Mercenary - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: ...realizing a bunch of those centaur links should've been this but w/e, roll with it

2024-07-20T14:26:47Z

...realizing a bunch of those centaur links should've been this but w/e, roll with it

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2024-07-20T14:19:21Z

pothole

Furey: oops

2024-06-12T13:01:42Z

oops

Furey: {{merge|Yendorian army}} these articles have a lot of parallel duplication

2024-06-12T12:56:06Z

{{merge|Yendorian army}} these articles have a lot of parallel duplication

Furey: /* Armor */ change "lucky" / "unlucky" to "depending on how the dice roll" (btw, soldiers do roll dice))

2024-06-12T12:53:45Z

‎Armor: change "lucky" / "unlucky" to "depending on how the dice roll" (btw, soldiers do roll dice))

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ punc, potholes, reorg

2024-02-18T10:08:48Z

‎Variants: punc, potholes, reorg

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2023-11-22T17:58:39Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ pothole

2023-11-22T09:20:46Z

‎Variants: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* Bribery */

2022-04-18T20:58:50Z

‎Bribery

Cathartes: /* Weapons */ lances and mattocks in 3.7.0

2021-10-30T16:14:42Z

‎Weapons: lances and mattocks in 3.7.0

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 <math>G</math> is the total gold in your open inventory and <math>x</math> varies depending on the exact type of monster: 150 for soldiers, 250 for sergeants, 500 for lieutenants, and 750 for captains. Yendorian army soldiers only have a two in three chance of accepting the offer, while directly bribing the watch will always fail.{{refsrc|dokick.c|299}}
-===Messages===
+==Messages==
 {{message|That should do. Now beat it!|You successfully bribed a mercenary, turning them peaceful.}}
 {{message|That's not enough, coward!|An attempt to bribe a mercenary failed.}}
 ==Variants==
-In some variants, some mercenaries are made into "[[racial monster]]s", meaning that they can be of various creature types such as [[Elf (monster attribute)|elves]], [[Orc (monster attribute)|orcs]], and [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|dwarves]] - this is accompanied by changes to the inventory they are generated with, e.g. foregoing boots for a [[Centaur (EvilHack)|centaur]] watchman. These mercenaries will still appear as {{white|@}} to the player.
+In some variants, some mercenaries are made into "[[racial monster]]s", meaning that they can be of various creature types such as [[Elf (monster attribute)|elves]], [[Orc (monster attribute)|orcs]], and [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|dwarves]] - this is accompanied by changes to the inventory they are generated with, e.g. foregoing body armor for a [[Giant (monster attribute)|giant]] watchman. These mercenaries will still appear as {{white|@}} to the player.
 ===GruntHack===
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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], the Field Marshal's Baton grants [[warned of monster type|warning versus mercenaries]].
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the Field Marshal's Baton grants [[Warned of monster type|warning versus mercenaries]].
 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], soldiers and the Watch can be of various races.
+In [[EvilHack]], soldiers and the Watch can be of various races, including [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]] and [[Centaur (monster attribute)|centaurs]].
 ==References==
 <references/>
+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Monsters]]

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 ==Variants==
-In some variants, some mercenaries are made into "[[racial monster]]s", meaning that they can be of various creature types such as [[Elf (monster attribute)|elves]], [[Orc (monster attribute)|orcs]], and [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|dwarves]] - this is accompanied by changes to the inventory they are generated with, e.g. foregoing boots for a [[Centaur (monster)|centaur]] watchman. These mercenaries will still appear as {{white|@}} to the player.
+In some variants, some mercenaries are made into "[[racial monster]]s", meaning that they can be of various creature types such as [[Elf (monster attribute)|elves]], [[Orc (monster attribute)|orcs]], and [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|dwarves]] - this is accompanied by changes to the inventory they are generated with, e.g. foregoing boots for a [[Centaur (EvilHack)|centaur]] watchman. These mercenaries will still appear as {{white|@}} to the player.
 ===GruntHack===

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	A '''mercenary''' is any monster identified by the <code>is_mercenary()</code> macro and ultimately defined by the <code>M2_MERC</code> flag:		A '''mercenary''' is any monster identified by the <code>is_mercenary()</code> macro and ultimately defined by the <code>M2_MERC</code> flag:

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:56, 12 June 2024
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	A '''mercenary''' is any monster identified by the <code>is_mercenary()</code> macro and ultimately defined by the <code>M2_MERC</code> flag:		A '''mercenary''' is any monster identified by the <code>is_mercenary()</code> macro and ultimately defined by the <code>M2_MERC</code> flag:

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 |}
-The game uses a complicated procedure to outfit each mercenary with a selection of armor giving roughly the target AC. If the soldier is unlucky, they might be given less armor; if they are lucky, they might be given enchanted armor that takes them beyond the target. Each mercenary is generated with one suit of body armor, and will always receive [[leather armor]] at bare minimum. All ranks are eligible for [[ring mail]] or [[studded leather armor]]; sergeants and above, including guards, are eligible for [[splint mail]] or [[banded mail]]; and lieutenants and captains, including watch captains, are eligible for [[plate mail]] or [[crystal plate mail]]. In addition, mercenaries of all ranks may be randomly generated with any of the items from the following list:
+The game uses a complicated procedure to outfit each mercenary with a selection of armor giving roughly the target AC. Depending on how the dice roll, a soldier might be given less armor or might be given enchanted armor that takes them beyond the target. Each mercenary is generated with one suit of body armor, and will always receive [[leather armor]] at bare minimum. All ranks are eligible for [[ring mail]] or [[studded leather armor]]; sergeants and above, including guards, are eligible for [[splint mail]] or [[banded mail]]; and lieutenants and captains, including watch captains, are eligible for [[plate mail]] or [[crystal plate mail]]. In addition, mercenaries of all ranks may be randomly generated with any of the items from the following list:
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 ===Weapons===
-As lower-ranking mercenaries, soldiers and watchmen have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with a random weapon from the set of all [[polearm]]s, plus [[lance]]s and [[mattock]]s - if this is the case, they will always get either a knife or a [[dagger]] as a secondary weapon, with equal probability.{{refsrc|makemon.c|190}} Otherwise, their primary weapon will have be either an ordinary [[spear]] or an ordinary [[short sword]] with equal probability, and they will have a {{frac|3|4}} chance of taking a knife as a secondary weapon.
+As lower-ranking mercenaries, soldiers and watchmen have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with a random weapon from the set of all [[polearm]]s, plus [[lance]]s and [[dwarvish mattock]]s - if this is the case, they will always get either a knife or a [[dagger]] as a secondary weapon, with equal probability.{{refsrc|makemon.c|190}} Otherwise, their primary weapon will have be either an ordinary [[spear]] or an ordinary [[short sword]] with equal probability, and they will have a {{frac|3|4}} chance of taking a knife as a secondary weapon.
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Lances and mattocks no longer generate as starting weapons on watchmen and soldiers.<ref>[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/da859c5eb88e17d04ec2bb37e2c12842e9f4c4a9 fix github issue #623 - soldiers and mattocks]</ref>}}

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 ==Variants==
-In some variants, some mercenaries are made into "[[racial monster]]s", meaning that they can be of various creature types, such as [[Elf (monster attribute)|elves]], [[Orc (monster attribute)|orc]]s, and [[Dwarf (monster)|dwarves]] - this may be accompanied by changes to the inventory they are generated with, e.g. foregoing boots for a [[centaur]] watchman. These mercenaries will still appear as {{white|@}} to the player.
+In some variants, some mercenaries are made into "[[racial monster]]s", meaning that they can be of various creature types, such as [[Elf (monster attribute)|elves]], [[Orc (monster attribute)|orc]]s, and [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|dwarves]] - this may be accompanied by changes to the inventory they are generated with, e.g. foregoing boots for a [[centaur]] watchman. These mercenaries will still appear as {{white|@}} to the player.
 ===GruntHack===