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Umbire the Phantom: word choice, detail

2026-02-26T15:02:45Z

word choice, detail

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ detail

2026-02-26T15:01:03Z

‎dNetHack: detail

Umbire the Phantom: them

2026-02-01T20:06:18Z

them

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ can snip these honestly

2026-01-22T00:07:48Z

‎Variants: can snip these honestly

Umbire the Phantom: /* Messages */ pothole

2026-01-22T00:04:47Z

‎Messages: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: tweaks

2026-01-22T00:02:14Z

tweaks

Umbire the Phantom: tweaks

2026-01-21T06:54:46Z

tweaks

Umbire the Phantom: try to be as thorough as possible about this pass

2026-01-21T06:52:11Z

try to be as thorough as possible about this pass

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Umbire the Phantom: tweaks

2025-12-15T03:58:25Z

tweaks

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-08-24T18:31:43Z

pothole

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], light-based [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spells]] and light-emitting [[artifact]]s (such as Sunsword) that hit a gremlin or a hero in the form of a gremlin will instantly reduce them to dust.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], some light-based [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spells]] and light-emitting [[artifact]]s (such as Sunsword) that hit a gremlin or a hero in the form of a gremlin will instantly reduce them to dust.
 ===FIQHack===
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 ===SlashTHEM===
-In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, gremlins can [[grow up]] into [[gremlin leader]]s. They will also divide if hit by splashes of water from [[waterspout gargoyle]]s.
+In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, gremlins can [[grow up]] into [[gremlin leader]]s. Gremlins will divide if hit by splashes of water from [[waterspout gargoyle]]s, in addition to the standard forms of water in ''NetHack''.
 The [[Undertaker quest]] has the same layout as the Lawful Quest, including the hostile gremlin named Clown generated within the Cloud Bank at level creation.

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], light-emitting [[artifact]]s such as Sunsword that hit gremlins will instantly reduce them to dust.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], light-based [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spells]] and light-emitting [[artifact]]s (such as Sunsword) that hit a gremlin or a hero in the form of a gremlin will instantly reduce them to dust.
 ===FIQHack===

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 ===SlashTHEM===
-In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, gremlins can [[grow up]] into [[gremlin leader]]s.
+In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, gremlins can [[grow up]] into [[gremlin leader]]s. They will also divide if hit by splashes of water from [[waterspout gargoyle]]s.
 The [[Undertaker quest]] has the same layout as the Lawful Quest, including the hostile gremlin named Clown generated within the Cloud Bank at level creation.

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 Gremlins multiply normally in [[Lethe water]], i.e. without suffering [[amnesia]], and will also multiply if subjected to the vapors from a [[potion of amnesia]]&mdash;this applies to a hero in gremlin form, though they will also be subjected to the normal effects of those vapors.
 ===dNetHack===
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 ===SlashTHEM===
-In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, gremlins can [[grow up]] into [[gremlin leader]]s. The galltrit is also un-deferred and added to the bestiary.
+In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, gremlins can [[grow up]] into [[gremlin leader]]s.
 The [[Undertaker quest]] has the same layout as the Lawful Quest, including the hostile gremlin named Clown generated within the Cloud Bank at level creation.

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 {{for2|messages associated with losing intrinsics to a gremlin|[[Intrinsic theft#Messages|intrinsic theft messages]]}}
 {{message|<The gremlin> chuckles.|You chatted to a gremlin, with a {{frac|4}} chance of this message being printed<ref name="laughs"/>&mdash;otherwise, it is night and a gremlin attempted to steal an intrinsic from you, a gremlin destroyed your clay golem form, or else you saw one use its intrinsic stealing attacking on another monster.<ref name="chuckles"/>}}
-{{message|You hear laughter.|It is night, and the gremlin has stolen an intrinsic from you or destroyed your clay golem form while you were blind, or else it used the attack on another monster outside your vision.}}
+{{message|You hear laughter.|It is night, and the gremlin has stolen an intrinsic from you or destroyed your clay golem form while you were [[blind]], or else it used the attack on another monster outside your vision.}}
 {{message|The gremlin cries out in pain!|A gremlin was hit by light and took damage.}}

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   |frequency=2
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 1d6 [[Physical damage|physical]], Claw 1d6 physical, [[Bite]] 1d4 physical, Claw 0d0 [[intrinsic theft]]
+  |attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 1d6 [[Physical damage|physical]], claw 1d6 physical, [[Bite attack|bite]] 1d4 physical, claw 0d0 [[intrinsic theft]]
   |resistances conveyed=[[poison resistance]] (33%)
   |resistances=[[poison resistance]]

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   |reference=[[monst.c#line394]]
 }}
 A '''gremlin''', {{monsym|gremlin}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The gremlin is a small [[humanoid]] monster that is the namesake monster of the [[Gremlin (monster class)|gremlin]] [[monster class]]: they are capable of [[swimming]], can be seen via [[infravision]], and can [[follow]] the [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent. Gremlins can duplicate into two identical clones with half the maximum [[HP]] via [[division]] if they make contact with [[water]] of any kind, and will actively seek out bodies of water for this purpose{{refsrc|src/potion.c|2379|nethack=3.6.7|name="watervapors"}}&mdash;they cannot divide if their max HP is 1. Cloned gremlins retain the properties of the original gremlin (including being a [[shape changer]] if the original "gremlin" was one), and a hero that clones themselves this way while [[polymorph]]ed into a gremlin will create a [[tame]] gremlin.
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 [[Chatting]] to a gremlin causes it to laugh, with one of four different messages&mdash;of note is that one of the messages is incidentally the same as the message for a successful intrinsic theft attack.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|727|version=NetHack 3.6.7|name="laughs"|comment=<tt>MS_LAUGHS()</tt> case}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1535|version=NetHack 3.6.7|name="chuckles"}}
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|f5d889852b00143fd3540bd4d3f00d1e2166c5d1}}, a hero in the form of a gremlin can also create a tame gremlin clone by using either the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] or [[Sit|#sit]] [[extended command]]s while they are on a fountain square or in a pool of water.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|f5d889852b00143fd3540bd4d3f00d1e2166c5d1}}, a hero in the form of a gremlin can also create a tame gremlin clone by using either the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] or [[Sit|#sit]] [[extended command]]s while they are on a fountain square or in a pool of water.}}
 ==Generation==

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 Gremlins possess two claw attacks, a bite attack, and a third claw attack that deals no damage, but has a {{frac|10}} chance of [[intrinsic theft]] at [[night]] if the gremlin is not [[cancelled]]{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1526|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=Intrinsic theft attack against hero; line 1528 checks if it is night and the attacker is a gremlin, and aborts the sequence otherwise}}&mdash;the attack cancels monsters it hits with the same chance, instantly destroying [[clay golem]]s, and a hero polymorphed into a clay golem is forced back to normal form if an intrinsic would be stolen, even with unchanging.{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1537|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=hero in clay golem form is forced back to normal before intrinsic is stolen}}{{refsrc|src/mhitm.c|1244|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=Intrinsic-stealing vs. other monsters}}{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1830|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=Intrinsic-stealing by hero vs. monsters}}
-Gremlins possess [[poison resistance]], and are uniquely weak to flashes and bursts of [[light]], a weakness inherited by a hero that [[polymorph]]s into a gremlin (in addition to the above traits).{{refsrc|src/zap.c|2614|nethack=3.6.7}} Different sources and forms of light have different adverse effects:
+Gremlins possess [[poison resistance]], and are uniquely weak to flashes and bursts of [[Light#Gremlins and light|light]], a weakness inherited by a hero that [[polymorph]]s into a gremlin (in addition to the above traits).{{refsrc|src/zap.c|2614|nethack=3.6.7}} Different sources and forms of light have different adverse effects:
 * [[Zapping]] a [[wand of light]], reading a non-cursed [[scroll of light]], or casting the {{+ of|light}} spell will deal d5 damage to gremlins in the light radius.{{refsrc|src/zap.c|2161|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/read.c|2018|nethack=3.6.7}}
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 [[Chatting]] to a gremlin causes it to laugh, with one of four different messages&mdash;of note is that one of the messages is incidentally the same as the message for a successful intrinsic theft attack.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|727|version=NetHack 3.6.7|name="laughs"|comment=<tt>MS_LAUGHS()</tt> case}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1535|version=NetHack 3.6.7|name="chuckles"}}
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|f5d889852b00143fd3540bd4d3f00d1e2166c5d1}}, a hero in the form of a gremlin can also create a tame gremlin clone by using either the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] [[extended command]] or the [[Sit|#sit]] extended command while they are on a fountain square or in a pool of water.}}
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|f5d889852b00143fd3540bd4d3f00d1e2166c5d1}}, a hero in the form of a gremlin can also create a tame gremlin clone by using either the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] or [[Sit|#sit]] [[extended command]]s while they are on a fountain square or in a pool of water.}}
 ==Generation==