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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== | ==Mutant Beast== | ||
| − | A | + | A mutant beast usually combines two random traits/facets: |
| − | *Bat: flying, fast, batty. | + | *Bat: [[flying]], [[fast]], [[batty]]. |
| − | *Sting: reach/poison, rPois. | + | *Sting: [[Reaching|reach]]/[[poison|poison]], rPois. |
| − | *Fire: fire breath, rF. | + | *Fire: [[Fire Breath|fire breath]], rF. |
| − | *Weird: constrict, sInv. | + | *Weird: [[constrict]], [[See invisible|sInv]]. |
| − | *Shock: rElec, blinkbolt. | + | *Shock: rElec, [[blinkbolt]]. |
| − | *Ox: trample, rC, +5 AC. | + | *Ox: [[trample]], rC, +5 AC. |
Each beast also has one of five tiers, corresponding to HD and melee attack damage. | Each beast also has one of five tiers, corresponding to HD and melee attack damage. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Prior to [[0.17]], a Box of Beasts would instead summon a [[chimera]]. | + | *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. | + | *In [[0.16]], Box of Beasts became considerably stronger than before. |
| − | + | *Prior to [[0.13]] this item summoned individual (non-chimera) monsters. | |
| − | Prior to [[0.13]] this item summoned individual (non-chimera) monsters | + | *Prior to [[0.9]], it appeared as a '''small ebony casket''' while unidentified. |
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| − | 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 |
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| Name | box of beasts |
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| 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.
