Glowing shapeshifter
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glowing shapeshifter @ (Varies) 
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| HP | Varies |
| HD | Varies |
| XP | Varies |
| Speed | 10 (Varies) |
| AC | 0 (Varies) |
| EV | 10 (Varies) |
| Will | Varies |
| Attack1 | 15 (hit: plain) (Varies) |
| Attack2 | Varies |
| Attack3 | Varies |
| Attack4 | Varies |
| Resistances | None (Varies) |
| Vulnerabilities | Silver (Varies) |
| Habitat | land |
| Intelligence | High |
| Uses | Open doors (Varies) |
| Holiness | Natural |
| Size | Medium (Varies) |
| Type | shapeshifter, glowing shapeshifter |
| Flags | No skeleton Glows |
| A shapeshifter which has lost control over its transformations, and is constantly changing form. |
Useful Info
Glowing shapeshifters are similar to standard shapeshifters, but much more dangerous. They come with much higher HD, assume much more dangerous forms, and shift with frustrating frequency, often healing back to full health in a very short period of time. They can be found in the deeper portions of the Dungeon, the Elven Halls, and the Vaults.
Tips & Tricks
- Avoid fighting them while dealing with any other dangerous monsters. Because they can assume almost anything from the late game, you'll want to be giving them your full attention.
- Unlike regular shapeshifters, you can't simply run from one and hope for it to have a nicer form when you return. They simply change shape too often for that to work. Taking them out may require the player to take extreme measures:
- Heavily armoured characters with all resistances can usually simply pound them to death, though this relies upon the shifter not assuming any particularly awful forms and usually takes a while before you find a form that you can crush quickly enough to overcome its healing.
- Carrying a wand of polymorph other can be very useful, so you can avoid forms that you don't like. They can't resist it.
- Sources of draining will reduce the shapeshifter's HD, forcing it to assume weaker forms when it shifts. This reduces your XP gain, but makes killing it much easier and safer.
- Elyvilon's Pacification ability is also effective against them, particularly if their form matches your own species, is an animal, or has low max HP.
