Akkabish tannin - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: potholes et. al.

2025-02-28T22:48:25Z

potholes et. al.

ScienceBall: /* Implant egg attack */ Strange larva link. Spacing.

2024-02-13T06:43:18Z

‎Implant egg attack: Strange larva link. Spacing.

Chris: Fix missing paren

2021-06-02T01:38:54Z

Fix missing paren

Chris: Created page with "{{monster |name=akkabish tannin |symbol={{brightmagenta|&}} |tile= |difficulty=19 |level=12 |experience=444 |speed=24 |AC=-4 |MR=0 |align=-14 |frequency=0 |genocid..."

2021-06-01T17:12:39Z

Created page with "{{monster |name=akkabish tannin |symbol={{brightmagenta|&}} |tile= |difficulty=19 |level=12 |experience=444 |speed=24 |AC=-4 |MR=0 |align=-14 |frequency=0 |genocid..."

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{{monster
|name=akkabish tannin
|symbol={{brightmagenta|&}}
|tile=
|difficulty=19
|level=12
|experience=444
|speed=24
|AC=-4
|MR=0
|align=-14
|frequency=0
|genocidable=No
|attacks=Sting 1d4 '''Implant egg''', Sting 1d4 '''Implant egg''', Sting 1d4 '''Implant egg''', Sting 1d4 '''Implant egg''', Sting 1d4 '''Implant egg''', Sting 1d4 '''Implant egg'''
|weight=750
|nutr=200
|size=small
|resistances=[[cold]], [[shock]], [[poison]], [[acid]], [[petrification]], [[disease]]
|resistances conveyed=[[fire]], [[cold]]
|attributes={{attributes
|An akkabish tannin|=
|fly=1
|amphibious=1
|breathless=1
|nohands=1
|regen=1
|seeinvis=1
|pois=1
|carnivore=1
|nopoly=1
|demon=1
|neuter=1
|hostile=1
|stalk=1
|nasty=1
|infravision=1
|hell=1
|nocorpse=1
|death=1
|notame=1
}}
|refline=
}}

'''Akkabish tanninim''' are a possible inhabitant of a strange-larva-[[hellish seal]]. They are not particularly threatening one-on-one, but their sting attacks can snowball if they are not dispatched quickly.

==Implant egg attack==

Each melee sting delivered by the tannin implants an egg into the target that will eventually hatch into a '''strange larva'''. Strange larvae are non-threatening, but they quickly grow into a pre-set monster type-in this case, another akkabish tannin. Since an akkabish has six of these sting attacks and is able to make a full round of attacks twice per turn, this can quickly get out of hand.

==Formication madness==

While afflicted with '''formication''' (the feeling of insects crawling over your body) the character will suffer from reduced skill levels (-1 skill level per 20 points of lost sanity) and increased spell failure (1 percentage point per 2 points of lost sanity). In addition, the character will randomly awaken from [[sleep]] (normally, this is a slight advantage, but for [[android]] characters it is a huge disadvantage).

==Origin==

'''Tannin''' (plural '''tanninim''') is an ancient Hebrew word meaning "sea monster" (or sometimes "serpent," and sometimes translated as "dragon"). Ancient Semitic religions used sea monsters to symbolize primordial chaos, and sometimes evil (see also '''Tiamat'''/[[the Chromatic Dragon]].

'''Akkabish''' is a Hebrew word meaning "spider."

dNetHack's tanninim are based on D&D [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Obyrith Obyrith] and Pathfinder [https://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/outsiders/qlippoth/ Qlippoth]. Akkabish tanninim are based on Ekolid Obyrith.

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 ==Origin==
-'''Tannin''' (plural '''tanninim''') is an ancient Hebrew word meaning "sea monster" (or sometimes "serpent," and sometimes translated as "dragon"). Ancient Semitic religions used sea monsters to symbolize primordial chaos, and sometimes evil (see also '''Tiamat'''/[[the Chromatic Dragon]]).
+'''Tannin''' (plural '''tanninim''') is an ancient Hebrew word meaning "sea monster" (or sometimes "serpent," and sometimes translated as "dragon"). Ancient Semitic religions used sea monsters to symbolize primordial chaos, and sometimes evil (see also Tiamat, AKA the Chromatic Dragon).
 '''Akkabish''' is a Hebrew word meaning "spider."

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 ==Implant egg attack==
-Each melee sting delivered by the tannin implants an egg into the target that will eventually hatch into a '''strange larva'''. Strange larvae are non-threatening, but they quickly grow into a pre-set monster type-in this case, another akkabish tannin. Since an akkabish has six of these sting attacks and is able to make a full round of attacks twice per turn, this can quickly get out of hand.
+Each melee sting delivered by the tannin implants an egg into the target that will eventually hatch into a [[strange larva]]. Strange larvae are non-threatening, but they quickly grow into a pre-set monster type - in this case, another akkabish tannin. Since an akkabish has six of these sting attacks and is able to make a full round of attacks twice per turn, this can quickly get out of hand.
 ==Formication madness==