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− | {{flavour|A box filled with the bizarre leftovers of a depraved wizard's magical experimentations. Opening it might set loose a friendly | + | {{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. |
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | 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 [[ | + | 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: | |
+ | *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. | ||
− | + | 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) | ||
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+ | 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== | ||
− | In [[0. | + | *Prior to [[0.19]], boxes of beasts didn't stack. |
− | + | *Prior to [[0.17]], a Box of Beasts would instead summon a [[chimera]]. | |
− | Prior to [[0.9]], it appeared as a '''small ebony casket''' while unidentified. | + | *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.
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.
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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:
- Bat: flying, fast, batty.
- Sting: reach/poison, rPois.
- Fire: fire breath, rF.
- Weird: constrict, sInv.
- Shock: rElec, blinkbolt.
- Ox: trample, rC, +5 AC.
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)
(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.