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[Caves of Qud] TIL: beguiling a siphoned creature dooms said creature to slow death (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 hours ago by catfeeder@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

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Beguiling: ability that forces a creature to become the caster's companion;
Siphon Vim: transfers health from a creature to the caster for several turns.

I got attacked by the puma and tried to fight back with Siphon Vim but quickly realized I'm not gonna win so I tried to beguile it and sure enough it worked.

But then it just kept losing health until it died :c

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[–] chocrates@piefed.world 1 points 15 minutes ago

I need to play qud again. I got decently far on a run and stopped playing. It's so hard

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Kinda sounds like an unintended effect there. But iirc siphon vim is on use and not like damage over time so that seems weird the puma kept dying after beguiling.

Unrelated, you should play a run as an office chair, its fun.

[–] catfeeder@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

But iirc siphon vim is on use and not like damage over time so that seems weird the puma kept dying after beguiling.

Nah it's DOT:

But it shouldn't last for so many turns! I literally managed to get to Kyakukya before it died.

Unrelated, you should play a run as an office chair, its fun.

Dominate is on my list of stuff to try. But at first I want to figure some basic stuff like companions (this run), cooking and tinkering.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 1 points 55 minutes ago (1 children)

Ooh yeah, theres no debuff clear when you beguile something either. Cooking is so important. Carbide chef is no joke so strong.

[–] catfeeder@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 45 minutes ago

My current main build has Photosynthetic Skin so I'm basically always under its effect. It's combined with Fasting Way (from Pilgrim start) so I just never run out!

[–] sidebro@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Oh wow, I just started playing this. What a gem.

I just died for the first time with my gunslinger character at level 5 at red rock, newbie times. Still learning!

[–] catfeeder@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 hour ago

It took me many hours to get used to the game! It felt almost uncomfortable to play at times, maybe because I didn't utilize autoexplore in my first hours.

Good luck with Red Rock! It is a hard first quest but it teaches very important lessons, especially if you're new to the genre.

[–] redhorsejacket@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Bruh, that'd be the end of my run right there. This character charmed a big kitty cat to become their companion, then abused the animal's trust by slurping up its life force to the point of death?? That character's thirst is not mine, and we are DEFINITELY not water-siblings lol

[–] catfeeder@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 hour ago

Well, my goal for this character was to make the archetypal vampire so I don't mind him being evil. Ulaad the Beguiler can be cruel as a treat.

[–] radiouser@crazypeople.online 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Had such an unhealthy obsession with this game at it's release. I was enamoured with it and would love to make some progression on it one day... funny how quickly you go from being sure "this is the run" to dying in that goddamn Rainbow Wood or Moon Stair.

[–] catfeeder@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 hour ago

The only constant of every roguelike is that when your run seems to go well prepare for the worst.

"I have rPois, demon whip and solid armor, I will handle Swamp just fine" - the last words of an unnamed DCSS player