Difference between revisions of "Displacer beast"
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|MR = 0 | |MR = 0 | ||
| − | |align = | + | |align = −3 |
|experience = 301 | |experience = 301 | ||
|attacks = Claw 4d4, Claw 4d4, Bite 2d10 | |attacks = Claw 4d4, Claw 4d4, Bite 2d10 | ||
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| − | The displacer beast is a feline monster new to [[SLASH'EM]] and included in [[ | + | The '''displacer beast''' is a feline monster new to [[SLASH'EM]] and included in [[dNetHack]]. Every time you attempt to attack it in melee, you have a chance (around 50%) of merely displacing like a pet. Using {{kbd|F}} to force an attack will not move you (or the displacer beast) and will give the message "You attack thin air" if you would have displaced it. |
==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
| − | Displacer beasts can pose a real problem in combat. | + | Displacer beasts can pose a real problem in combat. Not only do they have the displacement property, which renders around half your melee attacks harmless, they also have a very low armor class and many hit points. In addition, they do a fair amount of physical damage. Luckily, they are not fast, and a player with [[speed]] should be able to outrun them. This is particularly advisable if there are other monsters around, for displacing them uses a movement, possibly allowing the displacer beast and any other monsters around a free chance to attack. |
| − | Amusingly, in SLASH'EM you can displace a displacer beast into water or lava, killing it instantly ("The displacer beast drowns" and "The displacer beast burns to a crisp", respectively). In [[ | + | Amusingly, in SLASH'EM you can displace a displacer beast into water or lava, killing it instantly ("The displacer beast drowns" and "The displacer beast burns to a crisp", respectively). In [[dNetHack]], displacer beasts fly, so they are not affected by these squares. |
==Mythology== | ==Mythology== | ||
| − | The displacer beast, in | + | The displacer beast, in ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', is a monster that projects a displaced image a few feet from where it actually stands. It is the source mythology for the [[displacement]] provided by the cloak of displacement. |
[[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]] [[Category:dNethack monsters]] | [[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]] [[Category:dNethack monsters]] | ||
Revision as of 21:26, 4 September 2019
f Displacer beast 
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| Difficulty | 14 |
| Attacks |
Claw 4d4, Claw 4d4, Bite 2d10 |
| Base level | 12 |
| Base experience | 301 |
| Speed | 12 |
| Base AC | −10 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | −3 (chaotic) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 1 (Very rare) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 750 |
| Nutritional value | 400 |
| Size | Large |
| Resistances | None |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
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A displacer beast:
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| Reference | SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line662 |
The displacer beast is a feline monster new to SLASH'EM and included in dNetHack. Every time you attempt to attack it in melee, you have a chance (around 50%) of merely displacing like a pet. Using F to force an attack will not move you (or the displacer beast) and will give the message "You attack thin air" if you would have displaced it.
Strategy
Displacer beasts can pose a real problem in combat. Not only do they have the displacement property, which renders around half your melee attacks harmless, they also have a very low armor class and many hit points. In addition, they do a fair amount of physical damage. Luckily, they are not fast, and a player with speed should be able to outrun them. This is particularly advisable if there are other monsters around, for displacing them uses a movement, possibly allowing the displacer beast and any other monsters around a free chance to attack.
Amusingly, in SLASH'EM you can displace a displacer beast into water or lava, killing it instantly ("The displacer beast drowns" and "The displacer beast burns to a crisp", respectively). In dNetHack, displacer beasts fly, so they are not affected by these squares.
Mythology
The displacer beast, in Dungeons & Dragons, is a monster that projects a displaced image a few feet from where it actually stands. It is the source mythology for the displacement provided by the cloak of displacement.
