Dart slug

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For a list of all gastropods, see list of gastropods.

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HP	6-14
HD	1
XP	3
Speed	7
AC	1
EV	1
Will	None
Attack1	3 (bite: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	Poison
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Animal
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Natural
Size	Little
Type	elephant slug, dart slug
Flags	No skeleton

A small invertebrate. It hunts prey considerably larger than itself by firing chitinous darts, using a concealed air bladder to launch them with remarkable range and power.

Useful Info

Dart slugs are a common nuisance for the first few Dungeon levels. They have reasonably damaging ranged attack, especially when encountered early, but are otherwise fairly unremarkable.

Location

• The Dungeon:1-5

Spells

Tile	Name	Damage	Range	Flags
	Slug Dart	2d3	LOS	Natural flag

Tips & Tricks

• They'll constantly shoot at you as long as you are in their LOS, so crush them quickly. They are quite fragile, at least, so killing them isn't difficult.
• As with any monster with ranged attacks, ducking around a corner and waiting for them to come to you will reduce the amount of damage you take.

History

• Prior to 0.25, dart slugs could cling to walls.
• Dart slugs came into life in version 0.18.