Temporary forms
General
Role playing
- All forms rsay in classical tongue (used to be naga tongue).
- Except of humanform, all them sssnakess ssspeak with a lisssp.
- Temp forms don't have access to naga emotes, but humanform has access to human emotes.
Switching temporary forms
- Serpent form lasts for 6m20s, then you restore in naga form, which cannot be prevented with solidity.
- Lamia and human forms seem to last indefinitely (tested for at least 1h).
- Solidity does not block spells like restore.
- Solidity prevents using racial power to change the form.
Experience rate
help temp races states the temporary races have reduced XPR. This is a bit tricky to test, but luckily Hagrat recently coded some new areas. Moreover, at 93% explore, the number of xp points given by each room equals to the XPR. I tested XP without XPR with, then with the wish.
| no wish | with wish | |
|---|---|---|
| Naga | 47% | 57% |
| Serpent | 47% | 57% |
| Lamia | 43% | 53% |
| Human | 43% | 53% |
The difference between Serpent and the other temporary forms is possibly related with the time limitation of the serpent form.
Slots
Naga
Slot Bulk allowed #
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| head | very bulky - 1
| brow | not bulky - 1
| eye | not bulky - 2
| neck | quite bulky - 1
| amulet | not bulky - 1
| brooch | not bulky - 1
| lower torso | quite bulky - 10
| tail | quite bulky - 1
| belt | quite bulky - 10
| ammo | not bulky - 1
| token | not bulky - 1
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naga [ 30 ]No limbs (skill Ep cost penalty)
Serpent
Slot Bulk allowed #
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| brow | not bulky - 1
| eye | not bulky - 2
| neck | quite bulky - 1
| amulet | not bulky - 1
| brooch | not bulky - 1
| lower torso | quite bulky - 10
| tail | quite bulky - 1
| belt | quite bulky - 10
| ammo | not bulky - 1
| token | not bulky - 1
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serpent [ 29 ]serpentform has the same slots as naga, minus the head
No limbs (skill Ep cost penalty). Additionally "cannot wield", not sure if this has any extra implications for a limbless race.
Lamia
Slot Bulk allowed #
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| head | very bulky - 1
| brow | not bulky - 1
| eye | not bulky - 2
| neck | very bulky - 1
| amulet | not bulky - 1
| brooch | not bulky - 1
| cloak | very bulky - 1
| shoulder | very bulky - 2
| upper torso | very bulky - 1
| upper arm | very bulky - 2
| lower arm | very bulky - 2
| wrist | not bulky - 2
| hand | very bulky - 2
| finger | not bulky - 2
| lower torso | very bulky - 2 <-
| tail | very bulky - 1 <-
| belt | very bulky - 2 <-
| ammo | not bulky - 1
| token | not bulky - 1
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lamia [ 28 ]Similar slots to human, but no feet and legs, gets extra belt, lower torso, and a tail
2 limbs
Human
Slot Bulk allowed #
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| head | very bulky - 1
| brow | not bulky - 1
| eye | not bulky - 2
| neck | very bulky - 1
| amulet | not bulky - 1
| brooch | not bulky - 1
| cloak | very bulky - 1
| shoulder | very bulky - 2
| upper torso | very bulky - 1
| upper arm | very bulky - 2
| lower arm | very bulky - 2
| wrist | not bulky - 2
| hand | very bulky - 2
| finger | not bulky - 2
| lower torso | very bulky - 1
| belt | very bulky - 1
| upper leg | very bulky - 2
| lower leg | very bulky - 2
| foot | very bulky - 2
| ammo | not bulky - 1
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human [ 30 ]The same slots as a mortal human. The token slot doesn't show up, but humanform can wear remortal token.
2 limbs
Characteristics
Temp forms loose most advantages of Naga, in particular mindsight, see invisible, rhome command, and other (see below).
Naga is the only race with natural swimmer but without hydrophilia. Natural swimmer seems to provide only a reduction to ep movement cost in water, and seems to be provided only by the base form. All forms get -20% skill/spell penalty in water, which apparently is the result of lack of hydrophilia. Not tested: probably all forms of naga gets also penalty to number of attacks per round underwater without FA.
I assume lucky advantage doesn't depend on the form.
Naga
Advantages: enhanced olfactory sense, gets bite attack, infravision, lucky, mindsight, natural swimmer, poison immunity, see invisible, see magic and trap detection.
Disadvantages: cannot ride mounts.
Commands: constrict, humanform, lamiaform, nrain, rhome, serpentform and ybite
Cannot lead mounts (because lacks limbs)
Serpent
Advantages: see in all conditions, infravision, enhanced smell and hearing, PI, bite attack
Disadvantages: Cannot ride mounts, no other found so far
Commands: breathe, constrict, nagaform, ybite
Cannot lead mounts (because lacks limbs) (probably)
Lamia
Advantages: sees in all condition, PI
Disadvantages: Cannot ride mounts, no other found so far
Commands: nagaform, ybite
Human
Advantages: sees in all conditions
Disadvantages: none found
Commands: nagaform
Can ride mounts
Stats
I have 3 data points so far (two independent reincs), from 2020 (level 30), and 2024 (levels 15 and 20)
Size
Reinc 2024, level 15 female: Nagaform size: 76, temp forms size: 59 (-17)
Reinc 2024, level 20 female: Nagaform size: 79, temp forms size: 62 (-17)
Reinc 2020, level 30 male: Nagaform size: 83, temp forms size: 72 (-11)
Regen
| Hpr bonus | Spr bonus | Epr bonus | Racial tick period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naga (reference) | — | — | — | 26 s |
| Serpent | +30 | -5 | +6 | 26 s |
| Lamia | +15 | +0 | +8 | 22 s |
| Human | -3 | -11 | +1 | 32 s |
As far as I can see, the bonuses don't change with the level.
Stats
It seems that the stat bonuses do scale with the level. Assuming the trend continues, at 110 level Lamia would get +55 dex, and serpent +55 Agi, etc.
Level 15 (2024)
| Str | Con | Agi | Dex | Per | Int | Wis | Cha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serpent | +5 | +4 | +8 | -1 | +0 | -9 | -8 | -1 |
| Lamia | +0 | -1 | +2 | +8 | -4 | -6 | -5 | +2 |
| Human | -2 | +0 | +1 | +4 | +0 | -7 | -6 | +6 |
Level 20 (2024)
| Str | Con | Agi | Dex | Per | Int | Wis | Cha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serpent | +6 | +5 | +10 | -1 | +0 | -12 | -11 | -1 |
| Lamia | +0 | -1 | +2 | +10 | -5 | -8 | -7 | +3 |
| Human | -3 | +0 | +1 | +5 | +0 | -9 | -8 | +8 |
Level 30 (2020)
| Str | Con | Agi | Dex | Per | Int | Wis | Cha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serpent | +9 | +8 | +15 | -2 | +0 | -18 | -16 | -1 |
| Lamia | +0 | -1 | +3 | +15 | -7 | -12 | -10 | +5 |
| Human | -5 | +0 | +1 | +7 | +0 | -14 | -12 | +12 |
