Ghoul - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ spacing

2026-02-21T10:37:36Z

‎dNetHack: spacing

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ sarc

2026-02-21T10:37:28Z

‎dNetHack: sarc

Umbire the Phantom: tweaks

2025-11-01T12:26:32Z

tweaks

Umbire the Phantom: leave off on this

2025-11-01T12:03:18Z

leave off on this

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Umbire the Phantom: /* SpliceHack */ word choice

2025-10-31T22:59:22Z

‎SpliceHack: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ and then I forget the damn message lol

2025-10-31T22:58:56Z

‎Variants: and then I forget the damn message lol

Umbire the Phantom: not a vanilla message - good excuse to touch up SLASH'EM section

2025-10-31T22:57:11Z

not a vanilla message - good excuse to touch up SLASH'EM section

MrSurvivor1997: Added the ghoul’s eating message.

2025-10-30T13:55:42Z

Added the ghoul’s eating message.

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit, updating, detailing

2025-01-30T20:31:49Z

copyedit, updating, detailing

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2024-10-15T14:51:00Z

pothole

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 ===dNetHack===
 In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], while the [[sarcophagus]] of [[Nitocris]] is unopened and the hero is on the level where it currently resides, there is a {{frac|70}} chance of a monster being generated on each global turn, which has a {{frac|5}} chance of being a ghoul.
 Heroes killed by [[gnoll ghoul]]s will arise as named ghouls if a bones file is left.

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], heroes killed by [[gnoll ghoul]]s will arise as named ghouls if a bones file is left.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], while the [[sarcophagus]] of [[Nitocris]] is unopened and the hero is on the level where it currently resides, there is a {{frac|70}} chance of a monster being generated on each global turn, which has a {{frac|5}} chance of being a ghoul.
 ===SpliceHack===

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   |nutr=50
   |size=Small
-  |resistances=[[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[death resistance]], [[drain resistance]]
+  |resistances=[[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]]
   |resistances conveyed=None
   |attributes={{attributes|A ghoul|nocorpse=1|breathless=1|mindless=1|humanoid=1|pois=1|omnivore=1|undead=1|wander=1|hostile=1|infravision=1}}
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 ==History==
-Ghouls first appear in [[NetHack-- 3.1.3]], and make their vanilla debut in [[NetHack 3.3.0]]. In this version and [[NetHack 3.3.1]], there is a [[bug]] that allowed the hero to generate an endless amount of ghouls by engraving on the same headstone over and over again<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/msg/457a943d09dcc77c rec.games.roguelike.nethack @ Google Groups - "ghoul abuse" (initial post)]</ref><ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/msg/b28840f4782a6e6f?dmode=source rec.games.roguelike.nethack @ Google Groups - "ghoul abuse" (reply by Dylan O'Donnell)]</ref>&mdash;this bug is fixed in [[NetHack 3.4.0]].
+Ghouls first appear in [[NetHack-- 3.1.3]], and make their vanilla debut in [[NetHack 3.3.0]]. In this version and [[NetHack 3.3.1]], there is a [[bug]] that allowed the hero to generate an endless amount of ghouls by engraving on the same headstone over and over again<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/msg/457a943d09dcc77c rec.games.roguelike.nethack @ Google Groups - "ghoul abuse" (initial post)]</ref><ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/msg/b28840f4782a6e6f?dmode=source rec.games.roguelike.nethack @ Google Groups - "ghoul abuse" (reply by Dylan O'Donnell)]</ref>&mdash;this bug is fixed in [[NetHack 3.4.0]], which also adds the ability of a ghoul that kills a hero to raise them as a ghoul instead of a ghost.
 The ability of tame ghouls to eat old eggs is added in [[NetHack 3.6.0]] via {{commit|6a892dbf0c7d101288e47bce8f27592d537038e9}}.

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 The Lavender Town map of [[Minetown]] generates a peaceful ghoul at level creation.
-The [[Ghoul (starting race)|ghoul]] is a defunct playable race that appears in pre-1.0.0 versions of SpliceHack.
+The ghoul also appears as [[Ghoul (starting race)|a defunct playable race]] in pre-1.0.0 versions of SpliceHack.
 ===xNetHack===

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	Ghouls leave behind their old corpses upon death.{{refsrc\|mon.c\|256\|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}		Ghouls leave behind their old corpses upon death.{{refsrc\|mon.c\|256\|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
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		+	====Messages====
		+	{{message\|You hear an awful gobbling noise!\|A ghoul ate an old corpse while outside of your sight.}}

	===dNetHack===		===dNetHack===

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   |reference=[[monst.c#line2174]]
 }}
 A '''ghoul''', {{monsym|ghoul}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. Ghouls are [[undead]] [[humanoid]] monsters that have [[infravision]] and a tendency to wander while moving. Though they are are considered [[inediate]] like the rest of the [[Zombie (monster class)|zombie]] [[monster class]], ghouls are the only monster in the class that can eat food, with a special case allowing tame ghouls to consume tainted [[corpse]]s and rotten [[egg]]s.{{refsrc|src/dog.c|769|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
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 Randomly generated ghouls are always created hostile.
-Ghouls can appear among the undead that populate [[graveyard]]s. A ghoul is summoned if the hero [[engrave]]s on a [[headstone]].
+Ghouls can appear among the undead that populate [[graveyard]]s. A ghoul can be summoned if the hero [[engrave]]s on a [[headstone]].
-Ghouls can also appear among the random {{white|Z}} that are part of the first [[quest]] monster class for [[Priest]]s and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Priest quest]].
+Ghouls can appear among the random {{white|Z}} that are part of the first [[quest]] monster class for [[Priest]]s and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Priest quest]].
 A hero that is killed by a ghoul will arise as a named ghoul instead of a [[ghost]] if a bones file is created.
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 As a polyform, ghouls are one of the few ways a hero can obtain sickness resistance, though they are too small to wear body armor and have a pitiful [[carrying capacity]] - in practice, it is more feasible to simply have a reliable cure for sickness, such as a blessed [[unicorn horn]] or a [[potion of full healing]], when dealing with illness-inflicting threats such as [[Pestilence]] or [[Demogorgon]]. However, the ghoul polyform does have use for [[illiterate]] [[conduct]] players that are [[throne farming]] and do not mind breaking polyselfless conduct - if using a cursed unicorn horn as their source of confusion, they can polymorph into a ghoul and put on an [[amulet of unchanging]].
 ==History==
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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], [[Necromancer]]s start the game with a tame ghoul.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], [[Necromancer]]s start each game with a tame ghoul.{{refsrc|role.c|274|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
-Ghouls are slightly more dangerous compared to [[NetHack 3.4.3]]: their claw attacks are stronger and their base [[Monster level|level]] is increased to 5. Ghouls also leave old corpses upon death.{{refsrc|mon.c|256|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+Ghouls are slightly more dangerous when hostile, compared to [[NetHack 3.4.3]]:{{refsrc|monst.c|3402|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} their claw attacks are somewhat stronger, and their base [[Monster level|level]] is increased to 5. Far stronger ghoul monsters such as the [[ghoul mage]]s and [[ghoul queen]]s are introduced, but ghouls cannot [[grow up]] into them.
-Stronger ghoul monsters such as the [[ghoul mage]]s and [[ghoul queen]]s are introduced, but ghouls cannot [[grow up]] into them.
+Ghouls can eat old corpses even while they are not tame, with a message printed if this occurs out of the hero's sight.{{refsrc|monmove.c|1256|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=calls <tt>meatcorpse()</tt> in mon.c}}{{refsrc|mon.c|855|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=<tt>meatcorpse()</tt> function}} Tame ghouls will not eat any other food other than old corpses.{{refsrc|mon.c|864|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=pet ghouls are handled in dog.c as normal}}{{refsrc|dog.c|745|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 The [[raise zombies]] [[technique]] has a {{frac|3|4}} chance of generating a ghoul if used to raise a humanoid corpse without a corresponding zombie type.{{refsrc|mon.c|1718|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 ===dNetHack===

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	As a polyform, ghouls are one of the few ways a hero can obtain sickness resistance, though they are too small to wear body armor and have a pitiful [[carrying capacity]] - in practice, it is more feasible to simply have a reliable cure for sickness, such as a blessed [[unicorn horn]] or a [[potion of full healing]], when dealing with illness-inflicting threats such as [[Pestilence]] or [[Demogorgon]]. However, the ghoul polyform does have use for [[illiterate]] [[conduct]] players that are [[throne farming]] and do not mind breaking polyselfless conduct - if using a cursed unicorn horn as their source of confusion, they can polymorph into a ghoul and put on an [[amulet of unchanging]].		As a polyform, ghouls are one of the few ways a hero can obtain sickness resistance, though they are too small to wear body armor and have a pitiful [[carrying capacity]] - in practice, it is more feasible to simply have a reliable cure for sickness, such as a blessed [[unicorn horn]] or a [[potion of full healing]], when dealing with illness-inflicting threats such as [[Pestilence]] or [[Demogorgon]]. However, the ghoul polyform does have use for [[illiterate]] [[conduct]] players that are [[throne farming]] and do not mind breaking polyselfless conduct - if using a cursed unicorn horn as their source of confusion, they can polymorph into a ghoul and put on an [[amulet of unchanging]].
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		+	==Messages==
		+
		+	{{message\|You hear an awful gobbling noise.\|An unseen ghoul ate an old corpse.}}

	==History==		==History==

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 A '''ghoul''', {{monsym|ghoul}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. Ghouls are [[undead]] [[humanoid]] monsters that have [[infravision]] and a tendency to wander while moving. Though they are are considered [[inediate]] like the rest of the [[Zombie (monster class)|zombie]] [[monster class]], ghouls are the only monster in the class that can eat food, with a special case allowing tame ghouls to consume tainted [[corpse]]s and rotten [[egg]]s.{{refsrc|src/dog.c|769|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-A ghoul has two claw attacks, the first of which can [[paralyze]] the [[hero]] for up to 10 turns unless they have [[free action]].{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1178|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Ghouls possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], and [[poison resistance]].
+A ghoul has two claw attacks, the first of which can [[paralyze]] a target for up to 10 turns unless they have [[free action]].{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1178|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mhitm.c|1188|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1960|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Ghouls possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[death resistance]], and [[drain resistance]].
-A hero that is [[polymorph]]ed into a ghoul has [[sickness resistance]] in addition to the ghoul's other traits.{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|77|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=immunity to sickness is not defined elsewhere, and <tt>AD_DISE</tt> has no cases laid out in mhitm.c so monsters cannot become ill}}
+A [[hero]] that is [[polymorph]]ed into a ghoul has [[immunity to sickness]] in addition to the ghoul's other traits.{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|77|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=immunity to sickness is not defined elsewhere, and <tt>AD_DISE</tt> has no cases laid out in mhitm.c so monsters cannot become ill}}
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Hostile ghouls will also eat any old corpses they come across.}}
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|Hostile ghouls will eat any old corpses they come across.}}
 ==Generation==
-Ghouls are always generated hostile.
+Randomly generated ghouls are always created hostile.
 Ghouls can appear among the undead that populate [[graveyard]]s. A ghoul is summoned if the hero [[engrave]]s on a [[headstone]].
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 ==Strategy==
-Ghouls can be somewhat dangerous to an early hero: though the duration of their paralysis attack is relatively low, being paralyzed for any duration leaves them vulnerable to other surrounding hostiles. Fortunately, ghouls are often too slow at 6 [[speed]] to be a major threat in most instances. Free action prevents paralysis entirely, while higher [[MC]] can reduce the frequency of paralysis.
+Ghouls can be somewhat dangerous to an early hero: though the duration of their paralysis attack is relatively low, being paralyzed for any duration leaves them vulnerable to other surrounding hostiles. Fortunately, ghouls are often too slow at 6 [[speed]] to be a major threat in most instances. Free action prevents paralysis entirely, while higher [[magic cancellation]] can reduce the frequency of paralysis.
 As a polyform, ghouls are one of the few ways a hero can obtain sickness resistance, though they are too small to wear body armor and have a pitiful [[carrying capacity]] - in practice, it is more feasible to simply have a reliable cure for sickness, such as a blessed [[unicorn horn]] or a [[potion of full healing]], when dealing with illness-inflicting threats such as [[Pestilence]] or [[Demogorgon]]. However, the ghoul polyform does have use for [[illiterate]] [[conduct]] players that are [[throne farming]] and do not mind breaking polyselfless conduct - if using a cursed unicorn horn as their source of confusion, they can polymorph into a ghoul and put on an [[amulet of unchanging]].
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 ===xNetHack===
-In [[xNetHack]], a hero dies at the hands of a ghoul has a {{frac|5}} chance of rising from death and being allowed to continue play as a ghoul with permanent intrinsic unchanging.
+In [[xNetHack]], a hero that dies at the hands of a ghoul has a {{frac|5}} chance of rising from death and being allowed to continue play as a ghoul with permanent intrinsic unchanging.
 ===SlashTHEM===