===== Luck =====
{{:abilities:luck.png?nolink }} **Luck** is a magical buff applied by various spells, items, and a single [[Bless]] effect. No one is innately Lucky. Luck of this sort extends the holder's battlefield life, by making any hit that would kill them **miss** 75% of the time. \\ \\ Luck can only save lives. Luck cannot be applied to [[Inanimate]] beings, and it can't be applied to the technically-living [[Undead]] (such as ??Ghoul??s). \\ \\ Luck also works against spells, even area-of-effect (AOE) ones. However, instakill effects generally leave no room for Luck:
  * Losing a **[[Magic Duel]]** (since the astral host demands at least //one// death)
  * Being **??Disintegrate??d** (since surviving being turned into dust would be ridiculous)
  * Being **[[Soul-Slay|Soul-Slayed]]** (since the body is technically still alive afterwards)
  * Failing to resist **??Banish Demon??** (since the body is sent to Hell, not killed)
  * Turning into a puddle of goo due to **??Liquify??** (see Disintegrate above)
  * Deliberate suicide (such as **??Lichcraft??**, or **??Banquet for the Dead??** for [[ashdod-ma|Ashdod]])

Luck is a [[Glamour]] effect. The vast majority of Lucky items require Glamour to make, though {{path>E1N1}} mages can also make one. There are four Luck-bestowing spells: ??Personal Luck?? (Thaumaturgy 1), ??Luck?? (Thaumaturgy 3), ??Group Luck?? (Thaumaturgy 5), and ??Battle Fortune?? (Thaumaturgy 8). The first two require just {{path>G1}}, Group Luck requires {{path>G2}}, and Battle Fortune requires {{path>G4}} and {{gems>2G}} (or {{path>G3}} and {{gems>3G}}).

//Not to be confused with {{:abilities:twist_fate.png?nolink}}[[Twist Fate]], nor the {{:misc:scales:luck.png?20&nolink}}Luck/Fortune [[Scales|Scale]].//