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Rod of Shadows question
So what does this mean? If I have Evoc 20, it is calling up stuff from Depth 5?
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Blink wrote:Went ahead and did some wizmode testing.
Evoc 10 got: hydra, cyclops, orc packs, ugly things, hounds, ants
Evoc 15 got: the same, fewer junk, hill giants, elf priest, ogre packs
Evoc 20 got: centaur warrior (singular), yaktaur packs, stone giant, simulacra, fire crab
Evoc 21 got: dragon, orc pack with high priest, deep troll packs, redback packs
Evoc 25 got: sphinx, dragons, giants, yaktaur packs, shapeshifters, deep troll packs
Evoc 27 got: tengu reavers, vampire knights, yaktaurs packs, giants of various types, dragons
Never got drac packs or OOFs. Maybe I didn't test enough (only cast about 10 times at each level). Or maybe it just can't do it.
So it looks like the rod is fine for call up meatshields at any evoc (even a kobold can block for 1 turn). If you want it to actually help fight, 10-15 will do it. If you want it to be a major form of offense, looks like you'll want 20+.
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nilsbloodaxe wrote:IIRC, it also depends on where you use it, so in Zot at high evo, you should get drac packs and OOFs.
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MarvinPA wrote:It always draws from the Dungeon monster list (which still extends down to 27 for out-of-depth purposes). Depths monsters are a similar but separate list to Dungeon oods, including things like spriggans and liches and titans which you can't get from the rod of shadows.
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rockygargoyle wrote:You mean from the spell?MarvinPA wrote:It always draws from the Dungeon monster list (which still extends down to 27 for out-of-depth purposes). Depths monsters are a similar but separate list to Dungeon oods, including things like spriggans and liches and titans which you can't get from the rod of shadows.
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