User:ARMYJEN/Glam Critter

Please send logs (from start of encounter to end) to gs4armyjen@gmail.com or ArmyJen#0001. Please add any theories or other information you have, or note any errors you find or inconsistencies on the Discussion page.

This research page is under massive construction (a lot of my notes and the logs people have sent me have not been transferred over yet). I want to thank the following people for contributing to the known information about Ixix's Glam Critters: Ardkor, Arianiss, Bristenn, Evarin, Giantphang, Khaell, Kynilir, Malifren, Naamit, Nehor, Nidal, Ordim, Qualeric, Talimiir, Tykus, and Zeph.

It seems that the critters can be loosely grouped. Some are dodging some component of crit damage, some might have a higher HP, some are magic resistant of some sort, some stun you, some have a poison or disease effect, some are undead, some have more defensive spells than usual. I will be able to figure this out more as I receive more logs from people that help me to fill out the below chart and narrow down all the possible effects. Even null results are good results! Crossing out ideas is just as good as adding them.

Affected Creatures

• Abandoned Mine: Krolvin (Teras Isle)
• Bonespear Tower (Solhaven)
• Castle Varunar (Trail to Vornavis)
• Darkstone Castle: Krolvin (Wehnimer's Landing)
• Fethayl Bog: Bog Wights (Ta'Vaalor)
• Fenghai Warrens (Solhaven)
• Gyldemar Green (Ta'Illistim)
• Rambling Meadows: Crested Basilisk (Ta'Vaalor)
• Rift: Raving Lunatics in Planes 1 and 2 (Icemule Trace)
• Ruined Tower and Dungeon (River's Rest)
• Skull Temple (Ta'Illistim)
• Spider Temple (Wehnimer's Landing)
• Zaerthu Tunnels (Zul'Logoth)

• Near Wehnimer's Landing, zombies, centaurs, krolvin warriors and warfarers, ghostly pookas, spectral miners, night mares, dark vorteces, stone trolls, and Illoke elders.
• Near Icemule Trace, spiked cavern urchins, massive grahnks, ice trolls, frozen corpses, and sabre-tooth tigers.
• In the Rift, Vvrael witches and warlocks, and aivren.
• Near Solhaven, dobrem, rotting woodsman, cougars, fenghai near the lake, vesperti, and dybbuks.
• Near Teras, ash hags, lava trolls, giant fog beetles, skayls, massive pyrothags, wind wraiths, red tsarks, fire mages, and sirens.
• Near Zul Logoth, giant albino scorpions, troll wraiths, and rock troll zombies.
• Near River's Rest, moor hounds, moor witches, krolvin corsairs, lesser moor wights, greater bog trolls, flesh golems, and tomb trolls.
• Near Ta'Illistim, kiramon workers and defenders, lesser and greater faeroths, black forest ogres, yetis, lesser griffins, muscular supplicants, moulis, dhu goleras, and greater constructs.
• Near Ta'Vaalor, crazed zombies, frenzied monks, warrior shades, and black forest ogres.

When these creatures spawn in an area nearby you might hear, "You briefly hear what sounds like quite the commotion."

Critter Table

NV = Needs Verified K = Known

Adjective	Attack Types	Attack Spells	Defense Susceptibility	Defense Resistant	Defense Spells	Other
Adroit
Afflicted
Apt	Counterattack [K]			Stuns [NV]		Higher Health [NV]
Blurry
Canny	SMRv2 stun spell
Ethereal
Flashy						Dual Dispel [NV]
Flickering						Temp phase ability
Flinty
Frenzied
Ghastly
Ghostly
Gleaming
Glittering
Gory
Hardy
Illustrious
Indistinct				Physical damage resist shield
Keen	SMRv2 Mentalist Stun (K)
Lanky
Lustrous
Muculent
Nebulous
Oozing
Pestilent
Putrid
Radiant
Raging
Ready	Counterattack (SMRv2)
Rune-Covered				Magic-absorb shield
Robust
Scintillating
Shadowy					1204, 1601, 1712 [NV]
Shielded
Shifting
Shimmering
Shining
Sickly-Green						Use Purify Air to combat the miasma cloud
Slimy
Sparkling
Spindly
Spiny
Stalwart
Stately
Stout	Counterattack (SMRv2)
Tattooed
Tenebrous
Tough
Twinkling
Wavering						Temp phase ability
Wispy

Information by Critter Adjective

Apt

• High HP [needs verified]
• Stun resist [needs verified and specified]
• Counterattacks with an SMRv2 even if forced into RT or kneeling

Apt Example 1

An apt greater faeroth seizes the opportunity a launch a quick countstrike against you!
[SMR result: 112 (Open d100: 56, Penalty: 6)]
The faeroth attack lands!
   ... 15 points of damage!
   Shot to your neck scrapes away skin.
   Some nasty bleeding.
   You are stunned for 3 rounds!

Crush R3/DMG10, STATUS: S3, WOUNDS: R2 Neck Notes: the messaging on this was later changed.

Apt Example 2

An apt black forest ogre seizes the opportunity to launch a quick counterattack against you!
[SMR result: 162 (Open d100: 181, Penalty: 4)]
The ogre attack lands!
   ... 25 points of damage!
   Shot knocks your head back by pushing on the inside of the skull!

Puncture R5/DMG20, STATUS: F, R3 Eye/Head

Apt Example 3

You swing a sharply-honed golvern handaxe at an apt greater bog troll!
   AS: +391 vs DS: +220 with AvD: +32 + d100 roll: +25 = +228
   ... and hit for 46 points of damage!
   Blow to chest causes the greater bog troll's heart to skip a beat.
The guiding force leaves you.
Roundtime: 5 sec.

Crush R3/DMG15, Status:S1, Wounds:R1 Chest Notes: this attack should have presumably been a stun, but the creature immediately counterattacked despite mechanically it should have been stunned, kneeling, and in RT.

R>
An apt greater bog troll seizes the opportunity to launch a quick counterattack against you!
[SMR result: 114 (Open d100: 38, Penalty: 2)]
The troll attack lands!
   ... 12 points of damage!
   Smack to the eye bursts blood vessels.
   You are stunned for 3 rounds!
SR>

Crush R3/DMG5, Status:S3, Wounds:R2 Right Eye

Apt Example 4

	You gesture at an apt greater bog troll.
	A pillar of dusky silver radiance manifests around an apt greater bog troll.
	  CS: +208 - TD: +134 + CvA: +8 + d100: +53 == +135
	  Warding failed!
	  Waves of sacred energy tear through the greater bog troll's body!
	   ... 30 points of damage!
	   ... 4 points of damage!
	   My!  It looks like the greater bog troll will be stiff in the morning!  Better ice down the bruises!
	   The greater bog troll is driven to its knees!
	Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

Cold R1 DMG5 S:None W:R1 Back Notes: Character cast Divine Strike (1615). Character is aligned to Gosaena and Holy damage is Cold type.

An apt greater bog troll seizes the opportunity to launch a quick counterattack against you!
[SMR result: 149 (Open d100: 91, Penalty: 2)]
The troll attack lands!
A vultite augmented breastplate partially deflects the onslaught of the slashing attack.
   ... 1 point of damage!
   Quick slash catches your cheek!
   Dimples are always nice.

Slash R1 DMG5 S:none Wound:R1 head

You swing a vaalorn-edged feras handaxe at an apt greater bog troll!
  AS: +361 vs DS: +161 with AvD: +32 + d100 roll: +79 = +311
   ... and hit for 83 points of damage!
   Mighty swing separates head from shoulders.
The greater bog troll's body goes rigid and his eyes roll back into his head as he dies.
A silver light faintly flickers around an apt greater bog troll, then fades.
The dully illuminated mantle protecting an apt greater bog troll begins to falter, then completely fades away.
A faint silvery glow fades from around an apt greater bog troll.
An apt greater bog troll returns to normal color.
The deep blue glow leaves an apt greater bog troll.
An apt greater bog troll seems to lose some dexterity.
An apt greater bog troll seems to lose an aura of confidence.
The guiding force leaves you.
Roundtime: 5 sec.

Crush R6 DMG30 S:F W:R3 head Notes: This creature had defensive spells of Spirit Warding II (107), Natural Colors (601), Self Control (613), Mobility (618), Foresight (1204), Mantle of Faith (1601), Spirit Guard (1712). This creature is known to have defensive spells of 101, 103, 107, 601, 613, and 618. The remaining 1204, 1601, and 1712 seem to denote that this creature was also possibly "shadowy."

Blurry

These examples need verified as they may have been affected by more than one adjective. Crowdsourced consensus was that blurry creatures give hard RT for casting at them, certain parts of spells get their damage cycle ignored or dodged which likewise applies hard RT, and sonic flares did not work (which may be also part of the disruption of spells possibly).

Blurry Example 1

[SMR result: 222 (Open d100: 85)]
You have good positioning against a blurry Illoke elder.
  UAF: 557 vs UDF: 544 = 1.023 * MM: 74 + d100: 80 = 155
  ... and hit for 31 points of damage!
  Wide swing connects with right shin, sweeping it hard to the side!
  The Illoke elder is knocked to the ground!

 Your sonic cestus unleashes a blast of sonic energy at a blurry Illoke elder! 
Something confusing enters your mind at the worst possible moment, and the distraction disrupts your attack!
Roundtime changed to 3 seconds.
Roundtime: 5 sec.
Roundtime: 3 sec.
Roundtime changed to 1 second.

Blurry Example 2

<Person>shoots strands of webbing at a blurry Illoke elder!
  AS: +426 vs DS: +198 with AvD: +32 + d100 roll: +63 = +323
   ... and hits for 89 points of damage!
   Blow to the side of the Illoke elder's head!
R>
A blurry Illoke elder seizes the opportunity to launch a quick counterattack against <Person>!
[SMR result: 210 (Open d100: 158, Penalty: 25)]
The elder attack lands!
   ... 25 points of damage!
   Great shot penetrates thigh and shatters bone!
   She is knocked to the ground!
   She is stunned!

Blurry Example 3 Ethereal carnelian foxfire flickers into being along <Person's> hands, slithering across her palms...

<Person> channels at a blurry Illoke elder. <Person> concentrates intently on a blurry Illoke elder, and a pulse of pearlescent energy ripples toward him!   CS: +401 - TD: +377 + CvA: +25 + d100: +78 == +127   Warding failed! The Illoke elder shudders with moderate convulsions as pearlescent ripples envelop his body. The Illoke elder is smashed for 40 points of damage! <Person> stumbles slightly, looking momentarily distracted and confused.  Vanai attack misses entirely! <Person> stumbles slightly, looking momentarily distracted and confused.  Vanai attack misses entirely! ...wait 1 seconds.

Canny

• SMRv2 stun spell

Canny Example 1

[SMR result: 222 (Open d100: 85)]
An overwhelming pressure assails your mind, rendering you thoughtless!
You are stunned!

Flashy

Dual Dispel

Flashy Example 1

You swing a heavy golden vultite-bladed naginata at a flashy vesperti!
  AS: +271 vs DS: +209 with AvD: +49 + d100 roll: +1 = +112
   ... and hit for 5 points of damage!
   Weak slash across chest!
   Slightly less painful than heartburn.
A swirling burst of essence lashes out from a flashy vesperti, consuming nearby magical energy!
You feel less confident than before.
The hazy film around <person> fluxes chaotically!
   ... 30 points of damage!
   Vicious beam of energy rips open your back!
   You are stunned for 6 rounds!
The hazy film fades from around you.
A virulent green mist seeps out of a flashy vesperti's lips toward you, but you are unaffected.
You feel the unnatural surge of necrotic power wane away.
Roundtime: 5 sec.
Roundtime changed to 3 seconds.
S>
A swirling burst of essence lashes out from a flashy vesperti, consuming nearby magical energy!
The dim aura fades from around you.
You are coated in a hazy film.
A swirling burst of essence lashes out from a flashy vesperti, consuming nearby magical energy!
You become solid again.
The hazy film around Ekros fluxes chaotically!
   ... 45 points of damage!
   Tremendous plasma discharge slices deep into your chest!

Flickering

* Temp phase ability

Flickering Example 1

A flickering troll wraith startles at the sudden, clamorous ring of metal on metal!
*Clang!*  The air reverberates with metallic echoes, blasting the troll wraith for 35 points of damage!
With an abrupt flash, a flickering troll wraith disappears and reappears a few feet away, avoiding any danger completely!

Indistinct

• Physical damage resist shield

Indistinct Example 1

You fire a faewood white arrow at an indistinct troll zombie!
A lustrous sphere momentarily flashes around an indistinct troll zombie.
The lustrous sphere absorbs the attack, leaving an indistinct troll zombie unscathed!
The white arrow sticks in an indistinct troll zombie's right arm!

Keen

Keen Example 1

>app elder
The Illoke elder is huge in size and about twenty-one feet high in his current state.
You think you'd have a slight advantage over the elder.
The Illoke elder appears to be shifting, and keen.
>
As a shifting Illoke elder focuses on you, an overwhelming pressure assails your mind, rendering you thoughtless!
You are stunned!

Nebulous

These creatures may be immune to death crits (unless ash hags are usually immune to death crits). Other crowdsourced notes:

• "I was doing archery against a nebulous creature, 90% of the shots didn't do anything, but 10% of the shots hit it... its really confusing what's going on. the messaging should be clearer."
• This creature may have a lower AS.

Nebulous Example 1

	>ambush hag neck
You leap from hiding to attack!
You swing a coal black vultite handaxe at a nebulous ash hag!
A lustrous sphere momentarily flashes around a nebulous ash hag.
  AS: +329 vs DS: +171 with AvD: +31 + d100 roll: +5 = +194
   ... and hit for 61 points of damage!
   Awful slash nearly decapitates the ash hag!
   That's one way to lose your head.
   The ash hag is stunned!
	** Your vultite handaxe releases a shimmering beam of disintegration! **
	... 5 points of damage!
   Blast creates interesting designs on torso, but little damage.
Roundtime: 6 sec.
H>ambush hag head
You leap from hiding to attack!
You swing a coal black vultite handaxe at a nebulous ash hag!
A lustrous sphere momentarily flashes around a nebulous ash hag.
  AS: +329 vs DS: +148 with AvD: +31 + d100 roll: +6 = +218
   ... and hit for 74 points of damage!
   Tremendous blow crushes skull like a ripe melon.
   The ash hag is knocked to the ground!
Roundtime: 6 sec.

Ready

• Counterattacks with an SMRv2 even if forced into RT or kneeling

Rune-Covered

• Magic-absorb shield

Rune-Covered Example 1

You gesture at a rune-covered troll wraith.
A rune-covered troll wraith pulses brightly as she absorbs the magic!
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

Stout

• Counterattacks with an SMRv2 even if forced into RT or kneeling

Stout Example 1

A stout greater bog troll seizes the opportunity to launch a quick counterattack against you!
[SMR result: 151 (Open d100: 72, Penalty: 3)]
The troll attack lands!
   ... 10 points of damage!
   Diagonal slash leaves a bloody trail across your torso.
   You are stunned for 3 rounds!

Wavering

* Temp phase ability

Wavering Example 1

You fire a faewood white arrow at a wavering troll wraith!
With an abrupt flash, a wavering troll wraith disappears and reappears a few feet away, avoiding any danger completely!
The white arrow sails through a wavering troll wraith and lands nearby.

Wavering Example 2

You gesture at a wavering troll wraith.
You hurl a stream of holy water at a wavering troll wraith!
With an abrupt flash, a wavering troll wraith disappears and reappears a few feet away, avoiding any danger completely!
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

Saved Posts and Messages on the Glam Critters

I will be adding all of the known related GM messages and posts here.

Initial Release (12/20/2018)

Category: Combat, Magic, and Character Mechanics
Topic: Hunting Grounds
Message #: (Unknown)
Author: GS4-IXIX
Date: 12/20/2018 04:18 PM CST
Subject: Creatures Get a Gift

Hi everybody,

I just activated an system that will let some creatures generate in packs, some generate as a mini-boss kind of thing, and for some recurring unique creatures. I don't want to give everything away all at once, but I'll tell you that the upgraded creatures, when they appear, will be toughened up in a variety of ways, including some new and unusual abilities.

This is intended for a wide-spread release, but at the moment, you can run into these dangerous foes in the Abandoned Mines of Teras Isle and in Darkstone Castle, where you'll find kiramon; in the Spider Temple; in Planes 1 and 2 of the Rift where you encounter raving lunatics; inside the walls of the Skull Temple; on Gyldemar Green; in Bonespear Tower; in the Fenghai Warrens; in the Ruined Tower and Dungeon of River's Rest; and some particularly nasty and rare enemies can be found lurking in Castle Varunar.

I realize that Ta'Vaalor isn't in that - I have some spots picked out and ready to go and they'll be showing up shortly.

Stay safe, it's dangerous out there!

Ixix

First Update (12/20/2018)

Category: Combat, Magic, and Character Mechanics
Topic: Hunting Grounds
Message #: (Unknown)
Author: GS4-IXIX
Date: 12/20/2018 05:26 PM CST
Subject: Creatures Get a Gift

Crested Basilisks and Bog Wights in the Ta'Vaalor areas are now part of the list.

I'll definitely be expanding the level ranges in future expansions.

I did not get the Kiramon in Ta'Illistim in this round.

Ixix

Second Update (12/20/2018)

Category: Combat, Magic, and Character Mechanics
Topic: Hunting Grounds
Message #: (Unknown)
Author: GS4-IXIX
Date: 12/20/2018 08:09 PM CST
Subject: Creatures Get a Gift

The Zaerthu Tunnels in Zul Logoth are a bit more dangerous now, that'll have to be the last single area for now while I work on some other things.

I'm making some tweaks and adding some stuff based on suggestions, and I'm keeping an eye on how things are going. I'm sorting out another batch of hunting grounds to set up, but I'd like to get a good idea of how things are shaking out before I expand too much. I don't have any specific dates or times for when another round is coming but I'll post here when I release updates or get hunting areas squared away.

Ixix

Regarding Achievements (12/21/2018)

In reply to: Will there be an achievement list/title/reward for the ones you've found and managed to slay? by SJOSEPH

Category: Combat, Magic, and Character Mechanics
Topic: Hunting Grounds
Message #: (Unknown)
Author: GS4-IXIX
Date: 12/20/2018 08:09 PM CST
Subject: Creatures Get a Gift

There might be something like that down the road. I have no specific plans or ideas for it currently though.

Ixix

Regarding Magic Immune (12/22/2018)

Category: Combat, Magic, and Character Mechanics
Topic: Hunting Grounds
Message #: (Unknown)
Author: GS4-IXIX
Date: 12/22/2018 09:01 PM CST
Subject: Creatures Get a Gift

As far as I can tell 1 magic immune bog wight has spawned in prime, and 1 magic immune dogmatist has spawned in shattered. Nobody in shattered noticed. The bog wight was mushed with a maul.

As I've said I'm keeping an eye on things and making adjustments - I expect the magic immune minibosses to be among the hardest to fight, and as such they as are also some of the rarest and least likely to appear - but if they (or any other type) is not performing as intended I'll make revisions. I haven't seen anything that tells me that the magic immune minibosses are actually too hard or too common though.

Also I double check and the Skull Temple is producing miniboss dogmatists, but all of the minibosses have a low chance to spawn, and only the dogmatists are setup currently so there's going to be a lower volume there. So I bummed that you're bummed that you haven't seen many, but it looks like that's just luck that's made that happen (not happen?).

Ixix

Messaging When Glam Critters Spawn (01/09/2019)

Category: Combat, Magic, and Character Mechanics
Topic: Hunting Grounds
Message #: (Unknown)
Author: GS4-IXIX
Date: 01/09/2019 05:35 PM CST
Subject: Creatures Get a Gift

Hi everybody,

I've released a small update to this system. The most notable things that you'll see are messaging in the are when a pack, miniboss, or other special creature spawns, and a couple of abilities that you haven't seen yet.

Along with that update, I'll be expanding the number of hunting areas and creatures that can spawn packs and minibosses - I'll post again when I do that with the list but consider this your advance warning!

Ixix

Category: Combat, Magic, and Character Mechanics
Topic: Hunting Grounds
Message #: (Unknown)
Author: GS4-IXIX
Date: 01/11/2019 03:54 PM CST
Subject: Creatures Get a Gift

I actually didn't do the special messaging in the room that they spawn in, it's in the other rooms in the area so that you know that something is kicking around.

Sorry - that could have been more clear on my part!

Ixix

More Critters (1/13/2019)

Category: Combat, Magic, and Character Mechanics
Topic: Hunting Grounds
Message #: (Unknown)
Author: GS4-IXIX
Date: 01/13/2019 10:34 AM CST
Subject: More Gifted Creatures!

Hi everybody,

I've setup several additional creatures to spawn packs and minibosses.

Near Wehnimer's Landing, zombies, centaurs, krolvin warriors and warfarers, ghostly pookas, spectral miners, night mares, dark vorteces, stone trolls, and Illoke elders. Near Icemule Trace, spiked cavern urchins, massive grahnks, ice trolls, frozen corpses, and sabre-tooth tigers. In the Rift, Vvrael witches and warlocks, and aivren. Near Solhaven, dobrem, rotting woodsman, cougars, fenghai near the lake, vesperti, and dybbuks. Near Teras, ash hags, lava trolls, giant fog beetles, skayls, massive pyrothags, wind wraiths, red tsarks, fire mages, and sirens. Near Zul Logoth, giant albino scorpions, troll wraiths, and rock troll zombies. Near River's Rest, moor hounds, moor witches, krolvin corsairs, lesser moor wights, greater bog trolls, flesh golems, and tomb trolls. Near Ta'Illistim, kiramon workers and defenders, lesser and greater faeroths, black forest ogres, yetis, lesser griffins, muscular supplicants, moulis, dhu goleras, and greater constructs. Near Ta'Vaalor, crazed zombies, frenzied monks, warrior shades, and black forest ogres.

Be careful out there!

Ixix

Round 3 Will Have Highest Level Areas (1/13/2019)

Category: Combat, Magic, and Character Mechanics
Topic: Hunting Grounds
Message #: (Unknown)
Author: GS4-IXIX
Date: 01/13/2019 02:37 PM CST
Subject: More Gifted Creatures!

I'm glad to hear that people seem to be enjoying these updates so far! The current plan is for round 3 to include the highest level areas, I'm not sure when that'll happen, it kinda depends on if any issues pop up with the wider release.

Does anybody have any particular feelings about whether or not they've run into a creature that was too hard or underwhelming or anything like that?

Ixix

Adjective Order (1/14/2019)

Category: Combat, Magic, and Character Mechanics
Topic: Hunting Grounds
Message #: (Unknown)
Author: GS4-IXIX
Date: 01/14/2019 09:30 AM CST
Subject: More Gifted Creatures!

<<If they are not always the same, meaning if any gifted construct can have counterattack, would it be possible to add in another adjective so we can tell? A battle-ready ghostly greater construct or some such.>>

I've tried to set things up so that the most important ability will be the one that assigns the article - I'm not sure if I can have extra long creature names but I just tried it and it worked better than I expected so I'm going to look into that. Also, that counterstrike boon is turning out to be a bit stronger than I anticipated, particularly when it's on something like a construct - so I'll probably tweak things a little so that will be recognized as a more important one.

<<Have you considered picking one or two hunting areas to not implement the gifts?>>

Definitely, I've purposefully tried to not set this is up in a variety of hunting areas, across all town areas, at all levels. I've also tried to be careful to not boost creatures that are already potent.

Ixix

No More Stun Lock (1/14/2019)

Category: Combat, Magic, and Character Mechanics
Topic: Hunting Grounds
Message #: (Unknown)
Author: GS4-IXIX
Date: 01/14/2019 01:28 PM CST
Subject: More Gifted Creatures!

I released a small update and shouldn't be getting stun locked by canny/keen creatures anymore - you'll have a short period of immunity if they get you with one. Not too long, but enough to run away if you want.

Ixix