Flying skull

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flying skull zFlying skull.png
HP 14-27
HD 7
XP 228
Speed 15
AC 10
EV 17
Will 28
Attack1 14 (hit: plain)


Resistances rF+, rC+,
rElec, rPois+++,
rN+++, rTorm,
rRot+++, rDrown,
rWater
Vulnerabilities Holy, Holy wrath
Habitat Land
Intelligence Animal
Uses Uses nothing
Holiness Undead
Size Tiny
Type flying skull, flying skull
Flags Evil
Levitate
An undead skull kept aloft and flitting swiftly about by unholy magic. It periodically emits loud, blood-curdling shrieks.

“Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy. He hath bore me on his back a thousand times, and now how abhorr’d in my imagination it is! My gorge rises at it.”
-William Shakespeare, _The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark_, V, 1. 1603.


Useful Info

Flying skulls are weak pack monsters, fast and prone to shrieking. They are found in the Crypt, the Tomb, the Hells, the Abyss, and Pandemonium.

Tips & Tricks

  • Although mostly harmless, they attract enough attention to be a pest to stealthy characters. If you know Lee's Rapid Deconstruction, they make excellent targets for blasting enemies adjacent to them.
  • Followers of Yredelemnul may be gifted a pack of flying skulls as they gain piety.

History

Prior to 0.13, they were even weaker and punier.