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| − | + | 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 ] | ||
| + | }} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Monsters]] | [[Category:Monsters]] | ||
Revision as of 21:49, 29 April 2010
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 a monster in NetHack. According to Dungeons and Dragons, the shrieker is a large purple fungus. 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]). #Chatting with a shrieker will also cause it to shriek; this aggravates monsters, but cannot summon any.[4] The shrieker corpse also gives a 20% chance for poison resistance, and is safe to eat. As a fungus, consuming it does not break the vegan or vegetarian conducts.
The line "The shrieker shrieks." has gained a reputation as being one of the most memorable lines in NetHack.
In Slash'EM shriekers, like all F except lichens, may rise from the dead.
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.
