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Centaurs in Nethack come in three varieties: | Centaurs in Nethack come in three varieties: | ||
*[[Forest Centaur]]s | *[[Forest Centaur]]s | ||
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| − | *[[Plains | + | *[[Plains Centaur]]s |
Of all the monsters put together by the Greek imagination the Centaurs (Kentauroi) constituted a class in themselves. Despite a strong streak of sensuality, in their make-up, their normal behaviour was moral, and they took a kindly thought of man's welfare. The attempted outrage of Nessos on Deianeira, and that of the whole tribe of Centaurs on the Lapith women, are more than offset by the hospitality of Pholos and by the wisdom of Cheiron, physician, prophet, lyrist, and the instructor of Achilles. Further, the Centaurs were peculiar in that their nature, which united the body of a horse with the trunk and head of a man, involved an unthinkable duplication of vital organs and important members. So grotesque a combination seems almost un-Greek. These strange creatures were said to live in the caves and clefts of the mountains, myths associating them especially with the hills of Thessaly and the range of Erymanthos. | Of all the monsters put together by the Greek imagination the Centaurs (Kentauroi) constituted a class in themselves. Despite a strong streak of sensuality, in their make-up, their normal behaviour was moral, and they took a kindly thought of man's welfare. The attempted outrage of Nessos on Deianeira, and that of the whole tribe of Centaurs on the Lapith women, are more than offset by the hospitality of Pholos and by the wisdom of Cheiron, physician, prophet, lyrist, and the instructor of Achilles. Further, the Centaurs were peculiar in that their nature, which united the body of a horse with the trunk and head of a man, involved an unthinkable duplication of vital organs and important members. So grotesque a combination seems almost un-Greek. These strange creatures were said to live in the caves and clefts of the mountains, myths associating them especially with the hills of Thessaly and the range of Erymanthos. | ||
Mythology of All Races, Vol. 1, pp. 270-271 | Mythology of All Races, Vol. 1, pp. 270-271 | ||
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Revision as of 05:38, 23 December 2006
C forest centaur 
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| Difficulty | 8 |
| Attacks |
Projectile as weapon or melee weapon for 1d8, Kick: 1d6 |
| Base level | 5 |
| Base experience | 66 |
| Speed | 18 |
| Base AC | 3 |
| Base MR | 10 |
| Alignment | -1 (chaotic) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | Very rare |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 2550 |
| Nutritional value | 600 |
| Size | large |
| Resistances | None |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
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humanoid omnivore | |
C mountain centaur 
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|---|---|
| Difficulty | 9 |
| Attacks |
Projectile as weapon or melee weapon for 1d10, Kick: 1d6, Kick: 1d6 |
| Base level | 6 |
| Base experience | 84 |
| Speed | 20 |
| Base AC | 2 |
| Base MR | 10 |
| Alignment | -3 (chaotic) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | Very rare |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 2550 |
| Nutritional value | 500 |
| Size | large |
| Resistances | None |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
|
humanoid omnivore | |
C plains centaur 
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|---|---|
| Difficulty | 6 |
| Attacks |
Projectile as weapon or melee weapon for 1d6, Kick: 1d6 |
| Base level | 4 |
| Base experience | 51 |
| Speed | 18 |
| Base AC | 4 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | Very rare |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 2500 |
| Nutritional value | 500 |
| Size | large |
| Resistances | None |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
|
humanoid omnivore | |
Centaurs in Nethack come in three varieties:
Of all the monsters put together by the Greek imagination the Centaurs (Kentauroi) constituted a class in themselves. Despite a strong streak of sensuality, in their make-up, their normal behaviour was moral, and they took a kindly thought of man's welfare. The attempted outrage of Nessos on Deianeira, and that of the whole tribe of Centaurs on the Lapith women, are more than offset by the hospitality of Pholos and by the wisdom of Cheiron, physician, prophet, lyrist, and the instructor of Achilles. Further, the Centaurs were peculiar in that their nature, which united the body of a horse with the trunk and head of a man, involved an unthinkable duplication of vital organs and important members. So grotesque a combination seems almost un-Greek. These strange creatures were said to live in the caves and clefts of the mountains, myths associating them especially with the hills of Thessaly and the range of Erymanthos.
Mythology of All Races, Vol. 1, pp. 270-271
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