Monsters (Risk of Rain)

Monsters
Risk of Rain is filled with a variety of monsters. Most are area specific, as well as level specific. (Ex. A Lemurian will spawn at level 1, regardless of area. But a Bighorn Bison will spawn at level 3, in the Ancient Valley or Magma Barracks.) 1 - Unlisted in the Monster Logs.
 * Lemurian
 * Rock Golem
 * Wisp
 * Greater Wisp
 * Sand Crab
 * Jellyfish
 * Child
 * Spitter
 * Tiny Imp
 * Black Imp
 * Mushrum
 * Whorl
 * Clay Man
 * Bighorn Bison
 * Mechanical Spider
 * Gup
 * Parent
 * Evolved Lemurian
 * Temple Guard
 * Elder Lemurian
 * Archer Bug
 * Armored Boar1
 * Toxic Beast Minion1
 * Young Vagrant1
 * Archaic Wisp1
 * Sanctuary Guard1

Bosses
Bosses in Risk of Rain also vary from level and area. Bosses usually spawn at a random rate which is affected by both difficulty setting and timed difficulty of the session. The higher both are, the less rare bosses will spawn. Once a teleporter is activated, a boss is guaranteed to spawn.

1 - Unlisted in the Monster Logs.
 * Colossus
 * Wandering Vagrant
 * Magma Worm
 * Ancient Wisp
 * Imp Overlord
 * Ifrit
 * Toxic Beast
 * Cremator
 * Scavenger
 * Providence
 * Acrid (Miniboss)1
 * Direseeker1
 * Gilded Wurms1
 * Imp Vanguard1

Elite/Boss Variations
To accompany the rough playstyle of the game, Risk of Rain also offers Elite and Boss variations, which are bigger and tougher versions of their counterparts.


 * Elite Monsters
 * Elite Bosses
 * Phantasms

The Director
Risk of Rain has a spawning system run by an AI named the Director. For the Director, each monster is a "card" with a certain cost. The Director is only allowed to choose between ~6 cards for each map and gains points at a base rate of 1/second on Very Easy. Point gain is increased as the difficulty increases. The Director follows these orders:

 Chooses a random card If the Director can afford 10x the card's cost, it is spawned as a blighted elite. (Phantasm) If the Director can afford 4x the card's cost, it is spawned as an elite. If the Director can afford the card's cost, it is spawned as a normal. If the Director can afford another card, it waits 1/4 of a second and spawns another one, up to 4. After the Director runs out of points, it waits 15 seconds to 1 minute to choose another card and start over. 