Intelligent monster - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom at 07:12, 16 July 2022

2022-07-16T07:12:50Z

2022-07-15T04:13:57Z

add "See also" section

2022-07-15T04:12:08Z

references for item/feature usage

2021-12-04T08:37:26Z

2021-12-03T04:03:52Z

‎List of intelligent monsters: use {{monclass}} instead of {{mcsl}}, so there is text instead of symbol only

2021-12-01T19:04:48Z

list of intelligent monsters

2021-01-10T05:21:14Z

2021-01-10T03:00:03Z

No changes in 3.6.5 and 3.6.6

2020-02-02T20:45:44Z

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Add category

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-An '''intelligent monster''' is, generally, a non-[[animal]], non-[[mindless]] [[monster]]. There is no actual flag for intelligence in the source code; however, certain behaviors such as item use and dungeon feature use are allowed only if a monster is non-animal and non-mindless.{{refsrc|src/muse.c|338|nethack=3.6.6|comment=[[Defensive item]] usage}}{{refsrc|src/muse.c|1092|nethack=3.6.6|comment=[[Offensive item]] usage}}{{refsrc|src/muse.c|1644|nethack=3.6.6|comment=[[Miscellaneous item]] usage}}
+In ''[[NetHack]]'', an '''intelligent monster''' generally describes a non-[[animal]], non-[[mindless]] [[monster]].
-Certain monsters are intelligent, but might appear otherwise because they do not have hands with which to use items and wear armor; however, they may still use applicable dungeon features, like escaping with stairs, jumping into holes, or using polymorph traps. [[Floating eyes]] and [[dragons]] are examples of such monsters.
+==Description==
 ==List of intelligent monsters==

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 * {{monclass|o}}
 * {{msl|white unicorn}}{{msl|gray unicorn}}{{msl|black unicorn}} [[unicorn]]s &ndash; no hands
 ==References==

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-An '''intelligent monster''' is, generally, a non-[[animal]], non-[[mindless]] [[monster]]. There is no actual flag for intelligence in the source code; however, certain behaviors such as item use and dungeon feature use are allowed only if a monster is non-animal and non-mindless.
+An '''intelligent monster''' is, generally, a non-[[animal]], non-[[mindless]] [[monster]]. There is no actual flag for intelligence in the source code; however, certain behaviors such as item use and dungeon feature use are allowed only if a monster is non-animal and non-mindless.{{refsrc|src/muse.c|338|nethack=3.6.6|comment=[[Defensive item]] usage}}{{refsrc|src/muse.c|1092|nethack=3.6.6|comment=[[Offensive item]] usage}}{{refsrc|src/muse.c|1644|nethack=3.6.6|comment=[[Miscellaneous item]] usage}}
 Certain monsters are intelligent, but might appear otherwise because they do not have hands with which to use items and wear armor; however, they may still use applicable dungeon features, like escaping with stairs, jumping into holes, or using polymorph traps. [[Floating eyes]] and [[dragons]] are examples of such monsters.
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 * {{monclass|o}}
 * {{msl|white unicorn}}{{msl|gray unicorn}}{{msl|black unicorn}} [[unicorn]]s &ndash; no hands
 {{stub}}
 {{nethack-366}}
 [[Category:Monsters]]

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 An '''intelligent monster''' is, generally, a non-[[animal]], non-[[mindless]] [[monster]]. There is no actual flag for intelligence in the source code; however, certain behaviors such as item use and dungeon feature use are allowed only if a monster is non-animal and non-mindless.
-Certain monsters are intelligent, but might appear otherwise because they do not have hands with which to use items and wear armor; however, they may still use applicable dungeon features, like escaping with stairs, or jumping into holes, or using polymorph traps. [[Floating eyes]] and [[dragons]] are examples of such monsters.
+Certain monsters are intelligent, but might appear otherwise because they do not have hands with which to use items and wear armor; however, they may still use applicable dungeon features, like escaping with stairs, jumping into holes, or using polymorph traps. [[Floating eyes]] and [[dragons]] are examples of such monsters.
 ==List of intelligent monsters==

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 ==List of intelligent monsters==
-* {{mcsl| }}
+* {{monclass| }}
-* {{mcsl|&}}
+* {{monclass|&}}
 * {{monsymlink|salamander}}
-* {{mcsl|@}}
+* {{monclass|@}}
-* {{mcsl|A}} &ndash; [[couatl]] and [[ki-rin]] have no hands
+* {{monclass|A}} &ndash; [[couatl]] and [[ki-rin]] have no hands
-* {{mcsl|C}}
+* {{monclass|C}}
-* {{mcsl|D}} &ndash; no hands
+* {{monclass|D}} &ndash; no hands
-* {{mcsl|G}}
+* {{monclass|G}}
-* {{mcsl|H}} &ndash; except [[ettin]] and [[minotaur]]
+* {{monclass|H}} &ndash; except [[ettin]] and [[minotaur]]
-* {{mcsl|K}}
+* {{monclass|K}}
-* {{mcsl|L}}
+* {{monclass|L}}
-* {{mcsl|N}} &ndash; no hands
+* {{monclass|N}} &ndash; no hands
-* {{mcsl|O}}
+* {{monclass|O}}
-* {{mcsl|Q}}
+* {{monclass|Q}}
-* {{mcsl|T}}
+* {{monclass|T}}
-* {{mcsl|U}}
+* {{monclass|U}}
-* {{mcsl|V}}
+* {{monclass|V}}
-* {{mcsl|W}}
+* {{monclass|W}}
-* {{mcsl|X}}
+* {{monclass|X}}
 * {{monsymlink|floating eye}} &ndash; no hands
-* {{mcsl|g}}
+* {{monclass|g}}
-* {{mcsl|h}}
+* {{monclass|h}}
-* {{mcsl|i}}
+* {{monclass|i}}
-* {{mcsl|k}}
+* {{monclass|k}}
-* {{mcsl|l}}
+* {{monclass|l}}
-* {{mcsl|n}}
+* {{monclass|n}}
-* {{mcsl|o}}
+* {{monclass|o}}
-* {{msl|white unicorn}}{{msl|gray unicorn}}{{msl|black unicorn}} [[unicorns]] &ndash; no hands
+* {{msl|white unicorn}}{{msl|gray unicorn}}{{msl|black unicorn}} [[unicorn]]s &ndash; no hands
 {{stub}}
 {{nethack-366}}
 [[Category:Monsters]]

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−	An '''intelligent monster''' is, generally, a non-[[animal]], non-[[mindless]] monster. There is no actual flag for intelligence in the source code; however, certain behaviors such as item use and dungeon feature use are allowed only if a monster is non-animal and non-mindless.	+	An '''intelligent monster''' is, generally, a non-[[animal]], non-[[mindless]] [[monster]]. There is no actual flag for intelligence in the source code; however, certain behaviors such as item use and dungeon feature use are allowed only if a monster is non-animal and non-mindless.

	Certain monsters are intelligent, but might appear otherwise because they do not have hands with which to use items and wear armor; however, they may still use applicable dungeon features, like escaping with stairs, or jumping into holes, or using polymorph traps. [[Floating eyes]] and [[dragons]] are examples of such monsters.		Certain monsters are intelligent, but might appear otherwise because they do not have hands with which to use items and wear armor; however, they may still use applicable dungeon features, like escaping with stairs, or jumping into holes, or using polymorph traps. [[Floating eyes]] and [[dragons]] are examples of such monsters.