Draft:Blipper
| b Blipper | |
|---|---|
| Form | Ordinary creature |
| Attacks | None; 1 defensive action |
| Special abilities | Teleports within the current level |
| Base level | 1 |
| HP | 50 |
| Hit | 0 |
| Defense | 5 |
| Action interval | 24 ticks; lower is faster |
| Kill experience | 20, when death is in sight |
| Generation | Random pools and encounter details |
| Carried items | No fixed item; 0–1 random possessions |
| Immunities | None innate |
| Remains | Blipper organ; 50% on normal death |
| Remains use | Player teleportation; scroll via alchemy |
Traits
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| Reference | minit.h in Omega 0.90.4, line 35[1] |
A blipper is a normally peaceful creature that teleports around its current level. Its organ can teleport the player directly or be transformed into a blessed teleportation scroll.[2]
Generation
Blippers occur in ordinary random pools and in the sewer population table. They carry no fixed item, but can receive zero or one random possession at ordinary generation.[3]
Teleportation
A blipper has no attacks and one defensive action. It has no ordinary movement action; its special action relocates the awake creature to an empty place on the same level. It remains in play and retains its possessions. This differs from monsters that vanish permanently.[4]
The special check normally occurs on half of its pulses while awake and within four squares, even if peaceful. Sanctuary suppresses it. The blipper has no innate immunity and is not hungry.[5]
Blipper organ
A normal death has a 50% chance of leaving a blipper organ. Direct use of an ordinary unblessed organ teleports you to a random empty location on the current level and provides no food. At Ambrosias, 50 Au transforms it into a blessed scroll of teleportation, which allows destination selection, subject to the spell's valid-floor check. Selling one organ yields 8 Au; transformation replaces the selected stack with one scroll.[6]
Strategy
A blipper does not need to be chased for safety. Its 50 HP and repeated relocations can make hunting it time-consuming despite its inability to attack. An organ is useful as an escape consumable, but random teleportation can strand you away from the route you know. Alchemy trades money for destination selection; keep the organ distinct from ordinary food and split stacks before transformation.
References
- ↑ lev.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 373–394; mon.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 134–203; mmelee.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 8–145; mmelee.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 227–311; time.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 47–74; item.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 63–139. Ordinary construction, combat, timing and remains.
- ↑ minit.h in Omega 0.90.4, line 35; mmove.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 244–253; item.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 95–97.
- ↑ lev.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 103–111; lev.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 280–395; minit.h in Omega 0.90.4, line 35.
- ↑ minit.h in Omega 0.90.4, line 35; mmelee.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 227–311; mmove.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 228–253.
- ↑ mon.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 12–76; mon.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 402–444; minit.h in Omega 0.90.4, line 35.
- ↑ mon.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 134–203; item.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 95–97; itemf1.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 111–118; effect3.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 503–534; iinit.h in Omega 0.90.4, line 100; site1.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 819–876.