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|tile=[[File:Sky beast.png]]
 
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|flags={{Flying flag}}<br>{{No skeleton flag}}
 
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|resistances={{Electricity resistance 3}}, {{Drown resistance}}, <br>{{Asphyxiation resistance}}
 
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|meat={{Mutagenic corpse}}
 
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{{Flavour|A strange aerial creature formed of clouds and tortured flesh that sparkles with electricity and, every so often, slips entirely from view.
 
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Her own mother lived the latter years of her life in the horrible suspicion that electricity was dripping invisibly all over the house.<br>
 
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-James Thurber, _My Life and Hard Times_. 1934}}
 
  
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==Useful Info==
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'''Sky beasts''' are unusual flying creatures that appear in the early Dungeon, usually around D:6. They cause an [[airstrike]] when hitting their target, dealing additional damage with each empty space around them.
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'''Sky beasts''' are unusual flying creatures that can be a dangerous nuisance when first encountered (usually D:5 or so, though they can appear [[out-of-depth]]). Their melee attacks deal an additional 5-6 [[electricity]] damage per hit to those without resistance, and they tend to turn [[invisible]] during combat or when fleeing. They also occasionally create tiles of [[shallow water]] (or turn shallow water into [[deep water]]) when turning invisible.
 
  
 
==Tips & Tricks==
 
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*Retreat to a nearby hallway or corner if you have to face them in melee. Fighting them in the open makes their damage output considerably higher.
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*Sky beasts only move at normal speed, so any player (barring [[naga]] or [[barachi]]m) can easily run away from them.
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*They completely resist [[electricity]], but any other element (especially [[poison]]) works just fine.
  
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* Their tendency to turn invisible may make combat with them an aggravating guessing game. Fortunately, they rarely ever do anything more exotic than approach you and start attacking, so it's easy to guess where one will be when you engage it in melee. Alternatively, reading a [[scroll of fog]] or hitting it with [[Corona]] will make it much easier to spot. Also, keep in mind that they are generally only brief and intermittently invisible. Often a short retreat will get them to become visible again. This will work multiple times.
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==History==
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* These are likely the first monsters you'll encounter with [[mutagenic]] chunks. If you feel like gambling with [[mutation]]s, here's an early opportunity.
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*Prior to [[0.33]], sky beasts' attack was electricity-branded. Also, they would randomly go [[invisible]], creating rain [[cloud]]s.
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* They cannot be raised as [[zombie]]s or [[skeleton]]s. Don't bother trying.
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*Prior to [[0.21]], sky beasts had mutagenic [[food|meat]].
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*Prior to [[0.12]], sky beasts would [[flee]] once heavily injured. Coupled with their tendency to turn invisible, this made finishing them off very annoying.
  
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==References==
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Prior to [[0.12]], sky beasts would [[flee]] once heavily injured. Coupled with their tendency to turn invisible, this made finishing them off very annoying.
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Latest revision as of 19:56, 2 February 2026

Version 0.34: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.
sky beast F Sky beast.png
HP 18-37
HD 6
XP 130
Speed 10
AC 3
EV 13
Will 20
Attack1 6 (hit: airstrike)


Resistances rElec+++
Vulnerabilities None
Habitat Land
Intelligence Animal
Uses Uses nothing
Holiness Natural
Size Large
Type sky beast, sky beast
Flags Flying
No skeleton
A strange aerial creature formed of fleshy clouds and electric feathers. It commands the faint wind currents of the Dungeon with every strike, which will buffet its victims in dramatic correlation to the amount of open air around said prey.

“Her own mother lived the latter years of her life in the horrible suspicion that electricity was dripping invisibly all over the house.”
-James Thurber, _My Life and Hard Times_. 1934.

Useful Info

Sky beasts are unusual flying creatures that appear in the early Dungeon, usually around D:6. They cause an airstrike when hitting their target, dealing additional damage with each empty space around them.

Tips & Tricks

  • Retreat to a nearby hallway or corner if you have to face them in melee. Fighting them in the open makes their damage output considerably higher.
  • Sky beasts only move at normal speed, so any player (barring naga or barachim) can easily run away from them.
  • They completely resist electricity, but any other element (especially poison) works just fine.

History

  • Prior to 0.33, sky beasts' attack was electricity-branded. Also, they would randomly go invisible, creating rain clouds.
  • Prior to 0.21, sky beasts had mutagenic meat.
  • Prior to 0.12, sky beasts would flee once heavily injured. Coupled with their tendency to turn invisible, this made finishing them off very annoying.

References

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