Killer Klown

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Killer Klown p
HP	126-173
HD	20
XP	4742
Speed	13
AC	10
EV	15
Will	160
Attack1	30 (hit: Klown)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	Silver
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	High
Uses	Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	human, Killer Klown
Flags	No poly Regenerates See invisible Speaks Warm-blooded

A comical figure full of life and laughter. It looks very happy to see you... but is there a slightly malicious cast to its features? Is that red face paint or something altogether less pleasant? “All the world loves a clown.” -Cole Porter, “Be a Clown”. 1948.

Useful Info

Killer Klowns are powerful humanoid monsters found only in the Realm of Zot. They have decent HP, the speed of a centaur, the regeneration rate of a troll, the sporadic blinking of a blink frog, and a melee attack capable of randomly inflicting any of the following attack flavours:

• Fire
• Cold
• Electricity
• Strong poison
• Drain speed
• Pain
• Anti-magic

Although this is less unpredictable than a chaos branded attack, it still leaves you uncertain of what to expect.

Ability: Blink

Spells

Spell set
Slot1	Blink	Natural flag

Tips & Tricks

• They have excellent magic resistance, but lack any elemental resistances, so it's not too hard to pile up the damage on them. Try to blast them at range before they can reach you.
• If you aren't ready for it, their most dangerous attack flavour by far is cold. While rF+, rElec, rN+, and rPois are also highly recommended, facing them without at least rC+ is a gamble you should try to avoid.
• Their constant blinking works against them if you have decent ranged attacks and a clear, open area to fight in. Use the time they spend running back into melee range with you to whittle away at their health from afar.

Trivia

Killer Klowns were originally murderous extraterrestrial pranksters in the 1988 Academy Award® winning comedy horror sci-fi film, Killer Klowns from Outer Space.

History

Prior to 0.14 Klowns had a different set of damage brands for their melee attack: fire, cold, nasty poison, drain XP, rot, blink, anti-magic.