Vampire royal - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: touch-ups

2025-04-08T17:57:04Z

touch-ups

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ double trouble

2025-01-30T12:02:41Z

‎Generation: double trouble

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-01-29T21:42:58Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: potholes et. al.

2024-12-11T07:34:29Z

potholes et. al.

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit

2024-06-25T13:12:41Z

copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

2024-02-07T07:55:13Z

word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ typo

2024-02-07T07:23:23Z

‎Generation: typo

Umbire the Phantom: formatting + copyedit pass

2024-02-07T07:22:45Z

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Umbire the Phantom: lede, strats

2024-01-20T05:39:27Z

lede, strats

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ pothole

2023-10-29T05:12:04Z

‎Generation: pothole

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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Claw 2d6, Bite 1d10 [[drain life]]
+  |attacks=Claw 2d6 [[Physical damage|physical]], Bite 1d10 [[drain life]]
   |resistances conveyed=None
   |resistances=sleep,poison,level drain
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   |nutr=400
   |weight=1450
-  |reference=[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/master/src/monst.c#L2507 EvilHack - monst.c, line 2507]
+  |reference=[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/0.9.0/src/monst.c#L2790 EvilHack 0.9.0 - monst.c, line 2790]
 }}
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 ===EvilHack===
-In EvilHack, five vampire royals are generated in [[Kas]]'s chamber on the second level of [[Vecna's Domain]] at level creation.
+In EvilHack, vampire royals cannot be selected for [[genocide]] until [[Vlad the Impaler (EvilHack)|Vlad the Impaler]] is killed.
-Four vampire royals are generated on the middle floor of [[Vlad's Tower (EvilHack)|Vlad's Tower]] at level creation, and at least two of them are generated among the servants of [[Vlad the Impaler]] on the top floor at level creation.
+Five vampire royals are generated in [[Kas]]'s chamber on the second level of [[Vecna's Domain]] at level creation.
 ===Hack'EM===

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 Vampire royals are a somewhat rare occurrence in [[graveyard]]s.
 Two vampire royals are generated in [[Orcus Town]] at level creation, and are placed in the same room as [[Orcus]] himself.
 A vampire royal leaves an [[old]] [[Human (monster)|human]] [[corpse]] behind upon death.

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 Vampire royals are [[shapeshifter]]s and can [[polymorph]] at will into [[vampire bat]]s, [[warg]]s 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. A [[tame]] vampire royal will not polymorph. Standing on any [[altar]] [[scare]]s vampire lords, similar to standing on [[Elbereth]] or a [[scroll of scare monster]].
-A vampire royal has a claw attack and a [[drain life (monster attack)|life-draining]] bite attack in their base form, and possesses [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], a [[vulnerability]] to [[fire]], and the vampire's usual weakness to [[silver]].
+A vampire royal has a claw attack and a [[drain life (monster attack)|life-draining]] bite attack in their base form, and possesses [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], a [[vulnerability]] to [[Fire (element)|fire]], and the vampire's usual weakness to [[silver]].
 [[Player]]s in the form of a vampire royal 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]].

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 One of the [[Fake Wizard's Tower (Hack'EM)|fake Wizard's Tower]] maps has a {{frac|2}} chance of placing a vampire royal in its tower, and the real [[Wizard's Tower]] generates a vampire royal alongside the [[Wizard of Yendor]] in his dwelling.
-A vampire royal is [[Monster starting inventory|always generated with]] an [[opera cloak]] and either a [[potion of blood]] or a [[potion of vampire blood]].
+A vampire royal is [[Monster starting inventory|always generated with]] an [[opera cloak]] and either a [[Potion of blood (Hack'EM)|potion of blood]] or a [[Potion of blood (Hack'EM)|potion of vampire blood]].
 ==Strategy==
-Among non-unique vampires, vampire royals have the highest base speed at 18 and are second in power to [[vampire mage]]s, who are slightly slower but can cast [[Haste self (monster spell)|haste self]] among various other [[monster spell]]s. Characters capable of handling vampire nobles with little to no trouble should be able to deal carefully with vampire royals.
+Among non-unique vampires, vampire royals have the highest base speed at 18 and are second in power to [[vampire mage]]s, who are slightly slower but can cast [[Haste self (monster spell)|haste self]] among various other [[monster spell]]s. Heroes capable of handling vampire nobles with little to no trouble should be able to deal carefully with vampire royals.
-Tame vampire royals make excellent pets and can wear all non-silver armor and wield non-silver weapons.
+Tame vampire royals make excellent pets, since they can wear all non-silver armor and wield non-silver weapons.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 A '''vampire royal''', {{magenta|V}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]. Male vampire royals are '''vampire kings''', while female vampire royals are '''vampire queens'''. 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 royal has a claw attack and a [[drain life (monster attack)|life-draining]] bite attack, and possesses [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], a [[vulnerability]] to [[fire]], and the vampire's usual weakness to [[silver]].
+Vampire royals are [[shapeshifter]]s and can [[polymorph]] at will into [[vampire bat]]s, [[warg]]s 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. A [[tame]] vampire royal will not polymorph. Standing on any [[altar]] [[scare]]s vampire lords, similar to standing on [[Elbereth]] or a [[scroll of scare monster]].
-Vampire royals are [[shapeshifter]]s and can [[polymorph]] at will into [[vampire bat]]s, [[warg]]s 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. A [[tame]] vampire royal will not polymorph. Standing on any [[altar]] [[scare]]s vampire lords, similar to standing on [[Elbereth]] or a [[scroll of scare monster]].
+A vampire royal has a claw attack and a [[drain life (monster attack)|life-draining]] bite attack in their base form, and possesses [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], a [[vulnerability]] to [[fire]], and the vampire's usual weakness to [[silver]].
 [[Player]]s in the form of a vampire royal 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]].
 ==Generation==
-Randomly generated vampire royals are created hostile. A [[vampire noble]] can [[grow up]] into a vampire royal.
+Randomly generated vampire royals are always created [[hostile]]. A [[vampire noble]] can [[grow up]] into a vampire royal.
-In addition to random generation, vampire royals are a somewhat rare occurrence in [[graveyard]]s.
+Vampire royals are a somewhat rare occurrence in [[graveyard]]s.
 Two vampire royals are generated in [[Orcus Town]] at level creation, and are placed in the same room as [[Orcus]] himself.
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 ==Strategy==
-Among non-unique vampires, vampire royals have the highest base speed at 18 and are second in power to [[vampire mage]]s, who are slightly slower but can cast [[haste self]] among various other powerful [[monster spell]]s. Characters capable of handling vampire nobles with little to no trouble should be able to deal carefully with vampire royals.
+Among non-unique vampires, vampire royals have the highest base speed at 18 and are second in power to [[vampire mage]]s, who are slightly slower but can cast [[Haste self (monster spell)|haste self]] among various other [[monster spell]]s. Characters capable of handling vampire nobles with little to no trouble should be able to deal carefully with vampire royals.
 Tame vampire royals make excellent pets and can wear all non-silver armor and wield non-silver weapons.

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 ==Generation==
-In addition to random generation, vampire lords are a somewhat rare occurrence in [[graveyard]]s. All normally-generated vampire lords are hostile. A [[vampire noble]] can [[grow up]] into a [[vampire royal]].
+In addition to random generation, vampire lords are a somewhat rare occurrence in [[graveyard]]s. All normally-generated vampire lords are hostile. A [[vampire noble]] can [[grow up]] into a vampire royal.
 Five vampire royals are generated in [[Kas]]'s chamber on the second level of [[Vecna's Domain]] at level creation. Vampire lords may appear among the servants of [[Vlad the Impaler]] resting within the [[chest]]s at the top of [[Vlad's Tower|his tower]]. One of the [[Fake Wizard's Tower]] maps has a {{frac|2}} chance of placing a vampire royal in its tower.
 ==Strategy==