Illithid (starting race) - Revision history

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 ==SlashTHEM==
 In [[SlashTHEM]], illithids are always chaotic and can be [[Acid Mage]]s, [[Convict/SlashTHEM|Convict]], [[Electric Mage]]s, [[Flame Mage]]s, [[Ice Mage]]s, [[Necromancer]]s, [[Undead Slayer]]s, or [[Wizard]]s.
 {{todo|Double check if the following is retained from [[Slash'EM Extended]]: their brain-sucking attack will quickly kill monsters that have brains, but they have a much lower chance of getting intrinsics from eating corpses.}}
 Their maximum attributes are as follows:

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 ==SlashTHEM==
 In [[SlashTHEM]], illithids are always chaotic and can be [[Acid Mage]]s, [[Convict/SlashTHEM|Convict]], [[Electric Mage]]s, [[Flame Mage]]s, [[Ice Mage]]s, [[Necromancer]]s, [[Undead Slayer]]s, or [[Wizard]]s.
-{{todo|Double check if the following is retained from [[Slash'EM Extended]]: their brain-sucking attack will quickly kill monsters that have brains, plus illithids also start with [[telepathy]] ([[extrinsic]] at [[XL]]5, but they have a much lower chance of getting intrinsics from eating corpses.}}
+{{todo|Double check if the following is retained from [[Slash'EM Extended]]: their brain-sucking attack will quickly kill monsters that have brains, but they have a much lower chance of getting intrinsics from eating corpses.}}
-All illithid heroes can reach at least Skilled in [[Spellcasting (SLASH'EM)#Divination spells|divination]] and [[Spellcasting (SLASH'EM)#Enchantment spells|enchantment spells]], and can Expert in [[Spellcasting (SLASH'EM)#Attack spells|attack]] and [[Spellcasting (SLASH'EM)#Matter spells|matter spells]].
+Their maximum attributes are as follows:
 ==Origin==

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 First introduced in version 0.4.0, EvilHack portrays illithids as an ancient race with psychic abilities and natural spellcasting ability, but they are physically weak compared to other beings.<ref>[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/master/doc/evilhack-changelog.md#version-040 EvilHack changelog]</ref>
-Illithids are a [[chaotic]] race, and can be played as a [[Convict]], [[Infidel]], [[Priest]], or [[Wizard]].
+Illithids are a [[chaotic]] race, and can be played as a [[Convict/EvilHack|Convict]], [[Infidel]], [[Priest]], or [[Wizard]].
 ===Racial benefits and restrictions===
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 ==SlashTHEM==
-In [[SlashTHEM]], illithids are always chaotic and can be [[Acid Mage]]s, [[Convict]]s, [[Electric Mage]]s, [[Flame Mage]]s, [[Ice Mage]]s, [[Necromancer]]s, [[Undead Slayer]]s, or [[Wizard]]s.
+In [[SlashTHEM]], illithids are always chaotic and can be [[Acid Mage]]s, [[Convict/SlashTHEM|Convict]], [[Electric Mage]]s, [[Flame Mage]]s, [[Ice Mage]]s, [[Necromancer]]s, [[Undead Slayer]]s, or [[Wizard]]s.
 {{todo|Double check if the following is retained from [[Slash'EM Extended]]: their brain-sucking attack will quickly kill monsters that have brains, plus illithids also start with [[telepathy]] ([[extrinsic]] at [[XL]]5, but they have a much lower chance of getting intrinsics from eating corpses.}}
-They can reach at least Skilled in [[divination]] and [[enchantment]] spells, and Expert in [[attack]] and [[matter]].
+All illithid heroes can reach at least Skilled in [[Spellcasting (SLASH'EM)#Divination spells|divination]] and [[Spellcasting (SLASH'EM)#Enchantment spells|enchantment spells]], and can Expert in [[Spellcasting (SLASH'EM)#Attack spells|attack]] and [[Spellcasting (SLASH'EM)#Matter spells|matter spells]].
 ==Origin==
 {{Wikipedia|Illithid}}
-Illithids, also known as mind flayers, are derived from ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', where they appear in all editions - the illithid is considered "Product Identity" by Wizards of the Coast. Co-creator Gary Gygax stated that one of his inspirations for the monster was the cover painting of the Titus Crow book ''The Burrowers Beneath'' by Brian Lumley.
+Illithids, also known as mind flayers, are derived from ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', where they appear in all editions&mdash;the illithid is considered "Product Identity" by Wizards of the Coast. Co-creator Gary Gygax stated that one of his inspirations for the monster was the cover painting of the Titus Crow book ''The Burrowers Beneath'' by Brian Lumley.
 Illithids are introduced in the very first 1975 issue of TSR Games' official newsletter, ''The Strategic Review''; they were also included in the ''Eldritch Wizardry'' supplement for the original white box edition of ''Dungeons & Dragons'', and further appear in the first edition's Monster Manual. The 3rd and 3.5 editions additionally introduce playable illithids. The various ''Dungeons & Dragons'' settings and many other works featuring them present many conflicting stories about their origins: one common thread is that illithid society seeks to rebuild their former empires, wherein all other species were their slaves. As a result, they view any sentient creature as worthy only of being either slaves or food; despite this, they are pragmatic, and will trade with other races who are too strong to be conquered. Illithids also fear undead, as they are immune to telepathic detection and manipulation while lacking brains to consume.
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 Upon being implanted, the larva undergoes "ceremorphosis", growing and consuming the host's brain before absorbing and restructuring the host's physical form, and becomes a physically mature (but mentally young) illithid over the course of a week - this process is irreversible unless the larva is detected and removed within about thirty minutes of injection. Illithids "born" from ceremorphosis can occasionally take on some mannerisms and other elements of the absorbed host creature's former mind. The elder brain typically consumes larva that fail to undergo this process; if it does not, or else is not present to, the larva will cannibalize each other in order to survive, and the survivor may become a potential [[neothelid]], a brain-eating worm-like beast considered to be an abomination by illithids.
-Psionic potential is integral to illithid identity: they typically communicate through psychic means, projecting thoughts and feelings to each other in a way non-illithids can scarcely comprehend. All illithids also have their brain extracted upon death and taken to the Elder Brain's pool to be added to the collective that the Brain represents, which they believe to be a form of immortality - this also makes the Elder Brain a vast library of knowledge that other illithids can call upon. Illithids who study wizardry often risk becoming outcasts (somewhat unlike EvilHack illithids), as magical power cannot be absorbed into the Brain, though a limited study is tolerated insofar as it allows illithid society to better understand their enemies; illithids outcast for going too far with these studies often seek another form of immortality through undeath, becoming [[alhoon]]s.
+Psionic potential is integral to illithid identity: they typically communicate through psychic means, projecting thoughts and feelings to each other in a way non-illithids can scarcely comprehend. All illithids also have their brain extracted upon death and taken to the Elder Brain's pool to be added to the collective that the Brain represents, which they believe to be a form of immortality&mdash;this also makes the Elder Brain a vast library of knowledge that other illithids can call upon. Illithids who study wizardry often risk becoming outcasts (somewhat unlike EvilHack illithids), as magical power cannot be absorbed into the Brain, though a limited study is tolerated insofar as it allows illithid society to better understand their enemies; illithids outcast for going too far with these studies often seek another form of immortality through undeath, becoming [[alhoon]]s.
-The rare illithid forays into written language are known as "qualith", a series of marks consisting of four broken lines that functions like an extremely complex braille; illithids read this by using each tentacle to feel the breaks in the lines and comprehend all four of them simultaneously. In EvilHack, the spellbook of psionic wave is written in a language that only player illithids can comprehend, and other races cannot read the book.
+The rare illithid forays into written language are known as "qualith", a series of marks consisting of four broken lines that functions like an extremely complex braille; illithids read this by using each tentacle to feel the breaks in the lines and comprehend all four of them simultaneously. In EvilHack, the spellbook of psionic wave is written in a language that only illithids heroes can comprehend, and heroes of other races cannot read the book successfully.
 ==References==

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 ==notdNetHack==
-In [[notdNetHack]], the [[Illithanachronounbinder]] is a role flavored as an illithid born from a larva taking over a suitable host of the selected starting race. This gives the resulting character all the abilities of a mind flayer combined with those of the selected race, but they are '''not''' immune to brain-sucking attacks themselves.
+In [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the [[Illithanachronounbinder]] is a role flavored as an illithid born from a larva taking over a suitable host of the selected starting race. This gives the resulting character all the abilities of a mind flayer combined with those of the selected race, but they are '''not''' immune to brain-sucking attacks themselves.
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 ===Racial benefits and restrictions===
-Player illithids have [[infravision]], and gain more power generation per level than even [[Elf (starting race)|elven]] characters. They possess a natural [[psionic wave]] attack that can confuse and kill and is tied to spell [[power]] use, but is not considered a spell for the purposes of spell hunger, failure due to metallic armor(except helms), and interactions with the [[Amulet of Yendor]]; metal [[helm]]s block the ability to use the psionic wave except for [[mithril]], and illithids that have their race changed lose the ability until they return to normal (i.e., in the case of crowning as an Infidel, it is lost indefinitely). Illithids that use their psionic wave while wearing a [[mithril]] or non-[[metallic]] [[helm of telepathy]] have a {{frac|4}} chance of the helm focusing the attack and increasing its damage by d6+2.
+Player illithids have [[infravision]], and gain more power generation per level than even [[Elf (starting race)|elven]] characters. They possess a natural [[psionic wave]] attack that can confuse and kill monsters: the ability uses spell [[power]], but is not considered a spell for the purposes of spell hunger, failure due to metallic armor, and interactions with the [[Amulet of Yendor]]; [[metallic]] [[helm]]s that are not [[mithril]] block the ability to use the psionic wave, and illithids that have their race changed lose the ability until they return to normal (i.e., in the case of crowning as an Infidel, it is lost indefinitely). Illithids that use their psionic wave while wearing a mithril or non-metallic [[helm of telepathy]] have a {{frac|4}} chance of the helm focusing the attack and increasing its damage by d6+2.
-Illithids start out with intrinsic [[psychic resistance]] and [[telepathy]], and gain [[flight]] at level 12 like their more "wild" mind flayer brethren.
+Illithids start out with intrinsic [[psychic resistance]] and [[telepathy]], and gain [[flight]] at level 12 like other mind flayers.
 Illithids have a single extra tentacle attack that behaves exactly like the tentacle attack from a mind flayer, but will not be used if attacking something the character should not touch unprotected (e.g., [[cockatrice]]s). Mind flayers and other monsters with psychic resistance are immune to intelligence drain from brain-eating attacks, and a player illithid is likewise immune to having their own brain eaten (but not to any other effects, such as possibly-fatal [[illness]] from a zombie bite).

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 In addition to normal starting equipment for their role, illithids always start with the [[psionic wave]] ability; in previous versions, a "spellbook" of the ability would be included in the initial inventory of any non-Convict illithid.
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 The illithid's psychic resistance makes them immune to zombification, providing insulation against one of the biggest early-game threats in EvilHack's revamped zombies. However, they can still die as a result of the bites being poisoned, and their low strength and constitution caps make them incredibly frail. Their carrying capacity is also quite low, making a [[bag of holding]] an even more vital resource for them due to the weight reduction.

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	The '''illithid''' (also known as a [[mind flayer]]) is a playable race of monster that appears in [[notdNetHack]], [[EvilHack]], [[SlashTHEM]], and [[Hack'EM]].		The '''illithid''' (also known as a [[mind flayer]]) is a playable race of monster that appears in [[notdNetHack]], [[EvilHack]], [[SlashTHEM]], and [[Hack'EM]].