Displacer beast
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) | 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. Every time you attempt to attack it in melee, you have a chance (around 1/2) of merely displacing like a pet.
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, 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).
Mythology
The displacer beast, in D&D, 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.
