Death yak - Revision history

Patrick2011b: bump

2024-06-22T18:03:53Z

bump

Hordes: give scroll of poison its own bullet

2023-08-11T05:23:54Z

give scroll of poison its own bullet

Hordes: /* Tips & Tricks */

2023-07-21T20:09:59Z

‎Tips & Tricks

Ge0ff at 11:11, 21 July 2023

2023-07-21T11:11:24Z

Hordes: /* Tips & Tricks */ link to herd flag

2023-07-20T06:53:51Z

‎Tips & Tricks: link to herd flag

Hordes: /* Tips & Tricks */

2023-07-20T06:53:26Z

‎Tips & Tricks

Hordes at 06:52, 20 July 2023

2023-07-20T06:52:26Z

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

2023-05-06T11:21:48Z

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

Ge0ff at 20:44, 3 August 2022

2022-08-03T20:44:36Z

Hordes: /* Tips & Tricks */

2022-07-28T10:20:31Z

‎Tips & Tricks

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 ***Death yaks will happily charge into a [[scroll of poison]]'s clouds, but they'll take lots of damage in the process. If you have [[poison resistance]] (or use a [[potion of resistance]], or worship [[Qazlal]]), [[kiting]] death yaks through the poison clouds is brutally effective. Even if you don't have rPois, they'll be weakened significantly - just make sure you can fight and/or escape afterwards.
 **[[Throwing net]]s and damaging [[evocable]] items function normally. Their usefulness depends on the item; a net can't be thrown at every yak, but it can help you win against a single one. A [[tin of tremorstones]] or [[lightning rod]] is unlikely to kill outright, but it can help soften them up.
-**[[Kiting]]. Death yaks are 10 speed enemies, so fast species ([[Spriggan]]s and [[Felid]]s) can kite in an explored area with relative safety.
+**[[Kiting]]. Death yaks are 10 speed enemies, so [[Spriggan]]s can kite in an explored area with relative safety.
 *Don't try to melee multiple death yaks at once. For melee characters, the usual tactic of [[stair dancing]] works well. Just don't bring more mutton than you can chew. Ranged attacks can work, since death yaks don't have any of their own.
-*If you encounter a pack of death yaks in [[the Dungeon]], they are almost certainly part of a [[vault]] guarding the Lair. They are ''very'' nasty foes for this part of the game, don't attempt to fight one. But remember that death yaks are 10 speed enemies, so you can walk away.
+*If you encounter a pack of death yaks in [[the Dungeon]], they are almost certainly part of a [[vault]] guarding the Lair. They are ''very'' nasty foes for this part of the game, so don't attempt to fight one. But remember that death yaks are 10 speed enemies, so you can walk away.
 **If you're trying to sneak past death yaks, keep note of their "[[:Category:Herd_flag|herd]]" behavior; yaks tend to follow each other. If you find a yak in one area, it's unlikely for there to be any yaks in ''another'' area (say, the entrance to the Lair).

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 ==Tips & Tricks==
 *Most tricks to take out dangerous monsters won't work well on death yaks; they have high [[willpower]] and [[hit dice]] to shake off most [[status effect]]s, and their melee strength makes it unwise to brute force. The following do work, though:
-**Poison. [[Curare]] darts slow as usual, allowing you to run away from the yak or fight. A [[scroll of poison]] (used as far away as possible) can do significant damage as they charge in, though it won't usually kill. While [[Mephitic Cloud]] checks HD, a cloud can attempt to confuse multiple times, which can eventually work.
+**Poison. [[Curare]] darts slow as usual, allowing you to run away from the yak or fight. While [[Mephitic Cloud]] checks HD, a cloud can attempt to confuse multiple times, which can eventually work.
-**[[Throwing net]]s and damaging [[evocable]] items function. Usefulness depends on the item; a net can't be thrown at every yak, but it can help against a single one. A [[tin of tremorstones]] or [[lightning rod]] is unlikely to kill outright, but it can help soften them up.
+***Death yaks will happily charge into a [[scroll of poison]]'s clouds, but they'll take lots of damage in the process. If you have [[poison resistance]] (or use a [[potion of resistance]], or worship [[Qazlal]]), [[kiting]] death yaks through the poison clouds is brutally effective. Even if you don't have rPois, they'll be weakened significantly - just make sure you can fight and/or escape afterwards.
 **[[Kiting]]. Death yaks are 10 speed enemies, so fast species ([[Spriggan]]s and [[Felid]]s) can kite in an explored area with relative safety.
 *Don't try to melee multiple death yaks at once. For melee characters, the usual tactic of [[stair dancing]] works well. Just don't bring more mutton than you can chew. Ranged attacks can work, since death yaks don't have any of their own.
 *If you encounter a pack of death yaks in [[the Dungeon]], they are almost certainly part of a [[vault]] guarding the Lair. They are ''very'' nasty foes for this part of the game, don't attempt to fight one. But remember that death yaks are 10 speed enemies, so you can walk away.
 **If you're trying to sneak past death yaks, keep note of their "[[:Category:Herd_flag|herd]]" behavior; yaks tend to follow each other. If you find a yak in one area, it's unlikely for there to be any yaks in ''another'' area (say, the entrance to the Lair).

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 **Poison. [[Curare]] darts slow as usual, allowing you to run away from the yak or fight. A [[scroll of poison]] (used as far away as possible) can do significant damage as they charge in, though it won't usually kill. While [[Mephitic Cloud]] checks HD, a cloud can attempt to confuse multiple times, which can eventually work.
 **[[Throwing net]]s and damaging [[evocable]] items function. Usefulness depends on the item; a net can't be thrown at every yak, but it can help against a single one. A [[tin of tremorstones]] or [[lightning rod]] is unlikely to kill outright, but it can help soften them up.
-**[[Kiting]]. Death yaks are 10 speed enemies, so fast species ([[Spriggan]]s and [[Felid]]s can kite in an explored area with relative safety.
+**[[Kiting]]. Death yaks are 10 speed enemies, so fast species ([[Spriggan]]s and [[Felid]]s) can kite in an explored area with relative safety.
 *Don't try to melee multiple death yaks at once. For melee characters, the usual tactic of [[stair dancing]] works well. Just don't bring more mutton than you can chew. Ranged attacks can work, since death yaks don't have any of their own.
 *If you encounter a pack of death yaks in [[the Dungeon]], they are almost certainly part of a [[vault]] guarding the Lair. They are ''very'' nasty foes for this part of the game, don't attempt to fight one. But remember that death yaks are 10 speed enemies, so you can walk away.
 **If you're trying to sneak past death yaks, keep note of their "[[:Category:Herd_flag|herd]]" behavior; yaks tend to follow each other. If you find a yak in one area, it's unlikely for there to be any yaks in ''another'' area (say, the entrance to the Lair).

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 **[[Throwing net]]s and damaging [[evocable]] items function. Usefulness depends on the item; a net can't be thrown at every yak, but it can help against a single one. A [[tin of tremorstones]] or [[lightning rod]] is unlikely to kill outright, but it can help soften them up.
 **[[Kiting]]. Death yaks are 10 speed enemies, so fast species ([[Spriggan]]s and [[Felid]]s can kite in an explored area with relative safety.
-*Don't try to melee multiple death yaks at once. For melee characters, the usual tactic of [[stair dancing]] works well. Just don't bring more than you can chew. Ranged attacks can work, since death yaks don't have any of their own.
+*Don't try to melee multiple death yaks at once. For melee characters, the usual tactic of [[stair dancing]] works well. Just don't bring more mutton than you can chew. Ranged attacks can work, since death yaks don't have any of their own.
 *If you encounter a pack of death yaks in [[the Dungeon]], they are almost certainly part of a [[vault]] guarding the Lair. They are ''very'' nasty foes for this part of the game, don't attempt to fight one. But remember that death yaks are 10 speed enemies, so you can walk away.
 **If you're trying to sneak past death yaks, keep note of their "[[:Category:Herd_flag|herd]]" behavior; yaks tend to follow each other. If you find a yak in one area, it's unlikely for there to be any yaks in ''another'' area (say, the entrance to the Lair).

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 *Don't try to melee multiple death yaks at once. For melee characters, the usual tactic of [[stair dancing]] works well. Just don't bring more than you can chew. Ranged attacks can work, since death yaks don't have any of their own.
 *If you encounter a pack of death yaks in [[the Dungeon]], they are almost certainly part of a [[vault]] guarding the Lair. They are ''very'' nasty foes for this part of the game, don't attempt to fight one. But remember that death yaks are 10 speed enemies, so you can walk away.
-**If you're trying to sneak past death yaks, keep note of their "herd" behavior; yaks tend to follow each other. If you find a yak in one area, it's unlikely for there to be any yaks in ''another'' area (say, the entrance to the Lair).
+**If you're trying to sneak past death yaks, keep note of their "[[:Category:Herd_flag|herd]]" behavior; yaks tend to follow each other. If you find a yak in one area, it's unlikely for there to be any yaks in ''another'' area (say, the entrance to the Lair).

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 *Most of the tricks you've used thus far to take out dangerous monsters quickly won't work very well on death yaks; they've got enough [[willpower]] and [[hit dice]] to shake off most [[status effects]], and their melee strength makes it extremely unwise to use brute force, unless you're playing a pure tank. Attack them from a distance, flood them with summoned or undead minions, and lure them [[stairs|upstairs]] one at a time for safe disposal. Never face down more than one at once until you've grown strong enough.
 *Even though death yaks have high willpower and HD, they still can be incapacitated with [[net]]s, [[curare]]-tipped darts, or a variety of physical [[evocable items]]. [[Mephitic Cloud]] can check multiple times per cast, so while unsuitable in tight situations, can still be powerful.
-*Their lack of [[poison resistance]] makes [[kiting]] death yaks much easier. The aformentioned curare is especially good for poisoning and slowing them down. Fast [[species]] like [[spriggan]]s armed with ranged weapons can hunt death yaks in relative safety if they encounter them on an otherwise empty floor.
+*Their lack of [[poison resistance]] makes [[kiting]] death yaks much easier. The aforementioned curare is especially good for poisoning and slowing them down. Fast [[species]] like [[spriggan]]s armed with ranged weapons can hunt death yaks in relative safety if they encounter them on an otherwise empty floor.