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*While heavily armoured characters should be able to soften the multiple attacks of harpies, lightly armoured characters can quickly take heavy damage from them, and escaping them on foot is impossible. Reading a [[scroll of fear]] is an excellent way to clear them away, giving you time to regroup or escape if necessary. | *While heavily armoured characters should be able to soften the multiple attacks of harpies, lightly armoured characters can quickly take heavy damage from them, and escaping them on foot is impossible. Reading a [[scroll of fear]] is an excellent way to clear them away, giving you time to regroup or escape if necessary. | ||
*Their [[willpower]] is fairly low; any [[Hexes]]-specialist can hit them with whatever they want, and even untrained [[wand]] use has a decent chance of affecting them. | *Their [[willpower]] is fairly low; any [[Hexes]]-specialist can hit them with whatever they want, and even untrained [[wand]] use has a decent chance of affecting them. | ||
| − | *Attacks that affect multiple targets at once are a good idea against harpies, but they resist [[poison]], so [[Mephitic Cloud]] and [[Olgreb's Toxic Radiance]] are not options. [[Fireball]] works just fine, however, as do enchantments such as [[Confusion]] or a [[wand of | + | *Attacks that affect multiple targets at once are a good idea against harpies, but they resist [[poison]], so [[Mephitic Cloud]] and [[Olgreb's Toxic Radiance]] are not options. [[Fireball]] works just fine, however, as do enchantments such as [[Confusion]] or a [[wand of charming]]. Also, even a modestly powerful [[Airstrike]] should take them out in one or two hits. |
*Be very careful around [[derived undead|undead]] harpies: they lose the [[batty]] flag, changing them from hard-to-hit pests into something more akin to a nerfed [[Executioner]]. Luckily, undead harpies are fairly rare, but be wary of killing harpies around casters with [[Animate Dead]] or [[Simulacrum]]. Speaking of, also note that harpy simulacra can have horrifying damage output, though thankfully they are much rarer than skeletons or zombies. | *Be very careful around [[derived undead|undead]] harpies: they lose the [[batty]] flag, changing them from hard-to-hit pests into something more akin to a nerfed [[Executioner]]. Luckily, undead harpies are fairly rare, but be wary of killing harpies around casters with [[Animate Dead]] or [[Simulacrum]]. Speaking of, also note that harpy simulacra can have horrifying damage output, though thankfully they are much rarer than skeletons or zombies. | ||
*You can summon your own band of harpies through use of the [[Monstrous Menagerie]] spell. | *You can summon your own band of harpies through use of the [[Monstrous Menagerie]] spell. | ||
Latest revision as of 06:32, 2 October 2021
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harpy H 
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| HP | 25-52 |
| HD | 7 |
| XP | 621 |
| Speed | 25 |
| AC | 2 |
| EV | 10 |
| Will | 20 |
| Attack1 | 19 (claw: plain) |
| Attack2 | 14 (claw: plain)
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| Resistances | rPois+ |
| Vulnerabilities | None |
| Habitat | Land |
| Intelligence | Human |
| Uses | Uses nothing |
| Holiness | Natural |
| Size | Medium |
| Type | harpy, harpy |
| Flags | Flying Batty Warm-blooded |
| A bird-like creature with a human face that roams the coasts endlessly, feared for its sharp claws and harrying strikes.
“Bird-bodied, girl-faced things they are; abominable their droppings, their hands are talons, their faces haggard with hunger insatiable.” |
Useful Info
Harpies are dangerous pack monsters that fly around in the same chaotic way bats do, but deal significantly more damage. They can be found in the Shoals, the Vaults, and the Depths.
Tips & Tricks
- While heavily armoured characters should be able to soften the multiple attacks of harpies, lightly armoured characters can quickly take heavy damage from them, and escaping them on foot is impossible. Reading a scroll of fear is an excellent way to clear them away, giving you time to regroup or escape if necessary.
- Their willpower is fairly low; any Hexes-specialist can hit them with whatever they want, and even untrained wand use has a decent chance of affecting them.
- Attacks that affect multiple targets at once are a good idea against harpies, but they resist poison, so Mephitic Cloud and Olgreb's Toxic Radiance are not options. Fireball works just fine, however, as do enchantments such as Confusion or a wand of charming. Also, even a modestly powerful Airstrike should take them out in one or two hits.
- Be very careful around undead harpies: they lose the batty flag, changing them from hard-to-hit pests into something more akin to a nerfed Executioner. Luckily, undead harpies are fairly rare, but be wary of killing harpies around casters with Animate Dead or Simulacrum. Speaking of, also note that harpy simulacra can have horrifying damage output, though thankfully they are much rarer than skeletons or zombies.
- You can summon your own band of harpies through use of the Monstrous Menagerie spell.
History
- Prior to 0.14, harpies had an infuriating ability to destroy your food supplies; barring Jiyva worship, any attack of theirs would have a chance of destroying random food items in your inventory. Coupled with their habit of devouring any corpse they crossed paths with (and the fact that they could affect food and corpses at your feet), they were one of the more legitimate starvation threats in the game, as well as being fairly dangerous physical attackers.
- Prior to 0.12, a popular tactic for dealing with harpies was to paralyse or petrify them over the deep water of the Shoals, which would kill them instantly.
