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<title></title>
<title>Monster Ability Types - BoE Scenario Editor Guide</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../style.css">
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<h1>Appendix 5 - Monster Abilities</h1>
<h1>Appendix C - Monster Ability Types</h1>
<p>When adding a new monster ability, you may have noticed that there are fourteen custom
options to choose from at the end of the list. These options don't fill in the ability
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rather than Cancel. Clicking Cancel will cause the ability to be added with default values
(generally all zeroes).</p>
<h2>The Basics</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href='#missile'>Missile Abilities</a></li>
<li><a href='#general'>General Abilities</a></li>
<li><a href='#radiate'>Radiate Field Abilities</a></li>
<li><a href='#summon'>Summoning Abilities</a></li>
<li><a href='#other'>Other Abilities</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id='basics'>The Basics</h2>
<p>When editing any monster ability, you'll see four informational fields.</p>
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<li><b>Delete</b> - You can delete the ability by clicking this button.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Missile Abilities</h2>
<h2 id='missile'>Missile Abilities</h2>
<p>Monsters will not use most missile abilities when adjacent to their target. Missile
abilities offer the following "subtypes":</p>
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hitting.</li>
</ul>
<h2>General Abilities</h2>
<h2 id='general'>General Abilities</h2>
<p>General abilities cover several categories with a variety of effects. Some of these are
obvious, others less so. Even when ranged, monsters will also use most of these abilities
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the meaning is obvious. Click Choose to select one from a list.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Radiate Field Abilities</h2>
<h2 id='radiate'>Radiate Field Abilities</h2>
<p>Monsters that radiate fields are automatically immune to their own fields. Since
radiate abilities are passive, they take no action points. A radiate ability provides no
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<li><b>Affected Area</b> - The area to effect. Click Choose to select one.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Summoning Abilities</h2>
<h2 id='summon'>Summoning Abilities</h2>
<p>Since summon abilities are passive, they take no action points to activate. They do
have the following subtypes:</p>
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<li><b>Chance</b> - The percent chance each turn of summoning.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Other Abilities</h2>
<h2 id='other'>Other Abilities</h2>
<p>There are several other abilities that can be added to monsters. They don't have a
dedicated "Custom Ability" option, but you can edit them after adding for some increased