Undead Slayer - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-04-20T00:16:27Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: potholes et. al.

2025-09-09T10:56:18Z

potholes et. al.

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2025-08-28T05:23:30Z

potholes

Umbire the Phantom: /* Starting inventory */ note

2025-08-26T17:18:33Z

‎Starting inventory: note

Umbire the Phantom: lede/subart, roles

2025-07-10T11:21:23Z

lede/subart, roles

Umbire the Phantom: /* Skills */ word choice

2025-07-04T17:44:34Z

‎Skills: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit

2025-05-09T22:37:13Z

copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: /* Origin */ tailor this

2025-04-08T06:55:19Z

‎Origin: tailor this

Umbire the Phantom: /* Middle game */ word-smithing

2025-04-08T06:54:31Z

‎Middle game: word-smithing

Ion frigate: +firearms, expand a bit more

2025-02-14T09:25:48Z

+firearms, expand a bit more

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-Chaotic Undead Slayers may start with their wooden stake [[poisoned]].{{refsrc|u_init.c|1602|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=non-chaotic heroes never start with poisoned weapons}}
+Chaotic Undead Slayers may start with a [[Poisoned weapon|poisoned wooden stake]].{{refsrc|u_init.c|1602|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=non-chaotic heroes never start with poisoned weapons}}
 Undead Slayers start with knowledge of all non-[[Magical item|magical]] weapons and armor, along with any applicable racial equipment.

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 After finishing their quest, Undead Slayers will (finally) find themselves in possession of an excellent artifact weapon: the Stake of Van Helsing provides a flat +12 damage against all monsters, which provides comparable if not superior damage versus that same hero using Excalibur while taking advantage of one of the few skills they can train to Expert. Except in very rare cases (e.g. a lucky [[Bat from Hell (SLASH'EM)|Bat from Hell]]), virtually every Undead Slayer will want to use it as a primary weapon&mdash;those considering using [[scrolls of enchant weapon]] will want to take this into account. Still, as the Stake can be stolen, Undead Slayers will want to hang on to whatever weapon they were using before around, and certainly will want to have a secondary source of magic resistance.
-While the pistol that some Undead Slayers start out with is of little use, they are one of only two roles able to reach Expert skill in firearms. Even with the Stake of Van Helsing, Slayers will do a middling amount of damage in the late game, and a highly enchanted [[assault rifle]] coupled with a stack of well-enchanted [[Bullet (SLASH'EM)|bullets]] can provide a useful high-damage "panic button". Since SLASH'EM lacks randomly-generated [[barracks]], Slayers looking to build up a bullet collection (several hundred are necessary even just for critical fights) may find themselves needing to raid [[Fort Ludios]] to do so, being careful to pick up bullets before soldiers can destroy them with [[grenade]]s.
+While the pistol that some Undead Slayers start out with is of little use, they are one of only two roles able to reach Expert skill in firearms. Even with the Stake of Van Helsing, Slayers will do a middling amount of damage in the late game, and a highly enchanted [[Assault rifle (SLASH'EM)|assault rifle]] coupled with a stack of well-enchanted [[Bullet (SLASH'EM)|bullets]] can provide a useful high-damage "panic button". Since SLASH'EM lacks randomly-generated [[barracks]], Slayers looking to build up a bullet collection (several hundred are necessary even just for critical fights) may find themselves needing to raid [[Fort Ludios]] to do so, being careful to pick up bullets before soldiers can destroy them with [[grenade]]s.
 ===Late game===
-Slayers that survive the early game and middle game will find their starting intrinsics beginning to shine, as [[wand of draining|wands of draining]] become common and they find themselves facing guaranteed sickness-inducing monsters such as [[Demogorgon]], [[Juiblex]], and even [[Pestilence]].  Moreover, the ability to detect undead also starts coming in very handy, as it lets the Slayer quickly track down and destroy [[lich]]es and [[Vampire mage (SLASH'EM)|vampire mage]]s that would otherwise quickly fill the level with [[summon nasties|nasties]].
+Slayers that survive the early game and middle game will find their starting intrinsics beginning to shine, as [[wand of draining|wands of draining]] become common and they find themselves facing guaranteed sickness-inducing monsters such as [[Demogorgon]], [[Juiblex]], and even [[Pestilence]]. Moreover, the ability to detect undead also starts coming in very handy, as it lets the Slayer quickly track down and destroy [[Lich (monster class)|liches]] and [[Vampire mage (SLASH'EM)|vampire mages]] that would otherwise quickly fill the level via [[summon nasties]].
-At this point, the Undead Slayer will mostly play like any other character, although their lower damage output and lower speed will still be noticeable in monster-dense areas such as the [[Astral Plane]]; their starting intrinsics will give them a bit more flexibility in assembling an ascension kit. For those Slayers who have invested in firearms, it is best to save those bullets for [[covetous]] monsters, [[Vampire mage (SLASH'EM)|vampire mages]], and hostiles on the Astral Plane.
+At this point, the Undead Slayer will mostly play like any other character, although their lower damage output and lower speed will still be noticeable in monster-dense areas such as the [[Astral Plane]]; their starting intrinsics will give them a bit more flexibility in assembling an ascension kit. For those Slayers who have invested in firearms, it is best to save those bullets for [[covetous]] monsters, vampire mages, and hostiles on the Astral Plane.
 ==Origin==

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 !Secondary "ammo"
-|30-39 +0 [[silver bullet]]s<br/>30-39 +0 [[bullet]]s (if lycanthrope){{refsrc|u_init.c|354|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+|30-39 +0 [[Silver bullet (SLASH'EM)|silver bullets]]<br/>30-39 +0 [[Bullet (SLASH'EM)|bullets]] (if lycanthrope){{refsrc|u_init.c|354|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 |30-39 +0 [[crossbow bolt]]s
 !colspan="2" | 5 +0 [[silver dagger]]s{{refsrc|u_init.c|218|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}<br/>5 +0 [[dagger]]s (if lycanthrope){{refsrc|u_init.c|352|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
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 After finishing their quest, Undead Slayers will (finally) find themselves in possession of an excellent artifact weapon: the Stake of Van Helsing provides a flat +12 damage against all monsters, which provides comparable if not superior damage versus that same hero using Excalibur while taking advantage of one of the few skills they can train to Expert. Except in very rare cases (e.g. a lucky [[Bat from Hell (SLASH'EM)|Bat from Hell]]), virtually every Undead Slayer will want to use it as a primary weapon&mdash;those considering using [[scrolls of enchant weapon]] will want to take this into account. Still, as the Stake can be stolen, Undead Slayers will want to hang on to whatever weapon they were using before around, and certainly will want to have a secondary source of magic resistance.
-While the pistol that some Undead Slayers start out with is of little use, they are one of only two roles able to reach Expert skill in firearms. Even with the Stake of Van Helsing, Slayers will do a middling amount of damage in the late game, and a highly enchanted [[assault rifle]] coupled with a stack of well-enchanted [[bullet]]s can provide a useful high-damage "panic button". Since SLASH'EM lacks randomly-generated [[barracks]], Slayers looking to build up a bullet collection (several hundred are necessary even just for critical fights) may find themselves needing to raid [[Fort Ludios]] to do so, being careful to pick up bullets before soldiers can destroy them with [[grenade]]s.
+While the pistol that some Undead Slayers start out with is of little use, they are one of only two roles able to reach Expert skill in firearms. Even with the Stake of Van Helsing, Slayers will do a middling amount of damage in the late game, and a highly enchanted [[assault rifle]] coupled with a stack of well-enchanted [[Bullet (SLASH'EM)|bullets]] can provide a useful high-damage "panic button". Since SLASH'EM lacks randomly-generated [[barracks]], Slayers looking to build up a bullet collection (several hundred are necessary even just for critical fights) may find themselves needing to raid [[Fort Ludios]] to do so, being careful to pick up bullets before soldiers can destroy them with [[grenade]]s.
 ===Late game===
 Slayers that survive the early game and middle game will find their starting intrinsics beginning to shine, as [[wand of draining|wands of draining]] become common and they find themselves facing guaranteed sickness-inducing monsters such as [[Demogorgon]], [[Juiblex]], and even [[Pestilence]].  Moreover, the ability to detect undead also starts coming in very handy, as it lets the Slayer quickly track down and destroy [[lich]]es and [[Vampire mage (SLASH'EM)|vampire mage]]s that would otherwise quickly fill the level with [[summon nasties|nasties]].
-At this point, the Undead Slayer will mostly play like any other character, although their lower damage output and slightly lower speed will still be noticeable in monster-dense areas such as the [[Astral Plane]]; their starting intrinsics will give them a bit more flexibility in assembling an ascension kit.  For those Slayers who have invested in firearms, it is best to save those bullets for [[covetous]] monsters, [[vampire mage]]s, and the Astral Plane.
+At this point, the Undead Slayer will mostly play like any other character, although their lower damage output and lower speed will still be noticeable in monster-dense areas such as the [[Astral Plane]]; their starting intrinsics will give them a bit more flexibility in assembling an ascension kit. For those Slayers who have invested in firearms, it is best to save those bullets for [[covetous]] monsters, [[Vampire mage (SLASH'EM)|vampire mages]], and hostiles on the Astral Plane.
 ==Origin==

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 !Food
 | 5-10 blessed [[cloves of garlic]]<br/>5-10 blessed [[sprigs of wolfsbane]]<br/>4-8 [[lembas wafer]]s (if chaotic){{refsrc|u_init.c|368|name="waferswap"|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}<br/>4-8 [[holy wafer]]s (if not chaotic)<br/>two stacks of 1-2 random [[comestible]]s (if orc){{refsrc|u_init.c|1373|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|name="extrafood"|comment=orcs of certain roles get extra food}}
-| 5-10 blessed [[cloves of garlic]]<br/>5-10 blessed [[sprigs of wolfsbane]]<br/>4-8 [[lembas wafer]]s (if chaotic)<ref name="waferswap"/><br/>4-8 [[holy wafer]]s (if not chaotic){{refsrc|u_init.c|1233|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=orc extra food doesn't apply since jacket/low boots aren't substituted}}
+| 5-10 blessed [[cloves of garlic]]<br/>5-10 blessed [[sprigs of wolfsbane]]<br/>4-8 [[lembas wafer]]s (if chaotic)<ref name="waferswap"/><br/>4-8 [[holy wafer]]s (if not chaotic)<br/>no extra food for orcs{{refsrc|u_init.c|1233|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=orc extra food doesn't apply since jacket/low boots aren't substituted}}
 !colspan="2" | 5-10 blessed [[cloves of garlic]]<br/>5-10 blessed [[sprigs of wolfsbane]]<br/>4-8 [[lembas wafer]]s (if chaotic)<ref name="waferswap"/><br/>4-8 [[holy wafer]]s (if not chaotic)<br/>two stacks of 1-2 random [[comestible]]s (if orc)<ref name="extrafood"/>
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 {{tocright}}
 The '''Undead Slayer''' is one of the [[role]]s available to the [[hero]] in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. From the [[guidebook]]:
 {{guidebook|Undead Slayers are specialists, trained to hunt the undead as well as other incarnations of evil. They are well aware of the weaknesses of their foes and come prepared. Few denizens of darkness ever encounter such warriors of light and live to tell of it.}}
-Undead Slayers in SLASH'EM can be [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Elf (starting race)|elves]], [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomes]], [[Orc (starting race)|orc]], [[Doppelganger (starting race)|doppelganger]], [[Drow (starting race)|drow]], [[Hobbit (starting race)|hobbits]], or [[Lycanthrope (starting race)|lycanthropes]], and can be of any appropriate [[alignment]]. In SlashTHEM, they can be any available race other than [[Clockwork automaton (starting race)|clockwork automata]] and [[Ghoul (starting race)|ghouls]]. In Hack'EM, they can be any available race other than [[Illithid (starting race)|illithid]], orcs or [[Draugr (starting race)|draugr]].
+Undead Slayers in SLASH'EM can be [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Elf (starting race)|elves]], [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomes]], [[Orc (starting race)|orc]], [[Doppelganger (starting race)|doppelganger]], [[Drow (starting race)|drow]], [[Hobbit (starting race)|hobbits]], or [[Lycanthrope (starting race)|lycanthropes]], and can be of any appropriate [[alignment]]. In SlashTHEM, they can be any available race other than [[Clockwork automaton (starting race)|clockwork automata]] and [[Ghoul (starting race)|ghouls]].
-{{todo|The info below is almost entirely focused on SLASH'EM. See if there's room to work in SlashTHEM and Hack'EM stuff - if a subarticle(s) is needed as more information is added, then create one.}}
+[[Undead Slayer/Hack'EM|Undead Slayers]] also appear in [[Hack'EM]], where they are significantly altered from their other appearances. In Hack'EM, they can be any available race other than [[Illithid (starting race)|illithid]], orcs or [[Draugr (starting race)|draugr]].
 ==Starting inventory==

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-Undead Slayers start with ''Basic'' skill in bare hands, daggers and whichever weapons they start with.{{refsrc|weapon.c|1677|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=roles which can reach Master in bare hands start with Basic in the skill}} They use the [[wisdom]] stat to cast spells, and their special spell is {{+ of|turn undead}}.{{refsrc|role.c|479|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|name="undspells"}}
+Undead Slayers start with ''Basic'' skill in bare hands, daggers and whichever set of weapons they are given in their inventory.{{refsrc|weapon.c|1677|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=roles which can reach Master in bare hands start with Basic in the skill}} They use the [[wisdom]] stat to cast spells, and their special spell is {{+ of|turn undead}}.{{refsrc|role.c|479|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|name="undspells"}}
 ==Techniques==

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 ==Origin==
-Some of the iconography of the Undead Slayer derives from the ''Castlevania'' game series&mdash;like the Belmont clan members, the hero starts with a bullwhip, chain mail, daggers, and holy water. The potential starting crossbow and ability to reach Grand Master in bare-handed combat derive from ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''.
+Some of the iconography of the Undead Slayer derives from the ''Castlevania'' game series&mdash;like the Belmont clan members, the hero starts with a bullwhip, chain mail, daggers, and holy water. Much of the other iconography, including the potential starting crossbow and ability to reach Grand Master in bare-handed combat, is derived from ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''.
 ==References==

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 The middle game is where the Undead Slayer's strategic limitations as a role come to light.  Similar to [[cavepeople]], they are a melee-oriented class that is unable to [[#twoweapon]].  Being poor spellcasters, they will need to rely on their melee and ranged weapons, but with poor damage and below-average speed.  They can only gain Expert proficiency in a few weapons (most notably daggers and crossbows), although thankfully they have a reasonably broad selection of weapons they can reached Skilled proficiency, albeit with some noticeable gaps (they are restricted in [[short sword]]s, for example).
-Undead Slayers will want to build an [[ascension kit]] focused on defense: [[shield of reflection]], and generally the highest-AC armor they can find.  They may still prefer [[gauntlets of power]] to [[gauntlets of dexterity]] however, as the former can help offset their poor damage-dealing abilities.
+Undead Slayers will want to build an [[ascension kit]] that is focused on defense, including a [[shield of reflection]] and generally the highest-AC armor they can find.  They may still prefer [[gauntlets of power]] to [[gauntlets of dexterity]], however, as the former can help offset their poor damage-dealing abilities.
 After finishing their quest, Undead Slayers will (finally) find themselves in possession of an excellent artifact weapon: the Stake of Van Helsing provides a flat +12 damage against all monsters - superior to Excalibur - while using one of the Undead Slayers' few Expert weapon skills.  Except in very rare cases (e.g. a lucky [[Bat from Hell]]), virtually every Undead Slayer will want to use it as a primary weapon - those considering using [[scrolls of enchant weapon]] will want to take this into account.  Still, as the Stake can be stolen, Undead Slayers will want to hang on to whatever weapon they were using before around, and certainly will want to have a secondary source of magic resistance.