Boulder beetle - Revision history

Hordes: /* Tips & Tricks */ typo

2023-08-26T15:10:46Z

‎Tips & Tricks: typo

Hordes: armor -> armour, mention fulm prism

2023-08-26T15:10:27Z

armor -> armour, mention fulm prism

Hordes: /* History */ commit e50850e & 66f9036

2023-07-07T04:01:47Z

‎History: commit e50850e & 66f9036

Hordes at 03:59, 7 July 2023

2023-07-07T03:59:58Z

Bwijn: upd. to 0.30, no changes, saw it in tournament

2023-05-06T13:02:41Z

upd. to 0.30, no changes, saw it in tournament

Ge0ff: /* Tips & Tricks */

2022-07-27T19:00:05Z

‎Tips & Tricks

Hordes at 20:07, 26 July 2022

2022-07-26T20:07:01Z

Oneirical at 13:32, 26 July 2022

2022-07-26T13:32:50Z

Hordes: /* Tips & Tricks */

2022-03-26T11:01:59Z

‎Tips & Tricks

Hordes: no major changes

2022-03-07T16:41:03Z

no major changes

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 ==Tips & Tricks==
 *Be cautious around boulder beetles; any moment when they're not adjacent to you is a moment they could suddenly gain a huge burst of speed and power.
-*Their rolling attack is essentially a double-strength regular attack and follows many of the same rules. Characters with a decent [[sh]]ield or [[ev]]asion stand a chance of avoiding the attack outright, while characters relying on their armour to protect them will have a harder time of it. Placing an ally (such as [[summon]]s, [[Hepliaklqana]]'s ancestor, or even [[Fulmainant Prism]]) in the path of their rolling charge will safely unleash the attack, and stop the roll.
+*Their rolling attack is essentially a double-strength regular attack and follows many of the same rules. Characters with a decent [[sh]]ield or [[ev]]asion stand a chance of avoiding the attack outright, while characters relying on their armour to protect them will have a harder time of it. Placing an ally (such as [[summon]]s, [[Hepliaklqana]]'s ancestor, or even [[Fulminant Prism]]) in the path of their rolling charge will safely unleash the attack, and stop the roll.
 *Boulder beetles are vulnerable to [[poison]], so [[Poison Magic]] or even poisoned [[dart]]s work well. Due to their tendency to blink away, a [[scroll of poison]] is ''very'' effective. [[Curare]] is also great, since it slows them down.
 *They've also got weak [[willpower]] and only moderate [[HD]], so [[Hexes]] or disabling [[wand]]s can stop them fairly easily.

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 ==Tips & Tricks==
 *Be cautious around boulder beetles; any moment when they're not adjacent to you is a moment they could suddenly gain a huge burst of speed and power.
-*Their rolling attack is essentially a double-strength regular attack and follows many of the same rules. Characters with a decent [[sh]]ield or [[ev]]asion stand a chance of avoiding the attack outright, while characters relying on their armor to protect them will have a harder time of it. Placing an ally (such as [[Hepliaklqana]]'s ancestor) in the path of their rolling charge will safely unleash the attack, and stop the roll.
+*Their rolling attack is essentially a double-strength regular attack and follows many of the same rules. Characters with a decent [[sh]]ield or [[ev]]asion stand a chance of avoiding the attack outright, while characters relying on their armour to protect them will have a harder time of it. Placing an ally (such as [[summon]]s, [[Hepliaklqana]]'s ancestor, or even [[Fulmainant Prism]]) in the path of their rolling charge will safely unleash the attack, and stop the roll.
 *Boulder beetles are vulnerable to [[poison]], so [[Poison Magic]] or even poisoned [[dart]]s work well. Due to their tendency to blink away, a [[scroll of poison]] is ''very'' effective. [[Curare]] is also great, since it slows them down.
 *They've also got weak [[willpower]] and only moderate [[HD]], so [[Hexes]] or disabling [[wand]]s can stop them fairly easily.

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 ==History==
 *Boulder beetles returned in [[0.26]] with a new rolling mechanic.
 *Boulder beetles were removed in [[0.19]]. They were slower than average, and their rolling was subject to inertia (similar to an [[orb of destruction]], they would keep rolling in a straight line until they hit something).
 *Prior to [[0.11]], boulder beetles could not roll at you.

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 *Be cautious around boulder beetles; any moment when they're not adjacent to you is a moment they could suddenly gain a huge burst of speed and power.
 *Their rolling attack is essentially a double-strength regular attack and follows many of the same rules. Characters with a decent [[sh]]ield or [[ev]]asion stand a chance of avoiding the attack outright, while characters relying on their armor to protect them will have a harder time of it. Placing an ally (such as [[Hepliaklqana]]'s ancestor) in the path of their rolling charge will safely unleash the attack, and stop the roll.
-*They've got vulnerability to [[poison]], making it easy to bypass their AC and take them out if you have access to [[Poison Magic]] or even a poisoned [[dart]]. [[Curare]] is especially effective. They've also got weak [[willpower]] and only moderate [[HD]], so [[Hexes]] or disabling [[wand]]s can stop them fairly easily.
+*Boulder beetles are vulnerable to [[poison]], so [[Poison Magic]] or even poisoned [[dart]]s work well. Due to their tendency to blink away, a [[scroll of poison]] is ''very'' effective. [[Curare]] is also great, since it slows them down.
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 ==Useful Info==
-'''Boulder beetles''' are among the most massive bugs in the game, using their brutal melee attacks and decent [[AC]] whenever a player lets them get into melee. This is made easier with their rolling ability, which doubles their speed and damage for a short time; they can also leap away from their prey to set up further opportunities to roll.
+'''Boulder beetles''' are among the most massive bugs in the game, using their brutal melee attacks and decent [[AC]] whenever a player lets them get into melee. This is made easier with their rolling ability, which doubles their speed and damage for a short time. They need a tile of space in order to roll, but they can also leap away from their prey to set up the opportunity.
 Boulder beetles can be found in the mid-to-late [[Dungeon]], as well as in all parts of [[the Lair]].
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 *Be cautious around boulder beetles; any moment when they're not adjacent to you is a moment they could suddenly gain a huge burst of speed and power.
 *Their rolling attack is essentially a double-strength regular attack and follows many of the same rules. Characters with a decent [[sh]]ield or [[ev]]asion stand a chance of avoiding the attack outright, while characters relying on their armor to protect them will have a harder time of it. Placing an ally (such as [[Hepliaklqana]]'s ancestor) in the path of their rolling charge will safely unleash the attack, and stop the roll.
-*They've got vulnerability to [[poison]], making it easy to bypass their AC and take them out if you have access to [[Poison Magic]] or even poisoned [[dart]]. They've also got weak [[willpower]] and only moderate [[HD]], so [[Hexes]] or disabling [[wand]]s can stop them fairly easily.
+*They've got vulnerability to [[poison]], making it easy to bypass their AC and take them out if you have access to [[Poison Magic]] or even a poisoned [[dart]]. [[Curare]] is especailly effective. They've also got weak [[willpower]] and only moderate [[HD]], so [[Hexes]] or disabling [[wand]]s can stop them fairly easily.
 ==History==