Polterguardian

Version 0.32: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.

polterguardian v
HP	42-87
HD	11
XP	546
Speed	10
AC	6
EV	18
Will	80
Attack1	20 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rC+ rPois+++ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rTorm rSticky
Vulnerabilities	Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Open doors
Holiness	Undead
Size	Medium
Type	polterguardian, polterguardian
Flags	Flying Insubstantial Cautious Aura Evil Unbreathing

Many poltergeists are fiercely territorial over the domains they choose to haunt, but these have extended that protection even to the people who share their domain with them. Some say they must be the lingering souls of those who guarded the Vaults in life; others suggest the Ironbound Order simply recruited them in common cause. Whichever is true, their very presence shelters other creatures from missiles, causing sling and spell alike to veer off-course at the last moment.

Useful Info

Polterguardians are support casters, which give passive repel missiles to all allies in their line of sight. They appear in the Vaults as a part of vault warden and ironbound preserver bands, but sometimes they spawn with just 1-2 random monsters.

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1	Force Lance (3d14)	Magical flag

Tips & Tricks

• If you see a monster in the Vaults with the Repel Missiles effect, that means there's a polterguardian nearby.
• Polteguardians aren't much of a threat to melee characters, but Ranged Weapons users should take them out early so they have an easier time hitting other monsters. Casters should do the same if their main spells check EV (e.g. Bombard or Plasma Beam).
• Many AoE spells (e.g. Fireball, Ozocubu's Refrigeration, Irradiate) ignore EV and are not affected by Repel Missiles.

History

• In 0.32, polterguardians were added to the game.