Difference between revisions of "Box of beasts"

From CrawlWiki
Jump to: navigation, search
m (Clarified that the empty box is useless)
m (The destruction rate is 1/3, oops)
(18 intermediate revisions by 9 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 +
{{version|021}}
 +
 
{{item
 
{{item
 
  |itemtype=Miscellaneous item
 
  |itemtype=Miscellaneous item
Line 6: Line 8:
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
{{flavour|A magical box containing many wild beasts. One may allow them to escape by opening the box's lid.}}
+
{{flavour|A box filled with the bizarre leftovers of a depraved wizard's magical experimentations. Opening it might set loose a friendly mutant beast: bizarre creatures, each with their own combination of traits. Increased skill with Evocations will allow stronger beasts to be released. There is a one in three chance of accidentally destroying the box when using it.
−
 
+
<br/>
−
A '''box of beasts''' is a miscellaneous magic item which can summon a (generally) friendly companion.
+
There are six known traits:
 +
*Bat beasts fly and move very quickly, but erratically.
 +
*Fire beasts resist and breathe fire.
 +
*Ox beasts resist cold, are armoured with thick fur, and can knock back foes.
 +
*Shock beasts resist electricity and can transform into living lightning.
 +
*Sting beasts resist poison and have a reaching poison-tail attack.
 +
*Weird beasts can see invisible and attack with constricting tentacles.
 +
<br/>
 +
As far as anyone knows, all beasts have exactly two of these traits.}}
  
−
==Operation==
+
A '''box of beasts''' is a miscellaneous magic item which can summon an irregular, albeit friendly, monster, classified generally as a mutant beast. It has a 1/3 chance of destruction after every use (regardless of [[Evocations]] skill).
−
The player has a 60+[[Evocations]]% chance of successfully evoking the box of beasts. This will create one monster from the following list (equal odds):
 
−
[[butterfly]], [[bat]], [[hound]], [[jackal]], [[rat]], [[ice beast]], [[snake]], [[yak]], [[water moccasin]], [[crocodile]], [[hell hound]]. (Hell hound is not an option if you worship a [[good]] god.) The chance of the beast being friendly is (4+Evocations)/(5+Evocations).
 
−
{| class="prettytable" style="text-align: center; border:none; margin:auto; padding:0;"
 
−
! Evocations || Success Rate || Friendly
 
−
|-
 
−
| 0 || 60% || 80%
 
−
|-
 
−
| 5 || 65% || 90%
 
−
|-
 
−
| 10 || 70% || 93%
 
−
|-
 
−
| 15 || 75% || 95%
 
−
|-
 
−
| 20 || 80% || 96%
 
−
|-
 
−
| 27 || 87% || 97%
 
−
|}
 
  
−
As elsewhere, killing a hostile summons will grant no experience points. If your attempt to use the box fails, there is a 16.7% chance that the box's magic will be exhausted, turning it into a useless '''empty ebony casket'''.
+
==Mutant Beast==
 +
A mutant beast usually combines two random traits/facets:
 +
*Bat: [[flying]], [[fast]], [[batty]].
 +
*Sting: [[Reaching|reach]]/[[poison|poison]], rPois.
 +
*Fire: [[Fire Breath|fire breath]], rF.
 +
*Weird: [[constrict]], [[See invisible|sInv]].  
 +
*Shock: rElec, [[blinkbolt]].  
 +
*Ox: [[trample]], rC, +5 AC.
  
−
{{flavour|A magical box after its power is spent}}
+
Each beast also has one of five tiers, corresponding to HD and melee attack damage.
 +
*Larval (HD 3) (12 damage)
 +
*Juvenile (HD 9) (19 damage)
 +
*Mature (HD 15) (26 damage)
 +
*Elder (HD 21) (33 damage)
 +
*Primal (HD 27) (40 damage)
  
−
[[Xom]] is mildly amused (maximum excitement 14) by the successful use of a box of beasts.
+
HD of mutant beasts from the box of beasts is roughly {{crawlquote|(Evocations skill + 1d7 - 1d7), rounded up to the nearest tier & capped at 27.}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
−
Prior to [[0.9]], it appeared as a '''small ebony casket''' while unidentified.
+
*Prior to [[0.19]], boxes of beasts didn't stack.
 +
*Prior to [[0.17]], a Box of Beasts would instead summon a [[chimera]].
 +
*In [[0.16]], Box of Beasts became considerably stronger than before.
 +
*Prior to [[0.13]] this item summoned individual (non-chimera) monsters.
 +
*Prior to [[0.9]], it appeared as a '''small ebony casket''' while unidentified.

Revision as of 20:57, 8 May 2018

Version 0.21: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Type Miscellaneous item
Name box of beasts
Icon Box of beasts.png
A box filled with the bizarre leftovers of a depraved wizard's magical experimentations. Opening it might set loose a friendly mutant beast: bizarre creatures, each with their own combination of traits. Increased skill with Evocations will allow stronger beasts to be released. There is a one in three chance of accidentally destroying the box when using it.


There are six known traits:

  • Bat beasts fly and move very quickly, but erratically.
  • Fire beasts resist and breathe fire.
  • Ox beasts resist cold, are armoured with thick fur, and can knock back foes.
  • Shock beasts resist electricity and can transform into living lightning.
  • Sting beasts resist poison and have a reaching poison-tail attack.
  • Weird beasts can see invisible and attack with constricting tentacles.


As far as anyone knows, all beasts have exactly two of these traits.

A box of beasts is a miscellaneous magic item which can summon an irregular, albeit friendly, monster, classified generally as a mutant beast. It has a 1/3 chance of destruction after every use (regardless of Evocations skill).

Mutant Beast

A mutant beast usually combines two random traits/facets:

Each beast also has one of five tiers, corresponding to HD and melee attack damage.

  • Larval (HD 3) (12 damage)
  • Juvenile (HD 9) (19 damage)
  • Mature (HD 15) (26 damage)
  • Elder (HD 21) (33 damage)
  • Primal (HD 27) (40 damage)
HD of mutant beasts from the box of beasts is roughly
(Evocations skill + 1d7 - 1d7), rounded up to the nearest tier & capped at 27.

History

  • Prior to 0.19, boxes of beasts didn't stack.
  • Prior to 0.17, a Box of Beasts would instead summon a chimera.
  • In 0.16, Box of Beasts became considerably stronger than before.
  • Prior to 0.13 this item summoned individual (non-chimera) monsters.
  • Prior to 0.9, it appeared as a small ebony casket while unidentified.
Retrieved from "http://crawl.chaosforge.org/index.php?title=Box_of_beasts&oldid=47755"