[Caves of Qud] TIL: beguiling a siphoned creature dooms said creature to slow death

2026-07-09 15:55 UTC

Beguiling: ability that forces a creature to become the caster’s companion; Siphon Vim: transfers health from a creature to the caster for several turns. I got attacked by the puma and tried to fight back with Siphon Vim but quickly realized I’m not gonna win so I tried to beguile it and sure enough it worked. But then it just kept losing health until it died :c

Replies (7)

@redhorsejacket@lemmy.world 2026-07-09 16:22

Bruh, that’d be the end of my run right there. This character charmed a big kitty cat to become their companion, then abused the animal’s trust by slurping up its life force to the point of death?? That character’s thirst is not mine, and we are DEFINITELY not water-siblings lol

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@sidebro@lemmy.zip 2026-07-09 16:44

Oh wow, I just started playing this. What a gem. I just died for the first time with my gunslinger character at level 5 at red rock, newbie times. Still learning!

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@radiouser@crazypeople.online 2026-07-09 16:30

Had such an unhealthy obsession with this game at it’s release. I was enamoured with it and would love to make some progression on it one day… funny how quickly you go from being sure “this is the run” to dying in that goddamn Rainbow Wood or Moon Stair.

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@Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 2026-07-09 17:00

Kinda sounds like an unintended effect there. But iirc siphon vim is on use and not like damage over time so that seems weird the puma kept dying after beguiling. Unrelated, you should play a run as an office chair, its fun.

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@chocrates@piefed.world 2026-07-09 17:52

I need to play qud again. I got decently far on a run and stopped playing. It’s so hard

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@victorz@lemmy.world 2026-07-09 19:17

I had some trouble with that title but I got through it after about 3 tries 😆

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@lemon@sh.itjust.works 2026-07-10 17:21

Been a while since I last played Qud but almost not a day goes by without me thinking I should play it again. In roleplay mode though. I don’t think I’d emotionally survive permadeath 20 hours into a run. My longest save has 30 hours. Couple of deaths along the way. Nowhere near ready to cross to the eastern half of the map. How anyone plays it as a classical roguelike is a mystery to me

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