Elemental - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: expand on half-dragon

2026-03-19T05:18:57Z

expand on half-dragon

Umbire the Phantom: tweaks - nurturing word checks MA_ELEMENTAL, not S_ELEMENTAL

2026-02-28T09:23:58Z

tweaks - nurturing word checks MA_ELEMENTAL, not S_ELEMENTAL

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ tweak

2026-01-15T14:14:42Z

‎dNetHack: tweak

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

2026-01-15T14:13:12Z

‎SLASH'EM: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* Common traits */ homecourt damage bonus

2026-01-15T14:11:42Z

‎Common traits: homecourt damage bonus

Umbire the Phantom: /* SlashTHEM */ dropped words

2024-12-16T09:36:07Z

‎SlashTHEM: dropped words

Umbire the Phantom: dnh, copyedit

2024-03-22T09:03:16Z

dnh, copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: planes + flame mage quest

2024-01-06T20:56:46Z

planes + flame mage quest

Umbire the Phantom: /* History */ rephrase

2024-01-06T15:52:55Z

‎History: rephrase

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ word choice

2024-01-06T10:04:13Z

‎Generation: word choice

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 * {{blue|E}} [[ford guardian]]
-[[Half-dragon (starting race)|Half-dragon]] [[Bard]]s that reach [[experience level]] 14 can [[Bard#Sing an Elemental into being|sing elementals into being]].
+[[Half-dragon (starting race)|Half-dragon]] [[Troubadour]]s that reach [[experience level]] 14 can use the #ability [[extended command]] to sing elementals into being: this costs 45 [[energy]] and requires the ability to breathe, making it unusable if the hero is suffering from [[strangulation]]. If successful, the tame elemental is created adjacent to the hero, its [[monster level]] will be the average of the monster's base level and the hero's experience level, and its maximum [[HP]] is equal to (8*ML)-4. The type of elemental produced depends on the half-dragon hero's [[breath weapon]], e.g. a green half-dragon Bard will create a poison paraelemental.
 [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Pentagram|Pentagrams]] and the [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Elemental Eye|Elder Elemental Eye]] are [[Ward (dNetHack)|wards]] that can protect a character against elementals at all levels of reinforcement.

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-The '''elemental''' is a [[monster class]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is represented by the uppercase [[E]] glyph ({{white|E}}). Elementals are designated internally by the macro <code>'''S_ELEMENTAL'''</code>.{{refsrc|include/monsym.h|45|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+{{tocright}}
 The monster class contains the following monsters:{{refsrc|src/monst.c|1256|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
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 [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Pentagram|Pentagrams]] and the [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Elemental Eye|Elder Elemental Eye]] are [[Ward (dNetHack)|wards]] that can protect a character against elementals at all levels of reinforcement.
 ===SpliceHack===

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 [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Pentagram|Pentagrams]] and the [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Elemental Eye|Elder Elemental Eye]] are [[Ward (dNetHack)|wards]] that can protect a character against elementals at all levels of reinforcement.
-The Nurturing [[Word of Creation]]'s active power deals ({{frac|XL|2}})d12 damage to elementals and other specific monsters.
+The Nurturing [[Word of Creation]]'s active power deals ({{sfrac|XL|2}})d12 damage to elementals and other specific monsters.
 ===SpliceHack===

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], at least one elemental of each type is generated on a specific square within the Cloud Bank of the [[Lawful Quest]] at level creation, with a {{frac|3|5}} chance of a second one of that type being placed nearby - four other random elementals are placed as well.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], at least one elemental of each type is generated on a specific square within the Cloud Bank of the [[Lawful Quest]] at level creation, with a {{frac|3|5}} chance of a second one of that type being placed nearby&mdash;four other random elementals are placed across the section as well.
 The elemental is the first quest monster class for [[Flame Mage]]s, and makes up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Flame Mage quest]].

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 ==Common traits==
-All elementals are [[strong]], [[inediate]] and [[neutral]]-aligned monsters that lack a sense of [[smell]]. Except for the stalker, they are [[eyeless]], [[mindless]] and amorphous - they also possess an [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 30.
+All elementals are [[strong]], [[inediate]] and [[neutral]]-aligned monsters that lack a sense of [[smell]]. Except for the stalker, they are [[eyeless]], [[mindless]] and amorphous&mdash;they also possess an [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 30.
 ===Generation===

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 The invoke effects for the Acid and Electric Mage quest artifacts are based on the associations between particular elements in ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''.
-Each invoke effect {{frac|3|4}} chance of generating a standard elemental of that type and a {{frac|4}} chance of generating a greater elemental - for The Storm Whistle, it instead has a {{frac|4}} chance of creating an ice elemental, and will otherwise create an [[ice vortex]].
+Each invoke effect has a {{frac|3|4}} chance of generating a standard elemental of that type and a {{frac|4}} chance of generating a greater elemental - for The Storm Whistle, it instead has a {{frac|4}} chance of creating an ice elemental, and will otherwise create an [[ice vortex]].
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 Excluding the stalker, each of the elementals has a corresponding [[Elemental Plane]] that is considered their 'home plane': several elementals are generated on their home plane at level creation, all elementals generated within the level will have three times the normal amount of hit points, and their maximum HP-gain threshold is also multiplied by 3.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|37|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=elementals and home planes}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1012|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=max HP for elementals on home planes}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1825|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=max HP gain for elementals on home planes}}
-The elemental is the first [[quest]] monster class for [[Monk]]s, and makes up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Monk quest]]. Some elementals are also generated on floors below the home level of the quest branch at level creation: three are generated on the upper filler level, and two each are generated on the lower filler level(s).
+The elemental is the first [[quest]] monster class for [[Monk]]s, and makes up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Monk quest]]. Some elementals are also generated on floors below the home level of the quest branch at level creation: three are generated on the upper filler level, and two each are generated on the lower filler level(s). The elemental is also the second quest monster class for [[Samurai]], making up {{frac|6|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Samurai quest]].
-The elemental is also the second quest monster class for [[Samurai]], making up {{frac|6|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Samurai quest]].
+to 3 elementals appear among the monsters generated in the central room of the [[Castle]] at level creation.
 Minus the stalker, elementals [[Corpseless|do not leave behind]] [[corpse]]s upon death.
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 * {{magenta|E}} [[mortai]]
 * {{blue|E}} [[ford guardian]]
 [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Pentagram|Pentagrams]] and the [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Elemental Eye|Elder Elemental Eye]] are [[Ward (dNetHack)|wards]] that can protect a character against elementals at all levels of reinforcement.
-The Nurturing [[Word of Creation]]'s active power deals (lvl/2)d12 damage to elementals and other specific monsters, and monsters killed with the Nurturing Word of Creation will have a [[tree]] created on their square, with their former inventory buried underneath.
+The Nurturing [[Word of Creation]]'s active power deals ({{frac|XL|2}})d12 damage to elementals and other specific monsters.
 ===SpliceHack===

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 ==History==
-The elemental monster class is introduced in [[NetHack 3.0.0]] with the exception of the stalker: it first appears in Hack for PDP-11 (a variant of [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]]) but is not moved to the monster class until [[NetHack 3.3.0]], which is the first version to repurpose its former {{white|I}} glyph to indicate the last known position of any [[invisible]] monster.
+The elemental monster class is introduced in [[NetHack 3.0.0]] with the exception of the stalker. While the stalker first appears in Hack for PDP-11, which is based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], [[NetHack 3.3.0]] is the first version to move the stalker to the elemental class, and repurposes its former {{white|I}} glyph to indicate the last known position of any [[invisible]] monster.
 ==Variants==