Archeologist (player monster) - Revision history

Ray Chason: Include the female tile

2026-05-12T23:41:49Z

Include the female tile

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ word choice

2026-04-04T10:59:42Z

‎Generation: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* Messages */ hatnote

2026-04-04T10:56:40Z

‎Messages: hatnote

Umbire the Phantom: hatnotes

2026-04-04T10:55:29Z

hatnotes

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ astral

2026-03-21T18:46:01Z

‎Generation: astral

Umbire the Phantom: potholes, ref comment

2026-03-19T10:26:08Z

potholes, ref comment

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-03-19T06:46:31Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: citations + SLASH'EM

2025-02-06T06:31:55Z

citations + SLASH'EM

Umbire the Phantom: and done for sure, as far as vanilla nethack is concerned

2025-02-04T20:00:23Z

and done for sure, as far as vanilla nethack is concerned

Umbire the Phantom: unnethack

2025-02-02T21:29:46Z

unnethack

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 {{monster
   |name=archeologist
-  |tile=[[File:Archeologist.png]]
+  |tile=[[File:Archeologist.png]] [[File:Archeologist_female.png]]
   |difficulty=12
   |level=10

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 Archeologist [[corpse]]s can generate in [[graveyard]]s and within the [[Valley of the Dead]].{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|1667|version=NetHack 3.6.7|name="mk_tt_object"|comment=<tt>mk_tt_object</tt> function}}{{refsrc|src/mkroom.c|366|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|dat/gehennom.des|75|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Archeologist [[statue]]s can generate in [[cockatrice nest]]s and on [[Medusa's Island]].<ref name="mk_tt_object"/>{{refsrc|src/mkroom.c|385|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/sp_lev.c|1985|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=The code is very cryptic but fortunately has comments}} An Archeologist hero killed by HP damage from a [[cockatrice]] or [[chickatrice]], or else killed by any form of [[stoning]], will leave a named player monster statue behind instead of a named ghost and named corpse if a [[bones]] file is created.
-Archeologists can appear among the various player monsters placed on the [[Astral Plane]] during level creation.
+Hostile archeologists can appear among the various player monsters placed on the [[Astral Plane]] during level creation.
 ===Inventory===

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 ==Messages==
-{{main|Player monster#Messages}}
+{{main|Player monster#Messages|l1=Player monster messages}}
 {{message|<The archeologist> describes a recent article in "Spelunker Today" magazine.|You chatted to a peaceful archeologist.}}

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 ==Generation==
-{{main|Player monster#Locations}}
+{{main|Player monster#Locations|l1=Player monster locations}}
 Archeologists are not generated randomly, and are normally created as peaceful towards lawful heroes before specific adjustments are made. They are only a valid form for [[doppelganger]]s to [[polymorph]] into, and can only be targeted for [[genocide]] if an Archeologist hero [[read]]s a [[scroll of genocide]].{{refsrc|src/mon.c|3493|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>select_newcham_form</tt> function governs random polymorph for shapechangers}}
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 ===Inventory===
-{{main|Player monster#Inventory}}
+{{main|Player monster#Inventory|l1=Player monster inventory}}
 An archeologist is [[always generated with]] 1-3 random [[offensive item]]s, 1-3 random [[defensive item]]s, and 1-3 random [[miscellaneous item]]s, and is eligible for the normal chance of an item of each type.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|309|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|312|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|315|nethack=3.6.7}} If generated on the Astral Plane, they are also given a [[cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor]], 0-999 [[gold piece]]s, 0-9 random items, a {{frac|15}} chance of a [[luckstone]], a {{frac|30}} chance of a [[loadstone]] if they are not given a luckstone, and some valuable [[gem]]s.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|149|nethack=3.6.7|comment=per a comment above this line: "that's why they are "stuck" in the endgame :-)"}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|282|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>special</tt> boolean is true for Astral Plane generation}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|283|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|299|nethack=3.6.7|comment={{frac|3}} chance of 0-15 gems or 0-2 gems otherwise}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|304|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|305|nethack=3.6.7}}

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	Archeologist [[corpse]]s can generate in [[graveyard]]s and within the [[Valley of the Dead]].{{refsrc\|src/mkobj.c\|1667\|version=NetHack 3.6.7\|name="mk_tt_object"\|comment=<tt>mk_tt_object</tt> function}}{{refsrc\|src/mkroom.c\|366\|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc\|dat/gehennom.des\|75\|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Archeologist [[statue]]s can generate in [[cockatrice nest]]s and on [[Medusa's Island]].<ref name="mk_tt_object"/>{{refsrc\|src/mkroom.c\|385\|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc\|src/sp_lev.c\|1985\|version=NetHack 3.6.7\|comment=The code is very cryptic but fortunately has comments}} An Archeologist hero killed by HP damage from a [[cockatrice]] or [[chickatrice]], or else killed by any form of [[stoning]], will leave a named player monster statue behind instead of a named ghost and named corpse if a [[bones]] file is created.		Archeologist [[corpse]]s can generate in [[graveyard]]s and within the [[Valley of the Dead]].{{refsrc\|src/mkobj.c\|1667\|version=NetHack 3.6.7\|name="mk_tt_object"\|comment=<tt>mk_tt_object</tt> function}}{{refsrc\|src/mkroom.c\|366\|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc\|dat/gehennom.des\|75\|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Archeologist [[statue]]s can generate in [[cockatrice nest]]s and on [[Medusa's Island]].<ref name="mk_tt_object"/>{{refsrc\|src/mkroom.c\|385\|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc\|src/sp_lev.c\|1985\|version=NetHack 3.6.7\|comment=The code is very cryptic but fortunately has comments}} An Archeologist hero killed by HP damage from a [[cockatrice]] or [[chickatrice]], or else killed by any form of [[stoning]], will leave a named player monster statue behind instead of a named ghost and named corpse if a [[bones]] file is created.
		+
		+	Archeologists can appear among the various player monsters placed on the [[Astral Plane]] during level creation.

	===Inventory===		===Inventory===

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 ==Generation==
 {{main|Player monster#Locations}}
-Archeologists are not generated randomly, and are normally created as peaceful towards lawful heroes before specific adjustments are made. They are only a valid form for [[doppelganger]]s to [[polymorph]] into, and can only be targeted for [[genocide]] if an Archeologist hero reads a [[scroll of genocide]].{{refsrc|src/mon.c|3493|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>select_newcham_form</tt> function governs random polymorph for shapechangers}}
+Archeologists are not generated randomly, and are normally created as peaceful towards lawful heroes before specific adjustments are made. They are only a valid form for [[doppelganger]]s to [[polymorph]] into, and can only be targeted for [[genocide]] if an Archeologist hero [[read]]s a [[scroll of genocide]].{{refsrc|src/mon.c|3493|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>select_newcham_form</tt> function governs random polymorph for shapechangers}}
 A [[student]] can [[grow up]] into an archeologist.{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|1009|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
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 ===Inventory===
 {{main|Player monster#Inventory}}
-An archeologist is [[Monster starting inventory|always generated with]] 1-3 random [[offensive item]]s, 1-3 random [[defensive item]]s, and 1-3 random [[miscellaneous item]]s, and is eligible for the normal chance of an item of each type.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|309|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|312|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|315|nethack=3.6.7}} If generated on the Astral Plane, they are also given a [[cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor]], 0-999 [[gold piece]]s, 0-9 random items, a {{frac|15}} chance of a [[luckstone]], a {{frac|30}} chance of a [[loadstone]] if they are not given a luckstone, and some valuable [[gem]]s.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|149|nethack=3.6.7|comment=per a comment above this line: "that's why they are "stuck" in the endgame :-)"}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|282|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>special</tt> boolean is true for Astral Plane generation}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|283|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|299|nethack=3.6.7|comment={{frac|3}} chance of 0-15 gems or 0-2 gems otherwise}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|304|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|305|nethack=3.6.7}}
+An archeologist is [[always generated with]] 1-3 random [[offensive item]]s, 1-3 random [[defensive item]]s, and 1-3 random [[miscellaneous item]]s, and is eligible for the normal chance of an item of each type.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|309|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|312|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|315|nethack=3.6.7}} If generated on the Astral Plane, they are also given a [[cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor]], 0-999 [[gold piece]]s, 0-9 random items, a {{frac|15}} chance of a [[luckstone]], a {{frac|30}} chance of a [[loadstone]] if they are not given a luckstone, and some valuable [[gem]]s.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|149|nethack=3.6.7|comment=per a comment above this line: "that's why they are "stuck" in the endgame :-)"}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|282|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>special</tt> boolean is true for Astral Plane generation}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|283|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|299|nethack=3.6.7|comment={{frac|3}} chance of 0-15 gems or 0-2 gems otherwise}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|304|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|305|nethack=3.6.7}}
 Archeologists always generate with a [[weapon]], which can be a [[bullwhip]] ({{frac|2}} chance), a [[long sword]] ({{frac|4}} chance) or a randomly chosen [[melee]] weapon ({{frac|4}} chance):{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|155|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=Default weapons are chosen from range of spear to bullwhip, using standard random generation probabilities{{refsrc|src/objects.c|138-L292|nethack=3.6.7}}}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|165|nethack=3.6.7}} the [[enchantment]] ranges from a random value between +4 and +8 if the monster is generated on the [[Astral Plane]], and otherwise ranges from a random value between +0 and +3;{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|265|nethack=3.6.7}} if generated on the Astral Plane, the weapon has a {{frac|2}} chance of being made into any applicable [[artifact]];{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|270|nethack=3.6.7}} and finally, there is a {{frac|3}} chance of the weapon(s) being [[erosion]]-proofed, and a {{frac|2}} chance (effectively {{frac|3}} total) of the weapon(s) being [[greased]] if they are not erosion-proofed.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|266|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|268|nethack=3.6.7}}
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 * a {{frac|7|8}} chance of a random pair of [[boots]]{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|294|nethack=3.6.7|comment=chosen from range of low boots to levitation boots, using the standard random generation probabilities{{refsrc|src/objects.c|507-L528|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
-Armor generated this way has a {{frac|3}} chance of being erosion-proofed, a separate {{frac|3}} chance of being blessed, and a separate {{frac|3}} chance of being cursed.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|105|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} The armor's enchantment has a {{frac|3|5}} chance of ranging from +0 to +4, a {{frac|3|10}} chance of ranging +4 to +7, and will otherwise range from -1 to -3.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|115|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=enchantment is independent of beatitude; as the comment above in the code clarifies, cursed positively enchanted armor can occur from run ins with [[Curse items|other monsters]]}}
+Armor generated this way has a {{frac|3}} chance of being erosion-proofed, a separate {{frac|3}} chance of being blessed, and a separate {{frac|3}} chance of being cursed.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|105|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} The armor's enchantment has a {{frac|3|5}} chance of ranging from +0 to +4, a {{frac|3|10}} chance of ranging +4 to +7, and will otherwise range from -1 to -3.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|115|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=enchantment is independent of beatitude; as the comment above in the code clarifies, heroes can have cursed and positively-enchanted armor from [[Curse items|run ins with spellcasters]]}}
 ==Strategy==

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   |frequency=0
   |genocidable=Only if [[hero]] is an Archeologist
-  |attacks=Weapon 1d6 physical, weapon 1d6 physical
+  |attacks=Weapon 1d6 [[Physical damage|physical]], weapon 1d6 physical
   |weight=1450
   |nutr=400
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   |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-3.6.7_Released/src/monst.c#L2725 NetHack 3.6.7 - src/monst.c, line 2725]
 }}
 An '''archeologist''', {{monsym|archeologist}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The archeologist is a [[lawful]] [[player monster]] corresponding to an [[Archeologist]] [[hero]], and will have the [[role]]'s appropriate [[rank]] title for their [[monster level]]. Archeologists can [[tunnel]] through walls with a [[pick-axe]] or [[dwarvish mattock]].

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 A [[student]] can [[grow up]] into an archeologist.{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|1009|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-Archeologist [[corpse]]s can generate in [[graveyard]]s and within the [[Valley of the Dead]].{{refsrc|dat/gehennom.des|75|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Archeologist [[statue]]s can generate in [[cockatrice nest]]s and on [[Medusa's Island]].{{refsrc|src/sp_lev.c|1985|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=The code is very cryptic but fortunately has comments}} An Archeologist hero killed by HP damage from a [[cockatrice]] or [[chickatrice]], or else killed by any form of [[stoning]], will leave a named player monster statue behind instead of a named ghost and named corpse if a [[bones]] file is created.
+Archeologist [[corpse]]s can generate in [[graveyard]]s and within the [[Valley of the Dead]].{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|1667|version=NetHack 3.6.7|name="mk_tt_object"|comment=<tt>mk_tt_object</tt> function}}{{refsrc|src/mkroom.c|366|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|dat/gehennom.des|75|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Archeologist [[statue]]s can generate in [[cockatrice nest]]s and on [[Medusa's Island]].<ref name="mk_tt_object"/>{{refsrc|src/mkroom.c|385|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/sp_lev.c|1985|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=The code is very cryptic but fortunately has comments}} An Archeologist hero killed by HP damage from a [[cockatrice]] or [[chickatrice]], or else killed by any form of [[stoning]], will leave a named player monster statue behind instead of a named ghost and named corpse if a [[bones]] file is created.
 ===Inventory===
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 ==Variants==
 ===UnNetHack===
 In [[UnNetHack]], there is a {{frac|10}} chance of an archeologist corpse being generated as part of a [[rolling boulder trap]], where it is placed opposite of the boulder along with a [[fedora]] and a chance of a bullwhip&mdash;this is an homage to the ''[[Wikipedia:Indiana Jones (character)|Indiana Jones]]'' franchise.