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{{monster
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|name=plains centaur
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|symbol={{cyan|C}}
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|tile=[[Image:plains centaur.png]]
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|difficulty=6
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|level=4
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|experience=51
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|speed=18
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|AC=4
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|MR=0
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|align= 0
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|frequency=Very rare
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|genocidable=Yes
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|attacks=Projectile as weapon or melee weapon for 1d6, Kick: 1d6
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|weight=2500
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|nutr= 500
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|size=large
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|resistances=None
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|resistances conveyed=None
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|attributes=humanoid
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omnivore
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}}
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{{monster
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|name=forest centaur
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|symbol={{green|C}}
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|tile=[[Image:forest centaur.png]]
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|difficulty=8
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|level=5
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|experience=66
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|speed=18
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|AC=3
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|MR=10
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|align= -1
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|frequency=Very rare
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|genocidable=Yes
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|attacks=Projectile as weapon or melee weapon for 1d8, Kick: 1d6
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|weight=2550
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|nutr= 600
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|size=large
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|resistances=None
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|resistances conveyed=None
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|attributes=humanoid
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omnivore
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}}
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{{monster
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|name=mountain centaur
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|symbol={{brown|C}}
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|tile=[[Image:mountain centaur.png]]
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|difficulty=9
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|level=6
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|experience=84
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|speed=20
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|AC=2
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|MR=10
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|align= -3
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|frequency=Very rare
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|genocidable=Yes
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|attacks=Projectile as weapon or melee weapon for 1d10, Kick: 1d6, Kick: 1d6
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|weight=2550
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|nutr= 500
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|size=large
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|resistances=None
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|resistances conveyed=None
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|attributes=humanoid
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omnivore
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}}
 
Centaurs in NetHack come in three varieties:
 
Centaurs in NetHack come in three varieties:
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* [[forest centaur]]
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* plains centaur
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* [[mountain centaur]]
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* forest centaur
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* [[plains centaur]]
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* mountain centaur
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Check those three pages for specific information.
 
  
 
A centaur is a [[monster]] that is a particular cross between a [[human]] and a [[horse]]; it has the body and legs of a horse, but where the horse's head would be, it instead has the upper body, arms, head and face of a human. Centaurs can wield [[weapon]]s and use magic items, but unlike many other [[intelligent]] monsters, centaurs can also move fast and they can [[kick]] you.
 
A centaur is a [[monster]] that is a particular cross between a [[human]] and a [[horse]]; it has the body and legs of a horse, but where the horse's head would be, it instead has the upper body, arms, head and face of a human. Centaurs can wield [[weapon]]s and use magic items, but unlike many other [[intelligent]] monsters, centaurs can also move fast and they can [[kick]] you.
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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 12:24, 19 December 2007

C plains centaur Plains centaur.png
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

C forest centaur Forest centaur.png
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

humanoid

omnivore

C mountain centaur Mountain centaur.png
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

Centaurs in NetHack come in three varieties:

  • plains centaur
  • forest centaur
  • mountain centaur

A centaur is a monster that is a particular cross between a human and a horse; it has the body and legs of a horse, but where the horse's head would be, it instead has the upper body, arms, head and face of a human. Centaurs can wield weapons and use magic items, but unlike many other intelligent monsters, centaurs can also move fast and they can kick you.

Thus centaurs are dangerous in melee; their rapid and repeated use of wielded weapons (or bare-handed combat) combined with kicking can quickly harm or kill your character. A centaur with ranged weapons may shoot you. Shoot back or send your pet.

Some centaurs may start peaceful, so you need not worry about each one that you encounter.

Encyclopedia entry

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 behavior 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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