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                    What Should I Polymorph Myself Into?
                      by Kevin Hugo <hugo@cae.wisc.edu>


Powerful creatures
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g   gargoyle, winged garoyle
    + Good attacks (2d6+2d6+2d4, 3d6+3d6+3d4).
    + Excellent armor class (-4, -2).
    + Fast, strength 18/**.
    + Can wear all armor.
    + Stone resistant, doesn't breathe, doesn't eat.
    + Winged gargoyle can fly and lay eggs.

A   Aleax
    + Good attacks (W1d6+W1d6+1d4).
    + Good hit dice (10).
    + Good armor class (0).
    + Can wear all armor.
    + Cold, electricity, sleep, and poison resistant; see invisible.

D   adult drogons (various)
    + If already wearing dragon scales or mail, you become that dragon.
    + Good attacks (B+3d8+1d4+1d4).
    + Excellent hit dice (15).
    + Good armor class (-1).
    + You will have an intrinsic depending on your color.
    + You can fly and have strength 18/**.
    + You can lay eggs to produce good pets.
    + You have a breath weapon (although it has limits).
    - You will break your shirt, body armor (except dragon), and cloak.
    - Don't attack cockatrices (except yellow dragons).

H   titan
    + Good attacks (W2d8+M0d0)
    + Very fast.
    + Excellent hit dice (16).
    + Excellent armor class (-3).
    + Strength 18/**.
    - You will break your shirt, body armor, and cloak.

J   jabberwock
    + Good attacks (2d10+2d10+2d10+2d10).
    + Fast.
    + Excellent hit dice (15).
    + Good armor class (-2).
    + You can fly and have strength 18/**.
    - You will break your shirt, body armor, and cloak.
    - Don't attack cockatrices.

L   lich, demilich, master lich
    + Good attacks (1d10C+M0d0m, 3d4C+M0d0m, 3d6C+M0d0m).
    + Good hit dice (11, 14, 17).
    + Good armor class (0, -2, -4).
    + Can wear all armor.
    + Can summon other liches.
    + Cold, sleep, poison resistant; master lich is fire resistant.
    + Doesn't breathe, doesn't eat, undead, regenerates.
    - Often an early genocide choice.

V   vampire, vampire lord
    + Will drain levels from most other monsters.
    + Good hit dice (10, 12).
    + Good armor class (1, 0).
    + Can wear all armor.
    + Sleep and poison resistant.
    + Fast, strength 18/**.
    + Doesn't breathe, doesn't eat, undead, regenerates.
    + You can fly.
    - Don't attack cockatrices.

&   marilith
    + Excellent attacks (6 W2d4).
    + Excellent armor class (-6).
    + Fire and poison resistant, see invisible.
    - You will break your shirt, body armor, and cloak.


Creatures with unusual attacks
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c   cockatrice
    + You can lay eggs to produce good pets.
    + You can stone most other monsters.
    + Poison and stone resistant.
    - Poor hit dice (5) and armor class(6).
    - You will drop your weapon and all armor.

h   mind flayer
    + You can kill most other monsters with brainlessness.
    + You can fly.
    + Can wear all armor.
    + Good hit dice (9).
    - Poor armor class (5).
    - Don't attack cockatrices.
    - Often an early genocide choice.

n   wood nymph, water nymph, mountain nymph
    + You can steal objects from other monsters.
    + You can remove an iron ball and chain.
    + You can teleport.
    + Doesn't eat, can wear all armor.
    + Water nymph can swim.
    - Very poor hit dice (3) and armor class (9).

w   purple worm
    + You can engulf and digest most other monsters.
    + You can lay eggs to produce good pets.
    + Excellent hit dice (15).
    - Poor armor class (6).
    - You will break your shirt, body armor, and cloak.
    - You will drop your weapon, gloves, shield, helmet, and boots.
    - You can be stoned by engulfing cockatrices or Medusa.
    - Not good for attacking groups of monsters.

&   succubus, incubus
    + You can steal objects from other monsters.
    + Good armor class (0).
    + Doesn't eat, can fly, can wear all armor.
    + Fire and poison resistant.
    - Poor hit dice (6).


Creatures with useful functions
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b   gelatinous cube
    + You can eat organic rings.
    + You can paralyze most other monsters.
    + Fire, cold, shock, sleep, poison, acid, and stone resistant.
    - Poor hit dice (6) and armor class (8).
    - You will drop your weapon and all armor.

r   rock mole
    + You can eat metallic rings and amulets.
    + You can dig through walls.
    - Poor hit dice (3).
    - You will drop your weapon and all armor.

U   umber hulk
    + Can dig through walls.
    + Can confuse most other monsters.
    - You will break your shirt, body armor, and cloak.
    - Don't attack cockatrices.

X   xorn
    + You can eat metallic rings and amulets.
    + You can phase through most terrain.
    + Good attacks (1d3+1d3+1d3+4d6).
    + Good armor class (-2).
    + Strength 18/**.
    + Fire, cold, and stone resistant; doesn't breathe.
    - You will break your shirt, body armor, and cloak.


With suggestions by Ken Arromdee <arromdee@randomc.com> and
Wes Irby <w-irby@ti.com>.