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   |difficulty=14
   |level=9
-  |experience=203
+  |experience=239
   |speed=12
   |AC=0
   |MR=70
-  |align=&minus;10
+  |align=-10
   |frequency=2
-  |genocidable=No
+  |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 0d0 [[steal item]], Claw 0d0 [[steal item|seduction]], [[dNetHack monster spells|Spellcast]] 1d8 mage, [[Passive]] 0d0 [[disease]]
+  |attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 0d0 [[charm]], claw 0d0 charm, [[dNetHack monster spells|spellcast]] 1d8 mage, [[passive]] 0d0 [[disease]]
-  |weight=600
+  |weight=1200
   |nutr=300
   |size=medium
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   |resistances conveyed=none
   |attributes={{attributes|A swamp nymph|humanoid=1|tport=1|omnivore=1|undead=1|female=1|hostile=1|collect=1|infravisible=1|hell=1|oldcorpse=1|death=1|notame=1|noregen=1}}
-  |reference=[https://github.com/Chris-plus-alphanumericgibberish/dNAO/blob/compat-3.24.0/src/monst.c#L1380 dNetHack 3.24.0 - src/monst.c, line 1380]
+  |reference=[https://github.com/Chris-plus-alphanumericgibberish/dNAO/blob/compat-3.25.0/src/monst.c#L1461 dNetHack 3.25.0 - src/monst.c, line 1461]
 }}
-A '''swamp nymph''', {{magenta|n}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. The swamp nymph is an [[undead]] [[nymph (monster class)|nymph]] that is part-[[Plant (monster attribute)|plant]], and like many nymphs she is a [[Fey (dNetHack)|fey creature]]. Swamp nymphs have third-level [[low-light vision]], can sense all living creatures, can be seen via [[infravision]] or low light vision, and will collect items that they come across&mdash;seeing a swamp nymph lowers the [[hero]]'s [[sanity]]. They cannot be made [[tame]] normally. All 10 points of a swamp nymph's [[AC]] are in the 'protection' category.
+A swamp nymph has two [[claw attack]]s that can seduce targets and steal items from them like other nymphs, will attempt to cast one mage [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]] during each of her turns, and also has a [[passive attack]] that can only trigger when she is below half of her [[HP]]: in this state, each melee hit she takes has a {{frac|2|3}} chance of causing her to instantly die and inflict [[illness]] on the attacker. Swamp nymphs possess [[drain resistance]] and [[death resistance]] like other undead, and are vulnerable to [[iron]] and [[silver]].
 Swamp nymphs can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by the [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Elemental Eye|Elder Elemental Eye]] at any level of reinforcement.
 ==Generation==
-Swamp nymphs are only generated in [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]], and randomly-created ones are always hostile. They are not a valid genocide target.
+Swamp nymphs are only randomly generated in [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]], and are normally created hostile.
 Swamp nymphs may appear in the court of a [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]] ruled by a [[vampire lord]], [[Vampire lady (dNetHack)|vampire lady]] or [[drow matron]].

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 ==Generation==
-Swamp nymphs are only randomly generated in [[Gehennom]], and randomly-created ones are always hostile. They are not a valid genocide target.
+Swamp nymphs are only generated in [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]], and randomly-created ones are always hostile. They are not a valid genocide target.
 Swamp nymphs may appear in the court of a [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]] ruled by a [[vampire lord]], [[Vampire lady (dNetHack)|vampire lady]] or [[drow matron]].

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 A swamp nymph has two [[claw attack]]s that can seduce targets and steal items from them like other nymphs, will attempt to cast one mage [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]] during each of her turns, and a [[passive attack]] that can trigger with a {{frac|2|3}} chance on each melee hit she takes while at half her [[HP]] or less&mdash;this passive will instantly kill the swamp nymph and inflict [[illness]] on the attacker. Swamp nymphs possess [[drain resistance]] and [[death resistance]] like other undead, and are vulnerable to [[iron]] and [[silver]].
-Swamp nymphs can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by all levels of the [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Elemental Eye|Elder Elemental Eye]].
+Swamp nymphs can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by the [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Elemental Eye|Elder Elemental Eye]] at any level of reinforcement.
 ==Generation==
 Swamp nymphs are only randomly generated in [[Gehennom]], and randomly-created ones are always hostile. They are not a valid genocide target.
-Swamp nymphs may appear in the court of a [[Throne room#(dNetHack)|throne room]] ruled by a [[vampire lord]], [[Vampire lady (dNetHack)|vampire lady]] or [[drow matron]].
+Swamp nymphs may appear in the court of a [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]] ruled by a [[vampire lord]], [[Vampire lady (dNetHack)|vampire lady]] or [[drow matron]].
 At least one swamp nymph is guaranteed to appear in the lair of [[Zuggtmoy]], and two swamp nymphs [[named]] Surrarr and Nueate appear within rooms on each side of [[Mammon]]'s throne room in Minauros. In one map each for the lairs of [[Malcanthet]] and [[Graz'zt (dNetHack)|Graz'zt]], random nymphs can generate there upon their creation that will always be swamp nymphs due to generation rules.

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 A '''swamp nymph''', {{magenta|n}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. The swamp nymph is an [[undead]] [[nymph (monster class)|nymph]] that is part-[[Plant (monster attribute)|plant]], and like many nymphs she is a [[Fey (dNetHack)|fey creature]]. Swamp nymphs have third-level [[low-light vision]], can sense all living creatures, can be seen via [[infravision]] or low light vision, and will collect items that they come across&mdash;seeing a swamp nymph lowers the [[hero]]'s [[sanity]]. They cannot be made [[tame]] normally. All 10 points of a swamp nymph's [[AC]] are in the 'protection' category.
-A swamp nymph has two [[claw attack]]s that can seduce targets and steal items from them like other nymphs, will attempt to cast one mage [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]] during each of her turns, and a [[passive attack]] that can trigger with a {{frac|2|3}} chance on each melee hit she takes while at half her [[HP]] or less&mdash;this passive will instantly kill the swamp nymph and inflict [[illness]] on the attacker. Swamp nymphs possess [[drain resistance]] and [[death resistance]] like other undead.
+A swamp nymph has two [[claw attack]]s that can seduce targets and steal items from them like other nymphs, will attempt to cast one mage [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]] during each of her turns, and a [[passive attack]] that can trigger with a {{frac|2|3}} chance on each melee hit she takes while at half her [[HP]] or less&mdash;this passive will instantly kill the swamp nymph and inflict [[illness]] on the attacker. Swamp nymphs possess [[drain resistance]] and [[death resistance]] like other undead, and are vulnerable to [[iron]] and [[silver]].
 Swamp nymphs can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by all levels of the [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Elemental Eye|Elder Elemental Eye]].

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 A swamp nymph has two [[claw attack]]s that can seduce targets and steal items from them like other nymphs, will attempt to cast one mage [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]] during each of her turns, and a [[passive attack]] that can trigger with a {{frac|2|3}} chance on each melee hit she takes while at half her [[HP]] or less&mdash;this passive will instantly kill the swamp nymph and inflict [[illness]] on the attacker. Swamp nymphs possess [[drain resistance]] and [[death resistance]] like other undead.
-Swamp nymphs can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by all levels of the [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder_Elemental_Eye|Elder Elemental Eye]].
+Swamp nymphs can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by all levels of the [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Elemental Eye|Elder Elemental Eye]].
 ==Generation==

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   |frequency=2
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=Claw 0d0 [[steal item]], Claw 0d0 [[steal item|seduction]], Cast 1d8 [[mage spell]], Passive 0d0 [[disease]]
+  |attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 0d0 [[steal item]], Claw 0d0 [[steal item|seduction]], [[dNetHack monster spells|Spellcast]] 1d8 mage, [[Passive]] 0d0 [[disease]]
   |weight=600
   |nutr=300
   |size=medium
-  |resistances=
+  |resistances=[[drain resistance]], [[death resistance]]
-  |resistances conveyed=
+  |resistances conveyed=none
   |attributes={{attributes|A swamp nymph|humanoid=1|tport=1|omnivore=1|undead=1|female=1|hostile=1|collect=1|infravisible=1|hell=1|oldcorpse=1|death=1|notame=1|noregen=1}}
-  |reference=[https://github.com/Chris-plus-alphanumericgibberish/dNAO/blob/compat-3.21.1/src/monst.c#L1257 dNetHack 3.21.1 monst.c, line 1257]
+  |reference=[https://github.com/Chris-plus-alphanumericgibberish/dNAO/blob/compat-3.24.0/src/monst.c#L1380 dNetHack 3.24.0 - src/monst.c, line 1380]
 }}
-A '''swamp nymph''' is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. It is an [[undead]] [[nymph (monster class)|nymph]] that is the strongest type of nymph any player character can encounter randomly: stronger monsters in the [[monster class]] only appear to specific roles. Swamp nymphs are part-[[Plant (dNetHack)|plant]], and like many nymphs they are [[Fey (dNetHack)|fey creatures]].
+A '''swamp nymph''', {{magenta|n}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. The swamp nymph is an [[undead]] [[nymph (monster class)|nymph]] that is part-[[Plant (monster attribute)|plant]], and like many nymphs she is a [[Fey (dNetHack)|fey creature]]. Swamp nymphs have third-level [[low light vision]], can sense all living creatures, can be seen via [[infravision]] or low light vision, and will collect items that they come across&mdash;seeing a swamp nymph lowers the [[hero]]'s [[sanity]]. They cannot be made [[tame]] normally. All 10 points of a swamp nymph's [[AC]] are in the 'protection' category.
-Swamp nymphs [[Monster spell|cast spells]] in addition to stealing items, and sometimes retaliate by "collapsing into a noxious fluid" when badly wounded in melee. This kills the the swamp nymph immediately, but will inflict [[disease]] on the attacker.
+A swamp nymph has two [[claw attack]]s that can seduce targets and steal items from them like other nymphs, will attempt to cast one mage [[dNetHack monster spells|monster spell]] during each of her turns, and a [[passive attack]] that can trigger with a {{frac|2|3}} chance on each melee hit she takes while at half her [[HP]] or less&mdash;this passive will instantly kill the swamp nymph and inflict [[illness]] on the attacker. Swamp nymphs possess [[drain resistance]] and [[death resistance]] like other undead.
 ==Generation==
-Swamp nymphs are only randomly generated in [[Gehennom]], though they may appear in the courts of a [[Special room (dNetHack)#Throne room (throne occupied)|throne room]] ruled by a [[vampire lord]] or [[drow matron]].
+Swamp nymphs are only randomly generated in [[Gehennom]], and randomly-created ones are always hostile. They are not a valid genocide target.
-At least one swamp nymph is guaranteed to appear in the lair of [[Zuggtmoy]], and two swamp nymphs named Surrarr and Nueate appear within rooms on each side of [[Mammon]]'s throne room in Minauros. In one variation each of the lairs of [[Malcanthet]] and [[Graz'zt]], the random nymphs that can generate upon their creation are always swamp nymphs due to generation rules.
+At least one swamp nymph is guaranteed to appear in the lair of [[Zuggtmoy]], and two swamp nymphs [[named]] Surrarr and Nueate appear within rooms on each side of [[Mammon]]'s throne room in Minauros. In one map each for the lairs of [[Malcanthet]] and [[Graz'zt (dNetHack)|Graz'zt]], random nymphs can generate there upon their creation that will always be swamp nymphs due to generation rules.
 ==Strategy==
-Swamp nymphs are the most difficult regular enemy in their monster class by far, especially if one manages to steal your source of [[magic resistance]].
+Swamp nymphs are among the more difficult nymphs to deal with, due to the combination of their spellcasting, item theft and ability to cause illness.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
-{{encyclopedia|As a forest pathogen, a fungus can be very destructive.  Its high destructiveness comes from the fact that, unlike  most parasites, it doesn't need to moderate its growth in  order to avoid killing its host, since it will continue to  thrive on the dead material.|[ Adapted from Wikipedia ]}}
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+As a forest pathogen, a fungus can be very destructive.  Its high destructiveness comes from the fact that, unlike  most parasites, it doesn't need to moderate its growth in  order to avoid killing its host, since it will continue to  thrive on the dead material.
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