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Revision as of 20:15, 10 May 2013

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minotaur HMinotaur.png
HP 53-89
HD 13
XP 1385
Speed 10
AC 5
EV 7
Will 52
Attack1 35 (hit: plain)
Attack2 20 (gore: plain)


Resistances None
Vulnerabilities None
Habitat Land
Intelligence Normal
Uses Weapons & armour
Starting equipment
Open doors
Holiness Natural
Size Medium
Type minotaur, minotaur
Flags Fighter
Speaks
Warm-blooded
Headbutt


A large muscular human with the head of a bull. It makes its home in secluded labyrinths.

Useful Info

Minotaurs are moderately powerful creatures which guard the center of every Labyrinth, protecting their treasure horde and preventing escape. They can be dangerous in melee, countering attacks with vicious headbutts, but they lack any other special abilities. If you see one outside of a Labyrinth, it's probably a shapeshifter.

Variant Minotaur

You can find a minotaur monk while exploring certain vaults. In spite of their background, they aren't much deadlier than the standard version. They tend to guard several magical armours.

A particularly adventurous and agile minotaur, capable of tearing apart the unwary with naught but its bare hands.

Tips & Tricks

  • It's usually pretty obvious when you're about to come across the minotaur, as the center of the Labyrinth is pretty easy to spot.
  • Minotaurs hit hard, but aren't very durable, and the fact that they're usually asleep when you find them will give you a chance to get in some early damage, particularly if you're trained in Stabbing.
  • Be sure to examine them before the fight to know just how heavy a hitter they're going to be. A bare-handed minotaur is much less of a threat than one wielding an obvious artifact executioner's axe.
  • If you buff yourself beforehand or use your most powerful spells, you shouldn't have too much trouble taking the minotaur down. Just be careful about using powerful Fire Magic or Ice Magic against it; it may be guarding rare potions and scrolls, which can be destroyed by careless use of fire and freezing clouds.