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| − | + | A '''rhaumbusun''', {{monsym|rhaumbusun}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. It has a [[gaze attack]] that can paralyze [[you]] for 1-4 turns. | |
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| + | Rhaumbusun corpses are [[poison]]ous to eat, but have a 13% chance to convey [[poison resistance]]. | ||
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| + | ==Generation== | ||
| + | The rhaumbusun is only randomly generated in [[Gehennom]], though it can also be created by the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]]. | ||
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| + | A rhaumbusun named Izzy appears as one of the assistants of [[Black market (SLASH'EM)#One-eyed Sam|One-eyed Sam]] in the [[Black market (SLASH'EM)|black market]]. | ||
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| + | ==Strategy== | ||
| + | The rhaumbusun is a very dangerous monster for players that lack [[free action]]: their primary threat comes from immobilizing you while stronger denizens of Gehennom are nearby, typically in the form of a crowd of summoned nasties. Fortunately, their low level, slow [[speed]] and high AC mean that they are very easy to kill once the paralysis can be negated - [[reflection]] does not protect against the gaze attack, but [[blind]]ing yourself will prevent its effects. | ||
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| + | ===As a polyform=== | ||
| + | [[Doppelganger (starting race)|Doppelgangers]] in the early game can use the rhaumbusun polyform as a means to get an edge against much stronger monsters, since it is available as early as the second level. However, the form's weakness means they usually cannot take advantage of the gaze directly - instead, they can lay eggs to obtain tame rhaumbusuns that can use their gaze attack against suitable targets, making them much easier to eliminate. | ||
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| + | ==Origin== | ||
| + | The rhaumbusun is a monster from ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' that first appears in the August 1981 issue of ''Dragon'' Magazine, featured in “The Dragon's Bestiary: Rhaumbusun” by Ed Greenwood and Victor Selby. A relative of the dreaded basilisk, the rhaumbusun is a reptilian creature with eight short and stubby legs, dorsal spikes and gemstone-like eyes. Rhaumbusun were clumsy and moved by loudly shuffling, making them easy to detect. | ||
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| + | Their main weapon and defense mechanism is a paralyzing gaze that reached up to 20 feet and could affect creatures that met its stare for up to eight minutes; unlike many such gazes, this did not affect the Astral or Ethereal planes and could not be reflected with mirrors (though a spell of gaze reflection still works). A rhaumbusun would bite only when cornered, and usually targets creatures that their gaze has paralyzed. | ||
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| + | Herbivorous and apprehensive by nature, rhaumbusuns often inhabit desert and steppe biomes, appearing in mated pairs and hiding their nests in small, dark and dry caves decorated with small shiny baubles. Their reputation as "predators" is a result of them paralyzing intruders that became prey for actual predators in the area - some smaller creatures nested near rhaumbusun territory as a form of protection. | ||
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Revision as of 19:24, 23 April 2023
: rhaumbusun 
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| Difficulty | 6 |
| Attacks |
Gaze 1d2 paralysis |
| Base level | 2 |
| Base experience | 34 |
| Speed | 9 |
| Base AC | 5 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 1 (Very rare) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 20 |
| Nutritional value | 40 |
| Size | Tiny |
| Resistances | poison |
| Resistances conveyed |
poison (13%) |
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A rhaumbusun:
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| Reference | SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line4492 |
A rhaumbusun, :, is a type of monster that appears in SLASH'EM, SlashTHEM and Hack'EM. It has a gaze attack that can paralyze you for 1-4 turns.
Rhaumbusun corpses are poisonous to eat, but have a 13% chance to convey poison resistance.
Contents
Generation
The rhaumbusun is only randomly generated in Gehennom, though it can also be created by the summon nasties monster spell.
A rhaumbusun named Izzy appears as one of the assistants of One-eyed Sam in the black market.
Strategy
The rhaumbusun is a very dangerous monster for players that lack free action: their primary threat comes from immobilizing you while stronger denizens of Gehennom are nearby, typically in the form of a crowd of summoned nasties. Fortunately, their low level, slow speed and high AC mean that they are very easy to kill once the paralysis can be negated - reflection does not protect against the gaze attack, but blinding yourself will prevent its effects.
As a polyform
Doppelgangers in the early game can use the rhaumbusun polyform as a means to get an edge against much stronger monsters, since it is available as early as the second level. However, the form's weakness means they usually cannot take advantage of the gaze directly - instead, they can lay eggs to obtain tame rhaumbusuns that can use their gaze attack against suitable targets, making them much easier to eliminate.
Origin
The rhaumbusun is a monster from Dungeons & Dragons that first appears in the August 1981 issue of Dragon Magazine, featured in “The Dragon's Bestiary: Rhaumbusun” by Ed Greenwood and Victor Selby. A relative of the dreaded basilisk, the rhaumbusun is a reptilian creature with eight short and stubby legs, dorsal spikes and gemstone-like eyes. Rhaumbusun were clumsy and moved by loudly shuffling, making them easy to detect.
Their main weapon and defense mechanism is a paralyzing gaze that reached up to 20 feet and could affect creatures that met its stare for up to eight minutes; unlike many such gazes, this did not affect the Astral or Ethereal planes and could not be reflected with mirrors (though a spell of gaze reflection still works). A rhaumbusun would bite only when cornered, and usually targets creatures that their gaze has paralyzed.
Herbivorous and apprehensive by nature, rhaumbusuns often inhabit desert and steppe biomes, appearing in mated pairs and hiding their nests in small, dark and dry caves decorated with small shiny baubles. Their reputation as "predators" is a result of them paralyzing intruders that became prey for actual predators in the area - some smaller creatures nested near rhaumbusun territory as a form of protection.
