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(usually, if you can cast ignite poison or pcloud you don't have much trouble with bees; venom weapons are usually pretty useful as long as you're skilled with them)
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*Never believe that there's just one bee on the floor. They always travel with friends.
 
*Never believe that there's just one bee on the floor. They always travel with friends.
 
*With [[poison resistance]] and decent [[AC]], they're nuisances. With only poison resistance, they can be a handful if they surround you. Without either, taking them on in melee is often suicide.
 
*With [[poison resistance]] and decent [[AC]], they're nuisances. With only poison resistance, they can be a handful if they surround you. Without either, taking them on in melee is often suicide.
*[[Poison]] attacks work wonders here. [[Mephitic Cloud]] will make a tightly-clumped swarm slaughter itself, while a weapon of [[venom (brand)|venom]] will make short work of them, often killing them as they flee; however, with the bees' 18 EV, you will need to have decent accuracy with said weapon.  [[Ignite Poison]] and [[Poisonous Cloud]] are good for quickly clearing out any large bee rooms you might find later on.
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*[[Poison]] attacks work wonders here. [[Mephitic Cloud]] will make a tightly-clumped swarm slaughter itself, while a weapon of [[venom]] will make short work of them, often killing them as they flee; however, with the bees' 18 EV, you will need to have decent accuracy with said weapon.  [[Ignite Poison]] and [[Poisonous Cloud]] are good for quickly clearing out any large bee rooms you might find later on.
 
*Bees have relatively low [[MR]], so [[wands of enslavement]] can be effective in turning some of them onto your side.
 
*Bees have relatively low [[MR]], so [[wands of enslavement]] can be effective in turning some of them onto your side.
 
*When things go badly, don't forget about your [[potions of curing]].
 
*When things go badly, don't forget about your [[potions of curing]].

Revision as of 13:32, 18 June 2013

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killer bee kKiller bee.png
HP 9-24
HD 3
XP 63
Speed 20
AC 2
EV 18
Will 12
Attack1 10 (sting: poison)


Resistances None
Vulnerabilities Poison
Habitat Land
Intelligence Insect
Uses Uses nothing
Holiness Natural
Size Tiny
Type killer bee, killer bee
Flags No skeleton
Flying


A giant bee, bearing a deadly barb which can sting repeatedly.

Useful Info

Killer bees are poisonous flying insects that lives up to their name. They're twice as fast as most characters, attack in swarms, and can quickly inject fatal amounts of poison in lightly-armoured characters. They are found in the middle-Dungeon, the Lair, and anywhere else where their common hive vaults occur.

Tips & Tricks

  • Be extremely wary of encountering out of depth swarms of them, as it is almost certain death for a character to come across them on D:2 or D:3. If possible, close doors with c to keep them from reaching you.
  • Never believe that there's just one bee on the floor. They always travel with friends.
  • With poison resistance and decent AC, they're nuisances. With only poison resistance, they can be a handful if they surround you. Without either, taking them on in melee is often suicide.
  • Poison attacks work wonders here. Mephitic Cloud will make a tightly-clumped swarm slaughter itself, while a weapon of venom will make short work of them, often killing them as they flee; however, with the bees' 18 EV, you will need to have decent accuracy with said weapon. Ignite Poison and Poisonous Cloud are good for quickly clearing out any large bee rooms you might find later on.
  • Bees have relatively low MR, so wands of enslavement can be effective in turning some of them onto your side.
  • When things go badly, don't forget about your potions of curing.