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| − | A '''frost salamander''', {{brightblue|:}}, is a monster that appears in [[EvilHack]]. It is an icy counterpart to the | + | A '''frost salamander''', {{brightblue|:}}, is a monster that appears in [[EvilHack]]. It is an icy counterpart to the [[salamander]], and only resides in cold areas. Similar to their fiery brethren, frost salamanders can wear all [[armor]] except [[boots]] and wield [[weapon]]s. |
| − | Eating a frost salamander's corpse conveys a high percentage of [[cold resistance]]. | + | Eating a frost salamander's corpse conveys a high percentage of [[cold resistance]], though the corpse is [[poisonous]]. |
==Generation== | ==Generation== | ||
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==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
| − | While frost salamanders are incapable of [[drowning]] you like | + | While frost salamanders are incapable of [[drowning]] you like salamanders can in [[lava]], their strong attacks and cold damage can prove perilous for the unprepared. A simple approach to disposing of frost salamanders is drowning them by melting the [[ice]] from underneath them; frost salamanders will stay on ice tiles whenever possible. Most [[fire]] sources - a [[fire horn]], [[wand of fire]], or even a [[scroll of fire]] (preferably blessed) - are acceptable for this; even if you do not opt to drown them, frost salamanders are vulnerable to fire attacks as well. |
If you entered the Ice Queen's Realm without full intrinsic cold resistance, frost salamander corpses are a good source of the property. | If you entered the Ice Queen's Realm without full intrinsic cold resistance, frost salamander corpses are a good source of the property. | ||
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Revision as of 00:36, 11 June 2023
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| Difficulty | 13 |
| Attacks | |
| Base level | 10 |
| Base experience | 245 |
| Speed | 12 |
| Base AC | -3 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | -3 (chaotic) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 1 (Very rare) |
| Genocidable | No |
| Weight | 1500 |
| Nutritional value | 400 |
| Size | Medium |
| Resistances | sleep,cold |
| Resistances conveyed |
cold (66%) |
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A frost salamander:
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| Reference | EvilHack - monst.c, line 3650 |
A frost salamander, :, is a monster that appears in EvilHack. It is an icy counterpart to the salamander, and only resides in cold areas. Similar to their fiery brethren, frost salamanders can wear all armor except boots and wield weapons.
Eating a frost salamander's corpse conveys a high percentage of cold resistance, though the corpse is poisonous.
Generation
Frost salamanders are only randomly generated in the Ice Queen's Realm.
Strategy
While frost salamanders are incapable of drowning you like salamanders can in lava, their strong attacks and cold damage can prove perilous for the unprepared. A simple approach to disposing of frost salamanders is drowning them by melting the ice from underneath them; frost salamanders will stay on ice tiles whenever possible. Most fire sources - a fire horn, wand of fire, or even a scroll of fire (preferably blessed) - are acceptable for this; even if you do not opt to drown them, frost salamanders are vulnerable to fire attacks as well.
If you entered the Ice Queen's Realm without full intrinsic cold resistance, frost salamander corpses are a good source of the property.
Encyclopedia entry
For hundreds of years, many people believed that salamanders were magical. In England in the Middle Ages, people thought that fire created salamanders. When they set fire to damp logs, dozens of the slimy creatures scurried out. The word salamander, in fact, comes from a Greek word meaning "fire animal".
