Rope golem
' rope golem 
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| Difficulty | 6 |
| Attacks |
Claw 1d4 physical, Claw 1d4 physical, Holding 6d1 grab |
| Base level | 4 |
| Base experience | 44 |
| Speed | 9 |
| Base AC | 8 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 1 (Very rare) |
| Genocidable | No |
| Weight | 450 |
| Nutritional value | 0 |
| Size | Large |
| Resistances | Sleep, Poison |
| Resistances conveyed | None |
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A rope golem:
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| Reference | monst.c#line2208 |
A rope golem, ', is a type of monster that appears in NetHack. The rope golem is a type of golem that is likely to be the first dangerous golem a hero encounters.
Rope golems have two claw attacks and a holding attack that chokes the hero, functioning the same as a grabbing attack. Rope golems possess sleep resistance and poison resistance like all golems. A rope golem that is subjected to stoning will become a stone golem.[1]
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Generation
Randomly-generated rope golems are always created hostile. Rope golems are always generated with 30 HP.[2]
Rope golems can generate as a result of polypiling if there are enough cloth objects in a pile of items.[3]
A rope golem does not leave behind a corpse upon death. They are not a valid target for genocide.
The following information pertains to an upcoming version (3.7.0). If this version is now released, please verify that it is still accurate, then update the page to incorporate this information.
Per commit 9e666b75, rope golems drop leashes and bullwhips upon death.Strategy
Though the rope golem is slow at 9 speed and its claw attacks and AC are weak, its primary danger lies in its choking grab. If you cannot pick one off with ranged attacks before it closes in and grabs you, be prepared to engrave a quick Elbereth or scare the rope golem away through another means (e.g. bugle, tooled horn, etc.); you can still engrave when grabbed this way, and it will release you once scared into fleeing. An oilskin cloak or greased outer armor can also protect against the golem's grabbing attack.
History
The rope golem is introduced in NetHack 3.0.0.
Variants
Some variants give rope golems a special death drop to match other golems.
SLASH'EM
In SLASH'EM, rope golems generate with 60 HP, possess death resistance and hit as a +1 weapon.[4]
SlashTHEM
In SlashTHEM, in addition to SLASH'EM details, rope golems drop leashes upon death as part of the incorporated biodiversity patch.
Encyclopedia entry
"The original story harks back, so they say, to the sixteenth century. Using long-lost formulas from the Kabbala, a rabbi is said to have made an artificial man -- the so-called Golem -- to help ring the bells in the Synagogue and for all kinds of other menial work.
"But he hadn't made a full man, and it was animated by some sort of vegetable half-life. What life it had, too, so the story runs, was only derived from the magic charm placed behind its teeth each day, that drew down to itself what was known as the `free sidereal strength of the universe.'
"One evening, before evening prayers, the rabbi forgot to take the charm out of the Golem's mouth, and it fell into a frenzy. It raged through the dark streets, smashing everything in its path, until the rabbi caught up with it, removed the charm, and destroyed it. Then the Golem collapsed, lifeless. All that was left of it was a small clay image, which you can still see in the Old Synagogue." ...
