Scorpion
s scorpion | |
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Difficulty | 8 |
Attacks |
Claw 1d2, Claw 1d2, Sting 1d4 poison |
Base level | 5 |
Base experience | 67 |
Speed | 15 |
Base AC | 3 |
Base MR | 0 |
Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
Frequency (by normal means) | Rare |
Genocidable | Yes |
Weight | 50 |
Nutritional value | 100 |
Size | Small |
Resistances | poison |
Resistances conveyed | poison (58%) |
A scorpion:
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Reference | monst.c#line865 |
The scorpion, s, is a monster in NetHack. They are faster than you, have a poisonous sting, and can hide under items, making them a dangerous opponent for low level charsters. Their corpses are poisonous, and convey poison resistance about 60% of the time. Scorpions are frequently generated in the ranger quest.
Strategy
Fighting with a scorpion can be fatal if you lack posion resistance or high magic cancellation. If you have poor strength (or a bad weapon), then don't fight them in melee! Try to use spells/wands/projectiles or (semi)permanent E-word.
Encyclopedia entry
A sub-species of the spider (_Scorpionidae_), the scorpion
distinguishes itself from them by having a lower body that
ends in a long, jointed tail tapering to a poisonous stinger.
They have eight legs and pincers.
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