Ghast - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: ref

2024-10-15T14:53:57Z

ref

Umbire the Phantom: FCU pass

2024-10-15T14:53:40Z

FCU pass

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit pass up to origin

2023-12-06T09:35:08Z

copyedit pass up to origin

Ion frigate: make it clear ghastly didn't originally have the gh

2023-11-22T22:52:40Z

make it clear ghastly didn't originally have the gh

Ion frigate: don't really need the parens

2023-11-22T22:50:57Z

don't really need the parens

Ion frigate: origin

2023-11-22T22:49:39Z

origin

Ion frigate: expand, mention raise zombies

2023-11-22T07:52:12Z

expand, mention raise zombies

Erica: fix frequency, add nocorpse

2012-01-09T05:43:25Z

fix frequency, add nocorpse

Qazmlpok: Template

2010-05-22T14:47:13Z

Template

Ion frigate at 02:39, 27 December 2009

2009-12-27T02:39:26Z

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 ==Origin==
 Ghasts are purely a modern fantasy invention, derived simply from the word ''ghastly'' and its resemblance to ''ghostly''; NetHack's ghasts specifically appear to derive from D&D.  Curiously, the spelling of the word ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ghastly ghastly]'' itself also derives from similar confusion with the word ''ghost'': ''ghastly'' derives from the Old English root 'gast' meaning "to torment, frighten" while "ghostly" comes from a root meaning "spirit", but during the standardization of English spelling in the 16th century, ''gastly'' was standardized to ''ghastly'' due to its resemblance in both form and meaning to ''ghost'' or ''ghostly''.
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-A '''ghast''', {{monsym|ghast}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SpliceHack]], [[SlashTHEM]], and [[Hack'EM]]. It is a low-level [[undead]] being similar to a [[ghoul]]: it is [[carnivorous]], [[humanoid]], [[mindless]], [[unbreathing]], and can [[follow]] the player character to other levels.
+A '''ghast''', {{monsym|ghast}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SpliceHack]], [[SlashTHEM]], and [[Hack'EM]]. The ghast is a low-level [[undead]] being similar to a [[ghoul]]: it is [[carnivorous]], [[humanoid]], [[mindless]], [[unbreathing]], and can [[follow]] the [[hero]] to other levels if it is adjacent.
-Ghasts share the ghoul's paralyzing claw attack, and also have a second claw attack and a bite attack. They possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], and [[drain resistance]].
+A ghast has two claw attacks, the first of which can [[paralyze]] the hero, and a bite attack. Ghasts possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], and [[drain resistance]].
 ==Generation==
-In addition to random generation, a [[Necromancer]] using the [[raise zombies]] technique on a [[humanoid]] corpse without a matching [[zombie]] form has a {{frac|4}} chance of creating a ghast.
+Ghasts are always created hostile. In SpliceHack, a ghoul can [[grow up]] into a ghast.
-Ghasts may leave an old corpse upon death.
+Ghasts may leave an old corpse upon death.{{refsrc|mon.c|257|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 ==Strategy==

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   |reference=[[SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line3427]]
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-A ghast is a monster particular to [[SLASH'EM]].  It is a [[carnivorous]] low-level undead being similar to a [[ghoul]].
 ==Generation==
-In addition to random generation, ghasts may be created by a [[necromancer]] using the [[raise zombies]] technique on a [[humanoid]] corpse without a matching [[zombie]] form: in this case, they will create a ghast {{frac|4}}th of the time; other times, they will create a ghoul.
+In addition to random generation, a [[Necromancer]] using the [[raise zombies]] technique on a [[humanoid]] corpse without a matching [[zombie]] form has a {{frac|4}} chance of creating a ghast.
-Like SLASH'EM ghouls, ghasts may leave an old corpse upon death.
+Ghasts may leave an old corpse upon death.
 ==Strategy==
-Ghasts are fairly non-threatening: at 1d2 turns, their paralysis attack is unlikely to cause too much harm unless you're already surrounded, and their melee attacks have very mediocre damage output.  Furthermore, they move at half the speed of an unhasted player, and have no [[AC]] to speak of.  [[Magic cancellation]] or [[free action]] will render their paralysis attack completely harmless.
+Ghasts are fairly non-threatening: they are slightly weaker than ghouls in SLASH'EM and its variants, they move at a slow 6 [[speed]], and their melee attacks have very mediocre damage output. A ghast also has no [[AC]] or [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] to speak of, making them easy to hit and kill. Their paralysis attack is unlikely to cause too much harm unless you are already surrounded, and can be prevented with [[magic cancellation]] or [[free action]].
 ==Origin==
 Ghasts are purely a modern fantasy invention, derived simply from the word ''ghastly'' and its resemblance to ''ghostly''; NetHack's ghasts specifically appear to derive from D&D.  Curiously, the spelling of the word ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ghastly ghastly]'' itself also derives from similar confusion with the word ''ghost'': ''ghastly'' derives from the Old English root 'gast' meaning "to torment, frighten" while "ghostly" comes from a root meaning "spirit", but during the standardization of English spelling in the 16th century, ''gastly'' was standardized to ''ghastly'' due to its resemblance in both form and meaning to ''ghost'' or ''ghostly''.
+{{slashem-7E7|offset=1}}
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 ==Origin==
-Ghasts are purely a modern fantasy invention, derived simply from the word ''ghastly'' and its resemblance to ''ghostly''; NetHack's ghasts specifically appear to derive from D&D.  Curiously, the spelling of the word ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ghastly ghastly]'' itself also derives from similar confusion with the word ''ghost'': ''ghastly'' derives from an Old English root meaning "to torment, frighten" while "ghostly" comes from a root meaning "spirit", but during the standardization of English spelling in the 16th century, the words were both spelled with an initial ''gh'' due to their resemblance in both form and meaning.
+Ghasts are purely a modern fantasy invention, derived simply from the word ''ghastly'' and its resemblance to ''ghostly''; NetHack's ghasts specifically appear to derive from D&D.  Curiously, the spelling of the word ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ghastly ghastly]'' itself also derives from similar confusion with the word ''ghost'': ''ghastly'' derives from the Old English root 'gast' meaning "to torment, frighten" while "ghostly" comes from a root meaning "spirit", but during the standardization of English spelling in the 16th century, ''gastly'' was standardized to ''ghastly'' due to its resemblance in both form and meaning to ''ghost'' or ''ghostly''.
 [[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]

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 ==Origin==
-Ghasts are purely a modern fantasy invention, derived simply from the word ''ghastly'' and its resemblance to ''ghost(ly)''; NetHack's ghasts specifically appear to derive from D&D.  Curiously, the spelling of the word ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ghastly ghastly]'' itself also derives from similar confusion with the word ''ghost'': ''ghastly'' derives from an Old English root meaning "to torment, frighten" while "ghostly" comes from a root meaning "spirit", but during the standardization of English spelling in the 16th century, the words were both spelled with an initial ''gh'' due to their resemblance in both form and meaning.
+Ghasts are purely a modern fantasy invention, derived simply from the word ''ghastly'' and its resemblance to ''ghostly''; NetHack's ghasts specifically appear to derive from D&D.  Curiously, the spelling of the word ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ghastly ghastly]'' itself also derives from similar confusion with the word ''ghost'': ''ghastly'' derives from an Old English root meaning "to torment, frighten" while "ghostly" comes from a root meaning "spirit", but during the standardization of English spelling in the 16th century, the words were both spelled with an initial ''gh'' due to their resemblance in both form and meaning.
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   |MR=0
   |align=-2
-  |frequency=Very rare
+  |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
   |attacks=Claw 1d2 [[paralysis]], Claw 1d4, Bite 1d6
   |resistances conveyed=None
   |resistances=cold, sleep, poison, level drain
-  |attributes={{attributes|A ghast|breathless=1|mindless=1|humanoid=1|pois=1|carnivore=1|undead=1|stalk=1|hostile=1}}
+  |attributes={{attributes|A ghast|breathless=1|mindless=1|humanoid=1|pois=1|carnivore=1|undead=1|stalk=1|hostile=1|nocorpse=1}}
   |size=Small
   |nutr=50

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-{{monster
+{{ monster
-|name = ghast
+ |name=ghast
-|level = 4
+ |difficulty=6
-|experience = unknown
+ |level=4
-|speed = 6
+ |experience=41
-|AC = 10
+ |speed=6
-|MR = 0
+ |AC=10
-|align = -2
+ |MR=0
-|genocidable = Yes
+ |align=-2
-|frequency = Very Rare
+ |frequency=Very rare
-|attacks = Claw [[paralysis]] 1d2, Claw 1d4, Bite 1d6
+ |genocidable=Yes
-|size = Small
+ |attacks=Claw 1d2 [[paralysis]], Claw 1d4, Bite 1d6
-|weight = 400
+ |resistances conveyed=None
-|nutr = 50
+ |resistances=cold, sleep, poison, level drain
-|resistances = [[cold]], [[sleep]], [[poison]]
+ |attributes={{attributes|A ghast|breathless=1|mindless=1|humanoid=1|pois=1|carnivore=1|undead=1|stalk=1|hostile=1}}
-|resistances conveyed = none
+ |size=Small
-|attributes = {{attributes|A ghast:
+ |nutr=50
-|breathless = 1
+ |weight=400
-|mindless = 1
+ |reference=[[SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line3427]]
 }}
 A ghast is a monster particular to [[SLASH'EM]].  It is essentially a slightly stronger [[ghoul]].