Amoeboid - Revision history

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rewrite to make clear the encyclopedia entry is actually the only exclusive property; add section on variants and slash'em in particular

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Umbire the Phantom at 12:14, 17 February 2020

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-An '''amoeboid''' is a monster classification type that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
+In ''[[NetHack]]'', all monsters in the {{monclass|b}} and {{monclass|P}} [[monster class]]es share an encyclopedia entry describing them as '''amoeboids'''.
 ==Description==
-Amoeboid monsters are [[mindless]] and [[unbreathing]], and [[Eyeless|have no eyes]], [[Headless|heads]] or limbs. The amoeboids consist of all monsters currently from the {{monclass|b}} and {{monclass|P}} [[monster class]]es:
+Apart from their encyclopedia entry, amoeboid monsters have no one defining trait not shared by at least some other monsters, although they share many common traits: amoeboid monsters are all [[mindless]], [[unbreathing]], and [[Eyeless|have no eyes]], [[Headless|heads]] or limbs.  With the exception of the [[quivering blob]], their corpses or [[glob]]s are all [[acidic]] to eat.
 * {{monsymlink|acid blob}}
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 * {{monsymlink|green slime}}
-With the exception of the quivering blob, amoeboids have [[acid]]ic bodies that give them [[acid resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]] - their [[corpse]]s and [[tin]]s are also acidic, and can cure [[stoning]] when eaten.
+==Variants==
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia|<poem>
 These giant amoeboid creatures look like nothing more than puddles of slime, but they both live and move, feeding on metal or wood as well as the occasional dungeon explorer to supplement their diet.

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 * {{monsymlink|green slime}}
-With the exception of the quivering blob, amoeboids have [[acid]]ic bodies that give them [[acid resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]] - their [[corpse]]s and [[tin]]s are also acidid, and can cure [[stoning]] when eaten.
+With the exception of the quivering blob, amoeboids have [[acid]]ic bodies that give them [[acid resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]] - their [[corpse]]s and [[tin]]s are also acidic, and can cure [[stoning]] when eaten.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 * {{monsymlink|green slime}}
-With the exception of the quivering blob, all amoeboids have [[acid]]ic bodies, which give them [[acid resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]] and gives their [[corpse]]s and [[tin]]s the ability to cure [[stoning]] when eaten.
+With the exception of the quivering blob, amoeboids have [[acid]]ic bodies that give them [[acid resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]] - their [[corpse]]s and [[tin]]s are also acidid, and can cure [[stoning]] when eaten.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
-"Amoeboid" does not have an encyclopedia entry, but all the monsters share the same entry:
+"Amoeboid" does not have an encyclopedia entry of its own, but all the monsters share the same entry:
 {{encyclopedia|<poem>

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-The '''amoeboids''' are the [[blob]]s, [[pudding]]s, and [[ooze]]s:
+An '''amoeboid''' is a monster classification type that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
-While "amoeboid" is not itself a [[monster class]], all amoeboids belong to one of two [[monster class]]es: {{monclass|P}} or {{monclass|b}}.
+==Description==
-==Common traits==
+* {{monsymlink|acid blob}}
-{{Wikipedia|Ooze (Dungeons & Dragons)}}
+* {{monsymlink|quivering blob}}
-Amoeboids correspond to the "ooze" creature type in Dungeons & Dragons, lacking recognizable body features like heads and limbs. They are [[mindless]] and [[Eyeless|have no eyes]], yet have no apparent trouble sensing the player's location. All amoeboids are [[breathless]].
+* {{monsymlink|gelatinous cube}}
-Many amoeboids are made of substances that can [[Erosion|rust, corrode, or rot]] adventurers' equipped weapons or armor by means of active and [[passive attack]]s.  The green slime can go one step further and turn adventurers themselves into [[Sliming|slime]]. While the gelatinous cube by itself cannot seriously harm adventurers or their equipment, its [[paralysis]] attacks and its appetite for anything made of [[organic]] material&mdash;comestibles, scrolls, spellbooks, armor made of wood or leather, and so on&mdash;make it no less of a nuisance to players.
+With the exception of the quivering blob, all amoeboids have [[acid]]ic bodies, which give them [[acid resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]] and gives their [[corpse]]s and [[tin]]s the ability to cure [[stoning]] when eaten.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
-"Blob", "pudding", and "ooze" share the same entry:
+"Amoeboid" does not have an encyclopedia entry, but all the monsters share the same entry:
 {{encyclopedia|<poem>
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 {{right-align|[ At the Mountains of Madness, by H.P. Lovecraft ]}}
 </poem>}}
+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Monsters]]

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 * [[Image:green slime.png]] {{monsymlink|green slime}}
-While "amoeboid" is not itself a [[monster class]], all amoeboids belong to one of two [[monster class]]es&mdash;the blobs ({{white|b}}) or the puddings ({{white|P}}).
+While "amoeboid" is not itself a [[monster class]], all amoeboids belong to one of two [[monster class]]es: {{monclass|P}} or {{monclass|b}}.
 ==Common traits==

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 * [[Image:green slime.png]] {{monsymlink|green slime}}
-While "amoeboid" is not itself a [[monster class]], all amoeboids belong to one of two [[monster class]]es&mdash;the blobs ({{white|b}}) or the puddings ({{white|P}}). Thus, [[genociding]] all amoeboids takes two class genocides. Most members of the classes are not especially dangerous, however, so exterminating them all is probably unnecessary.
+While "amoeboid" is not itself a [[monster class]], all amoeboids belong to one of two [[monster class]]es&mdash;the blobs ({{white|b}}) or the puddings ({{white|P}}).
 ==Common traits==
 {{Wikipedia|Ooze (Dungeons & Dragons)}}
-Amoeboids correspond to the "ooze" creature type in Dungeons & Dragons, lacking recognizable body features like heads and limbs.  They are [[mindless]] and [[Eyeless|have no eyes]], yet have no apparent trouble sensing the player's location.  All amoeboids are [[breathless]].
+Amoeboids correspond to the "ooze" creature type in Dungeons & Dragons, lacking recognizable body features like heads and limbs. They are [[mindless]] and [[Eyeless|have no eyes]], yet have no apparent trouble sensing the player's location. All amoeboids are [[breathless]].
-Many amoeboids are made of substances that can [[Erosion|rust, corrode, or rot]] adventurers' equipped weapons or armor, by means of active and [[passive attack]]s.  The green slime can go one step further and turn adventurers themselves into [[Sliming|slime]].  While the gelatinous cube by itself cannot seriously harm adventurers or their equipment, its [[paralysis]] attacks and its appetite for anything made of [[organic]] material&mdash;comestibles, scrolls, spellbooks, armor made of wood or leather, and so on&mdash;make it no less of a nuisance to players.
+Many amoeboids are made of substances that can [[Erosion|rust, corrode, or rot]] adventurers' equipped weapons or armor by means of active and [[passive attack]]s.  The green slime can go one step further and turn adventurers themselves into [[Sliming|slime]]. While the gelatinous cube by itself cannot seriously harm adventurers or their equipment, its [[paralysis]] attacks and its appetite for anything made of [[organic]] material&mdash;comestibles, scrolls, spellbooks, armor made of wood or leather, and so on&mdash;make it no less of a nuisance to players.
-The acid blob and all puddings are [[amorphous]], so they can pass under closed [[door]]s.  Quivering blobs and gelatinous cubes apparently have enough of a definite shape that they cannot.
+The acid blob and all puddings are [[amorphous]], so they can pass under closed [[door]]s. Quivering blobs and gelatinous cubes apparently have enough of a definite shape that they cannot.
 ==Remains==
-All blobs leave corpses that are considered [[vegan]].
+All blobs leave remains that are considered [[vegan]].
 All members of the pudding class (including the gray ooze and green slime) leave [[glob]]s instead of corpses. Like corpses, globs can be [[eat]]en and cause [[food poisoning]] if they become [[tainted]]. Unlike corpses, globs cannot be [[sacrifice]]d or revived by [[Wand of undead turning|undead turning]]. All globs are [[flesh]]y, so eating them violates the [[vegetarian]] and [[vegan]] [[conduct]]s; since puddings no longer leave corpses, they will never leave random [[death drop]]s.
-All amoeboids, with the exception of the quivering blob, have [[acid]]ic bodies, so they resist [[petrification]] and can be eaten to stop it.  You would probably not want to eat a glob of [[Sliming|green slime]], however, unless you had no other alternative.
+All amoeboids, with the exception of the quivering blob, have [[acid]]ic bodies, so they resist [[petrification]]; their corpses can also be eaten by the player to save them from stoning.
 ==History==
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+{{nethack-366}}