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‎Generation: rephrase

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{{ monster
|name=agent
|difficulty=6
|level=6
|experience=69
|speed=18
|AC=10
|MR=10
|align=-7
|frequency=0
|genocidable=No
|attacks=Weapon 1d4 [[covetous|amulet-stealing]], Claw 1d1 [[covetous|amulet-stealing]], Claw 1d1 [[covetous|amulet-stealing]], Claw 1d1 [[covetous|amulet-stealing]]
|resistances conveyed=causes [[teleportitis]] (60%)
|resistances=None
|attributes={{attributes|A agent|humanoid=1|omnivore=1|tport=1|nopoly=1|hostile=1|stalk=1|strong=1|collect=1|infravisible=1|mh_human=1|nohell=1}}
|size=Medium
|nutr=400
|weight=1450
|reference=[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/master/src/monst.c#L2895 EvilHack - monst.c, line 2895]
}}

An '''agent''', {{black|@}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]].

==Encyclopedia entry==
{{encyclopedia|
It was part of his profession to kill people. He had never liked
doing it and when he had to kill he did it as well as he knew how
and forgot about it. As a secret agent who held the rare double-O
prefix -- the licence to kill in the Secret Service -- it was his
duty to be as cool about death as a surgeon. If it happened,
it happened. Regret was unprofessional -- worse, it was
death-watch beetle in the soul.
[ Goldfinger, by Ian Fleming ]
}}
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[[Category:EvilHack monsters]]
[[Category:Hack'EM monsters]]

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 }}
-An '''agent''', {{black|@}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]. They are [[strong]] [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] [[minion]]s that possess the ability to teleport randomly, and possess a weapon attack and three claw attacks which are all capable of stealing the [[Amulet of Yendor]], [[The Idol of Moloch]] or other [[unique item]]s; they will also seek out the Amulet if it is left on the floor.
+An '''agent''', {{black|@}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]. They are [[strong]] [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] [[minion]]s that possess the ability to teleport randomly, and will also seek out the [[Amulet of Yendor]] if it is left on the floor.
 Eating an agent [[corpse]] or [[tin]] has a {{frac|3|5}} chance of conveying [[teleportitis]].
 ==Generation==
-Agents only appear in [[Infidel]] games, and are always generated hostile; their [[difficulty]] is deliberately lowered compared to what their abilities suggest. Agents will not be randomly generated in [[Gehennom]], and are not valid forms for [[polymorph]].
+Agents only appear in [[Infidel]] games, and are always generated hostile; their [[monster difficulty]] is deliberately lower than what their abilities suggest. Agents will not be randomly generated in [[Gehennom]], and are not valid forms for [[polymorph]].
-An agent [[Monster starting inventory|generates with]] either a [[short sword]] ({{frac|3|4}} chance) or a [[dagger]] ({{frac|4}} chance), a [[potion of invisibility]], and a {{frac|3}} chance of [[Leather armor|standard armor]].
+An agent [[Monster starting inventory|generates with]] a [[potion of invisibility]], a {{frac|3}} chance of [[Leather armor|standard armor]], and either a [[short sword]] ({{frac|3|4}} chance) or a [[dagger]] ({{frac|4}} chance) as their weapon.
 ==Strategy==
-While not physically powerful, agents are an early-game nuisance for Infidels due to their ability to steal the Amulet and warp away. Their theft attack can also steal other items, ensuring they remain a nuisance well into the later stages of the game - it is possible to fool them into stealing a mundane, similar-looking [[figurine]] rather than The Idol of Moloch.
+While not physically powerful, agents are an early-game nuisance for Infidels due to their ability to steal the Amulet and warp away. Their theft attack can also steal other items, ensuring they remain a nuisance well into the later stages of the game - of note is that it is possible to fool them into stealing a mundane, similar-looking [[figurine]] rather than The Idol of Moloch.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ==Strategy==
-While not physically powerful, agents are an early-game nuisance for Infidels due to their ability to steal the Amulet and warp away. Their theft attack can also steal other items, ensuring they remain a nuisance well into the later stages of the game; it is possible to fool them into stealing a mundane, similar-looking [[figurine]] rather than The Idol of Moloch.
+While not physically powerful, agents are an early-game nuisance for Infidels due to their ability to steal the Amulet and warp away. Their theft attack can also steal other items, ensuring they remain a nuisance well into the later stages of the game - it is possible to fool them into stealing a mundane, similar-looking [[figurine]] rather than The Idol of Moloch.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ==Generation==
-Agents are only randomly generated for [[Infidel]]s, and will not be randomly generated in [[Gehennom]]; their [[difficulty]] is deliberately lowered compared to what their abilities suggest. Agents are not valid forms for [[polymorph]].
+Agents only appear in [[Infidel]] games, and are always generated hostile; their [[difficulty]] is deliberately lowered compared to what their abilities suggest. Agents will not be randomly generated in [[Gehennom]], and are not valid forms for [[polymorph]].
 An agent [[Monster starting inventory|generates with]] either a [[short sword]] ({{frac|3|4}} chance) or a [[dagger]] ({{frac|4}} chance), a [[potion of invisibility]], and a {{frac|3}} chance of [[Leather armor|standard armor]].

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 }}
-An '''agent''', {{black|@}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]].
+An '''agent''', {{black|@}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]. They are [[strong]] [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] [[minion]]s that possess the ability to teleport randomly, and possess a weapon attack and three claw attacks which are all capable of stealing the [[Amulet of Yendor]], [[The Idol of Moloch]] or other [[unique item]]s; they will also seek out the Amulet if it is left on the floor.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
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 	death-watch beetle in the soul.
 		[ Goldfinger, by Ian Fleming ]
-}}
+}}<!--{{variant-36X}}-->
 [[Category:EvilHack monsters]]
 [[Category:Hack'EM monsters]]