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| {{:abilities:luck.png?nolink }} **Luck** is a magical buff applied by various spells, items, and a single [[Bless]] effect. No one is innately Lucky (unless high Defense Skill is counted). Unnatural 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: | ===== 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) | * 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 **??Disintegrate??d** (since surviving being turned into dust would be ridiculous) |
| * Deliberate suicide (such as **??Lichcraft??**, or **??Banquet for the Dead??** for [[ashdod-ma|Ashdod]]) | * Deliberate suicide (such as **??Lichcraft??**, or **??Banquet for the Dead??** for [[ashdod-ma|Ashdod]]) |
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| 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}}). | 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 five Luck-bestowing spells: ??Personal Luck?? (Thaumaturgy 1), ??Luck?? (Thaumaturgy 3), ??Group Luck?? (Thaumaturgy 5), ??Battle Fortune?? (Thaumaturgy 8), and ??Dreamwild Legion?? (Thaumaturgy 9). The first two require just {{path>G1}}, Group Luck requires {{path>G2}}, Battle Fortune requires {{path>G4}} and {{gems>2G}} (or {{path>G3}} and {{gems>3G}}), and Dreamwild Legion requires {{path>G5}} and {{gems>4G}}. |
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| | {{:abilities:fools_luck.png?nolink }} [[Astral]] has a knockoff version of Luck, known as **Fool's Luck**, provided by the ??Spell Focus??. On top of saving lives, Fool's Luck works against **every** attack that does more than one point of damage, but it **doubles damage instead of negating it** every second time it kicks in. |
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| | //Not to be confused with {{:abilities:twist_fate.png?nolink}}[[Twist Fate]], nor the {{:misc:scales:luck.png?20&nolink}}Luck/Fortune [[Scales|Scale]].// |
