Fire elemental - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ word choice

2025-02-22T10:05:42Z

‎Generation: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */ wiz tower

2025-01-30T01:24:48Z

‎EvilHack: wiz tower

Umbire the Phantom: potholes et. al.

2025-01-29T17:27:15Z

potholes et. al.

Umbire the Phantom: vanilla + variant quest stuff

2024-01-09T00:28:50Z

vanilla + variant quest stuff

Umbire the Phantom: small detail

2023-12-04T01:47:10Z

small detail

Umbire the Phantom: typos

2023-12-04T01:30:19Z

typos

Umbire the Phantom: strat + evil

2023-12-04T01:12:36Z

strat + evil

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ forgot summon nasties

2023-12-04T00:58:47Z

‎Generation: forgot summon nasties

Umbire the Phantom: basic strategy, un

2023-12-04T00:58:07Z

basic strategy, un

Umbire the Phantom: generation next - similar awkwardness citing endgame.des but won't try this time

2023-12-04T00:49:54Z

generation next - similar awkwardness citing endgame.des but won't try this time

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 Randomly generated fire elementals may be [[peaceful]] towards [[neutral]] characters. Fire elementals generated on the [[Plane of Fire]] will have three times as many hit points.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|41|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}} Fire elementals are not a valid target for [[genocide]].
-In addition to random generation, a fire elemental may be generated as a [[minion]] of a neutral [[god]]. Fire elementals can be generated by the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]].
+A fire elemental may be generated as a [[minion]] of a neutral [[god]]. Fire elementals can be generated by the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]].
 Fire elementals appear among the random {{white|E}} that are part of the first quest class for [[Monk]]s and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Monk quest]]. They also appear among the the random {{white|E}} that are part of the second quest class for [[Samurai]] and make up {{frac|6|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Samurai quest]].

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	Quaffing from a forge while in the form of a monster that likes fire has a {{frac\|10}} chance of generating a fire elemental if they are not [[extinct]].		Quaffing from a forge while in the form of a monster that likes fire has a {{frac\|10}} chance of generating a fire elemental if they are not [[extinct]].
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		+	Two fire elementals are placed within the lava room on the ground floor of [[Wizard's Tower (EvilHack)\|the Wizard's Tower]] at level creation.

	===SlashTHEM===		===SlashTHEM===

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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=Claw 3d6 [[fire]], [[passive]] 0d4 fire
+  |attacks=Claw 3d6 [[Fire (element)|fire]], [[passive]] 0d4 fire
   |weight=0
   |nutr=0
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-A '''fire elemental''', {{monsym|fire elemental}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is an [[unsolid]] [[elemental]] that is [[strong]] and capable of [[flight]], and emits light that covers a 1-square distance around it. A fire elemental has a fiery claw attack and a [[passive]] fire attack, both of which can burn vulnerable items in a target's inventory, and possesses [[poison resistance]], [[fire resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]].
+A '''fire elemental''', {{monsym|fire elemental}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is an [[unsolid]] [[elemental]] that is [[strong]] and capable of [[flight]], and emits light that covers a 1-square distance around it. A fire elemental has a [[Fire (element)|fiery]] claw attack and a [[passive]] fire attack, both of which can burn vulnerable items in a target's inventory, and possesses [[poison resistance]], [[fire resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]].
 ==Generation==
-Randomly generated fire elementals may be [[peaceful]] towards [[neutral]] characters. Fire elementals generated on the [[Plane of Fire]] will have three times as many hit points.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|41|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}}
+Randomly generated fire elementals may be [[peaceful]] towards [[neutral]] characters. Fire elementals generated on the [[Plane of Fire]] will have three times as many hit points.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|41|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}} Fire elementals are not a valid target for [[genocide]].
 In addition to random generation, a fire elemental may be generated as a [[minion]] of a neutral [[god]]. Fire elementals can be generated by the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]].
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 Nineteen hostile fire elementals are generated across the Plane of Fire at level creation.
-Fire elementals are not a valid target for [[genocide]]. A fire elemental [[Corpseless|does not leave a corpse]] upon death.
+A fire elemental [[Corpseless|does not leave a corpse]] upon death.
 ==Strategy==
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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], {{frac|10}} of the monsters randomly generated on the Fire Temple level of the [[Chaos Temple Quest]] will be fire elementals.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNethack]], {{frac|10}} of the monsters randomly generated on the Fire Temple level of the [[Chaos Temple Quest]] will be fire elementals.
 ===SpliceHack===

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 Randomly generated fire elementals may be [[peaceful]] towards [[neutral]] characters. Fire elementals generated on the [[Plane of Fire]] will have three times as many hit points.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|41|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}}
-In addition to random generation, a fire elemental may also be generated as a [[minion]] of a neutral [[god]]. Fire elementals can be generated by the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]].
+In addition to random generation, a fire elemental may be generated as a [[minion]] of a neutral [[god]]. Fire elementals can be generated by the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]].
-Nineteen hostile earth elementals are generated across the Plane of Fire at level creation.
+Fire elementals appear among the random {{white|E}} that are part of the first quest class for [[Monk]]s and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Monk quest]]. They also appear among the the random {{white|E}} that are part of the second quest class for [[Samurai]] and make up {{frac|6|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Samurai quest]].
 Fire elementals are not a valid target for [[genocide]]. A fire elemental [[Corpseless|does not leave a corpse]] upon death.
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 In [[SLASH'EM]], at least one fire elemental is generated within the Cloud Bank of the [[Lawful Quest]] at level creation, with a {{frac|3|5}} chance of a second one being placed nearby.
-The [[Flame Mage]] [[quest artifact]], [[The Candle of Eternal Flame]], can be [[invoked]] to summon tame fire elementals.
+Fire elementals appear among the random {{white|E}} that are part of the first quest class for [[Flame Mage]]s and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Flame Mage quest]]. The Flame Mage [[quest artifact]], [[The Candle of Eternal Flame]], can be [[invoked]] to summon tame fire elementals.
 ===UnNetHack===
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 In addition to SLASH'EM details, [[SlashTHEM]] adds the [[greater fire elemental]], though fire elementals cannot grow up into them.
-The Candle of Eternal Flame now has a {{frac|3|4}} chance of generating a tame standard fire elemental, and the remaining {{frac|4}} of the time it will create a greater fire elemental.
+The Candle of Eternal Flame has a {{frac|3|4}} chance of generating a tame standard fire elemental, and the remaining {{frac|4}} of the time it will create a greater fire elemental.
 ==References==

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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], fire elementals are given an additional engulfing attack.
+In [[EvilHack]], fire elementals are given an additional fiery engulfing attack.
 Quaffing from a forge while in the form of a monster that likes fire has a {{frac|10}} chance of generating a fire elemental if they are not [[extinct]].

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 ==Strategy==
-Fire elementals move at the same speed as an unhasted, unburdened character and can be tricky to fight due to their fiery passive. Fire resistance thankfully nullifies both the damage from their attacks and most of the inventory damage it can cause.
+Fire elementals move at the same speed as an unhasted, unburdened character and can be tricky to fight due to their fiery passive. Fire resistance thankfully nullifies both the damage from their attacks and most of the inventory damage it can cause - even so, be careful using [[Elven item|elven weapons]] and other flammable weapons against one.
 ==History==
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 ===SpliceHack===
 In [[SpliceHack]], one peaceful fire elemental and eight hostile fire elementals are generated on the [[City of Brass]] at level creation.
 ===SlashTHEM===

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	A '''fire elemental''', {{monsym\|fire elemental}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[unsolid]] [[elemental]] that is [[strong]] and capable of [[flight]], and emits light that covers a 1-square distance around it. A fire elemental has a fiery claw attack and a [[passive]] fire attack, both of which can burn vulnerable items in a target's inventory, and possesses [[poison resistance]], [[fire resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]].		A '''fire elemental''', {{monsym\|fire elemental}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[unsolid]] [[elemental]] that is [[strong]] and capable of [[flight]], and emits light that covers a 1-square distance around it. A fire elemental has a fiery claw attack and a [[passive]] fire attack, both of which can burn vulnerable items in a target's inventory, and possesses [[poison resistance]], [[fire resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]].
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		+	==Generation==
		+	Randomly generated fire elementals may be [[peaceful]] towards [[neutral]] characters. Fire elementals generated on the [[Plane of Fire]] will have three times as many hit points.{{refsrc\|src/makemon.c\|41\|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}}
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		+	In addition to random generation, an earth elemental may also be generated as a [[minion]] of a neutral [[god]].
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		+	Nineteen hostile earth elementals are generated across the Plane of Fire at level creation.
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		+	Fire elementals are not a valid target for [[genocide]]. A fire elemental [[Corpseless\|does not leave a corpse]] upon death.

	==History==		==History==