Cannibalism - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-08-24T17:32:45Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit slash'em

2025-08-18T11:37:39Z

copyedit slash'em

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit

2025-05-28T17:04:43Z

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Ion frigate: You cannibal! You will regret this!

2025-05-26T08:57:05Z

You cannibal! You will regret this!

Ion frigate: more screwery from that fine bit of code

2025-05-26T06:35:32Z

more screwery from that fine bit of code

Umbire the Phantom: /* SLASH'EM */ correction

2025-05-25T19:19:42Z

‎SLASH'EM: correction

Umbire the Phantom: forgot the pothole and such

2025-05-20T11:23:56Z

forgot the pothole and such

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

2025-05-20T11:13:02Z

word choice

Umbire the Phantom: re-organize

2025-04-14T13:53:18Z

re-organize

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit

2025-04-14T13:51:51Z

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 Pets in SLASH'EM will only refuse to eat the corpses of monsters represented by the same letter as themselves unless they are starving, but will feed on other corpses that are edible for them regardless of if they are the same race or not.{{refsrc|dog.c|780|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} This can lead to some amusing results, e.g. a tamed human monster gladly eating a [[Keystone Kop]] corpse.
-Of the new monsters added in SLASH'EM, [[Drow (SLASH'EM)|drow]] are a race of elves, while the extremely rare [[Duergar (SLASH'EM)|duergar]] is a race of dwarf, and [[gibberling]]s and [[Grimlock (SLASH'EM)|grimlocks]] are races of humans. Oddly, none of the additions to the [[Gnome (monster class)|gnome]] monster class that are explicitly ''not'' [[gnoll]]s are considered to be [[Gnome (monster attribute)|gnomes]] themselves: this means that gnomish heroes can eat the corpses and tins of [[gnome thieves]], [[deep gnome]]s, [[gnome warrior]]s, and even [[Ruggo the Gnome King]] without penalty (though tamed gnomes will not do so, as explained above).
+Of the new monsters added in SLASH'EM, [[Drow (SLASH'EM)|drow]] are a race of elves, while the extremely rare [[Duergar (SLASH'EM)|duergar]] is a race of dwarf, and [[Gibberling (SLASH'EM)|gibberlings]] and [[Grimlock (SLASH'EM)|grimlocks]] are races of humans. Oddly, none of the additions to the [[Gnome (monster class)|gnome]] monster class that are explicitly ''not'' [[gnoll]]s are considered to be [[Gnome (monster attribute)|gnomes]] themselves: this means that gnomish heroes can eat the corpses and tins of [[gnome thieves]], [[deep gnome]]s, [[gnome warrior]]s, and even [[Ruggo the Gnome King]] without penalty (though tamed gnomes will not do so, as explained above).
 ====Messages====

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], lawful Cavepeople gain a +1 alignment bonus for eating tins and corpses of the same races as them (or a -1 penalty if they are chaotic), while orcish, [[Vampire (starting race in SLASH'EM)|vampiric]] and [[Lycanthrope (starting race)|lycanthrope]] heroes gain a +1 alignment bonus for cannibalism if they are chaotic, or a -1 penalty if they are lawful.{{refsrc|eat.c|62|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|eat.c|509|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|eat.c|512|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} This does not extend to any form that the hero is currently polymorphed into.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], heroes that are orcs, [[Vampire (starting race in SLASH'EM)|vampires]], [[Lycanthrope (starting race)|lycanthropes]], or [[Caveman/SLASH'EM|Cavepeople]] are exempt from normal cannibalism penalties.{{refsrc|eat.c|62|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|eat.c|501|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} Cavepeople gain a +1 alignment bonus for eating tins and corpses of the same races as them if they are lawful (or a -1 penalty if they are chaotic), while orcish, vampiric and lycanthropic heroes in their base forms gain a +1 alignment bonus for cannibalism if they are chaotic (or a -1 penalty if they are lawful).{{refsrc|eat.c|509|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|eat.c|512|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 Pets in SLASH'EM will only refuse to eat the corpses of monsters represented by the same letter as themselves unless they are starving, but will feed on other corpses that are edible for them regardless of if they are the same race or not.{{refsrc|dog.c|780|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} This can lead to some amusing results, e.g. a tamed human monster gladly eating a [[Keystone Kop]] corpse.

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 In [[SLASH'EM]], lawful Cavepeople gain a +1 alignment bonus for eating tins and corpses of the same races as them (or a -1 penalty if they are chaotic), while orcish, [[Vampire (starting race in SLASH'EM)|vampiric]] and [[Lycanthrope (starting race)|lycanthrope]] heroes gain a +1 alignment bonus for cannibalism if they are chaotic, or a -1 penalty if they are lawful.{{refsrc|eat.c|62|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|eat.c|509|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|eat.c|512|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} This does not extend to any form that the hero is currently polymorphed into.
-Compared to ''NetHack'', pets in SLASH'EM will only refuse to eat the corpses of monsters represented by the same letter as themselves, unless they are starving.{{refsrc|dog.c|780|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} This can lead to some amusing results, e.g. a tamed human monster gladly eating a [[Keystone Kop]] corpse.
+Pets in SLASH'EM will only refuse to eat the corpses of monsters represented by the same letter as themselves unless they are starving, but will feed on other corpses that are edible for them regardless of if they are the same race or not.{{refsrc|dog.c|780|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} This can lead to some amusing results, e.g. a tamed human monster gladly eating a [[Keystone Kop]] corpse.
-Of the new monsters added in SLASH'EM, [[Drow (SLASH'EM)|drow]] are a race of elves and considered to be the same race, while the extremely rare [[Duergar (SLASH'EM)|duergar]] is a type of dwarf, and [[gibberling]]s and [[Grimlock (SLASH'EM)|grimlocks]] are considered human. Oddly, none of the additions to the [[Gnome (monster class)|gnome]] monster class that are explicitly ''not'' [[gnoll]]s are considered to be [[Gnome (monster attribute)|gnomes]] themselves: this means that gnomish heroes can eat the corpses and tins of [[gnome thieves]], [[deep gnome]]s, [[gnome warrior]]s, and [[Ruggo the Gnome King]] without penalty (though tamed gnomes will not do so, as explained above).
+Of the new monsters added in SLASH'EM, [[Drow (SLASH'EM)|drow]] are a race of elves, while the extremely rare [[Duergar (SLASH'EM)|duergar]] is a race of dwarf, and [[gibberling]]s and [[Grimlock (SLASH'EM)|grimlocks]] are races of humans. Oddly, none of the additions to the [[Gnome (monster class)|gnome]] monster class that are explicitly ''not'' [[gnoll]]s are considered to be [[Gnome (monster attribute)|gnomes]] themselves: this means that gnomish heroes can eat the corpses and tins of [[gnome thieves]], [[deep gnome]]s, [[gnome warrior]]s, and even [[Ruggo the Gnome King]] without penalty (though tamed gnomes will not do so, as explained above).
 ====Messages====
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 ====Messages====
-{{message|You feel a deep sense of kinship to <[[foo]]>! Eat anyway?|This prompt may appear if you are non-cannibalistic and about to eat the corpse or tin of a monster of your race.}}
+{{message|You feel a deep sense of kinship to the <corpse/tin>! Eat anyway?|This prompt may appear if you are non-cannibalistic and about to eat the corpse or tin of a monster of your race.}}
 ==References==

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 ==Strategy==
 Cannibalism is generally a [[bad idea]]: while the aggravate monster intrinsic can be dealt with, the Luck penalty will take significant time to recover from, and eating corpses from your own race is avoidable enough that it is mostly not worth considering. [[Dwarf (starting race)|Dwarves]] and [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomes]] can readily identify members of their race via glyph and/or monster name, as can [[Elf (starting race)|elves]]; [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] characters will have some slight difficulty due to sharing a glyph ({{white|@}}) with elves. Anything represented by an {{white|@}} that isn't obviously an elf is human&mdash;this includes [[werecreature]]s and [[doppelganger]]s, but ''not'' [[Medusa]] (who should not be eaten regardless, lest you [[Stoning|turn to stone]]). The [[Keystone Kop (monster class)|Keystone Kops]] (represented by a {{white|K}}) are also humans, and are the only non-[[undead]] human monsters that use a different glyph.
 Heroes that are human and not Cavepeople should ''only'' use blessed tins of [[nurse]] meat to fully restore their HP in emergencies, where being a live cannibal is preferable and easier to recover from than dying with a "clean" conscience.
 ==Variants==

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], Cavemen gain alignment bonuses for eating tins and corpses of the same races as them, while orcish, [[Vampire (starting race in SLASH'EM)|vampiric]] and [[Lycanthrope (starting race)|lycanthrope]] heroes gain a +1 alignment bonus for cannibalism if they are chaotic, or a -1 penalty if they are lawful.{{refsrc|eat.c|62|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|eat.c|509|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|eat.c|512|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} This does not extend to any form that the hero is currently polymorphed into.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], lawful Cavepeople gain a +1 alignment bonus for eating tins and corpses of the same races as them (or a -1 penalty if they are chaotic), while orcish, [[Vampire (starting race in SLASH'EM)|vampiric]] and [[Lycanthrope (starting race)|lycanthrope]] heroes gain a +1 alignment bonus for cannibalism if they are chaotic, or a -1 penalty if they are lawful.{{refsrc|eat.c|62|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|eat.c|509|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|eat.c|512|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} This does not extend to any form that the hero is currently polymorphed into.
 Compared to ''NetHack'', pets in SLASH'EM will only refuse to eat the corpses of monsters represented by the same letter as themselves, unless they are starving.{{refsrc|dog.c|780|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} This can lead to some amusing results, e.g. a tamed human monster gladly eating a [[Keystone Kop]] corpse.

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-In ''[[NetHack]]'', '''cannibalism''' is the act of [[eat]]ing a monster of your own [[race]].{{refsrc|src/eat.c|640|nethack=3.6.7}}
+In ''[[NetHack]]'', '''cannibalism''' is the act of a [[hero]] or [[monster]] [[eating]] another monster of their own [[race]].{{refsrc|src/eat.c|640|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Description==
-A hero that eats a [[corpse]], [[tin]] or [[egg]] of the same species as them - including their current form if [[polymorph]]ed - will gain the [[aggravate monster]] intrinsic and lose 2&ndash;5 points of [[Luck]].{{refsrc|src/eat.c|656|nethack=3.6.7}} This includes eating brains as a [[mind flayer]].{{refsrc|src/eat.c|573|nethack=3.6.7}} Contracting [[lycanthropy]] will further extend the cannibalism restriction to monsters that the hero or a [[werecreature]] of the same type can summon&ndash;even if they are currently in normal form&ndash;but ''not'' to lycanthropes of their type.
+A hero that eats a [[corpse]], [[tin]] or [[egg]] of the same species as them&ndash;including their current form if they are [[polymorph]]ed&ndash;will gain the [[aggravate monster]] intrinsic and lose 2&ndash;5 points of [[luck]].{{refsrc|src/eat.c|656|nethack=3.6.7}} This includes eating brains using the [[mind flayer]] or [[master mind flayer]]'s [[intelligence drain]] attack.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|573|nethack=3.6.7}} Contracting [[lycanthropy]] will further extend the cannibalism restriction to monsters that the hero or a [[werecreature]] of the same type can summon, even if they are currently in normal form, but does ''not'' to lycanthropes of that same type.
 A hero that is an [[Orc (starting race)|orc]] or a [[Caveperson]] is exempt from penalties altogether.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|44|nethack=3.6.7}} A hero that polymorphs into a monster with a [[digestion attack]] does not incur cannibalism penalties when using that attack.
 ==Strategy==
-Cannibalism is generally a [[bad idea]] - while the aggravate monster intrinsic can be dealt with, the Luck penalty will take significant time to recover from, and eating corpses from your own race is avoidable enough that it is mostly not worth considering. [[Dwarf (starting race)|Dwarves]] and [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomes]] can readily identify members of their race via glyph and/or monster name, as can [[Elf (starting race)|elves]]; [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] characters will have some slight difficulty due to sharing a glyph ({{white|@}}) with elves. Anything represented by an {{white|@}} that isn't obviously an elf is human&mdash;this includes [[werecreature]]s and [[doppelganger]]s, but ''not'' [[Medusa]] (who should not be eaten regardless, lest you [[Stoning|turn to stone]]). The [[Keystone Kop (monster class)|Keystone Kops]] (represented by a {{white|K}}) are also humans, and are the only non-[[undead]] monsters that use a different glyph.
+Cannibalism is generally a [[bad idea]]: while the aggravate monster intrinsic can be dealt with, the Luck penalty will take significant time to recover from, and eating corpses from your own race is avoidable enough that it is mostly not worth considering. [[Dwarf (starting race)|Dwarves]] and [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomes]] can readily identify members of their race via glyph and/or monster name, as can [[Elf (starting race)|elves]]; [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] characters will have some slight difficulty due to sharing a glyph ({{white|@}}) with elves. Anything represented by an {{white|@}} that isn't obviously an elf is human&mdash;this includes [[werecreature]]s and [[doppelganger]]s, but ''not'' [[Medusa]] (who should not be eaten regardless, lest you [[Stoning|turn to stone]]). The [[Keystone Kop (monster class)|Keystone Kops]] (represented by a {{white|K}}) are also humans, and are the only non-[[undead]] human monsters that use a different glyph.
-Human characters who are not Cavemen should ''only'' use blessed tins of [[nurse]] meat to fully restore their HP in emergencies, where being a live cannibal is preferable and easier to recover from than dying with a "clean" conscience.
+Heroes that are human and not Cavepeople should ''only'' use blessed tins of [[nurse]] meat to fully restore their HP in emergencies, where being a live cannibal is preferable and easier to recover from than dying with a "clean" conscience.
 ==Pets==