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'''Monsters''' are creatures in [[Brighter Shores]] that can be attacked, and can be active or passive. They can be fought with their respective [[Episodes|episode]] [[combat]] [[profession]] using [[armor]], [[weapons]], and [[potions]]. Monsters may drop equipment and [[items]] for the purpose of becoming stronger, making [[money]], gathering [[Professions|profession]] materials (such as [[potion reagents]]), or completing [[quests]].

Monsters in Brighter Shores scale in comparison to a player's combat skill in their respective [[Episodes|episode]] as [[Variant|variants]]. Once a player meets the unlock level of a stronger [[variant]], it automatically becomes the default monster and previous [[Variant|variants]] can be accessed by selecting “Past Action”.

== Passive monsters ==

Certain monsters in Brighter Shores can only be attacked [[File:Passive small icon.png|18px]] [[Passive activities|passively]]. These monsters will always have the same combat level as the profession level required to unlock them, and do not possess elemental vulnerabilities. Although the information cards of passive monsters suggest they have elemental immunities and attack styles, in practice this is irrelevant as they cannot physically harm the player, and the player's damage type will be converted into {{AttackStyle|impact}} regardless of the actual element of the weapon that was chosen. Therefore, it is always advisable to pick the weapon with the highest strength value possible regardless of element.

Upon initiating combat, the player will continue attacking them, even while offline, until they decide to stop. Killing passive monsters will accumulate experience and money while the player is offline until they log back into the game, up to a maximum of 24 hours. However, the rate of experience and money gained is much less than fighting active monsters. It is recommended only to begin fight passive monsters immediately before logging off.

Passive monsters must be fought using a weapon with a minimum strength rating of their <math>Combat Level + 20</math>.

As with all passive activities, there is a brief preparation phase upon initiating the activity during which the player '''must not''' disconnect. Once this preparation phase is over and the activity has started, the player may then safely log off.

==Aggressive monsters==

Certain active monsters are aggressive and will attack the player on sight. This is indicated by their red name. When aggressive monsters spot the player, a white exclamation mark '!' will appear above their heads, giving the player a brief moment before they attempt to fight. Aggressive monsters have an aggression radius of five tiles in any direction, equivalent to an 11 by 11-tile square centered around them. This is equivalent to the maximum range of the player's ranged weapon.

When entering an aggressive room, it is recommended to cast the [[Immunity]] spell as soon as possible if the player is unwilling to engage in combat. Alternatively, players can drink a [[Fear|Fear Potion]] before entering aggressive rooms to prevent themselves from being targeted. Keep in mind that should an aggressive monster engage in combat with the player mid-Immunity cast, the cast will be cancelled, combat will begin and the player would need to re-cast the spell.

When defeating an aggressive monster, the player will gain 30 seconds of [[immunity]]. However, this will not begin ticking down until the player moves or otherwise performs any action (including sorting their inventory, clicking on the tile they are currently standing on, and looting / opening loot menus). Moving the camera or the mouse in any other way that does not result in player movement or inventory sorting (including opening in-game overlay menus) will not trigger the countdown.

Aggressive monsters are a good choice of combat for semi-AFK (Away From Keyboard) activities, whereby the player can still pick up loot from defeating the monsters but does not wish to fully log out.

==Boss monsters==

Boss monsters are unique named enemies, currently only found as one-off encounters within some [[quests]]. Bosses may possess increased HP compared to a normal monster of the same level, and may also have access to mechanics that the player will need to deal with appropriately to avoid taking significant damage.

Boss monsters are indicated as such at the bottom of their information card, below their attack style.

==Monster types==

For a more comprehensive list of all monsters and their variants, please refer to their respective episode's combat professions.

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