Rock homunculus

Rock homunculus
Monster ID	846
Locations	beginning July 29th, 2009
Hit Points	40
Attack	30
Defense	27
Initiative	0
Meat	None
Phylum	beast
Elements	None
Resistance	None
Monster Parts	arm, head, leg, torso
Drops floaty sand, floaty sand
Manuel Entry
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 You're fighting a rock homunculus

The ground trembles beneath you, and you begin to tremble in fear. Pretty soon, the fear leads to hate, and as a squat little man-shaped rock monster emerges from the ground, you direct your hate at him and steel yourself to deliver a little bit of suffering.

Hit Message(s):

He smashes a pair of scissors and then throws them at you. Ow! Ow! Argh!

For those about to get hit in the ankle by a tiny man made of rock (we salute you.) Ugh! Argh! Ouch!

He stomps on your foot. It's like that time you kicked a rock, but it turned out to be just the top bit of a really heavy rock. Ow! Ow! Eek!

He jumps up and elbows you in the face with a little gravelly arm, then he laughs at you in a little gravelly voice. What a jerk, and what a jerk! Eek! Ow! Argh!

Critical Hit Message:

He bangs a part of himself with bits of steel in it against a part of himself with bits of flint in it, and sets your <forehead> on fire. Can you smell what the little rock man is cooking? Yes you can. I'ts^[sic] your <ankle>. Ow! Ooh! Argh! (hot damage)

Miss Message(s):

He tries to stomp on your foot, but you stick him where the sun don't shine. By which I mean you shove him back underground.

He tries to hit you with a little rock fist, but you blow him away. To a man his size, your breath is like a hurricane.

He attempts to pound your <leg> with his rocky fists, but you cover him with a piece of paper.

He tries to smack you in the <calf>, but you skip him across a nearby pond.

Fumble Message:

He lurches toward you, but trips over a piece of moss growing on his foot. I guess walking stones are immune to that proverb. (FUMBLE!)

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After Combat

You acquire an item: floaty sand (20% chance)*

You acquire an item: floaty sand (20% chance)*

Notes

• After September 10th, 2009, rock homunculus no longer occur in the game.
• Appeared in mid-high level zones. With a charged magnet, you would fight a homunculus every 25-35 adventures. Without one, you would fight one every 45-55 adventures and would not encounter any until you had spent at least 30 adventures in a specific zone.
• The rock snake appeared on the same schedule, but in low level zones.

References

• "Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering." - the Star Wars character Yoda, in the 1999 film The Phantom Menace.
• The moss in one of the miss messages refers to the proverb "A rolling stone gathers no moss".
• "He smashes a pair of scissors" and "He attempts to pound your <calf> with his rocky fists, but you cover him with a piece of paper" both refer to the game "rock-paper-scissors".
• "He tries to hit you with a little rock fist, but you blow him away. To a man his size, your breath is like a hurricane" refers to the song "Rock You Like a Hurricane" by the German heavy metal band Scorpions, from their 1984 album Love at First Sting.
• The critical hit message refers to the WWE wrestler "The Rock".
• "For those about to get hit in the ankle by a tiny man made of rock..." is a clear reference to "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" by AC/DC.
• The miss message about "stick[ing] him where the sun don't shine" is a reference to "She Bangs the Drums," a song by The Stone Roses.