Throwing rare potions?

Chud · May 12, 2019, 08:32

Out of curiosity... !*Healing* says "can be thrown at creatures with damaging effect".

I've never actually tried this, though it's been around for a long time; always seemed likely to be a waste of a valuable and somewhat rare potion. Does it do enough damage to ever actually be worth doing? Maybe this is something to test out after winning, when you're no longer feeling the need to hoard them...

wobbly · May 12, 2019, 08:55

combat:0:1d1:0:0:0

Oddly enough only on *healing & life potions, some sort of legacy effect?

Chud · May 12, 2019, 09:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by wobbly

combat:0:1d1:0:0:0

Use the Source, Luke!

Sphara · May 12, 2019, 09:18

Heh, I wouldn't throw one at the enemy, even if it did twice the damage of full-leveled mana storm.

mibert · June 4, 2019, 13:36

does throwing potions do anything in general?
I tried throwing a !confusion but it did nothing.

Therem Harth · June 4, 2019, 14:05

If potions of detonations still exist, they do 25d25 damage for obvious reasons.

Derakon · June 4, 2019, 16:32

Detonations potions no longer exist because we don't want players to be scared that drinking unidentified potions will deal 25d25 damage to them.

That said, I wouldn't be opposed to having an item that's overtly a throwable/slingable bomb of some kind that explodes on impact. It'd be a single-use shards/sound ball, I guess, and appropriately powerful for its depth. ToME2 has explosive ammo, but I remember that being pretty disappointing. It probably had to be weak because it comes in large stacks.

wobbly · June 4, 2019, 18:44

Someone changed rogues in master to be chuckas, From this:

Code:

skill-throw:66:30

to this:

Code:

skill-throw:72:45

so it would be nice for them to have something to actually throw.

fph · June 4, 2019, 20:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derakon

That said, I wouldn't be opposed to having an item that's overtly a throwable/slingable bomb of some kind that explodes on impact. It'd be a single-use shards/sound ball, I guess, and appropriately powerful for its depth. ToME2 has explosive ammo, but I remember that being pretty disappointing. It probably had to be weak because it comes in large stacks.

Is there lore in Tolkien's world for exploding stuff? Peter Jackson's special effects don't count.

wobbly · June 4, 2019, 20:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by fph

Is there lore in Tolkien's world for exploding stuff? Peter Jackson's special effects don't count.

Gandalf & fireworks
whatever the orcs use at helms deep

May 12, 2019, 08:32	#1
Chud Swordsman Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 309	Throwing rare potions? Out of curiosity... !Healing says "can be thrown at creatures with damaging effect". I've never actually tried this, though it's been around for a long time; always seemed likely to be a waste of a valuable and somewhat rare potion. Does it do enough damage to ever actually be worth doing? Maybe this is something to test out after winning, when you're no longer feeling the need to hoard them...

June 4, 2019, 18:44	#8
wobbly Prophet Join Date: May 2012 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 2,610	Someone changed rogues in master to be chuckas, From this: Code: skill-throw:66:30 to this: Code: skill-throw:72:45 so it would be nice for them to have something to actually throw.

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May 12, 2019, 08:55	#2
wobbly Prophet Join Date: May 2012 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 2,610	combat:0:1d1:0:0:0 Oddly enough only on *healing & life potions, some sort of legacy effect?

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June 4, 2019, 13:36	#5
mibert Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 57	does throwing potions do anything in general? I tried throwing a !confusion but it did nothing.

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Therem Harth Knight Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 926	If potions of detonations still exist, they do 25d25 damage for obvious reasons.

June 4, 2019, 16:32	#7
Derakon Prophet Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,022	Detonations potions no longer exist because we don't want players to be scared that drinking unidentified potions will deal 25d25 damage to them. That said, I wouldn't be opposed to having an item that's overtly a throwable/slingable bomb of some kind that explodes on impact. It'd be a single-use shards/sound ball, I guess, and appropriately powerful for its depth. ToME2 has explosive ammo, but I remember that being pretty disappointing. It probably had to be weak because it comes in large stacks.

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