Centipede - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: for later

2025-03-23T00:44:18Z

for later

Umbire the Phantom: ref line

2025-03-23T00:43:40Z

ref line

Umbire the Phantom: more touch-ups

2025-03-23T00:42:04Z

more touch-ups

Umbire the Phantom: make the origin a tiny bit less nerd-emoji

2025-03-23T00:38:05Z

make the origin a tiny bit less nerd-emoji

Umbire the Phantom: /* Origin */ typo, etc.

2024-01-17T23:07:05Z

‎Origin: typo, etc.

Umbire the Phantom: ranger quest

2024-01-04T18:47:37Z

ranger quest

Umbire the Phantom: formatting + copyedit + update pass

2024-01-04T18:03:34Z

formatting + copyedit + update pass

Netzhack: /* Encyclopaedia entry */

2021-08-03T16:19:57Z

‎Encyclopaedia entry

Gus Van: updated to 3.6.0, checked: no changes in src

2017-08-10T23:30:42Z

updated to 3.6.0, checked: no changes in src

ChasonBot at 17:31, 18 December 2015

2015-12-18T17:31:22Z

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   |resistances=[[poison resistance]]
   |resistances conveyed=[[poison resistance]] (13%)
-  |attributes={{attributes|A centipede|conceal=1|animal=1|nohands=1|oviparous=1|carnivore=1|hostile=1}}
+  |attributes={{attributes|A centipede|conceal=1|animal=1|nohands=1|oviparous=1|carnivore=1|hostile=1|noveg=1}}
   |reference=[[monst.c#line782]]
 }}

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   |resistances conveyed=[[poison resistance]] (13%)
   |attributes={{attributes|A centipede|conceal=1|animal=1|nohands=1|oviparous=1|carnivore=1|hostile=1}}
-  |reference=[[monst.c#line778]]
+  |reference=[[monst.c#line782]]
 }}

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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Bite 1d3 [[poison]]ous
+  |attacks=Bite 1d3 [[poisonous]] (drains [[strength]])
   |weight=50
   |nutr=50
   |size=Tiny
-  |resistances=Poison
+  |resistances=[[poison resistance]]
-  |resistances conveyed=Poison (13%)
+  |resistances conveyed=[[poison resistance]] (13%)
   |attributes={{attributes|A centipede|conceal=1|animal=1|nohands=1|oviparous=1|carnivore=1|hostile=1}}
   |reference=[[monst.c#line778]]
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 A '''centipede''', {{monsym|centipede}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The centipede is a tiny, [[carnivorous]] and [[oviparous]] [[animal]] that is a namesake member of the [[arachnid or centipede]] [[monster class]], and can [[hide]] under objects like the other small monsters of its group.
-A centipede has single [[poison]]ous bite attack, and possesses [[poison resistance]].
+A centipede has single [[poisonous]] bite attack that can drain [[strength]], and possesses [[poison resistance]].
 Eating a centipede [[corpse]] or [[tin]] has a {{frac|2|15}} chance of conveying poison resistance.

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-A '''centipede''', {{monsym|centipede}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a tiny, [[carnivorous]] and [[oviparous]] [[animal]] that is a namesake member of the [[arachnid or centipede]] [[monster class]], and can [[hide]] under objects like the other small monsters of its group.
+A '''centipede''', {{monsym|centipede}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The centipede is a tiny, [[carnivorous]] and [[oviparous]] [[animal]] that is a namesake member of the [[arachnid or centipede]] [[monster class]], and can [[hide]] under objects like the other small monsters of its group.
 A centipede has single [[poison]]ous bite attack, and possesses [[poison resistance]].
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 ==Strategy==
-Unlike slightly weaker [[cave spider]]s, centipedes can actually pose a threat to a character without poison resistance. Fortunately, and also unlike cave spiders, a centipede is extremely slow at 4 [[speed]], and can be kept at bay with the same techniques as cave spiders - projectiles are even more effective to exploit the centipede's tendency to hide under items. Centipede corpses can also be eaten as a safe source of poison resistance.
+Unlike the slightly weaker [[cave spider]]s, centipedes can actually pose a threat to a [[hero]] without poison resistance. Fortunately, and ''also'' unlike cave spiders, a centipede is extremely slow at 4 [[speed]], and can be kept at bay with the same techniques as cave spiders: projectiles are even more effective to exploit the centipede's tendency to hide under items. Centipede corpses can also be eaten as a safe source of poison resistance.
 ==History==
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 Centipedes (from Neo-Latin ''centi-'', "hundred", and Latin ''pes'', ''pedis'', "foot") are predatory arthropods that belong to the class ''Chilopoda'' of the subphylum Myriapoda, which consists of millipedes and other similar, multi-legged arthropods. Centipedes are elongated, multi-segmented creatures that have one pair of legs per body segment; they are venomous and can inflict painful stings, injecting their venom through pincer-like appendages known as forcipules or toxicognaths, which are actually modified legs rather than fangs.
-Despite the name, no centipede has exactly 100 pairs of legs: the number of legs ranges from 15 pairs to 191 pairs, and is always an odd number. Centipedes are predominantly carnivorous, hunting for a variety of prey items that can be overpowered. They have a wide geographical range, and can be found in terrestrial habitats from tropical rainforests to deserts - within these habitats, centipedes require a moist micro-habitat due to lacking the waxy cuticle of insects and arachnids, and avoid direct sunlight by staying under cover or by being active at night.
+The centipede's name reflects their several pairs of legs, which can reach over 100 in some species, though no centipede has exactly 100 pairs of legs&mdash;the number ranges from 15 pairs to 191 pairs depending on the species, and is always an odd number. Centipedes are predominantly carnivorous, hunting for a variety of prey items that can be overpowered. They have a wide geographical range, and can be found in terrestrial habitats from tropical rainforests to deserts: within these habitats, centipedes require a moist micro-habitat due to lacking the waxy cuticle of insects and arachnids, and avoid direct sunlight by staying under cover or being active at night.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 Centipedes (from Neo-Latin ''centi-'', "hundred", and Latin ''pes'', ''pedis'', "foot") are predatory arthropods that belong to the class ''Chilopoda'' of the subphylum Myriapoda, which consists of millipedes and other similar, multi-legged arthropods. Centipedes are elongated, multi-segmented creatures that have one pair of legs per body segment; they are venomous and can inflict painful stings, injecting their venom through pincer-like appendages known as forcipules or toxicognaths, which are actually modified legs rather than fangs.
-Despite the name, no centipede has exactly 100 pairs of legs: th number of legs ranges from 15 pairs to 191 pairs, and is always an odd number. Centipedes are predominantly carnivorous, hunting for a variety of prey items that can be overpowered. They have a wide geographical range, and can be found in terrestrial habitats from tropical rainforests to deserts - within these habitats, centipedes require a moist microhabitat due to lacking the waxy cuticle of insects and arachnids, and avoid direct sunlight by staying under cover or by being active at night.
+Despite the name, no centipede has exactly 100 pairs of legs: the number of legs ranges from 15 pairs to 191 pairs, and is always an odd number. Centipedes are predominantly carnivorous, hunting for a variety of prey items that can be overpowered. They have a wide geographical range, and can be found in terrestrial habitats from tropical rainforests to deserts - within these habitats, centipedes require a moist micro-habitat due to lacking the waxy cuticle of insects and arachnids, and avoid direct sunlight by staying under cover or by being active at night.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 Randomly generated centipedes are always created hostile.
-Centipedes appear among the random {{white|s}} that are part of the first [[quest]] monster class for [[Tourist]]s and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Tourist quest]].
+Centipedes appear among the random {{white|s}} that are part of the first [[quest]] monster class for [[Tourist]]s and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Tourist quest]]. They also appear among the random {{white|s}} that are part of the second quest monster class for [[Ranger]]s and make up {{frac|6|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Ranger quest]].
 Centipedes generated at level creation are given a random item to hide under.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1243|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=spiders and the like get a free house}}

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   |reference=[[monst.c#line778]]
 }}
-==Encyclopaedia entry==
+A '''centipede''', {{monsym|centipede}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a tiny, [[carnivorous]] and [[oviparous]] [[animal]] that is a namesake member of the [[arachnid or centipede]] [[monster class]], and can [[hide]] under objects like the other small monsters of its group.
 {{encyclopedia|<poem>
 I observed here, what I had often seen before, that certain districts abound in centipedes.  Here they have light reddish bodies and blue legs; great myriapedes are seen crawling every where.  Although they do no harm, they excite in man a feeling of loathing.  Perhaps our appearance produces a similar feeling in the elephant and other large animals.  Where they have been much disturbed, they certainly look upon us with great distrust, as the horrid biped that ruins their peace.
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+==References==
 [[Category:Monsters]]

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