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| picture = Death_Dirge_Colored.jpg |
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| level = 9 |
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| level = 9 <!-- This will also be used at the end of the page in the Near level creature template --> |
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| type = Biped |
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| family = Humanoid <!-- Add creature to family page list, which will be linked on preview/save --> |
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| type = Biped <!-- Creature body type --> |
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| attacks = Brawls, Special and Weapons. |
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| otherclass = Corporeal undead<!-- Other classification limited to corporeal undead, non-corporeal undead, elemental, extra planar, magical; insert otherclass2= for 2nd classification (up to 3) --> |
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| area = [[Plains of Bone]]<br>[[Vornavian Coast]]<br>[[The Graveyard]]<br> |
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| area = Plains of Bone |
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| area3 = The Graveyard<!-- For multiple areas, add area2, area3, area4 (through 8) fields if needed --> |
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| bcs = Yes <!-- All new creatures are BCS --> |
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| hitpoints = 95 |
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| roundtime = ?<!-- Creature speed --> |
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{{creature ability|[[Ranged]] |<N/A> [[Defensive strength|DS]]}} |
{{creature ability|[[Ranged]] |<N/A> [[Defensive strength|DS]]}} |
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{{creature ability|[[Bolt]] |<N/A> [[Defensive strength|DS]]}} |
{{creature ability|[[Bolt]] |<N/A> [[Defensive strength|DS]]}} |
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{{creature ability|[[UCS|Unarmed]] |+66 [[UDF]]}} |
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{{creature ability|[[Bard Base]] |+14 to +27 [[Target defense|TD]]}} |
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{{creature ability|[[Wizard Base]] |<N/A> [[Target defense|TD]]}} |
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{{creature ability|[[Cleric Base]] |+27 [[Target defense|TD]]}} |
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{{creature ability|[[Major Spiritual]] |+27 [[Target defense|TD]]}} |
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{{creature ability|[[Minor Spiritual]] |+27 [[Target defense|TD]]}} |
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{{creature ability|[[Major Mental]] |<N/A> [[Target defense|TD]]}} |
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{{creature ability|[[Minor Mental]] |+27 [[Target defense|TD]]}} |
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Defender of a battleground long lost in the terrain, the death dirge still maintains its post relentlessly, battling all that would attempt to invade its position. All that seems to remain in its consciousness are the orders to repel all who enter, a task it executes with single-minded fury. |
Defender of a battleground long lost in the terrain, the death dirge still maintains its post relentlessly, battling all that would attempt to invade its position. All that seems to remain in its consciousness are the orders to repel all who enter, a task it executes with single-minded fury. |
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==Hunting strategies== |
==Hunting strategies== |
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* The [[Cleric Base|Cleric base]] spell, [[Prayer of Holding (301)]] lowers the dirge's physical DS to -36. This costs 3 mana. |
* The [[Cleric Base|Cleric base]] spell, [[Prayer of Holding (301)]] lowers the dirge's physical DS to -36. This costs 3 mana. |
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* [[1106|Bone Shatter (1106)]] will work against them. |
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==Other information== |
==Other information== |
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==Behind the Scenes== |
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Death dirges were unusual in that their [[Rolemaster]] premise was sorrowful musicians who haunt old cemeteries, whereas the creature description they were given was instead that of wrathful soldiers. Those in the bog of [[The Graveyard]] are apparently the soldiers of [[Kestrel Etrevion]] when he used his [[The Legend of the Necropolis of Etrevion|"Amulet of Summoning"]]. The paradox of being both wrathful and sullen is probably an allusion to the [http://danteworlds.laits.utexas.edu/circle5.html Fifth Circle of Hell] from [[Phantom Gatekeeper|Dante's Inferno]]. These were considered two aspects of the same sin, so the wrathful would fight endlessly, and the sullen would stew [[Lesser ghoul|below the surface]] of a muddy swamp. The stream feeding it would be symbolic of both the River Styx of Hell and the [[Flows of essence#River of Life|River of Life]] on Orhan ([[Liabo]]). The demonically ruined funerary gate nearby reflects that of the [http://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/inferno/section4.rhtml City of Dis], and was a [[Lord of Essaence]] style portal, the [[Ghoul master#Behind the Scenes|original]] [[Purgatory#Archaeology|gateway]] [[Bandur Etrevion#Behind the Scenes|below]] by implication. |
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[[Category:Plains of Bone creatures]] |
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[[Category:Vornavian Coast creatures]] |
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[[Category:The Graveyard creatures]] |
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Defender of a battleground long lost in the terrain, the death dirge still maintains its post relentlessly, battling all that would attempt to invade its position. All that seems to remain in its consciousness are the orders to repel all who enter, a task it executes with single-minded fury.
Hunting strategies
- The Cleric base spell, Prayer of Holding (301) lowers the dirge's physical DS to -36. This costs 3 mana.
- Bone Shatter (1106) will work against them.
Other information
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Behind the Scenes
Death dirges were unusual in that their Rolemaster premise was sorrowful musicians who haunt old cemeteries, whereas the creature description they were given was instead that of wrathful soldiers. Those in the bog of The Graveyard are apparently the soldiers of Kestrel Etrevion when he used his "Amulet of Summoning". The paradox of being both wrathful and sullen is probably an allusion to the Fifth Circle of Hell from Dante's Inferno. These were considered two aspects of the same sin, so the wrathful would fight endlessly, and the sullen would stew below the surface of a muddy swamp. The stream feeding it would be symbolic of both the River Styx of Hell and the River of Life on Orhan (Liabo). The demonically ruined funerary gate nearby reflects that of the City of Dis, and was a Lord of Essaence style portal, the original gateway below by implication.
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