Magic.spells.offensive

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Magic.spells.offensive
Short form
Ma.sp.of
Stat dependencies
Con Dex Int Str Wis
0 0 2 2 1
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Discworld Skills

Magic.spells.offensive is a skill which is mostly used to determine the power and casting speed of offensive wizard and witch spells.

All damage-dealing offensive spells increase in damage based on the caster's bonus in this skill. Furthermore, all offensive witch spells have a minimum level requirement in this skill in order to be learned.

Damage caps and multipliers

Some spells have caps on the amount of damage they can do, regardless of your bonuses. Uncapped spells have a damage multiplier.

The damage of an uncapped spell = ((offensive + average of methods) / 2) * damage multiplier. In other words, half of the damage comes from offensive, half comes from the average of the methods.

For example, say your bonuses are 450 offensive, 300 fire, 330 evoking, 330 enchanting, 350 animating, 380 channeling (averaging 338 for the 5 methods). (450 + 338) / 2 = 394. The damage multiplier for Pragi's Fiery Gaze is x1 to x5, so you will deal between 394 and 1970 damage (average 1182) determined randomly to each target hit by the spell.

Spells with a damage cap

Spell Damage at cap Fastest cast time
Malich's Penetrating Ocular Lance 25-50 (average 37.5) 1 round
Memories of a Vicious Chicken 125-150 (average 137.5) 2 rounds
Von Hasselhoff's Skin Condition 600-700 (average 650) 6 rounds
Kamikaze Oryctolagus Flammula 15-45 (average 30) per bunny 3 rounds
Narquin's Mist of Doom 450-850 (average 650) 3-4 rounds
Calm Embrace of Illusionary Beauty 500-1000 (average 750) 3-4 rounds
Fiddelmaker's Auriferous Embrace 700-1400 (average 1050) 3-4 rounds
Kelleflump's Irritating Demon 400-900 (average 650) + 50-500 over several minutes 3-4 rounds

Spells without a damage cap

Spell Damage multiplier Fastest cast time
G'flott's Olfactory Nightmare x1 to x5 3-4 rounds
Effermhor's Hypersonic Assault x1 to x5 3-4 rounds
Pragi's Fiery Gaze x1 to x5 3-4 rounds
Pragi's Lost Gaze x1 to x4 1 round + 5 rounds to explode
Nargl'frob's Empyrean Spear x3.5 to x7.5 3-4 rounds
Doctor Kelleflump's Deadly Demon x3 to x12 5 rounds
Journey of the Heavenly Storm Dragon x3 to x12 7 rounds

Learning spells

All offensive witch spells have a minimum level requirement in this skill before they can be learned.

Witches

Primaries

This skill is a primary for:

TM opportunities

Bonus Action taken
245 Casting PFG
319 EFF, large wooden shield failing to defend an attack from a NPC
378 Casting NES on a Djelian soldier