Hellcat (SLASH'EM) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: typo

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{{ monster
|name=hellcat
|difficulty=14
|level=12
|experience=291
|speed=12
|AC=6
|MR=0
|align=0
|frequency=1
|genocidable=Yes
|attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 4d4 [[Physical attack|physical]], claw 4d4 physical, [[Bite attack|bite]] 3d10 [[Fire (element)|fire]]
|resistances conveyed=None
|resistances=None
|attributes={{attributes|A hellcat|animal=1|nohands=1|carnivore=1|hostile=1|infravisible=1|traitor=1|hell=1}}
|size=Large
|nutr=400
|weight=800
|reference=[[SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line698]]
}}
{{for|the monster in other variants|hellcat}}
A '''hellcat''', {{monsym|hellcat}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. The hellcat is a large and quadrupedal [[feline]] [[animal]] that is [[carnivorous]] and can be seen via [[infravision]]. [[Tame]] hellcats may turn [[traitor]].

Hellcats have two [[claw attack]]s, and also have a strong [[bite attack]] that inflicts [[Fire (element)|fire damage]] and can burn away [[sliming]] along with potentially destroying [[potion]]s, [[scroll]]s, and [[spellbook]]s in the victim's inventory.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1241|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1270|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}

==Generation==
Hellcats are only randomly generated in [[Gehennom (SLASH'EM)|Gehennom]], and normally-created ones are always hostile.

==Strategy==
Hellcats are unlikely to be a serious bother for [[heroes]] that reach Gehennom under normal circumstances, with the most problematic element being losing inventory items to their fiery bite attacks. Heroes that are in much earlier stages of the game will have much more trouble if they encounter a hellcat as a result of a [[polymorph trap]].

==History==
The hellcat first appears in [[NetHack-- 3.0.10]], and also appears in [[NetHack-- 3.1.3]] and [[SLASH 6]].
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 ==Strategy==
-Hellcats are unlikely to be a serious bother for [[heroes]] that reach Gehennom under normal circumstances, with the most problematic element being losing inventory items to their fiery bite attacks. Heroes that are in much earlier stages of the game will have much more trouble if they encounter a hellcat as a result of a [[polymorph trap]].
+Hellcats are unlikely to be a serious bother for [[heroes]] that reach Gehennom under normal circumstances, with the most problematic element being losing inventory items to their fiery bite attacks. Heroes that are in much earlier stages of the game will have much more trouble if they encounter a hellcat as a result of a [[polymorph trap]]&mdash;thankfully, they lack good [[AC]], [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] or any form of resistance properties, and also respect [[Elbereth]].
 ==History==
 The hellcat first appears in [[NetHack-- 3.0.10]], where it uses the {{darkgray|f}} glyph&mdash;in [[NetHack-- 3.1.3]], it uses the {{brown|f}} glyph, and it is given its current glyph in [[SLASH 6]].
 ==References==

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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 4d4 [[Physical attack|physical]], claw 4d4 physical, [[Bite attack|bite]] 3d10 [[Fire (element)|fire]]
+  |attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 4d4 [[Physical damage|physical]], claw 4d4 physical, [[Bite attack|bite]] 3d10 [[Fire (element)|fire]]
   |resistances conveyed=None
   |resistances=None

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 ==History==
-The hellcat first appears in [[NetHack-- 3.0.10]], and also appears in [[NetHack-- 3.1.3]] and [[SLASH 6]].
+The hellcat first appears in [[NetHack-- 3.0.10]], where it uses the {{darkgray|f}} glyph&mdash;in [[NetHack-- 3.1.3]], it uses the {{brown|f}} glyph, and it is given its current glyph in [[SLASH 6]].
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 [[Category:SlashTHEM monsters]]