Game mechanics/Hero

Hero attributes

The Hero has various attributes that can evolve during their exploration of the Dungeon:

• Experience/Level
• Health
• Hunger
• Strength
• Speed
• Awareness
• Surprise attack

All heroes automatically Scrolls of Identify.

Warrior

Berserker

When the damage done by a Furious Warrior is calculated, the damage rolled by the weapon is multiplied by 1.5 rounded down.

The Furious buff is applied when the Hero's damage input reduces the Hero's health below 0.4 of the Hero's total health.

Gladiator

If the Hero hits an enemy 3 or more times in a row, each of his hits will be more powerful than the previous, with the damage multiplier increasing by 0.2 each time. The 1^st two hits have their damage multiplied by 1 (i.e. no change), while the 3^rd hit is multiplied by 1.2, the 4^th by 1.4, the 5^th by 1.6, etc.

However, the number of turns between successful hits, in order to keep the buff active, is decreasing. There should be, at most, 1.1 turns between the 1^st and 2^nd successful hit, 1.1 turns again between the 2^nd and 3^rd, 1.01 between the 3^rd and 4^th, 0.91 between the 4^th and 5^th, 0.81 between the 5^th and 6^th, etc. A fast-enough weapon allows to keep the buff active, even in case of dodged hit, as long as the maximum delay between successful hits is met.

As there should be a negative time (-0.09 turns) between the 14^th and 15^th successful hits, a 14-hit combo is the absolute maximum attainable hit. Reaching the 14-hit combo requires an attack speed of 100 (as maximum delay between the 13^th and 14^th successful hits is 0.01 turns), which can be reached only with a Knuckleduster (speed = 2) and haste level of at least 42 (speed multiplier > 50), which is, in practice, impossible, even with Hero's remains. Haste level of 16 is enough for reaching 13-hit combos with a Knuckleduster.

Mage

• Unlocked by using a Scroll of Upgrade in any item.
• Scroll of Upgrade, and Potion of Liquid Flame are automatically identified
• Starts with a unique staff that recharges significantly faster and has 1 extra charge.
• The Mage starts with Wand of Magic Missile imbued to his staff. He can imbue any wand he finds in the dungeon.
• The imbued wand can be used as melee, but deals less damage.

Battlemage

• He does more damage with wielded wands. The additional damage is equal to the current number of charges in the wielded wand and ignores armor.
• The staff wand gains 1 charge on a melee hit with the staff. (As of Update 1.6.1b, melee hits dealing zero damage do not restore wand charges. The Battlemage's bonus damage is not included in this calculation.)
• The staff gains an additional effect depending on which wand is infused (needs revision):
  • Wand of Magic Missile: all wands gain charge on melee hit with the staff.
  • Wand of Fireblast: staff gains the effects of the blazing enchantment on melee hits.
  • Wand of Lightning: staff gains the effects of the shocking enchantment.
  • Wand of Corrosion: melee hits with the staff inflict ooze.
  • Wand of Disintegration: the staff gains the effects of the projecting enchantment gaining 1 additional range on melee attacks.
  • Wand of Prismatic Light: melee attacks with the staff have a chance to cripple the enemy.
• Notes:
  • The base wand damage is the same as for other Mages (see above.)

Warlock

• For every kill that generates XP, the Warlock:
  • satisfies hunger by 10 points (starving = 300 points) and
  • gains health based on floor level: 1+(Dungeon.depth-1)/5.

Rogue

• Unlocked by performing 10 surprise attacks in a single game.
• Scroll of Magic Mapping, and Potion of Invisibility are automatically identified
• He starts with a unique Cloak of the Shadows, which he can use to become invisible. Each charge gives 4 turns of invisibility.
• He's more likely to detect traps and secrets from a greater distance (see Awareness Table).
• All surprise attacks deal extra damage.

Free Runner

• When he's unencumbered (not wearing armor that exceeds the Strength level) and not starving, the speed is multiplied by 1.6 for certain actions:
  • walking speed,
  • Mirror Image swap speed, and
  • armor equip/unequip speed.
• (As of Update 1.7.0) he has a Doubled Dodge rate while running.

Assassin

• Surprise Attacks statistically deals ≈50% more damage.
  • The bonus damage is equal to 1 to (damageRoll-1).
    • damageRoll is calculated after damage is reduced by the enemy's armor (so the more damage the equipped weapon can do, the more beneficial this perk is).

Huntress

• Unlocked by hitting enemies with thrown weapons 10 times in a single game.
• Scroll of Lullaby, and Potion of Mind Vision are automatically identified.
• She starts with a unique spirit bow, which can fire infinite amount of conjured arrows. Upgrades as the hero levels up.
• She can travel through tall grass without trampling it.

Warden

• When the Heroine moves onto a tile with a plant grown from a seed on it, the Heroine has a 1/5 chance of harvesting a dewdrop and a 1/5 chance of a random seed.
• When Warden tramples a high grass tile, she receives (or renews) the Barkskin buff.
  • Barkskin increases her armor by maxHP/3, but with every turn, this bonus is decreased by 1.

Sniper

• Her attacks with ranged weapons ignore the enemy's armor.
• The Zeroed-in buff doubles the ranged attack speed for every attack after the first (on the same target).