Bone devil - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: rephrase a lil'

2025-04-24T14:24:32Z

rephrase a lil'

NetSysFire: /* dNetHack */ - can sometimes be a war hammer

2025-04-24T01:24:06Z

‎dNetHack: - can sometimes be a war hammer

Umbire the Phantom: proper fixing

2025-04-17T05:53:32Z

proper fixing

NetSysFire: /* dNetHack */ - missing comma

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Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ follow up

2025-04-16T19:09:17Z

‎dNetHack: follow up

NetSysFire: /* dNetHack */ - embrace the redirect

2025-04-15T23:24:38Z

‎dNetHack: - embrace the redirect

NetSysFire: /* dNetHack */ - expand on loot

2025-04-15T23:19:02Z

‎dNetHack: - expand on loot

Umbire the Phantom: formatting + copyedit pass

2024-04-13T23:07:39Z

formatting + copyedit pass

Umbire the Phantom: xnh

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xnh

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ upcoming

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‎Strategy: upcoming

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 Bone devils have a stronger stinger attack and an additional strong claw attack. They may generate as minions of [[Kurtulmak]] or Moloch, and may appear as prisoners in a [[Throne room#dnethack|throne room]] ruled by an [[Aurumach Rilmani]].
-A bone devil is [[always generated with]] a large [[trident]] or, with a lower probability, a large [[war hammer]], as well as large armor made from [[Object materials (dNetHack)|bone]]: a [[helmet]], [[roundshield]], [[splint mail]], [[gauntlets]] and [[armored boots]].
+A bone devil is [[always generated with]] a weapon that will either be a large [[trident]] or a large [[war hammer]] (with a lower probability), as well as large armor made from [[Object materials (dNetHack)|bone]]: a [[helmet]], [[roundshield]], [[splint mail]], [[gauntlets]] and [[armored boots]].
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 Bone devils have a stronger stinger attack and an additional strong claw attack. They may generate as minions of [[Kurtulmak]] or Moloch, and may appear as prisoners in a [[Throne room#dnethack|throne room]] ruled by an [[Aurumach Rilmani]].
-A bone devil is [[always generated with]] a large [[trident]], as well as large armor made from [[Object materials (dNetHack)|bone]]: a [[helmet]], [[roundshield]], [[splint mail]], [[gauntlets]] and [[armored boots]].
+A bone devil is [[always generated with]] a large [[trident]] or, with a lower probability, a large [[war hammer]], as well as large armor made from [[Object materials (dNetHack)|bone]]: a [[helmet]], [[roundshield]], [[splint mail]], [[gauntlets]] and [[armored boots]].
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 Bone devils have a stronger stinger attack and an additional strong claw attack. They may generate as minions of [[Kurtulmak]] or Moloch, and may appear as prisoners in a [[Throne room#dnethack|throne room]] ruled by an [[Aurumach Rilmani]].
-A bone devil is [[always generated with]] a large [[trident]], large armor made from [[Object materials (dNetHack)|bone]]; a [[helmet]], [[roundshield]], [[splint mail]], [[gauntlets]] and [[armored boots]].
+A bone devil is [[always generated with]] a large [[trident]], as well as large armor made from [[Object materials (dNetHack)|bone]]: a [[helmet]], [[roundshield]], [[splint mail]], [[gauntlets]] and [[armored boots]].
 ===xNetHack===
-In [[xNetHack]], bone devils are lawful.
+In [[xNetHack]], bone devils are lawful. In addition to demon gating, bone devils are capable of summoning [[skeleton]]s at will, and a hostile one can fill an area with skeletons if left alone long enough.
-In addition to demon gating, bone devils are capable of summoning [[skeleton]]s at will, and a hostile one can fill an area with skeletons if left alone long enough - characters with intrinsic [[speed]] are at very high risk of losing the property if they are overwhelmed by bone devil summons. [[Cancellation]] will prevent a bone devil from summoning or gating.
+Heroes with intrinsic [[speed]] are at very high risk of losing the property if they are overwhelmed by bone devil summons. [[Cancellation]] will prevent a bone devil from summoning or gating.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 Bone devils have a stronger stinger attack and an additional strong claw attack. They may generate as minions of [[Kurtulmak]] or Moloch, and may appear as prisoners in a [[Throne room#dnethack|throne room]] ruled by an [[Aurumach Rilmani]].
-A bone devil is [[always generated with]] a large [[trident]] large armor made from [[Object materials (dNetHack)|bone]]; a [[helmet]], [[roundshield]], [[splint mail]], [[gauntlets]] and [[armored boots]].
+A bone devil is [[always generated with]] a large [[trident]], large armor made from [[Object materials (dNetHack)|bone]]; a [[helmet]], [[roundshield]], [[splint mail]], [[gauntlets]] and [[armored boots]].
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-In [[dNetHack]], bone devils are [[lawful]].
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], bone devils are [[lawful]].
 Bone devils have a stronger stinger attack and an additional strong claw attack. They may generate as minions of [[Kurtulmak]] or Moloch, and may appear as prisoners in a [[Throne room#dnethack|throne room]] ruled by an [[Aurumach Rilmani]].
-A bone devil is [[always generated with]] large armor made from [[Object materials (dNetHack)|bone]]; a helmet, [[roundshield]], [[splint mail]], gauntlets and armored boots. They wield a large [[trident]].
+A bone devil is [[always generated with]] a large [[trident]] large armor made from [[Object materials (dNetHack)|bone]]; a [[helmet]], [[roundshield]], [[splint mail]], [[gauntlets]] and [[armored boots]].
 ===xNetHack===

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	Bone devils have a stronger stinger attack and an additional strong claw attack. They may generate as minions of [[Kurtulmak]] or Moloch, and may appear as prisoners in a [[Throne room#dnethack\|throne room]] ruled by an [[Aurumach Rilmani]].		Bone devils have a stronger stinger attack and an additional strong claw attack. They may generate as minions of [[Kurtulmak]] or Moloch, and may appear as prisoners in a [[Throne room#dnethack\|throne room]] ruled by an [[Aurumach Rilmani]].
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		+	A bone devil is [[Monster starting inventory\|always generated with]] large armor made from [[Object materials (dNetHack)\|bone]]; a helmet, [[roundshield]], [[splint mail]], gauntlets and armored boots. They wield a large [[trident]].

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-A '''bone devil''', {{monsym|bone devil}}, is a type of monster that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The bone devil is a [[poisonous]] [[major demon]] that has [[infravision]] and can be seen via infravision, will pick up and collect items, and can [[follow]] [[you]] to other levels if they are adjacent.
+A '''bone devil''', {{monsym|bone devil}}, is a type of monster that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The bone devil is a [[major demon]] that has [[infravision]] and can be seen via infravision, will pick up and collect items, and can [[follow]] a character to other levels if they are adjacent.
 A bone devil has a weapon attack and a poisonous sting, and possesses [[fire resistance]] and [[poison resistance]] like other major demons.
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|As of {{commit|f0698e1dcaf6b6c6ca4762b3a8a74cff537d2d48}}, bone devils summon [[skeleton]]s instead of [[Demon gating|summoning demons]].}}
 ==Generation==
-Randomly-generated bone devils are always created hostile, and may appear in small groups. They are only randomly generated in [[Gehennom]], and can be [[Demon gating|gated in]] by other [[chaotic]] demons. A bone devil may also appear as a [[minion]] of [[Moloch]] or a chaotic [[god]].
+Bone devils are only randomly generated in [[Gehennom]], and randomly-generated bone devils are always created hostile. Normally-created bone devils may appear in small [[group]]s.
 A bone devil [[Corpseless|never leaves a corpse]] upon death.
 ==Strategy==
-Bone devils are decently fast, with a weapon attack and a sting that can drain [[strength]] from characters without poison resistance - they are generally not much of a threat to a character capable of reaching Gehennom, especially since their [[AC]] of -1 and [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 40 pales in comparison to some other major demons. However, [[polymorph trap]]s and other sources of [[polymorph]] make them a nasty surprise for less prepared characters in earlier stage of the game, though their weakness to [[silver]] and [[cold]] attacks still provide an important edge against them.
+Bone devils are decently fast, with a weapon attack and a sting that can drain [[strength]] from characters without poison resistance - they are generally not much of a threat to a character capable of reaching Gehennom, especially since their [[AC]] of -1 and [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 40 pales in comparison to some other major demons. However, [[polymorph trap]]s and other sources of [[polymorph]] make them a nasty surprise for less-prepared characters in earlier stage of the game, with their weakness to [[silver]] and [[cold]] attacks still providing an important edge.
-As a potential [[pet]], a bone devil is a decent candidate, although their MR score may interfere with further attempts to change its form if you are aiming for something else.
+As a potential [[pet]], a bone devil is a decent candidate, although their MR score may interfere with further attempts to change its form.
 {{upcoming|3.7.0|Bone devils can be more of an annoyance and may even be problematic if the skeletons they generate manage to sap intrinsic speed from a character.}}
 ==History==
-The bone devil first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], which differentiates all demons from each other.
+The bone devil is introduced in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], which differentiates all demons from each other.
 ==Origin==

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	As a potential [[pet]], a bone devil is a decent candidate, although their MR score may interfere with further attempts to change its form if you are aiming for something else.		As a potential [[pet]], a bone devil is a decent candidate, although their MR score may interfere with further attempts to change its form if you are aiming for something else.
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		+	{{upcoming\|3.7.0\|Bone devils can be more of an annoyance and may even be problematic if the skeletons they generate manage to sap intrinsic speed from a character.}}

	==History==		==History==