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Certain monsters have a tendency to appear in '''groups'''. Due to this, they are more common than their [[monster frequency]] would imply.
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In ''[[NetHack]]'', certain monsters have a tendency to appear in '''groups'''. Due to this, they are more common than their [[monster frequency]] would imply.
  
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A "large" group consists of 2-11 monsters and a "small" group of 1-4.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1365|version=NetHack 3.6.1}} If more than one monster is generated, the number of additional monsters is divided by 4 for players of level 1 or 2, and halved for players of level 3 or 4, but always at least one.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|105|version=NetHack 3.6.1}} [[Peaceful]] monsters are never created in a group.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|124|version=NetHack 3.6.1}}
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A "large" group consists of 2-11 monsters and a "small" group of 1-4.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1365|version=NetHack 3.6.1}} If more than one monster is generated, the number of additional monsters is divided by 4 for players of level 1 or 2, and halved for players of level 3 or 4, but is always at least one.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|105|version=NetHack 3.6.1}} Extra monsters are never [[peaceful]].{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|124|version=NetHack 3.6.1}} If a monster created as part of a group would be peaceful, it's skipped; this can effectively reduce the group size for some monsters.
  
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===Monsters that appear in small groups===
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A common [[strategy]] for killing monster groups in NetHack is to lure them into a [[corridor]] or [[doorway]], so only one member of the group can attack the player at a time, preventing the group from overwhelming the player.
  
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* {{brown|a}} [[giant ant]]
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==Monsters that appear in small groups==
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* {{blue|a}} [[soldier ant]]
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These monsters have a {{frac|2}} chance of appearing in groups of 2-4:
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* {{red|a}} [[fire ant]]
 
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* {{brown|c}} [[chickatrice]]
 
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* {{brown|d}} [[jackal]]
 
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* {{brown|d}} [[coyote]]
 
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* {{brown|d}} [[wolf]]
 
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* {{cyan|d}} [[winter wolf cub]]
 
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* {{brown|d}} [[warg]]
 
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* {{red|d}} [[hell hound pup]]
 
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* {{brown|q}} [[rothe]]
 
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* {{brown|r}} [[sewer rat]]
 
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* {{brown|r}} [[giant rat]]
 
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* {{gray|s}} [[cave spider]]
 
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* {{magenta|x}} [[grid bug]]
 
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* {{green|A}} [[couatl]]
 
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* {{brown|B}} [[bat]]
 
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* {{brown|G}} [[gnome]]
 
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* {{gray|H}} [[stone giant]]
 
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* {{cyan|H}} [[hill giant]]
 
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* {{yellow|H}} [[fire giant]]
 
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* {{white|H}} [[frost giant]]
 
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* {{blue|H}} [[storm giant]]
 
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* {{blue|K}} [[Kop Sergeant]]
 
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* {{red|O}} [[ogre]]
 
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* {{brown|Y}} [[ape]]
 
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* {{gray|Z}} [[orc zombie]]
 
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* {{red|Z}} [[dwarf zombie]]
 
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* {{green|Z}} [[elf zombie]]
 
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* {{white|Z}} [[human zombie]]
 
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* {{green|@}} [[Woodland-elf]]
 
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* {{brightgreen|@}} [[Green-elf]]
 
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* {{gray|@}} [[Grey-elf]]
 
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* {{brightblue|@}} [[elf-lord]]
 
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* {{gray|@}} [[soldier]]
 
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* {{red|@}} [[sergeant]]
 
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* {{gray|@}} [[watchman]]
 
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* {{red|&}} [[erinys]]
 
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* {{red|&}} [[barbed devil]]
 
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* {{red|&}} [[vrock]]
 
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* {{red|&}} [[hezrou]]
 
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* {{gray|&}} [[bone devil]]
 
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* {{red|;}} [[piranha]]
 
  
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===Monsters that appear in large groups===
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* {{monsymlink|giant ant}}
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* {{monsymlink|soldier ant}}
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* {{monsymlink|fire ant}}
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* {{monsymlink|chickatrice}}
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* {{monsymlink|jackal}}
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* {{monsymlink|coyote}}
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* {{monsymlink|wolf}}
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* {{monsymlink|winter wolf cub}}
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* {{monsymlink|warg}}
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* {{monsymlink|hell hound pup}}
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* {{monsymlink|rothe}}
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* {{monsymlink|sewer rat}}
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* {{monsymlink|giant rat}}
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* {{monsymlink|cave spider}}
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* {{monsymlink|grid bug}}
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* {{monsymlink|couatl}}
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* {{monsymlink|bat}}
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* {{monsymlink|gnome}}
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* {{monsymlink|stone giant}}
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* {{monsymlink|hill giant}}
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* {{monsymlink|fire giant}}
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* {{monsymlink|frost giant}}
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* {{monsymlink|storm giant}}
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* {{monsymlink|Kop Sergeant}}
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* {{monsymlink|ogre}}
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* {{monsymlink|ape}}
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* {{monsymlink|orc zombie}}
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* {{monsymlink|dwarf zombie}}
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* {{monsymlink|elf zombie}}
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* {{monsymlink|human zombie}}
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* {{monsymlink|Woodland-elf}}
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* {{monsymlink|Green-elf}}
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* {{monsymlink|Grey-elf}}
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* {{monsymlink|elf-lord}}
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* {{monsymlink|soldier}}
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* {{monsymlink|sergeant}}
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* {{monsymlink|watchman}}
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* {{monsymlink|erinys}}
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* {{monsymlink|barbed devil}}
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* {{monsymlink|vrock}}
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* {{monsymlink|hezrou}}
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* {{monsymlink|bone devil}}
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* {{monsymlink|piranha}}
  
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* {{yellow|a}} [[killer bee]]
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==Monsters that appear in large groups==
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* {{red|i}} [[manes]]
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* {{brown|i}} [[lemure]]
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With a 2 in 3 chance, they're generated in groups of 2-11; otherwise, a group size of 2-4 is used.  The average group size is thus 5{{frac|1|3}}.
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* {{red|o}} [[orc]]
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* {{yellow|o}} [[hill orc]]
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* {{monsymlink|killer bee}}
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* {{blue|o}} [[Mordor orc]]
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* {{monsymlink|manes}}
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* {{black|o}} [[Uruk-hai]]
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* {{monsymlink|lemure}}
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* {{blue|K}} [[Keystone Kop]]
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* {{monsymlink|orc}}
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* {{green|S}} [[garter snake]]
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* {{monsymlink|hill orc}}
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* {{red|S}} [[water moccasin]]
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* {{monsymlink|Mordor orc}}
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* {{monsymlink|Uruk-hai}}
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* {{monsymlink|Keystone Kop}}
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* {{monsymlink|garter snake}}
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* {{monsymlink|water moccasin}}
  
 
==SLASH'EM==
 
==SLASH'EM==
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===SLASH'EM monsters that appear in small groups===
 
===SLASH'EM monsters that appear in small groups===
  
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* {{gray|a}} [[giant tick]]
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* {{monsymlink|giant tick}}
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* {{gray|a}} [[giant flea]]
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* {{monsymlink|giant flea}}
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* {{cyan|a}} [[snow ant]]
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* {{monsymlink|snow ant}}
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* {{gray|a}} [[giant louse]]
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* {{monsymlink|giant louse}}
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* {{green|a}} [[tsetse fly]]
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* {{monsymlink|tsetse fly}}
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* {{yellow|a}} [[migo warrior]]
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* {{monsymlink|migo warrior}}
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* {{brown|c}} [[chicken]]
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* {{monsymlink|chicken}}
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* {{white|c}} [[cockatoo]]
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* {{monsymlink|cockatoo}}
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* {{black|d}} [[death dog]]
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* {{monsymlink|death dog}}
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* {{black|d}} [[shadow wolf]]
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* {{monsymlink|shadow wolf}}
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* {{green|d}} [[mist wolf]]
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* {{monsymlink|mist wolf}}
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* {{green|@}} [[deeper one]]
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* {{monsymlink|deeper one}}
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* {{white|q}} [[lamb]]
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* {{monsymlink|lamb}}
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* {{green|q}} [[scramper]]
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* {{monsymlink|scramper}}
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* {{white|q}} [[sheep]]
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* {{monsymlink|sheep}}
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* {{white|q}} [[goat]]
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* {{monsymlink|goat}}
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* {{magenta|q}} [[squealer]]
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* {{monsymlink|squealer}}
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* {{orange|q}} [[mangler]]
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* {{monsymlink|mangler}}
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* {{brown|s}} [[recluse spider]]
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* {{monsymlink|recluse spider}}
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* {{white|w}} [[larva]]
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* {{monsymlink|larva}}
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* {{white|w}} [[maggot]]
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* {{monsymlink|maggot}}
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* {{black|w}} [[dung worm]]
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* {{monsymlink|dung worm}}
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* {{green|w}} [[acid worm]]
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* {{monsymlink|acid worm}}
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* {{brightblue|x}} [[spark bug]]
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* {{monsymlink|spark bug}}
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* {{orange|x}} [[arc bug]]
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* {{monsymlink|arc bug}}
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* {{yellow|x}} [[lightning bug]]
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* {{monsymlink|lightning bug}}
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* {{red|z}} [[wallaroo]]
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* {{monsymlink|wallaroo}}
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* {{gray|z}} [[kangaroo]]
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* {{monsymlink|kangaroo}}
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* {{yellow|B}} [[rhumbat]]
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* {{monsymlink|rhumbat}}
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* {{red|B}} [[hellbat]]
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* {{monsymlink|hellbat}}
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* {{orange|B}} [[mongbat]]
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* {{monsymlink|mongbat}}
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* {{gray|B}} [[harpy]]
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* {{monsymlink|harpy}}
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* {{brown|B}} [[nightgaunt]]
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* {{monsymlink|nightgaunt}}
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* {{black|@}} [[drow]]
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* {{monsymlink|drow}}
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* {{orange|&}} [[bar-lgura]]
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* {{monsymlink|bar-lgura}}
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* {{cyan|&}} [[chasme]]
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* {{monsymlink|chasme}}
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* {{black|&}} [[babau]]
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* {{monsymlink|babau}}
  
 
===SLASH'EM monsters that appear in large groups===
 
===SLASH'EM monsters that appear in large groups===
  
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* {{green|a}} [[migo drone]]
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* {{monsymlink|migo drone}}
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* {{yellow|a}} [[yellow jacket]]
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* {{monsymlink|yellow jacket}}
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* {{yellow|a}} [[black wasp]]
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* {{monsymlink|black wasp}}
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* {{black|a}} [[giant wasp]]
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* {{monsymlink|giant wasp}}
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* {{green|@}} [[deep one]]
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* {{monsymlink|deep one}}
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* {{green|o}} [[war orc]]
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* {{monsymlink|war orc}}
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* {{brightgreen|o}} [[great orc]]
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* {{monsymlink|great orc}}
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* {{cyan|o}} [[snow orc]]
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* {{monsymlink|snow orc}}
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* {{orange|o}} [[demon orc]]
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* {{monsymlink|demon orc}}
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* {{red|r}} [[hellrat]]
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* {{monsymlink|hellrat}}
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* {{gray|B}} [[athol]]
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* {{monsymlink|athol}}
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* {{black|B}} [[mobat]]
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* {{monsymlink|mobat}}
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* {{black|Z}} [[gug]]
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* {{monsymlink|gug}}
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* {{green|&}} [[spined devil]]
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* {{monsymlink|spined devil}}
  
 
===SLASH'EM monsters that appear in very large groups===
 
===SLASH'EM monsters that appear in very large groups===
  
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* {{gray|g}} [[jermlaine]]
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* {{monsymlink|jermlaine}}
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* {{gray|@}} [[gibberling]]
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* {{monsymlink|gibberling}}
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* {{black|@}} [[grimlock]]
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* {{monsymlink|grimlock}}
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 09:17, 29 October 2023

In NetHack, certain monsters have a tendency to appear in groups. Due to this, they are more common than their monster frequency would imply.

A "large" group consists of 2-11 monsters and a "small" group of 1-4.[1] If more than one monster is generated, the number of additional monsters is divided by 4 for players of level 1 or 2, and halved for players of level 3 or 4, but is always at least one.[2] Extra monsters are never peaceful.[3] If a monster created as part of a group would be peaceful, it's skipped; this can effectively reduce the group size for some monsters.

A common strategy for killing monster groups in NetHack is to lure them into a corridor or doorway, so only one member of the group can attack the player at a time, preventing the group from overwhelming the player.

Monsters that appear in small groups

These monsters have a 1⁄2 chance of appearing in groups of 2-4:

Monsters that appear in large groups

With a 2 in 3 chance, they're generated in groups of 2-11; otherwise, a group size of 2-4 is used. The average group size is thus 51⁄3.

SLASH'EM

SLASH'EM adds "very large" groups of size 2-21.[4]

SLASH'EM monsters that appear in small groups

SLASH'EM monsters that appear in large groups

SLASH'EM monsters that appear in very large groups

References

  1. ↑ src/makemon.c in NetHack 3.6.1, line 1365
  2. ↑ src/makemon.c in NetHack 3.6.1, line 105
  3. ↑ src/makemon.c in NetHack 3.6.1, line 124
  4. ↑ Source:SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/makemon.c#line39

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