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{{ monster
|name=skeleton
|symbol={{white|z}}
|difficulty=5
|level=4
|experience=?
|speed=8
|AC=4
|MR=50
|align=-5
|frequency=2
|genocidable=Yes
|attacks=Weapon 1d6 physical
|resistances conveyed=None
|resistances=cold resistance, sleep resistance, poison resistance, stoning resistance, drain resistance
|attributes={{attributes|A skeleton|breathless=1|mindless=1|humanoid=1|thick_hide=1|wander=1|hostile=1|strong=1|collect=1|infravision=1|m4_vulnerable_fire=1|mh_undead=1|nocorpse=1|sgroup=1}}
|size=Medium
|nutr=5
|weight=300
|reference=[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/master/src/monst.c#L1533 EvilHack - monst.c, line 1533]
}}
{{for|the monster in NetHack and other variants|skeleton}}
A '''skeleton''', {{white|z}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]]. The skeleton is an [[undead]] [[humanoid]] monster that is the namesake monster of the [[Skeleton (monster class)|skeleton]] [[monster class]], and shares some traits with the [[skeleton]]s of ''[[NetHack]]''. Skeletons are magically-animated and made of [[bone]]: they are [[strong]] and [[mindless]], have [[infravision]], and count as [[thick-skinned]] due to lacking any organic parts.

A skeleton has a single weapon attack. Skeletons possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[death resistance]], [[drain resistance]], and [[stoning resistance]], and have a [[vulnerability]] to [[Fire (element)|fire]].

[[Chatting]] to a skeleton will freeze the [[hero]] in place for a few turns regardless of hostility, and [[free action]] will not prevent this.

==Generation==
Randomly-generated skeletons are always created hostile, and may appear in small [[group]]s—a hero that is at [[experience level]] 10 or higher may also encounter a [[skeleton warrior]] as the leader of a group of skeletons.

Skeletons may appear among the skeletal monsters generated in [[graveyard]]s.

The skeleton is the first [[quest]] monster for the [[Druid]] and makes up {{frac|96|175}} (~54%) of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Druid quest]]. Several skeletons are generated on each floor above the goal level at level creation: eight each are generated on the home and filler levels, and ten are generated on the locate level. The skeleton also appears among the random {{white|z}} that are part of the first quest monster class for the Druid and make up {{frac|24|175}} (~13%) of the monsters generated there.

A skeleton has a {{frac|2}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|generating with]] a [[helmet]], an independent {{frac|2}} chance of generating with either a [[suit]] of [[Leather armor|plain armor]] ({{frac|2}} chance), [[studded armor]] ({{frac|4}} chance) or [[ring mail]] ({{frac|4}} chance) as their body armor, and a separate {{frac|2|3}} chance of generating with either a [[short sword]] ({{frac|2}} chance), a [[broadsword]] ({{frac|4}} chance), or any of the [[polearms]] ({{frac|4}} chance) as their weapon.

Skeletons [[Corpseless|do not leave a corpse]] upon death.

==Encyclopedia entry==
{{encyclopedia-redirect|skeleton}}
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[[Category:EvilHack monsters]]

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 {{for|the monster in NetHack and other variants|skeleton}}
-A '''skeleton''', {{white|z}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]]. The skeleton is an [[undead]] [[humanoid]] monster that is the namesake monster of the [[Skeleton (monster class)|skeleton]] [[monster class]], and shares some traits with the [[skeleton]]s of ''[[NetHack]]''. Skeletons are [[strong]] and [[mindless]], have [[infravision]], and count as [[thick-skinned]] due to lacking any organic parts.
+A '''skeleton''', {{white|z}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]]. The skeleton is an [[undead]] [[humanoid]] monster that is the namesake of the [[Skeleton (monster class)|skeleton]] [[monster class]], and shares some traits with the [[skeleton]]s of ''[[NetHack]]''. Skeletons are [[strong]] and [[mindless]], have [[infravision]], and count as [[thick-skinned]] due to lacking any organic parts.
 A skeleton has a single weapon attack. Skeletons possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[death resistance]], [[drain resistance]], and [[stoning resistance]], and have a [[vulnerability]] to [[Fire (element)|fire]].

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 Randomly-generated skeletons are always created hostile, and may appear in small [[group]]s&mdash;a hero that is at [[experience level]] 10 or higher may also encounter a [[skeleton warrior]] as the leader of a group of skeletons.
-Skeletons may appear among the skeletal monsters generated in [[graveyard]]s.
+Skeletons may appear among the skeleton monsters generated in [[graveyard]]s.
 The skeleton is the first [[quest]] monster for the [[Druid]] and makes up {{frac|96|175}} (~54%) of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Druid quest]]. Several skeletons are generated on each floor above the goal level at level creation: eight each are generated on the home and filler levels, and ten are generated on the locate level. The skeleton also appears among the random {{white|z}} that are part of the first quest monster class for the Druid and make up {{frac|24|175}} (~13%) of the monsters randomly generated there.

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 Skeletons may appear among the skeletal monsters generated in [[graveyard]]s.
-The skeleton is the first [[quest]] monster for the [[Druid]] and makes up {{frac|96|175}} (~54%) of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Druid quest]]. Several skeletons are generated on each floor above the goal level at level creation: eight each are generated on the home and filler levels, and ten are generated on the locate level. The skeleton also appears among the random {{white|z}} that are part of the first quest monster class for the Druid and make up {{frac|24|175}} (~13%) of the monsters generated there.
+The skeleton is the first [[quest]] monster for the [[Druid]] and makes up {{frac|96|175}} (~54%) of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Druid quest]]. Several skeletons are generated on each floor above the goal level at level creation: eight each are generated on the home and filler levels, and ten are generated on the locate level. The skeleton also appears among the random {{white|z}} that are part of the first quest monster class for the Druid and make up {{frac|24|175}} (~13%) of the monsters randomly generated there.
 A skeleton has a {{frac|2}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|generating with]] a [[helmet]], an independent {{frac|2}} chance of generating with either a [[suit]] of [[Leather armor|plain armor]] ({{frac|2}} chance), [[studded armor]] ({{frac|4}} chance) or [[ring mail]] ({{frac|4}} chance) as their body armor, and a separate {{frac|2|3}} chance of generating with either a [[short sword]] ({{frac|2}} chance), a [[broadsword]] ({{frac|4}} chance), or any of the [[polearms]] ({{frac|4}} chance) as their weapon.
 Skeletons [[Corpseless|do not leave a corpse]] upon death.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
-{{encyclopedia-redirect|skeleton}}
+{{encyclopedia-redirect|skeleton}}<!--{{variant-36X}}-->
 [[Category:EvilHack monsters]]