Yendorian army - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: solo articles exist now, tweak accordingly even if this will be merged Soon™

2025-09-29T13:08:32Z

solo articles exist now, tweak accordingly even if this will be merged Soon™

2024-06-12T12:54:58Z

{{merge|mercenary}} these articles have a lot of parallel duplication

2024-06-11T12:33:19Z

‎Armor: change "lucky" / "unlucky" to "depending on how the dice roll" (btw, soldiers do roll dice)

2023-11-22T17:34:11Z

pothole

2023-10-21T12:50:49Z

‎Encyclopedia entry: line breaks

2023-07-17T03:18:34Z

Undo revision 152470 by MrSurvivor1997 (talk) I'm pretty sure the US military is unique in precisely none of those aspects.

2023-07-16T15:55:58Z

While they are affiliated with the Wizard of Yendor, their mannerisms are based on the U.S. Army.

2022-03-15T15:56:09Z

‎Other items: correct odds

2021-10-30T16:13:00Z

‎Weapons: lances and mattocks in 3.7.0

2021-09-19T23:22:46Z

‎Other items: Link rations

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 {{merge|mercenary}}
 The '''Yendorian army''' is a group of [[Human (monster attribute)|human]]s encountered in ''[[NetHack]]''. According to their [[encyclopedia]] entry, they are employed and often trained directly by the [[Wizard of Yendor]] himself. The Yendorian army is composed of:
-* {{monsym|soldier}} '''soldiers'''
+* {{monsymlink|soldier}} '''soldiers'''
-* {{monsym|sergeant}} '''sergeants'''
+* {{monsymlink|sergeant}} '''sergeants'''
-* {{monsym|lieutenant}} '''lieutenants'''
+* {{monsymlink|lieutenant}} '''lieutenants'''
-* {{monsym|captain}} '''captains'''
+* {{monsymlink|captain}} '''captains'''
 All Yendorian Army members are [[chaotic]], are not valid [[polymorph]] forms, and can [[follow]] the player to other levels; like other humans, they do not respect [[Elbereth]]. They have low [[monster magic resistance]], and possess at least one weapon attack per turn; lieutenants and captains are capable of two per turn.
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 ==References==
 <references/>
+{{nethack-364}}
 [[Category:Monsters]]

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-The game uses a complicated procedure to outfit each mercenary with a selection of armor giving roughly the target AC. If the soldier is unlucky, they might be given less armor; if they are lucky, they might be given enchanted armor that takes them beyond the target. Each mercenary is generated with one suit of body armor, and will always receive [[leather armor]] at bare minimum. All ranks are eligible for [[ring mail]] or [[studded leather armor]]; sergeants and above are eligible for [[splint mail]] or [[banded mail]]; and lieutenants and captains are eligible for [[plate mail]] or [[crystal plate mail]].
+The game uses a complicated procedure to outfit each mercenary with a selection of armor giving roughly the target AC. Depending on how the dice roll, a soldier might be given less armor or might be given enchanted armor that takes them beyond the target. Each mercenary is generated with one suit of body armor, and will always receive [[leather armor]] at bare minimum. All ranks are eligible for [[ring mail]] or [[studded leather armor]]; sergeants and above are eligible for [[splint mail]] or [[banded mail]]; and lieutenants and captains are eligible for [[plate mail]] or [[crystal plate mail]].
 In addition, soldiers  of all ranks may be randomly generated with any of the items from the following list:

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 ===Weapons===
-Ordinary soldiers have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with a random weapon from the set of all [[polearm]]s, plus [[lance]]s and [[mattock]]s; if this is the case, they will always get either a knife or a [[dagger]] as a secondary weapon, with equal probability.{{refsrc|makemon.c|190}} Otherwise, a plain soldier's primary weapon will have be either an ordinary [[spear]] or an ordinary [[short sword]] with equal probability; these soldiers have a {{frac|3|4}} chance of taking a knife as a secondary weapon.
+Ordinary soldiers have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with a random weapon from the set of all [[polearm]]s, plus [[lance]]s and [[dwarvish mattock]]s; if this is the case, they will always get either a knife or a [[dagger]] as a secondary weapon, with equal probability.{{refsrc|makemon.c|190}} Otherwise, a plain soldier's primary weapon will have be either an ordinary [[spear]] or an ordinary [[short sword]] with equal probability; these soldiers have a {{frac|3|4}} chance of taking a knife as a secondary weapon.
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Lances and mattocks no longer generate as starting weapons on watchmen and soldiers.<ref>[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/da859c5eb88e17d04ec2bb37e2c12842e9f4c4a9 fix github issue #623 - soldiers and mattocks]</ref>}}

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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia|
-The soldiers of Yendor are well-trained in the art of war,
+The soldiers of Yendor are well-trained in the art of war, many trained by the [[Wizard of Yendor|Wizard]] himself.  Some say the soldiers are explorers who were unfortunate enough to be captured, and put under the Wizard's spell.  Those who have survived encounters with soldiers say they travel together in platoons, and are fierce fighters.  Because of the load of their combat gear, however, one can usually run away from them, and doing so is considered a wise thing.}}
 ==References==

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 ===SLASH'EM===
 In [[SLASH'EM]], soldiers always wield [[firearm]]s of some kind.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ===Other items===
-Soldiers of all ranks have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with a [[K-ration]], and an independent {{frac|2}} chance of being generated with a [[C-ration]]. Sergeants and above also have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with a [[bugle]].{{refsrc|makemon.c|549}}
+Soldiers of all ranks have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with a [[K-ration]], and an independent {{frac|2}} chance of being generated with a [[C-ration]]. Sergeants and above also have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with a [[bugle]].{{refsrc|makemon.c|549}} Ordinary soldiers are only {{frac|13}}th as likely as other monsters to receive a [[defensive item]], [[miscellaneous item]], or [[gold]];{{refsrc|makemon.c|653}} other ranks are unaffected.
 ==Strategy==

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 ===Other items===
-Soldiers of all ranks have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with a K-ration, and an independent {{frac|2}} chance of being generated with a C-ration. Sergeants and above also have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with a [[bugle]].{{refsrc|makemon.c|549}}
+Soldiers of all ranks have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with a [[K-ration]], and an independent {{frac|2}} chance of being generated with a [[C-ration]]. Sergeants and above also have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with a [[bugle]].{{refsrc|makemon.c|549}}
 Unlike all other monster types, ordinary soldiers have only a {{frac|1|13}} chance to be generated with random [[defensive item]]s, [[miscellaneous item]]s, and [[gold]];{{refsrc|makemon.c|653}} other ranks are unaffected.