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Very ugly thing

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Version 0.34: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.
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very ugly thing u 
HP 82-114
HD 18
XP 1093
Speed 10 (move: 90%)
AC 6
EV 10
Will 40
Attack1 27 (Random type: Color-dependent effect)


Resistances Varies
Vulnerabilities Silver
Habitat Land
Intelligence Animal
Uses Open doors
Holiness Natural
Size Large
Type ugly thing, very ugly thing
Flags Herd
No gen derived
Warm-blooded
A very ugly thing. According to legend, this hideously mutated creature is the otherworldly spawn of a wizard's breeding experiment. Double yuck!

“All the infections that sun sucks up
From bogs, fens, flats, on Prosper fall and make him
By inch-meal a disease! His spirits hear me
And yet I needs must curse. ”
-William Shakespeare, _The Tempest_, II, 2. 1611.

Useful Info

Very ugly things are more powerful versions of ugly things: their colors are the same, but they hit harder and have more powerful versions of their lesser kins' elemental attacks, as well as a greater degree of resistance:

Very Ugly Thing Varieties

  • u Red: Fire attack, rF++
  • u White: Cold attack, rC++
  • u Cyan: Electricity attack, rElec++ (resists 5/6 of damage)
  • u Brown: Acid attack, rAcid+
  • u Green: Strong poison attack, rPois++ (resists 5/6 of damage)
  • u Purple: Antimagic attack, increased willpower of 120

Tips & Tricks

  • Like their smaller counterparts, they are faster than most species on foot. If you can't deal with them and an exit isn't near, consider teleporting away.
  • Very ugly things have 18 hit dice, meaning their elemental attacks (particularly cold ones) will deal extreme damage if you aren't resistant.

History

  • In 0.35, cyan and green very ugly things will have simply rElec+ and rPois+ respectfully. [1]
  • Prior to 0.34, purple very ugly things were only doing extra damage and did not have increased willpower
  • Prior to its removal in 0.26, purple very ugly things had rRot.

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