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{{ monster
|name=cauchemar
|difficulty=10
|level=7
|experience=69
|speed=24
|AC=4
|MR=0
|align=-9
|frequency=2
|genocidable=Yes
|attacks=Kick 1d10, Bite 1d4 [[poison]]
|resistances conveyed=poison (46%)
|resistances=poison
|attributes={{attributes|A cauchemar|animal=1|nohands=1|herbivore=1|wander=1|strong=1|domestic=1|infravisible=1}}
|size=Large
|nutr=350
|weight=1800
|reference=[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/master/src/monst.c#L1176 EvilHack - monst.c, line 1176]
}}

A '''cauchemar''', {{green|u}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]. It is the [[chaotic]] equivalent of the [[warhorse]].

==Encyclopedia entry==
{{encyclopedia|
By a route obscure and lonely,
Haunted by ill angels only,
Where an Eidolon, named NIGHT,
On a black throne reigns upright,
I have reached these lands but newly
From an ultimate dim Thule--
From a wild weird clime that lieth, sublime,
Out of SPACE -- Out of TIME.
[ Dream-Land, by Edgar Allen Poe ]
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[[Category:Hack'EM monsters]]

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	Cauchemars appear among the random {{white\|u}} that are part of the second quest [[monster class]] for [[Infidel]]s and make up {{frac\|24\|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Infidel quest]].		Cauchemars appear among the random {{white\|u}} that are part of the second quest [[monster class]] for [[Infidel]]s and make up {{frac\|24\|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Infidel quest]].
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		+	==Origin==
		+	''Cauchemar'' is simply the French word for ''nightmare'', deriving from French words meaning "pressure" (''cauche'') and "evil spirit" (''mar''). Like the English word ''nightmare'', ''cauchemar'' originally referred to [[Wikipedia:Sleep paralysis\|sleep paralysis]], only later acquiring the sense of an unpleasant dream. Also, like the English word, it is etymologically unrelated to ''mare'', meaning "female horse".

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   |genocidable=Yes
   |attacks=Kick 1d10, Bite 1d4 [[poison]]
-  |resistances conveyed=poison (46%)
+  |resistances conveyed=poison (+20%)
   |resistances=poison
   |attributes={{attributes|A cauchemar|animal=1|nohands=1|herbivore=1|wander=1|strong=1|domestic=1|infravisible=1}}
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-A '''cauchemar''', {{green|u}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]. Cauchemars are [[herbivorous]] [[domestic]] monsters that serve as the [[chaotic]] equivalent of the [[warhorse]] in the [[unicorn or horse]] [[monster class]], possessing most of the same qualities.
+A '''cauchemar''', {{green|u}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]. Cauchemars are [[herbivorous]] and [[domestic]] [[Unicorn or horse|horse-like]] monsters that serve as the [[chaotic]] equivalent of the [[warhorse]] and possess most of the same qualities.
 A cauchemar has a kick attack and a [[poisonous]] bite attack, and possesses [[poison resistance]].
-Eating a cauchemar [[corpse]] or [[tin]] conveys {{frac|5}} additional poison resistance.
+Eating a cauchemar [[corpse]] or [[tin]] conveys 20% ({{frac|5}}) [[Partial intrinsic|additional poison resistance]].
 ==Generation==
-A [[Nightmare (EvilHack)|nightmare]] can [[grow up]] into a cauchemar.
+Cauchemars may be generated as peaceful for chaotic characters. A [[Nightmare (EvilHack)|(greater) nightmare]] can [[grow up]] into a cauchemar.
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 ==Generation==
-A [[Nightmare (monster)|nightmare]] can [[grow up]] into a cauchemar.
+A [[Nightmare (EvilHack)|nightmare]] can [[grow up]] into a cauchemar.
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-A '''cauchemar''', {{green|u}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]. Cauchemars are [[herbivorous]] [[domestic]] monsters that serve as the [[chaotic]] equivalent of the [[warhorse]] in the [[unicorn or horse]] [[monster class]]: they possess most of the same qualities and share the same attacks, but their bite is [[poison]]ous and they also possess [[poison resistance]].
+A '''cauchemar''', {{green|u}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]. Cauchemars are [[herbivorous]] [[domestic]] monsters that serve as the [[chaotic]] equivalent of the [[warhorse]] in the [[unicorn or horse]] [[monster class]], possessing most of the same qualities.
-Eating a cauchemar [[corpse]] or [[tin]] conveys 46% poison resistance.
+A cauchemar has a kick attack and a [[poisonous]] bite attack, and possesses [[poison resistance]].
 ==Generation==

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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia|
-	By a route obscure and lonely,
+By a route obscure and lonely,
-	Haunted by ill angels only,
+Haunted by ill angels only,
-	Where an Eidolon, named NIGHT,
+Where an Eidolon, named NIGHT,
-	On a black throne reigns upright,
+On a black throne reigns upright,
-	I have reached these lands but newly
+I have reached these lands but newly
-	From an ultimate dim Thule--
+From an ultimate dim Thule--
-	From a wild weird clime that lieth, sublime,
+From a wild weird clime that lieth, sublime,
-	Out of SPACE -- Out of TIME.
+Out of SPACE -- Out of TIME.
-		[ Dream-Land, by Edgar Allen Poe ]
+|[ Dream-Land, by Edgar Allen Poe ]
-}}{{stub|This page was automatically generated by a modified version of nhtohtml version 2.05w}}<!--{{variant-36X}}-->
+}}
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 [[Category:Hack'EM monsters]]