Quivering blob - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: finally, a reason to have a references section

2026-05-18T07:43:24Z

finally, a reason to have a references section

Umbire the Phantom: caps

2026-05-17T04:00:13Z

caps

Umbire the Phantom: this one's pretty easy all things considered

2026-05-17T00:17:43Z

this one's pretty easy all things considered

Umbire the Phantom: word choice, details, etc.

2025-05-29T14:12:55Z

word choice, details, etc.

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ word choice

2025-03-23T00:47:00Z

‎Strategy: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: detailing

2025-03-23T00:44:37Z

detailing

Umbire the Phantom: hey hey, found something after all!

2024-01-29T23:53:19Z

hey hey, found something after all!

Umbire the Phantom: history - really isn't much else to this monster

2024-01-03T08:29:31Z

history - really isn't much else to this monster

Umbire the Phantom: formatting + copyedit pass

2024-01-03T08:18:06Z

formatting + copyedit pass

Infinigon: /* Encyclopedia entry */ redirect to amoeboid

2021-01-16T03:14:19Z

‎Encyclopedia entry: redirect to amoeboid

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 A quivering blob has a single [[touch attack]], and possesses [[poison resistance]] and [[sleep resistance]].
-Eating a quivering blob [[corpse]] or [[tin]] is [[vegan]]-compatible as with all blobs, and has a {{frac|3}} chance of conveying poison resistance.
+A quivering blob [[corpse]] is [[vegan]]-compatible as with all blobs, and [[eating]] a quivering blob corpse or [[tin]] has a {{frac|3}} chance of granting poison resistance.{{refsrc|include/mondata.h|233|nethack=5.0.0}}
 ==Generation==
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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia-redirect|amoeboid}}
 {{nethack-500}}
 [[Category:Monsters]]

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   |frequency=2
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=[[Touch attack|touch]] 1d8 [[Physical damage|physical]]
+  |attacks=[[Touch attack|Touch]] 1d8 [[Physical damage|physical]]
   |resistances conveyed=[[poison resistance]] (33%)
   |resistances=[[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]]

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   |frequency=2
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Touch 1d8
+  |attacks=[[Touch attack|touch]] 1d8 [[Physical damage|physical]]
-  |resistances conveyed=poison (33%)
+  |resistances conveyed=[[poison resistance]] (33%)
-  |resistances=sleep, poison
+  |resistances=[[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]]
   |attributes={{attributes|A quivering blob|noeyes=1|nolimbs=1|nohead=1|mindless=1|wander=1|hostile=1|neuter=1|veg1=1}}
   |size=Small
   |nutr=100
   |weight=200
-  |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-3.6.7_Released/src/monst.c#L155 NetHack 3.6.7 - src/monst.c, line 155]
+  |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-5.0.0_Released/include/monsters.h#L147 NetHack 5.0.0 - include/monsters.h, line 147]
 }}
-A '''quivering blob''', {{monsym|quivering blob}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The quivering blob is the only [[blob]] monster without a harmful passive attack, and has a tendency to wander when moving.
+A quivering blob has a single [[touch attack]], and possesses [[poison resistance]] and [[sleep resistance]].
 Eating a quivering blob [[corpse]] or [[tin]] is [[vegan]]-compatible as with all blobs, and has a {{frac|3}} chance of conveying poison resistance.
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 ==Strategy==
-Quivering blobs are extremely slow-moving at 1 [[speed]], cause only minor damage with their infrequent touch attacks, and lack any form of passive attack&mdash;they are generally not threatening and easily dispatched, and their corpses serve as a safe source of poison resistance.
+Quivering blobs are extremely slow-moving at 1 [[speed]], cause fairly minor damage with their infrequent touch attacks, and lack any form of passive attack&mdash;they also have a lackluster 8 [[AC]]. In short, they are generally not threatening and can be easily dispatched, with their corpses serving as a safe source of poison resistance for a hero or a [[herbivorous]] [[pet]].
 ==History==
-The quivering blob first appears in Hack 1.21 and Hack for PDP-11, which are both based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and is included in the initial bestiary for [[Hack 1.0]]. In Hack 1.21, the quivering blob uses the {{white|Q}} glyph; in Hack for PDP-11, and from Hack 1.0 to [[NetHack 2.3e]], it uses the {{white|q}} glyph. In [[NetHack 3.0.0]], the quivering blob and other blob monsters are moved to their current glyph at {{white|b}}.
+The quivering blob first appears in Hack 1.21 and Hack for PDP-11, which are both based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and is included in the initial bestiary for [[Hack 1.0]]. In Hack 1.21, the quivering blob uses the {{white|Q}} glyph; in Hack for PDP-11, and from Hack 1.0 to [[NetHack 2.3e]], it uses the {{white|q}} glyph&mdash;[[NetHack 3.0.0]] establishes the blob [[monster class]] and moves the quivering blob and other blob monsters to their current glyph at {{white|b}}.
 ==Variants==
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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the quivering blob is given a passive attack like other blobs, which uses the same damage dice as their touch attack.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the quivering blob is given a passive attack like other blobs, which uses the same damage dice as their touch attack and also deals physical damage. Its corpse or tin can also grant [[Temporary intrinsics|temporary sleep resistance]].
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia-redirect|amoeboid}}
-{{nethack-367}}
+{{nethack-500}}
 [[Category:Monsters]]

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   |nutr=100
   |weight=200
-  |reference=[[monst.c#line155]]
+  |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-3.6.7_Released/src/monst.c#L155 NetHack 3.6.7 - src/monst.c, line 155]
 }}
-A '''quivering blob''', {{monsym|quivering blob}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The quivering blob is one of the few [[blob]] monsters without a harmful passive attack, and has a tendency to wander when moving.
+A '''quivering blob''', {{monsym|quivering blob}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The quivering blob is the only [[blob]] monster without a harmful passive attack, and has a tendency to wander when moving.
 A quivering blob has a single touch attack, and possesses [[poison resistance]] and [[sleep resistance]].
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 Quivering blobs are extremely slow-moving at 1 [[speed]], cause only minor damage with their infrequent touch attacks, and lack any form of passive attack&mdash;they are generally not threatening and easily dispatched, and their corpses serve as a safe source of poison resistance.
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Pets can obtain resistance properties from corpses, making quivering blobs a good source of poison resistance for herbivorous pets.}}
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|8d2407f1f21cc60ac99e08f00233975b32321eef}}, pets can obtain resistance properties from corpses, making quivering blobs a good source of poison resistance for herbivorous pets.}}
 ==History==
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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the quivering blob is given a passive attack like other blobs, which uses the same dice as their touch attack.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the quivering blob is given a passive attack like other blobs, which uses the same damage dice as their touch attack.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ==Strategy==
-Quivering blobs are extremely slow-moving at 1 [[speed]], cause only minor damage with their infrequent touch attacks, and lack any form of passive attack&mdash;they are generally not threatening and easily dispatched, and their corpses serve as a low-risk source of poison resistance.
+Quivering blobs are extremely slow-moving at 1 [[speed]], cause only minor damage with their infrequent touch attacks, and lack any form of passive attack&mdash;they are generally not threatening and easily dispatched, and their corpses serve as a safe source of poison resistance.
 {{upcoming|3.7.0|Pets can obtain resistance properties from corpses, making quivering blobs a good source of poison resistance for herbivorous pets.}}

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		+	==History==
		+	The quivering blob first appears in Hack 1.21 and Hack for PDP-11, both based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and is included in the initial bestiary for [[Hack 1.0]]. In Hack 1.21, the quivering blob uses the {{white\|Q}} glyph; in Hack for PDP-11, and from Hack 1.0 to [[NetHack 2.3e]], it uses the {{white\|q}} glyph. In [[NetHack 3.0.0]], the quivering blob and other blob monsters are moved to their current glyph at {{white\|b}}.

	==Encyclopedia entry==		==Encyclopedia entry==

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 }}
-The '''quivering blob''', {{monsym|quivering_blob}}, is a [[monster]] that appears in [[NetHack]]. It is one of the few [[amoeboid]] monsters without a damaging passive attack.
+A '''quivering blob''', {{monsym|quivering blob}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is one of the few [[blob]] monsters without a harmful passive attack, and has a tendency to wander when moving.
-Like all blobs, quivering blob corpses are considered [[vegan]]; they provide 100 [[nutrition]], with a 33% chance of conferring [[poison resistance]].
+A quivering blob has a single touch attack, and possesses [[poison resistance]] and [[sleep resistance]].
-== Strategy ==
+Eating a quivering blob [[corpse]] or [[tin]] is [[vegan]]-compatible as with all blobs, and has a {{frac|3}} chance of conveying poison resistance.
-==Trivia==
+==Generation==
-*Perhaps unusually as monsters go, there are no special cases in the source code with respect to quivering blobs; all the information about them is given by their status as a blob, and their stats.
+Randomly generated quivering blobs are always created hostile.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia-redirect|amoeboid}}
+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Monsters]]