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-A '''forest centaur''', {{monsym|forest centaur}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. Among the [[Centaur (monster class)|centaur]] [[monster class]], the forest centaur is slightly stronger than the [[plains centaur]], but weaker than the [[mountain centaur]].
+A '''forest centaur''', {{monsym|forest centaur}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The forest centaur is a [[strong]] and [[omnivorous]] [[humanoid]] that is the "middle" monster of the [[Centaur (monster class)|centaur]] [[monster class]]: it is slightly stronger than the [[plains centaur]] among, but weaker than the [[mountain centaur]].
 A forest centaur has a weapon attack and a kick attack.
-If [[chatting]] to a peaceful or tame forest centaur, they will "discuss hunting".
+A peaceful or tame forest centaur will discuss hunting if the hero [[chat]]s to one.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|806|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Generation==
-Randomly generated forest centaurs may be peaceful towards [[chaotic]] characters.
+Randomly generated forest centaurs may be peaceful towards [[chaotic]] [[hero]]es.
 Forest centaurs may appear among the hostile monsters that generate in [[throne room]]s, as well the monsters randomly generated by [[looting]] a [[throne]] while [[confused]] and carrying gold (provided there is no [[chest]] on the level).{{refsrc|src/mkroom.c|746|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=centaurs and throne rooms}}
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 ==Strategy==
-Hostile forest centaurs are as vicious to deal with as their kindred due to the combination of their 18 [[speed]], their likelihood of a ranged weapon, and the chance of generating with a dangerous [[wand]]; closing in to mitigate a ranged assault risks dealing with their melee attacks instead, which is especially rough for characters with low [[HP]] and/or [[AC]]. Rangers in particular will be beset by several of them on their Quest, and enough of them will generate with dangerous [[wand]]s (including a potential [[wand of death]]) that a character may feel the need to postpone entering until they obtain either a source of [[reflection]] or else elemental resistances paired with a source of [[magic resistance]].
+Hostile forest centaurs are as vicious to deal with as their kindred due to the combination of their 18 [[speed]], their likelihood of a ranged weapon, and the chance of generating with a dangerous [[wand]]; closing in to mitigate a ranged assault risks dealing with their melee attacks instead, which is especially rough for heroes with low [[HP]], speed and/or [[AC]]. Rangers in particular will be beset by several of them on their Quest, and enough of them will generate with dangerous [[wand]]s (including a potential [[wand of death]]) that a player may feel the need to postpone entering until they either obtain a source of [[reflection]] or else gather elemental resistances paired with a source of [[magic resistance]].
-Characters with viable [[ranged attack]]s should make use of them in return, even if only to make melee-range combat much easier for proficient roles: magical options such as [[wand]]s or [[spell]]s are especially effective, since forest centaurs have a low [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 10, and a [[pet]] can also help weaken the centaur in order to finish them off. Centaur [[corpse]]s are quite filling for meat-eating pets and character alike - the forest centaur has the most [[nutrition]] at 600.
+Characters with viable [[ranged attack]]s should make use of them in return, even if only to make melee-range combat much easier for proficient roles: magical options such as [[wand]]s or [[spell]]s are especially effective, since forest centaurs have a low [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 10, and a [[pet]] can also help weaken the centaur in order to finish them off. Centaur [[corpse]]s are quite filling for meat-eating pets and character alike&mdash;the forest centaur has the most [[nutrition]] at 600.
 ===As pets===
 Tame forest centaurs are solid [[steed]]s: they are one of the few mounts that can equip weapons, wear limited armor and use [[unicorn horn]]s to stave off status problems, though they require [[wraith]] corpses and potions of {{! of|gain level}} to compensate for their normally-low [[HP]] caps. A [[potion of speed]] or [[wand of speed monster]] will boost the centaur's speed to a stellar 24, and they can gain reflection from amulets and shields; you can give them an unwanted chaotic or unaligned [[artifact weapon]] to up their damage potential as well. Forest centaurs are much easier to keep fed, allowing non-[[Knight]]s to offset the [[tameness]] decrease from each riding attempt.
-Unfortunately, forest centaurs can only obtain magic resistance from [[Magicbane]] (which is only chaotic if a chaotic [[Wizard]] receives it as a sacrifice gift), and otherwise can only be protected by the character's own magic resistance if led over a [[polymorph trap]]. Their armor limitations also restrict them to wearing [[cornuthaum]]s for [[MC]], and on top of the usual cautions for steed-riding characters, they must be kept away from [[shapeshifter]] corpses if at all possible.
+Unfortunately, forest centaurs can only obtain magic resistance from [[Magicbane]] (which is only chaotic if a chaotic [[Wizard]] receives it as a sacrifice gift), and otherwise they can only be protected by the hero's own magic resistance should the hero lead one over a [[polymorph trap]]. Their armor limitations also restrict them to wearing [[cornuthaum]]s for [[MC]], and on top of the usual cautions for steed-riding characters, they must be kept away from [[shapeshifter]] corpses if at all possible.
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Pets will no longer eat corpses that make them polymorph, unless they are starving or on the verge of becoming untame. Per {{commit|8d2407f}}, they can also gain intrinsics from eating other corpses as well. Large humanoids such as giants and other similar monsters can now wear [[mummy wrapping]]s, which also grant MC1; the [[amulet of guarding]] also boosts MC by 2, though a different amulet may be preferred for a centaur steed.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|8d2407f}}, pets can gain intrinsics from eating corpses. Per {{commit|f54485b9131fa945ac363e6531edabaa72ddb097}} and {{commit|f679a537d4a91b09da8c242106d8bd64479c77a6}}, pets will not eat corpses that make them polymorph, unless they are starving or on the verge of becoming untame&mdash;this is further refined via {{commit|64f6ae6d1965eb3543ae00a10bda5f3bb48127d0}} and {{commit|b363b702d755a3c84e003d2dd66d0be9c9598d91}} to include the corpses of [[genetic engineer]]s.
 ==History==

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 The centaur of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' is part of the original 1974 set, and also appears in the 1st Edition Monster Manual. The "sylvan" centaur is the most common, and lives in temperate forests either alone or in small tribes, while the "nomadic" centaur was more likely to be encountered in plains and steppes, where they roamed in clans - The plains centaurs of ''NetHack'' may be based on the latter type. Centaurs are generally strong and proud, with nomadic centaurs being more aloof and introverted: they typically strive to find peace and balance with nature, but can act with violence when the need arose. Centaurs must eat a lot to fuel their large bodies and are known to overindulge, especially with wine and ale, and a drunken centaur is much more prone to aggressive and violent behavior.
-Centaurs that feel a sense of wanderlust make excellent companions and occasionally even offer a ride to allies, but treat the suggestion of being used as a pack animal with derision. Sylvan centaurs are likelier to be friendly towards outsiders; as fellow forest-dwewllers, they have good relations with elves, tolerate gnomes and halflings, and generally despise humans and dwarves, though they are not actively hostile to the latter two. Conversely, nomadic centaurs much prefer the company of their own kind. Sylvan centaurs typically fight using weapons and their front hooves, while nomadic centaurs favor distance attacks and very rarely use their hooves (if ever).
+Centaurs that feel a sense of wanderlust make excellent companions and occasionally even offer a ride to allies, but treat the suggestion of being used as a pack animal with derision. Sylvan centaurs are likelier to be friendly towards outsiders; as fellow forest-dwellers, they have good relations with elves, tolerate gnomes and halflings, and generally despise humans and dwarves, though they are not actively hostile to the latter two. Conversely, nomadic centaurs much prefer the company of their own kind. Sylvan centaurs typically fight using weapons and their front hooves, while nomadic centaurs favor distance attacks and very rarely use their hooves (if ever).
 ==Variants==

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 A forest centaur has a weapon attack and a kick attack.
-A peaceful or tame forest centaur "discusses hunting" if you #[[chat]] to them.
+If [[chatting]] to a peaceful or tame forest centaur, they will "discuss hunting".
 ==Generation==
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 Forest centaurs may appear among the hostile monsters that generate in [[throne room]]s, as well the monsters randomly generated by [[looting]] a [[throne]] while [[confused]] and carrying gold (provided there is no [[chest]] on the level).{{refsrc|src/mkroom.c|746|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=centaurs and throne rooms}}
-Two [[statue]]s of forest centaurs are featured on [[the Oracle]] level.
+Two [[statue]]s of forest centaurs are featured on [[Oracle (level)|the Oracle level]].
-The forest centaur is the first [[quest]] monster for [[Ranger]]s, and makes up {{frac|96|175}} of the monsters generated on the [[Ranger quest]]. Several forest centaurs are also generated on several floors of the quest branch at level creation: eighteen are generated on the home level, with six flanking each set of [[iron bars]]; three are generated on the upper filler level; four are generated on the locate level; and eight are generated on the goal level. Forest centaurs also appear among the random {{white|C}} that are part of the first quest monster class for the Ranger quest and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated there.
+The forest centaur is the first [[quest]] monster for [[Ranger]]s, and makes up {{frac|96|175}} of the monsters generated on the [[Ranger quest]]. Several forest centaurs are generated on several floors of the quest branch at level creation: eighteen are generated on the home level, with six flanking each set of [[iron bars]]; three are generated on the upper filler level; four are generated on the locate level; and eight are generated on the goal level. Forest centaurs also appear among the random {{white|C}} that are part of the first quest monster class for the Ranger quest and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated there. The forest centaur is also the second quest monster for [[Tourist]]s, and makes up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters generated on the [[Ranger quest]]; eight forest centaurs are generated on the home level at level creation.
 Forest centaurs have a {{frac|2}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] a [[bow]] and 3–14 [[arrow]]s.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|461|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Strategy==
-Hostile forest centaurs are as vicious to deal with as their kindred due to the combination of their 18 [[speed]], their likelihood of a ranged weapon, and the chance of generating with a dangerous [[wand]]; closing in to mitigate a ranged assault opens you up to their melee attacks instead, which is especially rough for characters with low [[HP]] and/or [[AC]]. Rangers in particular will be beset by several of them on their Quest, and enough of them will generate with dangerous [[wand]]s (including a potential [[wand of death]]) that a Ranger character may feel the need to postpone entering the Quest proper until they obtain either [[magic resistance]] paired with elemental resistances or [[reflection]].
+Hostile forest centaurs are as vicious to deal with as their kindred due to the combination of their 18 [[speed]], their likelihood of a ranged weapon, and the chance of generating with a dangerous [[wand]]; closing in to mitigate a ranged assault risks dealing with their melee attacks instead, which is especially rough for characters with low [[HP]] and/or [[AC]]. Rangers in particular will be beset by several of them on their Quest, and enough of them will generate with dangerous [[wand]]s (including a potential [[wand of death]]) that a character may feel the need to postpone entering until they obtain either a source of [[reflection]] or else elemental resistances paired with a source of [[magic resistance]].
-Characters with viable [[ranged attack]]s should make use of them in return, even if only to make melee-range combat much easier for proficient roles: magical options such as [[wand]]s or [[spell]]s are especially effective, since forest centaurs have a low [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 10, and a [[pet]] can also help weaken the centaur enough for you to finish them off. Centaur [[corpse]]s are quite filling for meat-eating pets and players alike - the forest centaur is the most [[Nutrition|nutritious]] at 600.
+Characters with viable [[ranged attack]]s should make use of them in return, even if only to make melee-range combat much easier for proficient roles: magical options such as [[wand]]s or [[spell]]s are especially effective, since forest centaurs have a low [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 10, and a [[pet]] can also help weaken the centaur in order to finish them off. Centaur [[corpse]]s are quite filling for meat-eating pets and character alike - the forest centaur has the most [[nutrition]] at 600.
 ===As pets===
-Tame forest centaurs are solid [[steed]]s, with the relatively unique ability to equip weapons and wear limited armor, use [[unicorn horn]]s to stave off status problems, and eat [[wraith]] corpses and [[quaff]] potions of {{! of|gain level}} to compensate for their normally-low [[HP]] caps. A [[potion of speed]] or [[wand of speed monster]] will boost the centaur's speed to a stellar 24, and they can gain [[reflection]] from amulets and shields; you can give them an unwanted chaotic or unaligned [[artifact weapon]] to up their damage potential as well. Forest centaurs are much easier to keep fed, allowing non-[[Knight]]s to offset the [[tameness]] decrease from each riding attempt.
+Tame forest centaurs are solid [[steed]]s: they are one of the few mounts that can equip weapons, wear limited armor and use [[unicorn horn]]s to stave off status problems, though they require [[wraith]] corpses and potions of {{! of|gain level}} to compensate for their normally-low [[HP]] caps. A [[potion of speed]] or [[wand of speed monster]] will boost the centaur's speed to a stellar 24, and they can gain reflection from amulets and shields; you can give them an unwanted chaotic or unaligned [[artifact weapon]] to up their damage potential as well. Forest centaurs are much easier to keep fed, allowing non-[[Knight]]s to offset the [[tameness]] decrease from each riding attempt.
-Unfortunately, forest centaurs can only obtain [[magic resistance]] from [[Magicbane]] (which is only chaotic if a chaotic [[Wizard]] receives it as a sacrifice gift), and otherwise can only be protected by your own magic resistance if you ride them over a [[polymorph trap]]. Their armor limitations also restrict them to wearing [[cornuthaum]]s for [[MC]], and on top of the usual cautions for steed-riding characters, they must be kept away from [[shapeshifter]] corpses if at all possible.
+Unfortunately, forest centaurs can only obtain magic resistance from [[Magicbane]] (which is only chaotic if a chaotic [[Wizard]] receives it as a sacrifice gift), and otherwise can only be protected by the character's own magic resistance if led over a [[polymorph trap]]. Their armor limitations also restrict them to wearing [[cornuthaum]]s for [[MC]], and on top of the usual cautions for steed-riding characters, they must be kept away from [[shapeshifter]] corpses if at all possible.
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Pets will no longer eat corpses that make them polymorph, unless they are starving or on the verge of becoming untame. Per {{commit|8d2407f}}, they can also gain intrinsics from eating other corpses as well. Large humanoids such as giants and other similar monsters can now wear [[mummy wrapping]]s, which also grant MC1; the [[amulet of guarding]] also boosts MC by 2, though you may prefer a different amulet for a centaur steed.}}
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|Pets will no longer eat corpses that make them polymorph, unless they are starving or on the verge of becoming untame. Per {{commit|8d2407f}}, they can also gain intrinsics from eating other corpses as well. Large humanoids such as giants and other similar monsters can now wear [[mummy wrapping]]s, which also grant MC1; the [[amulet of guarding]] also boosts MC by 2, though a different amulet may be preferred for a centaur steed.}}
 ==History==

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 {{wikipedia|Centaur}}
 {{wikipedia|Centaur (Dungeons & Dragons)}}
-A centaur (Ancient Greek ''κένταυρος'' romanized "kéntauros", Latin ''centaurus''), is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse that was said to live in the mountains of Thessaly. In one version of the myth, the centaurs were named after Centaurus, and were relatives of the legendary tribe of the Lapiths through his brother Lapithes. They are also occasionally referred to as "hippocentaurs" or as "Ixionidae" (Ancient Greek ''Ἰξιονίδαι'' romanized ''Ixionídai'', lit. "sons of Ixion"). Female centaurs are called "centaurides", and occur more often in later antiquity.
+A centaur (Ancient Greek ''κένταυρος'' romanized "kéntauros", Latin ''centaurus''), is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse that was said to live in the mountains of Thessaly. In one version of the myth, the centaurs were named after Centaurus, and were relatives of the legendary tribe of the Lapiths through his brother Lapithes. They are also occasionally referred to as "hippocentaurs" or as "Ixionidae" (Ancient Greek ''Ἰξιονίδαι'' romanized ''Ixionídai'', lit. "sons of Ixion"). Female centaurs are called "centaurides", and occur more often in later antiquity. Centaurs are thought of in many Greek myths as being as wild as untamed horses, and were said to have inhabited the region of Magnesia and Mount Pelion in Thessaly, the Foloi oak forest in Elis, and the Malean peninsula in southern Laconia.
-Centaurs are thought of in many Greek myths as being as wild as untamed horses, and were said to have inhabited the region of Magnesia and Mount Pelion in Thessaly, the Foloi oak forest in Elis, and the Malean peninsula in southern Laconia. The most common theory for the centaur's origin states that they are the result of a non-riding culture (such as the Minoan and Aegeans) reacting to nomads mounted on horses, who would appear as half-man and half-animal to the uninitiated; the Aztecs are said to have had a similar misapprehension about Spanish cavalrymen. The most well known Greek centaurs are [[Wikipedia:Pholus (mythology)|Pholus]] and [[Wikipedia:Chiron|Chiron]], who are notably much more civilized than most centaurs.
+The most common theory for the centaur's origin states that they are the result of a non-riding culture (such as the Minoan and Aegeans) reacting to nomads mounted on horses, who would appear as half-man and half-animal to the uninitiated; the Aztecs are said to have had a similar misapprehension about Spanish cavalrymen. The most well known Greek centaurs are [[Wikipedia:Pholus (mythology)|Pholus]] and [[Wikipedia:Chiron|Chiron]], who are notably much more civilized than most centaurs. Centaurs feature in Roman mythology and were familiar figures in medieval art, bestiaries and heraldry; the work of Georges Dumézil argues for tracing centaurs back to the Indian ''[[wikipedia:Gandharva|gandharva]]'', and centaur-like beings also appear in Indian and Russian folklore. The centaur eventually became a staple of modern fantasy literature and other similar media, naturally including ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''.
-Centaurs feature in Roman mythology and were familiar figures in medieval art, bestiaries and heraldry; the work of Georges Dumézil argues for tracing centaurs back to the Indian ''[[wikipedia:Gandharva|gandharva]]'', and centaur-like beings also appear in Indian and Russian folklore. The centaur eventually became a staple of modern fantasy literature and other similar media, naturally including ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. The centaur of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' is part of the original 1974 set, and also appears in the 1st Edition Monster Manual. The "sylvan" centaur is the most common, and lives in temperate forests either alone or in small tribes, while the "nomadic" centaur was more likely to be encountered in plains and steppes, where they roamed in clans. The plains centaurs of ''NetHack'' may be based on the latter type.
+The centaur of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' is part of the original 1974 set, and also appears in the 1st Edition Monster Manual. The "sylvan" centaur is the most common, and lives in temperate forests either alone or in small tribes, while the "nomadic" centaur was more likely to be encountered in plains and steppes, where they roamed in clans - The plains centaurs of ''NetHack'' may be based on the latter type. Centaurs are generally strong and proud, with nomadic centaurs being more aloof and introverted: they typically strive to find peace and balance with nature, but can act with violence when the need arose. Centaurs must eat a lot to fuel their large bodies and are known to overindulge, especially with wine and ale, and a drunken centaur is much more prone to aggressive and violent behavior.
-Centaurs are generally strong and proud, with nomadic centaurs being more aloof and introverted - they typically strive to find peace and balance with nature, but could act with violence when the need arose. Centaurs must eat a lot to fuel their large bodies and are known to overindulge, especially with wine and ale: a drunken centaur was much more prone to aggressive and violent behavior. Centaurs that feel a sense of wanderlust make excellent companions and occasionally even offer a ride to allies, but treat the suggestion of being used as a pack animal with derision. Sylvan centaurs are likelier to be friendly towards outsiders: as fellow forest-dwewllers, they have good relations with elves, tolerate gnomes and halflings, and generally despise humans and dwarves, though they are not actively hostile to the latter two. Conversely, nomadic centaurs much prefer the company of their own kind. Sylvan centaurs typically fight using weapons and their front hooves, while nomadic centaurs favor distance attacks and very rarely use their hooves (if ever).
+Centaurs that feel a sense of wanderlust make excellent companions and occasionally even offer a ride to allies, but treat the suggestion of being used as a pack animal with derision. Sylvan centaurs are likelier to be friendly towards outsiders; as fellow forest-dwewllers, they have good relations with elves, tolerate gnomes and halflings, and generally despise humans and dwarves, though they are not actively hostile to the latter two. Conversely, nomadic centaurs much prefer the company of their own kind. Sylvan centaurs typically fight using weapons and their front hooves, while nomadic centaurs favor distance attacks and very rarely use their hooves (if ever).
 ==Variants==

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 In [[EvilHack]], forest centaurs and other centaurs are capable of wearing all armor except [[boots]].
-===Hack'EM===
+One forest centaur each may appear on the locate level, the lower filler level(s), and the goal level of the [[Infidel quest]].
-In [[Hack'EM]], forest centaurs and other centaurs can wear all armor except boots as in EvilHack.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 Forest centaurs may appear among the hostile monsters that generate in [[throne room]]s, as well the monsters randomly generated by [[looting]] a [[throne]] while [[confused]] and carrying gold (provided there is no [[chest]] on the level).{{refsrc|src/mkroom.c|746|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=centaurs and throne rooms}}
 Forest centaurs have a {{frac|2}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] a [[bow]] and 3–14 [[arrow]]s.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|461|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
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 with the hills of Thessaly and the range of Erymanthos.
 {{right-align|[ Mythology of all races, Vol. 1, pp. 270-271 ]}}
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