Erolcha

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Erolcha O
HP	54
HD	6
XP	739
Speed	10
AC	3
EV	7
Will	56
Attack1	20 (hit: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Normal
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Large
Type	ogre, ogre
Flags	Actual spells See invisible Speaks Spellcaster Unique Warm-blooded

An especially cunning ogre-mage.

Useful Info

Erolcha is a notoriously dangerous unique ogre mage spawned with one of five sets of spells. Depending on which she gets, she may be able to easily one- or two-shot most mid-level characters, or send a player with low magic resistance to the Abyss.

Location

• The Dungeon:8-13
• The Orcish Mines

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1	none
Slot2	Lehudib's Crystal Spear (3d23)
Slot3	Blink
Slot4	Bolt of Fire (3d14)
Slot5	Bolt of Cold (3d14)
Slot6	Minor Healing (2d3)

Spell set II
Slot1	Magic Dart (3d4)
Slot2	Paralyse (50% success rate when MR=24)
Slot3	Haste
Slot4	Lightning Bolt (3d14)
Slot5	Confuse (50% success rate when MR=24)
Slot6	Teleport Self

Spell set III
Slot1	Paralyse (50% success rate when MR=24)
Slot2	Throw Flame (3d6)
Slot3	Invisibility
Slot4	Teleport Other (50% success rate when MR=24)
Slot5	Fireball (3d14)
Slot6	Teleport Other (50% success rate when MR=24)

Spell set IV
Slot1	Stone Arrow (3d12)
Slot2	Sting (d8)
Slot3	Blink
Slot4	Lightning Bolt (3d14)
Slot5	Banishment (50% success rate when MR=24)
Slot6	Minor Healing (2d3)

Spell set V
Slot1	Venom Bolt (3d11)
Slot2	Iskenderun's Mystic Blast (3d12)
Slot3	Invisibility
Slot4	Confuse (50% success rate when MR=24)
Slot5	Slow (50% success rate when MR=24)
Slot6	Teleport Self

Tips & Tricks

• When you see her cast a spell, try to use that information to determine which spell set she has. The two most dangerous are those that contain Crystal Spear and Banish; fortunately, they are fairly easy to identify. If she blinks, she definitely has one of those two spell sets; if she casts Haste or Invisibility, she definitely doesn't. When you first meet her, assume the worst and buff up your magic resistance.
  • If you think she knows Banish, you can block her line of fire with summons or other monsters; Banish is beam-targeted.
• She has only modest HP and poor defenses. Hit her hard and she'll fall quickly, but be aware that she can have decent melee damage output if she's carrying a giant spiked club.
• Despite her description as an "especially cunning ogre-mage", she actually has considerably less HD than an actual ogre mage, and a generally less-dangerous spell set, since she lacks Haste Other. She does appear considerably earlier than normal ogre mages, though.