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''For unique monster abilities, see [[Special ability]]''

An '''ability''' is a power that a player character may have, and may choose to use at any time. Abilities can be unleashed by pressing the '''[[a]]''' key.

Abilities can be:
*Natural abilities, such as a [[Naga]]'s [[Spit Poison]] ability
*Powers given by [[mutation]]s, such as [[Demonspawn]]'s [[Hurl Damnation (mutation)|Hurl Damnation]]
*Powers given by an [[item]], such as an [[artefact]]'s +[[Blink]].
*Powers given by a [[god]], such as [[Elyvilon]]'s Heal Self.

Abilities have both a cost and a chance of success. They may also depend on the player's state; eg. vampires cannot transform into [[Bat Form]] while full of blood. Abilities based on sound or speech are stopped by [[silence]].

==Ability Costs==
Unlike spells, which almost always only cost [[MP]], abilities can have multiple costs. These include:
*[[HP]]
*[[MP]]
*Permanent MP ([[Deep Dwarf#Innate Abilities|Deep Dwarf's Heal Wounds]])
*[[Piety]]
*Cooldown ([[Exhaustion]], [[Breath]], -[[Barachim|Hop]]...)
*[[Delay]]
*[[Drain]]
*[[Pain]]

==History==
*Prior to [[0.26]], many abilities were regulated with a [[food]] cost.
*Prior to [[0.17]], ability scores were capped at 72, now at 125.

[[Category:Abilities]]

Ability - Revision history

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