Werejackal - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

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word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ word choice

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‎Variants: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: specify lines for bugfix

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Umbire the Phantom: /* History */ link to bug listing

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‎History: link to bug listing

Umbire the Phantom: /* Messages */ link to werecreature messages

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‎Messages: link to werecreature messages

Umbire the Phantom: frequency note

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frequency note

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

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Umbire the Phantom: *dnh, evil, hackem

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 Like other polymorphed monsters, they can revert to the form they are generated in, making them much more dangerous&mdash;however, they also have a chance of undergoing [[system shock]], typically when killed in human form.
-Werejackals can appear among the {{white|@}} generated within the [[Lawful Quest]]'s Chamber of Junk during level creation.
+Werejackals can appear among the {{white|@}} generated within the Chamber of Junk in the [[Lawful Quest]] during level creation.
 All of the above also applies to [[SlashTHEM]].

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 ==Variants==
-Some ''NetHack'' [[variant]]s based on NetHack 3.6.0 and previous versions may not include the ability to summon allied foxes or coyotes for werejackals, or count eating the monsters they can summon as cannibalism for heroes given lycanthropy by a werejackal.
+Some ''NetHack'' [[variant]]s based on NetHack 3.6.0 and previous versions may not include the ability to summon allied foxes or coyotes for werejackals, or count eating the monster types they can summon as cannibalism for heroes given lycanthropy by a werejackal.
 ===SLASH'EM===

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 * In versions up to [[NetHack 3.4.3]]:
-** Heroes that have both lycanthropy from a werejackal and polymorph control cannot toggle between forms by specifying the other form they are not currently in, and a hero transforming from lycanthropy has a {{frac|10}} chance of changing their sex. This is fixed in [[NetHack 3.6.0]] via {{commit|3c58c3b2353bee9e0e0200dd12c112ba2288b5fa}} to prevent lycanthropy from changing a hero's sex, and allows lycanthrope heroes that are changing shape while they have polymorph control to specify their alternate werecreature form while in either form and choose closely-related monsters to enter their were-animal form.{{refsrc|src/mon.c|2802|nethack=3.6.0}}{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|438|nethack=3.6.0}}{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|516|nethack=3.6.0}}
+** Heroes that have both lycanthropy from a werejackal and polymorph control cannot toggle between forms by specifying the other form they are not currently in, and a hero transforming from lycanthropy has a {{frac|10}} chance of changing their sex. This is fixed in [[NetHack 3.6.0]] via {{commit|3c58c3b2353bee9e0e0200dd12c112ba2288b5fa}} to prevent lycanthropy from changing a hero's sex, and allows lycanthrope heroes that are changing shape while they have polymorph control to specify their alternate werecreature form while in either form and choose closely-related monsters to enter their were-animal form.{{refsrc|src/mon.c|2801-L2804|nethack=3.6.0}}{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|438-L441|nethack=3.6.0}}{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|516-520|nethack=3.6.0}}
 ** It is possible for a lycanthrope hero in animal form (or any hero polymorphed into an animal) to [[throw]] [[projectile]]s and other items&mdash;this is [[Bugs in NetHack 3.4.3#C343-243|bug C343-243]], and is fixed in NetHack 3.6.0 via {{commit|187b8dec9fb71da0e99a8a764d061602097beb0a}} so that a hero's polymorph form must have hands in order to throw items.{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|248|nethack=3.6.0}}
 * In versions up to NetHack 3.6.0:

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   |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-5.0.0_Released/include/monsters.h#L220 NetHack 5.0.0 - include/monsters.h, line 220]
 }}
-A '''werejackal''', {{monsym|werejackal}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The werejackal is an [[omnivorous]] [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] [[werecreature]] that can shift between [[Human or elf|human]] and [[canine]] form, and their shifting to canine form is signified by howling that can wake up [[sleeping]] monsters.{{refsrc|src/were.c|14-L40|nethack=5.0.0}} Werejackals possess [[Regeneration (property)|enhanced regeneration]] and can be seen via [[infravision]] in both forms, while werejackals in human form will also seek out and [[collect items]].
+A '''werejackal''', {{monsym|werejackal}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The werejackal is an [[omnivorous]] [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] [[werecreature]] that can shift between [[Human or elf|human]] and [[canine]] form, and their shifting to canine form is signified by howling that can wake up [[sleeping]] monsters.{{refsrc|src/were.c|55-L58|nethack=5.0.0}} Werejackals possess [[Regeneration (property)|enhanced regeneration]] and can be seen via [[infravision]] in both forms, while werejackals in human form will also seek out and [[collect items]].
 A werejackal in human form that is not subjected to [[protection from shape changers]] will transform into their animal form with a chance dependent on whether it is [[night]] and if the full moon is out:{{refsrc|src/were.c|14-L40|nethack=5.0.0|comment=conditions for shapechanging}} they have a {{frac|30}} chance on each turn during nighttime, a {{frac|30}} chance on each turn during the full moon, a {{frac|3}} chance on each turn if the full moon is out at night, and a {{frac|50}} chance on each turn otherwise. Werejackals in animal form have a {{frac|30}} chance each turn of returning to their human form, and will always change back if the [[hero]] has an active source of [[protection from shape changers]].{{refsrc|src/were.c|41-L44|nethack=5.0.0}}
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 ==Generation==
-Randomly-generated werejackals are always created [[hostile]], and are always generated in their human form unless they were created from a [[figurine]] that depicts their animal form. They are not a valid genocide target, and only a hero with lycanthropy from a werejackal can polymorph into one.
+Randomly-generated werejackals are always created [[hostile]], and are normally generated in their human form unless they were created from a [[figurine]] that depicts their animal form. They are not a valid genocide target, and only a hero with lycanthropy from a werejackal can polymorph into one.
 An inaccessible [[closet]] generated during level creation may contain the aged [[corpse]] of a werejackal.{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|785-L788|nethack=5.0.0}}
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 A werejackal summoning help will generate up to 5 hostile monsters on a square adjacent or close to it, and each monster has a {{frac|6|7}} chance of being a jackal, a {{frac|2|21}} chance of being a coyote, and a {{frac|21}} chance of being a fox<ref name="helpers"/>&mdash;heroes that get lycanthropy from a werejackal can summon the above monsters as pets with the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] [[extended command]] by using 10 [[power]].
-Werejackals that leave [[corpse]]s upon death will always leave corpses of their human form.
+Werejackals that leave corpses upon death will always leave corpses of their human form.
 ==Strategy==

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   |resistances conveyed=causes [[lycanthropy]]
   |attributes={{attributes|A human werejackal|humanoid=1|pois=1|regen=1|omnivore=1|nopoly=1|were=1|hostile=1|human=1|collect=1|infravisible=1}}
-  |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-5.0.0_Released/include/monsters.h#L220 NetHack 5.0.0 - include/monsters.h, line 220]
+  |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-5.0.0_Released/include/monsters.h#2618 NetHack 5.0.0 - include/monsters.h, line 2618]
 }}
 {{monster
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   |resistances conveyed=causes [[lycanthropy]]
   |attributes={{attributes|An animal werejackal|nohands=1|pois=1|regen=1|carnivore=1|nopoly=1|were=1|hostile=1|infravisible=1}}
-  |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-5.0.0_Released/include/monsters.h#2618 NetHack 5.0.0 - include/monsters.h, line 2618]
+  |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-5.0.0_Released/include/monsters.h#L220 NetHack 5.0.0 - include/monsters.h, line 220]
 }}
 A '''werejackal''', {{monsym|werejackal}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The werejackal is an [[omnivorous]] [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] [[werecreature]] that can shift between [[Human or elf|human]] and [[canine]] form, and their shifting to canine form is signified by howling that can wake up [[sleeping]] monsters.{{refsrc|src/were.c|14-L40|nethack=5.0.0}} Werejackals possess [[Regeneration (property)|enhanced regeneration]] and can be seen via [[infravision]] in both forms, while werejackals in human form will also seek out and [[collect items]].

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	==Messages==		==Messages==
		+	{{main\|Werecreature#Messages\|l1=Werecreature-related messages}}
	{{message\|You hear a <jackal> howling at the moon.\|A werejackal shifted into animal form on the current level while it is outside of your sight, and you are not [[deaf]].{{refsrc\|src/were.c\|20\|nethack=5.0.0}}{{refsrc\|src/were.c\|27\|nethack=5.0.0}}{{refsrc\|src/were.c\|34-L38\|nethack=5.0.0}}}}		{{message\|You hear a <jackal> howling at the moon.\|A werejackal shifted into animal form on the current level while it is outside of your sight, and you are not [[deaf]].{{refsrc\|src/were.c\|20\|nethack=5.0.0}}{{refsrc\|src/were.c\|27\|nethack=5.0.0}}{{refsrc\|src/were.c\|34-L38\|nethack=5.0.0}}}}

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   |MR=10
   |align=-7
-  |frequency=Always starts in human form
+  |frequency=0 (normally created in human form)
   |genocidable=No
   |attacks=[[Bite attack|Bite]] 1d4 [[lycanthropy]]

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 A werejackal can summon other jackals and canines on nearby squares when in melee range of the hero.{{refsrc|src/were.c|164-L169|nethack=5.0.0|name="helpers"}} They have a [[weapon attack]] while in human form, and they have a [[bite attack]] while in jackal form that can cause [[lycanthropy]] in the hero. Werejackals possess [[poison resistance]] and [[drain resistance]], and have a weakness to [[silver]].
-A werejackal [[corpse]] is [[poisonous]] to eat, and a hero eating a werejackal corpse or [[tin]] will be given lycanthropy upon finishing the meal. [[Eating]] [[jackal]]s, [[coyote]]s, [[fox]]es, or other werejackals is considered [[cannibalism]] for any hero that has contracted lycanthropy from a werejackal.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|770-L777|nethack=5.0.0}}{{refsrc|src/were.c|78-L82|nethack=5.0.0}}
+A werejackal [[corpse]] is [[poisonous]] to eat, and a hero eating a werejackal corpse or [[tin]] will develop lycanthropy upon finishing the meal. [[Eating]] [[jackal]]s, [[coyote]]s, [[fox]]es, or other werejackals is considered [[cannibalism]] for any hero that has contracted lycanthropy from a werejackal.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|770-L777|nethack=5.0.0}}{{refsrc|src/were.c|78-L82|nethack=5.0.0}}
 ==Generation==

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], werejackals can only summon other jackals, and are the only werecreature from ''NetHack'' that is not buffed in dNetHack. They also do not generate randomly, and can only be summoned by [[anubite]]s: the anubite is a much stronger type of werejackal that can take the form of an [[anuban jackal]], and can cause werejackal lycanthropy by biting a hero while in jackal form.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], werejackals are [[demihuman]]s that can only summon other jackals, and are capable of tracking the hero and other target through normal vision and [[Scent (vision)|scent]]&mdash;seeing a werejackal can lower the hero's [[sanity]]. Werejackals are the only werecreature from ''NetHack'' that has no changes to their existing stats in any of the three variants.
 ===Hack'EM===
-In [[Hack'EM]], werejackals can only summon other jackals, and eating [[rabid dog]]s is considered cannibalism for a hero with lycanthropy from a werejackal (in addition to the same monsters from ''NetHack''). They are always generated as peaceful to a [[Doppelganger (starting race)|doppelganger]] hero.
+In [[Hack'EM]], werejackals can only summon other jackals, but eating jackals, coyotes, foxes, rabid dogs, and other werejackals is considered cannibalism for a hero with lycanthropy from a werejackal as it is in EvilHack. Werejackals are always generated as peaceful to a [[Doppelganger (starting race)|doppelganger]] hero.
 As in SLASH'EM, werejackals may appear among the {{white|@}} generated within the Lawful Quest's Chamber of Junk during level creation.