Bat or bird - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-10-17T19:22:51Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* Common traits */ correction

2025-10-17T10:14:11Z

‎Common traits: correction

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-10-12T00:09:07Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit

2024-09-23T08:03:05Z

copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: /* History */ word choice

2024-06-21T10:30:12Z

‎History: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2024-06-21T10:26:54Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: word choice, gonna have to do all this quest correction too

2024-01-09T01:50:13Z

word choice, gonna have to do all this quest correction too

Umbire the Phantom: wiz quest + necro quest

2024-01-04T21:09:02Z

wiz quest + necro quest

Umbire the Phantom: lede

2024-01-02T14:21:23Z

lede

Umbire the Phantom: rephrase

2023-12-17T16:04:32Z

rephrase

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 [[dNetHack]] adds several new monsters to the monster class:
-* {{green|B}} [[parrot]]
+* {{green|B}} [[Parrot (dNetHack)|parrot]]
 * {{black|B}} [[crow]]
 * {{red|B}} [[battle-bat]]

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 Bats and birds are [[neutral]] animals whose diets include meat. They are visible via [[infravision]] and capable of [[flight]], and generally move erratically: there is a {{frac|3}} chance of a bat or bird monster moving in a random direction during each of its turns.{{refsrc|src/monmove.c|915|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-Bats and birds generated in [[Gehennom]] have slightly higher speed than normal, as a play on the phrase "like a bat [on its way] out of hell".{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1275|version=NetHack 3.6.7|name=batoutofhell}}
+Bats within the monster class that are generated in [[Gehennom]] have slightly higher speed than normal, as a play on the phrase "like a bat [on its way] out of hell".{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1275|version=NetHack 3.6.7|name=batoutofhell}}
 ===Generation===

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 * {{red|B}} [[battle-bat]]
 * {{red|B}} [[warbat]]
-* {{white|B}} [[chiropteran]]
+* {{white|B}} [[Chiropteran (monster)|chiropteran]]
 * {{monsymlink|byakhee|variant=dNetHack}}

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 ==Common traits==
-Bats and birds are [[neutral]] animals whose diets include meat. They are visible via [[infravision]] and capable of [[flight]], and generally move erratically: there is a {{frac|3}} chance of the monster moving in a random direction, rather than approaching you.{{refsrc|src/monmove.c|915|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+Bats and birds are [[neutral]] animals whose diets include meat. They are visible via [[infravision]] and capable of [[flight]], and generally move erratically: there is a {{frac|3}} chance of a bat or bird monster moving in a random direction during each of its turns.{{refsrc|src/monmove.c|915|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 Bats and birds generated in [[Gehennom]] have slightly higher speed than normal, as a play on the phrase "like a bat [on its way] out of hell".{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1275|version=NetHack 3.6.7|name=batoutofhell}}
 ===Generation===
-Randomly generated bats and birds are typically hostile with the exception of the standard bat, which may generate as peaceful for a neutral character.
+Randomly generated bats and birds are typically created hostile with the exception of the standard bat, which may generate as peaceful for a neutral [[hero]].
-The bat or bird is the first [[quest]] monster class for [[Wizard]]s, and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters that are randomly generated on the [[Wizard quest]]. Some bats and birds are also generated on a few levels within the quest branch at level creation: ten are generated on the home level, with six placed at specific locations near the pond bank and four further away; twelve are placed randomly on the locate level; and eleven are generated on the goal level.
+The bat or bird is the first [[quest]] monster class for [[Wizard]]s, and makes up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters that are randomly generated on the [[Wizard quest]]. Some bats and birds are also generated on a few levels within the quest branch at level creation: ten are generated on the home level, with six placed at specific locations near the pond bank and four further away; twelve are placed randomly on the locate level; and eleven are generated on the goal level.
 ==History==
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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-[[SLASH'EM]] introduces several new monsters to the bat or bird monster class:
+[[SLASH'EM]] introduces several new monsters to the monster class:
 * {{monsymlink|rhumbat}}
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 * {{monsymlink|mobat}}
 * {{monsymlink|harpy}}
-* {{monsymlink|byakhee}}
+* {{monsymlink|byakhee|variant=SLASH'EM}}
 * {{monsym|nightgaunt}} [[Nightgaunt (SLASH'EM)|nightgaunt]]
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 * {{red|B}} [[warbat]]
 * {{white|B}} [[chiropteran]]
-* {{brown|B}} [[Byakhee (dNetHack)|byakhee]]
+* {{monsymlink|byakhee|variant=dNetHack}}
 The Dreprun [[stave]] can be carved into a [[wood]]en weapon to ward off bats and birds.

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 ==History==
-The standard bat and vampire bat appears in Hack121, a variant of [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], where both use the {{white|b}} glyph; in PDP-11 Hack and [[Hack 1.0]], it begins using the {{white|B}} glyph. The giant bat first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], while the raven first appears in [[NetHack 3.3.0]].
+The standard bat and vampire bat appear in Hack 1.21, which is based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and both monsters use the {{white|b}} glyph. The bat reappears in PDP-11 Hack and [[Hack 1.0]], where it begins using the {{white|B}} glyph. [[NetHack 3.0.0]] introduces the giant bat and reintroduces the vampire bat, while the raven first appears in [[NetHack 3.3.0]].
 ==Variants==

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 ==Common traits==
-Bats and birds are [[neutral]] animals that are capable of consuming meat. They are visible via [[infravision]] and capable of [[flight]], and generally move erratically: there is a {{frac|3}} chance of the monster moving in a random direction, rather than approaching you.{{refsrc|src/monmove.c|915|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+Bats and birds are [[neutral]] animals whose diets include meat. They are visible via [[infravision]] and capable of [[flight]], and generally move erratically: there is a {{frac|3}} chance of the monster moving in a random direction, rather than approaching you.{{refsrc|src/monmove.c|915|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 Bats and birds generated in [[Gehennom]] have slightly higher speed than normal, as a play on the phrase "like a bat [on its way] out of hell".{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1275|version=NetHack 3.6.7|name=batoutofhell}}
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 * {{monsymlink|nightgaunt}}
-The bat or bird is the second quest monster class for [[Necromancer]]s, and make up {{frac|6|175}} of the monsters that are randomly generated on the [[Necromancer quest]]. Some bats and birds are also generated on a few levels within the quest branch at level creation: five are generated on the home level, and three are placed randomly on the locate level.
+The bat or bird is the first quest monster class for [[Necromancer]]s, and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters that are randomly generated on the [[Necromancer quest]]. Some bats and birds are also generated on a few levels within the quest branch at level creation: five are generated on the home level, and three are placed randomly on the locate level.
 ===dNetHack===

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−	The '''bat or bird''' is a [[monster class]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is represented by the uppercase [[B]] glyph ({{white\|B}}). Bats and birds are designated internally by the macro '''S_BAT'''.{{refsrc\|include/monsym.h\|42\|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}	+	The '''bat or bird''' is a [[monster class]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is represented by the uppercase [[B]] glyph ({{white\|B}}). Bats and birds are designated internally by the macro <code>'''S_BAT'''</code>.{{refsrc\|include/monsym.h\|42\|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}

	The class contains the following monsters:{{refsrc\|src/monst.c\|1038\|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}		The class contains the following monsters:{{refsrc\|src/monst.c\|1038\|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}