Draft:Goblin shaman

Omega 0.90.4

G Goblin shaman
Form	Ordinary creature
Attacks	1 physical attack, raw 0–9; 1 defense
Special abilities	Ten spell choices; gifts worth 300 Au pacify
Base level	3
HP	25
Hit	10
Defense	10
Action interval	6 ticks; lower is faster
Kill experience	40, when death is in sight
Generation	Ordinary and special encounters
Carried items	No fixed item; 0–1 random possessions
Immunities	None innate
Remains	Dead goblin shaman; 50% on normal death
Remains use	Inedible; no alchemy
Traits Initially hostile and greedy Opens doors
Reference	minit.h in Omega 0.90.4, line 111

A goblin shaman is a hostile, greedy spellcaster found among the inhabitants of the Goblin Caves. It shares a green G with the chieftain, but its danger comes from random spells rather than a carried great-axe.

Generation

Shamans appear in ordinary random pools and a dedicated Goblin Caves population branch that becomes more prominent deeper down. They have no fixed weapon or magical item, but can begin with zero or one random possession.

Spells and behavior

Its level-3 spell repertoire has ten equally likely choices after resistance: physical missile, self-recovery, slow, disease, lightning, cold, item-magic removal, weakened blessing, poison and sleep. Recovery adds 0–8 HP, poison adds three counts, and a successful sleep effect adds 2–3 counts if the player is not already asleep or sleep-immune. It cannot yet select the higher-level fire bolt, item destruction or level drain.

An ordinary shaman attempts this magic as a nearby special action, requiring hostility and line of sight. It also has one physical melee attack for a raw 0–9 damage and one defensive action. It opens doors, collects items while greedy, and has no innate immunity.

Gifts and remains

A still-greedy shaman becomes peaceful after a single payment of 300 Au or a non-cursed gift of at least that intrinsic value. Smaller gifts are kept and do not accumulate toward the threshold; accepted gifts in this response add one alignment point. Successful pacification also ends greed and prevents its ordinary hostile-only spell routine from casting.

Normal death drops possessions and has a 50% chance of leaving a dead goblin shaman. The corpse is inedible and cannot be transformed by the alchemist. It does not provide the ordinary goblin's one-point meal.

Strategy

Identify which green G you face before choosing defenses. The shaman can attack your equipment and inflict sleep, poison or disease, while a chieftain uses physical missiles. Paying 300 Au can end the spell threat if it is still greedy; throwing several low-value gifts at it gives it time to continue casting. Its 25 HP and lack of innate immunities make a quick attack or applicable disabling effect another practical option. Keep line of sight broken when withdrawing, since ordinary doors can be opened.