Cyclops
For a list of all giants, see list of giants.
cyclops C 
| |
|---|---|
| HP | 32-66 |
| HD | 9 |
| XP | 531 |
| Speed | 7 |
| AC | 5 |
| EV | 3 |
| Will | 40 |
| Attack1 | 35 (hit: plain)
|
| Resistances | rDrown |
| Vulnerabilities | None |
| Habitat | Land |
| Intelligence | Human |
| Uses | Starting equipment Open doors |
| Holiness | Natural |
| Size | Giant |
| Type | giant, cyclops |
| Flags | Speaks Warm-blooded |
| A giant with one eye in the centre of its forehead. Despite their lack of binocular vision, cyclopes throw boulders with fearsome accuracy. |
Useful Info
Cyclopes are slow, hard-hitting giants that are a menace at range. They usually generate with three or four large rocks on hand, which they will happily hurl at you from range. Cyclopes can appear alone or with a herd of dream sheep or yaks around them, and can be most commonly found in the late Dungeon, the Vaults, the Orcish Mines and the Shoals.
Tips & Tricks
Hide around corners and attack them at close range or cast Deflect Missiles if you're a mage. Any form of Repel Missiles, such as a scarf of repulsion will also help. If there are other monsters around, you can use them as a shield, and hopefully the cyclops will kill them for you.
They have a pretty lousy MR, confusing them will eliminate most of the harm they can do to you.
As you might expect, they can't See Invisible, so quaffing a potion of invisibility can let you escape in a dire situation.
Trivia
The presence of sheep and yaks is a reference to Homer's The Odyssey, where cyclopes are presented as shepherds.
