Grey-elf
@ Grey-elf | |
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Difficulty | 8 |
Attacks |
Weapon 2d4 |
Base level | 6 |
Base experience | 78 |
Speed | 12 |
Base AC | 10 |
Base MR | 10 |
Alignment | -7 (chaotic) |
Frequency (by normal means) | 2 (Quite rare) |
Genocidable | Yes |
Weight | 800 |
Nutritional value | 350 |
Size | Medium |
Resistances | Sleep |
Resistances conveyed |
Sleep (40%) |
A Grey-elf:
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Reference | monst.c#line2331 |
A Grey-elf, @, is a type of monster that appears in NetHack. Among the randomly generated elves, Grey-elves are only slightly stronger than Green-elves. They have a single weapon attack and possess sleep resistance, infravision and the ability to see invisible.
Eating a Grey-elf corpse or tin has a 2⁄5 chance of conferring sleep resistance.
Generation
Grey-elves can generate in small groups, and randomly-generated Grey-elves are sometimes peaceful towards chaotic characters and always peaceful towards player elves. A Grey-elf can grow up into an elf-lord.
Grey-elves are generated with elven equipment using the following odds:[1]
- They have a 1⁄2 chance of generating with either an elven mithril-coat or an elven cloak, and a 1⁄2 chance of generating with an elven leather helm; if they do not generate with the helm, they have a 1⁄4 chance of generating with elven boots.
- They have a 1⁄2 chance of generating with an elven dagger.
- They will also generate with one of the following sets of items, with an equal chance of each set:
- An elven bow and set of elven arrows, a 1⁄4 chance of an elven shield and a 2⁄3 chance of an elven short sword.
- An elven broadsword and a 1⁄2 chance of an elven shield.
- A 1⁄2 chance of an elven spear and accompanying elven shield.
Strategy
Grey-elves are the strongest among the trio of "basic" elven monsters, but this distinction makes little difference in practice - as with other elves, they can be quite troublesome in groups.
History
The Grey-elf first appears in NetHack 3.0.0.
Variants
dNetHack
In dNetHack, Grey-elves may appear among the court of an elven monarch-ruled throne room.
xNetHack
In xNetHack, Grey-elves are moved to the Quendi monster class like all other elves.
References
- ↑ src/makemon.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 222: Default equipment for elves