Boss monsters

[henwen]

I've seen the message a few times where I could not find the boss as well. Last one was on DH2, I was pretty disappointed, wanted to see what it was going to throw at me.

[grapheneCat]

You meet Groof, the goblin.
A small filthy creature.

Met on DD:1. Didn't notice any special abilities, didn't drop any loot.

It's a bit obvious, but I don't think anyone's explicitly said it yet: all boss monsters appear to be purple.

[sqrt-1]

Found another one

You meet Blier-Kreg Eldunkun, the hobgoblin leader.
This hobgoblin shows more intellect and cunning than others of his kind. His
mismatched armor is possibly as good as your own and his eyes gaze past
his bulbous blue nose appraisingly. He carries a pole to which swords have
been crudely attached to make a double bladed spear. As you eye the
clumsy looking weapon, he effortlessly and skillfully puts it into a deadly
spin. This will be a fight for your life!

Seemed to have an extra attack. Dropped two short swords and quarter staff.

[BenMathiesen]

Found another one:

Though all tigers could be said to have a golden hue, never is this description so literal as with the brilliantly colored coat of Aurum, the legendary Golden Tiger. Possessed of an incredible speed, an uncanny ability to heal from any wound, and a great love of raw bloodied meat, legend holds that Aurum's giant gullet hides a vast hoard of treasure. Be wary, however, it's been suggested that this fabled prize is itself a fiendishly crafted distraction from an even greater reward...

Drops treasure and items. Regenerates. She still couldn't scratch me through 15PV, so not dangerous, but she would have been nasty if I met her in the PC or VD at character level 7 or so.

[grobblewobble]

With the currently seen (weak) boss monsters, it also doesn't really have added value (and kinda detracts from the atmosphere IMO, grumble grumble) to let the bosses be purple.... just let them be their natural colours. By its description for example, the grey slayer was probably designed with the idea that it wouldn't be spotted as quickly if it was lurking in a wall somewhere.

I agree, purple doesn't fit very well. They're not agents of Chaos, like all other purple monsters in the game.

[Grey]

They're not agents of Chaos

Depends on your opinion of the ADOM community

[grobblewobble]

Arik, the orc scorcher
You see a grizzled and wiry orc scorcher, veteran of many skirmishes and you know he has already spotted you. Instead of the traditional scorcher warpaint, he appears to have daubed a foul, poisonous liquid over his face, body and armour. His eyes gleam with manic rage as he attacks!

Well, he didn't manage to hit me, so can't tell if his attack is poisonous or not.

Yes, it is. And how.

[Toffeeviola]

No-one's seen Nyber?

I agree, purple doesn't fit very well. They're not agents of Chaos, like all other purple monsters in the game.

I'd be all for giving them a wholly unique colour. Milk-chocolate brown, perhaps?

Or, alternatively, they could be subject to some other graphical tweak such as underlining (as has been put forward before).

[grobblewobble]

And another one..

You meet Water Spider Assault Unit. It's not just a common spider, its large a large [yes, that's a typo] spider from the Water Spider Assault Unit!

(Giant spider that breathes water.)

[Dogbreath]

I really have to say how strongly I disagree with the people who claimed these boss monsters would ruin the game's atmosphere. I get really excited every time I encounter one, and I think the quality of the monsters is almost universally excellent. They all seem to be really flavorful, interesting monsters with interesting powers and I personally think they've greatly enhanced the game's atmosphere and depth. Of course, this may simply be because none of us have met Bob the Death Ray casting Rat yet.

Anyway, I'm really hoping someone runs into mine soon! It's a pretty common monster...