Vampire mage (GruntHack) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: fix up

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Umbire the Phantom: this was intended, since monster lords in Grunt are different from vanilla and many variants

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this was intended, since monster lords in Grunt are different from vanilla and many variants

Joes: fix links

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Umbire the Phantom: and so here

2023-12-06T04:04:36Z

and so here

SGrunt at 04:52, 17 March 2012

2012-03-17T04:52:02Z

SGrunt: let's get this show started

2012-03-17T04:51:52Z

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{{ monster
|name=vampire mage
|difficulty=27
|level=20
|experience=816
|speed=14
|AC=-4
|MR=50
|align=-9
|frequency=1
|genocidable=Yes
|attacks=Claw 2d8 [[drain life]], Bite 1d8 [[drain life]], [[monster spell|Spell-casting]] 2d6
|resistances conveyed=None
|resistances=sleep, poison, level drain
|attributes={{attributes|A vampire mage|fly=1|breathless=1|humanoid=1|pois=1|regen=1|carnivore=1|undead=1|vampire=1|stalk=1|hostile=1|strong=1|nasty=1|lord=1|male=1|magic=1|infravisible=1|specialcorpse=1}}
|size=Medium
|nutr=400
|weight=1450
}}
{{stub}}
The '''vampire mage'' is a [[racial monster]] in [[GruntHack]], from the deferred feature in [[NetHack]]. It is considerably stronger than a vampire lord, and is able to cast [[monster spell|spells]].

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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Claw 2d8 [[drain life]], Bite 1d8 [[drain life]], [[monster spell|Spell-casting]] 2d6
+  |attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 1d6 [[Physical damage|physical]], [[bite]] 1d6 [[Drain life (monster attack)|drain life]], [[Monster spell|Spell-casting]] 2d6 mage
   |resistances conveyed=None
   |resistances=sleep, poison, level drain
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   |weight=1450
 }}
-{{otheruses|monster as it appears in GruntHack|the monster in the original code or other variants|vampire mage}}
+{{otheruses|monster as it appears in GruntHack|the monster in the original code or other variants|vampire mage (disambiguation)}}
-A '''vampire mage''', {{monsym|vampire mage}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[GruntHack]], and is implemented from the deferred monster in the code of ''[[NetHack]]''. Like other [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]] in GruntHack, the vampire mage is a [[racial monster]] that is considerably stronger than a [[Vampire lord (GruntHack)|vampire lord]]&mdash;he shares the same traits as his [[undead]] [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampire]] kin, will seek out and pick up [[magical item]]s, and is a [[Lord (monster attribute)|lord]] to his kind.
+A '''vampire mage''', {{monsym|vampire mage}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[GruntHack]], and is implemented from the deferred monster in the code of ''[[NetHack]]''. The vampire mage is a [[racial monster]] like other [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]] in GruntHack, and is considerably stronger than a [[Vampire lord (GruntHack)|vampire lord]]: he shares the same traits as his [[undead]] [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampire]] kin, will seek out and pick up [[magical item]]s, and is a [[Lord (monster attribute)|lord]] to his kind.
 Vampire mages possess a claw attack and bite attack that can [[drain life]], and will attempt to cast one mage [[monster spell]] for each round of combat.

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 }}
 {{otheruses|monster as it appears in GruntHack|the monster in the original code or other variants|vampire mage}}
-A '''vampire mage''', {{monsym|vampire mage}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[GruntHack]], and is implemented from the deferred monster in the code of ''[[NetHack]]''. Like other [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]] in GruntHack, the vampire mage is a [[racial monster]] that is considerably stronger than a [[vampire lord]]&mdash;he shares the same [[Vampire (monster attribute)|traits]] as his [[undead]] vampire kin, will seek out and pick up [[magical item]]s, and is a [[Lord (monster attribute)|lord]] to his kind.
+A '''vampire mage''', {{monsym|vampire mage}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[GruntHack]], and is implemented from the deferred monster in the code of ''[[NetHack]]''. Like other [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]] in GruntHack, the vampire mage is a [[racial monster]] that is considerably stronger than a [[Vampire lord (GruntHack)|vampire lord]]&mdash;he shares the same traits as his [[undead]] [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampire]] kin, will seek out and pick up [[magical item]]s, and is a [[Lord (monster attribute)|lord]] to his kind.
 Vampire mages possess a claw attack and bite attack that can [[drain life]], and will attempt to cast one mage [[monster spell]] for each round of combat.

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 }}
 {{otheruses|monster as it appears in GruntHack|the monster in the original code or other variants|vampire mage}}
-A '''vampire mage''', {{monsym|vampire mage}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[GruntHack]], and is implemented from the deferred monster in the code of ''[[NetHack]]''. Like other [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]] in GruntHack, the vampire mage is a [[racial monster]] that is considerably stronger than a [[Vampire lord (GruntHack)|vampire lord]]&mdash;he shares the same [[Vampire (monster attribute)|traits as his [[undead]] vampire kin, will seek out and pick up [[magical item]]s, and is a [[Lord (monster attribute)\lord]] to his kind.
+A '''vampire mage''', {{monsym|vampire mage}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[GruntHack]], and is implemented from the deferred monster in the code of ''[[NetHack]]''. Like other [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]] in GruntHack, the vampire mage is a [[racial monster]] that is considerably stronger than a [[vampire lord]]&mdash;he shares the same [[Vampire (monster attribute)|traits]] as his [[undead]] vampire kin, will seek out and pick up [[magical item]]s, and is a [[Lord (monster attribute)|lord]] to his kind.
 Vampire mages possess a claw attack and bite attack that can [[drain life]], and will attempt to cast one mage [[monster spell]] for each round of combat.

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 }}
 {{otheruses|monster as it appears in GruntHack|the monster in the original code or other variants|vampire mage}}
-A '''vampire mage''', {{monsym|vampire mage}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[GruntHack]], and is implemented from the deferred monster in the code of ''[[NetHack]]''. Like other [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]] in GruntHack, the vampire mage is a [[racial monster]] that is considerably stronger than a [[Vampire lord (GruntHack)|vampire lord]] - he shares the same traits as his [[undead]] vampire kin, will seek out and pick up [[magical item]]s, and is a [[M2 LORD|lord]] to his kind.
+A '''vampire mage''', {{monsym|vampire mage}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[GruntHack]], and is implemented from the deferred monster in the code of ''[[NetHack]]''. Like other [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]] in GruntHack, the vampire mage is a [[racial monster]] that is considerably stronger than a [[Vampire lord (GruntHack)|vampire lord]]&mdash;he shares the same [[Vampire (monster attribute)|traits as his [[undead]] vampire kin, will seek out and pick up [[magical item]]s, and is a [[Lord (monster attribute)\lord]] to his kind.
 Vampire mages possess a claw attack and bite attack that can [[drain life]], and will attempt to cast one mage [[monster spell]] for each round of combat.
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 Randomly generated vampire mages are always hostile.
-A vampire mage leaves behind an [[old]] [[corpse]] matching the racial monster they were upon death.
+A vampire mage leaves behind an [[old]] [[corpse]] upon death that matches the racial monster they were.
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 }}
 {{otheruses|monster as it appears in GruntHack|the monster in the original code or other variants|vampire mage}}
-The '''vampire mage''' is a [[racial monster]] in [[GruntHack]], from the deferred feature in [[NetHack]].  It is considerably stronger than a vampire lord, and is able to cast [[monster spell|spells]].
+A '''vampire mage''', {{monsym|vampire mage}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[GruntHack]], and is implemented from the deferred monster in the code of ''[[NetHack]]''. Like other [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]] in GruntHack, the vampire mage is a [[racial monster]] that is considerably stronger than a [[Vampire lord (GruntHack)|vampire lord]] - he shares the same traits as his [[undead]] vampire kin, will seek out and pick up [[magical item]]s, and is a [[M2 LORD|lord]] to his kind.
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 {{variant-343}}
 [[Category:GruntHack monsters]]
 [[Category:GruntHack racial monsters]]