Vorpal jabberwock (GruntHack)
J vorpal jabberwock 
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| Difficulty | 27 |
| Attacks |
Bite 3d10, Bite 3d10, Claw beheading 3d10, Claw beheading 3d10 |
| Base level | 20 |
| Base experience | 809 |
| Speed | 12 |
| Base AC | -2 |
| Base MR | 50 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 1 (Very rare) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 1300 |
| Nutritional value | 600 |
| Size | Large |
| Resistances | None |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
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A vorpal jabberwock:
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The vorpal jabberwock is a monster in GruntHack, derived from the deferred feature in NetHack. It is a more powerful jabberwock (Vorpal Blade and other vorpal weapons will still behead them), possessing a beheading attack - 1 in 20 successful hits it lands behead you, killing you instantly (this is a 100% chance if you are polymorphed into a jabberwock or vorpal jabberwock yourself).
Encyclopedia entry
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
He took his vorpal sword in hand;
Long time the manxome foe he sought --
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
