Frederick

Version 0.32: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

Frederick @
HP	130-263
HD	23
XP	5163
Speed	10
AC	9
EV	13
Will	140
Attack¹	44 (hit: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	demigod, demigod
Flags	Fighter See invisible Speaks Warm-blooded Unique Male

A svelte fighter-mage with a gold-rimmed monocle, a keen sense of tradition, and the blood of the gods running through his veins. He's here looking for a worthy opponent, but he's yet to find one.

“I thoroughly disapprove of duels. I consider them unwise and I know they are dangerous. Also, sinful. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet retired spot and kill him.”
-Mark Twain, _Autobiography of Mark Twain_. 1924.

Useful Info

Frederick the Flawless is a dangerous unique demigod caster who always spawns with a randart orb of light or energy. Although he's only fair in melee combat, the damage output of his spells is on par with Cerebov.

Location

Spells

Name	Damage	Range	Flags
Plasma Beam	2x3d26	LOS	Wizard flag
Bombard	3d38	4	Wizard flag
Spellspark Servitor	—	—	Wizard flag

Tips & Tricks

Frederick's spells can be brutally powerful. If he manages to get a Spellforged Servitor on the field, he essentially becomes twice as deadly. Frederick is an excellent opponent to use those scrolls of silence or phial of floods against. His melee skills may be decent (particularly if he has a weapon with a dangerous brand), but they're much less likely to deal 100+ damage to you in a single turn.
Alternatively, try to fight him at at extreme long range, popping spells like Freezing Cloud and then backing away. If you can hit him with a curare dart first, this kiting process will be even easier.
Summons can help block Frederick's Bombard, but they won't stop his Plasma Beam.

History

Prior to 0.32, Frederick did not have the Fighter flag, but his melee damage was 50 instead of 44.
Prior to 0.31, Frederick had Force Lance, Bolt of Cold, and Iron Shot instead of Plasma Beam and Bombard. Also, he had less HP, lower HD (21), and a much weaker melee attack (27 damage). In addition, he did not spawn with a randart orb.
Prior to 0.25, Frederick had Iskenderun's Mystic Blast instead of Force Lance.
Prior to 0.16, Frederick was known as Frederick the Vigilant, was a human instead of a demigod, and knew Invisibility instead of Spellforged Servitor.
In early versions of DCSS, he was known as Adolf.