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{{ monster
|name=gug
|difficulty=18
|level=15
|experience=369
|speed=18
|AC=5
|MR=15
|align=-4
|frequency=1
|genocidable=Yes
|attacks=Claw 2d6 physical, Claw 2d6 physical, Bite 3d6 [[paralysis]]
|resistances conveyed=None
|resistances=cold, sleep, poison, level drain
|attributes={{attributes|A gug|humanoid=1|pois=1|tunnel=1|needpick=1|thick=1|carnivore=1|undead=1|wander=1|hostile=1|strong=1|stalk=1|collect=1|magic=1|infravision=1|traitor=1|nocorpse=1|lgroup=1}}
|size=Medium
|nutr=150
|weight=1800
|reference=[[SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line3463]]
}}

A '''gug''', {{monsym|gug}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in the [[Lethe patch]], [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. The gug is a [[humanoid]] [[carnivorous]] [[Zombie (monster class)|zombie]] that is [[strong]], has [[infravision]] and is not [[mindless]] like most [[undead]]: they will pick up [[weapon]]s, [[food]] and [[magical item]]s that they come across, are capable of [[tunnel]]ing with a [[pick-axe]], and can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent. A [[tame]] gug has a chance of turning [[traitor]]. In SlashTHEM, gugs are considered to be of the same race as [[Ghoul (monster attribute)|ghouls]].

Gugs have two claw attacks and a [[paralyzing]] bite, and possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], and [[drain resistance]].

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

A gug [[Corpseless|never leaves a corpse]] upon death.

==Strategy==
Gugs are decently hard-hitting and move at a fast 18 [[speed]] of 18, making gug swarms incredibly dangerous from the mid-game on even for faster heroes - being paralyzed and then surrounded by a group of gugs is a painful source of [[YASD|potential deaths]]. [[Free action]] can neutralize the paralyzing bites completely, while [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]] can significantly reduce its threat. Gugs are also among some of the better [[polymorph]] forms available, due to their speed and paralyzing bite, and they can wear all forms of armor.

Since gugs are not mindless, [[telepathy]] can and should be used to scan for them when possible: a {{black|Z}} that shows up via telepathy can either be a gug, a [[ghoul mage]] or a [[ghoul queen]], the latter two of which are quite dangerous in their own right.

==Origin==
{{wikipedia|The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath}}
Gugs are man-eating creatures that originate from ''The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath'', a novella by [[H.P. Lovecraft]] that he completed a draft of in 1927; the draft went unrevised and unpublished in his lifetime, and was first published posthumously by Arkham House in 1943. It is both the longest of the stories in his [[wikipedia:Dream Cycle|''Dream Cycle'' series]] and the longest Lovecraft work to feature Randolph Carter, a recurring protagonist within his stories.

A gug is a large black-furred beast with fanged, vertically-opening jaws that reach an estimated sixteen feet in height and weigh nearly 2,000 pounds. Their two eyes protrude from either side of their head, and their limbs split at the elbows, terminating in four separate forepaws. Gugs dwell in the underworld of the Dreamlands and worship the Great Ones, the gods of Earth who reside in Kadath.

==Encyclopedia entry==
{{encyclopedia|
These foul creatures dwell in the endless darkness of the
Gulf of N'Kai, scavenging the bones of whatever luckless
intruders have stumbled into it.  It is suspected that they
may be some warped form of ghoul, but few have survived
seeing them so information is scarce.
}}
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-A '''gug''', {{monsym|gug}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in the [[Lethe patch]], [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. The gug is a [[humanoid]] [[carnivorous]] [[Zombie (monster class)|zombie]] that is [[strong]], has [[infravision]] and is not [[mindless]] like most [[undead]]: they will pick up [[weapon]]s, [[food]] and [[magical item]]s that they come across, are capable of [[tunnel]]ing with a [[pick-axe]], and can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent. A [[tame]] gug has a chance of turning [[traitor]]. In SlashTHEM, gugs are considered to be of the same race as [[Ghoul (monster attribute)|ghouls]].
+Gugs have two claw attacks and a [[paralyzing]] bite, and possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], and [[drain resistance]]. In Hack'EM, they also have [[sickness resistance]] and a [[vulnerability]] to [[Fire (element)|fire]] (as they do in other variants).
-Gugs have two claw attacks and a [[paralyzing]] bite, and possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], and [[drain resistance]].
+A gug is [[poisonous]] to consume, which primarily comes up if it is [[digested]] by another monster.
 ==Generation==
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 ==Strategy==
-Gugs are decently hard-hitting and move at a fast 18 [[speed]] of 18, making gug swarms incredibly dangerous from the mid-game on even for faster heroes - being paralyzed and then surrounded by a group of gugs is a painful source of [[YASD|potential deaths]]. [[Free action]] can neutralize the paralyzing bites completely, while [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]] can significantly reduce its threat. Gugs are also among some of the better [[polymorph]] forms available, due to their speed and paralyzing bite, and they can wear all forms of armor.
+Gugs are decently hard-hitting and move at a fast 18 [[speed]], making gug swarms incredibly dangerous from the mid-game on even for faster heroes&mdash;being paralyzed and then surrounded by a group of gugs is a painful source of [[YASD|potential deaths]]. [[Free action]] can neutralize the paralyzing bites completely, while [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]] can significantly reduce its threat. Gugs are also among some of the better [[polymorph]] forms available, due to their speed and paralyzing bite, and they can wear all forms of armor.
 Since gugs are not mindless, [[telepathy]] can and should be used to scan for them when possible: a {{black|Z}} that shows up via telepathy can either be a gug, a [[ghoul mage]] or a [[ghoul queen]], the latter two of which are quite dangerous in their own right.
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Umbire the Phantom: hatnote, Hack'EM - can't think of any immediate or meaningful differences compared to SLASH'EM et. al.

Umbire the Phantom: split off this finally