Magic - Revision history

GeloMor at 01:37, 15 April 2026

2026-04-15T01:37:14Z

24.141.38.100 at 05:58, 18 April 2025

2025-04-18T05:58:52Z

24.141.38.100: There's no longer a singular myth update/arc according to Toady, with the parts that would've constituted it instead being sprinkled throughout upcoming releases in fragments.

2025-04-10T21:08:35Z

There's no longer a singular myth update/arc according to Toady, with the parts that would've constituted it instead being sprinkled throughout upcoming releases in fragments.

70.30.91.33: Not "the only"

2025-02-14T02:37:39Z

Not "the only"

47.227.191.41: /* Night creatures */ Misspelling of "receiving"

2025-02-14T02:04:05Z

Night creatures: Misspelling of "receiving"

DPhKraken: /* Magical artifacts */

2024-12-08T21:22:02Z

Magical artifacts

DPhKraken: /* Magical artifacts */

2024-12-08T21:14:28Z

Magical artifacts

DPhKraken: /* Magical artifacts */ Added link

2024-12-08T21:13:56Z

Magical artifacts: Added link

Urist Mchateselves: /* Magical artifacts */ Jewelry are found in dungeons, weapons are found in palaces

2024-12-02T13:41:28Z

Magical artifacts: Jewelry are found in dungeons, weapons are found in palaces

Urist Mchateselves: /* Magical artifacts */ Added links

2024-12-02T01:21:55Z

Magical artifacts: Added links

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-[[File:Compendium about magic; c. 1775 Wellcome L0025197.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Compendium about magic; c. 1775 Wellcome L0025197]]'''Magic''' currently exists in limited form in ''Dwarf Fortress''. With [[Modding guide|modding]], it is also one of the many ways that [[Interaction token|interaction]]s can be manifested.
+[[File:Sieging mage.png|thumb|220px|right|A mage participating in a [[siege]]. From the 53.12 [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/975370/view/514113986433651135 announcement page].]]'''Magic''' currently exists in limited form in ''Dwarf Fortress''. With [[Modding guide|modding]], it is also one of the many ways that [[Interaction token|interaction]]s can be manifested.
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-There seems to be some code present that has to do with magic, but there is nothing that uses that code or activates it. For example, the {{token|MAGICAL|c}} creature token being recognized as a valid token (i.e. the game does not give an error when it is found). A fully working and [[Lua scripting|procedurally-generated]] magic system is currently in the works according to [[Main:Toady One|Toady One]]'s development log, with [[Primordial remnant|recent changes]] to adventure mode containing parts of the framework for it.
+There seems to be some code present that has to do with magic, but there is nothing that uses that code or activates it. For example, the {{token|MAGICAL|c}} creature token being recognized as a valid token (i.e. the game does not give an error when it is found). A fully working and [[Lua scripting|procedurally-generated]] magic system is currently in the works according to [[Main:Toady One|Toady One]]'s development log, with [[Primordial remnant|recent changes]] to adventure mode as of v51 containing parts of the framework for it.
 ==Known magic==

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-There seems to be some code present that has to do with magic, but there is nothing that uses that code or activates it. For example, the {{token|MAGICAL|c}} creature token being recognized as a valid token (i.e. the game does not give an error when it is found). A fully working and [[Lua scripting|procedurally-generated]] magic system is currently in the works according to [[Main:Toady One|Toady One]]'s development log, slated to be one of the major points of the upcoming myth update.
+There seems to be some code present that has to do with magic, but there is nothing that uses that code or activates it. For example, the {{token|MAGICAL|c}} creature token being recognized as a valid token (i.e. the game does not give an error when it is found). A fully working and [[Lua scripting|procedurally-generated]] magic system is currently in the works according to [[Main:Toady One|Toady One]]'s development log, with [[Primordial remnant|recent changes]] to adventure mode containing parts of the framework for it.
 ==Known magic==

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 ===Night creatures===
-[[Necromancer]]s are spellcasters, who have the ability to raise the dead as various forms of [[undead]]; receiving their power from divine intervention, after worshiping a god of death and learning the secrets of life and death from them. This is the only form of magic the player can feasibly obtain; it is obtained in [[adventurer mode]] by reading a [[book|slab]] or a [[book]] that contains the secrets of life and death, traditionally obtained via necromancer [[Tower (necromancy)|tower]]s ({{Tile|I|5:0}}). These towers are often packed tightly with undead and, usually, more than one necromancer, who will not hesitate to raise any fresh corpses you make, or even the limbs of their minions that you chop off. But of course, that great power can be yours, if you can overcome the danger involved.
+[[Necromancer]]s are spellcasters, who have the ability to raise the dead as various forms of [[undead]]; receiving their power from divine intervention, after worshiping a god of death and learning the secrets of life and death from them. The player can obtain this magic in [[adventurer mode]] by reading a [[book|slab]] or a [[book]] that contains the secrets of life and death, traditionally obtained via necromancer [[Tower (necromancy)|tower]]s ({{Tile|I|5:0}}). These towers are often packed tightly with undead and, usually, more than one necromancer, who will not hesitate to raise any fresh corpses you make, or even the limbs of their minions that you chop off. But of course, that great power can be yours, if you can overcome the danger involved.
 Some types of undead possess supernatural powers. [[Mummy|Mummies]] can curse those who intrude upon their [[tomb]]s or otherwise defy them, while [[intelligent undead]] sport a variety of magical powers, such as the likes of inflicting rot on their foes, vanishing from sight, or creating magical fog. [[Ghost]]s rise from the dead when a civilized creature is not given a proper burial, and, depending on their disposition, can do such things as suck the air out of someone, or outright kill them from fright.

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 ===Night creatures===
-[[Necromancer]]s are spellcasters, who have the ability to raise the dead as various forms of [[undead]]; recieving their power from divine intervention, after worshiping a god of death and learning the secrets of life and death from them. This is the only form of magic the player can feasibly obtain; it is obtained in [[adventurer mode]] by reading a [[book|slab]] or a [[book]] that contains the secrets of life and death, traditionally obtained via necromancer [[Tower (necromancy)|tower]]s ({{Tile|I|5:0}}). These towers are often packed tightly with undead and, usually, more than one necromancer, who will not hesitate to raise any fresh corpses you make, or even the limbs of their minions that you chop off. But of course, that great power can be yours, if you can overcome the danger involved.
+[[Necromancer]]s are spellcasters, who have the ability to raise the dead as various forms of [[undead]]; receiving their power from divine intervention, after worshiping a god of death and learning the secrets of life and death from them. This is the only form of magic the player can feasibly obtain; it is obtained in [[adventurer mode]] by reading a [[book|slab]] or a [[book]] that contains the secrets of life and death, traditionally obtained via necromancer [[Tower (necromancy)|tower]]s ({{Tile|I|5:0}}). These towers are often packed tightly with undead and, usually, more than one necromancer, who will not hesitate to raise any fresh corpses you make, or even the limbs of their minions that you chop off. But of course, that great power can be yours, if you can overcome the danger involved.
 Some types of undead possess supernatural powers. [[Mummy|Mummies]] can curse those who intrude upon their [[tomb]]s or otherwise defy them, while [[intelligent undead]] sport a variety of magical powers, such as the likes of inflicting rot on their foes, vanishing from sight, or creating magical fog. [[Ghost]]s rise from the dead when a civilized creature is not given a proper burial, and, depending on their disposition, can do such things as suck the air out of someone, or outright kill them from fright.

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 ===Magical artifacts===
-Magical  [[trade good|jewelry]] and [[weapon]]s made from [[primordial remnant]]s can sometimes be found carried by [[dungeon guardian]]s whom reside in [[mysterious dungeon|mysterious dungeons and palaces]]. These [[legendary artifact|legendary]] [[item]]s will grant their wearer similar [[interaction|abilities]] to those possessed by [[intelligent undead]], and will often be of high [[item quality|quality]]. They can be distinguished from their mundane counterparts by the presence of special ◄[[item designations]]► around their names. {{version|51.01-beta26}}
+Magical  [[trade good|jewelry]] and [[weapon]]s made from [[primordial remnant]]s can sometimes be found carried by [[dungeon guardian]]s, who reside in [[mysterious dungeon|mysterious dungeons and palaces]]. These [[legendary artifact|legendary]] [[item]]s will grant their wearer similar [[interaction|abilities]] to those possessed by [[intelligent undead]], and will often be of high [[item quality|quality]]. They can be distinguished from their mundane counterparts by the presence of special ◄[[item designations]]► around their names. {{version|51.01-beta26}}
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