From e0304c0d71a9537237b176b092938a71f1f7c8bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: backwardsEric
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2019 10:13:00 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Changed the multipliers listed for slays and brands to match
 what's in melee1.c.

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 lib/help/tang.txt | 26 +++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/help/tang.txt b/lib/help/tang.txt
index 7def0ca3..72c60680 100644
--- a/lib/help/tang.txt
+++ b/lib/help/tang.txt
@@ -449,19 +449,23 @@ melee weapons.)
 
 Many weapons you find in the dungeon are considered to be particularly
 deadly against a type of creature. These qualities are collectively
-known as slays. They double, triple, or multiply by five *the damage
-done by the damage dice*. They DO NOT affect bonuses to damage. Thus,
-while slays may play an important part in the early game (especially if
-you find a weapon of Slay Orc), in the later part of the game, where
-magical bonuses to damage all but take over combat, slays play a very
-minor role. The rundown on slays:
-
-     Slay (or *Slay*) Evil: x2 damage dice against evil monsters
-     Slay (or *Slay*) Animal, Undead, Demon, Giant, Dragon: x2 damage
-       dice against the relevant monster type
+known as slays. They multiply *the damage done by the damage dice* by
+a value between two and five, depending on the specific quality. They
+DO NOT affect bonuses to damage. Thus, while slays may play an
+important part in the early game (especially if you find a weapon
+of Slay Orc), in the later part of the game, where magical bonuses
+to damage all but take over combat, slays play a very minor role. The
+rundown on slays:
+
+     Slay (or *Slay*) Evil: x2 (x3.5 for *Slay*) damage dice against
+       evil monsters
+     Slay (or *Slay*) Animal, Human: x2.5 (x4.0 for *Slay*) against
+       the relevant monster type
+     Slay (or *Slay*) Undead, Demon, Orc, Troll, Giant, Dragon: x3
+       (x5 for *Slay*) damage dice against the relevant monster type
 
 The brands ("of Melting", "of Burning", "of Freezing", "of Shocking",
-and "of Poisoning") all do x2 damage dice to those monsters not
+and "of Poisoning") all do x2.5 damage dice to those monsters not
 resistant to the relevant element. There is also a "(Vampiric)" brand
 which will suck life from your foes and heal you at the same time and
 a "(Chaotic)" brand which can cause some unexpected results when using
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2.21.0 (Apple Git-122)