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Skeleton (Magic) Skeleton (Ranged)

Undead seem to be very popular in the “Abandoned” floors of Daemonheim, with skeletons and zombies seemingly everywhere. These skeletons are warriors, as indicated by their wearing helms and wielding longswords. There are also ranging and maging skeletons in Daemonheim, and it’s not uncommon for them to appear in the same room together as a “team”, posing a tough challenge for a team of players.

These are straight-forward melee monsters with no surprises. They hit about average for their combat level; not too bad, not too easy either. Rather run-of-the-mill. They are best killed using crush attacks; stab works pretty well too. Magic spells also work, though few players bother wasting runes on them.

In keeping with the overall Dungeoneering theme of monsters that wear equipment sometimes dropping that same equipment, it is possible to get longswords from these skeletons. These are usually level-appropriate, with the tougher skeletons dropping better swords.

These skeletons can also form part of the skeletal horde boss encounter.

• Name: Skeleton.
  
  
• Examine Text: “Could do with gaining a few pounds.”
  
  
• Themes: Abandoned.
  
  
• Attack Styles: Melee (Slash?).
  
  
• Special Attacks: None.
  
  
• Special Defences: None.
  
  
• Special Immunities: None.
  
  
• Slayer Monster: Yes.
  
  
• Slayer Level: n/a.
  
  
• Weak Against: Melee/Crush, Magic.
  
  
• Neutral: Melee/Stab, Ranged.
  
  
• Strong Against: Melee/Slash.
  
  
• Recommended Attack Method: Melee/Crush.
  
  
• Recommended Defence Method: Melee armor; add Protection from Melee or Deflect Melee for higher-level versions or if low on food.
  
  
• 100% Drops: Bones.
  
  
• Standard Drops? Yes.
  
  
• Special Drops: Level-appropriate longswords.

Table 82 lists all of the melee skeletons I’ve fought so far, along with the type of longsword I obtained as a drop, where appropriate.

Table 82: Dungeoneering - Skeleton (Melee) Versions and Combat Statistics

Combat Level	Life Points	Maximum Hit (Melee Only)	Longsword Dropped
15	170	27
23	250	39
42	410	66
58	570	75
75	700	149
97	910	187
122			Katagon

Skeleton (Magic) Skeleton (Ranged)

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