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| bcs = Yes <!-- All new creatures are BCS --> |
| bcs = Yes <!-- All new creatures are BCS --> |
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| hitpoints = 190 |
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| roundtime = <!-- Creature speed --> |
| roundtime = <!-- Creature speed --> |
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| PA1 = Ball and chain<!-- Physical attacks insert up to PA10 and corresponding value/range up to PAJ --> |
| PA1 = Ball and chain<!-- Physical attacks insert up to PA10 and corresponding value/range up to PAJ --> |
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| PAA = 160 |
| PAA = 160 |
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| PA2 = Dagger |
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| PAB = 160 |
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| WD1 = Blind (311)<!-- Warding spells insert up to WD10 and corresponding value/range up to WDJ --> |
| WD1 = Blind (311)<!-- Warding spells insert up to WD10 and corresponding value/range up to WDJ --> |
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| WDA = 139 |
| WDA = 139 |
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| WD2 = |
| WD2 = ? |
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| WDB = |
| WDB = 133 |
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{{Creature defense attributes2 <!-- Replace ? with value or range, but do not include when the creature is under the effects of disabling statuses (stun/knockdown/interference/curse/etc.) --> |
{{Creature defense attributes2 <!-- Replace ? with value or range, but do not include when the creature is under the effects of disabling statuses (stun/knockdown/interference/curse/etc.) --> |
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| asg = <!-- Insert asg # and template will automatically convert to include type of armor --> |
| asg = 6N<!-- Insert asg # and template will automatically convert to include type of armor --> |
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| IMM1 = <!-- add IMM2 (up to 15) for additional immunities --> |
| IMM1 = <!-- add IMM2 (up to 15) for additional immunities --> |
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| Melee = |
| Melee = 243 |
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| Ranged = |
| Ranged = |
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| Bolt = |
| Bolt = 223 |
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| UDF = |
| UDF = 244 |
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| BarTD = 74 |
| BarTD = 74 |
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| CleTD = |
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| SorTD = |
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| MjETD = |
| MjETD = 85 - 98 |
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| MnETD = 85 - |
| MnETD = 85 - 98 |
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| MjSTD = |
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| DSP1 = Spirit Warding I (101)<!-- Defensive spells insert up to DSP15, they will automatically link --> |
| DSP1 = Spirit Warding I (101)<!-- Defensive spells insert up to DSP15, they will automatically link --> |
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| DSP2 = Spirit Warding II (107) |
| DSP2 = Spirit Warding II (107) |
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| DSP3 = Prayer of Protection (303) |
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{{Creature treasure |
{{Creature treasure |
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| coins = |
| coins = Yes |
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| magic items = |
| magic items = Yes |
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| gems = |
| gems = Yes |
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| boxes = |
| boxes = Yes |
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| other = |
| other = |
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| skin = |
| skin = None |
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{{Creature end}} |
{{Creature end}} |
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A creature of sublime beauty, the nonomino floats just above the ground in a pulsing sphere of unearthly light. |
<pre{{log2|margin-right=26em}}>A creature of sublime beauty, the nonomino floats just above the ground in a pulsing sphere of unearthly light. As you watch, he abruptly turns his head to stare, as cracks distend across his visage and the glorious mantle peels away to reveal disease and decay. The incarnation constantly molts his epidermis, regenerating it moments later in a hideous parody of the struggle between life and death. Frozen by the hypnotic horror of his appearance, you almost fail to notice the nonomino's fluid movement, and the adept dance of his hands as he summons his theurgical arsenal.</pre> |
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==Hunting strategies== |
==Hunting strategies== |
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Another more esoteric motivation for including a reference to higher mathematics is the possibility of influence by H.P. Lovecraft's [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/dwh.aspx "The Dreams in the Witch House"], which involves these same premises as [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/tgsk.aspx "Through the Gates of the Silver Key"] and [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/dq.aspx "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath"] which are important for [[The Broken Lands]]. In this story there is a student of advanced mathematics and physics who discovers that the subjects are intimately related to folklore and forbidden knowledge, where the intuitive understanding and perception of it allows the ability to project oneself into higher realities. This is influenced in the Lovecraft circle by the pseudo-historical work of Margaret Murray, where faeries are a surviving [[fenghai#Behind the Scenes|primitive race]] underground. Murray had become fixated on faerie lore and its relation to Arthurian legend while convalescing in [[Castle Anwyn#Behind the Scenes|Glastonbury]] which is often identified with Annwn. This is related to the [[Dybbuk#Behind the Scenes|mezuzah]] in the castle barracks, which is arguably also a reference to another pseudo-historical movement, British Israelism which asserts Hebrews and Phoenicians colonized Ireland as the medieval monks had used the [[Castle Anwyn#Behind the Scenes|same words]] to identify the Celtic gods. |
Another more esoteric motivation for including a reference to higher mathematics is the possibility of influence by H.P. Lovecraft's [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/dwh.aspx "The Dreams in the Witch House"], which involves these same premises as [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/tgsk.aspx "Through the Gates of the Silver Key"] and [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/dq.aspx "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath"] which are important for [[The Broken Lands]]. In this story there is a student of advanced mathematics and physics who discovers that the subjects are intimately related to folklore and forbidden knowledge, where the intuitive understanding and perception of it allows the ability to project oneself into higher realities. This is influenced in the Lovecraft circle by the pseudo-historical work of Margaret Murray, where faeries are a surviving [[fenghai#Behind the Scenes|primitive race]] underground. Murray had become fixated on faerie lore and its relation to Arthurian legend while convalescing in [[Castle Anwyn#Behind the Scenes|Glastonbury]] which is often identified with Annwn. This is related to the [[Dybbuk#Behind the Scenes|mezuzah]] in the castle barracks, which is arguably also a reference to another pseudo-historical movement, British Israelism which asserts Hebrews and Phoenicians colonized Ireland as the medieval monks had used the [[Castle Anwyn#Behind the Scenes|same words]] to identify the Celtic gods. |
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==Historical Information== |
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Previous creature description. |
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<pre{{log2|margin-right=26em}}>A creature of sublime beauty, the nonomino floats just above the ground in a pulsing sphere of unearthly light. Careful scrutiny of the creature will show cracks distending across his visage and mantle peeling away to reveal disease and decay. The incarnation constantly molts his epidermis, regenerating it moments later in a hideous parody of the struggle between life and death. Surprisingly, this horror's movements are very fluid and the adept dance of his hands as he summons his theurgical arsenal is hypnotic.</pre> |
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A creature of sublime beauty, the nonomino floats just above the ground in a pulsing sphere of unearthly light. As you watch, he abruptly turns his head to stare, as cracks distend across his visage and the glorious mantle peels away to reveal disease and decay. The incarnation constantly molts his epidermis, regenerating it moments later in a hideous parody of the struggle between life and death. Frozen by the hypnotic horror of his appearance, you almost fail to notice the nonomino's fluid movement, and the adept dance of his hands as he summons his theurgical arsenal.
Hunting strategies
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Other information
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Behind the Scenes
Nonominos are a class of mathematical objects with "nine cells", often serpentine in shape, used in puzzles reminiscent of Sudoku or Tetris. This strange name for a creature might be an oblique allusion to medieval Welsh folklore where Bran the Blessed wages war with the Irish King Math, involving a magical cauldron that brings the dead to life, which is kept bubbling with the breath of nine pythonesses. The mortally wounded Bran tells the survivors to sever his head, which continues to speak in Annwn, the Celtic Otherworld where time does not pass and food and drink are plenty. Castle Anwyn has a throne room of bones with a head on a pike and possesses magical foods which heal and unpoison player characters. The same magic cauldron appears in another Welsh poem where King Arthur goes to Annwn, which is considered an early basis for the Holy Grail.
Another more esoteric motivation for including a reference to higher mathematics is the possibility of influence by H.P. Lovecraft's "The Dreams in the Witch House", which involves these same premises as "Through the Gates of the Silver Key" and "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" which are important for The Broken Lands. In this story there is a student of advanced mathematics and physics who discovers that the subjects are intimately related to folklore and forbidden knowledge, where the intuitive understanding and perception of it allows the ability to project oneself into higher realities. This is influenced in the Lovecraft circle by the pseudo-historical work of Margaret Murray, where faeries are a surviving primitive race underground. Murray had become fixated on faerie lore and its relation to Arthurian legend while convalescing in Glastonbury which is often identified with Annwn. This is related to the mezuzah in the castle barracks, which is arguably also a reference to another pseudo-historical movement, British Israelism which asserts Hebrews and Phoenicians colonized Ireland as the medieval monks had used the same words to identify the Celtic gods.
Historical Information
Previous creature description.
A creature of sublime beauty, the nonomino floats just above the ground in a pulsing sphere of unearthly light. Careful scrutiny of the creature will show cracks distending across his visage and mantle peeling away to reveal disease and decay. The incarnation constantly molts his epidermis, regenerating it moments later in a hideous parody of the struggle between life and death. Surprisingly, this horror's movements are very fluid and the adept dance of his hands as he summons his theurgical arsenal is hypnotic.
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