Snark (SporkHack) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: typo

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typo

Umbire the Phantom: forgot SlashTHEM

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forgot SlashTHEM

Umbire the Phantom: nopoly

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nopoly

Umbire the Phantom: ...duh

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...duh

Umbire the Phantom: create

2025-02-21T12:23:26Z

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{{monster
|difficulty=14
|name=snark
|tile=
|symbol={{white|J}}
|level=12
|experience=?
|speed=18
|AC=0
|MR=30
|align=0
|frequency=2
|genocidable=Yes
|attacks=bite 2d6 physical, bite 2d6 physical
|weight=400
|nutr=200
|size=large
|resistances=[[disintegration resistance]]
|resistances conveyed=[[disintegration resistance]] (+5%)
|attributes={{attributes|A snark|fly=1|animal=1|carnivore=1|strong=1|nopoly=1|hostile=1|infravisible=1|skittish=1}}
|reference=[https://github.com/remirol/sporkhack/blob/033dcc3893f029d1a07016ff0a1603893c95d8e0/src/monst.c monst.c#line359]
}}
{{for|the monster in EvilHack and Hack'EM|Snark (EvilHack)}}
A '''snark''', {{white|J}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SporkHack]], and is listed among the [[hallucinatory monster]]s in vanilla ''[[NetHack]]''. The snark is a type of [[Jabberwock (monster class)|jabberwock]] that shares most of its traits with [[Jabberwock|the namesake monster]] of its class, though it does not collect items, cannot be used as a [[steed]] for riding, and will try to avoid the [[hero]] where possible. Additionally, if a snark ends up adjacent to the hero, it may very rarely reveal itself to be a [[Boojum (SporkHack)|boojum]].

Snarks have two bite attacks, and possess [[disintegration resistance]].

[[Eating]] a snark [[corpse]] or [[tin]] grants {{frac|20}} (+5%) [[Partial intrinsic|additional disintegration resistance]].

==Generation==
Randomly generated snarks are always created hostile.

==Origin==
{{wikipedia|Snark (Lewis Carroll)}}
The snark is a fictional animal species created by [[wikipedia:Lewis Carroll|Lewis Carroll]], with the name "snark" being a portmanteau of "snake" and "shark". It is the titular creature of Carroll's nonsense poem, ''[[wikipedia:The Hunting of the Snark|The Hunting of the Snark]]''. According to Carroll himself, the initial inspiration to write the poem was what would be used as its final line: "For the snark was a boojum, you see."

Over the years Carroll was asked repeatedly to explain the snark's appearance, and in all cases his answer was that he did not know and could not explain—he is also cited as stating that his descriptions of the snark and other creatures within the poem were "unimaginable" and intended to remain so. Even so, later commentators have offered many analyses of the work as a whole: one notable criticism suggests that it may be a product of Carroll's grief at the loss of his favourite uncle, Skeffington Lutwidge.

The domain of the snark is described as an island very distant from England and filled with chasms and crags, and is home to other creatures such as the jubjub and bandersnatch. The snark is a peculiar creature that cannot be captured in a commonplace way: the most common method is to seek it with thimbles, care, forks, and hope; one may also "threaten its life with a railway share" or "charm it with smiles and soap". Above all, courage is required during a snark hunt. The poem also describes several varieties of snark—some have feathers and bite, while others whiskers and scratch. There are "five unmistakable marks" that identify a snark:

# The flavour, which is "meager and hollow, but crisp" (apparently like a coat too tight in the waist);
# the snark's tendency to sleep late into the day, waking near five in the afternoon
# the snark's dislike of jokes, especially puns
# the snark's enjoyment of bathing-machines, to the point it carries one with it wherever it goes; and
# its ambitious personality.

The boojum is a particular variety of snark that causes one of the other characters at the end of the poem (the baker) to "softly and suddenly vanish away, and never be met with again".
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 Snarks have two bite attacks, and possess [[disintegration resistance]].
-[[Eating]] a snark [[corpse]] or [[tin]] grants {{frac|20}} (+5%) [[Partial intrinsic|additional disintegration resistance]] in SporkHack, and has a {{frac|4|5}] chance of granting disintegration resistance in SlashTHEM.
+[[Eating]] a snark [[corpse]] or [[tin]] grants {{frac|20}} (+5%) [[Partial intrinsic|additional disintegration resistance]] in SporkHack, and has a {{frac|4|5}} chance of granting disintegration resistance in SlashTHEM.
 ==Generation==

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 {{for|the monster in EvilHack and Hack'EM|Snark (EvilHack)}}
-A '''snark''', {{white|J}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SporkHack]]. The snark is a type of [[Jabberwock (monster class)|jabberwock]] that shares most of its traits with [[Jabberwock|the namesake monster]] of its class, though it does not collect items, cannot be used as a [[steed]] for riding, and will try to avoid the [[hero]] where possible when moving. Additionally, if a snark ends up adjacent to the hero, it may very rarely reveal itself to be a [[Boojum (SporkHack)|boojum]].
+A '''snark''', {{white|J}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SporkHack]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. The snark is a type of [[Jabberwock (monster class)|jabberwock]] that shares most of its traits with [[Jabberwock|the namesake monster]] of its class, though it does not collect items, cannot be used as a [[steed]] for riding, and will try to avoid the [[hero]] where possible when moving. Additionally, if a snark ends up adjacent to the hero, it may very rarely reveal itself to be a [[Boojum (SporkHack)|boojum]].
 Snarks have two bite attacks, and possess [[disintegration resistance]].
-[[Eating]] a snark [[corpse]] or [[tin]] grants {{frac|20}} (+5%) [[Partial intrinsic|additional disintegration resistance]].
+[[Eating]] a snark [[corpse]] or [[tin]] grants {{frac|20}} (+5%) [[Partial intrinsic|additional disintegration resistance]] in SporkHack, and has a {{frac|4|5}] chance of granting disintegration resistance in SlashTHEM.
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 ==Generation==
-Randomly generated snarks are always created hostile.
+Randomly generated snarks are always created hostile. They are not a valid target for polymorph.
 ==Origin==