Kitten - Revision history

Ray Chason: Felines have infravision

2026-05-14T03:06:40Z

Felines have infravision

Ray Chason: Include the female tile

2026-05-10T19:28:38Z

Include the female tile

Umbire the Phantom: upcoming

2025-12-31T22:31:21Z

upcoming

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ typo

2025-12-31T22:21:02Z

‎dNetHack: typo

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants / dnh

2025-12-31T22:19:48Z

‎Variants: *dnh

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ tweaks

2025-12-31T21:18:34Z

‎Strategy: tweaks

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ how did...

2025-12-30T20:45:30Z

‎Strategy: how did...

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ correction

2025-12-30T20:45:03Z

‎Generation: correction

Umbire the Phantom: word choice, citation

2025-12-30T20:37:15Z

word choice, citation

Umbire the Phantom: /* SLASH'EM */ detail

2025-12-30T20:03:28Z

‎SLASH'EM: detail

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   |resistances=None
   |resistances conveyed=Intrinsic [[aggravate monster]]
-  |attributes={{attributes|A kitten|animal=1|nohands=1|carnivore=1|wander=1|domestic=1|infravisible=1}}
+  |attributes={{attributes|A kitten|animal=1|nohands=1|carnivore=1|wander=1|domestic=1|infravisible=1|infravision=1}}
   |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-3.6.7_Released/src/monst.c#L349 NetHack 3.6.7 - src/monst.c, line 349]
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 {{monster
   |name=kitten
   |difficulty=3
   |level=2

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	[[Chatting]] to a kitten will give [[#Messages\|various responses]], depending on its [[tameness]] and condition.		[[Chatting]] to a kitten will give [[#Messages\|various responses]], depending on its [[tameness]] and condition.
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		+	{{upcoming\|NetHack 3.7.0\|Per {{commit\|7817e69c41a145cb9426ec96e0feee2aed6f0be6}}, kittens and other felines have infravision.}}

	==Generation==		==Generation==

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 In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], kittens are chaotic and can squeeze through [[iron bars]].
-The [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Cartouche of the Cat Lord|Cartouche of the Cat Lord]] is a [[Ward (dNetHack)|ward]] that can pacify hostile kittens which see it, returning them to full health if successful. The [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Toustefna|Toustefna]] is a [[stave]] that can scare off kittensif carved into a [[wood]] weapon placed on the hero's square.
+The [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Cartouche of the Cat Lord|Cartouche of the Cat Lord]] is a [[Ward (dNetHack)|ward]] that can pacify hostile kittens which see it, returning them to full health if successful. The [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Toustefna|Toustefna]] is a [[stave]] that can scare off kittens if carved into a [[wood]] weapon placed on the hero's square.
 ===TNNT (the game)===

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	Kittens appear among the random {{white\|f}} that are part of the second [[quest]] monster class for [[Cavepeople]] and make up {{frac\|6\|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Caveman quest]].		Kittens appear among the random {{white\|f}} that are part of the second [[quest]] monster class for [[Cavepeople]] and make up {{frac\|6\|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Caveman quest]].
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		+	===dNetHack===
		+	In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], kittens are chaotic and can squeeze through [[iron bars]].
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		+	The [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Cartouche of the Cat Lord\|Cartouche of the Cat Lord]] is a [[Ward (dNetHack)\|ward]] that can pacify hostile kittens which see it, returning them to full health if successful. The [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Toustefna\|Toustefna]] is a [[stave]] that can scare off kittensif carved into a [[wood]] weapon placed on the hero's square.

	===TNNT (the game)===		===TNNT (the game)===

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 ===As pets===
-The starting kitten that many characters enter the dungeon with can be invaluable in the early stages of the game: they move at 18 [[speed]] and can weaken or make quick work of early hostiles while avoiding counterattacks with enough rolls in their favor. Conversely, kittens are not smart enough to avoid monsters with passive attacks, such as [[acid blob]]s or [[floating eye]]s, and starting pets are weaker than their wild counterparts within the dungeon. They are also extremely vulnerable to [[trap]]s such as [[falling rock trap]]s and [[rolling boulder trap]]s, and many are killed by one within the first hundred turns of a game.
+The starting kitten that many heroes enter the dungeon with can be invaluable in the early stages of the game: they move at 18 [[speed]] and can weaken or make quick work of early hostiles while avoiding counterattacks with enough rolls in their favor. Conversely, kittens are not smart enough to avoid monsters with passive attacks, such as [[acid blob]]s or [[floating eye]]s, and starting pets are weaker than their wild counterparts within the dungeon. They are also extremely vulnerable to [[trap]]s such as [[falling rock trap]]s and [[rolling boulder trap]]s, and many are killed by one within the first hundred turns of a game.
 Chatting with a tamed kitten [[#Messages|can provide an idea]] of how it is feeling.
-Below is a table describing how much [[weight]] in objects a domestic carnivore at a particular stage of growth can carry, which is generally applicable for [[credit cloning]] and otherwise ripping off [[shopkeeper]]s - remember that cats and dogs can only pick up a single object at a time:
+Below is a table describing how much [[weight]] in objects a domestic carnivore at a particular stage of growth can carry, which is generally applicable for [[credit cloning]] and otherwise ripping off [[shopkeeper]]s&mdash;remember that cats and dogs can only pick up a single object at a time:
 {|class="prettytable"
 ! Pet type

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 ==Strategy==
-As hostile monsters, kittens or even threatening to early heroes that do not have a spare food item to throw in order to get the dog off their back&mdash;[[cream pie]]s, [[egg]]s, and [[melon]]s are not suitable choices, since they will splatter on the kitten's face. Veggy food such as [[lichen]] corpses will reliably pacify a hostile kitten without giving up a food source. Running across a named kitten is one of many signs that you might be on a [[bones]] level&mdash;taming them can help with sorting through bones items and even assist with the [[ghost]] of their former owner and, in certain cases, the monster that killed them.
+As hostile monsters, kittens can be annoying or even threatening to early heroes that do not have a spare food item to throw in order to get the dog off their back&mdash;[[cream pie]]s, [[egg]]s, and [[melon]]s are not suitable choices, since they will splatter on the kitten's face. Veggy food such as [[lichen]] corpses will reliably pacify a hostile kitten without giving up a food source. Running across a named kitten is one of many signs that you might be on a [[bones]] level&mdash;taming them can help with sorting through bones items and even assist with the [[ghost]] of their former owner and, in certain cases, the monster that killed them.
 Once a hero finds their footing and establishes a basic kit, they may want to keep a veggy food item such as an [[apple]] or [[pear]] around to pacify kittens and other domestic carnivores they do not want to fight or keep as pets&mdash;running across a named kitten is a potential sign of a [[bones]] level. Players with an interest in exotic pets may want to tame and then [[polymorph]] any kittens they encounter, e.g. by [[zapping]] a [[wand of polymorph]].

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 The kitten is one of the most commonplace starting pets in ''NetHack'':{{refsrc|src/dog.c|61|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dog.c|65|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} many roles can start with a kitten as their default pet, with the exception of Cavepeople, [[Ranger]]s and [[Samurai]] (who always start with a [[little dog]]) as well as the [[Knight]] (who always starts with a [[saddled]] [[pony]]).{{refsrc|src/role.c|211|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dog.c|176-L181|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dog.c|191|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} The [[Wizard]] always starts with a kitten as their default pet.{{refsrc|src/role.c|558|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-A tame kitten can be created via the [[spell of create familiar]], with a default {{frac|6}} chance if no preferred pet type is set.{{refsrc|src/dog.c|65|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>pet_type()</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/dog.c|95|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>make_familiar()</tt> has {{frac|3}} chance of calling <tt>pet_type</tt>}}
+A tame kitten can be created via the [[spell of create familiar]], with a default {{frac|6}} chance if no preferred pet type is set.{{refsrc|src/dog.c|57|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>pet_type()</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/dog.c|95|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>make_familiar()</tt> has {{frac|3}} chance of calling <tt>pet_type</tt>}}
 ==Strategy==

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   |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-3.6.7_Released/src/monst.c#L349 NetHack 3.6.7 - src/monst.c, line 349]
 }}
-A '''kitten''', {{monsym|kitten}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The [[kitten]] is a small and [[carnivorous]] [[feline]] [[animal]] that can be seen via [[infravision]] and has a tendency to [[wander]] while moving. Kittens are [[domestic]], and the [[hero]] can [[tame]] them by [[throwing]] any type of meat or [[ration]]s at them that they can eat, and can [[pacify]] them by throwing veggy food at them.
+A '''kitten''', {{monsym|kitten}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The kitten is a small and [[carnivorous]] [[feline]] [[animal]] that can be seen via [[infravision]] and has a tendency to [[wander]] while moving. Kittens are [[domestic]], and the [[hero]] can [[tame]] them by [[throwing]] any type of meat or [[ration]]s at them that they can eat, and can [[pacify]] them by throwing veggy food at them.
 A kitten has a single [[bite attack]].
-A hero [[eating]] a kitten [[corpse]] or [[tin]] will gain the [[aggravate monster]] intrinsic upon finishing the meal, unless they are an [[Orc (starting race)|orc]] or a [[Caveperson]].
+A hero [[eating]] a kitten [[corpse]] or [[tin]] will gain the [[aggravate monster]] intrinsic upon finishing the meal, unless they are an [[Orc (starting race)|orc]] or a [[Caveperson]].{{refsrc|src/eat.c|703|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 [[Chatting]] to a kitten will give [[#Messages|various responses]], depending on its [[tameness]] and condition.
 ==Generation==
-Randomly generated kittens may generate as peaceful towards [[neutral]] heroes. A kitten can [[grow up]] into a [[housecat]].
+Randomly generated kittens may be created as peaceful towards [[neutral]] heroes. A kitten can [[grow up]] into a [[housecat]].
 The kitten is one of the most commonplace starting pets in ''NetHack'':{{refsrc|src/dog.c|61|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dog.c|65|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} many roles can start with a kitten as their default pet, with the exception of Cavepeople, [[Ranger]]s and [[Samurai]] (who always start with a [[little dog]]) as well as the [[Knight]] (who always starts with a [[saddled]] [[pony]]).{{refsrc|src/role.c|211|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dog.c|176-L181|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dog.c|191|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} The [[Wizard]] always starts with a kitten as their default pet.{{refsrc|src/role.c|558|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], kittens and their other growth stages have their frequency raised to 7, and they do not randomly generate in [[Gehennom]].
+In [[SLASH'EM]], kittens and their other growth stages have their frequency raised to 7, and they do not randomly generate in [[Gehennom]]. [[Undead Slayer]]s have a {{frac|2}} chance of a kitten serving as their starting pet.
 A kitten is generated in the first map of the [[Mall]] during level creation.