0004728: Scroll of fear should not make bears go beserk

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0004728

[DCSS] Bug Report

minor

sometimes

2011-10-12 20:46

2011-10-13 21:13

Reporter

Happylisk

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public

Assigned To

evktalo

Priority

normal

Resolution

done

Status

resolved

Product Branch

0.10 ancient branch

Summary

0004728: Scroll of fear should not make bears go beserk

Description

I lost a rather nice KeAE in an ice cave. I had low hp next to a polar bear and decided to read a scroll of fear to buy myself some space. It immediately "turned to fight," beserked, and killed me, even though it was not at low health prior to me reading the scroll.

Perhaps this is working as intended, but it seems kind of spoilerly to have a system where scrolls of fear change from great emergency item to likely death when facing bears. ?ofFear not leading to beserk could be handwaved as the enchantment being too strong for the bear to overcome its fear.

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(0015190) evktalo (administrator) 2011-10-12 22:06	This is intentional. It's a case where certain effects are bad against certain enemies, which is good. We could make it more obvious in the description, by changing "if provoked, may become angry" to something like "may become angry when afraid" which is more accurate. --Eino

(0015218) evktalo (administrator) 2011-10-13 21:13	I've changed the description from "provoked" to "made afraid". --Eino

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2011-10-12 20:46	Happylisk	New Issue
2011-10-12 22:06	evktalo	Note Added: 0015190
2011-10-12 22:06	evktalo	Status	new => acknowledged
2011-10-13 21:13	evktalo	Note Added: 0015218
2011-10-13 21:13	evktalo	Status	acknowledged => resolved
2011-10-13 21:13	evktalo	Fixed in Branch	=> 0.10 development branch
2011-10-13 21:13	evktalo	Resolution	open => done
2011-10-13 21:13	evktalo	Assigned To	=> evktalo

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