Ettin

H ettin
Difficulty	13
Attacks	Melee weapon 2d8, melee weapon 3d6, can use projectiles

H ettin
Difficulty	13
Attacks	Melee weapon 2d8, melee weapon 3d6, can use projectiles
Base level	10
Base experience	291
Speed	12
Base AC	3
Base MR	0
Alignment	0 (neutral)
Frequency (by normal means)	1 (Very rare)
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	1700
Nutritional value	500
Size	Huge
Resistances	None
Resistances conveyed	None
An ettin: has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. is an animal. is carnivorous. is normally generated hostile. is nasty. is strong. can pick up weapons and food. has infravision. can be seen through infravision.
Reference	monst.c#line1424

The ettin, H, is a giant humanoid monster that appears in NetHack.

Generation

Normally-generated ettin are always created with a club.

Strategy

Generally, the player will encounter ettin zombies before actual ettins.

They are hard to surprise; they ignore stealth 9 turns out of 10. This is presumably because they have two heads. Despite this, decapitation with Vorpal Blade is still an instant kill.

Origin

It is common for ettins to have two heads in other games related to Dungeons & Dragons.

Encyclopedia entry

The two-headed giant, or ettin, is a vicious and unpredictable hunter that stalks by night and eats any meat it can catch.

References

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