Vote to choose the new spell's name Options

[Sikret]

As I wrote elsewhere, a new 4th level arcane spell is added to the game which only affects golems. It can be cast on a single golem. It penetrates/bypasses magic resistance and applies unavoidable damage which varies depending on the golem-type. The game's standard golems (except the adamantite and Brain ones) take most damage. Brain, Adamantite, Coin, Gem and Amber golems stand middle regarding the amount of damage they take. Ice golems and Elemental Golems take less damage than others, though it's still considerable compared to the little damage they take from other type of attacks. (Ultra Golems and Supreme Golems are immune and take no damage.)

I want you to cooperate and choose a name for this new spell. The spell's projectile animation is that of a beholder's ray and its icon (spellbook, scroll and memorization icons) is a red colored golem head with a very narrow white vertical line on it (as if it's cracked). Just to help you imagine the icon correctly, remember the ninth level spell "shape Change"? Just imagine the same icon but in red color.

If you have any new suggestion, please write it. You can even vote for one of the existent options in addition to suggesting a new name.

This post has been edited by Sikret: Jul 12 2007, 06:38 AM

[coaster]

I think many of these could imply that the golem is killed outright, eg. "break" and "crush" golem suggests to me that the golem is broken into pieces. Perhaps "fracture golem" is more accurate but doesn't sound very elegant!

I voted for "Ray of Fragmentation" from the current options.

Some other possibles:

"Harm Golem"
"Damage Golem"
"Melf's Golem Gimper" (well, perhaps not...)

[Sikret]

Thanks, everyone!

I think many of these could imply that the golem is killed outright, eg. "break" and "crush" golem suggests to me that the golem is broken into pieces.

Isn't the same true about "Fragmentation"? One of my dictionaries says:

Fragmentation: Separating something into fine particles

Meaningwise, it seems to me that "Pierce Golem" and "Penetrate Golem" both sound very well. The dictionary says:

Verb: Pierce:

1- Cut or make a way through

2- Affect deeply or sharply

Verb: Penetrate:

Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance

"Dismantle Golem" comes to mind as well, but it has the same implication that the golem is going to be destroyed at once. I'm not saying that "Ray of Fragmentation" is bad. If I believed that it was bad, I wouldn't put it in the poll. I just think that it probably has the same implication that the golem is going to be killed outright. I'm not a native English speaker and I may be wrong about the implications of course. Any comments will be most appreciated.

This post has been edited by Sikret: Jul 13 2007, 11:46 AM