SpliceHack/Unique demons

Unique demons in SpliceHack are more numerous than their incarnations in vanilla NetHack. They also have lower AC, and are much more dangerous.

Bribery

Bribing a lawful demon prince is similar to NetHack, but with a few key differences. The demon will cycle through the following checks in order.

1. If the player has a playing card deck in their inventory, the demon will offer to play a game of chance with the player for dominion of their soul. If the player refuses, the demon will get angry.
2. If the player has a powerful object in their inventory, the demon lord may demand it in exchange for safe passage. Objects demanded include any artifact (except Sting, Orcrist, and those necessary for ascension), a bag of holding, or a wand of wishing.
3. If the player does not have a powerful object or refuses to hand it over, the demon will demand a monetary bribe of 2000–3000 zorkmids, with an additional 1000 demanded if the player is of a different alignment to the demon. If the demon is in possession of the Amulet of Yendor or the hero is deaf, a sum of money greater than the amount in the player's inventory is demanded.

Dark speech

All hostile unique demons are capable of using dark speech. Each turn, there is a ¹⁄₁₈ chance that the demon utters something in the dark speech. If the player does not have sonic resistance and is not deaf, one of several effects will occur.

Probability	Effect
1⁄5	Intrinsic loss, as if successfully attacked at night by a gremlin.
1⁄5	Withering for 40–80 turns.
1⁄5	Take 6d6 damage unless psychic resistant.
2⁄5	Nothing happens.

List of unique demons

Name	Sym	Alignment	AC	Attacks	Lair	Notes
Juiblex	&	Chaotic	−17	Engulfing 4d10 disease, Spit 3d6 acid	Yes
Zuggotomoy	&	Chaotic	−14	Claw 2d6 poisonous (dexterity), Claw 2d6 poisonous (dexterity), Tentacles 2d6, Passive 3d4 random element	No	Can create aspects of herself when coming into contact with corpses.
Buer	&	Chaotic	−15	Bite 4d6, Claw 2d6, Claw 2d6, Claw 2d6, Claw 2d6, Claw 2d6	No
Pazuzu	&	Lawful	−12	Weapon 3d6, Weapon 2d6, Bite 2d6 wind, poison gas breath	No	Will always start as peaceful and solicit the player for a bribe when summoned.
Kostchtchie	&	Chaotic	3	Weapon 3d10 knockback, Weapon 2d8 fumbling, Hug 2d12	No	Attack that inflicts fumbling for 1–30 turns 1⁄2 the time. The chance of this occurring drops to 1⁄7 of the time if the player is resistant to cold.
Yeenoghu	&	Chaotic	−15	Weapon 3d6, Weapon 2d8 confusion, Claw 1d6 paralysis, Spell-casting 2d6 magic missile	No	Wields a triple flail that does a large amount of damage.
Baphomet	&	Chaotic	−15	Weapon 3d7, Claw 3d7, Head butt 3d8, Breath 1d6 curse items	No	Breath attack curses items in the player's inventory.
Orcus	&	Chaotic	−16	Weapon 3d6, Claw 3d4, Claw 3d4, Spell-casting 8d6, Sting 2d4 poison	Yes
Geryon	&	Lawful	−13	Claw 3d6, Claw 3d6, Sting 2d4 poison	No
Dispater	&	Lawful	−12	Weapon 4d6, Spell-casting 6d6	No	Has a random spellbook, as opposed to a wand of striking in vanilla.
Malcanthet	&	Lawful	−16	Gaze 4d6 blind, Weapon 2d6, Claw 2d6, Claw seduction	Yes	Can seduce the player regardless of their gender and orientation.
Baalzebub	&	Lawful	−15	Bite 2d6 poison, Gaze 2d6 stun	Yes
Mephisto	&	Lawful	−17	Head butt 4d4, Spell-casting 4d4 fire, Claw 2d4	Yes	Grudges against Asmodeus. Fire resistance only halves the spell damage from his spell.
Asmodeus	&	Lawful	−17	Claw 4d4, Spell-casting 6d6 cold	Yes	Grudges against Mephisto.
Demogorgon	&	Chaotic	−18	Spell-casting 8d6, Sting 1d4 drain life, Claw 1d6 disease, Claw 1d6 disease	No