Demon (monster) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: cat

2026-06-21T10:28:40Z

cat

2025-12-24T00:43:37Z

tweaks

2024-12-28T23:45:23Z

‎History: pothole

2024-11-24T10:33:47Z

this should work as a category

2024-10-24T14:58:19Z

‎History: better detailing

2024-10-09T23:18:27Z

Umbire the Phantom moved page User:Umbire the Phantom/Demon to Demon (monster) without leaving a redirect: better now than never

2024-10-09T23:17:46Z

this'll have to do for the moment

2024-07-21T04:29:09Z

‎Strategy: rephrase

2024-07-21T04:28:44Z

forgot the other refs

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 A '''demon''', {{white|&}}, is a monster that appears in older versions of ''[[NetHack]]'' from [[Hack 1.0]] to [[NetHack 3.0.10]].
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 Demons are among the monsters that can be generated in [[graveyard]]s.{{refsrc|mkshop.c|227|nethack=1.3d}}
-[[Pray]]ing to [[the gods]] while they are angry has a chance of generating a hostile demon being generated adjacent to the [[hero]].{{refsrc|pray.c|59|nethack=1.3d}}
+[[Pray]]ing to [[the gods]] while they are [[angry]] has a chance of generating a hostile demon being generated adjacent to the [[hero]].{{refsrc|pray.c|59|nethack=1.3d}}
 [[Quaff]]ing from or [[dipping]] into a [[fountain]] has a {{frac|30}} chance of generating a demon: there is a {{frac|3|100}} chance (3%) that the demon will be peaceful and grant a [[wish]].{{refsrc|fountain.c|160|nethack=1.3d}}{{refsrc|fountain.c|272|nethack=1.3d}}{{refsrc|fountain.c|44|nethack=1.3d}}

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 The demon first appears in Hack 1.21 and Hack for PDP-11, which are based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and is included in the initial bestiary for Hack 1.0. In Hack 1.21, it uses the {{white|d}} glyph; from Hack for PDP-11 and Hack 1.0 on, it uses the {{white|&}} glyph.
-The distinct [[major demon]]s, [[Demon lords and princes|demon lords and demon princes]] are introduced in [[NetHack 3.0.0]]&mdash;the demon continues to appear from this version to NetHack 3.0.10, where it is only generated if the <tt>HARD</tt> compile-time option (changed to <tt>INFERNO</tt> in [[NetHack 3.0.6]]) is ''not'' defined. [[NetHack 3.1.0]] phases the monster out entirely.
+The distinct [[major demon]]s, [[Demon lords and princes|demon lords and demon princes]] are introduced in [[NetHack 3.0.0]]&mdash;the demon continues to appear from this version to NetHack 3.0.10, where it is only generated if the <tt>HARD</tt> [[compile-time option]] (changed to <tt>INFERNO</tt> in [[NetHack 3.0.6]]) is ''not'' defined. [[NetHack 3.1.0]] phases the monster out entirely.
 ==References==

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 The demon first appears in Hack 1.21 and Hack for PDP-11, which are based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and is included in the initial bestiary for Hack 1.0. In Hack 1.21, it uses the {{white|d}} glyph; from Hack for PDP-11 and Hack 1.0 on, it uses the {{white|&}} glyph.
-The distinct [[major demon]]s, [[Demon lords and princes|demon lords and demon princes]] are introduced in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], though the demon continues to appear until NetHack 3.0.10, and is only generated if the <tt>HARD</tt> compile-time option is ''not'' defined; the option name is changed to <tt>INFERNO</tt> in [[NetHack 3.0.6]].
+The distinct [[major demon]]s, [[Demon lords and princes|demon lords and demon princes]] are introduced in [[NetHack 3.0.0]]&mdash;the demon continues to appear from this version to NetHack 3.0.10, where it is only generated if the <tt>HARD</tt> compile-time option (changed to <tt>INFERNO</tt> in [[NetHack 3.0.6]]) is ''not'' defined. [[NetHack 3.1.0]] phases the monster out entirely.
 ==References==

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 A demon has a single attack.
-(The information below primarily concerns [[NetHack 1.3d]], and will be expanded as necessary upon studying other versions.)
+{{todo|The information below primarily concerns [[NetHack 1.3d]], and will be expanded as necessary upon studying other versions.}}
 ==Generation==
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 ==References==
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 ==Strategy==
-A demon being sent by the gods is a sign that their anger is one level short of the requirement to send [[lightning]] at the hero.
+A demon being sent by the gods is a sign that their anger is one level short of the hero being struck with [[lightning]].
 ==History==

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 ==Generation==
-Demons are typically created hostile, and are primarily generated in [[Hell]].
+Demons are typically created hostile, and are primarily generated randomly in [[Hell]].
 [[Pray]]ing to [[the gods]] while they are angry has a chance of generating a hostile demon being generated adjacent to the [[hero]]'s square.