Occultist

Trunk-only: This article pertains to a feature of Crawl which is being tested. It will likely change before the next release, and may even be removed entirely.

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HP	35-72
HD	13
XP	793
Speed	10
AC	2
EV	15
Will	60
Attack1	8 (hit: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	human, human
Flags	Evil Speaks Warm-blooded

A wizard fond of illusion and treachery. They scorn the crudeness of other magicians, who hurl wild conjurations toward their foes rather than cunningly exploiting their greatest weaknesses. “Each family or tribe has a wizard or conjuring doctor, whose office we could never clearly ascertain.” -Charles Darwin, _The Voyage of the Beagle_, ch. X. 1839.

Useful Info

Occultists are spell casters who can roast you with Fireballs or banish you into the Abyss. Fortunately, they are flimsy. They can be found in late Dungeon and Depths.

Spells

Tile	Name	Damage	Range	Flags
	Fireball	3d22	5	Wizard flag
	Poison Arrow	3d20	6	Wizard flag
	Invisibility	—	—	Wizard flag
	Banishment	—	LOS	Wizard flag

Tips & Tricks

• Occultists can deal high damage, but they aren't too evasive, cannot see invisible, and don't have much willpower.
• Banishment requires line of fire, and can be defeated by high enough willpower of your own. Fire resistance is helpful to defend against Fireballs, too.
• A silenced or waterlogged occultist can only do weak melee attacks.

Mad Acolyte of Lugonu

You may encounter a mad acolyte of Lugonu when approaching certain rune vaults in the Abyss. These variant occultists always spawn wielding distortion-branded weapons and can cast Smiting, Malign Gateway, Blink, Blink Other, and Invisibility.

A devoted follower of Lugonu, driven mad by years of living in the Abyss. "And when you look long into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you." -Friedrich Nietzche, "Beyond Good and Evil", 1886

History

• Prior to 0.33, occultists had lower HD (12 instead of 13), 13 EV instead of 15 EV, and less health.
• In 0.31, occultists were added to the game, split off from wizards.