Bone devil
& bone devil 
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| Difficulty | 13 |
| Attacks |
Weapon 3d4, sting poisonous 2d4 |
| Base level | 9 |
| Base experience | 285 |
| Speed | 15 |
| Base AC | -1 |
| Base MR | 40 |
| Alignment | -9 (chaotic) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 2 (Quite rare) |
| Genocidable | No |
| Weight | 1450 |
| Nutritional value | 400 |
| Size | Large |
| Resistances | Fire, poison |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
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A bone devil:
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| Reference | monst.c#line2620 |
The bone devil, &, is a demon in NetHack.
The bone devil has a weapon attack and a stinging attack that can cause strength drain without poison resistance.
Generation
It is normally only generated in Gehennom, but is also a valid form for polymorphing, e.g. from a polymorph trap; this makes it a potential nasty surprise for players. Bone devils are also eligible for gating by other major demons.
Strategy
Bone devils are not particularly threatening to an average player that has reached Gehennom; as the result of a monster stepping on a polymorph trap, its naturally low AC can prove troublesome unless the player is sufficiently prepared and has poison resistance. Like most demons, it is vulnerable to silver and cold attacks.
Because of its below-average MR, polymorphing your pet into a bone devil via trap makes it difficult to change the pet's form afterward.
Encyclopedia entry
Bone devils attack with weapons and with a great hooked tail
which causes a loss of strength to those they sting.
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