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 A '''fire vampire''', {{monsym|fire vampire}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in the [[Lethe patch]], [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The fire vampire is a powerful type of [[Vampire (monster class)|vampire]] that is [[unbreathing]], capable of [[flight]] and can [[follow]] a character to other levels if they are adjacent like other vampires. The fire vampire is not [[undead]] like other members of the [[monster class]], however, and is instead a fiery extraterrestrial being: they are still [[humanoid]] and share the vampire's [[regeneration]] abilities and resistances, as well as their weakness to [[silver]], and can be seen via [[infravision]].
-A fire vampire has five attacks: two claw attacks that deal [[Fire (element)|fire]] damage, a [[life drain]]ing bite, an [[energy drain]]ing touch, and a [[Fireball (monster spell)|fireball]] [[monster spell]] that is [[Deferred feature|unused]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' and behaves similar to the [[fireball]] spell when used at a distance. Fire vampires possess [[poison resistance]], [[fire resistance]] and [[cold resistance]].
+A fire vampire has five attacks: two claw attacks that deal [[Fire (element)|fire]] damage, a [[life drain]]ing bite, an [[energy drain]]ing touch, and a [[Fireball (monster spell)|fireball]] [[monster spell]] that is [[Deferred feature|unused]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' and behaves similar to the {{+ of|fireball}} spell when used at a distance. Fire vampires possess [[poison resistance]], [[fire resistance]] and [[cold resistance]].
 ==Generation==

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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Claw 2d4 [[fire]], Claw 2d4 [[fire]], Bite 2d4 [[drain life]], Touch 2d4 [[drain energy]], [[monster spell|Spell-casting]] 2d12 [[Fireball (monster spell)|fireball]]
+  |attacks=Claw 2d4 [[Fire (element)|fire]], Claw 2d4 [[Fire (element)|fire]], Bite 2d4 [[drain life]], Touch 2d4 [[drain energy]], [[monster spell|Spell-casting]] 2d12 [[Fireball (monster spell)|fireball]]
   |resistances conveyed=None
-  |resistances=sleep, poison, cold, fire
+  |resistances=sleep resistance, poison resistance, cold resistance, fire resistance
   |attributes={{attributes|A fire vampire|fly=1|breathless=1|humanoid=1|pois=1|regen=1|carnivore=1|vampire=1|stalk=1|hostile=1|strong=1|nasty=1|neuter=1|infravisible=1|traitor=1|light2=1|nocorpse=1}}
   |size=Medium
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 A '''fire vampire''', {{monsym|fire vampire}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in the [[Lethe patch]], [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The fire vampire is a powerful type of [[Vampire (monster class)|vampire]] that is [[unbreathing]], capable of [[flight]] and can [[follow]] a character to other levels if they are adjacent like other vampires. The fire vampire is not [[undead]] like other members of the [[monster class]], however, and is instead a fiery extraterrestrial being: they are still [[humanoid]] and share the vampire's [[regeneration]] abilities and resistances, as well as their weakness to [[silver]], and can be seen via [[infravision]].
-A fire vampire has five attacks: two claw attacks that deal fire damage, a [[life drain]]ing bite, an [[energy drain]]ing touch, and a [[Fireball (monster spell)|fireball]] [[monster spell]] that is [[Deferred feature|unused]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' and behaves similar to the [[fireball]] spell when used at a distance. Fire vampires possess [[poison resistance]], [[fire resistance]] and [[cold resistance]].
+A fire vampire has five attacks: two claw attacks that deal [[Fire (element)|fire]] damage, a [[life drain]]ing bite, an [[energy drain]]ing touch, and a [[Fireball (monster spell)|fireball]] [[monster spell]] that is [[Deferred feature|unused]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' and behaves similar to the [[fireball]] spell when used at a distance. Fire vampires possess [[poison resistance]], [[fire resistance]] and [[cold resistance]].
 ==Generation==

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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Claw 2d4 [[fire]], Claw 2d4 [[fire]], Bite 2d4 [[drain life]], Touch 2d4 [[drain energy]], [[monster spell|Spell-casting]] 2d12 [[fire]]
+  |attacks=Claw 2d4 [[fire]], Claw 2d4 [[fire]], Bite 2d4 [[drain life]], Touch 2d4 [[drain energy]], [[monster spell|Spell-casting]] 2d12 [[Fireball (monster spell)|fireball]]
   |resistances conveyed=None
   |resistances=sleep, poison, cold, fire
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 A '''fire vampire''', {{monsym|fire vampire}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in the [[Lethe patch]], [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The fire vampire is a powerful type of [[Vampire (monster class)|vampire]] that is [[unbreathing]], capable of [[flight]] and can [[follow]] a character to other levels if they are adjacent like other vampires. The fire vampire is not [[undead]] like other members of the [[monster class]], however, and is instead a fiery extraterrestrial being: they are still [[humanoid]] and share the vampire's [[regeneration]] abilities and resistances, as well as their weakness to [[silver]], and can be seen via [[infravision]].
-A fire vampire has five attacks: two claw attacks that deal fire damage, a [[life drain]]ing bite, an [[energy drain]]ing touch, and a [[Fireball (monster spell)|fireball]] [[monster spell]] that is un-[[deferred]] from ''[[NetHack]]'' and behaves similar to the [[fireball]] spell when used at a distance. Fire vampires possess [[poison resistance]], [[fire resistance]] and [[cold resistance]].
+A fire vampire has five attacks: two claw attacks that deal fire damage, a [[life drain]]ing bite, an [[energy drain]]ing touch, and a [[Fireball (monster spell)|fireball]] [[monster spell]] that is [[Deferred feature|unused]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' and behaves similar to the [[fireball]] spell when used at a distance. Fire vampires possess [[poison resistance]], [[fire resistance]] and [[cold resistance]].
 ==Generation==

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 A '''fire vampire''', {{monsym|fire vampire}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in the [[Lethe patch]], [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The fire vampire is a powerful type of [[Vampire (monster class)|vampire]] that is [[unbreathing]], capable of [[flight]] and can [[follow]] a character to other levels if they are adjacent like other vampires. The fire vampire is not [[undead]] like other members of the [[monster class]], however, and is instead a fiery extraterrestrial being: they are still [[humanoid]] and share the vampire's [[regeneration]] abilities and resistances, as well as their weakness to [[silver]], and can be seen via [[infravision]].
-A fire vampire has five attacks: two claw attacks that deal fire damage, a [[life drain]]ing bite, an [[energy drain]]ing touch, and a fire ray [[monster spell]] similar to the [[magic missile]] attack of [[Angel]]s and [[Yeenoghu]] and the cold attack of [[Asmodeus]] - this spell is a [[deferred feature]] in vanilla ''[[NetHack]]'', and is similar to the [[fireball]] spell when used at a distance. Fire vampires possess [[poison resistance]], [[fire resistance]] and [[cold resistance]].
+A fire vampire has five attacks: two claw attacks that deal fire damage, a [[life drain]]ing bite, an [[energy drain]]ing touch, and a [[Fireball (monster spell)|fireball]] [[monster spell]] that is un-[[deferred]] from ''[[NetHack]]'' and behaves similar to the [[fireball]] spell when used at a distance. Fire vampires possess [[poison resistance]], [[fire resistance]] and [[cold resistance]].
 ==Generation==

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-A '''fire vampire''', {{monsym|fire vampire}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The fire vampire is a powerful type of [[Vampire (monster class)|vampire]] that is [[unbreathing]], capable of [[flight]] and can [[follow]] a character to other levels if they are adjacent like other vampires. The fire vampire is not [[undead]] like other members of the [[monster class]], however, and is instead a fiery extraterrestrial being: they are still [[humanoid]] and share the vampire's [[regeneration]] abilities and resistances, as well as their weakness to [[silver]], and can be seen via [[infravision]].
+A '''fire vampire''', {{monsym|fire vampire}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in the [[Lethe patch]], [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The fire vampire is a powerful type of [[Vampire (monster class)|vampire]] that is [[unbreathing]], capable of [[flight]] and can [[follow]] a character to other levels if they are adjacent like other vampires. The fire vampire is not [[undead]] like other members of the [[monster class]], however, and is instead a fiery extraterrestrial being: they are still [[humanoid]] and share the vampire's [[regeneration]] abilities and resistances, as well as their weakness to [[silver]], and can be seen via [[infravision]].
 A fire vampire has five attacks: two claw attacks that deal fire damage, a [[life drain]]ing bite, an [[energy drain]]ing touch, and a fire ray [[monster spell]] similar to the [[magic missile]] attack of [[Angel]]s and [[Yeenoghu]] and the cold attack of [[Asmodeus]] - this spell is a [[deferred feature]] in vanilla ''[[NetHack]]'', and is similar to the [[fireball]] spell when used at a distance. Fire vampires possess [[poison resistance]], [[fire resistance]] and [[cold resistance]].
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-A '''fire vampire''', {{monsym|fire vampire}} is a [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. A fire vampire is a powerful type of [[Vampire (monster class)|vampire]] that is not [[undead]] like other members of the [[monster class]] - it is instead an extraterrestrial being that is [[humanoid]] and [[infravisible]], though it still shares the vampire's [[regeneration]] abilities and resistances, along with their weakness to [[silver]].
+A '''fire vampire''', {{monsym|fire vampire}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. A fire vampire is a powerful type of [[Vampire (monster class)|vampire]] that is not [[undead]] like other members of the [[monster class]]: they are a fiery extraterrestrial being that can be seen via [[infravision]], though they are still [[humanoid]] and share the vampire's [[regeneration]] abilities and resistances, as well as their weakness to [[silver]]. Fire vampires are [[unbreathing]] and capable of [[flight]], and can [[follow]] a character to other levels if they are adjacent.
-Fire vampires are [[unbreathing]] and capable of [[flight]], and can [[follow]] you to other levels; they also possess [[fire resistance]] and [[cold resistance]]. They move at twice the speed of an unhasted, unburdened player character, and have five total attacks: two claw attacks that deal fire damage, a [[life drain]]ing bite, an [[energy drain]]ing touch, and a ray-type fire [[monster spell]] similar to the [[magic missile]] attack of [[Angel]]s and [[Yeenoghu]] and the cold attack of [[Asmodeus]] - this spell is a [[deferred feature]] in vanilla ''[[NetHack]]'', and is similar to the [[fireball]] spell when used at a distance.
+A fire vampire has five total attacks: two claw attacks that deal fire damage, a [[life drain]]ing bite, an [[energy drain]]ing touch, and a ray-type fire [[monster spell]] similar to the [[magic missile]] attack of [[Angel]]s and [[Yeenoghu]] and the cold attack of [[Asmodeus]] - this spell is a [[deferred feature]] in vanilla ''[[NetHack]]'', and is similar to the [[fireball]] spell when used at a distance. Fire vampires possess [[poison resistance]], [[fire resistance]] and [[cold resistance]].
 ==Generation==
-Fire vampires always generate as hostile.
+Randomly generated fire vampires are always created [[hostile]].
 A fire vampire [[Corpseless|will never leave a corpse]] upon death.
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 The fire vampire can be very dangerous to the unprepared, as its 24 speed and melee-range fire spell can quickly burn through much of your HP; the fire spell  bypasses [[reflection]] at a distance, and can also [[burn]] applicable items in your inventory. Additionally, they have a natural [[AC]] of 0 and are capable of wearing all armor. The [[Chaotic Quest]] in particular is a disaster waiting to happen for those without fire resistance, as fire vampires can generate among the random {{white|V}} placed during level creation.
-Fire resistance will blunt most of the damage from fire vampire attacks, though it will not protect your inventory in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM; once you obtain fire resistance, you may want to turn off the '[[sparkle]]' [[option]] in order to shorten the time used on animations and reduce distractions during combat with them. As they are not undead, fire vampires lack [[drain resistance]] and can be weakened with the [[wand of draining]] among other similar items and effects, though they still have a solid [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 50.
+Fire resistance will blunt most of the damage from fire vampire attacks, though it will not protect your inventory in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM; once you obtain fire resistance, you may want to turn off the '[[sparkle]]' [[option]] in order to shorten the time used on animations and reduce distractions during combat with them. As they are not undead, fire vampires lack [[drain resistance]] and can be weakened with the [[wand of draining]] among other similar items and effects, though they still have a solid [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 50, making most forms of magic unreliable.
 ===As a polyform===
-A fire vampire is one of the strongest polyforms for any character with a means of [[polymorph]] and a source of [[polymorph control]] due to their high speed, regeneration, flight, 0 AC, and ability to wear all armor. For a [[Doppelganger (starting race)|doppleganger]] in particular that gains polymorph control through experience levels or an external source, fire vampires represent a power boost that can buoy even weaker characters against high-level threats.
+A fire vampire is one of the strongest polyforms for any character with a means of [[polymorph]] and a source of [[polymorph control]] due to their high speed, regeneration, flight, base 0 AC, and ability to wear all armor. For a [[Doppelganger (starting race)|doppleganger]] in particular that gains polymorph control through experience levels or an external source, fire vampires represent a power boost that can buoy even weaker characters against high-level threats.
-Be careful not to rely too much on it in either case, however - in addition to [[Doppelganger (starting race)#Strategy|the perils of excessive shapechanging]] for dopplegangers in particular, fire vampires cannot utilize silver weapons and items, and monsters such as [[footrice]]s can result in an undignified [[instadeath]] by [[stoning]] if you are careless. Fire vampires can also only feed by draining the blood of other monsters like the rest of their vampire kin, and as such may be a difficult form to use in certain stages of the game unless you have a [[ring of slow digestion]]. Finally, their fire attacks can destroy scrolls and potions in monsters' inventories, which is a variable concern depending on how much loot you are seeking out at a given point.
+Be careful not to rely too much on it in either case, however: in addition to [[Doppelganger (starting race)#Strategy|the perils of excessive shapechanging]] for dopplegangers in particular, fire vampires cannot utilize silver weapons and items, and monsters such as [[footrice]]s can result in an undignified [[instadeath]] by [[stoning]] if you are careless. Fire vampires can also only feed by draining the blood of other monsters like the rest of their vampire kin, and as such may be a difficult form to utilize in certain stages of the game unless you have a [[ring of slow digestion]]. Finally, their fire attacks can destroy scrolls and potions in monsters' inventories, which is a variable concern depending on how much loot you are seeking out at a given point.
 ==Origin==
 {{wikipedia|Cthugha}}
-In "The Fire Vampires", a short story by [[wikipedia:Donald Wandrei|Donald Wandrei]] which is considered part of the [[Cthulhu Mythos]], there are two distinct kinds of the titular alien beings: the flame Creatures of Cthugha that appear as many points of fiery light, and the fire Vampires of Fthaggua that appear as crimson bursts of lightning. Their tile and description in SLASH'EM could easily depict either; somewhat strangely, they are still considered humanoid. Cthugha is a Great Old One, an elemental spirit of fire opposed to the Elder Gods, while Fthaggua is the regent of the fire vampires and may be Cthugha's progeny.
+In "The Fire Vampires", a short story by [[wikipedia:Donald Wandrei|Donald Wandrei]] which is considered part of the [[Cthulhu Mythos]], the titular alien beings appear in two distinct types: the flame Creatures of Cthugha that appear as many points of fiery light, and the fire Vampires of Fthaggua that appear as crimson bursts of lightning. Their tile and description in SLASH'EM could easily apply to either type, though they are somewhat strangely still humanoid. Cthugha is a Great Old One, an elemental spirit of fire opposed to the Elder Gods, while Fthaggua is the regent of the fire vampires and may be Cthugha's progeny.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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-The '''fire vampire''' is a type of vampire that appears in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. Unlike other members of the {{monclass|V}} [[monster class]], it is not [[undead]] and is instead an extraterrestrial being that is [[humanoid]] and [[infravisible]], though it still shares the vampire's [[regeneration]] abilities and resistances along with their weakness to [[silver]].
+The '''fire vampire''' is a powerful type of [[Vampire (monster class)|vampire]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. Unlike other members of the [[monster class]], it is not [[undead]] and is instead an extraterrestrial being that is [[humanoid]] and [[infravisible]], though it still shares the vampire's [[regeneration]] abilities and resistances along with their weakness to [[silver]].
 Fire vampires are [[unbreathing]] and capable of [[flight]], and can [[follow]] you to other levels; they also possess [[fire resistance]] and [[cold resistance]]. They move at twice the speed of an unhasted, unburdened player character, and have five total attacks: two fire-element claw attacks, a [[life drain]]ing bite, an [[energy drain]]ing touch, and a ray-type fire [[monster spell]] similar to the [[magic missile]] attack of [[Angel]]s and [[Yeenoghu]] and the cold attack of [[Asmodeus]] - this spell is a [[deferred feature]] in vanilla ''[[NetHack]]'', and is similar to the [[fireball]] spell when used at a distance.