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{{ monster
|name=skeleton warrior
|symbol={{brightcyan|z}}
|difficulty=14
|level=12
|experience=?
|speed=8
|AC=2
|MR=75
|align=-8
|frequency=1
|genocidable=No
|attacks=Weapon 2d6 physical, Touch 1d6 [[slowing attack|slowing]]
|resistances conveyed=None
|resistances=cold resistance, sleep resistance, poison resistance, stoning resistance, drain resistance, psychic resistance
|attributes={{attributes|A skeleton|breathless=1|mindless=1|humanoid=1|thick_hide=1|wander=1|hostile=1|strong=1|collect=1|nasty=1|lord=1|infravision=1|m4_vulnerable_fire=1|mh_undead=1|nocorpse=1|sgroup=1}}
|size=Medium
|nutr=5
|weight=400
|reference=[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/master/src/monst.c#L1572 EvilHack - monst.c, line 1572]
}}
A '''skeleton warrior''', {{brightcyan|z}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]]. The skeleton warrior is an [[undead]] [[humanoid]] monster that is the strongest of the [[Skeleton (monster class)|skeleton]] [[monster class]], and shares some traits with the [[skeleton]]s of ''[[NetHack]]''. Skeleton warriors are [[strong]] and [[mindless]], have [[infravision]], and count as [[thick-skinned]] due to lacking any organic parts.

A skeleton warrior has a weapon attack and a [[Slowing attack|slowing]] touch that can remove intrinsic [[speed]]. Skeleton warriors possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[death resistance]], [[drain resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], and [[psychic resistance]], and have a [[vulnerability]] to [[Fire (element)|fire]].

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

==Generation==
Randomly-generated skeleton warriors are always created hostile—a hero that is at [[experience level]] 10 or higher may also encounter a skeleton warrior as the leader of a group of [[Skeleton (EvilHack)|skeletons]]. They are not a valid target for [[genocide]].

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

The skeleton warrior 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 on the [[Druid quest]]. Several skeleton warriors are generated on each floor at level creation: four each are generated on the home, locate and filler levels, and eight are generated on the goal level.

A skeleton warrior has a {{frac|2}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|generating with]] a [[helmet]], an independent {{frac|4|5}} chance of generating with either a [[suit]] of [[chain mail]] ({{frac|2}} chance), [[splint mail]] ({{frac|4}} chance) or [[banded mail]] ({{frac|4}} chance) as their body armor, and a weapon that will either be a [[two-handed sword]] ({{frac|2|3}} chance) or a [[battle-axe]] ({{frac|3}} chance).

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

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

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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=Weapon 2d6 physical, Touch 1d6 [[slowing attack|slowing]]
+  |attacks=[[Weapon]] 2d6 [[Physical damage|physical]], [[Touch attack|Touch]] 1d6 [[slowing attack|slowing]]
   |resistances conveyed=None
-  |resistances=cold resistance, sleep resistance, poison resistance, stoning resistance, drain resistance, psychic resistance
+  |resistances=[[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], [[drain resistance]], [[psychic resistance]]
   |attributes={{attributes|A skeleton|breathless=1|humanoid=1|thick_hide=1|wander=1|hostile=1|strong=1|collect=1|nasty=1|lord=1|infravision=1|m4_vulnerable_fire=1|mh_undead=1|nocorpse=1|sgroup=1}}
   |size=Medium
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 Animated human skeletons have been used as a personification of death in Western culture since the Middle Ages, perhaps influenced by the valley of the dry bones in the [[wikipedia:Book of Ezekiel|Book of Ezekiel]]. Paintings of [[Death (monster)|Death]] as both the Grim Reaper and one of the [[Riders]] of the Apocalypse have depicted them as skeletons.
-Undead skeletons are used extensively in many fantasy role-playing games such as ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. The basic skeleton is of the humanoid type, and is commonly employed as a low-level undead enemy&mdash;they occasionally appear in groups, and are commonly armed with medieval weapons and sometimes armor. Skeletons debut in the 1st Edition Monster Manual of ''Dungeons & Dragons'', where they appear in burial grounds, dungeons and other forsaken areas, and are enchanted with necromantic energy by a powerful evil magic-user or cleric. Skeletons could be given simple commands of 24 words or less by whoever animated them, and would attack until they were destroyed; they are immune to mind-affecting spells and cold, and can only be damaged reliably by blunt weapons and fire. Holy water can also damage skeletons, and non-evil priests like paladins or clerics can repel or destroy them outright.
+Undead skeletons are used extensively in many fantasy role-playing games such as ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. The basic skeleton is of the humanoid type, and is commonly employed as a low-level undead enemy&mdash;they occasionally appear in groups, and are commonly armed with medieval weapons and sometimes armor. Skeletons debut in the 1st Edition Monster Manual of ''Dungeons & Dragons'', where they appear in burial grounds, dungeons and other forsaken areas, and are enchanted with necromantic energy by a powerful evil magic-user or cleric. Skeletons can be given simple commands of 24 words or less by whoever animated them, and attack until they are destroyed; they are immune to mind-affecting spells and cold, and can only be damaged reliably by blunt weapons and fire. Holy water can also damage skeletons, and non-evil priests like paladins or clerics can repel or destroy them outright.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia-redirect|skeleton}}<!--{{variant-36X}}-->
 [[Category:EvilHack monsters]]

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 A skeleton warrior is generated on the upper filler level of the [[Convict quest]] at level creation.
-The skeleton warrior 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 on the [[Druid quest]]. Several skeleton warriors are generated on each floor at level creation: four each are generated on the home, locate and filler levels, and eight are generated on the goal level.
+Skeleton warriors appear 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 on the [[Druid quest]]. Several skeleton warriors are generated on each floor at level creation: four each are generated on the home, locate and filler levels, and eight are generated on the goal level.
 A skeleton warrior is generated in the [[Hidden Dungeon]] at level creation.

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 A '''skeleton warrior''', {{brightcyan|z}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]]. The skeleton warrior is a [[humanoid]] [[undead]] monster that is the strongest of the [[Skeleton (monster class)|skeleton]] [[monster class]], and shares most of its traits with the [[skeleton]]s of ''[[NetHack]]''. Skeleton warriors are [[strong]], have [[infravision]], and count as [[thick-skinned]] due to lacking any organic parts&mdash;they are the only type of skeleton to not be [[mindless]].
-A skeleton warrior has a weapon attack and a [[Slowing attack|slowing]] touch that can remove intrinsic [[speed]]. Skeleton warriors possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[death resistance]], [[drain resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], and [[psychic resistance]], and have a [[vulnerability]] to [[Fire (element)|fire]].
+A skeleton warrior has a weapon attack and a touch that can cause slowness. Skeleton warriors possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[death resistance]], [[drain resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], and [[psychic resistance]], and have a [[vulnerability]] to [[Fire (element)|fire]].
 [[Chatting]] to a skeleton warrior will freeze the [[hero]] in place for a few turns regardless of hostility, and [[free action]] will not prevent this.

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   |resistances conveyed=None
   |resistances=cold resistance, sleep resistance, poison resistance, stoning resistance, drain resistance, psychic resistance
-  |attributes={{attributes|A skeleton|breathless=1|mindless=1|humanoid=1|thick_hide=1|wander=1|hostile=1|strong=1|collect=1|nasty=1|lord=1|infravision=1|m4_vulnerable_fire=1|mh_undead=1|nocorpse=1|sgroup=1}}
+  |attributes={{attributes|A skeleton|breathless=1|humanoid=1|thick_hide=1|wander=1|hostile=1|strong=1|collect=1|nasty=1|lord=1|infravision=1|m4_vulnerable_fire=1|mh_undead=1|nocorpse=1|sgroup=1}}
   |size=Medium
   |nutr=5
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   |reference=[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/master/src/monst.c#L1572 EvilHack - monst.c, line 1572]
 }}
-A '''skeleton warrior''', {{brightcyan|z}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]]. The skeleton warrior is an [[undead]] [[humanoid]] monster that is the strongest of the [[Skeleton (monster class)|skeleton]] [[monster class]], and shares some traits with the [[skeleton]]s of ''[[NetHack]]''. Skeleton warriors are [[strong]] and [[mindless]], have [[infravision]], and count as [[thick-skinned]] due to lacking any organic parts.
+A '''skeleton warrior''', {{brightcyan|z}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]]. The skeleton warrior is a [[humanoid]] [[undead]] monster that is the strongest of the [[Skeleton (monster class)|skeleton]] [[monster class]], and shares most of its traits with the [[skeleton]]s of ''[[NetHack]]''. Skeleton warriors are [[strong]], have [[infravision]], and count as [[thick-skinned]] due to lacking any organic parts&mdash;they are the only type of skeleton to not be [[mindless]].
 A skeleton warrior has a weapon attack and a [[Slowing attack|slowing]] touch that can remove intrinsic [[speed]]. Skeleton warriors possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[death resistance]], [[drain resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], and [[psychic resistance]], and have a [[vulnerability]] to [[Fire (element)|fire]].
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 Randomly-generated skeleton warriors are always created hostile&mdash;a hero that is at [[experience level]] 10 or higher may also encounter a skeleton warrior as the leader of a group of [[Skeleton (EvilHack)|skeletons]]. They are not a valid target for [[genocide]].
-Skeleton warriors may appear among the skeletal monsters generated in [[graveyard]]s.
+Skeleton warriors may appear among the skeleton monsters generated in [[graveyard]]s.
 The skeleton warrior 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 on the [[Druid quest]]. Several skeleton warriors are generated on each floor at level creation: four each are generated on the home, locate and filler levels, and eight are generated on the goal level.
 A skeleton warrior has a {{frac|2}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|generating with]] a [[helmet]], an independent {{frac|4|5}} chance of generating with either a [[suit]] of [[chain mail]] ({{frac|2}} chance), [[splint mail]] ({{frac|4}} chance) or [[banded mail]] ({{frac|4}} chance) as their body armor, and a weapon that will either be a [[two-handed sword]] ({{frac|2|3}} chance) or a [[battle-axe]] ({{frac|3}} chance).