Drider (dNetHack) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: touchups, dnh template to invite checks for changes between 3.25 and current

2026-07-15T12:39:59Z

touchups, dnh template to invite checks for changes between 3.25 and current

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ word choice

2025-12-08T06:25:30Z

‎Generation: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ sleep poison

2025-05-20T09:09:26Z

‎Generation: sleep poison

Umbire the Phantom: temp

2025-05-20T08:08:34Z

temp

Umbire the Phantom: prisoner gen

2025-05-20T07:29:54Z

prisoner gen

Umbire the Phantom: lede, potholes

2025-05-20T06:47:51Z

lede, potholes

Umbire the Phantom: word choice - the drow thing in *dnh is super involved so this isn't strictly true but I need more details before I can properly describe

2025-05-18T18:27:51Z

word choice - the drow thing in *dnh is super involved so this isn't strictly true but I need more details before I can properly describe

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ plague victims, skulls

2025-05-18T15:08:37Z

‎Generation: plague victims, skulls

Umbire the Phantom: expand further

2025-05-18T14:50:02Z

expand further

Umbire the Phantom: /* Origin */ dropped words

2025-05-18T12:34:41Z

‎Origin: dropped words

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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Weapon 1d10 [[Physical damage|physical]], Offhand Weapon 1d10 physical, Bite 1d1 [[poison]] (strength), Kick 1d1 [[webbing]], Spit 2d4 [[webbing]]
+  |attacks=[[Weapon attack|Weapon]] 1d10 [[Physical damage|physical]], [[Offhand weapon attack|offhand weapon]] 1d10 physical, [[Bite attack|bite]] 1d1 [[poison]] (strength), [[Kick attack|kick]] 1d1 [[webbing]], [[Spitting attack|spit]] 2d4 [[webbing]]
   |weight=3000
   |nutr=500
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   |resistances conveyed=[[sleep resistance]] (+10,000)
   |attributes={{attributes|A drider|omnivore=1|female=1|hostile=1|strong=1|greedy=1|collect=1|infravisible=1}}
-  |reference=
+  |reference=[https://github.com/Chris-plus-alphanumericgibberish/dNAO/blob/compat-3.26.0/src/monst.c#L3419 dNAO 3.26.0 - src/monst.c, line 3419]
 }}
-A '''drider''', {{white|C}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The drider is an [[omnivorous]] [[Centaur (monster class)|centaur-like]] [[demihuman]] monster that is the result of a [[Drow (monster attribute)#dNetHack|drow]] woman being converted into a [[humanoid]]&ndash;[[spider]] hybrid: they retain the humanoid upper body, but below the waist have the eight-legged form of a spider, and so may trigger the "arachnaphobia" [[madness]]. Driders are [[strong]], possess [[darkvision]], can be seen via [[infravision]], and will pick up [[gold]] and other objects that they come across. Their [[monster level]] can be raised to 30.
+A drider has a [[weapon attack]] and an [[offhand weapon attack]], a [[bite attack]] that inflicts [[strength]]-draining [[poison]], and a [[kick attack]] and [[spitting attack]] that both spread [[web]]s. Driders have basic prowess in martial combat, and possess [[sleep resistance]] and a weakness to [[iron]].
 [[Eating]] a drider [[corpse]] or [[tin]], or [[quaffing]] her [[Potion of blood (dNetHack)|blood]], grants [[Temporary intrinsic|temporary sleep resistance]] for a duration of 10,000 turns before [[physical size]] modifiers.
 ==Generation==
-Randomly generated driders are often created hostile.
+Randomly-generated driders are most often created [[hostile]].
 Driders can be generated as [[minion]]s of [[Ghaunadaur]].
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 Driders can appear as [[Prisoner (dNetHack)|prisoners]] in [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne rooms]], including those ruled by a [[vampire lord]] or [[Vampire lady (dNetHack)|vampire lady]], a [[drow matron]], an [[embraced drowess]], a [[Y-cultist patron]], or the [[Avatar of Lolth]].
-Driders are among the monster spirits that can be contained within normally-created [[crystal skull]]s, including those created in the future (i.e. the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]]).
+Driders are among the monsters whose spirits can be contained within [[crystal skull]]s, including those found in the future (i.e. the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]]), when they are created normally as part of level generation or [[monster starting inventory]].
 A drider can be [[generated with]] the following equipment: a [[suit]] of armor that has a {{frac|2|5}} chance of being [[droven plate mail]], a {{frac|6}} chance of being an [[elven mithril-coat]] if droven plate is not given, and a {{frac|2|5}} chance of being [[orcish chain mail]] if elven mithril is not given; a [[droven cloak]]; a [[droven lance]]; a {{frac|3|5}} chance of a [[droven short sword]]; and a [[droven crossbow]] paired with a stack of {{rn1|20|10}} [[drug-coated]] [[droven bolt]]s.
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 means to be drow.
 }}
-{{variant-343}}
+{{dNetHack-325}}
 [[Category:dNetHack monsters]]
 [[Category:notdNetHack monsters]]
 [[Category:notnotdNetHack monsters]]

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 Driders can appear as [[Prisoner (dNetHack)|prisoners]] in [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne rooms]], including those ruled by a [[vampire lord]] or [[Vampire lady (dNetHack)|vampire lady]], a [[drow matron]], an [[embraced drowess]], a [[Y-cultist patron]], or the [[Avatar of Lolth]].
-Driders are among the monster spirits that can be contained within randomly generated [[crystal skull]]s, including those created in the future (i.e. the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]]).
+Driders are among the monster spirits that can be contained within normally-created [[crystal skull]]s, including those created in the future (i.e. the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]]).
 A drider can be [[generated with]] the following equipment: a [[suit]] of armor that has a {{frac|2|5}} chance of being [[droven plate mail]], a {{frac|6}} chance of being an [[elven mithril-coat]] if droven plate is not given, and a {{frac|2|5}} chance of being [[orcish chain mail]] if elven mithril is not given; a [[droven cloak]]; a [[droven lance]]; a {{frac|3|5}} chance of a [[droven short sword]]; and a [[droven crossbow]] paired with a stack of {{rn1|20|10}} [[drug-coated]] [[droven bolt]]s.

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 Driders are among the monster spirits that can be contained within randomly generated [[crystal skull]]s, including those created in the future (i.e. the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]]).
-A drider can be [[generated with]] the following equipment: a [[suit]] of armor that has a {{frac|2|5}} chance of being [[droven plate mail]], a {{frac|6}} chance of being an [[elven mithril-coat]] if droven plate is not given, and a {{frac|2|5}} chance of being [[orcish chain mail]] if elven mithril is not given; a [[droven cloak]]; a [[droven lance]]; a {{frac|3|5}} chance of a [[droven short sword]]; and a [[droven crossbow]] paired with a stack of {{rn1|20|10}} [[droven bolt]]s.
+A drider can be [[generated with]] the following equipment: a [[suit]] of armor that has a {{frac|2|5}} chance of being [[droven plate mail]], a {{frac|6}} chance of being an [[elven mithril-coat]] if droven plate is not given, and a {{frac|2|5}} chance of being [[orcish chain mail]] if elven mithril is not given; a [[droven cloak]]; a [[droven lance]]; a {{frac|3|5}} chance of a [[droven short sword]]; and a [[droven crossbow]] paired with a stack of {{rn1|20|10}} [[drug-coated]] [[droven bolt]]s.
 ==Origin==

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   |tile=
   |difficulty=22
-  |level=16
+  |level=16 (max. 30)
   |experience=502
   |speed=15

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 Driders can be generated among the [[plague victim]]s that are carried within [[sack]]s by [[hill giant]]s on the [[Healer quest/dNetHack|Healer quest]] and [[Drow Healer quest]], as well as those encountered outside sacks.
 Driders are among the monster spirits that can be contained within randomly generated [[crystal skull]]s, including those created in the future (i.e. the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]]).
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 Lolth, but have been deprived of the _essence_ of what it
 means to be drow.
-}}{{stub}}
+}}
 {{variant-343}}
 [[Category:dNetHack monsters]]
 [[Category:notdNetHack monsters]]
 [[Category:notnotdNetHack monsters]]

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 }}
-A '''drider''', {{white|C}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The drider is a form of [[Centaur (monster class)|centaur-like]] monster that is the result of a [[Drow (monster attribute)#dNetHack|drow]] woman being converted into a [[humanoid]]&ndash;[[spider]] hybrid: they retain the humanoid upper body, but below the waist have the eight-legged form of a spider.
+A '''drider''', {{white|C}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The drider is an [[omnivorous]] [[Centaur (monster class)|centaur-like]] monster that is the result of a [[Drow (monster attribute)#dNetHack|drow]] woman being converted into a [[humanoid]]&ndash;[[spider]] hybrid: they retain the humanoid upper body, but below the waist have the eight-legged form of a spider, and so may trigger the "arachnaphobia" [[madness]]. Driders are [[strong]], can be seen via [[infravision]], and will pick up [[gold]] and other objects that they come across.
-A drider has a weapon attack and an offhand attack, a [[poison]]ous bite, and a kick attack and spitting attack that spreads [[web]]s. Driders possess [[sleep resistance]].
+A drider has a weapon attack and an offhand attack, a [[poisonous]] bite, and a kick attack and spitting attack that spreads [[web]]s. Driders possess [[sleep resistance]].
 [[Eating]] a drider [[corpse]] or [[tin]], or [[quaffing]] her [[Potion of blood (dNetHack)|blood]], grants [[Temporary intrinsic|temporary sleep resistance]] for a duration of 10,000 turns before [[physical size]] modifiers.
 ==Origin==
 {{wikipedia|Drider}}
-Drider are a form of transformed drow that appear in ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''&mdash;unlike the similar [[sprow]], driders have arguably the best aspects of both creatures, but because of their deformity they are outcasts from drow society, and the transformation is generally considered a form of punishment. Whether or not the form is ''intended'' as a punishment, or acts a boon for maintaining good standing with the drow goddess [[Lolth (dNetHack)|Lolth]], is inconsistent between editions of ''Dungeons & Dragons''. dNetHack and its variants treat the form as a manner of unambiguous punishment, as indicated by its [[encyclopedia]] entry: the drider has the "surface" appearance of Lolth herself, but she is rendered sterile and made into an outcast, unable to advance in drow society or further their matrilineal family lines.
+The drider (plural "driders" or "drider") is a form of transformed drow that appear in ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''&mdash;unlike the similar [[sprow]], driders have arguably the best aspects of both beings, but because of their deformity they are outcasts from drow society, and the transformation is generally considered a form of punishment. Whether or not the form is ''intended'' as a punishment, or acts a boon for maintaining good standing with the drow goddess [[Lolth (dNetHack)|Lolth]], is inconsistent between editions of ''Dungeons & Dragons''. dNetHack and its variants treat the form as a manner of unambiguous punishment, as indicated by its [[encyclopedia]] entry: a [[drow matron]] transformed into a drider has the "surface" appearance of Lolth herself, but she is rendered sterile and made into an outcast, unable to advance in drow society or further their matrilineal family lines.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==