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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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[edit] Fog cloud

v fog cloud Image:fog cloud.png
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:

  • can fly.
  • can flow under doors.
  • does not breathe.
  • has no eyes.
  • has no limbs.
  • has no head.
  • is mindless.
  • does not have a solid form.
  • is neither male nor female.
  • always starts as hostile.
  • never leaves a corpse.
Reference monst.c#line937


[edit] Dust vortex

v dust vortex Image:dust vortex.png
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:

  • can fly.
  • can flow under doors.
  • does not breathe.
  • has no eyes.
  • has no limbs.
  • has no head.
  • is mindless.
  • does not have a solid form.
  • is neither male nor female.
  • always starts as hostile.
  • never leaves a corpse.
Reference monst.c#line945


[edit] Ice vortex

v ice vortex Image:ice vortex.png
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:

  • can fly.
  • can flow under doors.
  • does not breathe.
  • has no eyes.
  • has no limbs.
  • has no head.
  • is mindless.
  • does not have a solid form.
  • is neither male nor female.
  • always starts as hostile.
  • can be seen through infravision.
  • never leaves a corpse.
Reference monst.c#line952


[edit] Energy vortex

v energy vortex Image:energy vortex.png
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:

  • can fly.
  • can flow under doors.
  • does not breathe.
  • has no eyes.
  • has no limbs.
  • has no head.
  • is mindless.
  • does not have a solid form.
  • is neither male nor female.
  • always starts as hostile.
  • never leaves a corpse.
Reference monst.c#line960

The energy vortex is 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.



[edit] Steam vortex

v steam vortex Image:steam vortex.png
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:

  • can fly.
  • can flow under doors.
  • does not breathe.
  • has no eyes.
  • has no limbs.
  • has no head.
  • is mindless.
  • does not have a solid form.
  • is neither male nor female.
  • always starts as hostile.
  • can be seen through infravision.
  • appears only in Gehennom.
  • never leaves a corpse.
Reference monst.c#line960


[edit] Fire vortex

v fire vortex Image:fire vortex.png
Difficulty 10
Attacks

Engulf 1d8 fire, passive (level + 1)d4 fire

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:

  • can fly.
  • can flow under doors.
  • does not breathe.
  • has no eyes.
  • has no limbs.
  • has no head.
  • is mindless.
  • does not have a solid form.
  • is neither male nor female.
  • always starts as hostile.
  • can be seen through infravision.
  • appears only in Gehennom.
  • never leaves a corpse.
Reference monst.c#line960


[edit] Body Parts

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
  1. ↑ polyself.c#line1177
  2. ↑ hack.h#line226



[edit] Encyclopedia entry 

       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.


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