Shadow ogre

O shadow ogre
Difficulty	13
Attacks	Weapon 3d5, Touch 3d5 drain life

O shadow ogre
Difficulty	13
Attacks	Weapon 3d5, Touch 3d5 drain life
Base level	10
Base experience	269
Speed	14
Base AC	0
Base MR	60
Alignment	-7 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	1700
Nutritional value	750
Size	Large
Resistances	None
Resistances conveyed	None
A shadow ogre: has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. is carnivorous. is an overlord to its kind. is male. is strong. likes gold. likes gems. can pick up weapons and food. has infravision. can be seen through infravision. appears only in Gehennom. requires a +1 weapon to hit. may turn against you when tame.
Reference	SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line2931

The shadow ogre is a monster added in SLASH'EM. They normally only appear in Grund's Stronghold. They are similar to ogre kings, but have a slightly higher base level and possess a drain life attack.

Generation

Shadow ogres are not randomly generated; they appear only in Grund's Stronghold or possibly via polymorph. This may be due to an oversight, as they are not actually marked as not being generated, but lack a frequency altogether. Normally, monsters that lack a frequency but do not have the "not randomly generated" flag can still appear in aligned branches of the dungeon; however, shadow ogres are also marked as appearing only in Gehennom, which is unaligned, so they will not appear there either.

Strategy

Shadow ogres can be fairly dangerous: they are faster than an unhasted player, and hit fairly hard. If you lack magic cancellation, their life-draining touch can be devastating, although less so than those of a star vampire. They lack any resistances, so attack wands are a good option if you feel threatened.