Draugr (starting race) - Revision history

NetSysFire: /* Messages */ - spellbook message

2026-07-10T13:41:28Z

‎Messages: - spellbook message

NetSysFire: /* Messages */ - add priest message barring entry to a temple

2026-07-10T13:37:44Z

‎Messages: - add priest message barring entry to a temple

Kahran042: /* Price adjustments */ - I think this is what was intended.

2026-07-10T10:47:34Z

‎Price adjustments: - I think this is what was intended.

Umbire the Phantom: /* Racial benefits and restrictions */ slight tweak

2026-07-10T03:07:20Z

‎Racial benefits and restrictions: slight tweak

K2: /* Racial benefits and restrictions */ draugr infidel

2026-07-09T21:58:39Z

‎Racial benefits and restrictions: draugr infidel

K2: /* Description */ variant

2026-07-09T21:54:41Z

‎Description: variant

NetSysFire: add #Messages

2026-07-09T14:56:29Z

add #Messages

Umbire the Phantom: hat note

2026-04-24T23:25:33Z

hat note

Mobileuser: draugr knights start with eggs too

2025-11-06T14:29:49Z

draugr knights start with eggs too

Umbire the Phantom: potholes, etc.

2025-10-28T05:06:56Z

potholes, etc.

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 <!-- priest.c -->
 {{message|Begone, foul abomination! You desecrate this holy Sanctum!|A [[priest]] is barring you entry to a [[temple]].}}
 <!-- end.c, line 1460 as of writing
 if (HLifesaved && !ELifesaved && (how <= GENOCIDED)) { /* Draugr */

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 ==Messages==
 <!-- end.c, line 1460 as of writing
 if (HLifesaved && !ELifesaved && (how <= GENOCIDED)) { /* Draugr */

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 ! Human/Other !! Elf !! Dwarf !! Orc !! Gnome !! Illithid !! Centaur !! Nymph !! Giant
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-|rowspan="1"|Illithid || &times;20 || &times;20 || &times;20 || &times;20 || &times;{{frac|3|2}} if [[INT]] is ≤14<br/>&times;{{frac|4|3}} if INT is 15-17 || &times;20 || &times;20 || &times;{{frac|4|3}} if [[CHA]] is ≥15<br/>&times;{{frac|5|3}} if CHA is <15 || &times;20
+|rowspan="1"|Draugr || &times;20 || &times;20 || &times;20 || &times;20 || &times;{{frac|3|2}} if [[INT]] is ≤14<br/>&times;{{frac|4|3}} if INT is 15-17 || &times;20 || &times;20 || &times;{{frac|4|3}} if [[CHA]] is ≥15<br/>&times;{{frac|5|3}} if CHA is <15 || &times;20
 |}

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 The undead nature of draugr additionally prevents them from eating anything other than meaty or fleshy corpses, [[egg]]s and the brains of living monsters&mdash;thankfully, they can remain in a state of hunger much longer than other races, and they also enjoy tainted or rotten meat. Draugr heroes also do not take cannibalism penalties, and draugr Monks will not incur penalties to alignment record for eating meat.
-Draugr have a [[luck]]-based chance of taming hostile zombies if they #[[chat]] to them, and undead monsters that are not [[unique]] have a chance of generating as peaceful; they also cannot be scared by [[ghost]]s, and are immune to brain-eating attacks. Non-player draugr are [[racial monster]]s that can appear as [[Player monster (EvilHack)|player monsters]] in the same roles as draugr heroes, but cannot generate as shopkeepers or aligned priests, and draugr in player monster roles that have spellcasting attacks will instead have the poisonous claw attack and brain-eating bite attack used by zombies. Draugr Infidels that are [[crowned]] do not transform into a demon, will not have the [[Fire (element)|fire]] [[object property]] applied to their wielded weapon, but are instead gifted [[Angelslayer]] if it has not yet been generated.
+Draugr have a [[luck]]-based chance of taming hostile zombies if they #[[chat]] to them, and undead monsters that are not [[unique]] have a chance of generating as peaceful; they also cannot be scared by [[ghost]]s, and are immune to brain-eating attacks. Non-player draugr are [[racial monster]]s that can appear as [[Player monster (EvilHack)|player monsters]] in the same roles as draugr heroes, but cannot generate as shopkeepers or aligned priests, and draugr in player monster roles that have spellcasting attacks will instead have the poisonous claw attack and brain-eating bite attack used by zombies. Draugr Infidels that are [[crowned]] do not transform into demons and will not have the [[Fire (element)|fire]] [[object property]] applied to their wielded weapon, but are instead gifted [[Angelslayer]] if it has not yet been generated.
 ====Attribute caps====

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 The undead nature of draugr additionally prevents them from eating anything other than meaty or fleshy corpses, [[egg]]s and the brains of living monsters&mdash;thankfully, they can remain in a state of hunger much longer than other races, and they also enjoy tainted or rotten meat. Draugr heroes also do not take cannibalism penalties, and draugr Monks will not incur penalties to alignment record for eating meat.
-Draugr have a [[luck]]-based chance of taming hostile zombies if they #[[chat]] to them, and undead monsters that are not [[unique]] have a chance of generating as peaceful; they also cannot be scared by [[ghost]]s, and are immune to brain-eating attacks. Non-player draugr are [[racial monster]]s that can appear as [[Player monster (EvilHack)|player monsters]] in the same roles as draugr heroes, but cannot generate as shopkeepers or aligned priests, and draugr in player monster roles that have spellcasting attacks will instead have the poisonous claw attack and brain-eating bite attack used by zombies. Draugr Infidels that are [[crowned]] will not have the [[Fire (element)|fire]] [[object property]] applied to their wielded weapon, and are instead gifted [[Angelslayer]] if it has not yet been generated.
+Draugr have a [[luck]]-based chance of taming hostile zombies if they #[[chat]] to them, and undead monsters that are not [[unique]] have a chance of generating as peaceful; they also cannot be scared by [[ghost]]s, and are immune to brain-eating attacks. Non-player draugr are [[racial monster]]s that can appear as [[Player monster (EvilHack)|player monsters]] in the same roles as draugr heroes, but cannot generate as shopkeepers or aligned priests, and draugr in player monster roles that have spellcasting attacks will instead have the poisonous claw attack and brain-eating bite attack used by zombies. Draugr Infidels that are [[crowned]] do not transform into a demon, will not have the [[Fire (element)|fire]] [[object property]] applied to their wielded weapon, but are instead gifted [[Angelslayer]] if it has not yet been generated.
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 ==Description==
-First introduced in version 0.8.4, draugr are a playable form of [[Zombie (monster class)|zombie]]: they are [[undead]] beings with superhuman strength and the ability to reanimate, and while they are not completely mindless, the nature of their undead state limits their mental capabilities and deprives them of the ability to wield magic.
+First introduced in [[EvilHack]] version 0.8.4, draugr are a playable form of [[Zombie (monster class)|zombie]]: they are [[undead]] beings with superhuman strength and the ability to reanimate, and while they are not completely mindless, the nature of their undead state limits their mental capabilities and deprives them of the ability to wield magic.
 Draugr are a [[chaotic]] race, and can be played as a [[Barbarian]], [[Convict/EvilHack|Convict]], [[Infidel]], [[Knight/EvilHack|Knight]], [[Monk/EvilHack|Monk]], or [[Rogue/EvilHack|Rogue]].

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 ==Strategy==
 :''To be written.''
 ==Origin==

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:25, 24 April 2026
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−	{{~~for~~\|the ~~monster in SpliceHack and Hack'EM~~\|~~Draugr (SpliceHack)~~}}	+	{{otheruses\|the starting race\|\|draugr}}
	The '''draugr''' is a playable race of monster that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]].		The '''draugr''' is a playable race of monster that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]].

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 ===Starting equipment===
-As draugr can only eat fleshy or meaty comestibles and cannot learn or cast spells, many of their starting food items are replaced with eggs: this only applies to [[food ration]]s and [[fortune cookie]]s in practice, and draugr Knights will still start with [[apple]]s and [[carrot]]s since they are intended for their starting steed. Draugr heroes do not have any form of spellcasting skill, and draugr in roles that normally start with [[spellbook]]s will not receive them&mdash;this also applies to player monster draugr in casting roles.
+As draugr can only eat fleshy or meaty comestibles, many of their starting food items are replaced with eggs. Draugr heroes do not have any form of spellcasting skill, and draugr in roles that normally start with [[spellbook]]s will not receive them&mdash;this also applies to player monster draugr in casting roles.
 ==Strategy==

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 First introduced in version 0.8.4, draugr are a playable form of [[Zombie (monster class)|zombie]]: they are [[undead]] beings with superhuman strength and the ability to reanimate, and while they are not completely mindless, the nature of their undead state limits their mental capabilities and deprives them of the ability to wield magic.
-Draugr are a [[chaotic]] race, and can be played as a [[Barbarian]], [[Convict/EvilHack|Convict]], [[Infidel]], [[Knight]], [[Monk/EvilHack|Monk]], or [[Rogue]].
+Draugr are a [[chaotic]] race, and can be played as a [[Barbarian]], [[Convict/EvilHack|Convict]], [[Infidel]], [[Knight/EvilHack|Knight]], [[Monk/EvilHack|Monk]], or [[Rogue/EvilHack|Rogue]].
 ===Racial benefits and restrictions===
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 Draugr heroes have an extra bite attack that occurs {{frac|4}} of the time when attacking in melee, and is the same [[brain-eating]] attack used by zombie monsters: a monster that is bitten and does not have immunity to sickness will die several turns afterward, with compatible monsters reanimating as the corresponding zombies; draugr also gain a small amount of [[nutrition]] from eating brains this way, and will not use the attack against hazardous targets such as [[cockatrice]]s and [[black dragon]]s.
-As undead, draugr regenerate [[hit point]]s as normal while in the [[Valley of the Dead]], and also possess a form of reanimation that [[revive]]s them at least once when they are killed - the amount of times this will occur per game is random, with a maximum of three revivals, and this value is not displayed to the player. However, the undead nature of the draugr also has several disadvantages. The [[amulet of life saving]] does not work for draugr since they are undead, and their reanimating ability also includes its own limits: they cannot reanimate if they are vaporized by [[Sunsword]] or the [[Hammer of the Gods]], which are more likely to land critical hits on draugr; [[beheading]], [[disintegration]] or [[stoning]] will prevent them from reviving as well; and finally, draugr heroes will not leave behind a [[ghost]] or a [[corpse]] in [[bones]] if they die and fail to revive.
+As undead, draugr regenerate [[hit point]]s as normal while in the [[Valley of the Dead]], and also possess a form of reanimation that [[revive]]s them at least once when they are killed&mdash;the amount of times this will occur per game is randomized, with a maximum of three revivals, and this value is not displayed to the player. However, the undead nature of the draugr also has several disadvantages. The [[amulet of life saving]] does not work for draugr since they are undead, and their reanimating ability also includes its own limits: they cannot reanimate if they are vaporized by [[Sunsword]] or the [[Hammer of the Gods]], which are more likely to land critical hits on draugr; [[beheading]], [[disintegration]] or [[stoning]] will prevent them from reviving as well; and finally, draugr heroes will not leave behind a [[ghost]] or a [[corpse]] in [[bones]] if they die and fail to revive.
 Draugr also have other notable drawbacks: A draugr's base movement speed is 10, and they cannot obtain intrinsic [[telepathy]], nor can they learn or cast [[spell]]s; reading [[spellbook]]s will only result in the draugr becoming confused even if it would be successful, though they can still read [[scroll]]s. Draugr heroes that are not Infidels always start with -10 [[alignment record]], and they cannot tame [[domestic animal]]s with treats, though they are pacified as normal. [[Shopkeeper]]s will ban draugr from entering their [[shop]]s, and will ramp up prices for a hero that manages to gain entry&mdash;the [[watch]] and any [[aligned priest]]s that is not co-aligned will become hostile the moment they see a draugr, although draugr heroes actually gain alignment record for killing angered peacefuls.