Orc sorcerer

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For a list of all orcs, see list of orcs.

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HP	20-42
HD	9
XP	597
Speed	10
AC	5
EV	12
Will	36
Attack1	7 (hit: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	Holy, Orc Slaying
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	High
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	orc, orc
Flags	Actual spells Speaks Evil Spellcaster Warm-blooded See invisible

An exceptionally competent orcish wizard. Most of them draw magical power from Hell, but some are fueled by other sources.

Useful Info

Orc sorcerers are advanced orcish casters which hurl fire, negative energy, and paralysis at you from the back rows while their orcish and demonic allies keep you busy. They don't handle damage well, but it's difficult to take them out before you've suffered some draining or a band of demons has come to their aid. They are often found on Orcish Mines:4, but can appear earlier.

Variant Orc Sorcerer

You may encounter an orc demonologist if you open a warning-covered door found in a random Abyss vault. He will be guarding an exit from the Abyss, along with a deep elf demonologist, kobold demonologist, and a lich.

An exceptionally competent orcish wizard, in league with hellish and chthonic forces and motivated by the purest imaginable strain of malevolence.

Spells

Spell set
Slot1	Bolt of Fire (3d17)
Slot2	Bolt of Draining (3d14)
Slot3	Summon Demon
Slot4	Paralyse
Slot5	Animate Dead
Slot6	none

Tips & Tricks

• Keeping monsters between you and an orc sorcerer will stop it from hitting you with paralysis, but will do nothing to stop him from hammering you (and everything in between) with bolts of fire and draining. It'll hurt and cost you some XP, but if you're getting swarmed, it may be useful to let these guys do some of the work for you.

Beogh Follower

It takes a lot of luck and more than a little micromanagement to turn an orc wizard into an orc sorcerer, and even more luck to keep him alive. But if your sorcerer decides to start summoning demons instead of blinking into the middle of a pack of enemies, he's worth his weight in gold. Get him the best armor he will wear, because he's going to lead from the front much more often than you want. In addition to the usual tricks for keeping followers alive, try hard not to allow shots at you to also target your frail sorcerers, and call him back to you anytime he gets into an exposed position.

History

Orc demonologists and their abyssal vault will be removed in 0.12