High-elf - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: tense

2024-12-17T16:44:42Z

tense

Umbire the Phantom: expand with as much detail as I can scrounge

2024-07-24T20:34:24Z

expand with as much detail as I can scrounge

Umbire the Phantom: corrections + details

2024-07-24T19:24:56Z

corrections + details

Umbire the Phantom: FCU pass

2024-07-24T19:08:17Z

FCU pass

Umbire the Phantom: style guide on variant templates

2024-06-03T06:20:08Z

style guide on variant templates

Furey: Upgrade template from nethack-360 to nethack-367. Added offset=1 to template because this is a multi-template page. Verified the facts in 3.6.7. src/monst.c. high elf is still there in an #if 0 block.

2024-06-03T06:11:48Z

Upgrade template from nethack-360 to nethack-367. Added offset=1 to template because this is a multi-template page. Verified the facts in 3.6.7. src/monst.c. high elf is still there in an #if 0 block.

Furey: Chance of gaining sleep resistance is (base level) / 15 = 33%. Maybe the formula was different when this page was written.

2024-06-03T06:09:01Z

Chance of gaining sleep resistance is (base level) / 15 = 33%. Maybe the formula was different when this page was written.

Umbire the Phantom at 10:55, 6 September 2021

2021-09-06T10:55:55Z

Cherokee Jack: Changed content to emphasize the High-elf as a vanilla defunct feature

2016-03-26T01:51:58Z

Changed content to emphasize the High-elf as a vanilla defunct feature

Erica: add information about SLASH'EM monster

2012-01-11T06:26:46Z

add information about SLASH'EM monster

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 A '''High-elf''', {{monsym|High-elf}}, is a [[Deferred feature|deferred]] [[monster]] in the [[source code]] of ''[[NetHack]]''. The High-elf is an [[Elf (monster attribute)|elven]] monster that is part of the [[human or elf]] [[monster class]]: they are [[strong]], can [[see invisible]], have [[infravision]], and can be seen via infravision.{{refsrc|src/monst.c|3135|nethack=3.6.7}}
-High-elves served as the [[quest guardian]]s for the [[Elf quest]] - they were rendered defunct in [[NetHack 3.3.0]] along with the [[Elf (role)|Elf]] [[role]], which was replaced by the [[Ranger]] role and [[Ranger quest|its associated quest]]. ''NetHack'' currently uses "high-elf" as an alternate name for the [[Elvenking]].{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|741|nethack=3.6.7}}
+High-elves serve as the [[quest guardian]]s for the [[Elf quest]], and are rendered defunct in [[NetHack 3.3.0]] along with the [[Elf (role)|Elf]] [[role]], which is replaced by the [[Ranger]] role and [[Ranger quest|its associated quest]]. ''NetHack'' currently uses "high-elf" as an alternate name for the [[Elvenking]].{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|741|nethack=3.6.7}}
 A High-elf has a weapon attack and will cast one clerical [[monster spell]] during each of their turns. Like all elves, High-elves possess [[sleep resistance]].

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 High-elves are not randomly generated, and they are not a valid form for [[polymorph]].
 ==History==
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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-High-elves appear in [[NetHack-- 3.1.3]], an ancestor of [[SLASH'EM]], and are also present in the source code of SLASH'EM and [[SlashTHEM]].
+High-elves appear in [[NetHack-- 3.1.3]], an ancestor of [[SLASH'EM]]. In the [[Defunct features (SLASH'EM)|defunct]] [[Drow quest]], High-elves are the first [[quest monster]] for [[Drow (starting race)#SLASH'EM|Drow]], and make up {{frac|96|175}} of monsters randomly generated there.
-In SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, high-elves are not randomly generated, but are a valid form for polymorph. High-elves are grouped with other elves rather than the quest guardians in monst.c, and some of their attributes are changed: they have a [[Monster level|base level]] of 7, they are lawful rather than chaotic as with other elves in SLASH'EM, and their clerical spellcasting attack is 2d17.
+High-elves are generated as quest guardians of the [[Elvish Racial quest]], which is a revamp of the defunct Elf quest. As in the original quest, eight High-elves are generated on the quest home level, where they are stationed around the quest leader [[Galadriel]] at level creation - like all quest guardians, they have a mutual [[grudge]] with the hostile monsters generated in the branch, many of which include [[goblin]]s and [[Mordor orc]]s (who also have a mutual grudge with elves).
 ==References==

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-High-elves appear in [[NetHack-- 3.1.3]], an ancestor of [[SLASH'EM]], and are also present in the source code of SLASH'EM, though they are still never randomly generated. High-elves are grouped with other elves rather than the quest guardians in monst.c, and some of their attributes are changed: they have a [[Monster level|base level]] of 7, they are lawful rather than chaotic as with other elves in SLASH'EM, and their clerical spellcasting attack is 2d17.
+High-elves appear in [[NetHack-- 3.1.3]], an ancestor of [[SLASH'EM]], and are also present in the source code of SLASH'EM and [[SlashTHEM]].
 ==References==

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-{{ monster
+{{monster
   |name=High-elf
-  |difficulty=
+  |difficulty=7
   |level=5
   |experience=
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   |frequency=0
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=Weapon 2d4, [[Monster spell#Clerical Spells|spellcasting]] (clerical)
+  |attacks=Weapon 2d4 physical, [[Monster spell|spellcasting]] 0d0 clerical
   |resistances conveyed=sleep (33%)
-  |resistances=sleep
+  |resistances=[[sleep resistance]]
-  |attributes={{attributes|A High-elf|humanoid=1|omnivore=1|seeinvis=1|nopoly=1|elf=1|strong=1|collect=1|infravision=1|infravisible=1|}}
+  |attributes={{attributes|A High-elf|humanoid=1|omnivore=1|seeinvis=1|nopoly=1|elf=1|strong=1|collect=1|infravision=1|infravisible=1}}
   |size=Medium
   |nutr=350
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 }}
-The '''High-elf''' is a [[Defunct features|defunct monster]] that appeared in ''[[NetHack]]'', and can still be found in the source code. High-elves were the [[quest guardian]]s for the [[Elf quest]].
+A '''High-elf''', {{monsym|High-elf}}, is a [[Deferred feature|deferred]] [[monster]] in the [[source code]] of ''[[NetHack]]''. The High-elf is an [[Elf (monster attribute)|elven]] monster that is part of the [[human or elf]] [[monster class]]: they are [[strong]], can [[see invisible]], have [[infravision]], and can be seen via infravision.{{refsrc|src/monst.c|3135|nethack=3.6.7}}
-==SLASH'EM==
+High-elves served as the [[quest guardian]]s for the [[Elf quest]] - they were rendered defunct in [[NetHack 3.3.0]] along with the [[Elf (role)|Elf]] [[role]], which was replaced by the [[Ranger]] role and [[Ranger quest|its associated quest]]. ''NetHack'' currently uses "high-elf" as an alternate name for the [[Elvenking]].{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|741|nethack=3.6.7}}
-High-elves in SLASH'EM have a base level of 7, and they are lawful rather than chaotic like their ''NetHack'' counterparts.
+A High-elf has a weapon attack and will cast one clerical [[monster spell]] during each of their turns. Like all elves, High-elves possess [[sleep resistance]].
-{{stub}}
+[[Eating]] a High-elf [[corpse]] or [[tin]] has a {{frac|3}} chance (33%) of granting sleep resistance.
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 [[Category:Defunct monsters]]

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-{{nethack-367|offset=1}}
+{{nethack-367}}
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-: ''High-elf is also a [[Defunct features|defunct feature]] in NetHack; it was the name of an Elf Quest guardian.''
+{{nethack-360}}
 {{ monster
   |name=High-elf
-  |difficulty=10
+  |difficulty=
-  |level=7
+  |level=5
-  |experience=114
+  |experience=
   |speed=12
   |AC=10
   |MR=10
-  |align=9
+  |align=-7
   |frequency=0
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=Weapon 2d4, [[Monster spell|spellcasting]] (clerical)
+  |attacks=Weapon 2d4, [[Monster spell#Clerical Spells|spellcasting]] (clerical)
-  |resistances conveyed=sleep
+  |resistances conveyed=sleep (47%)
-  |resistances=sleep (47%)
+  |resistances=sleep
-  |attributes={{attributes|A High-elf|humanoid=1|omnivore=1|seeinvis=1|elf=1|strong=1|collect=1|infravision=1|infravisible=1|}}
+  |attributes={{attributes|A High-elf|humanoid=1|omnivore=1|seeinvis=1|nopoly=1|elf=1|strong=1|collect=1|infravision=1|infravisible=1|}}
   |size=Medium
   |nutr=350
   |weight=800
-  |reference=[[SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line3741]]
+  |reference=[[monst.c#line3128]]
 }}
-The '''High-elf''' is a monster added in [[SLASH'EM]]. Unlike the other elf monsters, High-elves are not randomly generated; however, they are a valid polymorph target.
+The '''High-elf''' is a [[Defunct features|defunct feature]] in NetHack that can still be found in the source code.  High-elves were the [[quest guardian]]s for the [[Elf quest]], back when the [[Elf (role)|elf was considered a role]].
 {{stub}}
-[[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]
+[[Category:Defunct monsters]]

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		+	{{ monster
		+	\|name=High-elf
		+	\|difficulty=10
		+	\|level=7
		+	\|experience=114
		+	\|speed=12
		+	\|AC=10
		+	\|MR=10
		+	\|align=9
		+	\|frequency=0
		+	\|genocidable=No
		+	\|attacks=Weapon 2d4, [[Monster spell\|spellcasting]] (clerical)
		+	\|resistances conveyed=sleep
		+	\|resistances=sleep (47%)
		+	\|attributes={{attributes\|A High-elf\|humanoid=1\|omnivore=1\|seeinvis=1\|elf=1\|strong=1\|collect=1\|infravision=1\|infravisible=1\|}}
		+	\|size=Medium
		+	\|nutr=350
		+	\|weight=800
		+	\|reference=[[SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line3741]]
		+	}}
		+
		+	The '''High-elf''' is a monster added in [[SLASH'EM]]. Unlike the other elf monsters, High-elves are not randomly generated; however, they are a valid polymorph target.
		+
		+	{{stub}}
		+	[[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]