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Umbire the Phantom: potholes

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Umbire the Phantom: potholes et. al.

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Umbire the Phantom: /* SLASH'EM */ follow-up

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‎SLASH'EM: follow-up

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

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-Chaotic minions don't tend to be useful past the early game, where a [[black unicorn]], [[quasit]], or [[shadow wolf]] is an advantage in melee for weaker fighting roles. Most of the demons can be obtained through demon gating instead. They're available sooner this way; a pet marilith can be obtained by a doppelganger by level 7 using demon gating and #youpoly. It'll also be able to pick up and wield weapons. Most of the chaotic minions are not useful by the time you are high enough level to obtain them as a gift. The only advantage to having a minion is that it will not turn traitor, as almost all of the chaotic minions could potentially do (especially as most are inediate).
+Chaotic minions don't tend to be useful past the early game, where a black unicorn, quasit, or shadow wolf is an advantage in melee for weaker fighting roles. Most of the demons can be obtained through demon gating instead. They're available sooner this way; a pet marilith can be obtained by a doppelganger by level 7 using demon gating and #youpoly. It'll also be able to pick up and wield weapons. Most of the chaotic minions are not useful by the time you are high enough level to obtain them as a gift. The only advantage to having a minion is that it will not turn traitor, as almost all of the chaotic minions could potentially do (especially as most are inediate).
 ==References==

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 |6     || random [[i]]* (20%), [[black unicorn]] (20%), [[Blood imp (SLASH'EM)|blood imp]] (40%), or [[spined devil]] (20%)
 |-
-|7     || [[black unicorn]] (20%), [[Blood imp (SLASH'EM)|blood imp]] (40%), [[spined devil]] (20%), or [[shadow wolf]] (20%)
+|7     || [[black unicorn]] (20%), [[Blood imp (SLASH'EM)|blood imp]] (40%), [[spined devil]] (20%), or [[Shadow wolf (SLASH'EM)|shadow wolf]] (20%)
 |-
-|8     || [[Blood imp (SLASH'EM)|blood imp]] (40%), [[spined devil]] (20%), or [[shadow wolf]] (40%)
+|8     || [[Blood imp (SLASH'EM)|blood imp]] (40%), [[spined devil]] (20%), or [[Shadow wolf (SLASH'EM)|shadow wolf]] (40%)
 |-
-|9     || [[Blood imp (SLASH'EM)|blood imp]] (20%), [[spined devil]] (20%), or [[shadow wolf]] (40%), [[hell hound]] (20%)
+|9     || [[Blood imp (SLASH'EM)|blood imp]] (20%), [[spined devil]] (20%), or [[Shadow wolf (SLASH'EM)|shadow wolf]] (40%), [[hell hound]] (20%)
 |-
-|10     || [[spined devil]] (20%), [[shadow wolf]] (40%), [[hell hound]] (20%), or [[horned devil]] (20%)
+|10     || [[spined devil]] (20%), [[Shadow wolf (SLASH'EM)|shadow wolf]] (40%), [[hell hound]] (20%), or [[horned devil]] (20%)
 |-
-|11     || [[shadow wolf]] (40%), [[hell hound]] (20%), or [[horned devil]] (40%)
+|11     || [[Shadow wolf (SLASH'EM)|shadow wolf]] (40%), [[hell hound]] (20%), or [[horned devil]] (40%)
 |-
-|12     || [[shadow wolf]] (20%), [[hell hound]] (20%), [[horned devil]] (40%), or [[Bearded devil (SLASH'EM)|bearded devil]] (20%)
+|12     || [[Shadow wolf (SLASH'EM)|shadow wolf]] (20%), [[hell hound]] (20%), [[horned devil]] (40%), or [[Bearded devil (SLASH'EM)|bearded devil]] (20%)
 |-
 |13     || [[hell hound]] (20%), [[horned devil]] (40%), [[Bearded devil (SLASH'EM)|bearded devil]] (20%), or [[bar-lgura]] (20%)

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 |3     || [[Gremlin]] (20%), random [[i]]* (60%), or [[black unicorn]] (20%)
 |-
-|4     || random [[i]]* (60%), [[black unicorn]] (20%) or [[blood imp]] (20%)
+|4     || random [[i]]* (60%), [[black unicorn]] (20%) or [[Blood imp (SLASH'EM)|blood imp]] (20%)
 |-
-|5     || random [[i]]* (40%), [[black unicorn]] (20%), or [[blood imp]] (40%)
+|5     || random [[i]]* (40%), [[black unicorn]] (20%), or [[Blood imp (SLASH'EM)|blood imp]] (40%)
 |-
-|6     || random [[i]]* (20%), [[black unicorn]] (20%), [[blood imp]] (40%), or [[spined devil]] (20%)
+|6     || random [[i]]* (20%), [[black unicorn]] (20%), [[Blood imp (SLASH'EM)|blood imp]] (40%), or [[spined devil]] (20%)
 |-
-|7     || [[black unicorn]] (20%), [[blood imp]] (40%), [[spined devil]] (20%), or [[shadow wolf]] (20%)
+|7     || [[black unicorn]] (20%), [[Blood imp (SLASH'EM)|blood imp]] (40%), [[spined devil]] (20%), or [[shadow wolf]] (20%)
 |-
-|8     || [[blood imp]] (40%), [[spined devil]] (20%), or [[shadow wolf]] (40%)
+|8     || [[Blood imp (SLASH'EM)|blood imp]] (40%), [[spined devil]] (20%), or [[shadow wolf]] (40%)
 |-
-|9     || [[blood imp]] (20%), [[spined devil]] (20%), or [[shadow wolf]] (40%), [[hell hound]] (20%)
+|9     || [[Blood imp (SLASH'EM)|blood imp]] (20%), [[spined devil]] (20%), or [[shadow wolf]] (40%), [[hell hound]] (20%)
 |-
 |10     || [[spined devil]] (20%), [[shadow wolf]] (40%), [[hell hound]] (20%), or [[horned devil]] (20%)

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 |11     || [[shadow wolf]] (40%), [[hell hound]] (20%), or [[horned devil]] (40%)
 |-
-|12     || [[shadow wolf]] (20%), [[hell hound]] (20%), [[horned devil]] (40%), or [[bearded devil]] (20%)
+|12     || [[shadow wolf]] (20%), [[hell hound]] (20%), [[horned devil]] (40%), or [[Bearded devil (SLASH'EM)|bearded devil]] (20%)
 |-
-|13     || [[hell hound]] (20%), [[horned devil]] (40%), [[bearded devil]] (20%), or [[bar-lgura]] (20%)
+|13     || [[hell hound]] (20%), [[horned devil]] (40%), [[Bearded devil (SLASH'EM)|bearded devil]] (20%), or [[bar-lgura]] (20%)
 |-
-|14     || [[horned devil]] (40%), [[bearded devil]] (20%), or [[bar-lgura]] (40%)
+|14     || [[horned devil]] (40%), [[Bearded devil (SLASH'EM)|bearded devil]] (20%), or [[bar-lgura]] (40%)
 |-
-|15     || [[horned devil]] (20%), [[bearded devil]] (20%), [[bar-lgura]] (40%), or [[chasme]] (20%)
+|15     || [[horned devil]] (20%), [[Bearded devil (SLASH'EM)|bearded devil]] (20%), [[bar-lgura]] (40%), or [[chasme]] (20%)
 |-
-|16     || [[bearded devil]] (20%), [[bar-lgura]] (40%), [[chasme]] (20%), or [[barbed devil]] (20%)
+|16     || [[Bearded devil (SLASH'EM)|bearded devil]] (20%), [[bar-lgura]] (40%), [[chasme]] (20%), or [[barbed devil]] (20%)
 |-
 |17     || [[bar-lgura]] (40%), [[chasme]] (20%), or [[barbed devil]] (40%)

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 |6 || [[Couatl]] (40%) or [[white unicorn]] (60%)
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-|7 || [[Couatl]] (20%), [[white unicorn]] (60%), or [[movanic deva]] (20%)
+|7 || [[Couatl]] (20%), [[white unicorn]] (60%), or [[Movanic deva (SLASH'EM)|movanic deva]] (20%)
 |-
-|8 || [[White unicorn]] (60%) or [[movanic deva]] (40%)
+|8 || [[White unicorn]] (60%) or [[Movanic deva (SLASH'EM)|movanic deva]] (40%)
 |-
-|9 || [[White unicorn]] (40%) or [[movanic deva]] (60%)
+|9 || [[White unicorn]] (40%) or [[Movanic deva (SLASH'EM)|movanic deva]] (60%)
 |-
-|10 || [[White unicorn]] (20%) or [[movanic deva]] (60%), [[monadic deva]] (20%)
+|10 || [[White unicorn]] (20%) or [[Movanic deva (SLASH'EM)|movanic deva]] (60%), [[Monadic deva (SLASH'EM)|monadic deva]] (20%)
 |-
-|11 || [[Movanic deva]] (60%) or [[monadic deva]] (40%)
+|11 || [[Movanic deva (SLASH'EM)|movanic deva]] (60%) or [[Monadic deva (SLASH'EM)|monadic deva]] (40%)
 |-
-|12 || [[Movanic deva]] (40%) or [[monadic deva]] (60%)
+|12 || [[Movanic deva (SLASH'EM)|movanic deva]] (40%) or [[Monadic deva (SLASH'EM)|monadic deva]] (60%)
 |-
-|13 || [[Movanic deva]] (20%), [[monadic deva]] (60%), or [[ki-rin]] (20%)
+|13 || [[Movanic deva (SLASH'EM)|movanic deva]] (20%), [[Monadic deva (SLASH'EM)|monadic deva]] (60%), or [[ki-rin]] (20%)
 |-
-|14 || [[Monadic deva]] (60%) or [[ki-rin]] (40%)
+|14 || [[Monadic deva (SLASH'EM)|monadic deva]] (60%) or [[ki-rin]] (40%)
 |-
-|15 || [[Monadic deva]] (40%) or [[ki-rin]] (60%)
+|15 || [[Monadic deva (SLASH'EM)|monadic deva]] (40%) or [[ki-rin]] (60%)
 |-
-|16 || [[Monadic deva]] (20%), [[ki-rin]] (60%), or [[astral deva]] (20%)
+|16 || [[Monadic deva (SLASH'EM)|monadic deva]] (20%), [[ki-rin]] (60%), or [[Astral deva (SLASH'EM)|astral deva]] (20%)
 |-
-|17 || [[Ki-rin]] (60%) or [[astral deva]] (40%)
+|17 || [[Ki-rin]] (60%) or [[Astral deva (SLASH'EM)|astral deva]] (40%)
 |-
-|18 || [[Ki-rin]] (40%) or [[astral deva]] (60%)
+|18 || [[Ki-rin]] (40%) or [[Astral deva (SLASH'EM)|astral deva]] (60%)
 |-
-|19 || [[Ki-rin]] (20%), [[astral deva]] (60%), or [[archon]] (20%)
+|19 || [[Ki-rin]] (20%), [[Astral deva (SLASH'EM)|astral deva]] (60%), or [[Archon]] (20%)
 |-
-|20 || [[Astral deva]] (60%) or [[archon]] (40%)
+|20 || [[Astral deva (SLASH'EM)|astral deva]] (60%) or [[Archon]] (40%)
 |-
-|21 || [[Astral deva]] (40%) or [[archon]] (60%)
+|21 || [[Astral deva (SLASH'EM)|astral deva]] (40%) or [[Archon]] (60%)
 |-
-|22 || [[Astral deva]] (20%), [[archon]] (60%), or [[planetar]] (20%)
+|22 || [[Astral deva (SLASH'EM)|astral deva]] (20%), [[Archon]] (60%), or [[Planetar]] (20%)
 |-
-|23 || [[Archon]] (60%) or [[planetar]] (40%)
+|23 || [[Archon]] (60%) or [[Planetar]] (40%)
 |-
-|24 || [[Archon]] (40%) or [[planetar]] (60%)
+|24 || [[Archon]] (40%) or [[Planetar]] (60%)
 |-
-|25 || [[Archon]] (20%), [[planetar]] (60%), or [[solar]] (20%)
+|25 || [[Archon]] (20%), [[Planetar]] (60%), or [[Solar]] (20%)
 |-
-|26 || [[Planetar]] (60%) or [[solar]] (40%)
+|26 || [[Planetar]] (60%) or [[Solar]] (40%)
 |-
-|27 || [[Planetar]] (40%) or [[solar]] (60%)
+|27 || [[Planetar]] (40%) or [[Solar]] (60%)
 |-
-|28 || [[Planetar]] (20%) or [[solar]] (80%)
+|28 || [[Planetar]] (20%) or [[Solar]] (80%)
 |-
 |29-30 || [[Solar]]
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-Lawfuls have an overwhelming advantage in terms of minions, as they have much easier access to minions (through prayer) and gain significantly stronger minions. A level 1 lawful character can deliberately wound himself by throwing a weapon up, praying after turn 300, and have a 13% chance of getting a tame couatl - a monster with a poisonous bite and +1 enchantment resistance. At level 11 there is a 100% chance of getting a Deva, with a 1 in 4 chance of carrying a [[shield of reflection]] (the Deva can be easily killed by bringing it near [[Oracle (monster)|the Oracle]]). Playing as a lawful thus makes a pacifist game much easier, as you have easy access to tame tengu (which are about as damaging as dogs) and possibly a couatl, and by the endgame can have a retinue of Archons, Planetars and Solars which will make the [[Astral plane]] a breeze.
+Lawfuls have an overwhelming advantage in terms of minions, as they have much easier access to minions (through prayer) and gain significantly stronger minions. A level 1 lawful character can deliberately wound himself by throwing a weapon up, praying after turn 300, and have a 13% chance of getting a tame couatl - a monster with a poisonous bite and +1 enchantment resistance. At level 11 there is a 100% chance of getting a Deva, with a 1 in 4 chance of carrying a [[shield of reflection]] (the Deva can be easily killed by bringing it near [[Oracle (monster)|the Oracle]]). Playing as a lawful thus makes a pacifist game much easier, as you have easy access to tame tengu (which are about as damaging as dogs) and possibly a couatl, and by the endgame can have a retinue of Archons, Planetars and Solars which will make the [[Astral Plane]] a breeze.
 ====Neutral====

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 A '''minion''' is a [[monster]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that serves one of the [[god]]s, and appears only under specific circumstances.
-{{todo|[[grep]] -n minion src/*.c to fulyl detail article, work on additional variants besides [[SLASH'EM]]}}
+{{todo|[[grep]] -n minion src/*.c to fully detail and update article, work on additional variants besides [[SLASH'EM]]}}
 ==Generation==

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 Minions are the same as any other monster of their type in terms of stats, but are named accordingly based on who they serve (e.g. "the [[Angel]] of [[Mitra]]"). The type of monster depends on the god that they serve:
-* {{mscl|A}} for [[lawful]] gods
+* {{mcsl|A}} for [[lawful]] gods
-* {{mscl|E}} (minus the [[stalker]]) for [[neutral]] gods
+* {{mcsl|E}} (minus the [[stalker]]) for [[neutral]] gods
-* {{mscl|&}} for [[chaotic]] gods and the unaligned [[Moloch]]
+* {{mcsl|&}} for [[chaotic]] gods and the unaligned [[Moloch]]
 ==Minion monster flag==

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 A '''minion''' is a [[monster]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that serves one of the [[god]]s, and appears only under specific circumstances.
-{{todo|A [[grep]] -n minion src/*.c shows that there is much more to know about minions. There's also variants to add.}}
+{{todo|[[grep]] -n minion src/*.c to fulyl detail article, work on additional variants besides [[SLASH'EM]]}}
 ==Generation==
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 Minions are the same as any other monster of their type in terms of stats, but are named accordingly based on who they serve (e.g. "the [[Angel]] of [[Mitra]]"). The type of monster depends on the god that they serve:
-* an [[A]] for [[lawful]] gods
+* {{mscl|A}} for [[lawful]] gods
-* an [[elemental]] for [[neutral]] gods
+* {{mscl|E}} (minus the [[stalker]]) for [[neutral]] gods
-* an [[&]] for [[chaotic]] gods and the unaligned [[Moloch]]
+* {{mscl|&}} for [[chaotic]] gods and the unaligned [[Moloch]]
 ==Minion monster flag==
-The game also defines an internal "minion" flag,{{refsrc|include/monflag.h|120|nethack=3.6.7}} which affects some monster properties.  Currently, [[high priest]]s and all [[angelic being]]s have it.  The following peculiarities are associated with this flag:
+The game also defines an internal "minion" flag, which [[high priest]]s and all [[angelic being]]s possess.{{refsrc|include/monflag.h|120|nethack=3.6.7}} The following peculiarities are associated with this flag:
-* "Minions" are normally [[peaceful]] to [[co-aligned]] players with non-negative [[alignment record]], and hostile otherwise;{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|2031|nethack=3.6.7}}
+* "Minion" monsters that are not "always [[peaceful]]" are normally peaceful to [[co-aligned]] players with non-negative [[alignment record]], and hostile otherwise;{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|2031|nethack=3.6.7}}
-* They have at least [[MC]]1;{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|907|nethack=3.6.7}}
+* They have at least [[MC]]1.{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|907|nethack=3.6.7}}
 * They ignore [[sanctuary]].{{refsrc|src/monmove.c|1086|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/priest.c|706|nethack=3.6.7}}
 Additionally, for [[lawful]] "minions" only:
-* They will typically not be generated with [[cursed]], negatively-[[enchantment|enchanted]], or [[erosion]]-prone items;{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1929|nethack=3.6.7}}<!-- except for cross-aligned high priests' cloaks -->
+* They will typically not be generated with [[cursed]], negatively-[[enchantment|enchanted]], or [[erosion]]-prone items.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1929|nethack=3.6.7}}<!-- except for cross-aligned high priests' cloaks -->
 * They usually cannot be [[scare]]d.{{refsrc|src/monmove.c|139|nethack=3.6.7}}<!-- expect with expensive cameras -->
 <!-- Not mentioned: minions are considered the same race, and lawful minions would have special gating behavior if they could gate like &. -->
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-Lawfuls have an overwhelming advantage in terms of minions, as they have much easier access to minions (through prayer) and gain significantly stronger minions. A level 1 lawful character can deliberately wound himself by throwing a weapon up, praying after turn 300, and have a 13% chance of getting a tame couatl - a monster with a poisonous bite and +1 enchantment resistance. At level 11 there is a 100% chance of getting a Deva, with a 1 in 4 chance of carrying a [[shield of reflection]] (the Deva can be easily killed by bringing it near the [[Oracle]]). Playing as a lawful thus makes a pacifist game much easier, as you have easy access to tame tengu (which are about as damaging as dogs) and possibly a couatl, and by the endgame can have a retinue of [[Archon]]s, [[Planetar]]s, and [[Solar]]s which will make the [[Astral plane]] a breeze.
+Lawfuls have an overwhelming advantage in terms of minions, as they have much easier access to minions (through prayer) and gain significantly stronger minions. A level 1 lawful character can deliberately wound himself by throwing a weapon up, praying after turn 300, and have a 13% chance of getting a tame couatl - a monster with a poisonous bite and +1 enchantment resistance. At level 11 there is a 100% chance of getting a Deva, with a 1 in 4 chance of carrying a [[shield of reflection]] (the Deva can be easily killed by bringing it near [[Oracle (monster)|the Oracle]]). Playing as a lawful thus makes a pacifist game much easier, as you have easy access to tame tengu (which are about as damaging as dogs) and possibly a couatl, and by the endgame can have a retinue of Archons, Planetars and Solars which will make the [[Astral plane]] a breeze.
 ====Neutral====

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], your god may give you tame minions as gifts from [[sacrifice]], as well as from [[prayer]] if you are lawful.{{refsrc|pray.c|1203|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} Lawfuls may receive [[angelic being]]s or [[tengu]], neutrals may get [[elemental]]s or [[djinn]], chaotics may get [[major demon]]s and/or [[minor demon]]s, and any character may receive a [[unicorn]] of their alignment. These behave much like [[pet]]s, except that they do not [[eat]] [[corpse]]s, cannot pick up additional items, and cannot be [[leash]]ed or [[saddle]]d; they will not turn [[traitor]], but cannot be re-[[tame]]d should they go feral.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], your god may give you tame minions as gifts from [[sacrifice]], as well as from [[prayer]] if you are lawful.{{refsrc|pray.c|1203|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} Lawful characters may receive [[angelic being]]s or [[tengu]], neutral characters may get [[elemental]]s or [[djinn]], chaotic characters may get [[major demon]]s and/or [[minor demon]]s, and any character may receive a [[unicorn]] of their alignment. These behave much like [[pet]]s, except that they do not [[eat]] [[corpse]]s, cannot pick up additional items, and cannot be [[leash]]ed or [[saddle]]d; they will not turn [[traitor]], but cannot be re-[[tame]]d should they go feral.
-Receiving minions does not increase prayer timeout or reduce the odds of getting artifact gifts. High level lawfuls may receive a minion with [[Sunsword]] or [[Demonbane]], which will count only as a generated [[artifact]], not a gifted one, for future [[sacrifice]] purposes. The minion you receive is a function of your level and the RNG. The following are the probabilities of obtaining each type of minion at each experience level:
+Receiving minions does not increase prayer timeout or reduce the odds of [[artifact]] gifts. High-level lawful characters may receive a minion with [[Sunsword]] or [[Demonbane]], which will count only as a generated artifact for future sacrifice purposes. The minion you receive is a function of your level and the RNG. The following are the probabilities of obtaining each type of minion at each experience level:
 ====Lawful====