Ghost (monster class)

Ghost is a monster class represented by the symbol  .

Members

The monsters in this class are:

•   ghost
•   shade

Characteristics

Players killed under most normal circumstances will become a ghost when their bones file is loaded.

Common traits

Ghosts have the following traits in common:

• They are humanoid.
• They are human sized.
• They are breathless.
• They are undead.
• They are unsolid.
• They are capable of flight and phasing.
• They will follow a nearby player to other levels.
• They resist cold, sleep and poison, disintegration, and stoning.
• They cannot be genocided.
• They are always generated hostile.

Variants

SpliceHack and EvilHack introduce a new member of the ghost monster class:

•   spectre

In xNetHack, this monster class does not exist; ghosts and shades are merged into the ​W wraith class.