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''For the item sometimes left behind by butchered or rotting corpses, see [[skeleton]].''
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''For the item left behind by rotting [[corpse]]s, see [[skeleton]].''
 
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'''Skeletons''' are the reanimated bones of once-living creatures and are a type of [[derived undead]]. Either way, they are considerably slower, stupider, and clumsier than whatever they were when they were alive. They also cannot heal, but on the flip side they do have undead resistances.  
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'''Skeletons''' are the reanimated bones of once-living creatures and are a type of [[derived undead]]. Either way, they are considerably slower, stupider, and clumsier than whatever they were when they were alive. They also cannot heal or use [[stair]]s, but on the flip side they do have undead resistances.  
  
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Skeletons may appear in the [[Dungeon]] as random monsters or be created by players (or other monsters) through [[Necromancy]] or the [[Invocations]] of certain gods. Note that hostile skeletons can serve as a "preview" of upcoming monsters: since they're weaker than the original, the skeletal version of a monster will often show up a level or two before the live version.
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Skeletons may appear in the various [[branches]] of the Dungeon as random monsters, or be created by players through [[Necrotise]]. As servants, skeletons are useful for characters who need meat shields (so to speak). A newly-animated skeleton will wield weapons or armour that they were wearing, but you can get them back as they disintegrate.
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As servants, skeletons are useful for characters who need meat shields (so to speak). [[Zombie]]s may be more durable, but skeletons let you get both minion and meat from the same corpse: using [[Animate Skeleton]] on a whole corpse will leave the chunks behind, or you can animate a skeleton left behind from butchering. (The former is more reliable, as butchering doesn't always leave a skeleton.) Of course, only corpses with internal skeletons can be raised in this manner -- various types of monsters, such as [[List of arthropods|insects]] or [[List of worms|worms]], can only be made into [[zombie]]s.
 
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A newly-animated skeleton will sometimes wield weapons or armor on the tile it was animated on (usually their old equipment). This is your only chance to equip them, as they won't pick anything up or wield/wear new items. If they should be destroyed later on, you can get this gear back.
 
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Skeletons created through the player's Necromancy are temporary and will eventually crumble to dust on their own, but using [[Yredelemnul]]'s Animate Remains ability creates skeletons that will persist until they are destroyed. Additionally, skeletons are unable to use [[stairs]], but you can lure monsters up or down stairs to where your thralls are.
 
  
 
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==History==
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*Prior to [[0.29]], skeletons on the ground could be re-animated using [[Animate Skeleton]] or [[Animate Dead]]. Skeletons were also removed from the main [[Dungeon]]'s spawn table.
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*Prior to [[0.26]], skeletons were somewhat important as they allowed [[food]] ([[chunk]]) of that monster to be eaten.
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Revision as of 19:20, 29 August 2022

Version 0.29: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

For the item left behind by rotting corpses, see skeleton.

A skeleton compelled to unlife by the exercise of necromancy.

"God save us from the skeleton
Who sitteth at the feast!"
-James Jeffery Roche, _The Skeleton at the Feast_. 1890.

Skeletons are the reanimated bones of once-living creatures and are a type of derived undead. Either way, they are considerably slower, stupider, and clumsier than whatever they were when they were alive. They also cannot heal or use stairs, but on the flip side they do have undead resistances.

Skeletons may appear in the various branches of the Dungeon as random monsters, or be created by players through Necrotise. As servants, skeletons are useful for characters who need meat shields (so to speak). A newly-animated skeleton will wield weapons or armour that they were wearing, but you can get them back as they disintegrate.

Identifying Skeletons

Different monsters will leave behind skeletons with differing stats, but Crawl tends to lump them all together, making identifying them at a glance difficult. Console mode will display skeletons as either z or Z, depending on their size. Tiles mode provides different tiles for several different kinds of skeletons, but there are still many different monsters that fall under each type. In any case, if you want to find out exactly what you'll be fighting, simply hit x and highlight the skeleton in question.

Below are all the categories of skeletons in tiles mode:

Bat skeleton.png Bats

Skeleton bird.png Birds

Skeleton centaur.png Centaurs

Skeleton draconian.png Draconians

Skeleton dragon.png Dragons

Skeleton drake.png Drakes

Skeleton fish.png Fish

Skeleton frog.png Frogs

Skeleton small humanoid.png Humanoids (small)

Skeleton medium humanoid.png Humanoids (medium)

Skeleton large humanoid.png Humanoids (large)

Skeleton hydra 1.png Skeleton hydra 2.png Skeleton hydra 3.png Skeleton hydra 4.png Skeleton hydra 5.png Hydras

Skeleton lernaean 1.png Skeleton lernaean 2.png Skeleton lernaean 3.png Skeleton lernaean 4.png Skeleton lernaean 5.png Skeleton lernaean 6.png Skeleton lernaean 7.png Skeleton lernaean 8.png Skeleton lernaean 9.png Skeleton lernaean 10.png The Lernaean hydra

Skeleton lizard.png Lizards

Skeleton naga.png Nagas

Skeleton small quadruped.png Quadrupeds (small)

Skeleton large quadruped.png Quadrupeds (large)

Skeleton winged quadruped.png Quadrupeds (winged)

Skeleton snake.png Snakes

Skeleton troll.png Trolls

Skeleton turtle.png Turtles

Skeleton ugly thing.png Ugly things

History

  • Prior to 0.29, skeletons on the ground could be re-animated using Animate Skeleton or Animate Dead. Skeletons were also removed from the main Dungeon's spawn table.
  • Prior to 0.26, skeletons were somewhat important as they allowed food (chunk) of that monster to be eaten.
  • Prior to 0.23, butchering a corpse did not always leave a skeleton item, though Animate Skeleton always left chunks.
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