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 Between his base [[AC]] of -2 and 18 [[speed]] and his two powerful attacks, the Executioner can wipe out even ascension-ready players in a couple of turns, and is assisted by various other monsters on the same floor, including [[blue slime]]s that can freeze you in ice. In addition to immunity to [[footrice]] [[corpse]]s, his starting cloak nullifies the [[wand of death]] and, combined with a decent [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 60, dampens or outright negates most spell-based approaches. Carelessly approaching him in melee without proper protection can spell instant death even if you have an [[amulet of life saving]], due to his speed and multiple attacks per turn.
-However, the Executioner does not resist [[sleep]] magic or [[shock]] damage, which an attentive player can exploit; he is also just as vulnerable to [[paralysis]] as every other monster. If you can survive a round or two in melee and have sleep resistance and/or a [[ring of free action]], you can hit him with a [[potion]] of {{! of|sleeping|or=1|paralysis}} to immobilize him long enough that you can freely swing your best weapons at him, ideally including highly-enchanted artifacts: for example, one player was supposedly able to successfully hit him with a {{+ of|sleep}} spell and take him out with a well-enchanted [[Magicbane]].
+The Executioner does not resist [[sleep]] magic or [[shock]] damage, and he is also just as vulnerable to [[paralysis]] as every other monster. If you can survive a round or two in melee and have sleep resistance and/or a [[ring of free action]], you can hit him with a [[potion]] of {{! of|sleeping|or=1|paralysis}} to immobilize him long enough that you can freely swing your best weapons at him, ideally including highly-enchanted artifacts&mdash;for example, one player was supposedly able to successfully hit him with a {{+ of|sleep}} spell and take him out with a well-enchanted [[Magicbane]].
-The [[half physical damage]] attribute may save your life several times over, especially if you can come into the fight unencumbered and wearing [[speed boots]]; you can also use a [[wand of teleportation]] against him to give yourself some breathing room (as teleporting yourself will not work on the [[no-teleport level]]). This can give you valuable turns to retreat and/or use any means of healing you have available. If you only want the hoard of items he guards (including the [[crystal pick]] and [[magic marker]] that are both guaranteed), you can run past him or teleport him away to get at the chest furthest from the stairs; you can then [[level teleport]] out safely, as levelporting ignores no-teleport levels.
+The [[half physical damage]] attribute may save your life several times over, especially if you can come into the fight unencumbered and wearing [[speed boots]]; you can also use a [[wand of teleportation]] against him to give yourself some breathing room (as teleporting yourself will not work on the [[no-teleport level]]). This can give you valuable turns to retreat and/or use any means of healing you have available. If you only want the hoard of items he guards (including the [[crystal pick]] and [[magic marker]] that are both guaranteed), you can run past him or teleport him away to get at the chest furthest from the stairs; you can then [[level teleport]] out safely, which ignores no-teleport levels.
 The Executioner's threat can be greatly reduced if you are able to disarm him, e.g. with a [[bullwhip]], though his unarmed melee attacks are still dangerous. Despite resisting some forms of ranged assault, the Executioner can still be picked off at a distance due to lacking any ranged attack; you can block his path using [[boulders]] from a [[scroll of earth]] or any traps that may appear in the room, and then unleash a storm of your best projectiles to bring him down. [[Spider web]]s and [[bear trap]]s can also temporarily pin the Executioner in place.
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 'Executioners execute!' [ Adeon ]
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 Between his base [[AC]] of -2 and 18 [[speed]] and his two powerful attacks, the Executioner can wipe out even ascension-ready players in a couple of turns, and is assisted by various other monsters on the same floor, including [[blue slime]]s that can freeze you in ice. In addition to immunity to [[footrice]] [[corpse]]s, his starting cloak nullifies the [[wand of death]] and, combined with a decent [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 60, dampens or outright negates most spell-based approaches. Carelessly approaching him in melee without proper protection can spell instant death even if you have an [[amulet of life saving]], due to his speed and multiple attacks per turn.
-However, the Executioner does not resist [[sleep]] magic or [[shock]] damage, which an attentive player can exploit; he is also just as vulnerable to [[paralysis]] as every other monster. If you can survive a round or two in melee and have sleep resistance and/or a [[ring of free action]], you can hit him with a [[potion]] of {{! of|sleeping|or=1|paralysis}} to immobilize him long enough that you can freely swing your best weapons at him, ideally including highly-enchanted artifacts.
+However, the Executioner does not resist [[sleep]] magic or [[shock]] damage, which an attentive player can exploit; he is also just as vulnerable to [[paralysis]] as every other monster. If you can survive a round or two in melee and have sleep resistance and/or a [[ring of free action]], you can hit him with a [[potion]] of {{! of|sleeping|or=1|paralysis}} to immobilize him long enough that you can freely swing your best weapons at him, ideally including highly-enchanted artifacts: for example, one player was supposedly able to successfully hit him with a {{+ of|sleep}} spell and take him out with a well-enchanted [[Magicbane]].
 The [[half physical damage]] attribute may save your life several times over, especially if you can come into the fight unencumbered and wearing [[speed boots]]; you can also use a [[wand of teleportation]] against him to give yourself some breathing room (as teleporting yourself will not work on the [[no-teleport level]]). This can give you valuable turns to retreat and/or use any means of healing you have available. If you only want the hoard of items he guards (including the [[crystal pick]] and [[magic marker]] that are both guaranteed), you can run past him or teleport him away to get at the chest furthest from the stairs; you can then [[level teleport]] out safely, as levelporting ignores no-teleport levels.
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 [[Polymorph]]ing into a [[black dragon]] allows you to dispatch the Executioner with ease, as he does not resist [[disintegration]], and two blasts of breath is enough to destroy his cloak and then disintegrate him. Note that this will potentially destroy his weapon as well, requiring that you disarm him if you wish to obtain it; Cleaver will only resist disintegration {{frac|2}} (50%) of the time.
 ==Origin==

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   |frequency=Unique
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=Weapon 5d10, Weapon 5d10
+  |attacks=[[Weapon]] 5d10 [[Physical damage|physical]], Weapon 5d10 physical
   |weight=1450
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 [[Polymorph]]ing into a [[black dragon]] allows you to dispatch the Executioner with ease, as he does not resist [[disintegration]], and two blasts of breath is enough to destroy his cloak and then disintegrate him. Note that this will potentially destroy his weapon as well, requiring that you disarm him if you wish to obtain it; Cleaver will only resist disintegration {{frac|2}} (50%) of the time.
-One player was able to successfully hit him with a [[spell of sleep]] and take him out with a well-enchanted [[Magicbane]]; this led to the suggested [[T-shirt]] message "I knocked off the Executioner and all I got was this lousy crystal pick".{{refsrc|src/read.c|60|unnethack=1986}}
+One player was able to successfully hit him with a {{+ of|sleep}} spell and take him out with a well-enchanted [[Magicbane]]; this led to the suggested and implemented [[T-shirt]] message "I knocked off the Executioner and all I got was this lousy crystal pick".{{refsrc|src/read.c|60|unnethack=1986}}
 ==Origin==

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 Between his base [[AC]] of -2 and 18 [[speed]] and his two powerful attacks, the Executioner can wipe out even ascension-ready players in a couple of turns, and is assisted by various other monsters on the same floor, including [[blue slime]]s that can freeze you in ice. In addition to immunity to [[footrice]] [[corpse]]s, his starting cloak nullifies the [[wand of death]] and, combined with a decent [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 60, dampens or outright negates most spell-based approaches. Carelessly approaching him in melee without proper protection can spell instant death even if you have an [[amulet of life saving]], due to his speed and multiple attacks per turn.
-However, the Executioner does not resist [[sleep]] magic or [[shock]] damage, which an attentive player can exploit; he is also just as vulnerable to [[paralysis]] as every other monster. If you can survive a round or two in melee and have sleep resistance and/or a [[ring of free action]], you can hit him with a [[potion]] of {{! of|sleeping|or=1|paralysis}} to immobilize him long enough for you to freely swing your best highly-enchanted artifact weapon at him.
+However, the Executioner does not resist [[sleep]] magic or [[shock]] damage, which an attentive player can exploit; he is also just as vulnerable to [[paralysis]] as every other monster. If you can survive a round or two in melee and have sleep resistance and/or a [[ring of free action]], you can hit him with a [[potion]] of {{! of|sleeping|or=1|paralysis}} to immobilize him long enough that you can freely swing your best weapons at him, ideally including highly-enchanted artifacts.
 The [[half physical damage]] attribute may save your life several times over, especially if you can come into the fight unencumbered and wearing [[speed boots]]; you can also use a [[wand of teleportation]] against him to give yourself some breathing room (as teleporting yourself will not work on the [[no-teleport level]]). This can give you valuable turns to retreat and/or use any means of healing you have available. If you only want the hoard of items he guards (including the [[crystal pick]] and [[magic marker]] that are both guaranteed), you can run past him or teleport him away to get at the chest furthest from the stairs; you can then [[level teleport]] out safely, as levelporting ignores no-teleport levels.

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-The '''Executioner''' is a unique [[monster]] that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. He is incredibly deadly, possessing two extremely strong weapon attacks that can each hit for a maximum of 50 base damage, and has resistances to [[cold resistance|cold]], [[fire resistance|fire]], [[poison resistance|poison]], and [[Stoning resistance|stoning]].
+The '''Executioner''', {{monsym|Executioner}}, is a unique [[monster]] that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. He is incredibly deadly, possessing two extremely strong weapon attacks that can each hit for a maximum of 50 base damage, and has resistances to [[cold resistance|cold]], [[fire resistance|fire]], [[poison resistance|poison]], and [[Stoning resistance|stoning]].
 ==Generation==

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 ==Strategy==
-Between his base [[AC]] of -2 and 18 [[speed]] and his two powerful attacks, the Executioner can wipe out even ascension-ready players in a couple of turns, and is assisted by various other monsters on the same floor, including [[blue slime]]s that can freeze you in ice. In addition to immunity to [[footrice]] [[corpse]]s, his starting cloak nullifies the [[wand of death]] and, combined with a decent [[Magic resistance (monster )|MR score]] of 60, dampens or outright negates most spell-based approaches. Carelessly approaching him in melee without proper protection can spell instant death even if you have an [[amulet of life saving]], due to his speed and multiple attacks per turn.
+Between his base [[AC]] of -2 and 18 [[speed]] and his two powerful attacks, the Executioner can wipe out even ascension-ready players in a couple of turns, and is assisted by various other monsters on the same floor, including [[blue slime]]s that can freeze you in ice. In addition to immunity to [[footrice]] [[corpse]]s, his starting cloak nullifies the [[wand of death]] and, combined with a decent [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 60, dampens or outright negates most spell-based approaches. Carelessly approaching him in melee without proper protection can spell instant death even if you have an [[amulet of life saving]], due to his speed and multiple attacks per turn.
 However, the Executioner does not resist [[sleep]] magic or [[shock]] damage, which an attentive player can exploit; he is also just as vulnerable to [[paralysis]] as every other monster. If you can survive a round or two in melee and have sleep resistance and/or a [[ring of free action]], you can hit him with a [[potion]] of {{! of|sleeping|or=1|paralysis}} to immobilize him long enough for you to freely swing your best highly-enchanted artifact weapon at him.

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 ==Strategy==
-With a base [[AC]] of -2 and 18 [[speed]], the Executioner can wipe out even ascension-ready players in a couple of turns, and is assisted by various other monsters on the same floor, particularly [[blue slime]]s that can freeze you in ice. In addition to intrinsic [[stoning]] resistance preventing the use of [[footrice]] [[corpse]]s, his starting cloak and decent [[monster magic resistance]] nullifies the [[wand of death]] and dampens or outright nullifies most spell-based approaches. Carelessly approaching him in melee without proper protection can spell instant death even if you have an [[amulet of life saving]], due to his speed and multiple attacks per turn.
+Between his base [[AC]] of -2 and 18 [[speed]] and his two powerful attacks, the Executioner can wipe out even ascension-ready players in a couple of turns, and is assisted by various other monsters on the same floor, including [[blue slime]]s that can freeze you in ice. In addition to immunity to [[footrice]] [[corpse]]s, his starting cloak nullifies the [[wand of death]] and, combined with a decent [[Magic resistance (monster )|MR score]] of 60, dampens or outright negates most spell-based approaches. Carelessly approaching him in melee without proper protection can spell instant death even if you have an [[amulet of life saving]], due to his speed and multiple attacks per turn.
-However, the Executioner's threat can be greatly reduced if you can liberate his weapon from his hands, especially if it is Cleaver; without the artifact's damage bonuses, his melee attacks are somewhat more manageable, but still very dangerous. The [[half physical damage]] attribute may save your life several times over compared to an actual [[amulet of life saving]], especially if you can come into the fight unencumbered and wearing [[speed boots]]; this can give you valuable turns to retreat and/or use any means of healing you have available. You can also use a [[wand of teleportation]] against him to give yourself some breathing room; teleporting yourself will not work, as Sheol is a branch of [[no-teleport level]]s.
+However, the Executioner does not resist [[sleep]] magic or [[shock]] damage, which an attentive player can exploit; he is also just as vulnerable to [[paralysis]] as every other monster. If you can survive a round or two in melee and have sleep resistance and/or a [[ring of free action]], you can hit him with a [[potion]] of {{! of|sleeping|or=1|paralysis}} to immobilize him long enough for you to freely swing your best highly-enchanted artifact weapon at him.
-Despite resisting some forms of ranged assault, the Executioner can still be picked off at a distance due to lacking any ranged attack; you can block his path using [[boulders]] from a [[scroll of earth]] or any traps that may appear in the room, and then unleash a storm of your best projectiles to bring him down. [[Spider web]]s and [[bear trap]]s can also temporarily pin the Executioner in place. Though he has an MR score of 50, the Executioner also has no [[sleep resistance]], and is just as vulnerable to [[paralysis]] as every other monster; if you can survive a round or two in melee and have sleep resistance and/or a [[ring of free action]], you can hit him with a [[potion of sleeping]] or [[potion of paralysis|paralysis]] to immobilize him long enough for a highly-enchanted artifact weapon to kill him.
+The [[half physical damage]] attribute may save your life several times over, especially if you can come into the fight unencumbered and wearing [[speed boots]]; you can also use a [[wand of teleportation]] against him to give yourself some breathing room (as teleporting yourself will not work on the [[no-teleport level]]). This can give you valuable turns to retreat and/or use any means of healing you have available. If you only want the hoard of items he guards (including the [[crystal pick]] and [[magic marker]] that are both guaranteed), you can run past him or teleport him away to get at the chest furthest from the stairs; you can then [[level teleport]] out safely, as levelporting ignores no-teleport levels.
-[[Polymorph]]ing into a [[black dragon]] allows you to dispatch the Executioner with ease, as he does not resist [[disintegration]], and two blasts of breath is enough to destroy his cloak and then disintegrate him; note that this will destroy his weapon as well, so do not resort to this if you wish to obtain it unless you can get it off his person beforehand.
+The Executioner's threat can be greatly reduced if you are able to disarm him, e.g. with a [[bullwhip]], though his unarmed melee attacks are still dangerous. Despite resisting some forms of ranged assault, the Executioner can still be picked off at a distance due to lacking any ranged attack; you can block his path using [[boulders]] from a [[scroll of earth]] or any traps that may appear in the room, and then unleash a storm of your best projectiles to bring him down. [[Spider web]]s and [[bear trap]]s can also temporarily pin the Executioner in place.
-If you only want the hoard of items he guards (including the [[crystal pick]] and [[magic marker]] that are both guaranteed), you can run past him or teleport him away to get at the chest furthest from the stairs; you can then [[level teleport]] out safely, as levelporting ignores no-teleport levels.
+[[Polymorph]]ing into a [[black dragon]] allows you to dispatch the Executioner with ease, as he does not resist [[disintegration]], and two blasts of breath is enough to destroy his cloak and then disintegrate him. Note that this will potentially destroy his weapon as well, requiring that you disarm him if you wish to obtain it; Cleaver will only resist disintegration 50% of the time.
 One player was able to successfully hit him with a [[spell of sleep]] and take him out with a well-enchanted [[Magicbane]]; this led to the suggested [[T-shirt]] message "I knocked off the Executioner and all I got was this lousy crystal pick".{{refsrc|src/read.c|60|unnethack=1986}}
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 ==Origin==
 {{Wikipedia|Executioner}}
-An executioner, also known as a hangman or headsman, is an official who executes a sentence of capital punishment on a legally condemned person, with a warrant authorizing or ordering them to execute the sentence in order to protect the executioner from murder charges. The Executioner is based in particular on the common stereotype of a hooded medieval or absolutist axe-wielding headsman; real-life executioners, whether employed in an official capacity or a symbolic capacity, were not robed in all black and only used hoods if their identity and anonymity were meant to be preserved from the public.
+An executioner, also known as a hangman or headsman, is an official who executes a sentence of capital punishment on a legally condemned person, with a warrant authorizing or ordering them to execute the sentence in order to protect the executioner from murder charges. The Executioner is based in particular on the common stereotype of a hooded medieval or absolutist axe-wielding headsman; real-life executioners, whether employed in an official capacity or a symbolic capacity, were not robed in all black, and only used hoods if their identity and anonymity were meant to be preserved from the public.
 Many executioners were professional specialists who traveled a circuit or region performing their duty, as executions tended to be very uncommon. In Western Europe and its colonies, executioners were also often shunned by their neighbours, as reflected in fiction set within those locations (usually within the medieval eras).