Mordor orc - Revision history

Ray Chason: Orcs are poison resistant

2026-05-14T03:34:57Z

Orcs are poison resistant

Umbire the Phantom: update pass

2024-07-20T16:48:03Z

update pass

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */ word choice

2024-05-27T18:26:47Z

‎EvilHack: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */ pothole

2024-03-10T10:48:04Z

‎EvilHack: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* xNetHack */ tweak

2024-03-10T10:47:43Z

‎xNetHack: tweak

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ cite slashem

2024-03-10T10:47:11Z

‎Variants: cite slashem

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2024-02-14T06:59:49Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ cite thrones/rooms, reorg

2023-12-05T05:11:44Z

‎Generation: cite thrones/rooms, reorg

Umbire the Phantom: chance to:opportunity::chance of:probability

2023-10-29T07:04:14Z

chance to:opportunity::chance of:probability

Umbire the Phantom: word choice, upcoming, strategy, etc.

2023-09-23T04:06:24Z

word choice, upcoming, strategy, etc.

@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
   |nutr=200
   |size=Medium
-  |resistances=None
+  |resistances=Poison
   |resistances conveyed=None
   |attributes={{attributes|A Mordor orc|lgroup=1|humanoid=1|omnivore=1|orc=1|strong=1|greedy=1|jewels=1|collect=1|infravisible=1|infravision=1}}

@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 }}
-A '''Mordor orc''', {{monsym|Mordor orc}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. They are slightly stronger than [[hill orc]]s, but much [[slow]]er.
+A '''Mordor orc''', {{monsym|Mordor orc}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The Mordor orc is a type of [[Orc (monster attribute)|orc]] that is slightly stronger than the [[hill orc]], but is also much slower than the other members of [[Orc (monster class)|its monster class]].
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|As part of resolving [https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/issues/679 issue #679] regarding congruence between non-player monsters and their player counterparts, {{commit|b6a3d4b984eb118ddb02f1605d76b1010df76055|commit b6a3d4b}} gives [[poison resistance]] to all orcs, except for the [[goblin]] and [[hobgoblin]] (in order to distinguish them from other orcs). All strong orcs are also capped at 18/50 [[strength]] for purposes of [[polyself]], with the exception of Uruk-hai; as of {{commit|651a5b210fda63a9f606ea1243300d29e410f07f|commit 651a5b2}}, the orc-captain polyform also retains 18/** strength.}}
+A Mordor orc has a single weapon attack.
 ==Generation==
@@ Line 33: / Line 35: @@
 ==Strategy==
-Mordor orc hordes generally make for a more difficult fight than a group of hill orcs, due to the wider variety of starting equipment. While the same basic strategies for [[Hill orc#Strategy|orc hordes]] still apply and will likely prove just as effective, [[you]] will want to be better-armored and slightly more cautious around them.
+Mordor orc hordes generally make for a more difficult fight than a group of hill orcs, due to the wider variety of starting equipment. While the same basic strategies for [[Hill orc#Strategy|orc hordes]] still apply and will likely prove just as effective, a [[hero]] will want to be better-armored and slightly more cautious around them.
-For [[Healer]]s focusing on knives, Mordor orcs are a fairly plentiful source of the weapons; roles that have not yet found a decent melee weapon and can advance the scimitar skill may also find their scimitars useful. As with other orcs, Mordor orc corpses can be a decent source of nutrition, and orcish characters may want to consider using them for sacrifices in Orcish Town after converting the altar using a non-orcish corpse.
+For [[Healer]]s focusing on knives as their [[projectile]] of choice, Mordor orcs are a fairly plentiful source of the weapons; roles that have not yet found a decent melee weapon and can advance the scimitar skill may also find their scimitars useful. As with other orcs, Mordor orc corpses can be a decent source of nutrition, and orcish characters may want to consider using them for sacrifices in Orcish Town after converting the altar using a non-orcish corpse.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|As of {{commit|296a3ac246ae12218eccff46d3ef79f46eb9068f|commit 296a3ac2}}, the scimitar skill is merged into the [[saber]] skill.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|As of {{commit|296a3ac246ae12218eccff46d3ef79f46eb9068f}}, the scimitar skill is merged into the [[saber]] skill.}}
 ==History==
@@ Line 44: / Line 46: @@
 ==Origin==
 {{Wikipedia|Orc}}
-Like the other orcs of ''NetHack'', Mordor orcs are derived from the works of [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]. The Orcs of Mordor (or Mordor-orcs) were the orc footsoldiers of Sauron within the Black Land of Mordor, and made up the bulk of his armies during the various wars he waged in the Second and Third Ages. Many of these orcs were gathered from the remnants of Morgoth's armies, while others were freshly bred by Sauron himself - the Uruks of Mordor (aka [[Uruk-hai]]) were the largest and fiercest among them. Upon Sauron's final defeat, many are believed to have escaped into the vast wastes and steppes of Mordor's eastern lands.
+Like the other orcs of ''NetHack'', Mordor orcs are derived from the works of [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]. The Orcs of Mordor (or Mordor-orcs) were the orc footsoldiers of Sauron within the Black Land of Mordor, and made up the bulk of his armies during the various wars he waged in the Second and Third Ages. Many of these orcs were gathered from the remnants of Morgoth's armies, while others were freshly bred by Sauron himself - the Uruks of Mordor (also known as [[Uruk-hai]]) were the largest and fiercest among them. Upon Sauron's final defeat, many are believed to have escaped into the vast wastes and steppes of Mordor's eastern lands.
 ==Variants==
@@ Line 53: / Line 55: @@
 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], Mordor orcs may appear in the court of a [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]] ruled by an orc-captain or an [[ogre king]].
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], Mordor orcs may appear in the court of a [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]] ruled by an orc-captain or an [[ogre king]].
-The [[Elvish Racial Quest]] generates several Mordor orcs on level creation for many of its floor, excluding the upper filler levels. The [[Chaos Quest (dNetHack)|Chaos Quest]] generates several Mordor orcs on level creation for various floors in two of its variants:
+The [[Mordor Ruins Quest|Mordor Ruins variant]] of the [[Chaos Quest (dNetHack)|Chaos Quest]] generates several Mordor orcs on specific floors at level creation: 15 Mordor orcs are stationed at the Mordor Wall, several appear at the Mordor Cracks, and 13 are placed in the Mordor Fortress, including 5 in the court of the [[ogre emperor]]'s [[throne room]]. [[Orcs of Mordor|Stronger Mordor orcs]] can also be found throughout the branch.
-* The [[Mordor Ruins Quest|Mordor Ruins variant]] of the Chaos Quest has 15 Mordor orcs at the Mordor Wall, several at the Mordor Cracks and 13 in the Mordor Fortress, including 5 in the court of the [[ogre emperor]]'s [[throne room]]. [[Orcs of Mordor|Stronger Mordor orcs]] exclusive to the branch can also be found throughout it.
+The [[Chaos Temple Quest]] generates 12 Mordor orcs within the forest area of the Ancient Temple level, and {{frac|3|10}} of the monsters randomly generated on that level will be Mordor orcs.
 ===xNetHack===
-In [[xNetHack]], Mordor orcs have poison resistance like player orcs. For weapon generation, they have a {{frac|3}} chance of either generating with a scimitar ({{frac|2|3}} chance) or a stack of orcish spears ({{frac|3}} chance).
+In [[xNetHack]], Mordor orcs have poison resistance like orcish heroes. They have a {{frac|3}} chance of generating a weapon that will either be a scimitar ({{frac|2|3}} chance) or a stack of orcish spears ({{frac|3}} chance).
 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], Mordor orcs generate with [[orcish scimitar]]s rather than standard ones, and gain AC bonuses for wearing proper racial equipment like the player and other monsters. They also have poison resistance like player orcs and are capable of entering [[Berserk (EvilHack)|berserker rages]], increasing their damage but making them more likely to hit monsters around them besides their intended target.
+In [[EvilHack]], Mordor orcs generate with [[orcish scimitar]]s rather than standard ones, and grow up into Uruk-hai instead of orc-captains. They also have poison resistance like orcish heroes and are capable of entering [[Berserk (EvilHack)|berserker rages]], increasing their damage but making them more likely to hit monsters around them besides their intended target.
 ==References==

@@ Line 64: / Line 64: @@
 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], Mordor orcs generate with [[orcish scimitar]]s rather than standard ones, and gain AC bonuses for wearing proper racial equipment like the player and other monsters. They also have poison resistance like player orcs and are capable of entering [[Berserk (EvilHack)|berserker rages]], increasing their damage for that round of attacks but making them likely to hit monsters around them besides their intended target.
+In [[EvilHack]], Mordor orcs generate with [[orcish scimitar]]s rather than standard ones, and gain AC bonuses for wearing proper racial equipment like the player and other monsters. They also have poison resistance like player orcs and are capable of entering [[Berserk (EvilHack)|berserker rages]], increasing their damage but making them more likely to hit monsters around them besides their intended target.
 ==References==

@@ Line 64: / Line 64: @@
 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], Mordor orcs generate with [[orcish scimitar]]s rather than standard ones, and gain AC bonuses for wearing proper racial equipment like the player and other monsters. They also have poison resistance like player orcs and are capable of entering [[berserker rage]]s, increasing their damage for that round of attacks but making them likely to hit monsters around them besides their intended target.
+In [[EvilHack]], Mordor orcs generate with [[orcish scimitar]]s rather than standard ones, and gain AC bonuses for wearing proper racial equipment like the player and other monsters. They also have poison resistance like player orcs and are capable of entering [[Berserk (EvilHack)|berserker rages]], increasing their damage for that round of attacks but making them likely to hit monsters around them besides their intended target.
 ==References==

@@ Line 61: / Line 61: @@
 ===xNetHack===
-In [[xNetHack]], Mordor orcs have poison resistance like player orcs. For weapon generation, they have a {{frac|3}} chance of either generating with a scimitar ({{frac|2|3}} chance) or a stack of orcish spears ({{frac||3}} chance).
+In [[xNetHack]], Mordor orcs have poison resistance like player orcs. For weapon generation, they have a {{frac|3}} chance of either generating with a scimitar ({{frac|2|3}} chance) or a stack of orcish spears ({{frac|3}} chance).
 ===EvilHack===

@@ Line 24: / Line 24: @@
 ==Generation==
-Randomly generated Mordor orcs often appear in large [[group]]s, and may appear as peaceful towards player [[Orc (starting race)|orcs]]. Mordor orcs may appear among the hostile [[Orc (monster class)|orcs]] 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). A Mordor orc can [[grow up]] into an [[orc-captain]].
+Randomly generated Mordor orcs often appear in large [[group]]s, and some may be peaceful towards player [[Orc (starting race)|orcs]]. A Mordor orc can [[grow up]] into an [[orc-captain]].
-Mordor orcs have a {{frac|3}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] each of the following: a [[scimitar]], an [[orcish shield]], a [[knife]], and an [[orcish chain mail]].{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|402|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=armor and weapons for Mordor orcs}} They also have the standard {{frac|2}} chance of generating with an [[orcish helm]].{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|397|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=default orcish armor}}
+Mordor orcs may appear among the hostile {{mcsl|o}} 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|749|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=orcs and throne rooms}}
 In a game that has [[Orcish Town]], large numbers of named Mordor orcs will appear within the town walls{{refsrc|dat/mines.des|165|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} - other named Mordor orcs can appear elsewhere in the [[Gnomish Mines]] and the main branch, carrying various looted items with them.{{refsrc|src/mkmaze.c|740|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mkmaze.c|797|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Strategy==

@@ Line 48: / Line 48: @@
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], Mordor orcs will be given an orcish dagger if they do not generate with a scimitar. They also have a {{frac|4}} chance to generate with a small stack of [[orcish spear]]s.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], Mordor orcs will be given an orcish dagger if they do not generate with a scimitar. They also have a {{frac|4}} chance of generating with a small stack of [[orcish spear]]s.
 ===dNetHack===