Gypsy - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Origin */ punc

2026-04-23T23:52:04Z

‎Origin: punc

Umbire the Phantom: /* Fighting */ copyedit + detail

2025-03-25T00:19:50Z

‎Fighting: copyedit + detail

Umbire the Phantom: potholes, etc.

2024-11-26T07:58:41Z

potholes, etc.

Umbire the Phantom: contraction

2024-10-23T04:03:10Z

contraction

Umbire the Phantom: lede + temp

2024-10-23T04:00:05Z

lede + temp

Ion frigate: caution about occasionally getting multiple "wasn't that easy"s in a row

2024-05-29T16:29:59Z

caution about occasionally getting multiple "wasn't that easy"s in a row

Umbire the Phantom: forgot there's peacefuls there

2024-05-29T11:45:36Z

forgot there's peacefuls there

Umbire the Phantom: /* Origin */ copyedit

2024-05-26T19:14:41Z

‎Origin: copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: lede, gen, etc.

2024-05-26T19:13:44Z

lede, gen, etc.

Umbire the Phantom: this feels painfully obvious enough, though probably worth noting on the pun article I guess

2024-02-14T20:09:55Z

this feels painfully obvious enough, though probably worth noting on the pun article I guess

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 The Romani are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group who traditionally live a nomadic, itinerant lifestyle, with linguistic and genetic evidence suggesting that they originated in the region of Rajasthan in the Indian subcontinent. The population moved west into the Persian Ghaznavid Empire, and later into the Byzantine Empire, around the 11th century, and arrived in Europe around the 14th century. Although they are dispersed, their most concentrated populations are located in Europe, especially central, eastern and southern Europe (notably southern France), as well as western Asia (mainly Turkey).
-The term "Gypsy" is considered a pejorative by some Romani due to its connotations of illegality and irregularity, as well as its historical use as a racial slur against the Roma - the attendees of the first World Romani Congress in 1971 unanimously voted to reject the use of all exonyms for the Romani, including "Gypsy"; in the United Kingdom, the term Gypsies is preferred by some of the English Romani and Welsh Romani there, and is used to refer to them in official documentation.
+The term "Gypsy" is considered a pejorative by some Romani due to its connotations of illegality and irregularity, as well as its historical use as a racial slur against the Roma&mdash;the attendees of the first World Romani Congress in 1971 unanimously voted to reject the use of all exonyms for the Romani, including "Gypsy"; in the United Kingdom, the term Gypsies is preferred by some of the English Romani and Welsh Romani there, and is used to refer to them in official documentation.
 {{slashem-7E7|offset=1}}
 {{variant-343}}
 [[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]
 [[Category:SlashTHEM monsters]]

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 ===Fighting===
-Be ''very'' careful not to anger gypsies - they are high-level spellcasters with a good [[AC]] of -2, [[regeneration]] and very high [[magic resistance (monster)|monster MR]]. They can hit hard and steal intrinsics in the manner of a [[gremlin]], and will gladly curse your items, [[summon nasties]], and possibly even perform a [[touch of death]]. Killing peaceful gypsies will also be considered [[murder]] for non-chaotic characters.
+Be ''very'' careful not to anger gypsies&mdash;they are high-level spellcasters with a good [[AC]] of -2, [[regeneration]] and a very high [[magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] of 90. They can hit hard and steal intrinsics, and have access to all mage spells including [[curse items]], [[summon nasties]] and possibly even the [[touch of death]]. Killing peaceful gypsies will also be considered [[murder]] for non-chaotic heroes.
-There is almost no benefit to directly killing a gypsy unless they were hostile to begin with (e.g., the Lawful Quest), especially since they do not retain the gold and gems given to them, unless a player is shooting for [[extinctionist]] [[conduct]] or looking to try their luck - it is possible to encounter a hostile gypsy in the Lawful Quest. For those looking to kill a peaceful gypsy, leaving them to a powerful [[pet]] is the safest approach.
+There is almost no benefit to directly killing a gypsy unless they were hostile to begin with (e.g. a hostile one was generated the Lawful Quest), especially since they do not retain the gold and gems given to them, unless a player is shooting for [[extinctionist]] [[conduct]] or bragging rights&mdash;for those looking to kill a peaceful gypsy, leaving them to a powerful [[pet]] is the safest approach, though that pet risks being [[cancelled]] by their intrinsic theft attacks.
 ==Origin==

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   |weight=1450
   |nutr=400
-  |resistances=[[death magic]], [[sleep]], [[poison]]
+  |resistances=[[death resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]]
   |resistances conveyed=causes [[teleportitis]] (100%)
   |attributes={{attributes|A gypsy|humanoid=1|regen=1|seeinvis=1|tport=1|omnivore=1|nopoly=1|human=1|peaceful=1|strong=1|greedy=1|magic=1|traitor=1}}
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 The Romani are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group who traditionally live a nomadic, itinerant lifestyle, with linguistic and genetic evidence suggesting that they originated in the region of Rajasthan in the Indian subcontinent. The population moved west into the Persian Ghaznavid Empire, and later into the Byzantine Empire, around the 11th century, and arrived in Europe around the 14th century. Although they are dispersed, their most concentrated populations are located in Europe, especially central, eastern and southern Europe (notably southern France), as well as western Asia (mainly Turkey).
-The term "Gypsy" is considered a pejorative by some Romani due to its connotations of illegality and irregularity, as well as its historical use as a racial slur against the Roma - the attendees of the first World Romani Congress in 1971 unanimously voted to reject the use of all exonyms for the Romani, including "Gypsy"; in the United Kingdom, the term Gypsies is preferred by some of the English and Welsh Romani there, and is used to refer to them in official documentation.
+The term "Gypsy" is considered a pejorative by some Romani due to its connotations of illegality and irregularity, as well as its historical use as a racial slur against the Roma - the attendees of the first World Romani Congress in 1971 unanimously voted to reject the use of all exonyms for the Romani, including "Gypsy"; in the United Kingdom, the term Gypsies is preferred by some of the English Romani and Welsh Romani there, and is used to refer to them in official documentation.
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 {{variant-343}}
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 [[Category:SlashTHEM monsters]]

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 A gypsy has an [[intrinsic-stealing]] claw attack and will cast one mage [[monster spell]] during each of her turns. Gypsies possess [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]] and [[death resistance]].
-[[Eating]] a gypsy's [[corpse]] or [[tin]] always grants [[teleportitis]].
+[[Eating]] a gypsy [[corpse]] or [[tin]] always grants [[teleportitis]].
 [[Chatting]] to a gypsy grants access to a unique set of services for characters with the gold to pay her. A gypsy that is somehow [[tamed]] will turn [[traitor]].

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   |frequency=2
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Claw 2d12 (Steals [[intrinsic]]s), [[Monster spell|Spellcasting]] 0d0 mage
+  |attacks=Claw 2d12 [[intrinsic theft]], [[Monster spell|Spellcasting]] 0d0 mage
   |size=Medium
   |weight=1450
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 A '''gypsy''', {{monsym|gypsy}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. Gypsies are [[strong]] female [[human]]s that have [[regeneration]], the ability to [[see invisible]] and the ability to [[teleport]], and will seek out [[gold]] and magical items to pick up.
-A gypsy has a claw attack that can steal [[intrinsic]] [[properties]] similar to a [[gremlin]], and will cast one mage [[monster spell]] during each of her turns. Gypsies possess [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]] and [[death resistance]].
+A gypsy has an [[intrinsic-stealing]] claw attack and will cast one mage [[monster spell]] during each of her turns. Gypsies possess [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]] and [[death resistance]].
 [[Eating]] a gypsy's [[corpse]] or [[tin]] always grants [[teleportitis]].

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 * Bet nearly everything with one gypsy.  It can be helpful to [[call|#call]] the gypsies to keep track of them.
 * Changing the card you choose every time, make 1-gold bets until the gypsy says "You win! Wasn't that easy?"
 * Bet nearly everything again.
 * Repeat the above two steps until you have 13600 credit.
 * Read your fortune until you get a wish.

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 The prison in the south half of [[Grund's Stronghold]] has a {{frac|10}} chance of containing a peaceful gypsy.
-A gypsy may appear among the hostile {{mcsl|@}} generated within the [[Lawful Quest]]'s Chamber of Junk.
+A gypsy may appear among the {{mcsl|@}} generated within the [[Lawful Quest]]'s Chamber of Junk.
 ==List of services==

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   |frequency=2
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Claw 2d12 (Steals [[intrinsic|intrinsics]]), [[Monster spell|Spellcasting]]
+  |attacks=Claw 2d12 (Steals [[intrinsic]]s), [[Monster spell|Spellcasting]] 0d0 mage
   |size=Medium
   |weight=1450
   |nutr=400
-  |resistances=[[Death ray|death magic]], [[sleep]], [[poison]]
+  |resistances=[[death magic]], [[sleep]], [[poison]]
   |resistances conveyed=causes [[teleportitis]] (100%)
-  |attributes={{attributes|A gypsy|=
+  |attributes={{attributes|A gypsy|humanoid=1|regen=1|seeinvis=1|tport=1|omnivore=1|nopoly=1|human=1|peaceful=1|strong=1|greedy=1|magic=1|traitor=1}}
   |reference=[[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line3796]]
 }}
-A '''gypsy''', {{monsym|gypsy}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. Gypsies are [[human]]s that are always referred to as female, and [[chat]]ting to a gypsy grants access to a unique set of services.
+A '''gypsy''', {{monsym|gypsy}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. Gypsies are [[strong]] female [[human]]s that have [[regeneration]], the ability to [[see invisible]] and the ability to [[teleport]], and will seek out [[gold]] and magical items to pick up.
-Eating the [[corpse]] or [[tin]] of a gypsy will always convey [[teleportitis]].
+A gypsy has a claw attack that can steal [[intrinsic]] [[properties]] similar to a [[gremlin]], and will cast one mage [[monster spell]] during each of her turns. Gypsies possess [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]] and [[death resistance]].
 ==Generation==
 The prison in the south half of [[Grund's Stronghold]] has a {{frac|10}} chance of containing a peaceful gypsy.
-A hostile gypsy may potentially appear as one of the many {{mcsl|@}} generated within the [[Lawful Quest]]'s Chamber of Junk.
+A gypsy may appear among the hostile {{mcsl|@}} generated within the [[Lawful Quest]]'s Chamber of Junk.
 ==List of services==
-A gypsy will offer do any of the following if you chat to her:
+A gypsy will offer the following services:
 * Fortune telling
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 Gold and gems given to a gypsy are removed from the game, rather than transferred to her inventory - this is likely to discourage purchasing services or pawning a large number of gems in the hopes of getting a wish and then recovering them by killing the gypsy afterwards.
-==Fortune telling==
+===Fortune telling===
 The gypsy reads your fortune and charges you 50[[zm]] of credit - the effects of the fortune are often directly based on the card. Any card not in the lists below has no effect or special message.
 {| class="prettytable striped"
 !Card!!Image!!Effect
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 |Zero of trumps||The Fool||You lose one point of [[wisdom]] and 3 points of [[Luck]].
 |-
-|1 of trumps||The Magician||The gypsy reveals the location of the portal to the [[Wizard's Tower]] if you haven't killed [[Wizard of Yendor|him]]; if you have killed him at least once, he will resurrect and teleport to your current location.
+|1 of trumps||The Magician||The gypsy reveals the location of the portal to the [[Wizard's Tower]]; if the [[Wizard of Yendor]] has been killed at least once, he will resurrect and teleport to the character's current location.
 |-
 |2 of trumps||The High Priestess||If you do not have the [[Amulet of Yendor]], the gypsy will see the [[high altar]] in [[Moloch's Sanctum]], revealing the number of the level it occupies. If you have the amulet, she will instead see "a high altar [[Astral Plane|in the heavens...]]"
 |-
-|3 of trumps||The Oracle||"I see an [[The Oracle|Oracle]] on level <oracle level>".
+|3 of trumps||The Oracle||"I see an [[Oracle (monster)|Oracle]] on level <dungeon level>".
 |-
 |4 of trumps||The Lovers||A [[foocubus]] of the opposite sex appears.
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 |}
-===Cards which do nothing, but have a message===
+====Cards with messages====
 {| class="prettytable striped"
 !Card!!Image!!Message
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 |-
 |17 of trumps||The Sun||"It is the witching hour.  Beware of the undead!" if it's midnight, "It is nighttime.  Beware of creatures of the night!" if it's nighttime, "It is daytime.  Shouldn't you be working?" if it's daytime
 |}
 ==Three card Monte==
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 |}
-==Pawn gems==
+===Pawn gems===
-This allows you to sell identified gems to the gypsy for an amount of credit equal to the base price of the gem.
+Characters can sell identified gems to the gypsy for an amount of credit equal to the base price of the gem.
 ==Strategy==

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 ==Fortune telling==
-The gypsy reads your fortune and charges you 50[[zm]] of credit - the effects of the fortune depend on the card. Any card not in the lists below has no effect.
+The gypsy reads your fortune and charges you 50[[zm]] of credit - the effects of the fortune are often directly based on the card. Any card not in the lists below has no effect or special message.
 ===Cards with an effect===