Demilich - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ pasto

2024-12-02T11:16:04Z

‎dNetHack: pasto

Umbire the Phantom: variants and other touchups

2024-12-02T10:51:45Z

variants and other touchups

Umbire the Phantom: upcoming (changes to touch attack)

2024-07-24T23:30:58Z

upcoming (changes to touch attack)

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit

2024-06-25T12:40:44Z

copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */ typo

2024-06-03T22:40:42Z

‎EvilHack: typo

Umbire the Phantom: lede

2024-02-19T08:17:46Z

lede

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit

2024-02-19T08:17:37Z

copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ pothole

2024-01-23T10:03:28Z

‎Strategy: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ word choice

2023-12-23T08:23:26Z

‎dNetHack: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* Origin */ small detailing

2023-11-10T09:14:16Z

‎Origin: small detailing

@@ Line 68: / Line 68: @@
 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], two demiliches appear within the room in the lair of [[Demogorgon (dNetHack)|Demogorgon]] that contains the [[statue trap]] of [[Shaktari]] if his dwelling appears as [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Branches/Brine Flats#Demogorgon's palace|the third Abyss level]].
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], two demiliches appear within one of the rooms in the lair of [[Demogorgon (dNetHack)|Demogorgon]] that contains the [[statue trap]] of [[Shaktari]] if his dwelling appears as [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Branches/Brine Flats#Demogorgon's palace|the third Abyss level]].
 ===EvilHack===

@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Touch 3d4 [[cold]], [[monster spell|Spell-casting]]
+  |attacks=Touch 3d4 [[cold]], [[monster spell|Spell-casting]] 0d0 mage
   |weight=1200
   |nutr=100
@@ Line 39: / Line 39: @@
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|A demilich may appear in the central chamber of the mausoleum [[themed room]].
-[[Castle]] monster generation is adjusted so that no master or arch-liches can be created using class-specific monster generation, making demiliches the strongest and most likely type of lich to generate there at level creation. A demilich may still grow up into a master lich if they come across or generate with a [[potion of gain level]], or else kill enough of the living denizens to gain the necessary HP.
+[[Castle]] monster generation at level creation is adjusted so that no master or arch-liches can be created using class-specific monster generation, making demiliches the strongest and most likely type of lich to generate there at level creation. A demilich may still grow up into a master lich if they come across or generate with a [[potion of gain level]], or else kill enough of the living denizens in the Castle to gain the necessary HP.
 If a genocided monster with a pre-grown form (that is not explicitly a baby form) would be created by the [[summon nasties]] monster spell, and this form is not also genocided, it will appear in place of the genocided monster; this also happens if the chosen nasty is inappropriate for the location, such as an arch-lich outside Gehennom (which will typically create a demilich in its place).}}
@@ Line 68: / Line 68: @@
 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], two demiliches appear within one of the rooms in [[Demogorgon]]'s lair if his dwelling appears as [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Branches/Brine Flats#Demogorgon's palace|the third Abyss level]].
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], two demiliches appear within the room in the lair of [[Demogorgon (dNetHack)|Demogorgon]] that contains the [[statue trap]] of [[Shaktari]] if his dwelling appears as [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Branches/Brine Flats#Demogorgon's palace|the third Abyss level]].
 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], players killed by any type of lich will arise as a [[revenant]] instead of a [[ghost]] in [[bones]] files.
+In [[EvilHack]], a hero killed by any type of lich will arise as a [[revenant]] instead of a [[ghost]] in [[bones]] files.
 Two demiliches are generated on the first two floors of [[Vecna's Domain]] at level creation, and three are generated around Vecna's lair on the third floor, including one in a hidden storeroom that is generated atop an [[iron safe]] with two chests next to them; all the containers will have random loot. Vecna's presence in the dungeon prevents the genocide of demiliches - once he is destroyed, they can be subjected to genocide as normal.

@@ Line 28: / Line 28: @@
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Demiliches that are not [[cancelled]] can raise monsters killed by them as [[Zombie (monster class)|zombies]] of the corresponding type; if they have one, they will be raised 5-20 turns after they are initially killed. This also applies to [[you]] if you are polymorphed into a demilich. They will also [[grudge]] living monsters that can be turned into zombies.
-Monsters with [[digestion]] attacks can gain [[intrinsic]]s from swallowing monsters whole, making it possible for them to gain cold resistance from a demilich that is digested.}}
+Monsters with [[digestion]] attacks can gain [[intrinsic]]s from swallowing monsters whole, making it possible for them to gain cold resistance from a demilich that is digested.
 ==Generation==
@@ Line 45: / Line 47: @@
 As with other liches, [[magic resistance]] makes fighting demiliches far more bearable, though it will not stop them summoning nasties spell or using the [[aggravate]] monster spell, which can awaken other monsters that you were hoping to avoid or leave for later fights. Having fast speed or better can help put space between you and a demilich, and a quick and reliable source of ranged damage paired with a way to scare off groups of summoned nasties can help to prevent being overwhelmed. [[Stoning]], [[disintegration]] and [[digestion]] will finish off a demilich quickly, and a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] can take care of lich problems altogether.
 ==History==

@@ Line 42: / Line 42: @@
 ==Strategy==
-Demiliches will often cast [[curse items]], [[Destroy armor (monster spell)|destroy armor]] and [[drain strength]]; they can also [[summon nasties]], and it is possible for a demilich to be generated at a high enough level to cast the [[touch of death]] - thankfully, this is rare to encounter before reaching [[Gehennom]]. Even so, the summon nasties spell may make it difficult to put space between you and a demilich approaching your position, and demiliches are noticeably faster than standard liches (with 12 speed after casting [[haste self]]).
+Demiliches will often cast [[curse items]], [[Destroy armor (monster spell)|destroy armor]] and [[drain strength]]; they can also [[summon nasties]], and it is possible for a demilich to be generated at a high enough level to cast the [[touch of death]] - thankfully, this is rare to encounter before reaching [[Gehennom]]. Even so, the summon nasties spell may make it difficult to put space between you and a demilich approaching your position, and demiliches are somewhat faster than standard liches at 9 [[speed]] (or 12 after casting [[Haste self (monster spell)|haste self]]).
-As with other liches, [[magic resistance]] makes fighting demiliches far more bearable, though it will not stop the summon nasties spell or the [[aggravate]] monster spell, which can awaken other monsters that you were hoping to avoid or leave for later fights. Fast speed can help put space between you and a demilich, as can a quick and reliable source of ranged damage and a way to scare off groups of summoned nasties. [[Stoning]], [[disintegration]] and [[digestion]] will finish off a demilich quickly, and a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] can take care of your lich problem altogether.
+As with other liches, [[magic resistance]] makes fighting demiliches far more bearable, though it will not stop them summoning nasties spell or using the [[aggravate]] monster spell, which can awaken other monsters that you were hoping to avoid or leave for later fights. Having fast speed or better can help put space between you and a demilich, and a quick and reliable source of ranged damage paired with a way to scare off groups of summoned nasties can help to prevent being overwhelmed. [[Stoning]], [[disintegration]] and [[digestion]] will finish off a demilich quickly, and a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] can take care of lich problems altogether.
 ==History==
@@ Line 53: / Line 53: @@
 In fantasy works and media, a lich (which comes from the Old English ''līċ'', meaning "corpse" or "body") is a type of undead creature. Previously used as recently as early 20th-century fantasy fiction to refer to any corpse (animate or otherwise), media such as ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' has spurred the portrayal of liches as powerful undead spellcasters that are proficient in necromancy, and typically undergo the transformation in order to defy death, allowing them to retain their intelligence and magical abilities and command lesser undead.
-Where the liches of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' are depicted as revenants with undecaying and cadaverous, desiccated or completely skeletal bodies that are still tethered to the physical realm in some manner, the demilich is instead a floating skull or other skeletal body part (quite unlike the demilich of ''NetHack'') that uses astral projection to travel across other planes of existence, often as a result of attaining enough knowledge to transcend the need for a body. A lich can become a demilich by replacing eight small pieces of its body with soul gems - this usually takes the form of jeweled eyes and teeth in the lich's skull, but can also be joints in a hand or discs in the lich's spine. Once the power of the lich was focused in that part of its body, the rest of it crumbled away.
+Where the liches of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' are depicted as revenants with undecaying and cadaverous, desiccated or completely skeletal bodies that are still tethered to the physical realm in some manner, the demilich is instead a floating skull or other skeletal body part (quite unlike the demilich of ''NetHack'') that uses astral projection to travel across other planes of existence, often as a result of attaining enough knowledge to transcend the need for a body. A lich can become a demilich by replacing eight small pieces of its body with soul gems - this usually takes the form of jeweled eyes and teeth in the lich's skull, but can also be joints in a hand or discs in the lich's spine. Once the power of the lich is focused in that part of its body, the rest of it crumbles away.
-Demiliches in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' settings are even more resilient to destruction than normal liches, and boasted even stronger magical defenses as well. The eight gems effectively act as the demilich's phylactery, allowing the demilich to reappear within ten days of its "death" unless all eight gems and the phylacterya re destroyed. One of the settings' most notorious demiliches is [[Acererak]], who is responsible in-universe for the construction of the similarly-infamous [[wikipedia:Tomb of Horrors|Tomb of Horrors]].
+Demiliches in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' settings are even more resilient to destruction than normal liches, and boast even stronger magical defenses as well. The eight gems effectively act as the demilich's phylactery, allowing the demilich to reappear within ten days of its "death" unless all eight gems and the phylactery are destroyed. One of the settings' most notorious demiliches is [[Acererak]], who is responsible in-universe for the construction of the similarly-infamous [[wikipedia:Tomb of Horrors|Tomb of Horrors]].
 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In SLASH'EM, demiliches [[Need +x weapon to hit|need a +3 or better weapon]] to be hit, and [[Hits creatures as +x weapon|hit monsters as a +3 weapon themselves]].
+In [[SLASH'EM]], demiliches [[Need +x weapon to hit|need a +3 or better weapon]] to be hit, and [[Hits creatures as +x weapon|hit monsters as a +3 weapon themselves]].
 Demiliches may appear among the random {{white|L}} generated in the [[Chaotic Quest]].

@@ Line 69: / Line 69: @@
 In [[EvilHack]], players killed by any type of lich will arise as a [[revenant]] instead of a [[ghost]] in [[bones]] files.
-Two demiliches are generated on the first two floors of [[Vecna's Domain]] at level creation, and three are generated around Vecna's lair on the third floor, including on in a hidden storeroom that is generated atop an [[iron safe]] with two chests next to them; all the containers will have random loot. Vecna's presence in the dungeon prevents the genocide of demiliches - once he is destroyed, they can be subjected to genocide as normal.
+Two demiliches are generated on the first two floors of [[Vecna's Domain]] at level creation, and three are generated around Vecna's lair on the third floor, including one in a hidden storeroom that is generated atop an [[iron safe]] with two chests next to them; all the containers will have random loot. Vecna's presence in the dungeon prevents the genocide of demiliches - once he is destroyed, they can be subjected to genocide as normal.
 Demiliches are much more dangerous compared to vanilla ''NetHack'', since they have access to several new monster spells especially at higher levels - like with other liches, this also makes them much better pets and polyforms, with full access to their repertoire of monster spells when fighting other monsters.

@@ Line 22: / Line 22: @@
 A '''demilich''', {{monsym|demilich}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The demilich is a somewhat stronger type of [[Lich (monster class)|lich]] that is [[breathless]] and has enhanced [[regeneration]] and [[infravision]] like other liches.
-A demilich has a [[cold]] [[touch]] and will attempt to cast one mage [[monster spell]] during each of their turns. Demiliches possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]] and [[poison resistance]].
+A demilich has a [[cold]] touch attack and will attempt to cast one mage [[monster spell]] during each of their turns. Demiliches possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]] and [[poison resistance]].
 Demiliches are [[poisonous]] to eat, which primarily comes up if they are [[digest]]ed by another monster.

@@ Line 38: / Line 38: @@
 Demiliches will often cast [[curse items]], [[Destroy armor (monster spell)|destroy armor]] and [[drain strength]] - they can also [[summon nasties]], and it is possible for a demilich to be generated at a high enough level to cast the [[touch of death]]; thankfully, this is rare to encounter before reaching [[Gehennom]]. Even so, the summon nasties spell may make it difficult to put space between you and a demilich approaching your position - this is made more troublesome due to demiliches being noticeably faster than standard liches, with 12 speed after casting [[haste self]] on itself.
-As with other liches, [[magic resistance]] makes fighting demiliches far more bearable, though it will not stop the summon nasties spell or the [[aggravate monster]] spell, which can awaken other monster that you were hoping to avoid or leave for later fights. Fast speed can help put space between you and a demilich, as can a quick and reliable source of ranged damage and a way to scare off groups of summoned nasties. [[Stoning]], [[disintegration]] and [[digestion]] will also finish off a demilich quickly, and a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] can take care of your lich problem altogether.
+As with other liches, [[magic resistance]] makes fighting demiliches far more bearable, though it will not stop the summon nasties spell or the [[aggravate]] monster spell, which can awaken other monster that you were hoping to avoid or leave for later fights. Fast speed can help put space between you and a demilich, as can a quick and reliable source of ranged damage and a way to scare off groups of summoned nasties. [[Stoning]], [[disintegration]] and [[digestion]] will also finish off a demilich quickly, and a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] can take care of your lich problem altogether.
 ==History==

@@ Line 47: / Line 47: @@
 In fantasy works and media, a lich (which comes from the Old English ''līċ'', meaning "corpse" or "body") is a type of undead creature. Previously used as recently as early 20th-century fantasy fiction to refer to any corpse (animate or otherwise), media such as ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' has spurred the portrayal of liches as powerful undead spellcasters that are proficient in necromancy, and typically undergo the transformation in order to defy death, allowing them to retain their intelligence and magical abilities and command lesser undead.
-Where the liches of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' are normally depicted as revenants with undecaying and cadaverous, desiccated or completely skeletal bodies, and are still tethered to the physical realm in some manner, the demilich instead uses astral projection to travel across other planes of existence, often as a result of attaining enough knowledge to transcend the need for a body. A lich would become a demilich by replacing eight small pieces of its body with soul gems - this usually took the form of jeweled eyes and teeth in the lich's skull, but could also be joints in a hand or discs in the lich's spine. Once the power of the lich was focused in that part of its body, the rest of it crumbled away.
+Where the liches of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' are depicted as revenants with undecaying and cadaverous, desiccated or completely skeletal bodies that are still tethered to the physical realm in some manner, the demilich is instead a floating skull or other skeletal body part (quite unlike the demilich of ''NetHack'') that uses astral projection to travel across other planes of existence, often as a result of attaining enough knowledge to transcend the need for a body. A lich would become a demilich by replacing eight small pieces of its body with soul gems - this usually took the form of jeweled eyes and teeth in the lich's skull, but could also be joints in a hand or discs in the lich's spine. Once the power of the lich was focused in that part of its body, the rest of it crumbled away.
 Demiliches in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' settings were even more resilient to destruction than normal liches, and boasted even stronger magical defenses as well. The eight gems act similar to the demilich's phylactery, allowing the demilich to reappear within ten days of its "death" unless all eight gems and the phylactery were destroyed. One of the settings' most notorious demiliches is [[Acererak]], who is responsible in-universe for the construction of the similarly-infamous [[wikipedia:Tomb of Horrors|Tomb of Horrors]].