Drow zombie (EvilHack) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ one more go

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‎Generation: one more go

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ corrections

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‎Generation: corrections

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Umbire the Phantom: potholes et. al.

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potholes et. al.

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fix monst.c link

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 Randomly generated drow zombies are always created hostile unless the [[hero]] is a [[Draugr (starting race)|draugr]] or [[Vampire (starting race in EvilHack)|vampire]], in which case they may be generated as peaceful. They may appear in small [[group]]s.
-A drow zombie can leave a zombie-tainted [[Drow (EvilHack)|drow]] corpse upon death, and can [[revive]] from this corpse unless they are killed with Sunsword (which has a chance of instantly vaporizing it) or are otherwise killed while Sunsword is wielded.
+[[Drow (starting race)#EvilHack|Drow]] heroes and monsters that are killed by zombies or the illness they spread will arise as drow zombies.
-[[Drow (starting race)#EvilHack|Drow]] heroes and monsters killed by zombies or their infection will arise as a drow zombie.
+A drow zombie can leave a zombie-tainted [[Drow (EvilHack)|drow]] corpse upon death, and can [[revive]] from this corpse unless they are killed with [[Sunsword]] or the [[Hammer of the Gods]]: both artifacts have a chance of instantly vaporizing the drow zombie, and one that dies while either artifact is wielded will dissolve into nothing.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 Randomly generated drow zombies are always created hostile unless the [[hero]] is a [[Draugr (starting race)|draugr]] or [[Vampire (starting race in EvilHack)|vampire]], in which case they may be generated as peaceful. They may appear in small [[group]]s.
-A drow zombie can leave a zombie-tainted [[Drow (EvilHack)|drow]] corpse upon death, and can [[revive]] from this corpse unless the hero or a monster is currently wielding [[Sunsword]]: killing a zombie with Sunsword has a chance of instantly vaporizing it, and zombies that die while Sunsword is wielded will also not leave a corpse.
+A drow zombie can leave a zombie-tainted [[Drow (EvilHack)|drow]] corpse upon death, and can [[revive]] from this corpse unless they are killed with Sunsword (which has a chance of instantly vaporizing it) or are otherwise killed while Sunsword is wielded.
 [[Drow (starting race)#EvilHack|Drow]] heroes and monsters killed by zombies or their infection will arise as a drow zombie.

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 Randomly generated drow zombies are always created hostile unless the [[hero]] is a [[Draugr (starting race)|draugr]] or [[Vampire (starting race in EvilHack)|vampire]], in which case they may be generated as peaceful. They may appear in small [[group]]s.
-A drow zombie can leave a zombie-tainted [[Drow (EvilHack)|drow]] corpse upon death, and can [[revive]] from this corpse unless they are killed while the hero is wielding [[Sunsword]].
+A drow zombie can leave a zombie-tainted [[Drow (EvilHack)|drow]] corpse upon death, and can [[revive]] from this corpse unless the hero or a monster is currently wielding [[Sunsword]]: killing a zombie with Sunsword has a chance of instantly vaporizing it, and zombies that die while Sunsword is wielded will also not leave a corpse.
 [[Drow (starting race)#EvilHack|Drow]] heroes and monsters killed by zombies or their infection will arise as a drow zombie.

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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Claw 1d7 [[poisonous]] ([[constitution]]), Bite 1d2 [[illness]] or [[intelligence drain]]
+  |attacks=[[Claw attack|claw]] 1d7 [[poisonous]] ([[constitution]]), [[Bite attack|bite]] 1d2 [[illness]] or [[intelligence drain]]
   |resistances conveyed=None
-  |resistances=cold resistance, sleep resistance, poison resistance, drain resistance
+  |resistances=[[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[drain resistance]], [[death resistance]]
-  |attributes={{attributes|A drow zombie|breathless=1|mindless=1|humanoid=1|stalk=1|hostile=1|accurate=1|ultravision=1|m4_vulnerable_fire=1|mh_drow=1|mh_undead=1|nocorpse=1|sgroup=1}}
+  |attributes={{attributes|A drow zombie|breathless=1|mindless=1|humanoid=1|stalk=1|hostile=1|accurate=1|ultravision=1|m4_vulnerable_fire=1|mh_drow=1|mh_zombie=1|nocorpse=1|sgroup=1}}
   |size=Medium
   |nutr=175
   |weight=800
-  |reference=[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/v0.8.4/src/monst.c#L2843 EvilHack 0.8.4 - monst.c, line 2843]
+  |reference=[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/v0.9.2/src/monst.c#L3020 EvilHack 0.9.2 - src/monst.c, line 3020]
 }}
-A '''drow zombie''', {{black|Z}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]]. It is a [[Zombie (EvilHack)|zombified]] form of [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]] that behaves the same as zombies of other species.
+A drow zombie has a [[poisonous]] [[claw attack]] that drains [[constitution]] and a [[bite attack]] that can cause a zombifying [[illness]] or [[intelligence drain]]. Drow zombies are healed by [[death magic]] and possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[immunity to sickness]], [[drain resistance]], and a [[vulnerability]] to [[Fire (element)|fire]].
-A drow zombie has a [[poisonous]] claw attack that drains [[constitution]] and a bite attack that can cause a zombifying [[illness]] or [[intelligence drain]]. Drow zombies possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[drain resistance]], and a [[vulnerability]] to [[Fire (element)|fire]].
+[[Eating]] [[corpse]]s left by drow zombies will cause a zombifying illness unless the eater has immunity to sickness&mdash;engulfing by a [[gelatinous cube]] does not count for this purpose.
 ==Generation==
-Randomly generated drow zombies are always created hostile, and may appear in small [[group]]s.
+Randomly generated drow zombies are always created hostile unless the [[hero]] is a [[Draugr (starting race)|draugr]] or [[Vampire (starting race in EvilHack)|vampire]], in which case they may be generated as peaceful. They may appear in small [[group]]s.
-A drow zombie may [[revive]] after being destroyed if it leaves a [[corpse]].
+A drow zombie can leave a zombie-tainted [[Drow (EvilHack)|drow]] corpse upon death, and can [[revive]] from this corpse unless they are killed while the hero is wielding [[Sunsword]].
-[[Drow (starting race)|Drow]] characters and monsters killed by zombies or their infection will arise as a drow zombie.
+[[Drow (starting race)#EvilHack|Drow]] heroes and monsters killed by zombies or their infection will arise as a drow zombie.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
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+|[ Homeland, by R.A. Salvatore ]
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   |MR=0
   |align=-3
-  |frequency=2
+  |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
   |attacks=Claw 1d7 [[poisonous]] ([[constitution]]), Bite 1d2 [[illness]] or [[intelligence drain]]

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   |attacks=Claw 1d7 [[poisonous]] ([[constitution]]), Bite 1d2 [[intelligence]] drain
   |resistances conveyed=None
-  |resistances=cold,sleep,poison,level drain
+  |resistances=cold resistance, sleep resistance, poison resistance, drain resistance
   |attributes={{attributes|A drow zombie|breathless=1|mindless=1|humanoid=1|stalk=1|hostile=1|accurate=1|infravision=1|m4_vulnerable_fire=1|mh_drow=1|mh_undead=1|nocorpse=1|sgroup=1}}
   |size=Medium
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 A '''drow zombie''', {{black|Z}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]]. It is a [[Zombie (EvilHack)|zombified]] form of [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]] that behaves the same as zombies of other species.
-A drow zombie has a [[poisonous]] claw attack that drains [[constitution]] and a brain-eating bite attack that can cause a zombifying [[illness]]. Drow zombies possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[drain resistance]], and a [[vulnerability]] to [[fire]].
+A drow zombie has a [[poisonous]] claw attack that drains [[constitution]] and a brain-eating bite attack that can cause a zombifying [[illness]]. Drow zombies possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[drain resistance]], and a [[vulnerability]] to [[Fire (element)|fire]].
 ==Generation==