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Henzell says...
  1. L5 earth/necromancy spell that gives constriction in a range 6 penetrating beam, locking monsters in place and damaging over time. Also referred to as "zombie hands", because mikee likes that name more.
  2. Won't affect you or your allies. Can't be used on squares without a solid floor (no lava or deep water). Can't be used on monsters that are rConstriction: insubstantial, a slime monster, or has a spiny retaliation attack.
  3. Constriction damage is based on spell-power: 2d((75 + spellpower)/20). It increases over time of constriction, like for normal constriction, using the same 5-turn log2 stepdown.
  4. Before 0.25, was smite targeted and affected a 3x3 area. In 0.22, damage was reduced by 25% and it was removed from the {book of necromancy}. Added in 0.21.

Information based on master branch and the great LearnDB.
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