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:Hmmm.  According to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wumpus wiktionary], the plural is wumpuses, but I don't know as they have a source for that. <span style="background:green;border-radius:15px 0 0 8px">[[user:Elronnd|Elronnd]]</span><span style="background: orange;border-radius:0 8px 15px 0">[[user_talk:Elronnd|(talk)]]</span> 04:30, 3 January 2016 (UTC)
 
:Hmmm.  According to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wumpus wiktionary], the plural is wumpuses, but I don't know as they have a source for that. <span style="background:green;border-radius:15px 0 0 8px">[[user:Elronnd|Elronnd]]</span><span style="background: orange;border-radius:0 8px 15px 0">[[user_talk:Elronnd|(talk)]]</span> 04:30, 3 January 2016 (UTC)
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==Riding==
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The article states:
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:Pet wumpuses can be ridden while on land, but you will fall off the wumpus when you try to ride over water
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This appears to no longer be true in 3.6.0. In wizard mode I'm able to ride a wumpus over water without falling off. Which does seem counteruntuitive if they are sticking to the ceiling. -- [[User:Qazmlpok|Qazmlpok]] ([[User talk:Qazmlpok|talk]]) 04:44, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

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I believe the proper plural for "wumpus" is "wumpi" since other plurals of -us are -i. --SophiaMakoto (talk) 04:23, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Hmmm. According to wiktionary, the plural is wumpuses, but I don't know as they have a source for that. Elronnd(talk) 04:30, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Riding

The article states:

Pet wumpuses can be ridden while on land, but you will fall off the wumpus when you try to ride over water

This appears to no longer be true in 3.6.0. In wizard mode I'm able to ride a wumpus over water without falling off. Which does seem counteruntuitive if they are sticking to the ceiling. -- Qazmlpok (talk) 04:44, 3 January 2016 (UTC)