Spellbook of fireball - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ detail

2026-02-20T13:58:14Z

‎dNetHack: detail

Umbire the Phantom: /* SLASH'EM */ pothole

2025-07-04T00:03:06Z

‎SLASH'EM: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* FIQHack */ word choice

2025-07-01T16:36:57Z

‎FIQHack: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ detail

2025-07-01T16:30:52Z

‎dNetHack: detail

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ copyedit

2025-07-01T16:29:26Z

‎dNetHack: copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-07-01T16:26:41Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: punc

2025-07-01T14:27:20Z

punc

Umbire the Phantom: /* Hack'EM */ tweak

2025-06-29T20:38:12Z

‎Hack'EM: tweak

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ split (n)ndnh

2025-06-29T17:53:31Z

‎Variants: split (n)ndnh

Umbire the Phantom: blast oprop

2025-06-29T17:45:26Z

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], the advanced fireball is altered and made into its own spell, {{+ of|fire storm}}&mdash;both spells can be learned from a spellbook of fireball.
+In [[dNetHack]], the effects of advanced fireball are split off and made into a separate own spell, {{+ of|fire storm}}&mdash;both spells can be learned from a spellbook of fireball if the hero is Skilled or better in attack spells and is a [[Wizard/dNetHack|Wizard]], a neutral [[Undead Hunter]] with 6+ parasites implanted, or has the [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] [[Paimon]] bound.
 Carrying [[The Fire Crystal]] grants both knowledge of the fireball spell and bonuses for casting the spell. [[Wearing]] [[Narya]] massively lowers the failure rate of the fireball and fire storm spell, guaranteeing the ability to cast fireball at 0% fail rate for almost any hero.

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 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], the fireball spell is changed to a level 4 [[matter spell]].
+In [[SLASH'EM]], the fireball spell is [[Spellcasting (SLASH'EM)|re-categorized]] to a level 4 [[matter spell]].
 [[Flame Mage]]s start the game with a blessed spellbook of cone of cold, and the spell acts as the role's special spell.{{refsrc|u_init.c|71|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|role.c|143|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}

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 In [[FIQHack]], monsters can use the same set of spells as the hero, with skill levels to match, and can learn and utilize the fireball spell.
-[[Thoth Amon]] and the [[Dark One]] will always have fireball.
+[[Thoth Amon]] and the [[Dark One]] will always have the fireball spell.
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 In [[dNetHack]], the advanced fireball is altered and made into its own spell, {{+ of|fire storm}}&mdash;both spells can be learned from a spellbook of fireball.
-Carrying [[The Fire Crystal]] grants both knowledge of the fireball spell and bonuses for casting the spell. [[Wearing]] [[Narya]] massively lowers the failure rate of the fireball spell, guaranteeing the ability to cast it at 0% fail rate for almost any hero.
+Carrying [[The Fire Crystal]] grants both knowledge of the fireball spell and bonuses for casting the spell. [[Wearing]] [[Narya]] massively lowers the failure rate of the fireball and fire storm spell, guaranteeing the ability to cast fireball at 0% fail rate for almost any hero.
 Items that have the "blast" [[object property]] will grant knowledge of the fireball spell, as well as a large boost to success rates for casting fireball and fire storm, while they are worn.

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 Items that have the "blast" [[object property]] will grant knowledge of the fireball spell, as well as a large boost to success rates for casting fireball and fire storm, while they are worn.
-[[Invoking]] [[dNetHack artifacts#Tobiume|Tobiume]] casts the fireball spell using the higher between the hero's attack spell and [[long sword]] skill levels. If the hero's skill level is appropriate, this will instead cast firestorm and trigger multiple fiery explosions on the target square, dealing (XL/2)+10 damage per explosion with the artifact's [[enchantment]] added as a bonus&mdash;the amount of fireballs depends on the level skill used, with 3 or 4 for Basic, 5-8 for Skilled, and 7-12 for Expert.
+[[Invoking]] [[dNetHack artifacts#Tobiume|Tobiume]] casts the fireball spell using the higher between the hero's attack spell and [[long sword]] skill levels. If the hero's skill level is appropriate, this will instead cast the fire storm spell, dealing (XL/2)+10 damage per explosion with the artifact's [[enchantment]] added as a bonus&mdash;the amount of fireballs depends on the skill level used, with 3 or 4 for Basic, 5-8 for Skilled, and 7-12 for Expert.
 The eldritch style [[knightly stance]] can be used to add fire damage to wielded weapons via the fireball spell, at the cost of some [[power]].

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 * This location must be no more than 10 squares away.{{refsrc|src/spell.c|1250|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 * It must be an open space, i.e. the hero is not underwater or on the Plane of Water.{{refsrc|src/spell.c|1236|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-* The hero must be able to see the chosen square normally (i.e it is lit and in their line of sight) ''or'' be able to sense a monster on it via [[telepathy]], [[infravision]], or [[monster detection]].
+* The hero must be able to see the chosen square normally (i.e. it is lit and in their line of sight) ''or'' be able to sense a monster on it via [[telepathy]], [[infravision]], or [[monster detection]].
 * If the hero is [[engulfed]], the spell will always be cast on their square, which [[abuse]]s [[wisdom]] and will have no effect on anything else besides the monster currently engulfing them.{{refsrc|src/spell.c|1253|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/explode.c|136|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}

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 In [[Hack'EM]], the fire is changed to a level 4 matter spell as in SLASH'EM, and remains the Infidel's special spell and crowning gift with the same conditions as in EvilHack. The [[Flame Mage/Hack'EM|Flame Mage's]] special spell is changed to {{+ of|enlighten}}.
-[[Flame Mage/Hack'EM|Flame Mages]] start the game with a blessed spellbook of fireball.
+Flame Mages start the game with a blessed spellbook of fireball as in SLASH'EM.
 [[Ice Mage/Hack'EM|Ice Mages]] cannot read the spellbook for fireball or any other fire-based spells.

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	Carrying [[The Fire Crystal]] grants both knowledge of the fireball spell and bonuses for casting the spell. [[Wearing]] [[Narya]] massively lowers the failure rate of the fireball spell, guaranteeing the ability to cast it at 0% fail rate for almost any hero.		Carrying [[The Fire Crystal]] grants both knowledge of the fireball spell and bonuses for casting the spell. [[Wearing]] [[Narya]] massively lowers the failure rate of the fireball spell, guaranteeing the ability to cast it at 0% fail rate for almost any hero.
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		+	Items that have the "blast" object property will grant knowledge of the fireball spell, as well as a large boost to success rates for casting fireball and fire storm, while they are worn.

	[[Invoking]] [[dNetHack artifacts#Tobiume\|Tobiume]] casts the fireball spell using the higher between the hero's attack spell and [[long sword]] skill levels. If the hero's skill level is appropriate, this will instead cast firestorm and trigger multiple fiery explosions on the target square, dealing (XL/2)+10 damage per explosion with the artifact's [[enchantment]] added as a bonus—the amount of fireballs depends on the level skill used, with 3 or 4 for Basic, 5-8 for Skilled, and 7-12 for Expert.		[[Invoking]] [[dNetHack artifacts#Tobiume\|Tobiume]] casts the fireball spell using the higher between the hero's attack spell and [[long sword]] skill levels. If the hero's skill level is appropriate, this will instead cast firestorm and trigger multiple fiery explosions on the target square, dealing (XL/2)+10 damage per explosion with the artifact's [[enchantment]] added as a bonus—the amount of fireballs depends on the level skill used, with 3 or 4 for Basic, 5-8 for Skilled, and 7-12 for Expert.