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HP	99-200
HD	20
XP	3020
Speed	13
AC	10
EV	15
Will	160
Attack¹	30 (hit: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	Silver
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	human, Killer Klown
Flags	See invisible Speaks Warm-blooded No poly No gen derived

A comical figure full of life and laughter. It looks very happy to see you... but is there a slightly malicious cast to its features? Is that red face paint or something altogether less pleasant?

“All the world loves a clown.”
-Cole Porter, “Be a Clown”. 1948.

Useful Info

Killer Klowns are powerful humanoid monsters found only in the Realm of Zot. Armed with highly enchanted and branded clubs, they have decent HP, the speed of a centaur, the regeneration rate of a troll, the sporadic blinking of a blink frog, and the ability to inflict various status effects by throwing pies:

Spells

Tile	Name	Damage	Range	Flags
	Throw Klown Pie	3d20	LOS	Natural flag
	Blink	—	—	Magical flag

Tips & Tricks

They have excellent magic resistance, but lack any elemental resistances, so it's not too hard to pile up the damage on them. Try to blast them at range before they can reach you.
Their constant blinking makes it a little easier for ranged specialists to fight them, but also means they're more likely to be throwing pies at you.
Try not to fight them with too many dangerous threats around, as their pies can cause major problems. It's all too easy to find yourself suddenly silenced, turned into a helpless bat, or stripped of your fire resistance with an orb of fire around the corner.

Trivia

Killer Klowns were originally murderous extraterrestrial pranksters in the 1988 Academy Award® winning comedy horror sci-fi film, Killer Klowns from Outer Space.

History

The ability to throw pies was added in 0.23. Prior to that, Killer Klowns were unarmed and used a special Klown attack flavor that could choose randomly between Fire, Cold, Electricity, Strong poison, Drain speed, Pain, or Antimagic.
Prior to 0.14 Klowns had a different set of damage brands for their melee attack: fire, cold, nasty poison, drain XP, rot, blink, anti-magic.

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 ==Useful Info==
-'''Killer Klowns''' are powerful humanoid monsters found only in [[the Realm of Zot]]. They have decent [[HP]], the speed of a [[centaur]], the [[regeneration rate]] of a [[troll]], the sporadic [[blink]]ing of a [[blink frog]], and a melee attack capable of randomly inflicting any of the following [[attack flavour]]s:
+'''Killer Klowns''' are powerful humanoid monsters found only in [[the Realm of Zot]]. Armed with highly enchanted and branded [[club]]s, they have decent [[HP]], the speed of a [[centaur]], the [[regeneration rate]] of a [[troll]], the sporadic [[blink]]ing of a [[blink frog]], and the ability to inflict various [[status effects]] by [[Throw Klown Pie|throwing pies]]:
-*[[Fire]]
+*[[Vertigo]]
-*[[Cold]]
+*[[Silence]]
-*[[Electricity]]
+*[[Fire#Fire Vulnerability|Fire vulnerability]]
-*[[Poison|Strong poison]]
+*[[Potion of degeneration|Stat drain]]
-*[[Slow|Drain speed]]
+*Inability to drink [[Potions]]
-*[[Pain_(brand)|Pain]]
+*[[Bat Form]], [[Pig Form]], or [[Wisp Form]]
-*[[Anti-magic]]
-Although this is less unpredictable than a [[chaos]] [[brand]]ed attack, it still leaves you uncertain of what to expect.
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 ==Tips & Tricks==
 *They have excellent magic resistance, but lack any elemental resistances, so it's not too hard to pile up the damage on them. Try to blast them at range before they can reach you.
-*If you aren't ready for it, their most dangerous attack flavour by far is [[cold]]. While rF+, rElec, rN+, and rPois are also highly recommended, facing them without at least rC+ is a gamble you should try to avoid.
+*Their constant blinking makes it a little easier for ranged specialists to fight them, but also means they're more likely to be throwing pies at you.
-*Their constant blinking works against them if you have decent ranged attacks and a clear, open area to fight in. Use the time they spend running back into melee range with you to whittle away at their health from afar.
+*Try not to fight them with too many dangerous threats around, as their pies can cause major problems. It's all too easy to find yourself suddenly silenced, turned into a helpless bat, or stripped of your fire resistance with an [[orb of fire]] around the corner.
 ==Trivia==
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 ==History==
-In [[0.23]], Killer Klowns will lose their fast regeneration and randomised brand melee attack, and instead gain a highly-enchanted club as a weapon, and a new ability [[Throw Klown Pie]], which will affect the target with a random, dangerous magical effect on hit out of: [[silence]], inability to drink potions, fire vulnerability, 1-3 stat drain to all stats, [[vertigo]], or polymorph into a [[bad form]] (reduced chance). This polymorph is guaranteed to place the player in a form that can move, that is bat form, pig form or wisp form.
+*The ability to throw pies was added in [[0.23]]. Prior to that, Killer Klowns were unarmed and used a special Klown attack flavor that could choose randomly between [[Fire]], [[Cold]], [[Electricity]], [[Poison|Strong poison]], [[Slow|Drain speed]], [[Pain (brand)|Pain]], or [[Antimagic]].
+*Prior to  [[0.14]] Klowns had a different set of damage brands for their melee attack: [[fire]], [[cold]], nasty [[poison]], [[drain experience|drain XP]], [[rot]], [[blink]], [[anti-magic]].
-Prior to  [[0.14]] Klowns had a different set of damage brands for their melee attack: [[fire]], [[cold]], nasty [[poison]], [[drain experience|drain XP]], [[rot]], [[blink]], [[anti-magic]].
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