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#REDIRECT [[Echidna (spirit)]]

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-Echidna's seduction theft is easily one of her most dangerous aspects, and she should be handled with care accordingly. Though her acid breath is also pretty nasty, it can be countered with reflection.
+Echidna's seduction theft is easily one of her most dangerous aspects, and she should be handled with care accordingly&mdash;a worn [[engagement ring]] will stave off charming attempts. Though her acid breath is also pretty nasty, it can be countered with reflection.
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+Echidna's seduction theft is easily one of her most dangerous aspects, and she should be handled with care accordingly. Though her acid breath is also pretty nasty, it can be countered with reflection.
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 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 '''Echidna, Mother of Monsters''' is a [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]].
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 *'''Mother of Monsters''': [[Pet]]s follow the hero more closely.
 *'''Monstrous Claws''': Doubles the size of the hero's [[unarmed]] damage dice when they make unarmed attacks without wearing [[gloves]]&mdash;[[bare-handed combat]] deals d4 damage, while [[martial arts]] deals d8 damage. This ability is superseded by [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragon]] claws and does not stack.
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 *'''Acid Blood''': Monsters that attack the hero in melee take 1 spirit die's worth of acid damage.
 *'''Mother of Monsters''': [[Pet]]s follow the hero more closely.
-*'''Monstrous Claws''': Doubles the size of the hero's [[unarmed]] damage dice when they make unarmed attacks without wearing [[gloves]]&mdash;[[bare-handed combat]] deals d4 damage, while [[martial arts]] deals d8 damage. This ability is superseded by [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragon claws and does not stack.
+*'''Monstrous Claws''': Doubles the size of the hero's [[unarmed]] damage dice when they make unarmed attacks without wearing [[gloves]]&mdash;[[bare-handed combat]] deals d4 damage, while [[martial arts]] deals d8 damage. This ability is superseded by [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragon]] claws and does not stack.
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 Her passive powers are as follows:
-*'''Squamous''': The hero gains a {{sfrac|[[Constitution|CON]]-10|2}} bonus to AC and a {{sfrac|2+(Constitution-9)/4 bonus to DR. These bonuses cannot be negative.
+*'''Squamous''': The hero gains a {{sfrac|[[Constitution|CON]]-10|2}} bonus to AC and a {{sfrac|2+(CON-9)|4}} bonus to DR. These bonuses cannot be negative.
 *'''Acid Blood''': Monsters that attack the hero in melee take 1 spirit die's worth of acid damage.
 *'''Mother of Monsters''': [[Pet]]s follow the hero more closely.

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−	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[Echidna (spirit)]]	+	{{tocright}}
		+	'''Echidna, Mother of Monsters''' is a [[Spirits (dNetHack)\|spirit]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]].
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		+	==Ritual, seal and taboo==
		+	Echidna's seal must be drawn and addressed via [[chatting]] in a cave area, such as the [[Gnomish Mines]] or [[the Lost Cities]].
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		+	To remain bound to Echidna, the [[hero]] must not [[throw]] or [[eat]] [[egg]]s.
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		+	==Mark==
		+	A hero that has Echidna bound will have serpents' tails for legs, which can be seen from a distance. The hero can disguise them by [[wearing]] [[boots]] and either a [[suit]] of armor or a [[cloak]].
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		+	==Benefits==
		+	While Echidna is bound, she grants [[acid resistance]] and skill in [[unicorn horn]]s, and the hero becomes [[thick-skinned]].
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		+	Echidna's active powers are as follows:
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		+	*'''Echidna's Venom''': The hero spits [[acid]] in the chosen direction, which rolls for [[to-hit]] and deals five spirit dice of damage upon hitting a target.
		+	*'''Lullaby''': The hero will attempt to [[tame]] a selected adjacent monster, succeeding if the roll of an [[experience level]]-based die is greater than [[Monster level\|the monster's level]] (i.e. d[[XL]] - 1 > ML). The monster must ''not'' be [[mindless]], and must be one of an [[animal]], [[slithy]] ''or'' lacking [[hands]].
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		+	Her passive powers are as follows:
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		+	*'''Squamous''': The hero gains a {{sfrac\|[[Constitution\|CON]]-10\|2}} bonus to AC and a {{sfrac\|2+(Constitution-9)/4 bonus to DR. These bonuses cannot be negative.
		+	*'''Acid Blood''': Monsters that attack the hero in melee take 1 spirit die's worth of acid damage.
		+	*'''Mother of Monsters''': [[Pet]]s follow the hero more closely.
		+	*'''Monstrous Claws''': Doubles the size of the hero's [[unarmed]] damage dice when they make unarmed attacks without wearing [[gloves]]—[[bare-handed combat]] deals d4 damage, while [[martial arts]] deals d8 damage. This ability is superseded by [[Half-dragon (starting race)\|half-dragon claws and does not stack.
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		+	==Encyclopedia entry==
		+	{{encyclopedia\|
		+	The goddess fierce Echidna who is half a nymph with glancing eyes and fair cheeks, and half again a huge snake,[1] great and awful, with speckled skin, eating raw flesh beneath the secret parts of the holy earth. And there she has a cave deep down under a hollow rock far from the deathless gods and mortal men. There, then, did the gods appoint her a glorious house to dwell in: and she keeps guard in Arima beneath the earth, grim Echidna, a nymph who dies not nor grows old all her days.
		+	\|[ Theogony, by Hesiod ]
		+	}}
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		+	[[Category:dNetHack spirits]]
		+	[[Category:notdNetHack spirits]]
		+	[[Category:notdNetHack monsters]]
		+	[[Category:notnotdNetHack spirits]]
		+	[[Category:notnotdNetHack monsters]]