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==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
| − | Although a | + | Although having a moderate speed as compared to [[horse|horses]], mastodons can be [[tame]]d for the purposes of [[riding]]. Since it has a very good attack, it will make a strong melee-fighting pet. |
| − | Consider zapping a tame mastodon (as with any [[motile]] pet) with a [[wand of speed monster]] | + | Consider zapping a tame mastodon (as with any [[motile]] pet) with a [[wand of speed monster]], particularly if you are riding it and/or don't have a [[magic whistle]]. |
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| + | Note that in [[SLASH'EM]] they are represented by {{brown|q}}, identical to the far less dangerous [[rothe]]. | ||
==Encyclopedia entry== | ==Encyclopedia entry== | ||
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q mastodon 
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| Difficulty | 22 |
| Attacks |
Butt: 4d8,Butt: 4d8 |
| Base level | 20 |
| Base experience | 614 |
| Speed | 12 |
| Base AC | 5 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | Very rare |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 3800 |
| Nutritional value | 800 |
| Size | large |
| Resistances | None |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
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animal body no hands thick hide herbivore | |
A mastodon is a large, thick-skinned, herbivore that is not very common in the dungeon.
Origin
While the mastodon does resemble the modern elephant, the modern elephant is not a direct descendant of the mastodon. The elephant that we know today is actually descended from the mammoth.
Strategy
Although having a moderate speed as compared to horses, mastodons can be tamed for the purposes of riding. Since it has a very good attack, it will make a strong melee-fighting pet.
Consider zapping a tame mastodon (as with any motile pet) with a wand of speed monster, particularly if you are riding it and/or don't have a magic whistle.
Note that in SLASH'EM they are represented by q, identical to the far less dangerous rothe.
Encyclopedia entry
Any large, elephantlike mammal of the genera Mammut, Mastodon,
etc., from the Oligocene and Pleistocene epochs, having
conical projections on the molar teeth.
[ Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary
of the English Language ]
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