Death touch over time

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[edit] General Information

The term death touch over time (DT over time for short), or delayed death touch (delayed DT for short), refers to a specific type of death touch. This type of death touch hits the player as a detrimental effect (like a debuff, and sometimes with the debilitating effects of a debuff) and, if not cured, hits that player with a death touch spell upon fading.

[edit] History

DT over time spells were introduced with Arch Magus Vangl in Anguish, the Fallen Palace, of the Omens of War expansion. Since then, several mobs, mostly in end-game raiding zones, have been given the ability.

[edit] List of Mobs

• Arch Magus Vangl/Mark of Death - the first mob with a DT over time spell, this is the second to last mob in Anguish. It should be noted that the player is hit with the death touch around 30 of remaining duration on this spell, and not when it fades. This spell has 14 disease counters.
  • It should be noted that Overlord Mata Muram randomly casts the effects of all the raid mobs in Anguish, and as a result has access to Mark of Death. This is part of the script and is cast once, when he reaches a certain %. He casts it on 10 random people.
• Vishimtar the Fallen/Creeping Doom - this DT over time is a bit more interesting. Rather than being cured by players, it requires that players find "a mournful spirit" wandering around Vishimtar's platform and speak the phrase "shoulder my burden". The spirit will then cure the curse and despawn. Vishimtar casts this spell on several random players every 30 seconds.
• Bloodeye/Bloodeye's Curse - one of the five Curse of Blood mobs of Depths of Darkhollow. This spell has 45 curse counters.
• Zi-Thuuli of the Granite Claw/Spreading Stone - the first raid mob that most guilds encounter in Demi-Plane of Blood. This spell is a bit more interesting because it has a gargoyle illusion component, making it easy for curers to pick out who has the curse. It has 16 curse counters. Zi-Thuuli casts this spell on several random players every 45 seconds.
  • It should be noted that all the gargoyle trash mobs in Demi-Plane of Blood also cast this spell on their target.
• Daosheen the Firstborn/Doom of the Firstborn - at 10% and 5% health he casts this spell which can only be cured by clicking the crystals in the room quickly and in a certain order.