Vampire lord - Revision history

Ray Chason: Update the name and drop the male flag

2026-05-14T04:17:53Z

Update the name and drop the male flag

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ punc, pothole

2026-01-21T07:03:22Z

‎dNetHack: punc, pothole

Umbire the Phantom: citing the commit is the least I can do for the moment

2025-12-16T20:58:47Z

citing the commit is the least I can do for the moment

Wildfire: /* As a polyform */ Added warning that vampire lords cannot perform the invocation ritual

2025-09-11T05:20:28Z

‎As a polyform: Added warning that vampire lords cannot perform the invocation ritual

Wildfire: /* As a polyform */ Added warning that vampire lords cannot perform the invocation ritual

2025-09-11T05:19:49Z

‎As a polyform: Added warning that vampire lords cannot perform the invocation ritual

Umbire the Phantom: var

2024-12-17T23:05:55Z

var

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

2024-05-04T12:37:16Z

word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ word choice

2024-05-04T12:36:25Z

‎Generation: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ court

2024-02-18T16:48:46Z

‎dNetHack: court

Umbire the Phantom: dnh

2024-02-14T07:00:50Z

dnh

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 {{monster
   |difficulty=14
   |level=12
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   |nutr=400 (human corpse)
   |size=Medium
-  |attributes={{attributes|A vampire lord|oldcorpse=human|fly=1|breathless=1|humanoid=1|pois=1|regen=1|undead=1|stalk=1|hostile=1|strong=1|nasty=1|lord=1|male=1|infravisible=1}}
+  |attributes={{attributes|A vampire lord|oldcorpse=human|fly=1|breathless=1|humanoid=1|pois=1|regen=1|undead=1|stalk=1|hostile=1|strong=1|nasty=1|lord=1|infravisible=1}}
   |reference=[[monst.c#line1849]]
   |resistances=Sleep, poison

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 In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], [[notnotdNetHack]], vampire lords are given a weapon attack in place of their claw attack. Female vampires grow up into [[Vampire lady (dNetHack)|vampire ladies]] instead, which are slower than vampire lords but have a much stronger claw attack.
-A vampire lord may appear as the ruler of a randomly-generated [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]] - his court can contain vampires, random [[Zombie (dNetHack)|{{white|Z}}]], random {{mcsl|M}}, [[flesh golem]]s, [[werewolves]], [[floating eye]]s, [[gargoyle]]s, [[winged gargoyle]]s, [[quasit]]s, [[black pudding]]s, [[wraith]]s, [[phantasm]]s, [[ghost]]s, [[maid]]s, [[weeping willow]]s, and [[swamp nymph]]s.
+A vampire lord may appear as the ruler of a randomly-generated [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]]&mdash;his court can contain vampires, random [[Zombie (dNetHack)|{{white|Z}}]], random {{mcsl|M}}, [[flesh golem]]s, [[werewolves]], [[floating eye]]s, [[gargoyle]]s, [[winged gargoyle]]s, [[quasit]]s, [[black pudding]]s, [[wraith]]s, [[phantasm]]s, [[ghost]]s, [[maid]]s, [[weeping willow]]s, and [[swamp nymph]]s.
 Vampire lords appear in the [[Chaos Temple Quest|Chaos Temple variant]] of the [[Chaos Quest (dNetHack)|Chaos Quest]], where {{frac|10}} of the randomly generated monsters on the Earth Temple level will be vampire lords.
-Pet vampire lords will drain corpses for nutrition the same way a vampire hero does, with similar conditions (i.e., corpses must be less than 3 turns of age and have blood).
+Pet vampire lords will drain corpses for nutrition the same way a [[Vampire (starting race in dNetHack)|vampire hero]] does, with similar conditions (i.e., corpses must be less than 3 turns of age and have blood).
 ===EvilHack===

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   |resistances conveyed=None
 }}
 A '''vampire lord''', {{monsym|vampire lord}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. Like other [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]], they are [[Intelligent monster|intelligent]] human [[undead]] that are [[breathless]] and possess [[flight]] and [[regeneration]], and will [[follow]] you to other levels if they are adjacent. A vampire lord has a claw attack and a [[drain life (monster attack)|life-draining]] bite attack, and possesses [[sleep resistance]] and [[poison resistance]].
 Vampire lords are [[shapeshifter]]s and can [[polymorph]] at will into [[vampire bat]]s, [[wolves]] or [[fog cloud]]s - they often disguise themselves as the former two when outside of the player's sight, shift into the latter to flow under locked or inaccessible [[door]]s, and revert to vampire form if killed in any of these forms. Standing on any [[altar]] [[scare]]s vampire lords, similar to standing on [[Elbereth]] or a [[scroll of scare monster]].{{refsrc|src/monmove.c|154|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-[[Player]]s in the form of a vampire lord are [[Warned of monster type|warned of]] any {{monclasslink|@}}, and will turn into vampire bats if they polymorph again or use the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] [[extended command]] - they can decline to do so if they have [[polymorph control]].
+[[Player]]s in the form of a vampire lord are [[Warned of monster type|warned of]] any {{monclasslink|@}}, and will turn into vampire bats if they polymorph again or use the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] [[extended command]]&mdash;they can decline to do so if they have [[polymorph control]].
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|The monster is renamed to the '''vampire leader''', with "lord" being a male title and "lady" being a female title.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|0c3b9642e4207ed3c0b756585b83477f59116305}}, the monster is renamed to the '''vampire leader''', with "lord" being a male title and "lady" being a female title.}}
 ==Generation==

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 ===As a polyform===
-Vampire lords are a stellar polyself form for players - they are [[strong]] with a base AC of 0 and 14 base speed, and can wear all armor and wield any non-silver weapons. Like other vampires, they do not need to eat, and the regeneration, flight and breathlessness are great properties to have as intrinsics. Also like other vampires, the form's primary weaknesses are silver and monsters with lethal passives such as [[cockatrices]] that will occur if you attack them in melee. Players considering permanently staying in the form of a vampire lord should be wary, however, as vampire lords are [[silver-haters]] and thus cannot use the [[Bell of Opening]], which is required to perform the [[invocation ritual]] and win the game.
+Vampire lords are a stellar polyself form for players - they are [[strong]] with a base AC of 0 and 14 base speed, and can wear all armor and wield any non-silver weapons. Like other vampires, they do not need to eat, and the regeneration, flight and breathlessness are great properties to have as intrinsics. Also like other vampires, the form's primary weaknesses are silver and monsters with lethal passives such as [[cockatrices]] that will occur if you attack them in melee. Players considering permanently staying in the form of a vampire lord should be wary, however, as vampire lords are [[silver-hating|silver-haters]] and thus cannot use the [[Bell of Opening]], which is required to perform the [[invocation ritual]] and win the game.
 ==History==

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 ===As a polyform===
-Vampire lords are a stellar polyself form for players - they are [[strong]] with a base AC of 0 and 14 base speed, and can wear all armor and wield any non-silver weapons. Like other vampires, they do not need to eat, and the regeneration, flight and breathlessness are great properties to have as intrinsics. Also like other vampires, the form's primary weaknesses are silver and monsters with lethal passives such as [[cockatrices]] that will occur if you attack them in melee.
+Vampire lords are a stellar polyself form for players - they are [[strong]] with a base AC of 0 and 14 base speed, and can wear all armor and wield any non-silver weapons. Like other vampires, they do not need to eat, and the regeneration, flight and breathlessness are great properties to have as intrinsics. Also like other vampires, the form's primary weaknesses are silver and monsters with lethal passives such as [[cockatrices]] that will occur if you attack them in melee. Players considering permanently staying in the form of a vampire lord should be wary, however, as vampire lords are [[silver-haters]] and thus cannot use the [[Bell of Opening]], which is required to perform the [[invocation ritual]] and win the game.
 ==History==

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], pet vampire lords can gain nutrition by draining blood from living victims or corpses, or else drinking a [[potion of blood]] or vampire blood, like their undead kin and player vampires - drained corpses are still eligible to sacrifice if they are not too old. Vampire lords in the dungeon generate with a [[potion of blood]] or vampire blood, and will drink non-cursed potions of vampire blood to restore 2-10 HP - they gain nothing from drinking cursed potions.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], pet vampire lords can gain nutrition by draining blood from living victims, draining corpses, or [[quaff]]ing a [[Potion of blood (SLASH'EM)|potion of blood]] or [[Potion of vampire blood (SLASH'EM)|vampire blood]] - drained corpses are still eligible to sacrifice if they are not too old. Vampire lords will drink non-cursed potions of vampire blood to restore 2-10 HP - they gain nothing from drinking cursed potions.
-Vampire lords [[Need +x weapon to hit|need a +3 weapon to be hit]], and [[Monsters with hits creatures as a +x weapon (SLASH'EM)|hits monsters as +3 weapons]] themselves. Like other vampires, they are often generated with [[opera cloak]]s, and can provide a valuable method of farming said cloaks, especially if it is the [[randomized appearance]] of a [[cloak of magic resistance]] - the tradeoff lies in these vampires being even harder to dispatch, depending on the cloak.
+Vampire lords [[Need +x weapon to hit|need a +3 weapon to be hit]], and [[Monsters with hits creatures as a +x weapon (SLASH'EM)|hits monsters as +3 weapons]] themselves. They are always [[Monster starting inventory|generated with]] an [[opera cloak]], and additionally have a {{frac|2}} chance of generating blood potions, which can be either regular blood or vampire blood depending on the vampire's level.{{refsrc|makemon.c|1163|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 ===GruntHack===
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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], vampire lords are given a weapon attack in place of their claw attack. Female vampires will instead grow up into [[Vampire lady (dNetHack)|vampire ladies]], which are slower but have a much stronger claw attack.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], [[notnotdNetHack]], vampire lords are given a weapon attack in place of their claw attack. Female vampires grow up into [[Vampire lady (dNetHack)|vampire ladies]] instead, which are slower than vampire lords but have a much stronger claw attack.
 A vampire lord may appear as the ruler of a randomly-generated [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]] - his court can contain vampires, random [[Zombie (dNetHack)|{{white|Z}}]], random {{mcsl|M}}, [[flesh golem]]s, [[werewolves]], [[floating eye]]s, [[gargoyle]]s, [[winged gargoyle]]s, [[quasit]]s, [[black pudding]]s, [[wraith]]s, [[phantasm]]s, [[ghost]]s, [[maid]]s, [[weeping willow]]s, and [[swamp nymph]]s.
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 Vampire lords appear in the [[Chaos Temple Quest|Chaos Temple variant]] of the [[Chaos Quest (dNetHack)|Chaos Quest]], where {{frac|10}} of the randomly generated monsters on the Earth Temple level will be vampire lords.
-Pet vampire lords will drain corpses for nutrition the same way a player vampire does, with similar conditions (i.e., corpses must be less than 3 turns of age and have blood).
+Pet vampire lords will drain corpses for nutrition the same way a vampire hero does, with similar conditions (i.e., corpses must be less than 3 turns of age and have blood).
 ===EvilHack===

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 All normally-generated vampire lords are hostile. A [[vampire]] can [[grow up]] into a vampire lord.
-In addition to random generation, vampire lords are a somewhat rare occurrence in [[graveyard]]s, and can be generated by the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]]. At least four vampire lords are generated in [[Orcus-town]] on level creation - two are placed near Orcus himself, and the other three are randomly placed across the town. Vampire lords will appear among the servants of [[Vlad the Impaler]] resting within the closets at the top of [[Vlad's Tower|his tower]].
+In addition to random generation, vampire lords are a somewhat rare occurrence in [[graveyard]]s, and can be generated by the [[summon nasties]] [[monster spell]]. At least four vampire lords are generated in [[Orcus-town]] on level creation - two are placed near Orcus himself, and the other three are randomly placed across the town. Vampire lords will appear among the servants of [[Vlad the Impaler]] resting atop the [[chest]]s at the top of [[Vlad's Tower|his tower]].
 A vampire lord is always generated next to the [[Wizard of Yendor]] inside [[Wizard's Tower|his tower]], and one is generated within each of the [[Fake Wizard's Tower]]s.

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 In [[dNetHack]], vampire lords are given a weapon attack in place of their claw attack. Female vampires will instead grow up into [[Vampire lady (dNetHack)|vampire ladies]], which are slower but have a much stronger claw attack.
-Vampire lords appear in the [[Chaos Temple Quest|Chaos Temple variant]] of the [[Chaos Quest (dNethack)|Chaos Quest]], where {{frac|10}} of the randomly generated monsters on the Earth Temple level will be vampire lords. A vampire lord may appear as the ruler of a randomly-generated [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]].
+A vampire lord may appear as the ruler of a randomly-generated [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]]. Vampire lords appear in the [[Chaos Temple Quest|Chaos Temple variant]] of the [[Chaos Quest (dNetHack)|Chaos Quest]], where {{frac|10}} of the randomly generated monsters on the Earth Temple level will be vampire lords.
-Pet vampire lords will drain corpses for nutrition the same way a player vampire does, with similar conditions (i.e. corpses must be less than 3 turns of age and have blood).
+Pet vampire lords will drain corpses for nutrition the same way a player vampire does, with similar conditions (i.e., corpses must be less than 3 turns of age and have blood).
 ===EvilHack===