Skeleton
Z skeleton 
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|---|---|
| Difficulty | 14 |
| Attacks |
Weapon 2d6, Touch 1d6 slowing |
| Base level | 12 |
| Base experience | 359 |
| Speed | 8 |
| Base AC | 4 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 0 (Not randomly generated) |
| Genocidable | No |
| Weight | 300 |
| Nutritional value | 5 |
| Size | Medium |
| Resistances | Cold, Sleep, Poison, Petrification |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
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A skeleton:
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| Reference | monst.c#line2182 |
A skeleton is a magically animated undead creature that appears in Nethack.
Skeletons have a slowing attack that can remove intrinsic speed; chatting with a skeleton (even a tame one) will paralyze you for a few turns.[1]
Generation
Orcus Town is the only place where skeletons are normally generated; polypiling multiple objects of material bone (such as unicorn horns) may also create a skeleton, and they are valid targets for polymorph traps and the summon nasties spell. They have a chance of getting a leather armor (25%), a knife (8%) or a short sword (16%), but no random offensive item.
Strategy
While skeletons are not a great threat at the point they are encountered, especially given the presence of shades, their ability to nullify speed still means they should not be overlooked.
Encyclopedia entry
A skeleton is a magically animated undead creature. Unlike
shades, only a humanoid creature can be used to create a
skeleton. No one knows why this is true, but it has become
an accepted fact amongst the practitioners of the black arts.
References
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