Flaming Ray
Category
|
Physical |
|---|---|
Cost
|
4 |
Body LocationThe body part(s) where this
mutation can be located |
Hands, Feet, Face |
Location Equippable?Whether equipment can be worn
on top of the mutated body part |
yes |
ExclusionsOther mutations that cannot be
selected with this mutation |
|
VariantsThe Customize options that may
be selected for this mutation |
Hands, Feet, Face |
ID?Use this ID to wish for the mutation
(example: mutation:FlamingRay) |
FlamingRay |
Reality DistortingReality distorting mutations
cannot be used under the effects of normality. |
no |
Infobox data from game version 2.0.206.63
| |
You emit a ray of flame from your (hands, feet, face).
Emits a 9-square ray of flame in the direction of your choice.
Damage: (level based)
Cooldown: 10 rounds
Melee attacks heat opponents by (level based) degrees
Flaming Ray is a physical mutation that grants the 
ghostly flames natural body equipment on the limb of your choosing, allowing you to emit a flaming ray from that limb. On character creation, the player can Customize to select between the Hands, Feet, and Face, designating which limb the ghostly flames will be located on.
Hitting a creature with a flaming ray deals Heat damage and forces a Temperature change dependent on the mutation level. Creatures with Flaming Ray will also increase their target's temperature when making melee attacks; the attack can be made by any limb (even when wielding weapons) and does not need to penetrate for this temperature change to occur.
Flaming Ray allows creatures to wear equipment in its designated limb's slot and will continue to function even if that limb is covered. Losing the limb the ghostly flames are located on will result in losing the mutation's abilities until the limb is restored.
If Flaming Ray is present on the same limb as other natural equipment, such as the 
claws granted by 
Burrowing Claws, that equipment will be flaming. This will not be the case if the natural equipment occupies the limb's slot, such as in the case of the 
hooks granted by 
Hooks for Feet (D).
If a creature somehow has multiple Flaming Rays, the damage increase is only +1 for each additional iteration.
Formulas
The following formulas are used to determine damage, temperature change, and melee temperature change based on mutation level.
| Damage | (Level)d4 + 1
|
|---|---|
| Temperature Change | 310° + (25° × Level)
|
| Melee Temperature Change | (Level)d8°
|
Advancement Table
| Mutation Level | Damage | Temperature Change |
Melee Temperature Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  1d4+12-5 (Avg: 3.5)
|
335° | 2d82-16 (Avg: 9)° |
| 2 | 2d4+13-9 (Avg: 6)
|
360° | 4d84-32 (Avg: 18)° |
| 3 | 3d4+14-13 (Avg: 8.5)
|
385° | 6d86-48 (Avg: 27)° |
| 4 | 4d4+15-17 (Avg: 11)
|
410° | 8d88-64 (Avg: 36)° |
| 5 | 5d4+16-21 (Avg: 13.5)
|
435° | 10d810-80 (Avg: 45)° |
| 6 | 6d4+17-25 (Avg: 16)
|
460° | 12d812-96 (Avg: 54)° |
| 7 | 7d4+18-29 (Avg: 18.5)
|
485° | 14d814-112 (Avg: 63)° |
| 8 | 8d4+19-33 (Avg: 21)
|
510° | 16d816-128 (Avg: 72)° |
| 9 | 9d4+110-37 (Avg: 23.5)
|
535° | 18d818-144 (Avg: 81)° |
| 10 | 10d4+111-41 (Avg: 26)
|
560° | 20d820-160 (Avg: 90)° |
| Mutation Level | Damage | Temperature Change |
Melee Temperature Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 11d4+112-45 (Avg: 28.5)
|
585° | 22d822-176 (Avg: 99)° |
| 12 | 12d4+113-49 (Avg: 31)
|
610° | 24d824-192 (Avg: 108)° |
| 13 | 13d4+114-53 (Avg: 33.5)
|
635° | 26d826-208 (Avg: 117)° |
| 14 | 14d4+115-57 (Avg: 36)
|
660° | 28d828-224 (Avg: 126)° |
| 15 | 15d4+116-61 (Avg: 38.5)
|
685° | 30d830-240 (Avg: 135)° |
| 16 | 16d4+117-65 (Avg: 41)
|
710° | 32d832-256 (Avg: 144)° |
| 17 | 17d4+118-69 (Avg: 43.5)
|
735° | 34d834-272 (Avg: 153)° |
| 18 | 18d4+119-73 (Avg: 46)
|
760° | 36d836-288 (Avg: 162)° |
| 19 | 19d4+120-77 (Avg: 48.5)
|
785° | 38d838-304 (Avg: 171)° |
| 20 | 20d4+121-81 (Avg: 51)
|
810° | 40d840-320 (Avg: 180)° |
| Mutation Level | Damage | Temperature Change |
Melee Temperature Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 21d4+122-85 (Avg: 53.5)
|
835° | 42d842-336 (Avg: 189)° |
| 22 | 22d4+123-89 (Avg: 56)
|
860° | 44d844-352 (Avg: 198)° |
| 23 | 23d4+124-93 (Avg: 58.5)
|
885° | 46d846-368 (Avg: 207)° |
| 24 | 24d4+125-97 (Avg: 61)
|
910° | 48d848-384 (Avg: 216)° |
| 25 | 25d4+126-101 (Avg: 63.5)
|
935° | 50d850-400 (Avg: 225)° |
| 26 | 26d4+127-105 (Avg: 66)
|
960° | 52d852-416 (Avg: 234)° |
| 27 | 27d4+128-109 (Avg: 68.5)
|
985° | 54d854-432 (Avg: 243)° |
| 28 | 28d4+129-113 (Avg: 71)
|
1010° | 56d856-448 (Avg: 252)° |
| 29 | 29d4+130-117 (Avg: 73.5)
|
1035° | 58d858-464 (Avg: 261)° |
| 30 | 30d4+131-121 (Avg: 76)
|
1060° | 60d860-480 (Avg: 270)° |
Ability Cooldown
Flaming Ray's cooldown (CD) in rounds depends on the user's willpower (WI) attribute:
| WI | CD | WI | CD | WI | CD | WI | CD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 27 | 5 |
| 10 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 28 | 5 |
| 11 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 29 | 5 |
| 12 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 30 | 5 |
| 13 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 31 | 5 |
| 14 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 32 | 5 |
Advantages & Disadvantages
 |
This section is opinion-based. Your mileage may vary. |
Advantages
- Deals fairly high area damage
- Very low cooldown
- Can set enemies on fire, causing them to take more damage
- Can be used over water to create clouds of
scalding steam, which will linger and damage creatures which enter them - Like all heat inducing abilities, can evaporate harmful liquids like
acid or 
black ooze to avoid stepping on them
Disadvantages
- High cost at character generation
- Turns creatures to
ashes on death
- Defeated creatures will not drop a corpse, so they cannot be butchered
- Defeated creatures will still drop items on death
- Can destroy valuable items on the ground
- Prevents the player from taking the
Freezing Ray mutation
Creatures with Flaming Ray
fire snout(Level 1)
fire ant(Level 2)
Fire-On-Asphalt(Level 3)
dawnglider(Level 4)