Great Cthulhu - Revision history

EasterlyIrk at 00:13, 26 July 2020

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Ardub23 at 23:30, 4 September 2019

2019-09-04T23:30:01Z

EasterlyIrk: I don't think he warps anymore btw, I think chris broke that a bit ago

2019-03-17T01:15:03Z

I don't think he warps anymore btw, I think chris broke that a bit ago

EasterlyIrk at 01:13, 17 March 2019

2019-03-17T01:13:10Z

Umbire the Phantom: Trying to template up this page to match the formatting of other pages

2019-03-16T15:21:29Z

Trying to template up this page to match the formatting of other pages

EasterlyIrk at 21:03, 3 October 2017

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Chris at 20:55, 20 May 2015

2015-05-20T20:55:26Z

Quantum Immortal: /* Encyclopedia entry */ mv cat

2015-04-29T00:04:57Z

‎Encyclopedia entry: mv cat

Quantum Immortal: /* Origin */

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‎Origin

Chris: remove redundant category

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 ==Strategy==
-Great Cthulhu is the second or third most dangerous creature in dNetHack, and as such should be avoided rather than confronted. Great Cthulhu is generated asleep on one of the altars in R'lyeh, and plan A should always be to keep him that way. Great Cthulhu can be sensed from standard warning distance (13&times;13) as "an unknown monster causing you dread" regardless of whether or not you have [[warning]]. Beware of squeaky boards near the upstair, as these can cause him to awaken. You will also want a [[wand of opening]] to lower the drawbridge, as the [[wand of striking]] will make a loud noise.
+Great Cthulhu is the second or third most dangerous creature in dNetHack, and as such should be avoided rather than confronted. Great Cthulhu is generated asleep on one of the altars in R'lyeh, and plan A should always be to keep him that way. Great Cthulhu can be sensed from standard warning distance (13&times;13) as "an unknown monster causing you dread" regardless of whether or not you have [[warning]]. Beware of squeaky boards near the upstair, as these can cause him to awaken. You may also want a [[wand of opening]] to lower the drawbridge, as the [[wand of striking]] will make a loud noise. If he spawns in one of the hidden side rooms, he will not be able to get out due to his large size.
 Should the character need to approach Great Cthulhu, it is vitally important to avoid looking at him. Extinguish light sources and remain out of sight or blind yourself. Great Cthulhu's gaze attack ''permanently'' reduces wisdom by 1d10 points, though not below 3. In this case, the character's wisdom is reduced to 3 and the character then takes 10 damage for each point of wisdom drain remaining. You will also suffer amnesia, including losing 25% of ''all'' spell memories. For this reason, it's best not to light up the level (it is naturally dark). Sustain ability prevents both the drain and damage, but not the amnesia.
-It is vitally important to remain at least 2 squares away from Great Cthulhu if at all possible, as his melee attack deals 400 damage and is essentially guaranteed to hit.
+It is vitally important to remain at least 2 squares away from Great Cthulhu if at all possible, as his melee attack deals around 250 damage on average and is essentially guaranteed to hit.
-Should combat become unavoidable, Great Cthulhu is actually decently easy to take down, thanks to his slow effective speed (3, despite the listed speed of 15) and lack of a ranged attack. Should he be struck down, however, he will revive at full strength after only a few rounds. He also disintegrates into a stinking cloud, which may hurt non-poison-resistant players (though you should have poison resistance by this point). However, he will keep pursuing you.
+If you use a potion of object detection to find the Silver Key, make sure you make a note of where it was. Amnesia will cause you to forget its revealed location. If Cthulhu is awakened, your best strategy is to grab the Silver Key and sprint away as fast as possible.
 ==Origin==

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 '''Great Cthulhu''' is a monster from the [[dNetHack]] variant.
-Great Cthulhu is the second or third most dangerous creature in dNethack, and as such should be avoided rather than confronted. Great Cthulhu is generated asleep on one of the altars in R'lyeh, and plan A should always be to keep him that way. Great Cthulhu can be sensed from standard warning distance (13x13) as "an unknown monster causing you dread" regardless of whether or not you have [[warning]]. Beware of squeaky boards near the upstair, as these can cause him to awaken. You will also want a [[wand of opening]] to lower the drawbridge, as the [[wand of striking]] will make a loud noise.
+==Strategy==
-Should the character need to approach Great Cthulhu, it is vitally important to avoid looking at him. Extinguish light sources and remain out of sight or blind yourself. Great Cthulhu's gaze attack ''permanently'' reduces wisdom by 1d10 points, though not below 3. In this case, the character's wisdom is reduced to 3 and the character then takes 10 damage for each point of wisdom drain remaining. You will also suffer amnesia, including losing 25% of '''all''' spell memories. For this reason, it's best not to light up the level (it is naturally dark). Sustain ability prevents both the drain and damage, but not the amnesia.
+Should the character need to approach Great Cthulhu, it is vitally important to avoid looking at him. Extinguish light sources and remain out of sight or blind yourself. Great Cthulhu's gaze attack ''permanently'' reduces wisdom by 1d10 points, though not below 3. In this case, the character's wisdom is reduced to 3 and the character then takes 10 damage for each point of wisdom drain remaining. You will also suffer amnesia, including losing 25% of ''all'' spell memories. For this reason, it's best not to light up the level (it is naturally dark). Sustain ability prevents both the drain and damage, but not the amnesia.
 It is vitally important to remain at least 2 squares away from Great Cthulhu if at all possible, as his melee attack deals 400 damage and is essentially guaranteed to hit.
-Should combat become unavoidable, Great Cthulhu is actually decently easy to take down, thanks to his slow effective speed (Speed 3, despite the listed speed of 15) and lack of a ranged attack. Should he be stricken down, however, he will revive at full strength after only a few rounds. He also disintegrates into a stinking cloud, which may hurt non-poison-resistant players (though you should have poison resistance by this point). However, he will keep pursuing you.
+Should combat become unavoidable, Great Cthulhu is actually decently easy to take down, thanks to his slow effective speed (3, despite the listed speed of 15) and lack of a ranged attack. Should he be struck down, however, he will revive at full strength after only a few rounds. He also disintegrates into a stinking cloud, which may hurt non-poison-resistant players (though you should have poison resistance by this point). However, he will keep pursuing you.
-Because of this, it's best to have several potions of full healing, an amulet of lifesaving (multiple is highly preferred), a source of sustain ability, and very fast speed. '''Do not''' rely on spells, as the amnesia causing passive attack will cause you to forget those quickly. If you use a potion of object detection to find the Silver Key, make sure you make a note of where it was  Amnesia will cause you to forget its revealed location. If Cthulhu is awakened, your best strategy is to grab the Silver Key and sprint away as fast as possible. You shouldn't need the 3rd Key of Neutrality, as any character capable of making it to R'lyeh is more than capable of getting another alignment key.
+Because of this, it's best to have several [[Potion of full healing|potions of full healing]], an [[amulet of life saving]] (multiple is highly preferred), a source of [[sustain ability]], and very fast [[speed]]. Do ''not'' rely on spells, as the amnesia-causing passive attack will cause you to forget those quickly. If you use a potion of object detection to find the Silver Key, make sure you make a note of where it was  Amnesia will cause you to forget its revealed location. If Cthulhu is awakened, your best strategy is to grab the Silver Key and sprint away as fast as possible. You shouldn't need the 3rd Key of Neutrality, as any character capable of making it to R'lyeh is more than capable of getting another alignment key.
 ==Origin==
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 }}
-[[Category:DNethack monsters]]
+[[Category:DNetHack monsters]]
 [[Category:Cthulhu Mythos]]

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   |weight=10000
   |nutr=4000
-  |size=Medium
+  |size=Bigger than (111% the size of) gigantic
   |resistances=acid, poison, fire, cold, disint, shock, stoning, drain
   |resistances conveyed=None
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 It is vitally important to remain at least 2 squares away from Great Cthulhu if at all possible, as his melee attack deals 400 damage and is essentially guaranteed to hit.
-Should combat become unavoidable, Great Cthulhu is actually decently easy to take down, thanks to his slow effective speed (Speed 3, despite the listed speed of 15) and lack of a ranged attack. Should he be stricken down, however, he will revive at full strength after only a few rounds. He also disintegrates into a stinking cloud, which may hurt non-poison-resistant players (though you should have poison resistance by this point). However, he will keep pursuing and warping to you.
+Should combat become unavoidable, Great Cthulhu is actually decently easy to take down, thanks to his slow effective speed (Speed 3, despite the listed speed of 15) and lack of a ranged attack. Should he be stricken down, however, he will revive at full strength after only a few rounds. He also disintegrates into a stinking cloud, which may hurt non-poison-resistant players (though you should have poison resistance by this point). However, he will keep pursuing you.
 Because of this, it's best to have several potions of full healing, an amulet of lifesaving (multiple is highly preferred), a source of sustain ability, and very fast speed. '''Do not''' rely on spells, as the amnesia causing passive attack will cause you to forget those quickly. If you use a potion of object detection to find the Silver Key, make sure you make a note of where it was  Amnesia will cause you to forget its revealed location. If Cthulhu is awakened, your best strategy is to grab the Silver Key and sprint away as fast as possible. You shouldn't need the 3rd Key of Neutrality, as any character capable of making it to R'lyeh is more than capable of getting another alignment key.

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 {{monster
   |symbol={{green|&}}
-  |difficulty=
+  |difficulty=100
-  |level=
+  |level=51
   |experience=
   |speed=3 (listed as 15)
-  |AC=
+  |AC=0
-  |MR=
+  |MR=127
-  |align=
+  |align=0 (neutral)
-  |frequency=
+  |frequency=0 (unique)
   |genocidable=No
   |attacks=Claw 100d4, Gaze (WIS drain 1d10), Poison 8d8
-  |weight=
+  |weight=10000
-  |nutr=
+  |nutr=4000
   |size=Medium
-  |resistances=
+  |resistances=acid, poison, fire, cold, disint, shock, stoning, drain
   |resistances conveyed=None
   |attributes={{attributes|Great Cthulhu}}

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-Great Cthulhu is a monster from the [[dNetHack]] variant.
+{{monster
-[[File:Cthulhu.png]] {{green|&}}: 100d4 damage claw attack, 1d10 wisdom draining passive gaze attack, 8d8 retaliatory poison attack.
+'''Great Cthulhu''' is a monster from the [[dNetHack]] variant.
-Great Cthulhu is the second or third most dangerous creature in dNethack, and as such should be avoided rather than confronted. Great Cthulhu is generated asleep on one of the altars in R'lyeh, and plan A should always be to keep him that way. Great Cthulhu can be sensed from standard warning distance (13x13) as "an unknown monster causing you dread" regardless of whether or not you have [[warning]].  Beware of squeaky boards near the upstair, these can cause him to awaken.  You will also want a wand of opening to lower the drawbridge, as striking will make a loud noise.
+Great Cthulhu is the second or third most dangerous creature in dNethack, and as such should be avoided rather than confronted. Great Cthulhu is generated asleep on one of the altars in R'lyeh, and plan A should always be to keep him that way. Great Cthulhu can be sensed from standard warning distance (13x13) as "an unknown monster causing you dread" regardless of whether or not you have [[warning]]. Beware of squeaky boards near the upstair, as these can cause him to awaken. You will also want a [[wand of opening]] to lower the drawbridge, as the [[wand of striking]] will make a loud noise.
-Should the character need to approach Great Cthulhu, it is vitally important to avoid looking at him. Extinguish light sources and remain out of sight or blind yourself. Great Cthulhu's gaze attack ''permanently'' reduces wisdom by 1d10 points, though not below 3. In this case, the character's wisdom is reduced to 3 and the character then takes 10 damage for each point of wisdom drain remaining.  You will also suffer amnesia, including losing 25% of '''all''' spell memories. For this reason, it's best not to light up the level (it is naturally dark). Sustain ability prevents both the drain and damage, however not the amnesia.
+Should the character need to approach Great Cthulhu, it is vitally important to avoid looking at him. Extinguish light sources and remain out of sight or blind yourself. Great Cthulhu's gaze attack ''permanently'' reduces wisdom by 1d10 points, though not below 3. In this case, the character's wisdom is reduced to 3 and the character then takes 10 damage for each point of wisdom drain remaining. You will also suffer amnesia, including losing 25% of '''all''' spell memories. For this reason, it's best not to light up the level (it is naturally dark). Sustain ability prevents both the drain and damage, but not the amnesia.
 It is vitally important to remain at least 2 squares away from Great Cthulhu if at all possible, as his melee attack deals 400 damage and is essentially guaranteed to hit.
-Should combat become unavoidable, Great Cthulhu is actually decently easy to take down, thanks to his slow effective speed (Speed 3, despite the listed speed of 15) and lack of a ranged attack. Should he be stricken down, however, he will revive at full strength after only a few rounds.  He also disintegrates into a stinking cloud, and which may hurt non-poison-resistant players (though you should have poison resistance by this point). However, he will keep pursuing and warping to you.
+Should combat become unavoidable, Great Cthulhu is actually decently easy to take down, thanks to his slow effective speed (Speed 3, despite the listed speed of 15) and lack of a ranged attack. Should he be stricken down, however, he will revive at full strength after only a few rounds. He also disintegrates into a stinking cloud, which may hurt non-poison-resistant players (though you should have poison resistance by this point). However, he will keep pursuing and warping to you.
-Because of this, it's best to have several potions of full healing, an amulet of lifesaving (multiple is highly preferred), a source of sustain ability, and very fast speed.  '''Do not''' rely on spells, as the amnesia causing passive attack will cause you to forget those quickly.  If you use a potion of object detection to find the Silver Key, make sure you make a note of where it was.  Amnesia will cause you to forget its revealed location.  If Cthulhu is awakened, your best strategy is to grab the Silver Key and sprint away as fast as possible. You shouldn't need the 3rd Key of Neutrality, any character capable of making it to R'lyeh is more than capable of getting another alignment key.
+Because of this, it's best to have several potions of full healing, an amulet of lifesaving (multiple is highly preferred), a source of sustain ability, and very fast speed. '''Do not''' rely on spells, as the amnesia causing passive attack will cause you to forget those quickly. If you use a potion of object detection to find the Silver Key, make sure you make a note of where it was  Amnesia will cause you to forget its revealed location. If Cthulhu is awakened, your best strategy is to grab the Silver Key and sprint away as fast as possible. You shouldn't need the 3rd Key of Neutrality, as any character capable of making it to R'lyeh is more than capable of getting another alignment key.
 ==Origin==
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 Great Cthulhu is just an alternative name to [[Cthulhu]].
-Cthulhu comes from the works of [[H.P. Lovecraft]]. The encyclopedia entries are excerpts from Lovecraft works. It's an important monster, giving it's name to the "Cthulhu mythos" universe.
+Cthulhu comes from the works of [[H.P. Lovecraft]]. The encyclopedia entries are excerpts from Lovecraft works. It's an important monster, giving its name to the "Cthulhu mythos" universe.
-He appears gigantic, hundreds of meters tall, humanoid, an octopus-like head with an undefined number of tentacles, a pair of rudimentary membranous wings and a scale covered body. His ability to disintegrate in a cloud when defeated, and then reforming him self, is in the story.
+He appears gigantic, standing at hundreds of meters tall, and appears as a humanoid, with an octopus-like head with an undefined number of tentacles, a pair of rudimentary membranous wings and a scale covered body. His ability to disintegrate in a cloud when defeated, and then reforming him self, is in the story.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 Great Cthulhu is the second or third most dangerous creature in dnethack, and as such should be avoided rather than confronted. Great Cthulhu is generated asleep on one of the altars in R'lyeh, and plan A should always be to keep him that way. Great Cthulhu can be sensed from a distance as "an unknown monster causing you dread" regardless of whether or not you have [[warning]].
-Should the character need to approach Great Cthulhu, it is vitally important to avoid looking at him. Extinguish light sources and remain at least two squares away or blind yourself. Great Cthulhu's gaze attack ''permanently'' reduces wisdom by 1d10 points, though not below 3. In this case, the character's wisdom is reduced to 3 and the character then takes 10 damage for each point of wisdom drain remaining.
+Should the character need to approach Great Cthulhu, it is vitally important to avoid looking at him. Extinguish light sources and remain out of sight or blind yourself. Great Cthulhu's gaze attack ''permanently'' reduces wisdom by 1d10 points, though not below 3. In this case, the character's wisdom is reduced to 3 and the character then takes 10 damage for each point of wisdom drain remaining.
 It is vitally important to remain at least 2 squares away from Great Cthulhu if at all possible, as his melee attack deals 400 damage and is essentially guaranteed to hit.
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 Great Cthulhu is just an alternative name to [[Cthulhu]].
-Cthulhu comes from the works of [[H.P. Lovecraft]]. The encyclopedia entries are exerts from Lovecraft works. It's an important monster, giving it's name to the "Cthulhu mythos" universe.
+Cthulhu comes from the works of [[H.P. Lovecraft]]. The encyclopedia entries are excerpts from Lovecraft works. It's an important monster, giving it's name to the "Cthulhu mythos" universe.
 He appears gigantic, hundred of meters tall, humanoid, an octopus-like head with an undefined number of tentacles, a pair of rudimentary membranous wings and a scale covered body.
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 }}
 [[Category:DNethack monsters]]
 [[Category:H.P. Lovecraft]]