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==Tips & Tricks==
 
==Tips & Tricks==
*Despite them being one of the weaker Zot monsters "on average", do ''not'' take Killer Klowns lightly! Silence and -Potion prevent you from using most of your emergency escape options. And being a [[bad form]] means losing all of your equipment, almost a death sentence in Zot:5. Always try to fight them alone; you don't want to get turned to a pig next to an [[orb of fire]].
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*Despite them being one of the weaker Zot monsters "on average", do ''not'' take Killer Klowns lightly! They are deadly support monsters. Silence and -Potion prevent you from using most of your emergency escape options. If you've taken too much damage, losing access to [[scrolls of blinking]] and [[god abilities]] is practically a death sentence.
**Be especially careful around [[dread lich]]es. Bat/Pig Form will meld all equipment except [[amulet]], which eliminates most sources of [[willpower]]. That isn't great when dread liches have [[Paralyse]]. Being turned into a pig next to an OOF might be bad, being a paralysed bat next to an OOF is almost certain death.
 
 
*[[Repulsion]], [[shield]]s, and/or high [[EV]] can help prevent you from getting hit by Throw Klown Pie.
 
*[[Repulsion]], [[shield]]s, and/or high [[EV]] can help prevent you from getting hit by Throw Klown Pie.
 
*They have excellent willpower, but lack any elemental resistances, so it's not too hard to pile up damage. Try to blast them at range before they can reach you. They are weak to [[silver]], so silver [[javelin]]s are very effective.
 
*They have excellent willpower, but lack any elemental resistances, so it's not too hard to pile up damage. Try to blast them at range before they can reach you. They are weak to [[silver]], so silver [[javelin]]s are very effective.
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==History==
 
==History==
*In [[0.31]], Throw Klown Pie will lose the ability to polymorph, but gain the ability to inflict [[Vitrify]].
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*Prior to [[0.31]], Throw Klown Pie could polymorph the player into [[Bat Form]], [[Pig Form]], or [[Wisp Form]], instead of inflicting Fragile. This was notable as a major source of '''[[instant death]]'''. If you were [[teleport]]ed into [[Zot:5]]'s lungs, a klown could cause you to turn into a bat ''before you got a chance to move'', losing all your resistances. (You could then be [[paralysed]], mauled by an [[orb of fire]], etc.)
 
*Killer Klowns gained Throw Klown Pie in [[0.23]]. Prior to that, Killer Klowns were unarmed and used a special Klown attack flavor that could choose randomly between [[Fire]], [[Cold]], [[Electricity]], [[Poison|Strong poison]], [[Slow|Drain speed]], [[Pain (brand)|Pain]], or [[Antimagic]]. Also, they had fast regeneration.
 
*Killer Klowns gained Throw Klown Pie in [[0.23]]. Prior to that, Killer Klowns were unarmed and used a special Klown attack flavor that could choose randomly between [[Fire]], [[Cold]], [[Electricity]], [[Poison|Strong poison]], [[Slow|Drain speed]], [[Pain (brand)|Pain]], or [[Antimagic]]. Also, they had fast regeneration.
*Prior to [[0.14]] Klowns had a different set of damage brands for their melee attack: [[fire]], [[cold]], nasty [[poison]], [[drain experience|drain XP]], [[rot]], [[blink]], [[anti-magic]].
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*Prior to [[0.14]] Klowns had a different set of damage brands for their melee attack: [[fire]], [[cold]], nasty [[poison]], [[drain experience|drain XP]], [[rot]], [[blink]], [[anti-magic]].
 
 
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Revision as of 14:49, 14 January 2024

Version 0.31: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Killer Klown pKiller Klown.png
HP 99-200
HD 20
XP 5240
Speed 13
AC 10
EV 15
Will 160
Attack1 30 (hit: plain)


Resistances None
Vulnerabilities Silver
Habitat Land
Intelligence Human
Uses Starting equipment
Open doors
Holiness Natural
Size Medium
Type human, Killer Klown
Flags See invisible
Speaks
Warm-blooded
No poly
No gen derived
A comical figure full of life and laughter. It looks very happy to see you... but is there a slightly malicious cast to its features? Is that red face paint or something altogether less pleasant?

“All the world loves a clown.”
-Cole Porter, “Be a Clown”. 1948.

Useful Info

Killer Klowns are powerful humanoid monsters found only in the Realm of Zot. Armed with highly enchanted and branded clubs, they have decent HP, the speed of an adder, the sporadic blinking of a blink frog, and the ability to inflict various status effects by throwing pies:

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1 Throw Klown Pie (3d20) Natural flag
Slot2 Blink Magical flag

Tips & Tricks

  • Despite them being one of the weaker Zot monsters "on average", do not take Killer Klowns lightly! They are deadly support monsters. Silence and -Potion prevent you from using most of your emergency escape options. If you've taken too much damage, losing access to scrolls of blinking and god abilities is practically a death sentence.
  • Repulsion, shields, and/or high EV can help prevent you from getting hit by Throw Klown Pie.
  • They have excellent willpower, but lack any elemental resistances, so it's not too hard to pile up damage. Try to blast them at range before they can reach you. They are weak to silver, so silver javelins are very effective.

Trivia

Killer Klowns were originally murderous extraterrestrial pranksters in the 1988 Academy Award® winning comedy horror sci-fi film, Killer Klowns from Outer Space.

History