Pet (SLASH'EM) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-01-07T17:45:00Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-10-17T19:32:03Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* Treachery */ makes more sense this way

2025-10-07T19:26:22Z

‎Treachery: makes more sense this way

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

2025-10-07T19:25:47Z

word choice

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2024-10-15T15:08:50Z

pothole

Ion frigate: also different

2024-07-27T21:34:19Z

also different

Ion frigate: fix ref

2024-07-27T21:31:52Z

fix ref

Ion frigate: slash'em has a major buff for wishful pacifists

2024-07-27T21:28:15Z

slash'em has a major buff for wishful pacifists

Furey: Update link from statslab to evasroguelikegamessite.

2024-06-12T17:59:01Z

Update link from statslab to evasroguelikegamessite.

Furey: Update link from statslab to evasroguelikegamessite.

2024-06-12T17:53:25Z

Update link from statslab to evasroguelikegamessite.

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 || carnivore, wants cheese
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-|| {{black|r}} [[pack rat]]
+|| {{black|r}} [[Pack rat (SLASH'EM)|pack rat]]
 || 0:0 || 12 [7] bite 1d3, touch (steals item) 1d1
 || carnivore, wants cheese

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 || 3:1 || 15 [6] bite 1d4 || herbivore
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-|| {{green|c}} [[parrot]]
+|| {{green|c}} [[Parrot (SLASH'EM)|parrot]]
 || 7:1 || 15 [6] bite 2d6 || herbivore
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 ==Treachery==
-SLASH'EM also adds the <code>[[M3_TRAITOR]]</code> flag to denote monsters that have a chance of spontaneously rebelling against the player while tame, turning them hostile as well; this has no effect on peaceful monsters. You will receive a message if a monster turns traitor, and such monsters are denoted as "traitor" when examined with a [[stethoscope]] or [[wand of probing]].
+SLASH'EM also adds the [[traitor]] monster attribute flag to denote monsters that have a chance of spontaneously rebelling against the player while tame, turning them hostile as well; this has no effect on peaceful monsters. You will receive a message if a monster turns traitor, and such monsters are denoted as "traitor" when examined with a [[stethoscope]] or [[wand of probing]].
 The check for betrayal occurs with a {{frac|850}} chance on every move, as well as whenever you abuse the pet.{{refsrc|dogmove.c|716|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F3}} This check will always fail if the pet is a spell being, is further than 3 squares away, is mindless, or if you have more hit points than the pet. If those checks pass, then there is a <math>(21-tameness)(abuse+1)/66(abuse+2)</math> chance that the pet will turn traitor.{{refsrc|dogmove.c|637|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F3}} Outside of maintaining more HP than your pets, increasing tameness and avoiding abuse is the best way to ''decrease'' the odds of a pet rebelling.

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-'''[[Pet]]s''' in [[SLASH'EM]] are much like pets in vanilla ''[[NetHack]]'': They fight on [[you]]r side, eat (or starve), bring [[object]]s to you, and respond to [[whistle]]s. SLASH'EM provides more [[domestic animal]]s to tame and makes such [[monster]]s more frequent in the [[dungeon]] - there are also more varieties of [[food]] to tame monsters with. The normal methods of obtaining a pet in ''NetHack'' (e.g., starting pets, the spell of {{Spell of|create familiar}}, and feeding) are also applicable in SLASH'EM.
+'''[[Pet]]s''' in [[SLASH'EM]] are much like pets in vanilla ''[[NetHack]]'': They fight alongside the [[hero]], eat (or starve), bring [[object]]s to the hero, and respond to [[whistle]]s. SLASH'EM provides more [[domestic animal]]s to tame and makes such [[monster]]s more frequent in the [[dungeon]]&mdash;there are also more varieties of [[food]] to tame monsters with. The normal methods of obtaining a pet in ''NetHack'' (e.g., starting pets, the spell of {{Spell of|create familiar}}, and feeding) are also applicable in SLASH'EM.
-The basic features of pets are also generally the same: they will attack other non-tame monsters in melee and generally avoid attacking stronger monsters;{{refsrc|dogmove.c|859|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F3}} monsters not killed by the attack that have not moved that turn may retaliate with a {{frac|3|4}} chance.{{refsrc|dogmove.c|891|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F3}} Pets will also seek nearby objects to either eat them if applicable or bring them to you, and if not [[inediate]] can be fed to increase [[apport]] for a while.{{refsrc|dogmove.c|470|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F3}}.{{refsrc|dogmove.c|200|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F3}}{{refsrc|dogmove.c|346|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F3}}
+The basic features of pets are also generally the same: they will attack other non-tame monsters in melee and generally avoid attacking stronger monsters;{{refsrc|dogmove.c|859|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F3}} monsters not killed by the attack that have not moved that turn may retaliate with a {{frac|3|4}} chance.{{refsrc|dogmove.c|891|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F3}} Pets will also seek nearby objects to either eat them if applicable or bring them to the hero, and if not [[inediate]] they can be fed to increase [[apport]] for a while.{{refsrc|dogmove.c|470|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F3}}.{{refsrc|dogmove.c|200|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F3}}{{refsrc|dogmove.c|346|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F3}}
 ==Pets and items==
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 SLASH'EM makes some changes to the [[tameness]] system:
-* Most pets do not naturally lose tameness when separated from the player.  Only [[mindless]] monsters, [[werecreature]]s, [[undead]], [[demon]]s, and [[animal]]s lose tameness{{refsrc|dog.c|508|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}, at a rate of one per every 150 turns separated.
+* Most pets do not naturally lose tameness when separated from the player. Only [[mindless]] monsters, [[werecreature]]s, [[undead]], [[demon]]s, and [[animal]]s lose tameness at a rate of one per every 150 turns separated.{{refsrc|dog.c|508|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
-** Unlike in vanilla, monsters becoming feral this way have no chance to become hostile, although they may still become hostile if they would have starved (see below).
+** Unlike in vanilla, monsters becoming feral this way have no chance of becoming hostile, although they may still become hostile if they would have starved (see below).
-** The first point of tameness is lost at 150 turns, rather than 75 turns as in vanilla.
+** The first point of tameness is lost at 150 turns after separation, rather than 75 turns as in vanilla.
-* For ediate pets, there is a separate check to see if the monster would have starved - if that is the case, it becomes hostile.{{refsrc|dog.c|527|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+* For pets that are not [[inediate]], there is a separate check to see if the monster would have starved, and such a monster will become hostile if that is the case.{{refsrc|dog.c|527|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
-** Ediate [[minion]]s (such as [[hell hound]]s) do not become hostile, although they may lose tameness and become peaceful.
+** [[Minion]]s that are not inediate (such as [[hell hound]]s) do not become hostile, although they may lose tameness and become peaceful.
-These changes make high-level [[inediate]] pets such as [[Solar]]s and [[ki-rin]]s considerably easier to keep tame, as they will no longer lose tameness due to [[level teleport trap]]s and [[trapdoor]]s.  This is a notable buff for [[pacifist]] characters relying on a [[figurine]] from an early [[wish]].
+These changes make high-level inediate pets such as [[Solar]]s and [[ki-rin]]s considerably easier to keep tame, as they will no longer lose tameness due to [[level teleport trap]]s and [[trapdoor]]s. This is a notable buff for [[pacifist]] characters relying on a [[figurine]] from an early [[wish]].
 ==Treachery==

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-|| {{brown|c}} [[chicken]]
+|| {{brown|c}} [[Chicken (SLASH'EM)|chicken]]
 || 2:1 || 15 [8] bite 1d3 || herbivore
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	There exists a [http://bamgames.free.fr/Slashem/index.html#petranged port of the pet ranged patch] (by D. Shaligram, ported by Jean-Yves Moyen) that would allow pets to also attack with ranged attacks.		There exists a [http://bamgames.free.fr/Slashem/index.html#petranged port of the pet ranged patch] (by D. Shaligram, ported by Jean-Yves Moyen) that would allow pets to also attack with ranged attacks.
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		+	==Tameness==
		+	SLASH'EM makes some changes to the [[tameness]] system:
		+
		+	* Most pets do not naturally lose tameness when separated from the player. Only [[mindless]] monsters, [[werecreature]]s, [[undead]], [[demon]]s, and [[animal]]s lose tameness{{refsrc\|dog.c\|508\|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}, at a rate of one per every 150 turns separated.
		+	** Unlike in vanilla, monsters becoming feral this way have no chance to become hostile, although they may still become hostile if they would have starved (see below).
		+	* For ediate pets, there is a separate check to see if the monster would have starved - if that is the case, it becomes hostile.{refsrc\|dog.c\|527\|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
		+	** Ediate [[minion]]s (such as [[hell hound]]s) do not become hostile, although they may lose tameness and become peaceful.
		+
		+	These changes make high-level [[inediate]] pets such as [[Solar]]s and [[ki-rin]]s considerably easier to keep tame, as they will no longer lose tameness due to [[level teleport trap]]s and [[trapdoor]]s. This is a notable buff for [[pacifist]] characters relying on a [[figurine]] from an early [[wish]].

	==Treachery==		==Treachery==

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 As far as pet behavior and cursed objects, SLASH'EM is ''mostly'' the same as ''NetHack'': pets will avoid squares with cursed objects and only enter them "reluctantly" if they block the pet's path at that moment, unless that square contains food and the pet is hungry, or else has a food item that it considers a treat.{{refsrc|dogmove.c|72|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F3}}{{refsrc|dogmove.c|492|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F3}}{{refsrc|dogmove.c|923|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F3}}{{refsrc|dogmove.c|1006|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F3}} Pets will also never pick up cursed items even if they move onto a square with one in the above circumstances.{{refsrc|dogmove.c|367|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F3}}
-A primary difference is that [[demonic]] or [[undead]] pets, such as the tame [[ghoul]] that a [[Necromancer]] starts with, will instead avoid ''blessed'' objects in the same way that other pets avoid cursed ones. In addition, SLASH'EM provides two other types of tame monsters: the tame [[minion]]s dispatched to you by your god from a successful [[prayer]] or [[sacrifice]], and the [[spell being]]s created by the spells of {{Spell of|flame sphere}} and {{Spell of|freeze sphere}}. To be consistent with [http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/slashem/pets.html Eva Myers' spoiler], this article applies the term "pet" to the exclusion of tame minions and spell beings. In the [[source code]], pets have an attached <tt>struct edog</tt> (identical to that of vanilla NetHack, defined at [[edog.h]]).
+A primary difference is that [[demonic]] or [[undead]] pets, such as the tame [[ghoul]] that a [[Necromancer]] starts with, will instead avoid ''blessed'' objects in the same way that other pets avoid cursed ones. In addition, SLASH'EM provides two other types of tame monsters: the tame [[minion]]s dispatched to you by your god from a successful [[prayer]] or [[sacrifice]], and the [[spell being]]s created by the spells of {{Spell of|flame sphere}} and {{Spell of|freeze sphere}}. To be consistent with [https://sites.google.com/view/evasroguelikegamessite/tame-monsters-in-nethack-and-slashem Eva Myers' spoiler], this article applies the term "pet" to the exclusion of tame minions and spell beings. In the [[source code]], pets have an attached <tt>struct edog</tt> (identical to that of vanilla NetHack, defined at [[edog.h]]).
 There exists a [http://bamgames.free.fr/Slashem/index.html#petranged port of the pet ranged patch] (by D. Shaligram, ported by Jean-Yves Moyen) that would allow pets to also attack with ranged attacks.

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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/slashem/pets.html How To Acquire Pets In NetHack 3.4.3 And Slash'EM 7E6F3] ("by Eva Myers, with helpful contributions from J. Ali Harlow")
+* [https://sites.google.com/view/evasroguelikegamessite/tame-monsters-in-nethack-and-slashem Tame monsters in Nethack and Slash'EM] ("by Eva Myers, with helpful contributions from J. Ali Harlow")
 ==References==