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   |resistances conveyed=temporary [[Displacement (property)|displacement]] (+6,000)
   |attributes={{attributes|A displacer beast|animal=1|carnivore=1|hostile=1|strong=1|infravisible=1|traitor=1}}
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+  |reference=[https://github.com/Chris-plus-alphanumericgibberish/dNAO/blob/compat-3.26.0/src/monst.c#L815 dNAO 3.26.0 - src/monst.c, line 815]
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 {{for|the monster in other variants|displacer beast (disambiguation)}}
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 Displacer beasts naturally have [[Displacement (property)|displacement]]: {{frac|2}} (50%) of attacks will miss it outright unless the attacker is somehow [[engulfed]] by the displacer beast, either the attacker and the displacer beast are stuck to the other party in some way, or the attacker is using a [[Silver Flame]]-empowered weapon. All 20 of a displacer beast's AC points are in the dodge category.
-Displacer beasts have two [[tentacle attack]]s, a [[bite attack]], and two [[claw attack]]s, and possess a weakness to [[iron]].
+Displacer beasts have two [[tentacle attack]]s, a [[bite attack]], and two [[claw attack]]s that all deal [[physical damage]], and possess a weakness to [[iron]].
 A [[hero]] [[eating]] a displacer beast [[corpse]] or [[tin]], or else [[quaffing]] its [[Potion of blood (dNetHack)|blood]], gains [[Temporary intrinsic|temporary displacement]] for 6,000 turns before [[physical size]] modifiers.
-Displacer beasts can be potentially pacified by the [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Cartouche of the Cat Lord|Cartouche of the Cat Lord]] [[Ward (dNetHack)|ward]], and can be scared off by a [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Toustefna|Toustefna]] [[stave]] carved into a [[wood]] weapon placed on the hero's square.
+Displacer beasts can be potentially pacified by the [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Cartouche of the Cat Lord|Cartouche of the Cat Lord]] [[Ward (dNetHack)|ward]], and can be scared off by a [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Toustefna|Toustefna]] [[stave]] that is carved into a [[wood]] weapon placed on the hero's square.
 ==Generation==
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 |[ Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Edition
 Complete Monstrous Manual, TSR ]
-}}{{variant-343}}
+}}
 [[Category:dNetHack monsters]]
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   |size=large
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-  |resistances conveyed=temporary displacement (+6,000)
+  |resistances conveyed=temporary [[Displacement (property)|displacement]] (+6,000)
   |attributes={{attributes|A displacer beast|animal=1|carnivore=1|hostile=1|strong=1|infravisible=1|traitor=1}}
   |reference=
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 A '''displacer beast''', {{monsym|displacer beast}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The displacer beast is a large and [[Fey (dNetHack)|fey]] [[feline]] [[animal]] with an elongated head that is [[strong]] and [[carnivorous]], can be seen via [[infravision]], and can track the [[hero]] and detect other creatures via [[catsight]] and [[scent]]. [[Tame]] displacer beasts may turn [[traitor]].
-Displacer beasts naturally have [[displacement]]: {{frac|2}} (50%) of attacks will miss it outright unless the attacker is somehow [[engulfed]] by the displacer beast, either the attacker and the displacer beast are stuck to the other party in some way, or the attacker is using a [[Silver Flame]]-empowered weapon. All 20 of a displacer beast's AC points are in the dodge category.
+Displacer beasts naturally have [[Displacement (property)|displacement]]: {{frac|2}} (50%) of attacks will miss it outright unless the attacker is somehow [[engulfed]] by the displacer beast, either the attacker and the displacer beast are stuck to the other party in some way, or the attacker is using a [[Silver Flame]]-empowered weapon. All 20 of a displacer beast's AC points are in the dodge category.
 Displacer beasts have two [[tentacle attack]]s, a [[bite attack]], and two [[claw attack]]s, and possess a weakness to [[iron]].

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 Randomly-generated displacer beasts are always created hostile.
-Displacer beasts may be generated as [[minion]]s of Bel-Shamharoth and Bast.
+Displacer beasts may be generated as [[minion]]s of [[Bel-Shamharoth]] and [[Bast]].
 Hostile displacer beasts can be generated by the [[summon nasties]] [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]] when it is cast in [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]] or by a hostile chaotic spellcaster.

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 even after death.
 |[ Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Edition
-Complete Monstrous Manual, TSR ]}}
+Complete Monstrous Manual, TSR ]
-{{variant-343}}
+}}{{variant-343}}
 [[Category:dNetHack monsters]]
 [[Category:notdNetHack monsters]]
 [[Category:notnotdNetHack monsters]]

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-{{for|the monster in other variants|Displacer beast (disambiguation)}}
+{{for|the monster in other variants|displacer beast (disambiguation)}}
 A '''displacer beast''', {{monsym|displacer beast}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The displacer beast is a large and [[Fey (dNetHack)|fey]] [[feline]] [[animal]] with an elongated head that is [[strong]] and [[carnivorous]], can be seen via [[infravision]], and can track the [[hero]] and detect other creatures via [[catsight]] and [[scent]]. [[Tame]] displacer beasts may turn [[traitor]].

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	Hostile displacer beasts can be generated by the [[summon nasties]] [[dNetHack monster spells\|monster spell]] when it is cast in [[Gehennom (dNetHack)\|Gehennom]] or by a hostile chaotic spellcaster.		Hostile displacer beasts can be generated by the [[summon nasties]] [[dNetHack monster spells\|monster spell]] when it is cast in [[Gehennom (dNetHack)\|Gehennom]] or by a hostile chaotic spellcaster.
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		+	==Origin==
		+	{{wikipedia\|Displacer beast}}
		+	The displacer beast is an evil creature that originates from ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' where it is introduced in the 1975 ''Greyhawk'', the game's first supplement—the concept of the creature was borrowed from A. E. van Vogt's 1939 science fiction short story "[[Wikipedia:Black Destroyer\|Black Destroyer]]", which features a similar feline-like creature called a coeurl as the titular antagonist. The displacer beast is a large and strong feline with a blue-black pelt that vaguely resembles a puma or black panther, though they possess three pairs of limbs rather than two, and also have tentacles up to 5-feet long that extend from its shoulders and end in sharp and brownish-yellow horned edges.
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		+	Displacer beasts are usually about 9 feet (2.7 meters) long and weigh as much as 500 pounds (230 kilograms), with females being smaller; "pack lord" varieties of displacer beast and other mutants of the species can grow to twice the usual size. A displacer beast is more intelligent than most animals and can even speak some Common, while pack lords have slightly higher human-level intelligence. They have striking green eyes that glow malevolently and continue to shine even after they die, and can see up to 60 feet in the dark. Their hide is a valuable commodity, used to create highly sought-after enchanted items such as [[cloaks of displacement]].
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		+	The displacer beast's name comes from its innate "displacement" ability, which is caused by molecular vibrations generated from specialized nerves located in the outer layers of the displacer beast's skin—this bends light and creates the illusion that it is a short distance away (anywhere from 1 to 3 feet) from its actual location. Displacer beasts are excellent at hiding and resistant to all ranged attacks as a result, as well as many magical effects (such as "dispel magic") and poisons; their displacement ability is seemingly unconscious, though they can direct the illusory image at will using the thorns on the end of its tentacles, which faintly glow blue while this power is in use. A displacer beast can see the true locations of other displacer beasts even through their illusions; the "phase trap" spell can nullify the beast's displacement, and true seeing reveals their real position.
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		+	Displacer beasts often kill for sport as much as for necessity, though they do not fight amongst themselves for food or dominance, and like other great cats they will often toy with their prey until they were ready to eat—once their prey is slain, the displacer beast drags the carcass to a safe and remote spot to consume it. Displacer beasts are known to hunt in packs (called "prides") and lure prey into ambushes, and while they prefer to hunt smaller creatures, they are not picky eaters and consume anything they can kill. Displacer beasts fight using deadly claws and wicked teeth: prides will target weaker members of a group first, which extends to attacking spellcasters of traveling parties from a distance with their tentacles while facing armed opponents head-on; if faced with overwhelming odds, however, they tend to flee rather than fighting to the death.

	==Encyclopedia entry==		==Encyclopedia entry==

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 {{for|the monster in other variants|Displacer beast (disambiguation)}}
-A '''displacer beast''', {{monsym|displacer beast}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The displacer beast is a large and [[Fey (dNetHack)|fey]] [[feline]] [[animal]] with an elongated head that is [[strong]] and [[carnivorous]], can be seen via [[infravision]], and can track the [[hero]] and detect other creatures via [[catsight]] and [[scent]]. Displacer beasts naturally have [[displacement]]: {{frac|2}} (50%) of attacks will miss it outright unless the attacker is somehow [[engulfed]] by the displacer beast, either the attacker and the displacer beast are stuck to the other party in some way, or the attacker is using a [[Silver Flame]]-empowered weapon. All 20 of a displacer beast's AC points are in the dodge category.
+A '''displacer beast''', {{monsym|displacer beast}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The displacer beast is a large and [[Fey (dNetHack)|fey]] [[feline]] [[animal]] with an elongated head that is [[strong]] and [[carnivorous]], can be seen via [[infravision]], and can track the [[hero]] and detect other creatures via [[catsight]] and [[scent]]. [[Tame]] displacer beasts may turn [[traitor]].
-Displacer beasts have two [[tentacle attack]]s, a [[bite attack]], and two [[claw attack]]s.
+Displacer beasts naturally have [[displacement]]: {{frac|2}} (50%) of attacks will miss it outright unless the attacker is somehow [[engulfed]] by the displacer beast, either the attacker and the displacer beast are stuck to the other party in some way, or the attacker is using a [[Silver Flame]]-empowered weapon. All 20 of a displacer beast's AC points are in the dodge category.
-Displacer beasts can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] and potentially pacified by the [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Cartouche of the Cat Lord|Cartouche of the Cat Lord]] is a [[Ward (dNetHack)|ward]], and can be scared off by a [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Toustefna|Toustefna]] [[stave]] carved into a [[wood]] weapon placed on the hero's square.
+Displacer beasts have two [[tentacle attack]]s, a [[bite attack]], and two [[claw attack]]s, and possess a weakness to [[iron]].
 ==Encyclopedia entry==