Deep one (SLASH'EM) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: re-org

2026-02-04T16:56:09Z

re-org

Umbire the Phantom: nutrition

2026-02-04T16:38:17Z

nutrition

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2026-02-04T16:23:15Z

potholes

Umbire the Phantom: minor history section

2026-02-04T16:21:00Z

minor history section

Umbire the Phantom: touch-up pass

2026-02-04T16:19:11Z

touch-up pass

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ follow-up

2025-05-10T20:17:46Z

‎Strategy: follow-up

Ion frigate: strategy - actually fairly dangerous when they first appear, later decent if heavy sac fodder

2025-05-10T13:28:24Z

strategy - actually fairly dangerous when they first appear, later decent if heavy sac fodder

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

2025-04-23T08:58:45Z

word choice

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-04-23T08:50:38Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: tweaks

2025-04-23T07:51:05Z

tweaks

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 [[Category:Lethe patch]]
 [[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]
 [[Category:SlashTHEM monsters]]
 [[Category:Hack'EM monsters]]

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 While they have only {{frac|3|4}} as much speed as an unhasted hero, deep ones hit as hard as [[soldier ant]]s and appear in large groups, making them deadly if they catch the hero in an open area such as [[Oracle (level)|the Oracle level]]. Players are advised to stick to corridors when fighting them, and encounters on earlier floors may require several rounds of fight-retreat upstairs-heal for a hero to take out the entire group. As the deep one's damage is spread out over three attacks, good [[AC]] is a very effective defense against them, and an AC of -10 or so should render them fairly nonthreatening.
-Deep ones often leave corpses that can be useful as sacrifice fodder in theory if they generate on a level with an [[altar]], though they are quite heavy: virtually no heroes will be able to carry them upstairs to other floors, and some of the weaker roles may not be able to move them at all. Getting the most sacrifice value out of a deep one horde all but requires killing them on or near the altar, which is perilous as mentioned above unless the hero has good AC and damage output.
+Deep ones often leave corpses that are fairly nutritious for heroes and meat-eating pets with poison resistance. These corpses can be useful as sacrifice fodder in theory if they generate on a level with an [[altar]], though they are quite heavy: virtually no heroes will be able to carry them upstairs to other floors, and some of the weaker roles may not be able to move them at all. Getting the most sacrifice value out of a deep one horde all but requires killing them on or near the altar, which is perilous as mentioned above unless the hero has good AC and damage output.
 As swimming monsters, groups of deep ones and their stronger kin are very likely to generate on the [[Plane of Water]], and may warrant a preventative [[genocide]] upon entering the level in order to avoid being thoroughly swarmed&mdash;if the hero is not a [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarf]] or [[Hobbit (starting race)|hobbit]], then a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] may be worth considering if they have not already used one to eliminate [[mind flayer]]s.

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   |frequency=2
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Claw 1d6 [[Physical damage|physical]], Claw 1d6 physical, [[Bite]] 2d4 physical
+  |attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 1d6 [[Physical damage|physical]], claw 1d6 physical, [[Bite attack|bite]] 2d4 physical
   |resistances conveyed=[[poison resistance]] (~47%, SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM)<br/>[[Partial intrinsic|poison resistance]] (+16%, SpliceHack and Hack'EM)
   |resistances=[[cold resistance]], [[poison resistance]]

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	As swimming monsters, groups of deep ones and their stronger kin are very likely to generate on the [[Plane of Water]], and may warrant a preventative [[genocide]] upon entering the level in order to avoid being thoroughly swarmed—if the hero is not a [[Dwarf (starting race)\|dwarf]] or [[Hobbit (starting race)\|hobbit]], then a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] may be worth considering if they have not already used one to eliminate [[mind flayer]]s.		As swimming monsters, groups of deep ones and their stronger kin are very likely to generate on the [[Plane of Water]], and may warrant a preventative [[genocide]] upon entering the level in order to avoid being thoroughly swarmed—if the hero is not a [[Dwarf (starting race)\|dwarf]] or [[Hobbit (starting race)\|hobbit]], then a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] may be worth considering if they have not already used one to eliminate [[mind flayer]]s.
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		+	==History==
		+	The deep one first appears in the Lethe Patch, and is added to the base bestiary of SLASH'EM.

	==Origin==		==Origin==

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   |genocidable=Yes
   |attacks=Claw 1d6 [[Physical damage|physical]], Claw 1d6 physical, [[Bite]] 2d4 physical
-  |resistances conveyed=[[poison resistance]] (~47%)
+  |resistances conveyed=[[poison resistance]] (~47%, SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM)<br/>[[Partial intrinsic|poison resistance]] (+16%, SpliceHack and Hack'EM)
   |resistances=[[cold resistance]], [[poison resistance]]
-  |attributes={{attributes|A deep one|lgroup=1|swim=1|amphibious=1|humanoid=1|omnivore=1|pois=1|hostile=1|stalk=1|greedy=1|jewels=1|collect=1|magic=1|infravisible=1|infravision=1|traitor=1}}
+  |attributes={{attributes|A deep one|lgroup=1|swim=1|amphibious=1|humanoid=1|omnivore=1|pois=1|hostile=1|stalk=1|greedy=1|jewels=1|collect=1|magic=1|infravisible=1|infravision=1|traitor=1}}{{attributes|In Hack'EM, a deep one also|does_too_eat=1|m4_vulnerable_fire=1}}
   |size=Medium
   |nutr=400
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 }}
 {{for|the monster in dNetHack and its derivatives|deep one (dNetHack)}}
-A '''deep one''', {{monsym|deep one}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in the [[Lethe patch]], [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The deep one, {{brightgreen|h}}, also appears in [[SpliceHack]].
+A '''deep one''', {{monsym|deep one}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in the [[Lethe patch]], [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The deep one, {{brightgreen|h}}, also appears in [[SpliceHack]]. The deep one is a type of medium-sized [[amphibious]] [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid]] that is capable of [[swimming]], has [[infravision]], can be seen via [[infravision]], will seek out [[gold]], [[gem]]s, [[magical item]]s, and other objects to pick up, and can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent. [[Tame]] deep ones may turn [[traitor]].
-Deep ones are a type of medium-sized [[amphibious]] [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid]] that is capable of [[swimming]], has [[infravision]], can be seen via [[infravision]], will seek out [[gold]], [[gem]]s, [[magical item]]s, and other objects to pick up, and can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent. [[Tame]] deep ones may turn [[traitor]].
+Deep ones have two [[claw attack]]s and a [[bite attack]], and possess [[poison resistance]] and [[cold resistance]] along with a [[vulnerability]] to [[Fire (element)|fire]].
 A deep one [[corpse]] is [[poisonous]] to [[eat]]. In SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, eating a deep one corpse or [[tin]] has a {{frac|7|15}} chance (~47%) of granting poison resistance, while in SpliceHack and Hack'EM doing so grants {{frac|6}} (+16%) [[Partial intrinsic|additional poison resistance]].
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 ==Strategy==
-While they have only {{frac|3|4}} the speed of an unhasted hero, deep ones hit as hard as [[soldier ant]]s and appear in large groups, making them deadly if they catch the hero in an open area such as [[Oracle (level)|the Oracle level]]. Players are advised to stick to corridors when fighting them, and encounters on earlier floors may require several rounds of fight-retreat upstairs-heal for a hero to take out the entire group.  As deep ones' damage is spread out over three attacks, good [[AC]] is a very effective defense against them, and an AC of -10 or so should render them fairly nonthreatening.
+While they have only {{frac|3|4}} as much speed as an unhasted hero, deep ones hit as hard as [[soldier ant]]s and appear in large groups, making them deadly if they catch the hero in an open area such as [[Oracle (level)|the Oracle level]]. Players are advised to stick to corridors when fighting them, and encounters on earlier floors may require several rounds of fight-retreat upstairs-heal for a hero to take out the entire group. As the deep one's damage is spread out over three attacks, good [[AC]] is a very effective defense against them, and an AC of -10 or so should render them fairly nonthreatening.
-Deep ones often leave corpses that can be useful as sacrifice fodder if they generate on a level with an [[altar]], though they are quite heavy: virtually no heroes will be able to carry them upstairs to other floors, and some of the weaker roles may not be able to move them at all. Getting the most sacrifice value out of a deep one horde all but requires killing them on or near the altar, which as mentioned above is perilous unless the hero has good AC and damage output.
+As swimming monsters, groups of deep ones and their stronger kin are very likely to generate on the [[Plane of Water]], and may warrant a preventative [[genocide]] upon entering the level in order to avoid being thoroughly swarmed&mdash;if the hero is not a [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarf]] or [[Hobbit (starting race)|hobbit]], then a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] may be worth considering if they have not already used one to eliminate [[mind flayer]]s.
 ==Origin==
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 [[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]
 [[Category:SlashTHEM monsters]]
 [[Category:Hack'EM monsters]]

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	Deep ones can appear among the random {{white\|h}} that are part of the first quest [[monster class]] for [[Caveman/SLASH'EM\|Cavepeople]] and make up {{frac\|24\|175}} of monsters that are randomly generated on the [[Caveman quest]].		Deep ones can appear among the random {{white\|h}} that are part of the first quest [[monster class]] for [[Caveman/SLASH'EM\|Cavepeople]] and make up {{frac\|24\|175}} of monsters that are randomly generated on the [[Caveman quest]].
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		+	==Strategy==
		+	While they are only {{frac\|3\|4}} the speed of an unhasted hero, deep ones hit as hard as [[soldier ant]]s and appear in large groups. The latter fact can prove particularly dangerous: a hero fighting deep ones in an open area will quickly be surrounded, which can easily prove fatal to early-midgame heroes first encountering deep ones around the [[Oracle (level)\|Oracle]]. Players are advised to stick to corridors when fighting them, and earlier encounters may require several rounds of fight-retreat upstairs-heal to take out the entire group. As deep ones' damage is spread out over three attacks, AC is a very effective defense against them; by AC -10 or so, they will be fairly nonthreatening.
		+
		+	As a monster appearing in large groups that often leaves a corpse, deep ones can be useful as sacrifice fodder if they generate on a level with an [[altar]]. Be aware that their corpses are quite heavy: virtually no heroes will be able to carry them upstairs, and some of the weaker roles may not be able to move them at all. Thus, they will have to be killed near or on the altar; as mentioned above, fighting them in such an open space can prove dangerous, and therefore should only be attempted by heroes with good AC and damage output.

	==Origin==		==Origin==

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 A '''deep one''', {{monsym|deep one}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in the [[Lethe patch]], [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The deep one, {{brightgreen|h}}, also appears in [[SpliceHack]].
-Deep ones are a type of medium-sized [[amphibious]] [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid]] that are capable of [[swimming]], have [[infravision]], can be seen via [[infravision]], will seek out [[gold]], [[gem]]s, [[magical item]]s, and other objects to pick up, and can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent. [[Tame]] deep ones may turn [[traitor]].
+Deep ones are a type of medium-sized [[amphibious]] [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid]] that is capable of [[swimming]], has [[infravision]], can be seen via [[infravision]], will seek out [[gold]], [[gem]]s, [[magical item]]s, and other objects to pick up, and can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent. [[Tame]] deep ones may turn [[traitor]].
 Deep ones have two claw attack and a bite attack, and possess [[poison resistance]] and [[cold resistance]].

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   |nutr=400
   |weight=1500
-  |reference=[[SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line807]]
+  |reference=[[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line807]]
 }}
 {{for|the monster in dNetHack and its derivatives|deep one (dNetHack)}}
 A '''deep one''', {{monsym|deep one}}, is a type of monster that appears in the [[Lethe patch]], [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The deep one, {{brightgreen|h}}, also appears in [[SpliceHack]].
-Deep ones are a type of [[amphibious]] [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid]] that are capable of [[swimming]], have [[infravision]], can be seen via [[infravision]], will seek out [[gold]], [[gem]]s, [[magical item]]s, and other objects to pick up, and can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent. [[Tame]] deep ones may turn [[traitor]].
+Deep ones are a type of medium-sized [[amphibious]] [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid]] that are capable of [[swimming]], have [[infravision]], can be seen via [[infravision]], will seek out [[gold]], [[gem]]s, [[magical item]]s, and other objects to pick up, and can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent. [[Tame]] deep ones may turn [[traitor]].
 Deep ones have two claw attack and a bite attack, and possess [[poison resistance]] and [[cold resistance]].
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 ==Generation==
-Randomly-generated deep ones are always created hostile, and can appear in large [[group]]s. A deep one may [[grow up]] into a [[Deeper one (SLASH'EM)|deeper one]], though in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM the change in body size will not break any currently worn [[suit]] of armor.<!--verify for these variants and splice/hack'em-->
+Randomly-generated deep ones are always created hostile, and can appear in large [[group]]s. A deep one can [[grow up]] into a [[Deeper one (SLASH'EM)|deeper one]], though in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM the change in body size will not break any currently worn [[suit]] of armor.<!--verify for these variants and splice/hack'em-->
 Deep ones can appear among the random {{white|h}} that are part of the first quest [[monster class]] for [[Caveman/SLASH'EM|Cavepeople]] and make up {{frac|24|175}} of monsters that are randomly generated on the [[Caveman quest]].