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Chris: Created page with "{{monster |name=sprow |symbol={{black|C}} |tile= |difficulty=11 |level=8 |experience=129 |speed=15 |AC=2 |MR=10 |align=-8 |frequency=1 |genocidable=Yes |attacks=B..."

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{{monster
|name=sprow
|symbol={{black|C}}
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|difficulty=11
|level=8
|experience=129
|speed=15
|AC=2
|MR=10
|align=-8
|frequency=1
|genocidable=Yes
|attacks=Bite 1d1 [[poison]] (strength), Kick 1d1 [[webbing]]
|weight=2550
|nutr=500
|size=medium
|resistances=[[sleep]]
|resistances conveyed=[[sleep]]
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The sprow is a punishment form combining the least advantageous aspects of spiders and drow. Sprow are largely humanoid, with arms and legs that branch into pairs of spider legs.

[[Category:dNethack monsters]]

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-A '''sprow''', {{black|C}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. The sprow is a [[Centaur (monster class)|centaur-like]] [[Drow (dNetHack)|drow]] creature that has been converted into a [[humanoid]]&ndash;[[spider]] hybrid, with a humanoid torso and pairs of spider legs in place of limbs, leaving them unable to pick up items and use weapons.
+A '''sprow''', {{black|C}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. The sprow is a [[Centaur (monster class)|centaur-like]] [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]] creature that has been converted into a [[humanoid]]&ndash;[[spider]] hybrid, with a humanoid torso and pairs of spider legs in place of limbs, leaving them unable to pick up items and use weapons.
 Sprow have a [[poisonous]] bite attack, along with a kick attack that spreads [[web]]s.

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   |nutr=500
   |size=medium
-  |resistances=[[sleep]]
+  |resistances=[[sleep resistance]]
-  |resistances conveyed=[[sleep]]
+  |resistances conveyed=[[sleep resistance]]
   |attributes={{attributes|A sprow|nohands=1|humanoid=1|omnivore=1|female=1|infravisible=1}}
   |reference=
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 A '''sprow''', {{black|C}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. The sprow is a [[Centaur (monster class)|centaur-like]] [[Drow (dNetHack)|drow]] creature that has been converted into a [[humanoid]]&ndash;[[spider]] hybrid, with a humanoid torso and pairs of spider legs in place of limbs, leaving them unable to pick up items and use weapons.
-Sprow have a [[poison]]ous bite and a kick attack that spreads [[web]]s.
+Sprow have a [[poisonous]] bite attack, along with a kick attack that spreads [[web]]s.
-[[Eating]] a sprow [[corpse]] or [[tin]] conveys [[Temporary intrinsic|temporary]] [[sleep resistance]].
+[[Eating]] a sprow [[corpse]] or [[tin]], or [[quaffing]] its [[Potion of blood (dNetHack)|blood]], grants [[Temporary intrinsic|temporary]] [[sleep resistance]] for a duration of 5,000 turns before [[physical size]] modifiers.
 ==Origin==

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 Sprow have a [[poison]]ous bite and a kick attack that spreads [[web]]s.
-[[Eating]] a sprow [[corpse]] or [[tin]] conveys temporary [[sleep resistance]].
+[[Eating]] a sprow [[corpse]] or [[tin]] conveys [[Temporary intrinsic|temporary]] [[sleep resistance]].
 ==Origin==

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 ==Origin==
-Sprow are a type of transformed drow - like the similar [[drider]]s, this transformation is often a form of punisment, but unlike them sprow have the least advantageous aspects of each creature.
+Sprow are a type of transformed drow that act as a "reverse [[drider]]": this spider-hybrid transformation is often a form of punishment, but unlike driders sprow are given the least advantageous aspects of each creature.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 }}
-The '''sprow''' is a [[centaur]]-like creature that can be encountered in [[dNetHack]].
+The '''sprow''' is a [[Centaur (monster class)|centaur-like]] creature that can be encountered in [[dNetHack]].
 Sprow are [[drow]] who have been converted into a [[humanoid]]&ndash;[[spider]] hybrid. Unlike the similar [[drider]]s, sprow have the least advantageous aspects of each creature, with a humanoid torso, but arms and legs replaced by pairs of spider legs. The transformation, which renders the drow unable to pick up items and use weapons, is understood to be a form of punishment.

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 {{monster
   |name=sprow
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   |difficulty=11
   |level=8
-  |experience=129
+  |experience=161
   |speed=15
   |AC=2
   |MR=10
-  |align=&minus;8
+  |align=0
   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
   |attacks=Bite 1d1 [[poison]] (strength), Kick 1d1 [[webbing]]
-  |weight=2550
+  |weight=1500
   |nutr=500
   |size=medium
   |resistances=[[sleep]]
   |resistances conveyed=[[sleep]]
-  |attributes={{attributes
+  |attributes={{attributes|A sprow|nohands=1|humanoid=1|omnivore=1|female=1|infravisible=1}}
- |A sprow|=
+  |reference=
 }}
-The '''sprow''' is a [[Centaur (monster class)|centaur-like]] creature that can be encountered in [[dNetHack]].
+A '''sprow''', {{black|C}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. The sprow is a [[Centaur (monster class)|centaur-like]] [[Drow (dNetHack)|drow]] creature that has been converted into a [[humanoid]]&ndash;[[spider]] hybrid, with a humanoid torso and pairs of spider legs in place of limbs, leaving them unable to pick up items and use weapons.
-Sprow are [[drow]] who have been converted into a [[humanoid]]&ndash;[[spider]] hybrid. Unlike the similar [[drider]]s, sprow have the least advantageous aspects of each creature, with a humanoid torso, but arms and legs replaced by pairs of spider legs. The transformation, which renders the drow unable to pick up items and use weapons, is understood to be a form of punishment.
+==Origin==
-{{stub}}
+==Encyclopedia entry==
 [[Category:dNetHack monsters]]