Difference between revisions of "Alligator"

From CrawlWiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(updated to 0.19)
m (They can't submerge since 0.18)
(2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{version019}}
+
{{version021}}
 
{{monster info}}
 
{{monster info}}
  
 
==Useful Info==
 
==Useful Info==
'''Alligators''' are a mean step up from [[crocodile]]s. They lie in wait, [[submerge]]d in [[deep water]], until an adventurer walks by before ambushing it with surprising speed and powerful bites. They can be found in [[the Swamp]], with a 20% chance to be accompanied by a second alligator outside of [[vault]]s.
+
'''Alligators''' are a mean step up from [[crocodile]]s, capable of ambushing adventurers with surprising speed and powerful bites. They can be found in [[the Swamp]], with a 20% chance to be accompanied by a second alligator outside of [[vault]]s.
  
 
{{monster spells}}
 
{{monster spells}}
Line 12: Line 12:
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 +
*Prior to [[0.18]], alligators were able to [[submerge|hide]] in water.
 
*Prior to [[0.17]], an alligator had a chance to spawn with additional [[baby alligator]]s.
 
*Prior to [[0.17]], an alligator had a chance to spawn with additional [[baby alligator]]s.
 
*Alligators were added in [[0.6|0.6-d619ec97]].
 
*Alligators were added in [[0.6|0.6-d619ec97]].

Revision as of 13:49, 9 May 2018

Version 0.21: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
alligator lAlligator.png
HP 40-83
HD 12
XP 842
Speed 12 (swim: 80%)
AC 4
EV 9
Will 40
Attack1 27 (bite: drag)
Attack2 14 (tail slap: plain)


Resistances rDrown
Vulnerabilities None
Habitat Amphibious
Intelligence Animal
Uses Uses nothing
Holiness Natural
Size Large
Type giant lizard, alligator
Flags Cold-blooded
An aggressive crocodilian with great crunching jaws full of sharp teeth.

“Alligators commit errors of diet.”
-Bennet Bowler, M.D., _Contributions to the Natural History of the
Alligator, (Crocodilus Mississipiensis), with a Microscopic Addendum_,
p. 17. 1846.

Useful Info

Alligators are a mean step up from crocodiles, capable of ambushing adventurers with surprising speed and powerful bites. They can be found in the Swamp, with a 20% chance to be accompanied by a second alligator outside of vaults.

Script error

Tips & Tricks

  • They are faster than their speed of 10 would suggest. Their "act" value of 80% means that even on land, they attack at roughly the same rate as a speed 12-13 monster, while their "swim" value of 60% means they are Spriggan speed in water. Add in their Swiftness spell which works on land, and you have a monster that is considerably faster than average.
  • Their magic resistance is non-trivial, but a gifted Hexer can overcome it. In addition, they lack any elemental resistances and are cold-blooded, making Conjurations reasonably effective against them. They also lack see invisible, making invisibility an appealing option against them.

History