still for the duration in order to maintain the channel - movement is allowed but will instantly break the channel.

Spxce at 05:49, 20 November 2024

2024-11-20T05:49:58Z

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
			*[[Spell_types\|Spell Types]]
	*[[Action/Interaction/Cast_Speed\|Action/Interaction/Cast Speed]]		*[[Action/Interaction/Cast_Speed\|Action/Interaction/Cast Speed]]
	*[[Spell_Restoration\|Spell Restoration]]		*[[Spell_Restoration\|Spell Restoration]]
	*[[Damage_Types#Magical_Elements\|~~Elements and~~ Magical Damage types]]		*[[Damage_Types#Magical_Elements\|Magical Damage types]]

Hiimray: /* Single-target */ Invisible targets

2024-11-05T03:55:40Z

Single-target: Invisible targets

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	**This check does not appear to specify dead or alive, so you may end up inadvertently targeting corpses.		**This check does not appear to specify dead or alive, so you may end up inadvertently targeting corpses.
	**If the closest entity is a held Monster shield (not the visual effect from a buff) or a held, actively-blocking player shield, no valid target will be found by this check. This suggests that the shield itself is considered a separate entity from its wielder, eligible to be checked for target validity.		**If the closest entity is a held Monster shield (not the visual effect from a buff) or a held, actively-blocking player shield, no valid target will be found by this check. This suggests that the shield itself is considered a separate entity from its wielder, eligible to be checked for target validity.
			**Invisible characters will still be targeted successfully.
	*If no valid target is found using the above, the caster is checked to see if they're a valid target.		*If no valid target is found using the above, the caster is checked to see if they're a valid target.
	**This combined with the shield behavior detailed above may lead to inadvertently self-casting a harmful effect like [[Warlock#Spells-0\|Power of Sacrifice]].		**This combined with the shield behavior detailed above may lead to inadvertently self-casting a harmful effect like [[Warlock#Spells-0\|Power of Sacrifice]].

Hiimray: /* Equipping */ Added image of Spells page with labels added

2024-09-10T21:37:22Z

Equipping: Added image of Spells page with labels added

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	==Equipping==		==Equipping==
			[[File:Spells screen overview.jpg\|alt=Spells screen with labels added including unequipped spells, spell wheels, Spell Memory skills, Spell Memory Priority, and Memory Capacity.\|thumb\|Spells screen with labels added.]]
	To equip a spell and make it available to you in-dungeon, you must left-click and drag a spell icon from the Spells list to a slot in either the Skill I/Skill II wheel. A spell's position on a wheel determines its position in the spell selection wheel (see [[#Casting\|Casting]] below).		To equip a spell and make it available to you in-dungeon, you must left-click and drag a spell icon from the Spells list to a slot in either the Skill I/Skill II wheel. A spell's position on a wheel determines its position in the spell selection wheel (see [[#Casting\|Casting]] below).

Hiimray: Added a link to Damage_Types#Magical_Elements. Noted Summon Hydra as an exception to the no-valid-target rule. Also, barrels are weird with AoE targeting.

2024-09-08T22:45:06Z

Added a link to Damage_Types#Magical_Elements. Noted Summon Hydra as an exception to the no-valid-target rule. Also, barrels are weird with AoE targeting.

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	Targeted Area-of-Effect spells target an area which the caster specifies using the AoE targeting indicator which appears and moves with the cursor after the cast bar finishes. This indicator will change color depending on whether the marked area is a valid target or not. There is no change if you mark an area with allies/enemies in it - including yourself - so be aware when casting AoE damage/healing spells.		Targeted Area-of-Effect spells target an area which the caster specifies using the AoE targeting indicator which appears and moves with the cursor after the cast bar finishes. This indicator will change color depending on whether the marked area is a valid target or not. There is no change if you mark an area with allies/enemies in it - including yourself - so be aware when casting AoE damage/healing spells.

	Like a single-targeted ~~spell~~, if ~~cast on an invalid~~ target area, an AoE-targeted ~~spell~~ will be cast and costs paid even if there is no effect.		Like single-targeted spells, if there's no valid target area at the end of the cast animation, most AoE-targeted spells will be considered successfully cast and costs will be paid even if there is no effect.
			[[Warlock#Spells-0\|Warlock's Summon Hydra spell]] appears to be an exception to this rule; if successfully cast but without a valid target, no health is lost - possibly a bug.

	[[~~Warlock~~#~~Spells-0~~\|~~Warlock'~~s ~~Summon Hydra spell~~]] ~~appears~~ to be an ~~exception to~~ the ~~invalid target rule; if cast without~~ a ~~valid~~ target, the casting ~~animation will play~~ as ~~normal~~, ~~but no costs are paid.~~		Although most [[Props#Destructible_Environment\|destroyable props]] and [[containers]] are treated like permanent pieces of the environment for the purposes of AoE targeting, [[barrel]]s including [[Skeleton barrel]]s seem to be treated like they don't exist.
	~~Possibly a bug~~.		This means that the indicator will move smoothly underneath barrels instead of over them.
			This can be useful for targeting an area on the other side of or directly centered on the bottom of a barrel, but it also takes away the ability to target the top of it.
			Take care when casting a [[Summon]] as they can spawn partially inside the barrel, potentially immobilizing them and/or blocking their projectiles.

	==Channeling==		==Channeling==
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	*[[Action/Interaction/Cast_Speed\|Action/Interaction/Cast Speed]]		*[[Action/Interaction/Cast_Speed\|Action/Interaction/Cast Speed]]
	*[[Spell_Restoration\|Spell Restoration]]		*[[Spell_Restoration\|Spell Restoration]]
			*[[Damage_Types#Magical_Elements\|Elements and Magical Damage types]]

Hiimray: /* Targeted AoE */ Summon Hydra is weird

2024-09-07T23:18:26Z

Targeted AoE: Summon Hydra is weird

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	Like a single-targeted spell, if cast on an invalid target area, an AoE-targeted spell will be cast and costs paid even if there is no effect.		Like a single-targeted spell, if cast on an invalid target area, an AoE-targeted spell will be cast and costs paid even if there is no effect.

			[[Warlock#Spells-0\|Warlock's Summon Hydra spell]] appears to be an exception to the invalid target rule; if cast without a valid target, the casting animation will play as normal, but no costs are paid.
			Possibly a bug.

	==Channeling==		==Channeling==

Sur: /* Spell Memory */ spell restoration hlink

2024-09-06T04:40:55Z

Spell Memory: spell restoration hlink

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	Your total equipped Memory Cost as well as your current Memory Capacity are displayed in the Spell screen underneath Spell Memory Priority. However, there are a number of ways your Memory Capacity can increase or even ''decrease'' in-dungeon which are not reflected in this screen. These include holding a weapon with a [[Stats#Knowledge\|Knowledge]] [[Enchantments\|Enchantment]], auras, and buffs/debuffs. Whether you can cast a spell or not is determined by your Memory Capacity at the time you attempt to cast that spell, not by the number displayed in the Spell screen.		Your total equipped Memory Cost as well as your current Memory Capacity are displayed in the Spell screen underneath Spell Memory Priority. However, there are a number of ways your Memory Capacity can increase or even ''decrease'' in-dungeon which are not reflected in this screen. These include holding a weapon with a [[Stats#Knowledge\|Knowledge]] [[Enchantments\|Enchantment]], auras, and buffs/debuffs. Whether you can cast a spell or not is determined by your Memory Capacity at the time you attempt to cast that spell, not by the number displayed in the Spell screen.

			See [[Spell Restoration]] for more.

	==Spell Count==		==Spell Count==

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
			*[[Spell_types\|Spell Types]]
	*[[Action/Interaction/Cast_Speed\|Action/Interaction/Cast Speed]]		*[[Action/Interaction/Cast_Speed\|Action/Interaction/Cast Speed]]
	*[[Spell_Restoration\|Spell Restoration]]		*[[Spell_Restoration\|Spell Restoration]]
	*[[Damage_Types#Magical_Elements\|~~Elements and~~ Magical Damage types]]		*[[Damage_Types#Magical_Elements\|Magical Damage types]]