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==Useful Info==
 
==Useful Info==
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Despite their appearance, '''ushabti''' are not [[list of mummies|mummies]]. They are instead non-living constructs which assault you with [[negative energy]] or [[miasma]] [[cloud]] blasts, or simply attempt to pummel you in melee. They can be found in [[the Tomb]].
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Despite their appearance, '''ushabtiu''' are not [[list of mummies|mummies]]. They are instead non-living constructs designed to guard [[the Tomb]] from intruders. They are capable of making inordinate amounts of [[noise]], exhaling blasts of [[miasma]], tearing apart [[undead]] adventurers who would otherwise resist the majority of the Tomb's defenses, and simply pummeling intruders in melee.
  
 
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==Tips & Tricks==
 
==Tips & Tricks==
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*Their Death Rattle spell functions similarly to a [[catoblepas]]' petrifying breath attack, creating a line of unwholesome clouds. If you're already standing in a cloud of your own creation, the spell won't be able to affect you. Characters with rN+++ or immunity to miasma can simply ignore the associated clouds, standing in them for safety. Just be mindful of your safe cloud dissipating, and avoid negative energy clouds after getting attacked by [[death scarab]]s - their rN- effect will allow the clouds to start affecting you again.
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*Their Death Rattle spell functions similarly to a [[catoblepas]]'s petrifying breath attack, creating a line of unwholesome clouds. If you're already standing in a cloud of your own creation, the spell won't be able to affect you. Characters with immunity to rotting can simply ignore the associated clouds, standing in them for safety. Just be mindful of your safe cloud dissipating.
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*[[Ghoul]]s, [[mummies]], and [[lichform]] characters have little to fear from ushabti. Focus your attention elsewhere.
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*Undead characters (and those using [[Necromutation|lich form]]) should be wary of their [[Dispel Undead]] - it isn't overly powerful, but it deals completely irresistible damage nonetheless.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Ushabti were added in [[0.16]].
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*In [[0.19]], ushabtiu inherited [[anubis guard]]s' [[Dispel Undead]] and [[Warning Cry]].
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*Ushabti were added in [[0.16]].

Latest revision as of 05:28, 8 July 2018

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ushabti 9 Ushabti.png
HP 30-61
HD 7
XP 206
Speed 8
AC 9
EV 6
Will Immune
Attack1 30 (hit: plain)


Resistances rF+
rC+
rElec
rPois+++
rDrown
rMiasma
rN+++
rTorm
Vulnerabilities None
Habitat Land
Intelligence Human
Uses Uses nothing
Holiness Non-living
Size Little
Type golem, ushabti
Flags Fighter
See invisible
Unbreathing
Artificial
A funerary stone figurine kept in tombs to serve the deceased as they pass through the afterlife. It is inscribed with spells to protect the interred for eternity.

Useful Info

Despite their appearance, ushabtiu are not mummies. They are instead non-living constructs designed to guard the Tomb from intruders. They are capable of making inordinate amounts of noise, exhaling blasts of miasma, tearing apart undead adventurers who would otherwise resist the majority of the Tomb's defenses, and simply pummeling intruders in melee.

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1 Death Rattle (2d4) Magical flag
Slot2 Warning Cry Vocal flag,
Breath flag
Slot3 Dispel Undead Range (3d14) Magical flag

Tips & Tricks

  • Their Death Rattle spell functions similarly to a catoblepas's petrifying breath attack, creating a line of unwholesome clouds. If you're already standing in a cloud of your own creation, the spell won't be able to affect you. Characters with immunity to rotting can simply ignore the associated clouds, standing in them for safety. Just be mindful of your safe cloud dissipating.
  • Undead characters (and those using lich form) should be wary of their Dispel Undead - it isn't overly powerful, but it deals completely irresistible damage nonetheless.

History

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