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Umbire the Phantom: /* Common Targets */ word choice

2026-01-07T13:08:21Z

‎Common Targets: word choice

Chris: /* Dominant Strategies */

2023-07-14T00:40:35Z

‎Dominant Strategies

Chris: /* Tactical Resources */ Monster knowledge of the PC's position

2023-07-14T00:36:41Z

‎Tactical Resources: Monster knowledge of the PC's position

Chris: /* Dominant Resources = */ stray =

2023-07-14T00:31:36Z

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Chris at 00:31, 14 July 2023

2023-07-14T00:31:16Z

Chris: /* Uncommon Targets */

2023-07-13T23:42:43Z

‎Uncommon Targets

Chris: /* Common Targets */ To-hit and damage

2023-07-13T23:40:25Z

‎Common Targets: To-hit and damage

Chris: /* Strategic Resources */ Added some more resources.

2020-03-10T01:16:17Z

‎Strategic Resources: Added some more resources.

Chris: Chris moved page User:Chris/Scratchpad to User:Chris/game resources: "Scratchpad" was for when I was quickly jotting down thoughts, I'd say it's progressed beyond that point.

2020-03-10T00:45:53Z

Chris moved page User:Chris/Scratchpad to User:Chris/game resources: "Scratchpad" was for when I was quickly jotting down thoughts, I'd say it's progressed beyond that point.

Chris: /* Strategic Resources */

2019-12-14T19:06:21Z

‎Strategic Resources

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 *[[Energy]]: A major combat resource for spellcasters.  Though monsters rarely target this stat directly, casting spells reduces this resource.  Again, at low levels this recovers slowly enough that choosing to cast spells has strategic implications.  Unlike HP regeneration, a character's intrinsic energy regen rate never becomes so fast that it totally overcomes the effects of casting spells.  However, wizards obtain greatly amplified energy regeneration from their quest artifact.
 *[[Experience level]]: Because the existing drain life attack is resisted by [[Magic cancellation]], and because a single drained level is easy to recover, in practice this is not a very significant form of damage.
-*'''Inventory items''': [[Theft_(attack)|Theft]] and '''Item destruction''' effects target this. [[Erosion]]-type attacks also target this, but are generally too weak after the early game.
+*'''Inventory items''': [[Item theft]] and item destruction effects target this. [[Erosion]]-type attacks also target this, but are generally too weak after the early game.
 **'''Primary weapon''': Loss of the primary weapon can greatly reduce a character's combat power
 **[[Armor_class#How_much_is_enough.3F|Armor]]:  Most characters are armored to the point that they take very little damage from the average attack.  Loss of their best armor can make them '''many times''' more fragile in combat.

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 **Despite the above, monsters spawn quickly enough that the player will frequently find monsters they failed to kill receive "reinforcements," creating more-dangerous groups of monsters.
 **The PC recovers HP relatively quickly, so any damage the PC takes from a weak monster is unlikely to be strategically meaningful.
-**Monsters are relatively difficult to disengage from and/or avoid; resources for doing so are limited. Use of such resources to 'escape' a weak monster IS likely to be strategically meaningful, such resources should be conserved for use disengaging from strong monsters.
+**Monsters are relatively difficult to disengage from and/or avoid; resources for doing so are limited. Use of such resources to 'escape' a weak monster IS likely to be strategically meaningful, such resources should be conserved for use disengaging from strong monsters. Once disengaged from, monsters are relatively likely to seek out the PC as they typically have perfect knowledge of the PC's location.
 **The weaker a PC is, the ''more'' important the above concerns become. It is ''more'' important to kill the vast majority of monsters, because unkilled monsters are ''more'' likely to return in a meaningful way, opportunities for them to do so are ''more'' frequent because of the greater number of monsters that must be handled with care, and escape items are ''more'' precious because the PC will more frequently be forced to rely on them.

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 *'''Visible squares''':  It is quite important to be able to see enemies coming.  Monsters that spread darkened squares target this resource.
 *'''Sneak attacks''': Using a Rogue's [[Backstab]] attack requires special circumstances.  In dnethack at least, this can include traps, darkness, confusion, as well as frightened monsters.
 == Dominant Strategies ==

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 **The weaker a PC is, the ''more'' important the above concerns become. It is ''more'' important to kill the vast majority of monsters, because unkilled monsters are ''more'' likely to return in a meaningful way, opportunities for them to do so are ''more'' frequent because of the greater number of monsters that must be handled with care, and escape items are ''more'' precious because the PC will more frequently be forced to rely on them.
-== Dominant Resources ===
+== Dominant Resources ==
 *'''Resistances''': Because combat is frequent, and because resistances are extremely powerful, players seek as many resistances as possible to make the PC overwhelmingly powerful vs. as many different monsters as possible.
 *'''Combat damage''': Because combat is frequent and to-hit is usually not a problem, high-damage weapons and artifacts are a crucially important resource. The game's balance tends to be dominated by the strongest available weapon.
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 *'''Speed''':  The ability to take more than one step per one step of your opponent is an important tactical consideration.  This enables the player to kite enemies, greatly reducing the damage taken in combat.  Monsters that reduce speed target this resource, though few (no?) monsters do this effectively.
 *'''Choke points''':  Fighting enemies at choke points is another important tactic.  Monsters that dig through walls and doors target this resource.
-*'''Cleared rooms''':  Retreating towards safe territory is another important tactic.  Teleportation and level-changing effects target this resource.
+*'''Cleared rooms''':  Retreating towards safe territory is another important tactic.  Teleportation and level-changing effects target this resource, as does the gradual restocking of the dungeon (avg. 1/70, 1/50, or 1/25).
 *'''Free squares''':  In order to retreat towards cleared rooms or kite enemies, the character requires clear spaces around them.  Summoners (and to a lesser extent, enemies that travel in packs) target this resource.
 *'''Spirit powers''': In dNethack, spirit powers are an important tactical resource, and properly managing their cooldowns and deploying each power for maximum effect are important parts of [[Binder]] gameplay.
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 *'''Sneak attacks''': Using a Rogue's [[Backstab]] attack requires special circumstances.  In dnethack at least, this can include traps, darkness, confusion, as well as frightened monsters.
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 *[[Lizard corpse]]s/[[Acid|Potions of acid]]
 *[[Nutrition]]
-*[[Intrinsic]]s
+*[[Intrinsic]]s: Gremlin attacks target this resource. Since many resistances offer 100% immunity to dangerous attacks, obtaining them is an important part of the game. Other intrinsic like Speed are also extremely powerful.
 === Unused Targets ===

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 *[[BCU|BCU of gear]]:  This is one of the main late-game clocks.  The player has a (moderately) finite supply of [[holy water]], after which the character's weapon, luckstone, and bag of holding become liabilities.
 *[[Erosion|Erosion of gear]]: Because this is capped at -3, and because late-game gear tends to be naturally resistant, erosion is not really a factor in the late-game.
 === Uncommon Targets ===

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 *[[Energy]]: A major combat resource for spellcasters.  Though monsters rarely target this stat directly, casting spells reduces this resource.  Again, at low levels this recovers slowly enough that choosing to cast spells has strategic implications.  Unlike HP regeneration, a character's intrinsic energy regen rate never becomes so fast that it totally overcomes the effects of casting spells.  However, wizards obtain greatly amplified energy regeneration from their quest artifact.
 *[[Experience level]]: Because the existing drain life attack is resisted by [[Magic cancellation]], and because a single drained level is easy to recover, in practice this is not a very significant form of damage.
-*[[Theft_(attack)|Inventory items]]
+*'''Inventory items''': [[Theft_(attack)|Theft]] and '''Item destruction''' effects target this. [[Erosion]]-type attacks also target this, but are generally too weak after the early game.
 *[[Attribute|Ability scores]]: Note that ability score damage can be trivially fixed with a [[unicorn horn]] (for this reason, some variants remove this power from unicorn horns).  In theory, many vanilla monsters target ability scores.  However, most such attacks are [[poison]] attacks, and [[poison resistance]] is mandatory due to the threat of poison instadeaths.
 *[[Life saving]]: This is effectively the resource that instant death attacks target.  Because instant death effects are more common earlier in the game (poison, death magic before MR is acquired), most instant death effects hit characters without Life Saving.  Late in the game, not all players choose to equip LS amulets, and since amulets are the only source of Life Saving, making instant death attacks more frequent would further constrain the ascension kit.
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 *'''Intrinsic damage'''
 *[[Encumbrance]]
-*[[Spellcasting#Forgotten_spells|Spell memory]]
+*[[Spellcasting#Forgotten_spells|Spell memory]]: Spellbooks and magic markers are common enough that this is not usually a problem. However, if attacks against this became more common it might prove an important strategic resource.
 === dNethack-specific resources ===
-*[[Sanity]]: In the current dev build, only decreases when first engaging certain monsters in melee.
+*[[Sanity]]: In the current dev build, mainly decreases when first engaging certain monsters in melee. However, two dedicated monsters exist which lower it: Daughters of Bedlam (via their melee attack) and Walking Deleriums (via sight). Both these monsters are on the summon nasties list.
-**[[Madness]]: In the current dev build, given when engaging certain monsters in melee.
+**[[Madness]]: In the current dev build, given when engaging certain monsters in melee. At least one madness is needed before sanity loss has any game effect. The more madnesses are contracted, the more critical maintaining high sanity becomes.
-*[[Insight]]: Gives both negative and positive effects.  Only increases when first engaging certain monsters in melee.
+**'''Drunkenness''': Consuming potions of booze raises sanity while increasing a hidden stat (drunkenness).  High levels of drunkenness allow monks to practice drunken boxing and serve as the prerequisite for a Binder spirit ([[Naberius]]).  However, once drunkenness is capped out (at 3 booze per character level) drinking booze can no longer raise sanity above 50%.
 == Tactical Resources ==

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