Draft:Borogrove
| b Borogrove | |
|---|---|
| Form | Ordinary creature |
| Attacks | 1 attack: 0–5 physical before absorption; 1 defensive action |
| Base level | 1 |
| HP | 6 |
| Hit | 8 |
| Defense | 5 |
| Action interval | 4 ticks; lower is faster |
| Kill experience | 6, when death is in sight |
| Generation | Random pools and encounter details |
| Carried items | None at ordinary generation |
| Immunities | None innate |
| Remains | Borogrove wings; 50% on normal death |
| Remains use | Ordinary food; no alchemy |
Traits
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| Reference | minit.h in Omega 0.90.4, line 45[1] |
A borogrove is a normally peaceful flying creature, displayed as a green b. It is one of Omega's creatures associated with Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky, and its edible remains are borogrove wings.[2]
Generation
Borogroves can be selected by the ordinary random-monster pools. They are not separately favored by any of the named countryside terrain tables, though those tables' random slots can produce them. An ordinary borogrove starts without possessions.[3]
Behavior and remains
An unprovoked borogrove is peaceful. If made hostile, it flutters toward the player and can attempt one physical attack and one block when adjacent. Flying lets it cross water and hedges, but does not let it pass through solid walls. It has no innate damage immunity or extra special attack.[4]
Normal death has a 50% chance to leave borogrove wings. These are ordinary food, adding six food-reserve points when eaten; a normal hourly hunger check consumes one. They grant no flight and have no alchemical transformation. A living borogrove is not initially hungry and does not have a food-taming response.[5]
Strategy
Its six HP and modest single attack make it a possible source of food, but it is not necessary to fight a peaceful borogrove. If you provoke one, do not rely on a pond or hedge to keep it out of melee range. The wings offer the same nourishment as mutton, and neither is a guaranteed drop; preserving a safe route can be worth more than a speculative meal.
Origin
The name and its "too mimsy" response point to the borogoves in Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky. Omega spells the name borogrove, with an additional r.[6]
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 8–51; 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 45; mtalk.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 384–388.
- ↑ lev.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 11–70; lev.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 280–395.
- ↑ minit.h in Omega 0.90.4, line 45; mon.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 12–68; mmove.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 151–177; util.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 93–151.
- ↑ mon.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 134–203; item.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 63–139; command2.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 130–161; aux3.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 26–34; inv.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 430–467.
- ↑ minit.h in Omega 0.90.4, line 45; mtalk.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 384–388; Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass, chapter I, "Jabberwocky".