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gold dragon stuff is current now even if the article is incredibly dated

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Umbire the Phantom: Undo revision 161148 by MrSurvivor1997 (talk) Saying something's common doesn't make it true.

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Undo revision 161148 by MrSurvivor1997 (talk) Saying something's common doesn't make it true.

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 * [[baby green dragon]] → [[green dragon]]
 * [[baby yellow dragon]] → [[yellow dragon]]
-* [[baby gold dragon]] → [[gold dragon]] ([[NetHack 3.7.0]])
+* [[baby gold dragon]] → [[gold dragon]]
 * [[red naga hatchling]] → [[red naga]]
 * [[black naga hatchling]] → [[black naga]]

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 * [[attendant]] → [[Healer (player monster)|healer]]
 * [[page]] → [[Knight (player monster)|knight]]
-* [[acolyte]] → [[Priest (player monster)|priest]]
+* [[Acolyte (quest guardian)|acolyte]] → [[Cleric (player monster)|cleric]]
 * [[apprentice]] → [[Wizard (player monster)|wizard]]
 '''Other:'''
 * [[small mimic]] → [[large mimic]] → [[giant mimic]]
-* [[aligned priest]] → [[high priest]]
+* [[aligned cleric]] → [[high cleric]]
 Although [[queen bee]]s can lay [[killer bee]] [[egg]]s, and [[winged gargoyle]]s can lay [[gargoyle]] eggs, such offspring are sterile and will not grow into their parent forms.

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 * [[dust vortex]] → [[dust devil]]
 * [[werewolf]] → [[pack lord]]
-* [[deep one]] → [[deeper one]] → [[deepest one]]
+* [[Deep one (SLASH'EM)|deep one]] → [[Deeper one (SLASH'EM)|deeper one]] → [[Deepest one (SLASH'EM)|deepest one]]
 * [[pig]] → [[feral hog]]
 * [[ratman]] → [[ratman squeaker]]

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 * [[larva]] → [[maggot]] → [[dung worm]]
 * [[giant tick]] → [[giant flea]] → [[giant louse]]
-* [[deep one]] → [[deeper one]] → [[deepest one]]
+* [[Deep one (SLASH'EM)|deep one]] → [[Deeper one (SLASH'EM)|deeper one]] → [[Deepest one (SLASH'EM)|deepest one]]
 * [[lamb]] → [[sheep]]
 * [[Shoggoth (SLASH'EM)|shoggoth]] → [[giant shoggoth]]
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 * [[migo drone]] → [[migo warrior]]
 * [[vampire lord]] → [[Vampire mage (SLASH'EM)|vampire mage]]
-* [[baby shimmering dragon]] → [[shimmering dragon]]
+* [[Baby shimmering dragon (SLASH'EM)|baby shimmering dragon]] → [[Shimmering dragon (SLASH'EM)|shimmering dragon]]
-* [[baby deep dragon]] → [[deep dragon]]
+* [[Baby deep dragon (SLASH'EM)|baby deep dragon]] → [[Deep dragon (SLASH'EM)|deep dragon]]
 * [[gnome lord]] → [[gnome warrior]]

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 * [[bat]] → [[giant bat]]
 '''Soldiers, Kops and watchmen:'''
-* [[soldier]] → [[sergeant]] → [[lieutenant]] → [[captain]]
+* [[soldier]] → [[Sergeant (monster)|sergeant]] → [[lieutenant]] → [[captain]]
 * [[Keystone Kop]] → [[Kop Sergeant]] → [[Kop Lieutenant]] → [[Kop Kaptain]]
 * [[watchman]] → [[watch captain]]

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 * [[baby gray dragon]] → [[gray dragon]]
 * [[baby silver dragon]] → [[silver dragon]]
-* [[baby shimmering dragon]] → [[shimmering dragon]] ([[deferred]])
+* [[Baby shimmering dragon (monster)|baby shimmering dragon]] → [[Shimmering dragon (monster)|shimmering dragon]] ([[deferred]])
 * [[baby red dragon]] → [[red dragon]]
 * [[baby white dragon]] → [[white dragon]]

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 '''Growing up''' is the process in which a monster turns into a larger version of itself (''e.g.,'' a [[kitten]] turns into a [[housecat]]). Monsters grow from killing monsters and gaining levels, from the effects of a [[potion of gain level]], or from [[wraith]] [[corpse]]s.
-== Natural growth ==
+==Natural growth==
 If a monster kills another monster, its maximum and current [[HP]] will both increase.<ref>{{function|makemon.c|grow_up|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}</ref>  If its maximum hp are increased above the ''threshold'' for its current level, it will gain a level.  There is a limit to maxhp and levels a monster can gain in this way.
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 * [[ghost]] → [[spectre]]
 * [[martial artist]] → [[grandmaster]]
-* [[movanic deva]] → [[monadic deva]] → [[astral deva]]
+* [[Movanic deva (SLASH'EM)|movanic deva]] → [[Monadic deva (SLASH'EM)|monadic deva]] → [[Astral deva (SLASH'EM)|astral deva]]
 * [[shrieker]] → [[screamer]]
 * [[red mold]] → [[red moldier]]
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 * [[ghoul]] → [[ghast]]
-== References ==
+==References==
 <references/>
 {{nethack-343}}
 [[Category:Monster attributes]]
 [[Category:Pets]]

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 '''Orcs and elves:'''
 * [[Orc (monster)|orc]] / [[hill orc]] / [[Mordor orc]] / [[Uruk-hai]] → [[orc-captain]]
-* [[elf]] / [[Woodland-elf]] / [[Green-elf]] / [[Grey-elf]] → [[elf-lord]] → [[elvenking]]
+* [[elf (monster)]] / [[Woodland-elf]] / [[Green-elf]] / [[Grey-elf]] → [[elf-lord]] → [[elvenking]]
 '''Other humanoids:'''
 * [[kobold]] → [[large kobold]] → [[kobold lord]]
-* [[gnome]] → [[gnome lord]] → [[gnome king]]
+* [[Gnome (monster)|gnome]] → [[gnome lord]] → [[gnome king]]
-* [[dwarf]] → [[dwarf lord]] → [[dwarf king]]
+* [[Dwarf (monster)|dwarf]] → [[dwarf lord]] → [[dwarf king]]
 * [[ogre]] → [[ogre lord]] → [[ogre king]]
 * [[mind flayer]] → [[master mind flayer]]
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 * [[watchman]] → [[watch captain]]
 '''Quest guardians:'''
-* [[student]] → [[archeologist]]
+* [[student]] → [[Archeologist (player monster)|archeologist]]
-* [[attendant]] → [[healer]]
+* [[attendant]] → [[Healer (player monster)|healer]]
-* [[page]] → [[knight]]
+* [[page]] → [[Knight (player monster)|knight]]
-* [[acolyte]] → [[priest]]
+* [[acolyte]] → [[Priest (player monster)|priest]]
-* [[apprentice]] → [[wizard]]
+* [[apprentice]] → [[Wizard (player monster)|wizard]]
 '''Other:'''
 * [[small mimic]] → [[large mimic]] → [[giant mimic]]

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 The hp threshold for most monsters is 8 * current level (4 for level 0).  Exceptions are [[golem]]s and [[elemental]]s on their home plane.
-The maximum level attainable via this method is 3/2 of the base level for the current monster type (or the next type if there is a more "grown up" form), but no less than 5 and normally no greater than 49.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1700|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}  Player monsters can reach level 30, and monsters which have a minimum level greater than 49 ([[demon#Unique_demons_and_summoning|named demons]]) have a maximum level of 50.  If an increase in maxhp would increase the monster's level above this maximum, its maxhp are reset to the threshold for its current level.
+The maximum level attainable via this method is 3/2 of the base level for the current monster type (or the next type if there is a more "grown up" form), but no less than 5 and normally no greater than 49.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1700|version=NetHack 3.6.0}} Player monsters can reach level 30, and monsters which have a minimum level greater than 49 (i.e. [[demon lords and princes]]) have a maximum level of 50.  If an increase in maxhp would increase the monster's level above this maximum, its maxhp are reset to the threshold for its current level.
 === Examples ===

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−	'''Growing up~~''', also commonly known by players as '''evolution~~''' is the process in which a monster turns into a larger version of itself (''e.g.,'' a [[kitten]] turns into a [[housecat]]). Monsters grow from killing monsters and gaining levels, from the effects of a [[potion of gain level]], or from [[wraith]] [[corpse]]s.	+	'''Growing up''' is the process in which a monster turns into a larger version of itself (''e.g.,'' a [[kitten]] turns into a [[housecat]]). Monsters grow from killing monsters and gaining levels, from the effects of a [[potion of gain level]], or from [[wraith]] [[corpse]]s.

	== Natural growth ==		== Natural growth ==