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Revision as of 07:51, 4 December 2008
F shrieker 
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| Difficulty | 2 |
| Attacks |
None |
| Base level | 3 |
| Base experience | 28 |
| Speed | 1 |
| Base AC | 7 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | Very rare |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 100 |
| Nutritional value | 100 |
| Size | Small |
| Resistances | Poison |
| Resistances conveyed |
Poison (20%) |
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A shrieker:
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| Reference | monst.c#line1434 |
The shrieker is ostensibly a monster in NetHack. While it has no attacks and moves very slowly, its ability to shriek gives it the ability to aggravate monsters and occasionally (1/10 of all shrieks[1]) summon a random monster somewhere on the level, 1/13[2] of which are purple worms (the explanation given for this is that purple worms enjoy consuming shriekers and are attracted by their shriek[3]). The shrieker corpse also gives a 20% chance for poison resistance, and is safe to eat.
The line "The shrieker shrieks." has gained a reputation as being one of the most memorable lines in NetHack.
Encyclopedia entry
With a single, savage thrust of her spear, the warrior-woman
impaled the fungus, silencing it. However, it was too late:
the alarm had been raised[...]
Suddenly, a large, dark shape rose from the abyss before them,
its fetid bulk looming overhead...The monster was some kind of
great dark worm, but that was about all they were sure of.
[ The Adventurers, Epic IV, by Thomas A. Miller ]
