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A '''troll mummy''' is a new type of [[mummy]] added in [[SLASH'EM]]. Like a regular [[troll]], a troll mummy has a chance of coming back to life after being killed. As their corpse is generated old, eating the corpse yourself is likely to make you sick, and only a pet [[ghoul]] or [[ghast]] will eat it. The troll mummy's [[size]] is also huge rather than large, preventing a pet digester from swallowing the troll and also destroying the corpse.
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A '''troll mummy''', {{monsym|troll mummy}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. It is a [[Mummy|mummified]] [[undead]] [[troll]] that is capable of resurrecting from its [[corpse]] after being killed, much like normal trolls, but it lacks the [[infravision]] that other mummies possess.
  
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Curiously, troll mummies possess the [[Giant (monster attribute)|giant monster attribute]]. This is mostly irrelevant, although it does make them subject to double damage from [[Giantkiller]]. Given that troll mummies' stats are largely identical to those of [[giant mummies]], it is likely that the M2_GIANT flag was incorrectly copied from those.
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In SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, the troll mummy possesses the [[Giant (monster attribute)|giant]] [[monster attribute]], and possesses somewhat similar stats and qualities to the [[giant mummy]]. In Hack'EM, it instead has the [[Troll (monster attribute)|troll]] monster attribute.
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A troll mummy has two claw attacks.
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==Generation==
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Randomly generated troll mummies are always hostile.
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Troll mummies have a {{frac|6|7}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] a [[mummy wrapping]].{{refsrc|makemon.c|1118|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
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A troll mummy leaves an aged troll corpse behind upon death.{{refsrc|mon.c|86|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mon.c|242|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
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Troll mummies are rarely too great a threat by the time you encounter them. If you are having trouble with their continued resurrection, eating them is possible—just be prepared to cure sickness. One should remember, of course, that in SLASH'EM [[unicorn horn]]s must be enchanted to be reliable, although even a +0 unicorn horn is likely to cure the food poisoning in time. Also note that if the corpse is tainted, it will instantly disappear as soon as you start to eat it. It will thus not come back to life while you are eating it, as trolls frequently do.
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While not as damaging a threat as a normal [[Troll (monster class)|troll]], troll mummies can be quite annoying due to their higher 14 [[speed]] and ability to resurrect. The corpse it leaves behind will generate too old for pets other than a [[ghoul]] or [[ghast]] to eat, and its huge [[size]] also prevents it from being swallowed whole by a [[digestion]] attack.
  
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In turn, disposing of the corpse by eating it yourself becomes much less difficult if you have a means of curing [[sickness]]: a tainted corpse will instantly disappear upon eating. If using a [[unicorn horn]], be sure to have it enchanted - while even a +0 unicorn horn is likely to cure the food poisoning in time, keeping your unicorn horn reliable significantly minimizes risk.
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Revision as of 10:56, 12 December 2023

M troll mummy Troll mummy.png
Difficulty 11
Attacks

Claw 3d4, Claw 3d4

Base level 9
Base experience 189
Speed 14
Base AC 3
Base MR 30
Alignment -8 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 1 (Very rare)
Genocidable Yes
Weight 1500
Nutritional value 375
Size Huge
Resistances cold, sleep, poison, level drain
Resistances conveyed

None

A troll mummy:

Reference SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line2825

A troll mummy, M, is a type of monster that appears in SLASH'EM, SlashTHEM and Hack'EM. It is a mummified undead troll that is capable of resurrecting from its corpse after being killed, much like normal trolls, but it lacks the infravision that other mummies possess.

In SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, the troll mummy possesses the giant monster attribute, and possesses somewhat similar stats and qualities to the giant mummy. In Hack'EM, it instead has the troll monster attribute.

A troll mummy has two claw attacks.

Generation

Randomly generated troll mummies are always hostile.

Troll mummies have a 6⁄7 chance of being generated with a mummy wrapping.[1]

A troll mummy leaves an aged troll corpse behind upon death.[2][3]

Strategy

While not as damaging a threat as a normal troll, troll mummies can be quite annoying due to their higher 14 speed and ability to resurrect. The corpse it leaves behind will generate too old for pets other than a ghoul or ghast to eat, and its huge size also prevents it from being swallowed whole by a digestion attack.

In turn, disposing of the corpse by eating it yourself becomes much less difficult if you have a means of curing sickness: a tainted corpse will instantly disappear upon eating. If using a unicorn horn, be sure to have it enchanted - while even a +0 unicorn horn is likely to cure the food poisoning in time, keeping your unicorn horn reliable significantly minimizes risk.

  1. ↑ makemon.c in SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2, line 1118
  2. ↑ mon.c in SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2, line 86
  3. ↑ mon.c in SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2, line 242
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