Re: AK: Adventurer Kings Monsters

From: minnotte@stat0.stat.rice.edu (Michael Minnotte)

Date: Sun, 08 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000

In article <456mqp$g74@louie.udel.edu> baidins@stimpy.eecis.udel.edu (Juris Baidins) writes:
>Is there any information on the toughness and special abilities
>of the following monsters:

Well, it's not much, and a few years out of date, but here's what I have:

>
>- Giant clam

21-27hp, hit Me-1 1 of 4 times for 1 pt, Me-1 hit 3 of 4 times for
6, 4, 7 pts.

Tough, but not too bad.  I killed one on turn one of my first AK game,
but I think it was stupid to have tried.
>
>- Witch

Cast Hand of Death (Level?), no more than 11 hp.
>
>- Necromancer

Again, 11 or fewer hp (for the one I fought).

>
>- Giant Eagle
>

Hit Me-1 character 3 of 4 times for 7, 4, 4 pts, Me-1 character
missed 3 of 3
Hit Me-1 character 4 of 5 times for 3, 5, 4, 3 pts, Me-1 character
hit 1 of 3 times for 5 pts

Pretty nasty.  I don't recall why I kept throwing my melee-1 character
in at it (must have had a nice treasure).

>- Giant Roc

Nothing, sorry.

>
>I know the Necromancer (obviously) casts necromantic spells, but
>at what level.  I think the one I have is level 3 or 4 from the
>damage he did to my Valhalla visitor, but I am not sure.
>

I'd guess probably level 3.  My level 4 mages never seemed to have
much trouble getting the drop on monster spellcasters.  White-4
(for spiritwrack) and melee 2+ can handle virtually any human-sounding
monster.  Hand of Death works pretty well too, if you're better at
necromancy than white.

Oh, and be careful.  Their skills aren't always what you'd think.
Several renegade archers used psychic magic on me.  And an
elemental sorceror used psychic and necromancy on me.

If you have any further AK questions, feel free to ask.  Great game.

Mike Minnotte

References

AK: Adventurer Kings Monsters
baidins@stimpy.eecis.udel.edu (Juris Baidins)
Sat, 07 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000