Orc (monster) - Revision history

Ray Chason: Orcs are poison resistant

2026-05-14T03:33:50Z

Orcs are poison resistant

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ corpses and such

2023-12-17T00:47:44Z

‎Generation: corpses and such

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ pothole + correction

2023-12-05T05:13:00Z

‎Generation: pothole + correction

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy /

2023-08-03T18:52:47Z

‎Strategy: *

Umbire the Phantom: /* History */ rephrase

2023-08-03T18:34:22Z

‎History: rephrase

Umbire the Phantom: expansion pass

2023-08-03T18:25:55Z

expansion pass

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */

2022-06-08T21:14:08Z

‎Strategy

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */

2022-06-08T21:13:13Z

‎Generation

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */

2022-02-03T17:46:55Z

‎Generation

Umbire the Phantom at 11:41, 9 September 2021

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   |nutr=150
   |size=Medium
-  |resistances=None
+  |resistances=Poison
   |resistances conveyed=None
   |attributes={{attributes|An orc|humanoid=1|omnivore=1|nopoly=1|orc=1|strong=1|greedy=1|jewels=1|collect=1|infravisible=1|infravision=1}}

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 ==Generation==
-Orcs are [[Monster creation|not randomly generated]], with the exception of a game that has [[Orcish Town]] present - various named orcs can appear among the [[orc (monster attribute)|orcish monsters]] carrying looted items.{{refsrc|src/mkmaze.c|740|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Orcs can [[grow up]] to become [[orc-captain]]s.
+Orcs are [[Monster creation|not randomly generated]], but can appear in a game that has [[Orcish Town]] present - various named orcs may be among the [[orc (monster attribute)|orcish monsters]] generated carrying looted items.{{refsrc|src/mkmaze.c|740|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Orcs can [[grow up]] to become [[orc-captain]]s.
 Orcs have a {{frac|2}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|generating with]] an [[orcish helm]], and a separate {{frac|2}} chance of being given an [[orcish dagger]] or a [[scimitar]], with an equal chance for each weapon.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|397|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=default orcish armor}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|426|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=default orcish weapons}}
-[[Orc zombie]]s and [[orc mummies]] leave behind aged orc [[corpse]]s when killed, and player orcs that are killed and leave [[bones]] will have an orc corpse atop their grave unless killed by [[stoning]] or [[disintegration]]. Orcs can also be generated by zapping a [[wand of undead turning]] at an orc corpse ''not'' left by a mummy or zombie, or selecting orcs when reading a [[cursed]] [[scroll of genocide]].
+An [[orc zombie]] or [[orc mummy]] will leave an aged orc [[corpse]] behind 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}} player orcs that are killed and leave [[bones]] will have a gnome corpse atop their grave, unless they were killed by certain monsters or else [[Stoning|stoned]] or [[disintegrate]]d. Orcs can be generated by zapping a [[wand of undead turning]] at an orc corpse ''not'' left by a mummy or zombie, or selecting orcs when reading a [[cursed]] [[scroll of genocide]].
 ==Strategy==

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 Orcs have a {{frac|2}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|generating with]] an [[orcish helm]], and a separate {{frac|2}} chance of being given an [[orcish dagger]] or a [[scimitar]], with an equal chance for each weapon.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|397|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=default orcish armor}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|426|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=default orcish weapons}}
-[[Orc zombie]]s and [[orc mummies]] leave behind aged orc corpses when killed, and player orcs that are killed and leave [[bones]] will have an orc corpse atop their grave unless killed by [[stoning]] or [[disintegration]]. Orcs can also be generated by zapping a [[wand of undead turning]] at a orc corpse ''not'' left by a mummy or zombie, or selecting orcs when reading a [[cursed]] [[scroll of genocide]].
+[[Orc zombie]]s and [[orc mummies]] leave behind aged orc [[corpse]]s when killed, and player orcs that are killed and leave [[bones]] will have an orc corpse atop their grave unless killed by [[stoning]] or [[disintegration]]. Orcs can also be generated by zapping a [[wand of undead turning]] at an orc corpse ''not'' left by a mummy or zombie, or selecting orcs when reading a [[cursed]] [[scroll of genocide]].
 ==Strategy==

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 ==Strategy==
-"Plain" orcs are not too substantially different from [[hobgoblin]]s and [[hill orc]]s, and can be defeated with much of the same tactics. Pursuing any orcs you encounter during a game with Orcish Town is generally a good idea in order to nab the [[candle]]s and [[gloves]] they may be carrying.
+"Plain" orcs are not too substantially different from [[hobgoblin]]s and [[hill orc]]s minus a slightly stronger weapon attack, and can be defeated with much of the same tactics. Pursuing any orcs you encounter during a game with Orcish Town is generally a good idea in order to nab the [[candle]]s and [[gloves]] they may be carrying.
 ==History==

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 In hack121, orcs used the {{white|o}} glyph as in modern ''NetHack''; in Hack for PDP-11, and from Hack 1.0 to NetHack 2.3e, orcs instead used the {{white|O}} glyph.
-Starting in [[NetHack 3.6.2]], named orcs begin appearing with Minetown loot in a dungeon where Orcish Town is generated, due changes made to the generation method used for creating the looting monsters.{{refsrc|src/mkmaze.c|804|version=NetHack 3.6.2}}
+Starting in [[NetHack 3.6.2]], named orcs begin appearing with Minetown loot in a dungeon where Orcish Town is generated, due to changes in how the loot-carrying monsters are generated.{{refsrc|src/mkmaze.c|804|version=NetHack 3.6.2}}
 ==Origin==

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 }}
-The '''orc''', {{monsym|orc}}, is a [[monster]] that formerly appeared in ''[[NetHack]]''. It serves as the "base" monster for the [[corpse]] left by killing an [[orc zombie]] or [[orc mummy]].
+An '''orc''', {{monsym|orc}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It serves as the corresponding "base" monster for player [[Orc (starting race)|orcs]].
 ==Generation==
-Orcs are [[Monster creation|not randomly generated]], with the exception of a game that has [[Orcish Town]] present - various named orcs can appear among the [[orc (monster attribute)|orcish monsters]] carrying looted items.{{refsrc|src/mkmaze.c|740|version=NetHack 3.6.6}} They [[Monster starting inventory|will also generate with]] [[scimitar]]s or [[orcish dagger]]s along with [[orcish helm]]s.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|397|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}{{refsrc|src/mkmaze.c|797|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}
+Orcs are [[Monster creation|not randomly generated]], with the exception of a game that has [[Orcish Town]] present - various named orcs can appear among the [[orc (monster attribute)|orcish monsters]] carrying looted items.{{refsrc|src/mkmaze.c|740|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Orcs can [[grow up]] to become [[orc-captain]]s.
-Orcs can also be created by zapping a [[wand of undead turning]] at a orc corpse that is not left by a mummy or zombie, or selecting orcs when reading a [[cursed]] [[scroll of genocide]]. Orcs can [[grow up]] to become [[orc-captain]]s.
+Orcs have a {{frac|2}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|generating with]] an [[orcish helm]], and a separate {{frac|2}} chance of being given an [[orcish dagger]] or a [[scimitar]], with an equal chance for each weapon.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|397|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=default orcish armor}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|426|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=default orcish weapons}}
 ==Strategy==
-"Plain" orcs are not too substantially different from [[hobgoblins]] and [[hill orcs]], and can be defeated with much of the same tactics. Pursuing any orcs you encounter during a game with Orcish Town is generally a good idea in order to nab the [[candle]]s and [[gloves]] they may be carrying.
+"Plain" orcs are not too substantially different from [[hobgoblin]]s and [[hill orc]]s, and can be defeated with much of the same tactics. Pursuing any orcs you encounter during a game with Orcish Town is generally a good idea in order to nab the [[candle]]s and [[gloves]] they may be carrying.
 ==History==
-The orc is one of the many monsters present in the earliest variants of [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]] as well as [[Andries Brouwer]]'s [[Hack 1.0]], and continued to appear as late as [[NetHack 2.3e]]. In its appearances, orcs often generated in hordes similar to [[hill orcs]] in modern ''NetHack''.
+The orc is one of the many monsters present in hack121 and Hack for PDP-11, variants of [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]]. Orcs also appear in the initial bestiary for [[Hack 1.0]], and were present in each version up to [[NetHack 2.3e]]. In its appearances, orcs often generated in hordes similar to [[hill orcs]] in modern ''NetHack''. In [[NetHack 3.0.0]], the various types of orcs were introduced, alongside orc zombies and mummies, and the base orc was used for the purpose of generating corpses left by undead orcs;{{refsrc|src/monst.c|624|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} they are also used to represent the bones of player orcs once starting races were introduced in [[NetHack 3.3.0]].
-In [[NetHack 3.0.0]], the various types of orcs were introduced, alongside or zombies and mummies - the base orc remains in the game's data primarily for the purpose of generating the corpses used by their undead.{{refsrc|src/monst.c|624|version=NetHack 3.6.6}} Named orcs appearing as looters in a game with Orcish Town became possible in [[NetHack 3.6.2]] with changes made to the generation method used for creating the looting monsters.{{refsrc|src/mkmaze.c|804|version=NetHack 3.6.2}}
+In hack121, orcs used the {{white|o}} glyph as in modern ''NetHack''; in Hack for PDP-11, and from Hack 1.0 to NetHack 2.3e, orcs instead used the {{white|O}} glyph.
 ==Origin==
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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], seventeen plain orcs are placed randomly around the outside of [[Grund's Stronghold]].
+In [[SLASH'EM]], seventeen plain orcs are placed randomly around the outside of [[Grund's Stronghold]] at level creation.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
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 ==References==
 <references/>
-{{nethack-366}}
+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Monsters]]

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 {{Wikipedia|Orc}}
 The orcs in ''NetHack'' are derived from ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', which in turn are based on their portrayal in the works of [[J. R. R. Tolkien]].
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

Orc (monster) - Revision history

Ray Chason: Orcs are poison resistant

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ corpses and such

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ pothole + correction

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */*

Umbire the Phantom: /* History */ rephrase

Umbire the Phantom: expansion pass

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */

Umbire the Phantom at 11:41, 9 September 2021

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy /