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The members of the vortex monster class will all engulf you and cause an appropriate type of damage, except dust vortices, which will blind you, and fog clouds, which will do physical damage.
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Fog cloud
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v fog cloud 
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|---|---|
| Difficulty | 4 |
| Attacks |
Engulf 1d6 |
| Base level | 3 |
| Base experience | 37 |
| Speed | 1 |
| Base AC | 1 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 |
| Frequency (by normal mechanisms) | Rare |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 0 |
| Nutritional value | 0 |
| Size | Huge |
| Resistances | Sleep, Poison, Stoning |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
| Other attributes |
A fog cloud:
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| Reference | monst.c#line937 |
Fog clouds offer a good opportunity for weapon training. Once engulfed you will hit automatically, avoiding the normal trouble non-warrior roles can have with the -4 Unskilled To-hit penalty.
Dust vortexEdit
v dust vortex 
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|---|---|
| Difficulty | 6 |
| Attacks |
Engulf 2d8 blind |
| Base level | 4 |
| Base experience | 55 |
| Speed | 20 |
| Base AC | 2 |
| Base MR | 30 |
| Alignment | 0 |
| Frequency (by normal mechanisms) | Rare |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 0 |
| Nutritional value | 0 |
| Size | Huge |
| Resistances | Sleep, Poison, Stoning |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
| Other attributes |
A dust vortex:
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| Reference | monst.c#line945 |
As with fog clouds, dust vortexes offer a good chance for beginning characters to train their weapon skills, particularly since they deal no physical damage. If you can't risk being blinded, wearing a blindfold or a towel just before being engulfed will prevent this.
Ice vortexEdit
v ice vortex 
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|---|---|
| Difficulty | 7 |
| Attacks |
Engulf 1d6 cold |
| Base level | 5 |
| Base experience | 75 |
| Speed | 20 |
| Base AC | 2 |
| Base MR | 30 |
| Alignment | 0 |
| Frequency (by normal mechanisms) | Very rare |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 0 |
| Nutritional value | 0 |
| Size | Huge |
| Resistances | Cold, Sleep, Poison, Stoning |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
| Other attributes |
An ice vortex:
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| Reference | monst.c#line952 |
Energy vortexEdit
v energy vortex 
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|---|---|
| Difficulty | 9 |
| Attacks |
Engulf 1d6 shock, Engulf drain energy, Passive (level + 1)d4 shock |
| Base level | 6 |
| Base experience | 102 |
| Speed | 20 |
| Base AC | 2 |
| Base MR | 30 |
| Alignment | 0 |
| Frequency (by normal mechanisms) | Very rare |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 0 |
| Nutritional value | 0 |
| Size | Huge |
| Resistances | Shock, Sleep, Disintegrate, Poison, Stoning |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
| Other attributes |
An energy vortex:
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| Reference | monst.c#line960 |
The energy vortex is a very dangerous monster to encounter if one lacks shock resistance. In addition to its shock attacks, it also has a special drain energy ability, which drains the power of the player. The drain energy ability can be protected against with high magic cancellation, but the other attacks cannot.
Note that the passive attack is only triggered by melee attacks - ranged attacks, even when engulfed, are perfectly fine.
Steam vortexEdit
v steam vortex 
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|---|---|
| Difficulty | 9 |
| Attacks |
Engulf 1d8 fire |
| Base level | 7 |
| Base experience | 113 |
| Speed | 22 |
| Base AC | 2 |
| Base MR | 30 |
| Alignment | 0 |
| Frequency (by normal mechanisms) | Rare |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 0 |
| Nutritional value | 0 |
| Size | Huge |
| Resistances | Fire, Sleep, Poison, Stoning |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
| Other attributes |
A steam vortex:
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| Reference | monst.c#line960 |
Fire vortexEdit
v fire vortex 
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|---|---|
| Difficulty | 10 |
| Attacks | |
| Base level | 8 |
| Base experience | 143 |
| Speed | 22 |
| Base AC | 2 |
| Base MR | 30 |
| Alignment | 0 |
| Frequency (by normal mechanisms) | Very rare |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 0 |
| Nutritional value | 0 |
| Size | Huge |
| Resistances | Fire, Sleep, Poison, Stoning |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
| Other attributes |
A fire vortex:
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| Reference | monst.c#line978 |
StrategyEdit
See the Engulfing page for strategies on how to deal with vortices when engulfed.
Body PartsEdit
Vortex also refers to the grouping of body parts for the forms of vortices. It affects the messages referring to the appropriate body parts as follows[1]:
| Bodypart[2] | Description |
|---|---|
| Arm | Region |
| Eye | Eye |
| Face | Front |
| Finger | Minor current |
| Fingertip | Minor current |
| Foot | Lower current |
| Hand | Swirl |
| Handed | Swirled |
| Head | Central core |
| Leg | Lower current |
| Light Headed | Addled |
| Neck | Center |
| Spine | Currents |
| Toe | Edge |
| Hair | Currents |
| Blood | Life force |
| Lung | Center |
| Nose | Leading edge |
| Stomach | Interior |
Encyclopedia entry Edit
Swirling clouds of pure elemental energies, the vortices are
thought to be related to the larger elementals. Though the
vortices do no damage when touched, they are noted for being
able to envelop unwary travellers. The hapless fool thus
swallowed by a vortex will soon perish from exposure to the
element the vortex is composed of.
