Lehudib's Moon Base

Trunk-only: This article pertains to a feature of Crawl which is being tested. It will likely change before the next release, and may even be removed entirely.

Lehudib, whose famous writings on earth magic left few personal details, is said to have studied the power of magical crystal with single-minded devotion and in the most distant location imaginable. After traveling to some forgotten Moon and carving a fortress into its very surface, the wizard somehow convinced the bizarre surface creatures there to stand guard. Who can say what other knowledge this self-described Lunar Mage learned in such isolation? Adventurers who manage to reach the remote Moon Base of Lehudib may indeed find powers beyond their comprehension.

Lehudib's Moon Base is a Wizard Laboratory, themed as the remote hideout of the famous earth mage Lehudib. You'll find earth and crystal themed monsters typically seen in Vaults or Depths, as well as eye monsters found in the Slime Pits and space-themed Abyss monsters. After taking the passage you find at one of four locations on the map, you'll face the legendary Moon Troll.

You'll find random loot at the portal locations as well as a large pile near the Moon Troll. Also near the Moon Troll is an artefact spell book named after Lehudib with a theme of earth magic and one of Transmutations, Conjurations, or Translocations; this spellbook always contains the spell Lehudib's Crystal Spear.

Monsters

The following can be found throughout the map:

G Eye of devastation

G Giant orange brain

G Great orb of eyes

G Golden eye

C Stone giant

X Tentacled starspawn

X Starcursed mass

u Brown Very ugly thing

Rare Monsters

A Cacodemon together with Neqoxec and a potion of Potion of cure mutation or Potion of beneficial mutation.

lunar statue - This is a statue enemy with Lehudib's Crystal Spear as well as Shadow Creatures but is otherwise identical to an orange crystal statue. It guards a single acquirement-level item.

Subguardians

Any of these four monsters can be found at the possible portal locations:

9 Crystal guardian

D Quicksilver dragon

* Wretched star

9 War gargoyle

Final Guardian: Moon Troll

This is a fast version of an Iron troll with more hit dice that casts Corrosive bolt. It always wears Moon troll leather armour if this item hasn't generated, otherwise it wears artefact-quality Troll leather armour. It's wise to be hasted and use your strongest attacks as the Moon Troll has considerable AC and multiple melee attacks. A source of corrosion resistance will reduce the damage and corrosion from corrosive bolt.

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History

Lehudib's Moon Base will likely be added in 0.17.