Bestiary/Ophidian Knight
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Type | Ophidian |
| Category | Reptiles & serpents |
| Alignment | Evil |
| Karma | −10,000 |
| Fame | 10,000 |
| Behavior | Attacks on sight |
| Speed | Fast |
| Stats | |
| Strength | 417–595 |
| Dexterity | 166–175 |
| Intelligence | 46–70 |
| Hit points | 266–342 |
| Stamina | 166–175 |
| Mana | 0 |
| Damage | 16–19 |
| Armor | 40 |
| Resources | |
| Carving | 2 raw ribs |
The Ophidian Knight is the ophidians' elite warrior: 266–342 hit points, 16–19 damage, and a Lethal poison strike.
Overview
- In-game name: an ophidian knight-errant or an ophidian avenger (picked at random)
- Corpse: an ophidian corpse
- Behavior: it attacks the nearest target it sees and fights in melee.
- Movement: it is one of the faster creatures in the game (fast speed).
- Enemies: terathans and ophidians are sworn enemies and attack each other on sight.
- No mana: its script sets its mana to 0.
- Old name: its script keeps the old type name OphidianAvenger as an alias, so old saves still load.
Stats
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Strength | 417–595 |
| Dexterity | 166–175 |
| Intelligence | 46–70 |
| Hit points | 266–342 |
| Stamina | 166–175 (same as its Dexterity) |
| Mana | 0 |
| Melee damage | 16–19 |
| Armor rating | 40 |
| Fame / Karma | 10,000 / −10,000 |
Skills
| Skill | Range |
|---|---|
| Tactics | 90.1–100.0 |
| Wrestling | 90.1–100.0 |
| Magic Resistance | 65.1–80.0 |
| Poisoning | 60.1–80.0 |
Abilities
Poison attack
Each time its melee attack hits, there's a 50% chance it also poisons the target with Lethal poison.
- Lethal poison deals 25% of your current hit points (at least 9, at most 26) every 5 seconds, for up to 10 ticks.
- Cure it with a cure potion, the Cure or Arch Cure spell, or a healer's bandages and the Healing skill. Higher levels are harder to cure.
Poison immunity: it is immune to all poison, so poisoned weapons, the Poison spell and poison potions do nothing to it.
Loot
Every ophidian knight carries:
- Gold: about 520–700 in total (from its "Rich" ×2 loot)
- a lesser poison potion
It may also carry:
- A magic weapon, armor piece or shield (up to 6 chances, from about 20% down to 1% each)
- A musical instrument (about 2% or less)
- A level 3 treasure map (1% chance)
Carving
Use a blade on the corpse to get:
- 2 raw ribs
Location
- Champion spawn: it is a level 4 creature of the Cold Blood champion spawn (champion: Rikktor), so it appears at the fixed Cold Blood altar at 5259, 837, and any of the 11 Lost Lands altars that rolls Cold Blood. Each one killed during a spawn gives the killer Valor and champion-title progress.
Champion spawns only exist if the staff have generated them (with the staff command [GenChamps); the code doesn't say whether that's been done on New Bradford.
Tips
- Carry Greater Cure potions; its hits can carry Lethal poison.
- Ophidians and terathans are sworn enemies and attack each other on sight, so you can sometimes let them fight it out.
- Two Rich loot packs and a 1% chance at a level 3 treasure map.