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'''Divine retribution''' (or '''wrath''') is the consequence of having incurred '''penance''', divine disfavor, with a god.

==Penance==
Penance is increased by violating a god's conducts. All gods except [[Ru]] incur penance for abandoning them, e.g. [[Trog]] gives 50 penance on abandonment. It can be reduced by gaining [[piety]] and/or XP. [[#Reduction|See below]] for details.

Penance and retribution are usually synonymous; penance can cause retribution. The three [[good god]]s - [[Elyvilon]], [[Zin]], [[TSO]] - can incur "penance", but don't inflict punishments unless you worship a disliked god (all good gods hate [[evil god]]s; Zin also hates [[Xom]] and [[Jiyva]]).

==Divine Retribution==
Every time you gain XP with penance, a separate 'wrath' counter is decreased. When it reaches 0, there's a 5% chance (for each god) that you'll suffer wrath within the next 30 [[decaAut]]. On average, the wrath counter reaches 0 once every 0.5% of an experience level. That's an average of 10 retributions per XL per god. Owing penance to multiple gods means you will suffer wrath more frequently, but it will not last any longer.

Some gods inflict passive effects while under penance. For example, [[Ashenzari]] reduces your skills and makes enemy AI stronger; [[Elyvilon]] will randomly heal monsters about to die; [[Vehumet]] gives a 5% chance to get a [[miscast effect]] when casting destructive spells (but the spell still succeeds).

For [[Ashenzari]], [[Elyvilon]], [[Gozag]], and [[Hepliaklqana]], their wrath is manifested through passive effects only. These gods do not use the wrath counter.

===Overwhelming Retribution===
When a god's retribution is unleashed on you, it is possible for it to be "overwhelming". There is a chance given by: <ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|god-wrath.cc|2261}}</ref>

If (1 in 5) AND (XL < 1d37 - 1) pass, it is overwhelming.

You will either be [[confused]] (resistibly) for 5-7 turns, or [[slow]]ed for 0-19 (more) turns, with an equal chance for each.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|god-wrath.cc|2263}}</ref> Passive effects won't trigger this.

==Penance Counter==
If you are still worshipping the god in question, the Favour description in the religion screen ('''^''') describes the amount of penance remaining:<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|describe-god.cc|88}}</ref>

{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|-
!Favour||Penance
|-
|Godly wrath is upon you!||50+
|-
|You've transgressed heavily! Be penitent!||20+
|-
|You are under penance.||5+
|-
|You should show more discipline.||4 or less
|-
|}

If you aren't worshipping the god, you can look up the god (with '''? / G''') or pray at their [[altar]] to get a description:<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|describe-god.cc|705}}</ref>
{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|-
!Favour||Penance Remaining
|-
|... wrath is upon you!||greater than 75%
|-
|... well remembers your sins.||greater than 50%
|-
|... wrath is beginning to fade.||greater than 25%
|-
|... is almost ready to forgive your sins.<br>... wrath will not burn much longer. (Ignis only)||less than 25%
|-
|... is neutral towards you.||0%
|-
|}

The initial penance counter for abandonment depends on the god:<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|religion.cc|2853}}</ref>
*'''50''' - Beogh, Lugonu, Nemelex Xobeh, Trog, and Xom ("Relatively long duration")
*'''30''' - Fedhas, Kikubaaqudgha, Jiyva, The Shining One, Sif Muna, and Yredelemnul
*'''25''' - Cheibriados, Dithmenos, Okawaru, Makhleb, Qazlal, Vehumet, Zin
*'''15''' - Ignis

Ashenzari, Elyvilon, Gozag, and Helpliaklqana give 50 penance on abandonment, however, it is used differently. Unlike other gods, they require you to get roughly 2 [[XL]] worth of experience before being mollified.

===Reduction===
Every time you'd receive a punishment through the wrath counter, penance is reduced by 1-3 (even if nothing actually happens).<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|god-wrath.cc|2278}}</ref> Certain gods' punishments can reduce penance by a greater amount. Passive effects like [[Vehumet]]'s miscast effects don't decrement penance; for the gods with entirely passive effects (Ashenzari, Elyvilon, Gozag, and Helpliaklqana), XP gain is used instead.

In addition, if you still worship a god that is providing penance, gaining piety will reduce the penance meter.

If penance is reduced to zero, you will see the following message:
{{crawlquote|<god> seems mollified.}}

==History==
*Prior to [[0.34]], you could re-worship a god that placed you under penance (except [[Lugonu]]).
*Prior to [[0.14]], divine wrath was applied approximately once every 2000 turns, and could be waited out.
*Prior to [[0.11]], the check for retribution every 20 turns would pick only one god. Thus, if you were under penance from multiple gods: penance would take longer to wear off, but each god's wrath happened less often. You could "dilute" particularly nasty wraths (like [[Lugonu]]'s) by angering gods with 'weaker' wraths.
*Prior to [[0.9]], good gods didn't give penance when switching to another good god. Therefore, you could switch to [[Elyvilon]] to avoid the wrath of TSO or Zin (and vice versa).

==References==
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[[Category:Religion]][[Category:Game mechanics]]

Divine retribution - Revision history

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