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{{ monster
|name=gnoll
|difficulty=6
|level=4
|experience=22
|speed=8
|AC=7
|MR=0
|align=-10
|frequency=2
|genocidable=Yes
|attacks=Weapon 1d6, Bite 1d4
|resistances conveyed=None
|resistances=poison
|attributes={{attributes|A gnoll|humanoid=1|omnivore=1|strong=1|greedy=1|collect=1|hostile=1|berserk=1|infravisible=1|infravision=1|mh_gnoll=1|lgroup=1}}
|size=Medium
|nutr=300
|weight=1200
|reference=[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/master/src/monst.c#L594 EvilHack - monst.c, line 594]
}}

A '''gnoll''', {{brown|h}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The gnoll is an [[omnivorous]] [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid]] being that is the most basic type of [[Gnoll (monster attribute)|gnoll]] that a character can encounter. A gnoll is [[strong]], has [[infravision]], can be seen via infravision, will seek out and pick up items such as weapons, armor and gold, and is capable of entering [[Berserk (EvilHack)|a berserker rage]].

A gnoll has a weapon attack and a bite attack, and possesses [[poison resistance]].

==Generation==
Randomly generated gnolls are always created hostile, and may appear in large [[group]]s.

A gnoll has a {{frac|3|4}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] [[Plain armor|armor]] and a {{frac|5}} of starting with a [[Plain cloak|cloak]]. They also have {{frac|3|4}} chance of generating with either a [[flail]] 9 ({{frac|2|3}} chance) or a spear ({{frac|3}} chance) as their weapon, and will otherwise generate with a [[voulge]] ({{frac|3}} chance) or a [[morning star]] ({{frac|2|3}} chance).

==Origin==
{{wikipedia|Gnole}}
The gnoll is a creature that appears in various types of fantasy media, and is generally portrayed as a human-hyena hybrid or a form of humanoid hyena. The term originates from 1912 short story collection ''[[wikipedia:The Book of Wonder|The Book of Wonder]]'' by [[wikipedia:Lord Dunsany|Lord Dunsany]], with one short story titled "How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art upon the Gnoles".

The gnoll of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' is introduced in [https://archive.org/details/monsters_and_treasures/page/7/mode/2up the first boxed set] of the game, and gnolls are described in ''Book 2: Monsters and Treasure'' as a "cross between [[Gnome]]s and [[Troll]]s (...perhaps, Lord Sunsany did not really make it all that clear)". These early gnolls were stated to be similar to hobgoblins with +2 morale, while a gnoll king and his bodyguard fought similar to trolls without regenerative power.

The 1st Monster Manual for ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' and all subsequent material describe gnolls as aggressive desert-dwelling nomads that resemble humanoid hyenas, and actively raid and plunder other settlements; it also introduces [[Yeenoghu]], the demon god of gnolls who many of them serve and worship.

==Encyclopedia entry==
{{encyclopedia|
We are born and we die.
No one cares, no one remembers,
and it doesn't matter.
This is why we laugh.
[ The Gnoll Credo, by J. Stanton ]
}}

[[Category:EvilHack monsters]]
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 Randomly generated gnolls are always created hostile, and may appear in large [[group]]s. A gnoll can [[grow up]] into a [[gnoll hunter]].
-A gnoll has a {{frac|3|4}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] [[Plain armor|armor]] and a {{frac|5}} chance of a [[Plain cloak|cloak]]. They also have {{frac|3|4}} chance of generating with either a [[flail]] ({{frac|2|3}} chance) or a spear ({{frac|3}} chance) as their weapon, and will otherwise generate with a [[voulge]] ({{frac|3}} chance) or a [[morning star]] ({{frac|2|3}} chance).
+A gnoll has a {{frac|3|4}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] [[Plain armor|armor]] and an independent {{frac|5}} chance of a [[Plain cloak|cloak]]. They also have {{frac|3|4}} chance of generating with either a [[flail]] ({{frac|2|3}} chance) or a spear ({{frac|3}} chance) as their weapon, and will otherwise generate with a [[voulge]] ({{frac|3}} chance) or a [[morning star]] ({{frac|2|3}} chance).
 ==Origin==

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 Randomly generated gnolls are always created hostile, and may appear in large [[group]]s. A gnoll can [[grow up]] into a [[gnoll hunter]].
-A gnoll has a {{frac|3|4}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] [[Plain armor|armor]] and a {{frac|5}} of starting with a [[Plain cloak|cloak]]. They also have {{frac|3|4}} chance of generating with either a [[flail]] ({{frac|2|3}} chance) or a spear ({{frac|3}} chance) as their weapon, and will otherwise generate with a [[voulge]] ({{frac|3}} chance) or a [[morning star]] ({{frac|2|3}} chance).
+A gnoll has a {{frac|3|4}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] [[Plain armor|armor]] and a {{frac|5}} chance of a [[Plain cloak|cloak]]. They also have {{frac|3|4}} chance of generating with either a [[flail]] ({{frac|2|3}} chance) or a spear ({{frac|3}} chance) as their weapon, and will otherwise generate with a [[voulge]] ({{frac|3}} chance) or a [[morning star]] ({{frac|2|3}} chance).
 ==Origin==

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 ==Generation==
-Randomly generated gnolls are always created hostile, and may appear in large [[group]]s.
+Randomly generated gnolls are always created hostile, and may appear in large [[group]]s. A gnoll can [[grow up]] into a [[gnoll hunter]].
 A gnoll has a {{frac|3|4}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] [[Plain armor|armor]] and a {{frac|5}} of starting with a [[Plain cloak|cloak]]. They also have {{frac|3|4}} chance of generating with either a [[flail]] ({{frac|2|3}} chance) or a spear ({{frac|3}} chance) as their weapon, and will otherwise generate with a [[voulge]] ({{frac|3}} chance) or a [[morning star]] ({{frac|2|3}} chance).

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 {{ monster
   |name=gnoll
   |difficulty=6
   |level=4

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 The gnoll of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' is introduced in [https://archive.org/details/monsters_and_treasures/page/7/mode/2up the first boxed set] of the game, and gnolls are described in ''Book 2: Monsters and Treasure'' as a "cross between [[Gnome]]s and [[Troll]]s (...perhaps, Lord Sunsany did not really make it all that clear)". These early gnolls were stated to be similar to hobgoblins with +2 morale, while a gnoll king and his bodyguard fought similar to trolls without regenerative power.
-The 1st Monster Manual for ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' and all subsequent material describe gnolls as aggressive desert-dwelling nomads that resemble humanoid hyenas, and actively raid and plunder other settlements; it also introduces [[Yeenoghu]], the demon god of gnolls who many of them serve and worship.
+The 1st Monster Manual for ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' and all subsequent material describe gnolls as aggressive desert-dwelling nomads that resemble humanoid hyenas, and actively raid and plunder other settlements; it also introduces [[Yeenoghu]], the demon god of gnolls who many of them serve and worship. This portrayal of gnolls is the basis for their appearance in EvilHack.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 }}
-A '''gnoll''', {{brown|h}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The gnoll is an [[omnivorous]] [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid]] being that is the most basic type of [[Gnoll (monster attribute)|gnoll]] that a character can encounter. A gnoll is [[strong]], has [[infravision]], can be seen via infravision, will seek out and pick up items such as weapons, armor and gold, and is capable of entering [[Berserk (EvilHack)|a berserker rage]].
+A '''gnoll''', {{brown|h}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]]. The gnoll is an [[omnivorous]] [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid]] being and the most basic type of [[Gnoll (monster attribute)|gnoll]] that a character can encounter. A gnoll is [[strong]], has [[infravision]], can be seen via infravision, will seek out and pick up items such as weapons, armor and gold, and is capable of entering [[Berserk (EvilHack)|a berserker rage]].
 A gnoll has a weapon attack and a bite attack, and possesses [[poison resistance]].
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