Human mummy - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ punc

2026-02-27T13:20:00Z

‎dNetHack: punc

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ stockade

2026-02-27T01:14:03Z

‎dNetHack: stockade

Umbire the Phantom: bleagh

2026-02-27T01:04:00Z

bleagh

Umbire the Phantom: /* SpliceHack */ pothole, etc.

2026-02-27T00:23:27Z

‎SpliceHack: pothole, etc.

Umbire the Phantom: lede

2026-02-27T00:17:02Z

lede

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ oops

2026-02-26T22:57:19Z

‎Strategy: oops

Umbire the Phantom: update this article after finding a very old error that was uncaught to this point

2026-02-26T22:42:07Z

update this article after finding a very old error that was uncaught to this point

Umbire the Phantom: plural

2023-12-16T20:09:59Z

plural

Umbire the Phantom: more variant details

2023-12-13T16:35:50Z

more variant details

Umbire the Phantom: big one here since they're tied to quests - can also use this to prepare the text for other mummies

2023-12-13T16:18:19Z

big one here since they're tied to quests - can also use this to prepare the text for other mummies

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]], human mummies are given the human monster attribute and made stronger: their difficulty is increased to 8, their claw attacks have double the amount of dice (i.e. increased to 4d4 from 2d4), and they can inflict [[mummy curse]]s on a hero or monster that kills them&mdash;this curse inflicts HP damage equal to the lower between the mummy's [[Monster level|level]] and half the killer's current HP.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], human mummies are given the human monster attribute and made stronger: their difficulty is increased to 8, their claw attacks have double the amount of dice (i.e. increased to 4d4 from 2d4), and they can inflict [[mummy curse]]s on a hero or monster that kills them&mdash;this curse inflicts HP damage equal to the lower between the mummy's [[Monster level|level]] and half the killer's current HP.
 The [[Hmnyw-Pharaoh]] has a {{frac|7}} chance of creating a human mummy whenever he summons monsters to his position while he is not visible to the hero (who must have 40 [[insight]] to see him). Human mummies generated this way are not treated as summoned or temporary and ignore [[extinction]].

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	The [[Hmnyw-Pharaoh]] has a {{frac\|7}} chance of creating a human mummy whenever he summons monsters to his position while he is not visible to the hero (who must have 40 [[insight]] to see him). Human mummies generated this way are not treated as summoned or temporary and ignore [[extinction]].		The [[Hmnyw-Pharaoh]] has a {{frac\|7}} chance of creating a human mummy whenever he summons monsters to his position while he is not visible to the hero (who must have 40 [[insight]] to see him). Human mummies generated this way are not treated as summoned or temporary and ignore [[extinction]].
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		+	Two human mummies are randomly placed on the "undead" map of the stockade level in the [[Neutral Quest (dNetHack)\|Neutral Quest]] during level creation.

	===xNetHack===		===xNetHack===

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 ==Strategy==
-Human mummies are likely to be the first of the faster mummies that a [[hero]] encounters, and the two claw attacks may be more damaging than expected, especially if the human mummy is encountered out-of-depth as a result of [[bones]]. Though it lacks the corresponding monster attribute, the method of generating its corpse ensures that eating it still counts as [[cannibalism]] [[Human (starting race)|human]] heroes.
+Human mummies are likely to be the first of the faster mummies that a [[hero]] encounters, and the two claw attacks may be more damaging than expected, especially if the human mummy is encountered out-of-depth as a result of [[bones]].
 ==History==

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 ===SpliceHack===
-In [[SpliceHack]], human mummies can inflict [[withering]] with their melee attacks.
+In [[SpliceHack]], human mummies can inflict withering with their melee attacks similar to xNetHack.
 ===EvilHack===

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 A human mummy has two [[claw attack]]s and possesses [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]] and [[poison resistance]], along with [[drain resistance]] and [[death resistance]] like other [[undead]].
-A human mummy is [[poisonous]] to consume, which primarily comes up when it is [[digested]] by another monster&mdash;a hero in the form of a monster with a digestion attack has a {{frac|4|5}} chance of taking 1d8 damage from digesting a human mummy, unless they have [[sickness resistance]].{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|2663|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=no digesting polyform possesses sickness resistance in vanilla NetHack}}
+Human mummies are [[poisonous]] to consume, which primarily comes up when it is [[digested]] by another monster&mdash;a hero in the form of a monster with a digestion attack has a {{frac|4|5}} chance of taking 1d8 damage from digesting a human mummy, unless they have [[immunity to sickness]].{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|2663|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=no digesting polyform possesses sickness resistance in vanilla NetHack}}
 ==Generation==

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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Claw 2d4, Claw 2d4
+  |attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 2d4 [[Physical damage|physical]], claw 2d4 physical
   |weight=1450
   |nutr=200
   |size=Medium
-  |resistances=Cold, Sleep, Poison
+  |resistances=[[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]]
   |resistances conveyed=None
   |attributes={{attributes|A human mummy|oldcorpse=human|breathless=1|mindless=1|humanoid=1|pois=1|undead=1|hostile=1|infravision=1}}
-  |reference=[[monst.c#line1703]]
+  |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-3.6.7_Released/src/monst.c#L1580 NetHack 3.6.7 - src/monst.c, line 1580]
 }}
-A '''human mummy''', {{monsym|human mummy}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a mummified [[human (monster attribute)|human]] that is among the faster [[mummies]] [[you]] can encounter.
+A human mummy has two [[claw attack]]s and possesses [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]] and [[poison resistance]], along with [[drain resistance]] and [[death resistance]] like other [[undead]].
-A human mummy has two claw attacks.
+A human mummy is [[poisonous]] to consume, which primarily comes up when it is [[digested]] by another monster&mdash;a hero in the form of a monster with a digestion attack has a {{frac|4|5}} chance of taking 1d8 damage from digesting a human mummy, unless they have [[sickness resistance]].{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|2663|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=no digesting polyform possesses sickness resistance in vanilla NetHack}}
 ==Generation==
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 A human mummy leaves behind an aged [[Human (monster)|human]] [[corpse]] upon death.{{refsrc|src/mon.c|147|nethack=3.6.7|name="undead_to_corpse"|comment=Converting monster index of undead to corpses of their living counterparts}}{{refsrc|src/mon.c|372|nethack=3.6.7|name="make_corpse"|comment=Undead corpses and their ages are handled with other "special" death drops}}
 ==History==
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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], the human mummy is also the first quest monster for [[Undead Slayer]]s, and makes up {{frac|96|175}} of the monsters that are randomly generated on the [[Undead Slayer quest]]. Human mummies are also generated on some of the floors of the quest branch at level creation: four are randomly generated on the upper filler level, three are randomly generated on the lower filler level(s), and six are randomly generated on the goal level. Human mummies may also appear among the mummies that are part of the first quest monster class and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters that are randomly generated there.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], the human mummy is the first quest monster for [[Undead Slayer]]s and makes up {{frac|96|175}} of the monsters that are randomly generated on the [[Undead Slayer quest]]. Human mummies are also generated on some of the floors of the quest branch at level creation: four are randomly generated on the upper filler level, three are randomly generated on the lower filler level(s), and six are randomly generated on the goal level. Human mummies can also appear among the mummies that are part of the first quest monster class for the Undead Slayer quest and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated there.
 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], human mummies are stronger and can inflict [[mummy curse]]s on whoever kills them.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]], human mummies are given the human monster attribute and made stronger: their difficulty is increased to 8, their claw attacks have double the amount of dice (i.e. increased to 4d4 from 2d4), and they can inflict [[mummy curse]]s on a hero or monster that kills them&mdash;this curse inflicts HP damage equal to the lower between the mummy's [[Monster level|level]] and half the killer's current HP.
 ===xNetHack===

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 Randomly-generated human mummies are always hostile.
-Human mummies are the sole quest monster for [[Archeologist]]s, and makes up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters that are randomly generated on the [[Archeologist quest]]. Several human mummies are also generated on floors below the home level of the Archeologist quest branch at level creation: one is generated on each of the filler levels, seven are placed randomly on the locate level, and eight are placed randomly on the goal level. Human mummies may also appear among the mummies that are part of the second quest monster class, and makes up {{frac|6|175}} of the monsters that are randomly generated there.
+Human mummies are the sole quest monster for [[Archeologist]]s, and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters that are randomly generated on the [[Archeologist quest]]. Several human mummies are also generated on floors below the home level of the Archeologist quest branch at level creation: one is generated on each of the filler levels, seven are placed randomly on the locate level, and eight are placed randomly on the goal level. Human mummies may also appear among the mummies that are part of the second quest monster class, and makes up {{frac|6|175}} of the monsters that are randomly generated there.
 Human mummies have a {{frac|6|7}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] a [[mummy wrapping]].{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|740|nethack=3.6.7}}

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 ===xNetHack===
 In [[xNetHack]], human mummies can inflict [[withering]] with their melee attacks.
 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], human mummies can also inflict [[withering]] with their melee attacks.
+In [[EvilHack]], human mummies can inflict withering with their melee attacks.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==