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A '''gug''' is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[dNetHack]], [[SlashTHEM]], and [[Hack'EM]].
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|name = gug
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|level = 14
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==Description==
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|experience = 334
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There are several differences in attributes and even [[monster class]] between the gug as it appears in dNetHack and its appearances in SLASH'EM and related variants.
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|difficulty = Unknown
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|AC = 5
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<simpletabs>
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|MR = 15
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SLASH'EM|{{ monster
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|speed = 18
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|name=gug
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|align = -4
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|difficulty=18
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|genocidable = yes
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|level=15
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|size = Medium
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|experience=369
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|weight = 1800
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|speed=18
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|nutr = 150
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|AC=5
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|attacks = claw 2d6, claw 2d6, bite 3d6 [[paralysis]]
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|MR=15
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|frequency = Very Rare, found in large groups
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|align=-4
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|resistances = [[cold]], [[sleep]], [[poison]]
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|frequency=1
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|resistances conveyed = none
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|genocidable=Yes
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|attributes = {{attributes|A gug:
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|attacks=Claw 2d6, Claw 2d6, Bite 3d6 [[paralysis]]
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|humanoid = 1
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|resistances conveyed=None
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|pois = 1
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|resistances=cold, sleep, poison, level drain
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|tunnel = 1
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|attributes={{attributes|A gug|humanoid=1|pois=1|tunnel=1|needpick=1|thick=1|carnivore=1|undead=1|wander=1|hostile=1|strong=1|stalk=1|collect=1|magic=1|infravision=1|traitor=1|nocorpse=1|lgroup=1}}
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|needpick = 1
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|size=Medium
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|thick = 1
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|nutr=150
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|carnivore = 1
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|weight=1800
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|undead = 1
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|reference=[[SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line3463]]
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|wander = 1
 
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|hostile = 1
 
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|strong = 1
 
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|stalk = 1
 
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|collect = 1
 
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|magic = 1
 
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|infravision = 1}}
 
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|reference = [[SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line3463]]
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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'''Gugs''' are a new monster in [[SLASH'EM]]. They appear in large groups, are fast and hard-hitting and have a paralyzing bite.
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In SLASH'EM and its variants, the '''gug''', {{monsym|gug}}, is a member of the [[Zombie (monster class)|zombie]] [[monster class]].
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{{Clear}}
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==Strategy==
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Gugs are non-[[mindless]] humanoid undead that possess two claw attacks and a [[paralyzing]] bite, and have the typical resistances to [[cold resistance|cold]], [[sleep resistance|sleep]], [[poison resistance|poison]], and [[drain resistance|draining magic]]. They will pick up [[weapon]]s, [[food]] and [[magical item]]s, are capable of tunneling with a [[pick-axe]], and can [[follow]] you to other levels if they are close enough. A [[tame]] gug has a chance of turning [[traitor]].
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===Generation===
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Randomly generated gugs often appear in large [[group]]s. A gug [[Corpseless|never leaves a corpse]] upon death.
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===Strategy===
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Gugs are decently hard-hitting and move at a [[speed]] of 18, making gug swarms incredibly dangerous from the mid-game on even for fast characters - being paralyzed and then surrounded by a group of gugs is a painful source of potential deaths. [[Free action]] can neutralize the paralyzing bites, while [[MC]]3 can significantly reduce its threat.
  
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Although by the time you encounter them, your [[magic cancellation]] should neutralize the paralysis, gugs are still a large threat in the midgame, mostly due to the fact that they appear in large groups and are quite fast.  Note that they cna be detected through [[telepathy]]; in general, one should exercise caution when seeing a {{monsym/gug}} with a mind in SLASH'EM; it is either a hard-hitting gug, or a spellcasting [[ghoul mage]] or [[ghoul queen]].
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Since gugs are not mindless, [[telepathy]] can and should be used to scan for them when possible: a {{black|Z}} that shows up via telepathy can either be a gug, a [[ghoul mage]] or a [[ghoul queen]], the latter two of which are quite dangerous in their own right.
  
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== Encyclopedia entry ==
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====As a polyform====
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Gugs are among some of the better polyforms available in SLASH'EM, due to their speed and paralyzing bite; they can also wear all forms of armor.
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dNetHack|{{monster
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|name=gug
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|symbol={{magenta|Y}}
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|tile=
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|difficulty=21
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|level=15
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|experience=542
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|speed=18
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|AC=5
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|MR=15
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|align=-4
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|frequency=1
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|genocidable=Yes
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|attacks=Weapon 2d6 physical, Claw 1d6 physical, Claw 1d6 physical, Bearhug 1d12 physical, Bite 3d6 [[paralysis]], Claw 1d6 [[steal item]]
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|weight=4800
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|nutr=1000
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|size=huge
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|resistances=[[cold]]
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|resistances conveyed=[[cold]]
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|attributes={{attributes|A gug=|tunnel=1|needpick=1|humanoid=1|thick=1|carnivore=1|giant=1|hostile=1|wander=1|stalk=1|nasty=1|strong=1|collect=1|magic=1|infravision=1|sgroup=1|traitor=1}}
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|reference=
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}}
  
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These foul creatures dwell in the endless darkness of the  
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In dNetHack, the '''gug''', {{magenta|Y}}, is instead a form of [[apelike creature]]. It possesses many of the same traits as the gugs of SLASH'EM, though it only has cold resistance, and it has six attacks as opposed to their four - gugs have one weapon attack, two claw attacks, a [[grabbing attack]], a [[paralyzing]] bite, and a third claw attack that can steal items.
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Gulf of N'Kai, scavenging the bones of whatever luckless
 
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intruders have stumbled into it.&nbsp; It is suspected that they
 
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may be some warped form of ghoul, but few have survived
 
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seeing them so information is scarce.
 
  
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{{se-stub}}
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Due to their giant size, gugs can break through locked [[doors]], and their anatomy allows them to wield any weapon as one-handed. Seeing a gug can inflict [[sanity]] loss and confer a point of [[insight]]; killing a gug also raises your insight.
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SlashTHEM|{{ monster
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|name=gug
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|difficulty=18
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|level=15
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|experience=369
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|speed=18
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|AC=5
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|MR=15
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|align=-4
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|frequency=1
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|genocidable=Yes
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|attacks=Claw 2d6, Claw 2d6, Bite 3d6 [[paralysis]]
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|resistances conveyed=None
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|resistances=cold, sleep, poison, level drain
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|attributes={{attributes|A gug|humanoid=1|pois=1|tunnel=1|needpick=1|thick=1|carnivore=1|undead=1|wander=1|hostile=1|strong=1|stalk=1|collect=1|magic=1|infravision=1|traitor=1|nocorpse=1|lgroup=1}}
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|size=Medium
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|nutr=150
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|weight=1800
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|reference=
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}}
  
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In SlashTHEM, gugs are considered to be part of the same race as [[ghoul]]s.
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Hack'EM|{{ monster
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|name=gug
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|difficulty=18
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|level=15
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|experience=369
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|speed=18
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|AC=5
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|MR=15
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|align=-4
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|frequency=1
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|genocidable=Yes
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|attacks=Claw 2d6, Claw 2d6, Bite 3d6 [[paralysis]]
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|resistances conveyed=None
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|resistances=cold, sleep, poison, level drain
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|attributes={{attributes|A gug|humanoid=1|pois=1|tunnel=1|needpick=1|thick=1|carnivore=1|undead=1|wander=1|hostile=1|strong=1|stalk=1|collect=1|magic=1|infravision=1|traitor=1|nocorpse=1|lgroup=1}}
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|size=Medium
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|nutr=150
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|weight=1800
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|reference=
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}}
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In Hack'EM, gugs are additionally vulnerable to [[fire]] damage.
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</simpletabs>
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{{clear}}
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==Origin==
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{{wikipedia|The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath}}
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Gugs are man-eating creatures that originate from ''The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath'', a novella by [[H.P. Lovecraft]] that he completed a draft of in 1927; the draft unrevised and unpublished in his lifetime, and was first published posthumously by Arkham House in 1943. It is both the longest of the stories in his [[wikipedia:Dream Cycle|''Dream Cycle'' series]], and the longest Lovecraft work to feature Randolph Carter, a recurring protagonist within his stories.
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As described by the excerpt from the story (used for their [[encyclopedia]] entry in dNetHack), gugs are large black-furred beasts with fanged, vertically-opening jaws that reach an estimated sixteen feet in height and weigh nearly 2,000 pounds. Their two eyes protrude from either side of their head, and their limbs split at the elbows, terminating in four separate forepaws. Gugs dwell in the underworld of the Dreamlands and worship the Great Ones, the gods of Earth who reside in Kadath.
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==Encyclopedia entry==
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===SLASH'EM, SlashTHEM and Hack'EM===
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{{encyclopedia|
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These foul creatures dwell in the endless darkness of the
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Gulf of N'Kai, scavenging the bones of whatever luckless
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intruders have stumbled into it.&nbsp; It is suspected that they
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may be some warped form of ghoul, but few have survived
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seeing them so information is scarce.
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}}
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===dNetHack===
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{{encyclopedia|
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It was a paw, fully two feet and a half across, and equipped
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with formidable talons. Alter it came another paw, and after
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that a great black-furred arm to which both of the paws were
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attached by short forearms. Then two pink eyes shone, and the
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head of the awakened Gug sentry, large as a barrel, wabbled
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into view. The eyes jutted two inches from each side, shaded
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by bony protuberances overgrown with coarse hairs. But the
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head was chiefly terrible because of the mouth. That mouth
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had great yellow fangs and ran from the top to the bottom of
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the head, opening vertically instead of horizontally.
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[ The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath, by H.P. Lovecraft ]
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}}
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{{slashem-7E7|offset=1}}
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{{variant-343}}
 
[[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]
 
[[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]
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[[Category:SlashTHEM monsters]]
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[[Category:Hack'EM monsters]]
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[[Category:dNetHack monsters]]

Latest revision as of 21:03, 7 November 2023

A gug is a type of monster that appears in SLASH'EM, dNetHack, SlashTHEM, and Hack'EM.

Description

There are several differences in attributes and even monster class between the gug as it appears in dNetHack and its appearances in SLASH'EM and related variants.

Z gug Gug.png
Difficulty 18
Attacks

Claw 2d6, Claw 2d6, Bite 3d6 paralysis

Base level 15
Base experience 369
Speed 18
Base AC 5
Base MR 15
Alignment -4 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 1 (Very rare)
Genocidable Yes
Weight 1800
Nutritional value 150
Size Medium
Resistances cold, sleep, poison, level drain
Resistances conveyed

None

A gug:

Reference SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line3463

In SLASH'EM and its variants, the gug, Z, is a member of the zombie monster class.

Gugs are non-mindless humanoid undead that possess two claw attacks and a paralyzing bite, and have the typical resistances to cold, sleep, poison, and draining magic. They will pick up weapons, food and magical items, are capable of tunneling with a pick-axe, and can follow you to other levels if they are close enough. A tame gug has a chance of turning traitor.

Generation

Randomly generated gugs often appear in large groups. A gug never leaves a corpse upon death.

Strategy

Gugs are decently hard-hitting and move at a speed of 18, making gug swarms incredibly dangerous from the mid-game on even for fast characters - being paralyzed and then surrounded by a group of gugs is a painful source of potential deaths. Free action can neutralize the paralyzing bites, while MC3 can significantly reduce its threat.

Since gugs are not mindless, telepathy can and should be used to scan for them when possible: a Z that shows up via telepathy can either be a gug, a ghoul mage or a ghoul queen, the latter two of which are quite dangerous in their own right.

As a polyform

Gugs are among some of the better polyforms available in SLASH'EM, due to their speed and paralyzing bite; they can also wear all forms of armor.
Y gug Gug.png
Difficulty 21
Attacks

Weapon 2d6 physical, Claw 1d6 physical, Claw 1d6 physical, Bearhug 1d12 physical, Bite 3d6 paralysis, Claw 1d6 steal item

Base level 15
Base experience 542
Speed 18
Base AC 5
Base MR 15
Alignment -4 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 1 (Very rare)
Genocidable Yes
Weight 4800
Nutritional value 1000
Size huge
Resistances cold
Resistances conveyed

cold

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In dNetHack, the gug, Y, is instead a form of apelike creature. It possesses many of the same traits as the gugs of SLASH'EM, though it only has cold resistance, and it has six attacks as opposed to their four - gugs have one weapon attack, two claw attacks, a grabbing attack, a paralyzing bite, and a third claw attack that can steal items.

Due to their giant size, gugs can break through locked doors, and their anatomy allows them to wield any weapon as one-handed. Seeing a gug can inflict sanity loss and confer a point of insight; killing a gug also raises your insight.
Z gug Gug.png
Difficulty 18
Attacks

Claw 2d6, Claw 2d6, Bite 3d6 paralysis

Base level 15
Base experience 369
Speed 18
Base AC 5
Base MR 15
Alignment -4 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 1 (Very rare)
Genocidable Yes
Weight 1800
Nutritional value 150
Size Medium
Resistances cold, sleep, poison, level drain
Resistances conveyed

None

A gug:

In SlashTHEM, gugs are considered to be part of the same race as ghouls.
Z gug Gug.png
Difficulty 18
Attacks

Claw 2d6, Claw 2d6, Bite 3d6 paralysis

Base level 15
Base experience 369
Speed 18
Base AC 5
Base MR 15
Alignment -4 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means) 1 (Very rare)
Genocidable Yes
Weight 1800
Nutritional value 150
Size Medium
Resistances cold, sleep, poison, level drain
Resistances conveyed

None

A gug:

In Hack'EM, gugs are additionally vulnerable to fire damage.

Origin

Wikipedia

Gugs are man-eating creatures that originate from The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, a novella by H.P. Lovecraft that he completed a draft of in 1927; the draft unrevised and unpublished in his lifetime, and was first published posthumously by Arkham House in 1943. It is both the longest of the stories in his Dream Cycle series, and the longest Lovecraft work to feature Randolph Carter, a recurring protagonist within his stories.

As described by the excerpt from the story (used for their encyclopedia entry in dNetHack), gugs are large black-furred beasts with fanged, vertically-opening jaws that reach an estimated sixteen feet in height and weigh nearly 2,000 pounds. Their two eyes protrude from either side of their head, and their limbs split at the elbows, terminating in four separate forepaws. Gugs dwell in the underworld of the Dreamlands and worship the Great Ones, the gods of Earth who reside in Kadath.

Encyclopedia entry

SLASH'EM, SlashTHEM and Hack'EM

These foul creatures dwell in the endless darkness of the
Gulf of N'Kai, scavenging the bones of whatever luckless
intruders have stumbled into it.  It is suspected that they
may be some warped form of ghoul, but few have survived
seeing them so information is scarce.

dNetHack

It was a paw, fully two feet and a half across, and equipped
with formidable talons. Alter it came another paw, and after
that a great black-furred arm to which both of the paws were
attached by short forearms. Then two pink eyes shone, and the
head of the awakened Gug sentry, large as a barrel, wabbled
into view. The eyes jutted two inches from each side, shaded
by bony protuberances overgrown with coarse hairs. But the
head was chiefly terrible because of the mouth. That mouth
had great yellow fangs and ran from the top to the bottom of
the head, opening vertically instead of horizontally.
[ The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath, by H.P. Lovecraft ]

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