Dwarf thief - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit + corrections

2025-03-05T04:21:49Z

copyedit + corrections

Umbire the Phantom: lede

2025-01-16T18:17:07Z

lede

Umbire the Phantom: /* SLASH'EM */ word choice

2023-11-24T13:02:05Z

‎SLASH'EM: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* Hack'EM */ word choice

2023-11-24T12:09:22Z

‎Hack'EM: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: hack'em et. al. and that's a wrap!

2023-11-23T22:57:26Z

hack'em et. al. and that's a wrap!

Umbire the Phantom: gen -> them (thankfully not too different)

2023-11-23T22:36:25Z

gen -> them (thankfully not too different)

Umbire the Phantom: formatting + copyedit pass #1

2023-11-23T21:33:09Z

formatting + copyedit pass #1

Ion frigate at 04:27, 24 December 2011

2011-12-24T04:27:59Z

Ion frigate at 04:27, 24 December 2011

2011-12-24T04:27:43Z

Erica: fix frequency

2011-11-22T03:24:39Z

fix frequency

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   |frequency=0
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Weapon 1d8, Touch 0d0 [[steal item]]
+  |attacks=Weapon 1d8 physical, touch 0d0 [[steal item]]
   |resistances conveyed=None
   |resistances=None
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 * A {{frac|4}} chance of a [[dwarvish short sword]] and [[dwarvish iron helm]], combined with an equal probability of either of the following:
 ** A [[dwarvish mattock]], or
-** A [[dwarvish roundshield]] paired with either a [[dwarvish spear]] or an [[axe]], with an equal probability for each weapon.
+** A [[dwarvish roundshield]] paired with an [[axe]].
 ** Dwarf thieves that receive a dwarvish short sword and dwarvish iron helm also have a further {{frac|3}} chance of receiving a [[dwarvish mithril-coat]].
 * Dwarf thieves that are not given a dwarvish short sword and dwarvish iron helm will instead receive either a [[pick-axe]] ({{frac|3}} chance) or a [[dagger]] ({{frac|2|3}} chance).
 ===SlashTHEM===
-SlashTHEM includes all variants of Minetown present in SLASH'EM, where two dwarf thieves are generated at level creation as usual. Of the new variants of Minetown that are available, three of them each generate a dwarf thief at level creation: Zoo Town, Creek Town and Ruined & Dangerous Town.
+SlashTHEM includes all variants of Minetown present in SLASH'EM, where two dwarf thieves are generated at level creation as usual. Of the new variants of Minetown that are available, three of them each generate a dwarf thief at level creation: Zoo Town, Creek Town, and Ruined & Dangerous Town.
 The dwarf thief's starting inventory is the same as in SLASH'EM.
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 Dwarf thieves can be a source of dwarvish mithril-coats (or dwarvish chain mail in Hack'EM) as well as pick-axes for [[lawful]], [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarvish]] and [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomish]] characters that do not want to risk their pet's well-being or a huge hit to [[alignment record]] by attacking peaceful dwarves.
 ==References==

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   |frequency=0
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Weapon 1d8, Touch [[steal item]]
+  |attacks=Weapon 1d8, Touch 0d0 [[steal item]]
   |resistances conveyed=None
   |resistances=None
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 }}
-A '''dwarf thief''', {{monsym|dwarf thief}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. They are a type of [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|dwarf]] similar to the standard [[Dwarf (monster)|dwarf]].
+A '''dwarf thief''', {{monsym|dwarf thief}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. They are a type of [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|dwarven]] [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid]] that shares the same attributes as standard [[Dwarf (monster)|dwarves]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' do.
-Dwarf thieves and share the same attributes and weapon attack as standard dwarves in ''[[NetHack]]'' (as opposed to the two weapon attacks such dwarves have in SLASH'EM) - they also have a theft attack that works similarly to that of a [[nymph]], with a successful theft causing them to teleport away afterwards (though they do not possess or convey [[teleportitis]]).
+A dwarf thief has a weapon attack, as well as a theft attack that works similarly to that of a [[Nymph (monster class)|nymph]] and causes them to teleport away after a successful theft, though they do not possess or convey [[teleportitis]].
 ==Generation==

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 Each variant of [[Minetown]] will always generate a pair of dwarf thieves at level creation.
-A dwarf thief [[Monster starting inventory|can be generated with]] each of the following items:{{refsrc|makemon.c|740|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+Like other live dwarves, a dwarf thief [[Monster starting inventory|can be generated with]] each of the following items:{{refsrc|makemon.c|740|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 * A {{frac|6|7}} chance of a pair of [[iron shoes]] and an independent {{frac|6|7}} chance of a [[dwarvish cloak]].

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 In Hack'EM, each variant of Minetown imported from SLASH'EM will always generate a pair of dwarf thieves at level creation - Hack'EM also includes Zoo Town and the dwarf thief generated at level creation.
-Like other dwarf monsters in Hack'EM, a dwarf thief can be generated with each of the following items:
+Like other live dwarves (minus racial monsters), a dwarf thief can be generated with each of the following items:
 * A {{frac|6|7}} chance of a pair of dwarvish boots and an independent {{frac|6|7}} chance of a [[dwarvish cloak]].

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 }}
-A '''dwarf thief''', {{monsym|dwarf thief}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. They are similar to the standard [[Dwarf (monster)|dwarf]], and share the same attributes and weapon attack as normal dwarves do in ''[[NetHack]]'' - they also have a theft attack that works similarly to that of a [[nymph]], with a successful theft causing them to teleport away afterwards (though they do not possess or convey [[teleportitis]]).
+A '''dwarf thief''', {{monsym|dwarf thief}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. They are a type of [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|dwarf]] similar to the standard [[Dwarf (monster)|dwarf]].
 ==Generation==
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 ===SlashTHEM===
-SlashTHEM includes all variants of Minetown present and adds three new variants that each generate a dwarf thief at level creation: Zoo Town, Creek Town and Ruined & Dangerous Town.
+SlashTHEM includes all variants of Minetown present in SLASH'EM, where two dwarf thieves are generated at level creation as usual. Of the new variants of Minetown that are available, three of them each generate a dwarf thief at level creation: Zoo Town, Creek Town and Ruined & Dangerous Town.
 The dwarf thief's starting inventory is the same as in SLASH'EM.
 ==Strategy==
 Dwarf thieves tend to have better AC than the [[Nymph (monster class)|nymphs]] they replace in Minetown, and can inflict damage outside of stealing items from you. Thankfully, they only have one theft attack and cannot charm you into disrobing - they also cannot teleport unless they steal successfully, and move at half the speed of a nymph, making them considerably easier to track down and kill.
-Dwarf thieves can be a source of [[dwarvish mithril-coat]]s or [[pick-axe]]s for [[lawful]], [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarvish]] and [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomish]] characters that do not want to risk their pet's well-being or a huge hit to [[alignment record]] by attacking peaceful dwarves.
+Dwarf thieves can be a source of dwarvish mithril-coats (or dwarvish chain mail in Hack'EM) as well as pick-axes for [[lawful]], [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarvish]] and [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomish]] characters that do not want to risk their pet's well-being or a huge hit to [[alignment record]] by attacking peaceful dwarves.
 ==References==

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 ==Generation==
-Dwarf thieves are not randomly generated, and a normally-generated dwarf thief will always be hostile.
+Dwarf thieves are not randomly generated, though they are a valid form for [[polymorph]]. A normally-generated dwarf thief will always be hostile.
 ===SLASH'EM===
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 ** Dwarf thieves that receive a dwarvish short sword and dwarvish iron helm also have a further {{frac|3}} chance of receiving a [[dwarvish mithril-coat]].
 * Dwarf thieves that are not given a dwarvish short sword and dwarvish iron helm will instead receive either a [[pick-axe]] ({{frac|3}} chance) or a [[dagger]] ({{frac|2|3}} chance).
 ==Strategy==

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	They can occasionally be a source of [[dwarvish mithril coat]]s or [[pick-axe]]s for [[lawful]]s who don't want to take a huge alignment hit mugging every dwarf they find for one.		They can occasionally be a source of [[dwarvish mithril coat]]s or [[pick-axe]]s for [[lawful]]s who don't want to take a huge alignment hit mugging every dwarf they find for one.

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	[[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]		[[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]

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-The '''dwarf thief''' is a monster added in [[SLASH'EM]]. They are not randomly generated and will only appear in [[minetown]].
+The '''dwarf thief''' is a monster added in [[SLASH'EM]]. They are not randomly generated and will only appear in [[Minetown]].  It has a weapon attack and a theft attack; it can teleport away after a successful theft, but does not teleport randomly, and nor does its corpse convey [[teleportitis]].
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 [[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]