Cloud Mages' Chambers

Version 0.14: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

Perhaps it is the humidity, or the constant flow of clouds, but the floor here remains forever damp.

This wall is made from low-grade crystal with an opalescent gleam.

The Cloud Mage's Chambers are a Wizard Laboratory made of white crystal and dedicated to control over air and clouds. It has a fairly straightforward layout, with two small treasure chambers in the lower half of the map and a boss chamber at the top. Along the way, clouds of "white fluffiness" will hamper your LOS as air-themed foes attack and disperse every step of the way.

The treasure in the bottom two chambers will be mostly potions (potions of magic are common) and gold, while the boss' chamber may contain Air Magic spell books and rings as well. This lab also has a good chance of producing a quick blade, either as a weapon for the Cloud Mage or as loot in his chamber.

Monsters

E Air elemental- Moderate melee attackers that have high speed, EV, and the (useless) ability to submerge in mid-air. Not a major threat, but the vault uses swarms of them.

v Vapour- Invisible, erratic balls of electric fluff that shoot dangerous Lightning Bolts at you often and move as if confused at speed 16. Pulling out see invisible and electricity resistance is highly recommended.

v Insubstantial wisp- Weakling melee attackers with heavy elemental resists and constant blinking. No threat at all relative to the depth they're encountered in.

v Twister- These can be found outside the walls of the Wizard Laboratory, and usually serve as decoration for the vault. Do not enter the exterior of the vault by smashing open the crystal walls, as the near-invulnerability of twisters can lead to a miserable swirling death.

Boss: Cloud Mage

In the center of the top chamber is a randomly named cloud mage. Isolating him from the vault-wide air elementals and vapours is reccomended. If you can get him into melee, he'll resort to his pathetic melee skills instead of hammering you with poison and cold. Alternatively, any decent offensive caster should be able to obliterate him so long as they don't get confused first.

This strange wizard has attained mastery over clouds, and his mystic gestures are as deft as they are foreboding.

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HP: 150
HD: 20
Spells: Airstrike, Blink Range, Freezing Cloud, Mephitic Cloud, Poisonous Cloud
Equipment: Electrocution or Freezing Branded quick blade or dagger (with a chance of speed brand on the dagger), robe (always the robe of Clouds if it hasn't already generated elsewhere)
Recommendations: Cold resistance (and possibly Conservation) for his Freezing Clouds, poison resistance for both Poisonous and Mephitic Clouds. Standing in the clouds of white fluffiness or damaging clouds with the corresponding immunity can avoid being hit by clouds of another element. Also, avoid flying during this fight to avoid Airstrike's damage multiplier.

Source

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History

• In 0.15, with the removal of vapours, the map replaces them with wind drakes. As such the threat is drastically lowered from before, though not precipitated on one's resistances.