Amon - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* As a monster */ potholes

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‎As a monster: potholes

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2025-08-07T18:53:06Z

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Umbire the Phantom: nndnh, potholes et. al.

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Umbire the Phantom: /* As a monster */ word choice

2024-04-14T22:06:41Z

‎As a monster: word choice

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   |frequency=0
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=head butt 4d4 physical, bite 2d6 physical
+  |attacks=[[Headbutt]] 4d4 [[Physical damage|physical]], [[Bite attack|bite]] 2d6 physical
   |weight=4500
   |nutr=1000

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 ==Benefits==
-While bound, Amon confers [[cold resistance]], and grants skill in [[clerical spell]]s.
+While Amon is bound, the hero has complete immunity to [[cold]] damage, including damage from [[elemental cold]] that is normally only reduced by [[cold resistance]] rather than blocked. They also gain [[skill]] in [[clerical spell]]s.
 Amon's active powers are as follows:
-* '''Fire Breath''': You breathe a ray of fire, much like a [[red dragon]]. The ray rolls for [[to-hit]] and deals 5 dice of fire damage to all monsters it hits.
+* '''Fire Breath''': The hero can breathe a ray of fire, much like a [[red dragon]]. The ray rolls for [[to-hit]] and deals 5 dice of fire damage to all monsters it hits.
 Amon's passive powers are as follows:
-* '''Horns''': Your horns grant you an extra 1d9 headbutt attack.
+* '''Horns''': The hero's horns grant them an extra 1d9 [[headbutt]] attack.
-* '''See in Darkness''': You can see perfectly in darkness - if playing as a [[Drow (starting race)|drow]] (who already has darkvision), you can instead see perfectly in light.
+* '''See in Darkness''': The hero can see perfectly in darkness&mdash;if they are a [[Drow (starting race)|drow]] (who already has [[darkvision]]), they can instead see perfectly in light.
 ==As a monster==

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 Amon is first generated when summoned from his seal by an Illithanachronounbinder. He is always created hostile, and is not a valid polymorph form.
-Upon death, Amon will always drop a [[frost horn]] with a high chance of a non-standard [[Object materials (dNetHack)|object material]]. He [[Corpseless|does not leave a corpse]].
+Amon [[Corpseless|does not leave a corpse]] upon death, and [[Death drop|will always drop]] a [[frost horn]] with a high chance of a non-standard [[Object materials (dNetHack)|object material]].
 ===Strategy===

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   |name=Amon
   |symbol={{white|q}}
   |difficulty=11
   |level=10

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   |reference=
 }}
-In notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack, '''Amon''', {{white|q}}, also appears as a [[monster]] that can be summoned by an Illithanachronounbinder. He is a [[strong]], [[thick-skinned]] and giant-sized [[herbivorous]] [[quadruped]] that can be seen via [[infravision]].
+Amon has a [[headbutt]] attack and a [[bite attack]], and possesses [[fire resistance]] and [[cold resistance]].
 ===Generation===
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-If Amon is killed after being summoned, he can be encountered again in the [[Void]], a branch accessed by opening the high [[altar]] of [[Ilsensine the Fallen]] as an Illithanachronounbinder using the [[invoke]] effect of [[The Elder Cerebral Fluid]]. Amon is generated along with many other spirits of the near void on the first floor of the branch, and is generated with the "whispers" template, which makes him [[nonliving]].
+If Amon is killed after being summoned, he can be encountered again in the [[Void]], a branch accessed by opening the high [[altar]] of [[Ilsensine the Fallen]] as an Illithanachronounbinder using the [[invoke]] effect of [[The Elder Cerebral Fluid]]. Amon is generated along with many other spirits of the near void on the first floor of the branch, and is created with the "whispers" template, which makes him [[nonliving]].
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 ==Ritual, seal and taboo==
-Amon can be contacted from anywhere as long as there is no [[altar]] on the level: if one is present, the contract is immediately broken, draining a level and setting the spirit timeout. An [[Illithanachronounbinder]] begins the game with knowledge of Amon's seal.
+Amon can be contacted from anywhere on a given [[dungeon level]], as long as there is no [[altar]] present on that level: if one is present, the contract is immediately broken, draining a level and setting the spirit timeout. An [[Illithanachronounbinder]] begins the game with knowledge of Amon's seal.
-To remain bound to Amon, a [[hero]] cannot [[pray]] or donate to [[aligned priest]]s - other religious actions are permitted.
+To remain bound to Amon, a [[hero]] cannot [[pray]] or donate to [[aligned priest]]s&mdash;other religious actions are permitted.
 ==Mark==

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-'''Amon, the Shadow Before the Altar''' is a [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] that appears in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]].
+'''Amon, the Shadow Before the Altar''' is a [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]].
 ==Ritual, seal and taboo==
 Amon can be contacted from anywhere as long as there is no [[altar]] on the level: if one is present, the contract is immediately broken, draining a level and setting the spirit timeout. An [[Illithanachronounbinder]] begins the game with knowledge of Amon's seal.
-To remain bound to Amon, you also cannot [[pray]] or donate to [[aligned priest]]s - other religious actions are permitted.
+To remain bound to Amon, a [[hero]] cannot [[pray]] or donate to [[aligned priest]]s - other religious actions are permitted.
 ==Mark==
-A character that has Amon bound will grow a large pair of horns. This mark can easily be seen from a distance, and can be disguised by wearing a metallic helm, which the horns will merge with.
+A hero that has Amon bound will grow a large pair of horns. This mark can easily be seen from a distance, and can be disguised by wearing a metallic helm, which the horns will merge with.
 ==Benefits==
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   |nutr=1000
   |size=huge
-  |resistances=[[fire]], [[cold]]
+  |resistances=[[fire resistance]], [[cold resistance]]
   |resistances conveyed=
   |attributes={{attributes|Amon|nohands=1|animal=1|thick=1|herbivore=1|nopoly=1|giant=1|male=1|hostile=1|strong=1|infravisible=1|nocorpse=1|notame=1}}
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 }}
-In notdNetHack, '''Amon''', {{white|q}}, also appears as a [[monster]] that can be summoned by an Illithanachronounbinder. He is a [[strong]], [[thick-skinned]] and giant-sized [[herbivorous]] [[quadruped]] that can be seen via [[infravision]].
+In notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack, '''Amon''', {{white|q}}, also appears as a [[monster]] that can be summoned by an Illithanachronounbinder. He is a [[strong]], [[thick-skinned]] and giant-sized [[herbivorous]] [[quadruped]] that can be seen via [[infravision]].
 Amon has a headbutt attack and a bite attack, and possesses [[fire resistance]] and [[cold resistance]].
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 [[Category:notdNetHack spirits]]
 [[Category:notdNetHack monsters]]

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 Amon is first generated when summoned from his seal by an Illithanachronounbinder. He is always created hostile, and is not a valid form for normal [[polymorph]].
-Amon is [[Monster starting inventory|generated with]] a [[frost horn]] that has a high chance of being made of a non-standard [[Object materials (dNetHack)|material]].
+Upon death, Amon will drop a [[frost horn]] with a high chance of a non-standard [[Object materials (dNetHack)|object material]]. He [[Corpseless|does not leave a corpse]].
 ===Strategy===