Vykathi builder
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Description
Vykathi are an infamous race of carnivorous insects. Their builders go about on all six legs, crushing rock in their powerful jaws and secreting a sticky substance which quickly hardens into stone.
In Depth
Although vykathi builders and excavators have opposing utility functions, they are otherwise very similar with equivilant attributes and combat capabilities. As such, both are inferior combatants to the vykathi harvesters who swarm hive intruders. Attempts to hunt either without engaging multiple vykathi harvesters is unlikely. Thus, doing so without the ability to adequately defend against superior opponents (i.e. multiple vykathi harvesters) will be at great peril. Additionally, vykathi builders and excavators present no value, especially for the risk, as neither can be skinned nor carry any equipment or loot.
Both vykathi builders and excavators will occasionally depart the room directly from combat, ignoring their engagement state. They can and will go directly from melee to another room without first having to retreat.
Area Information
Vykathi builders and excavators are responsible for the ever changing maze that is The Hive. When a vykathi builder arrives from another room it fills in the tunnel behind it, thereby removing that exit from its destination room. Example:
The vykathi excavator is the opposite. Instead of sealing tunnels (removing room exits), it creates them.
Skill Caps
- Weapons do not move past dabbling at 170 (1/34). (10/19/2020)
- Does not teach Tactics at 258 (0/34). (10/19/2020)
APPRAISE CAREFUL info:
- With Defenses around 225 the vykathi builder is a relatively easy opponent. It would train quite badly.
- With Weapons at 170 (300+ Mastery) the vykathi builder is a creature completely beneath your notice. It would train quite badly.
Special Attacks
NONE.
Special Defenses
- Vykathi are immune to physical stuns.
- APPRAISE CAREFUL info: The builder appears immune to slicing.
Slice damage tends to do nothing more than scuff the vykathi's carapace.
Attributes
- Strength - is rather less than 30
- Agility - is rather less than 30
- Discipline - is definitely less than 30
- Reflex - is rather less than 30
- Stamina - is definitely less than 30
Equipment/Loot
NONE.
Body Parts
- ARRANGE INFO: The builder cannot be skinned, so you can't arrange it either.
Messaging
- Spawn: A vykathi builder lumbers into view.
- Entrance: A vykathi builder arrives from the <direction>, filling in the tunnel behind it.
- Exit1: A vykathi builder lumbers <direction>.
- Death1: A vykathi builder twitches helplessly on the ground for a few moments before it lies still.
- Decay: A vykathi excavator decays away.
Recall Knowledge
You recall everything noteworthy about a vykathi builder... which is apparently nothing.
They are not known to cast any recognized spells.
They are not known to carry loot in locked boxes.
See Also
- Incomplete articles
- Creatures without coins
- Creatures without gems
- Creatures without boxes
- Non-spellcasting creatures
- Melee range-attacking creatures
- Non-stealthy creatures
- Creatures without special attacks
- Creatures with special defenses
- Shard creatures
- Bestiary
- Ilithi creatures
- Corporeal creatures
- Non-evil corporeal creatures
- Non-evil creatures