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A [[Player|player character]] named Croesus can tell [[guard]]s that his name is Croesus without incurring an [[alignment]] penalty for lying. | A [[Player|player character]] named Croesus can tell [[guard]]s that his name is Croesus without incurring an [[alignment]] penalty for lying. | ||
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| + | ==Encyclopaedia entry== | ||
| + | Croesus (in Greek: Kroisos), the wealthy last king of Lydia; | ||
| + | his empire was destroyed when he attacked Cyrus in 549, after | ||
| + | the Oracle of Delphi (q.v.) had told him: "if you attack the | ||
| + | Persians, you will destroy a mighty empire". Herodotus | ||
| + | relates of his legendary conversation with Solon of Athens, | ||
| + | who impressed upon him that being rich does not imply being | ||
| + | happy and that no one should be considered fortunate before | ||
| + | his death. | ||
[[Category:Unique monsters]] | [[Category:Unique monsters]] | ||
Revision as of 05:07, 19 November 2008
@ Croesus 
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| Difficulty | 22 |
| Attacks |
Physical 4d10 |
| Base level | 20 |
| Base experience | 740 |
| Speed | 15 |
| Base AC | 0 |
| Base MR | 40 |
| Alignment | 15 (lawful) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | Not randomly generated; unique |
| Genocidable | No |
| Weight | 1450 |
| Nutritional value | 400 |
| Size | Medium |
| Resistances | None |
| Resistances conveyed |
None
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Croesus, @, is the rich owner of the Fort Ludios and of all vaults. He resides on a throne in the right half of Fort Ludios and can eliminate low-level characters quite easily. In general, if you can avoid melee with him, he will die quite easily. Also, Croesus is suceptible to the effects of a wand of sleep, after which he is easily disposed of. Characters that are ready to go to the Castle should have no problem dealing with him. His name can also be spelled Kroisos and, if your game has Tourists, as Creosote, after a Discworld character based on Croesus.
A player character named Croesus can tell guards that his name is Croesus without incurring an alignment penalty for lying.
Encyclopaedia entry
Croesus (in Greek: Kroisos), the wealthy last king of Lydia; his empire was destroyed when he attacked Cyrus in 549, after the Oracle of Delphi (q.v.) had told him: "if you attack the Persians, you will destroy a mighty empire". Herodotus relates of his legendary conversation with Solon of Athens, who impressed upon him that being rich does not imply being happy and that no one should be considered fortunate before his death.
