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{{monster
|name=twitching four-armed changed
|symbol={{orange|H}}
|tile=
|difficulty=27
|level=15
|experience=678
|speed=16
|AC=-10
|MR=50
|align=0
|frequency=Unique
|genocidable=No
|attacks=[[Reach attack|Reach]] 6d8 [[vorpal]], reach 6d8 vorpal, weapon 3d8 [[Physical damage|physical]], [[Twoweapon#dNetHack|offhand weapon]] 3d8 physical, magic blades (extra hand) 4d8 [[Shadow (damage type)|shadow]], magic blades (extra hand) 4d8 [[silver rapier]]
|weight=3000
|nutr=800
|size=large
|resistances=[[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]]
|resistances conveyed=none
|attributes={{attributes|The twitching four-armed changed|swim=1|amphibious=1|nohead=1|mindless=1|humanoid=1|seeinvis=1|pois=1|nopoly=1|mh_drow=1|human=1|dwarf=1|gnome=1|orc=1|giant=1|hostile=1|stalk=1|nasty=1|infravision=1|traitor=1}}
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}}
The '''twitching four-armed changed''', {{orange|H}}, is a [[unique]] [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The twitching four-armed changed is a [[giant humanoid]] monster that came about as a result of various humanoids being corrupted and [[changed]] by exposure to the Far Realms of Insanity: this monster only exists in the future inhabited by the [[Anachrononaut]] (and [[Android]]), and they are simultaneously [[Human (monster attribute)|human]], [[Elf (monster attribute)|elven]], [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]], [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|dwarven]], [[Gnome (monster attribute)|gnomish]], [[Orc (monster attribute)|orcish]], [[Giant (monster attribute)|giant]], and [[demihuman]].

The twitching four-armed changed is [[amphibious]], [[mindless]] and [[unbreathing]], making them capable of [[swimming]], and also has [[infravision]], [[lifesense]], second-level [[low-light vision]], and the ability to [[see invisible]] monsters. It can tear through [[web]]s and break down locked [[door]]s, and unlike the smaller [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid]] changed it lacks a distinct head. The The twitching four-armed changed has 20 points of [[AC]] in the 'natural' category. Seeing the twitching four-armed changed can lower the [[hero]]'s [[sanity]] and raise their [[insight]] (and Anachrononauts start the game with the veil lifted). The twitching four-armed changed can follow a hero to other levels if it is are close enough, and a [[tamed]] twitching four-armed changed may turn [[traitor]].

The twitching four-armed changed has two [[long-reaching]] [[vorpal]] attacks, a weapon attack and [[Twoweapon#dNetHack|offhand]] weapon attack that deal [[physical damage]], a magic blade attack that deals [[Shadow (damage type)|shadow]], and another that deals damage using star blades. It has expert prowess in martial combat and a full [[base attack bonus]] of +1 [[to-hit]] per [[monster level]]. The twitching four-armed changed possesses [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]] and [[sleep resistance]], resists blunt damage, possesses a vulnerability to [[iron]] due to being elven, and gains [[magic resistance]] due to being orcish upon reaching level 15. The twitching four-armed changed requires an isolation suit to exist in the world’s atmosphere: once it is dropped to below roughly 50% of their [[HP]], its normal [[HP regeneration]] stops and it begins losing 1 HP each turn while releasing small groups of [[poison cloud]]s as it moves—this represents a breach in the isolation suit causing it to boil away into poisonous mist.

The twitching four-armed changed is [[poisonous]] to consume due to its nature, and will burst into several poison clouds upon death, whether from being killed directly or the eventual HP loss described above. It can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by the fully-reinforced [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Sign|Elder Sign]].
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 * The second lightsaber has an enchantment of +3, with a focus gem that has a roughly equal probability of being [[emerald]], [[green fluorite]] or [[jade]]. When examined, the hilt has a roughly equal probability of selecting one of the following descriptions to use during that game&mdash;it may have "a raised emitter with a lotus-bud shroud", a grip "composed of a hard and woody substance", "a grip of tarnished silver ivy", or "a forest camouflage covering".
-The twitching four-armed changed [[Death drop|leaves behind several items]] upon death alongside the chance of a [[corpse]]: two [[myrkalfr]] [[Eyeball (dNetHack)|eyeballs]], two [[Elf (monster)|elven]] eyeballs, {{rn1|10|10}} eyeballs from [[Changed#Death drops|randomized "humanoids"]], and {{rn1|10|10}} [[worm teeth]] that each have the [[excoriating]] object property.
+The twitching four-armed changed [[Death drop|leaves behind several items]] upon death alongside the chance of a [[corpse]]: two [[myrkalfr]] [[Eyeball (dNetHack)|eyeballs]], two [[Elf (monster)|elven]] eyeballs, {{rn1|10|10}} [[Changed#Death drops|randomized eyeballs]], and {{rn1|10|10}} [[worm teeth]] that each have the [[excoriating]] object property.
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 * The second lightsaber has an enchantment of +3, with a focus gem that has a roughly equal probability of being [[emerald]], [[green fluorite]] or [[jade]]. When examined, the hilt has a roughly equal probability of selecting one of the following descriptions to use during that game&mdash;it may have "a raised emitter with a lotus-bud shroud", a grip "composed of a hard and woody substance", "a grip of tarnished silver ivy", or "a forest camouflage covering".
-The twitching four-armed changed [[Death drop|leaves behind several items]] upon death alongside the chance of a [[corpse]]: two [[myrkalfr]] [[Eyeball (dNetHack)|eyeballs]], two [[Elf (monster)|elven]] eyeballs, {{rn1|10|10}} [[Changed#Death drops|randomized "humanoid"]] eyeballs, and {{rn1|10|10}} [[worm teeth]] with the [[excoriating]] object property.
+The twitching four-armed changed [[Death drop|leaves behind several items]] upon death alongside the chance of a [[corpse]]: two [[myrkalfr]] [[Eyeball (dNetHack)|eyeballs]], two [[Elf (monster)|elven]] eyeballs, {{rn1|10|10}} eyeballs from [[Changed#Death drops|randomized "humanoids"]], and {{rn1|10|10}} [[worm teeth]] that each have the [[excoriating]] object property.
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 The '''twitching four-armed changed''', {{orange|H}}, is a [[unique]] [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The twitching four-armed changed is a [[giant humanoid]] monster that came about as a result of various humanoids being corrupted and [[changed]] by exposure to the Far Realms of Insanity: this monster only exists in the future inhabited by the [[Anachrononaut]] (and [[Android]]), and they are simultaneously [[Human (monster attribute)|human]], [[Elf (monster attribute)|elven]], [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]], [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|dwarven]], [[Gnome (monster attribute)|gnomish]], [[Orc (monster attribute)|orcish]], [[Giant (monster attribute)|giant]], and [[demihuman]].
-The twitching four-armed changed is [[amphibious]], [[mindless]] and [[unbreathing]], making them capable of [[swimming]], and also has [[infravision]], [[lifesense]], second-level [[low-light vision]], and the ability to [[see invisible]] monsters. It can tear through [[web]]s and break down locked [[door]]s, and unlike the smaller [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid]] changed it lacks a distinct head. The The twitching four-armed changed has 20 points of [[AC]] in the 'natural' category. Seeing the twitching four-armed changed can lower the [[hero]]'s [[sanity]] and raise their [[insight]] (and Anachrononauts start the game with the veil lifted). The twitching four-armed changed can follow a hero to other levels if it is are close enough, and a [[tamed]] twitching four-armed changed may turn [[traitor]].
+The twitching four-armed changed is [[amphibious]], [[mindless]] and [[unbreathing]], making them capable of [[swimming]], and also has [[infravision]], [[lifesense]], second-level [[low-light vision]], and the ability to [[see invisible]] monsters. It can tear through [[web]]s and break down locked [[door]]s, and unlike the smaller [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid]] changed it lacks a distinct head. The The twitching four-armed changed has 20 points of [[AC]] in the 'natural' category. Seeing the twitching four-armed changed can lower the [[hero]]'s [[sanity]] and raise their [[insight]] (and Anachrononauts start the game with the veil lifted). The twitching four-armed changed can follow a hero to other levels if it is close enough, and a [[tamed]] twitching four-armed changed may turn [[traitor]].
 The twitching four-armed changed has two [[long-reaching]] [[vorpal]] attacks, a weapon attack and [[Twoweapon#dNetHack|offhand]] weapon attack that deal [[physical damage]], a magic blade attack that deals [[Shadow (damage type)|shadow]] damage, and another that deals damage using star blades. It has expert prowess in martial combat and a full [[base attack bonus]] of +1 [[to-hit]] per [[monster level]]. The twitching four-armed changed possesses [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]] and [[sleep resistance]], resists blunt damage, possesses a vulnerability to [[iron]] due to being elven, and gains [[magic resistance]] due to being orcish upon reaching level 15. The twitching four-armed changed requires an isolation suit to exist in the world’s atmosphere: once it is dropped to below roughly 50% of their [[HP]], its normal [[HP regeneration]] stops and it begins losing 1 HP each turn while releasing small groups of [[poison cloud]]s as it moves&mdash;this represents a breach in the isolation suit causing it to boil away into poisonous mist.

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 The twitching four-armed changed is [[amphibious]], [[mindless]] and [[unbreathing]], making them capable of [[swimming]], and also has [[infravision]], [[lifesense]], second-level [[low-light vision]], and the ability to [[see invisible]] monsters. It can tear through [[web]]s and break down locked [[door]]s, and unlike the smaller [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid]] changed it lacks a distinct head. The The twitching four-armed changed has 20 points of [[AC]] in the 'natural' category. Seeing the twitching four-armed changed can lower the [[hero]]'s [[sanity]] and raise their [[insight]] (and Anachrononauts start the game with the veil lifted). The twitching four-armed changed can follow a hero to other levels if it is are close enough, and a [[tamed]] twitching four-armed changed may turn [[traitor]].
-The twitching four-armed changed has two [[long-reaching]] [[vorpal]] attacks, a weapon attack and [[Twoweapon#dNetHack|offhand]] weapon attack that deal [[physical damage]], a magic blade attack that deals [[Shadow (damage type)|shadow]], and another that deals damage using star blades. It has expert prowess in martial combat and a full [[base attack bonus]] of +1 [[to-hit]] per [[monster level]]. The twitching four-armed changed possesses [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]] and [[sleep resistance]], resists blunt damage, possesses a vulnerability to [[iron]] due to being elven, and gains [[magic resistance]] due to being orcish upon reaching level 15. The twitching four-armed changed requires an isolation suit to exist in the world’s atmosphere: once it is dropped to below roughly 50% of their [[HP]], its normal [[HP regeneration]] stops and it begins losing 1 HP each turn while releasing small groups of [[poison cloud]]s as it moves&mdash;this represents a breach in the isolation suit causing it to boil away into poisonous mist.
+The twitching four-armed changed has two [[long-reaching]] [[vorpal]] attacks, a weapon attack and [[Twoweapon#dNetHack|offhand]] weapon attack that deal [[physical damage]], a magic blade attack that deals [[Shadow (damage type)|shadow]] damage, and another that deals damage using star blades. It has expert prowess in martial combat and a full [[base attack bonus]] of +1 [[to-hit]] per [[monster level]]. The twitching four-armed changed possesses [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]] and [[sleep resistance]], resists blunt damage, possesses a vulnerability to [[iron]] due to being elven, and gains [[magic resistance]] due to being orcish upon reaching level 15. The twitching four-armed changed requires an isolation suit to exist in the world’s atmosphere: once it is dropped to below roughly 50% of their [[HP]], its normal [[HP regeneration]] stops and it begins losing 1 HP each turn while releasing small groups of [[poison cloud]]s as it moves&mdash;this represents a breach in the isolation suit causing it to boil away into poisonous mist.
 The twitching four-armed changed is [[poisonous]] to consume due to its nature, and will burst into several poison clouds upon death, whether from being killed directly or the eventual HP loss described above. It can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by the fully-reinforced [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Sign|Elder Sign]].<!--    MON("twitching four-armed changed", S_GIANT, //27  /*Needs tile*/ /* Needs encyc entry */

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 The twitching four-armed changed is [[amphibious]], [[mindless]] and [[unbreathing]], making them capable of [[swimming]], and also has [[infravision]], [[lifesense]], second-level [[low-light vision]], and the ability to [[see invisible]] monsters. It can tear through [[web]]s and break down locked [[door]]s, and unlike the smaller [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid]] changed it lacks a distinct head. The The twitching four-armed changed has 20 points of [[AC]] in the 'natural' category. Seeing the twitching four-armed changed can lower the [[hero]]'s [[sanity]] and raise their [[insight]] (and Anachrononauts start the game with the veil lifted). The twitching four-armed changed can follow a hero to other levels if it is close enough, and a [[tamed]] twitching four-armed changed may turn [[traitor]].
-The twitching four-armed changed has two [[long-reaching]] [[vorpal]] attacks, a weapon attack and [[Twoweapon#dNetHack|offhand]] weapon attack that deal [[physical damage]], a magic blade attack that deals [[Shadow (damage type)|shadow]] damage, and another that deals damage using star blades. It has expert prowess in martial combat and a full [[base attack bonus]] of +1 [[to-hit]] per [[monster level]]. The twitching four-armed changed possesses [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]] and [[sleep resistance]], resists blunt damage, possesses a vulnerability to [[iron]] due to being elven, and gains [[magic resistance]] due to being orcish upon reaching level 15. The twitching four-armed changed requires an isolation suit to exist in the world’s atmosphere: once it is dropped to below roughly 50% of their [[HP]], its normal [[HP regeneration]] stops and it begins losing 1 HP each turn while releasing small groups of [[poison cloud]]s as it moves&mdash;this represents a breach in the isolation suit causing it to boil away into poisonous mist.
+The twitching four-armed changed has two [[long-reaching]] [[vorpal]] attacks, a weapon attack and [[Twoweapon#dNetHack|offhand]] weapon attack that deal [[physical damage]], a magic blade attack that deals [[Shadow (damage type)|shadow]] damage, and another that deals damage using star blades. It has expert prowess in martial combat and a full [[base attack bonus]] of +1 [[to-hit]] per [[monster level]]. The twitching four-armed changed possesses [[poison resistance]], [[acid resistance]] and [[sleep resistance]], resists blunt damage, possesses a vulnerability to [[iron]] due to being elven, and gains [[magic resistance]] due to being orcish upon reaching level 15.
-The twitching four-armed changed is [[poisonous]] to consume due to its nature, and will burst into several poison clouds upon death, whether from being killed directly or the eventual HP loss described above. It can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by the fully-reinforced [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Sign|Elder Sign]].<!--    MON("twitching four-armed changed", S_GIANT, //27  /*Needs tile*/ /* Needs encyc entry */
+The twitching four-armed changed requires an isolation suit to exist in the world’s atmosphere: once it is dropped to below roughly 50% of their [[HP]], its normal [[HP regeneration]] stops and it begins losing 1 HP each turn while releasing small groups of [[poison cloud]]s as it moves&mdash;this represents a breach in the isolation suit causing it to boil away into poisonous mist. The twitching four-armed changed is [[poisonous]] to consume due to its nature, and will burst into several poison clouds upon death, whether from being killed directly or the eventual HP loss described above. It can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by the fully-reinforced [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Sign|Elder Sign]].
-	LVL(15, 16, 50, 0), (G_UNIQ|G_NOGEN),
-	DEF(NAT_AC(20)),
+==Generation==
-	A(ATTK(AT_LRCH, AD_VORP, 6, 8), ATTK(AT_LRCH, AD_VORP, 6, 8),
+The twitching four-armed changed is always created as hostile. It is not a valid polymorph form or genocide target, and statues and figurines of it cannot be wished for.
-	  ATTK(AT_WEAP, AD_PHYS, 3, 8), ATTK(AT_XWEP, AD_PHYS, 3, 8),
-	  ATTK(AT_MSPR, AD_SHDW, 4, 8), ATTK(AT_MSPR, AD_STAR, 4, 8)),
+The twitching four-armed changed is only generated on the Android quest, where it is placed within one of the northern rooms of the overrun Last Bastion during level creation.
-	SIZ(WT_LARGE, CN_LARGE, MS_SHRIEK, MZ_LARGE), MR_POISON|MR_ACID|MR_SLEEP, 0,
-	MM_SWIM|MM_AMPHIBIOUS|MM_WEBRIP|MM_DOORBUST /*MM*/, MT_TRAITOR|MT_HOSTILE|MT_STALK|MT_MINDLESS /*MT*/, MF_MARTIAL_E|MF_BAB_FULL /*MF*/,
+The twitching four-armed changed is [[always generated with]] two blessed [[bone]] [[Lightsaber (dNetHack)|lightsabers]] that have the following qualities:
-	MB_HUMANOID|MB_POIS|MB_NOHEAD /*MB*/, MG_RBLUNT|MG_NASTY|MG_NOPOLY|MG_NOWISH|MG_SANLOSS|MG_INSIGHT /*MG*/,
-	MA_HUMAN|MA_ELF|MA_DROW|MA_DWARF|MA_GNOME|MA_ORC|MA_DEMIHUMAN|MA_GIANT /*MA*/,  MV_LOWLIGHT2|MV_INFRAVISION|MV_LIFESENSE|MV_SEE_INVIS /*MV*/, MW_EYE_OF_YGG /*MW*/, 0 /*light radius*/, CLR_ORANGE),-->
+* The first lightsaber has an [[enchantment]] of +4, with a focus gem that has a roughly equal probability of being [[morganite]], [[ruby]], [[garnet]], or [[jasper]]. When examined, the hilt has a roughly equal probability of selecting one of the following descriptions to use during that game&mdash;it may be "wrapped with silver spiderwebs", have "a black grip and silver details", have "a set of vertical black ridges" as a grip, or have "a thin red ribbon" hanging from its pommel.
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