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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 2d4 [[Physical damage|physical]], claw 2d4 physical, long-necked bite 1d12 [[poison]] ([[strength]])
+  |attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 2d4 [[Physical damage|physical]], claw 2d4 physical, [[long-necked bite]] 1d12 [[poison]] ([[strength]])
   |weight=2250
   |nutr=800
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 A '''serpent-necked lioness''', {{green|f}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The serpent-necked lioness is a large and [[reptilian]] female [[feline]]: they are quadrupedal, long-necked [[animal]]s that are [[strong]], [[carnivorous]] and can track the [[hero]] and see other monsters via [[catsight]] and [[scent]].
-A serpent-necked lioness has two [[claw attack]]s, along with a [[long-necked bite]] that is [[poisonous]] and can drain [[strength]].
+A serpent-necked lioness has two [[claw attack]]s, along with a [[long-necked bite]] that inflicts [[strength]]-draining [[poison]].
 Serpent-necked lionesses can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] and potentially pacified by the [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Cartouche of the Cat Lord|Cartouche of the Cat Lord]]. They can also be scared off by a [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Toustefna|Toustefna]] [[stave]] carved into a [[wood]] weapon placed on the hero's square.

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 A '''serpent-necked lioness''', {{green|f}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The serpent-necked lioness is a large and [[reptilian]] female [[feline]]: they are quadrupedal, long-necked [[animal]]s that are [[strong]], [[carnivorous]] and can track the [[hero]] and see other monsters via [[catsight]] and [[scent]].
-A serpent-necked lioness has two [[claw attack]]s, along with a [[long-reaching bite]] that is [[poisonous]] and can drain [[strength]].
+A serpent-necked lioness has two [[claw attack]]s, along with a [[long-necked bite]] that is [[poisonous]] and can drain [[strength]].
 Serpent-necked lionesses can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] and potentially pacified by the [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Cartouche of the Cat Lord|Cartouche of the Cat Lord]]. They can also be scared off by a [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Toustefna|Toustefna]] [[stave]] carved into a [[wood]] weapon placed on the hero's square.

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 The [[Hmnyw-Pharaoh]] has a {{frac|2|21}} chance of creating a serpent-necked lioness whenever he summons monsters to his position while he is not visible to the hero (who must have 40 [[insight]] to see him)&mdash;if the Hmnyw-Pharaoh is visible, he instead has a {{frac|8}} chance of creating a serpent-necked lioness whenever he summons monsters to his position. Serpent-necked lionesses generated this way are not treated as summoned or temporary and ignore [[extinction]].
-While the [[sarcophagus]] of [[Nitocris]] is unopened and the hero is on the level where it currently resides, there is a {{frac|70}} chance of a monster being generated on each global turn, which has a {{frac|10}} chance of being a crocodile.
+While the [[sarcophagus]] of [[Nitocris]] is unopened and the hero is on the level where it currently resides, there is a {{frac|70}} chance of a monster being generated on each global turn, which has a {{frac|10}} chance of being a serpent-necked lioness.
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	The [[Hmnyw-Pharaoh]] has a {{frac\|2\|21}} chance of creating a serpent-necked lioness whenever he summons monsters to his position while he is not visible to the hero (who must have 40 [[insight]] to see him)—if the Hmnyw-Pharaoh is visible, he instead has a {{frac\|8}} chance of creating a serpent-necked lioness whenever he summons monsters to his position. Serpent-necked lionesses generated this way are not treated as summoned or temporary and ignore [[extinction]].		The [[Hmnyw-Pharaoh]] has a {{frac\|2\|21}} chance of creating a serpent-necked lioness whenever he summons monsters to his position while he is not visible to the hero (who must have 40 [[insight]] to see him)—if the Hmnyw-Pharaoh is visible, he instead has a {{frac\|8}} chance of creating a serpent-necked lioness whenever he summons monsters to his position. Serpent-necked lionesses generated this way are not treated as summoned or temporary and ignore [[extinction]].
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		+	While the [[sarcophagus]] of [[Nitocris]] is unopened and the hero is on the level where it currently resides, there is a {{frac\|70}} chance of a monster being generated on each global turn, which has a {{frac\|10}} chance of being a crocodile.

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 The word "serpopard" is a modern coinage and a portmanteau of "serpent" and "leopard"&mdash;as indicated by the encyclopedia entry, none of the texts accompanying the images are known to give the creature a specific name. The image is featured specifically on decorated cosmetic palettes from the Predynastic period of Egypt, and more extensively, as design motifs on cylinder seals in the Protoliterate period of Mesopotamia (circa 3500–3000 BC). Examples include the Narmer Palette and the Oxford Palette, as well as the cylinder seal of Uruk. They are also occasionally depicted on birth tusks (also known as amuletic wands), and are thought to play a role in the protection of mother and child during birth.
-Depictions of similar fantastic animals are known from Elam and Mesopotamia: Mesopotamian use of these "serpent-necked lions" and other animals and animal hybrids is seen by some scholars as "manifestations of the chthonic aspect of the god of natural vitality, who is manifest in all life breaking forth from the earth". Lionesses also played an important role in the religious concepts of both Upper and Lower Egypt, and are likely to have been designated as animals associated with protection and royalty. The long necks could be a simple exaggeration, used as a framing feature in an artistic motif, either forming the cosmetic-mixing area (as in the Narmer Palette) or surrounding it (as in the Small Palette). Additionally, it has been suggested that serpopards form a barrier of protection between the netherworld and the human world.
+Depictions of similar fantastic animals are known from Elam and Mesopotamia: Mesopotamian use of these "serpent-necked lions" and other animals and animal hybrids is seen by some scholars as "manifestations of the chthonic aspect of the god of natural vitality, who is manifest in all life breaking forth from the earth". Additionally, it has been suggested that serpopards form a barrier of protection between the netherworld and the human world. Lionesses also played an important role in the religious concepts of both Upper and Lower Egypt, and are likely to have been designated as animals associated with protection and royalty. The long necks could be a simple exaggeration used as a framing feature in an artistic motif, either forming the cosmetic-mixing area (as in the Narmer Palette) or surrounding it (as in the Small Palette).
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   |symbol={{green|f}}
   |tile=
-  |difficulty=13
+  |difficulty=14
   |level=10
-  |experience=258
+  |experience=288
   |speed=12
-  |AC=&minus;10
+  |AC=-5
   |MR=0
   |align=3
   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Claw 2d4 physical, Claw 2d4 physical, Reach 1d10 [[poison]] (strength)
+  |attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 2d4 [[Physical damage|physical]], claw 2d4 physical, long-necked bite 1d12 [[poison]] ([[strength]])
-  |weight=750
+  |weight=2250
-  |nutr=400
+  |nutr=800
   |size=large
-  |resistances=[[poison]]
+  |resistances=
-  |resistances conveyed=[[poison]]
+  |resistances conveyed=
-  |attributes={{attributes
+  |attributes={{attributes|A serpent-necked lioness|nohands=1|animal=1|carnivore=1|female=1|hostile=1|strong=1|infravisible=1|nohell=1}}
- |A serpent-necked lioness|=
+  |reference=
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-The '''serpent-necked lioness''' is a monster in [[dNetHack]].
+A '''serpent-necked lioness''', {{green|f}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The serpent-necked lioness is a large and [[reptilian]] [[feline]] [[animal]] that is [[strong]] and [[carnivorous]]. Serpent-necked lionesses are quadrupedal, long-necked beasts that can track the [[hero]] and see other monsters via [[catsight]] and [[scent]].
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