Giant (monster) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Hack'EM */ detailing

2024-07-20T16:58:11Z

‎Hack'EM: detailing

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */ snip

2024-07-20T16:57:33Z

‎EvilHack: snip

Umbire the Phantom: hack'em

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hack'em

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

2024-05-27T19:59:43Z

word choice

Umbire the Phantom: percent

2024-05-27T19:53:20Z

percent

Umbire the Phantom: just checked with Chris about this

2024-05-27T19:48:09Z

just checked with Chris about this

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ pothole

2024-05-27T19:24:57Z

‎dNetHack: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: fourk

2024-05-27T19:02:08Z

fourk

Umbire the Phantom: just endless forgetting aaa

2024-05-27T18:57:49Z

just endless forgetting aaa

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ forgot...

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‎dNetHack: forgot...

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 ===Hack'EM===
 {{main|Giant (starting race)}}
-[[Hack'EM]] adds giants as a playable race, and they generate as the same racial monsters as in EvilHack, with the same stat changes applied. The guaranteed giants in the Giant Caverns are replaced with random giant humanoids.
+[[Hack'EM]] adds giants as a playable race, and they generate as the same racial monsters as in EvilHack, with the same stat changes applied. The giant monster no longer appears in the Giant Caverns, and each instance is replaced with random giant humanoids.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 {{main|Giant (starting race)}}
 In [[EvilHack]], giants are also a playable race and can generate as racial monsters, similar to GruntHack. The giant's stats are changed to reflect its status as a placeholder: its monster level is lowered to 0, its difficulty is lowered 2, its [[AC]] is set to 6, and its weapon attack can inflict knockback like other giants.
 ===SlashTHEM===

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 {{main|Giant (starting race)}}
 In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, the giant is also a playable race: the monster is given a second weapon attack with the same dice to reflect the role's [[twoweapon]] ability, and its monster difficulty is increased to 11.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], giants are neutral-aligned and vulnerable to [[iron]]. They have an additional {{frac|4}} chance (25%) of being generated with a club, due to a bug or oversight.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], giants are neutral-aligned and vulnerable to [[iron]]. They have an additional {{frac|4}} chance (25%) of being generated with a club, due to an oversight in the code.
 Giants may appear among the court of a [[titan]]-ruled [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]].

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], giants are neutral-aligned and vulnerable to [[iron]]. They have an additional {{frac|4}} chance of being generated with a club, due to a bug or oversight.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], giants are neutral-aligned and vulnerable to [[iron]]. They have an additional {{frac|4}} chance (25%) of being generated with a club, due to a bug or oversight.
 Giants may appear among the court of a [[titan]]-ruled [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]].

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 ===NetHack Fourk===
 {{main|Giant (starting race)}}
-[[NetHack Fourk]] includes the giant as a playable race, and removes the stone giant in favor of using the standard giant due to its identical stats.
+[[NetHack Fourk]] includes the giant as a playable race, and standard giants now generate randomly: they are used as a replacement for the stone giant due to its identical stats, and are generated in the same locations that stone giants are in ''NetHack''.
 ===EvilHack===

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 [[Eating]] a giant corpse or [[tin]] has a {{frac|2}} chance (50%) of increasing a character's [[strength]].
 ==Generation==
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 A giant zombie or giant mummy will leave an aged human [[corpse]] behind upon death.{{refsrc|src/mon.c|147|nethack=3.6.7|name="undead_to_corpse"|comment=Converting monster index of undead to corpses of their living counterparts}}{{refsrc|src/mon.c|372|nethack=3.6.7|name="make_corpse"|comment=Undead corpses and their ages are handled with other "special" death drops}} Giants can also be generated by zapping a [[wand of undead turning]] at a giant corpse that is ''not'' left by a zombie or mummy, [[wish]]ing for a [[figurine]] of a giant and [[apply]]ing it, or else selecting giants while reading a [[cursed]] [[scroll of genocide]].
-Giants that are somehow generated normally have a {{frac|2}} chance (50%) of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] a boulder, and an independent chance of being generated with a small assortment of gems.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|183|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|706|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} They are eligible for [[offensive item]]s, [[defensive item]]s, and [[miscellaneous item]]s.
+Giants that are somehow generated normally have a {{frac|2}} chance (50%) of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] either a boulder or a [[club]] with equal probability, and an independent chance of being generated with a small assortment of gems.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|183|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|706|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} They are eligible for [[offensive item]]s, [[defensive item]]s, and [[miscellaneous item]]s.
 ==Strategy==
 Giant corpses left behind by zombies and mummies can be a risky source of additional strength for characters, due to the chance of contracting [[food poisoning]]. A [[tinning kit]] can render them both safe to consume and much less [[nutrition]]-heavy.
 ==History==

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], giants have a {{frac|4}} chance of being generated with a club, and are vulnerable to [[iron]].
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], giants are neutral-aligned and vulnerable to [[iron]]. They have a {{frac|4}} chance of being generated with a [[club]].
 Giants may appear among the court of a [[titan]]-ruled [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]].