Flying skull: Difference between revisions

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Obsolete: This article refers to an aspect of the game which has been removed. It is retained for historical reference only.

flying skull z
HP	13-28
HD	7
XP	228
Speed	15
AC	10
EV	17
Will	20
Attack¹	14 (hit: plain)
Resistances	rF+ rC+ rElec rPois+++ rDrown rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Animal
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Undead
Size	Tiny
Type	flying skull, flying skull
Flags	Evil Flying Unbreathing

An undead skull kept aloft and flitting swiftly about by unholy magic.

“Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy. He hath bore me on his back a thousand times, and now how abhorr’d in my imagination it is! My gorge rises at it.”
-William Shakespeare, _The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark_, V, 1. 1603.

Useful Info

Flying skulls are weak pack monsters, fast and prone to noisy shrieking. They are found in the Crypt, the Tomb, the Hells, the Abyss, and Pandemonium.

Tips & Tricks

Although mostly harmless, they attract enough attention to be a pest to stealthy characters.
If you know Lee's Rapid Deconstruction, they make excellent sources of shrapnel. Of course, by using LRD, you'll be abandoning stealth entirely.

History

Flying skulls were removed and replaced with laughing skulls and weeping skulls in 0.31.
Prior to 0.13, they were even weaker and punier.

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-{{monster
-|name=flying skull
-|glyph={{White|z}}
-|tile=[[Image:Flying_skull.png]]
-|flags={{Levitate flag}}<br>{{Evil flag}}
-|resistances={{Poison resistance}}, {{Fire resistance}}, {{Cold resistance}}, {{Electricity resistance}}, {{Negative energy resistance}}, {{Torment resistance}}, {{Rot resistance}}
-|vulnerabilities={{Holy vulnerability}}
-|max_chunks=0
-|meat={{No corpse}}
-|xp=15
-|holiness={{Undead}}
-|magic_resistance=8
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-|speed=15
-|size={{Tiny}}
-|item_use={{Uses nothing}}
-|attack1=7 ({{Hit type}}: {{Plain flavour}})
-|attack2=
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-{{Flavour|An undead skull kept aloft and flitting swiftly about by unholy magic. It periodically emits loud, blood-curdling shrieks.
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-"Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy. He hath bore me on his back a thousand times, and now how abhorr'd in my imagination it is! My gorge rises at it."
--William Shakespeare, _Hamlet_, V, 1. 1600.}}
 ==Useful Info==
-[[Flying skull]]s are weak pack monsters, fast and prone to shrieking. They are found in [[the Crypt]], [[the Tomb]], the [[Hell]]s, [[the Abyss]], and [[Pandemonium]].
+'''Flying skulls''' are weak pack monsters, fast and prone to [[noise|noisy]] shrieking. They are found in [[the Crypt]], [[the Tomb]], the [[Hell]]s, [[the Abyss]], and [[Pandemonium]].
 ==Tips & Tricks==
-Although harmless, they attract enough attention to be a pest to [[stealth]]y characters.
+*Although mostly harmless, they attract enough attention to be a pest to [[stealth]]y characters.
+*If you know [[Lee's Rapid Deconstruction]], they make excellent sources of shrapnel. Of course, by using LRD, you'll be abandoning stealth entirely.
+==History==
+*Flying skulls were removed and replaced with [[laughing skull]]s and [[weeping skull]]s in [[0.31]].
+*Prior to [[0.13]], they were even weaker and punier.