Demon - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: lede

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Umbire the Phantom: pothole

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pothole

Umbire the Phantom: note demon placeholder

2024-02-11T13:04:51Z

note demon placeholder

Umbire the Phantom: note monster (which doesn't seem to be 1:1 with any specific post 2.3e demon)

2024-02-11T10:53:16Z

note monster (which doesn't seem to be 1:1 with any specific post 2.3e demon)

Umbire the Phantom: create - the proper demon articles will be right after

2024-02-11T03:45:13Z

create - the proper demon articles will be right after

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Darth l33t: /* Demons summoning demons */ bone devils in 3.7.0, general reword

2023-10-06T13:39:37Z

‎Demons summoning demons: bone devils in 3.7.0, general reword

Kahran042: /* SLASH'EM */ - …"Intoduce"?

2023-08-28T13:02:14Z

‎SLASH'EM: - …"Intoduce"?

Phyban: Water demon gated in another demon even though I was 3 squares away. The range2 variable is based on monster's perception.

2023-08-27T16:31:38Z

Water demon gated in another demon even though I was 3 squares away. The range2 variable is based on monster's perception.

Saltwaterterrapin: misplaced footnote

2023-07-14T18:13:06Z

misplaced footnote

Saltwaterterrapin: mention gating double demons

2023-07-14T18:12:23Z

mention gating double demons

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−	On [[NetHackWiki]], '''~~demons~~''' may refer to any of the following [[monster]]s in ''[[NetHack]]'':	+	On [[NetHackWiki]], '''"demon"''' may refer to any of the following [[monster]]s in ''[[NetHack]]'' and some of its variants:

	* The [[minor demon]]s, which are all part of the imp or minor demon [[monster class]], but are not considered actual demons.		* The [[minor demon]]s, which are all part of the imp or minor demon [[monster class]], but are not considered actual demons.

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 On [[NetHackWiki]], '''demons''' may refer to any of the following [[monster]]s in ''[[NetHack]]'':
-* The [[minor demon]]s, which are all part of the [[imp or minor demon]] [[monster class]], but are not considered actual demons.
+* The [[minor demon]]s, which are all part of the imp or minor demon [[monster class]], but are not considered actual demons.
 * The [[major demon]]s, which are defined as demons by the <code>M2_DEMON</code> flag and <code>is_demon</code> function.
 * The [[Demon (monster class)|demon]] monster class, which all the major demons are part of.

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 * The [[major demon]]s, which are defined as demons by the <code>M2_DEMON</code> flag and <code>is_demon</code> function.
 * The [[Demon (monster class)|demon]] monster class, which all the major demons are part of.
-* The [[Demon (monster)|demon]] monster that is present in older versions of ''NetHack'', from [[Hack 1.0]] to [[NetHack 3.0.10]].
+* The [[Demon (monster)|demon]] monster that is present in older versions of ''NetHack'', from [[Hack 1.0]] to [[NetHack 3.0.10]], and also appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]].
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 {{disambig}}

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-On [[NetHackWiki]], '''demons''' may refer to any of the following:
+On [[NetHackWiki]], '''demons''' may refer to any of the following [[monster]]s in ''[[NetHack]]'':
-* The [[minor demon]]s, which are all part of the [[imp or minor demon]] monster class but are not considered actual demons.
+* The [[minor demon]]s, which are all part of the [[imp or minor demon]] [[monster class]], but are not considered actual demons.
 * The [[major demon]]s, which are defined as demons by the <code>M2_DEMON</code> flag and <code>is_demon</code> function.
 * The [[Demon (monster class)|demon]] monster class, which all the major demons are part of.
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 {{disambig}}

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 This section of the page is based on a spoiler by M. Stage which can now be accessed [http://web.archive.org/web/20080415192434/http://www.nethack.de/spoiler/demon_summoning.txt on the web archive] or [http://alt.org/nethack/mirror/www.nethack.de/spoiler/demon_summoning.txt on alt.org's mirror of www.nethack.de].
-Every major demon and unique demon has a {{frac|13}} chance of summoning (sometimes called "gating in") another major demon or unique demon every time it acts when it thinks it's adjacent to you (wearing a cloak of displacement can result in unexpected gating).<ref>[[mhitu.c#line589]] /* Special demon handling code */</ref> The only exceptions among monsters recognized internally as demons are [[Foocubus|foocubi]] and [[balrog]]s. (They themselves are capable of being summoned by other demons, however.) The difference between demons, demon lords, and demon princes lies in which other demons they can summon, and how often. [[Quest nemesis]] demons can summon, but cannot be summoned. The flag "generated only in Gehennom" is ignored. Demons will never summon demons while attacking other monsters, therefore tame demons will not normally summon other demons (which would be hostile, anyway).<ref>[[Mhitu.c#line482]], [[Wizard.c#line432]], [[Minion.c#msummon]],[[Minion.c#ndemon]],[[Makemon.c#mkclass]]</ref>
+Every major demon and [[demon lords and princes|demon lord or prince]] has a {{frac|13}} chance of summoning (sometimes called "gating in") another major demon or unique demon every time it acts when it thinks it's adjacent to you (wearing a [[cloak of displacement]] can result in gating if the demon attacks your displaced image).<ref>[[mhitu.c#line589]] /* Special demon handling code */</ref> [[Foocubus|Foocubi]] and [[balrog]]s cannot summon demons, but can be summoned by them. [[Quest nemesis]] demons can summon as major demons, but cannot be summoned. Restrictions on demons being generated outside Gehennom are ignored. Demons will never summon demons while attacking other monsters, therefore tame demons will not normally summon other demons (which would be hostile, anyway).<ref>[[Mhitu.c#line482]], [[Wizard.c#line432]], [[Minion.c#msummon]],[[Minion.c#ndemon]],[[Makemon.c#mkclass]]</ref> [[Minor demon]]s cannot summon or be summoned at all.
-The following table shows the chance of a given & gating in another & of specific type according to M. Stage's demon-summoning spoiler.
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|[[Bone devil]]s summon [[skeleton]]s instead of other demons (but can still be summoned by other demons).}}
 {| class="prettytable"
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 ! colspan=3| Summoned demon
 |-
-| Non-unique major demon
+| Major demon
 | Demon lord
 | Demon prince
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-| '''Non-unique major demons'''<br />(except [[Foocubus|foocubi]] and [[balrog]]s)
+| '''Major demons'''<br />(except [[Foocubus|foocubi]] and [[balrog]]s)
 | 95%
 | 5%
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 |}
-Summoned demons will always be the same alignment as the summoner&mdash;that is, summoners are only capable of summoning co-aligned demons. The Wizard of Yendor's summon nasties (remote or in person) is an exception: he can create any demon.  Non-unique demons will summon demons of their own type 79% of the time.{{refsrc|minion.c|87|nethack=3.6.1|comment=5/6th of a 95% chance}} When a prince or lord summons a normal demon, there is a 1 in 4 chance it will summon two demons of that type instead of one.
+Summoned demons will always be the same alignment as the summoner&mdash;that is, summoners are only capable of summoning co-aligned demons. In practice, this means that lawful major demons only summon other major demons, because there are no lawful demon lords. The Wizard of Yendor's [[summon nasties]] (remote or in person) is an exception: he can create any demon.  Major demons summoning other major demons will choose their own type {{frac|5|6}} of the time, and otherwise choose a random type.{{refsrc|minion.c|87|nethack=3.6.1}} When a prince or lord summons a major demon, there is a 1 in 4 chance it will summon two demons of that type instead of one.
-According to the spoiler, if you are trying to summon [[Demogorgon]] (perhaps as an unofficial [[conduct]]) the quickest way to do it is with a [[haste self|hasted]] [[Orcus]]. If you  are wearing [[speed boots]], the chance of getting [[Demogorgon]] per turn is {{sfrac|13}}&nbsp;× {{sfrac|5|100}}&nbsp;= {{sfrac|1|260}} per turn. Your chance of having summoned [[Demogorgon]] after ''n'' turns is then:
+If you are trying to summon [[Demogorgon]] (perhaps as an unofficial [[conduct]]) the quickest way to do it is with [[Orcus]]<!-- he can cast haste self, so no need to zap the wand at him -->. The chance of getting Demogorgon per turn is {{sfrac|13}}&nbsp;× {{sfrac|5|100}}&nbsp;= {{sfrac|1|260}} per turn. Your chance of having summoned Demogorgon after ''n'' turns is then:
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 | 97.9%
 |}
 === Summoning while polymorphed ===

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 * {{monsymlink|blood imp}}
-It also intoduces these major demons:
+It also introduces these major demons:
 * {{monsymlink|spined devil}}
 * {{monsymlink|bearded devil}}
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 * {{monsymlink|babau}}
 * {{monsymlink|nabassu}}
 SLASH'EM gives every unique demon a lair, so all of them are guaranteed to appear in a game.