Sourpuss Summary
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Attacks that give extra damage based on strength or int have been
changed yet again to give a little less damage at the high end, and a
little more at the low end, while remaining unchanged in the middle.
This will probably be the last change for a while as we let things
settle.


For Those Still Reading
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We are about to put in the fourth step in the changes to strength- and
intelligence-based damage, as announced in READNEWS ANNOUNCE 2682 (and
followed up in 2683 and again in 2686). Please read there for background
to what we're doing.

This is the fourth step in our overall changes to damage, defenses, and
a host of related things. It's likely to be the last for a while, as we
watch the effects and measure how next to proceed.

Earlier changes were announced in READNEWS ANNOUNCE 2679 and READNEWS
ANNOUNCE 2681.


What's About To Happen Now
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Change 4 will again reduce total damage for above average str or int
(and increase it for below average str/int). Taking a base damage of
1000, here's how all the steps look so far:

stat: 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Start: 1000 1069 1138 1208 1277 1346 1415 1485 1554 1623 1692 1762 1831
Ch. 1: 1000 1069 1138 1206 1273 1339 1404 1468 1531 1593 1654 1713 1770
Ch. 2: 1000 1069 1137 1203 1267 1329 1389 1445 1499 1551 1601 1647 1689
Ch. 3: 1000 1069 1136 1200 1261 1319 1374 1425 1473 1518 1559 1594 1623
Ch. 4: 1000 1069 1135 1197 1255 1299 1349 1395 1437 1475 1509 1535 1553

Don't forget: damage increases for those with stats below 11.

Total
Example Change In
Race/Stat Damage
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Maggot at 1 str +94.54% YES!
Toad buffed to 4 int +21.23% OH YES!
Grook at 9 str +1.39%
Xoran at 14 str -0.26%
Tsol'aa at 15 int -0.91%
Grook at 17 int -3.49%
Troll buffed to 18 str -4.66%
Grook buffed to 20 int -7.53%
Dragon buffed to 21 str -9.12%
? buffed to 24 -15.18% Pity the poor buffee
? buffed to 25 -17.63% Oh no! Fewer one shots? The perfidy!

Penned by my hand on the 22nd of Phaestian, in the year 467 AF.