Kobold - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* SLASH'EM */ word choice

2024-05-29T17:26:34Z

‎SLASH'EM: word choice

2024-05-29T17:26:13Z

‎History: word choice

2023-12-17T00:36:28Z

tweaks

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‎Generation: undead corpses

2023-12-05T04:07:11Z

‎Generation: cite throne

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lede

2023-11-14T09:54:42Z

‎Generation: have to do it this way so it's less clunky to read ("Kobolds may appear among the kobolds...")

2023-11-11T09:42:01Z

‎Generation: reorg

2023-11-11T09:13:52Z

note poisonous corpse and darts

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basic strategy, gen spacing

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], thirty kobolds are generated scattered across the level in the "town" variant of the [[kobold level]] at level creation.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], thirty kobolds are generated scattered across the "town" map of the [[kobold level]] at level creation.
 ===GruntHack===

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 ==History==
-The kobold first appears in Hack 1.21, a port of [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and also appears in Hack for PDP-11. It is included in the initial bestiary for [[Hack 1.0]].
+The kobold first appears in Hack 1.21 and Hack for PDP-11, which are based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and is included in the initial bestiary for [[Hack 1.0]].
 ==Origin==

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 A kobold has a {{frac|4}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|generating with]] a stack of [[dart]]s.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|456|nethack=3.6.7}}
-[[Kobold zombie]]s and [[kobold mummies]] will leave behind aged kobold corpses 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}}
+[[Kobold zombie]]s and [[kobold mummies]] leave behind aged kobold corpses upon death, and reviving the corpse will not produce a live kobold.{{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}}
 ==Strategy==
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 ==History==
-The kobold first appears in Hack 1.21, a variant of [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and also appears in Hack for PDP-11. It is included in the initial bestiary for [[Hack 1.0]].
+The kobold first appears in Hack 1.21, a port of [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and also appears in Hack for PDP-11. It is included in the initial bestiary for [[Hack 1.0]].
 ==Origin==

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	A kobold has a {{frac\|4}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory\|generating with]] a stack of [[dart]]s.{{refsrc\|src/makemon.c\|456\|nethack=3.6.7}}		A kobold has a {{frac\|4}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory\|generating with]] a stack of [[dart]]s.{{refsrc\|src/makemon.c\|456\|nethack=3.6.7}}
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		+	[[Kobold zombie]]s and [[kobold mummies]] will leave behind aged kobold corpses 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}}

	==Strategy==		==Strategy==

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 Randomly-generated kobolds are always hostile. A kobold can [[grow up]] into a [[large kobold]].
-Kobolds may appear among the hostile {{white|k}} that generate in [[throne room]]s, as well as the various monsters that can be randomly generated by [[looting]] a throne while [[confused]] and carrying gold (provided there is no [[chest]] on the level).
+Kobolds may appear among the hostile {{white|k}} that generate in [[throne room]]s, as well as the various monsters that can be randomly generated by [[looting]] a throne while [[confused]] and carrying gold (provided there is no [[chest]] on the level).{{refsrc|src/mkroom.c|757|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 A kobold has a {{frac|4}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|generating with]] a stack of [[dart]]s.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|456|nethack=3.6.7}}

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 }}
-A '''kobold''', {{monsym|kobold}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is one of the earliest monsters that you will encounter in the dungeon, and has a single weapon attack and [[poison resistance]].
+A '''kobold''', {{monsym|kobold}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is the most basic type of [[Kobold (monster class)|kobold]], and  one of the earliest monsters that you will encounter in the dungeon. A kobold has a single weapon attack and [[poison resistance]].
 A kobold [[corpse]] is [[poison]]ous to eat.

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 ==Generation==
-Randomly-generated kobolds are always hostile.
+Randomly-generated kobolds are always hostile. A kobold can [[grow up]] into a [[large kobold]].
-Kobolds may appear among the various {{white|k}} generated in the courts of [[throne room]]s and while [[loot]]ing [[throne]]s. A kobold can [[grow up]] into a [[large kobold]].
+Kobolds may appear among the various {{white|k}} generated in the courts of [[throne room]]s and while [[loot]]ing [[throne]]s.
 A kobold has a {{frac|4}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|generating with]] a stack of [[dart]]s.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|456|nethack=3.6.7}}