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| − | + | [[Intelligent monster]]s will use miscellaneous items when they are within 6 tiles Euclidean distance of you.{{refsrc|src/muse.c|1644|nethack=3.6.6}} | |
| − | Monsters with | + | Monsters with [[monster difficulty]] less than 6 will attempt to use an adjacent [[polymorph trap]].{{refsrc|src/muse.c|1656|nethack=3.6.6}} |
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| + | Monsters with hands will use one of these items:{{refsrc|src/muse.c|1679|nethack=3.6.6}} | ||
| + | *[[Potion of gain level]] – but guards, shopkeepers, and priests will not use cursed ones. | ||
| + | *[[Bullwhip]] by adjacent non-peaceful monsters. | ||
| + | *[[Wand of make invisible]] and [[potion of invisibility]] by non-invisible monsters; peaceful monsters will not use these unless you [[see invisible]]. | ||
| + | *[[Wand of speed monster]] and [[potion of speed]] by monsters that are not already fast, except for guards. | ||
| + | *[[Wand of polymorph]] and [[potion of polymorph]] by monsters with difficulty less than 6. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 04:08, 15 July 2022
In NetHack, a miscellaneous item may be created as part of a monster's inventory when the monster is generated. This will happen if the monster's level equals or exceeds the roll of a d100.[1] The following monster types are ineligible for miscellaneous items:
- Animals
- Monsters with explosion attacks
- Mindless monsters
- Ghosts and shades
- Keystone Kops
In addition, regular soldiers have a 12/13 chance of missing out on the miscellaneous item roll.[2]
If the monster's difficulty is 5 or less, it has a 1⁄30 chance to receive a polymorph item, which will be a wand of polymorph 1⁄6th of the time, or else a potion of polymorph. Otherwise, if the monster is living (e.g excluding undead, golems, and vortices among others), it has a 1⁄40 chance to receive an amulet of life saving.
Otherwise, the monster gets an item from one of these sets, with each set equally likely:
- a wand of speed monster (1⁄6th of the time) or a potion of speed
- a wand of make invisible (1⁄6th of the time) or a potion of invisibility; neither if the monster is peaceful and the player cannot currently see invisible
- a potion of gain level
Guards will not use speed-boosting items, and according to the code are not meant to receive them - however, mtmp->isgd is only set after makemon() is called, thus making it possible for them to generate with one. In practice, this only means that you will occasionally find a potion of speed or wand of speed monster in a deceased guard's inventory.[3] [4]
Use
Intelligent monsters will use miscellaneous items when they are within 6 tiles Euclidean distance of you.[5]
Monsters with monster difficulty less than 6 will attempt to use an adjacent polymorph trap.[6]
Monsters with hands will use one of these items:[7]
- Potion of gain level – but guards, shopkeepers, and priests will not use cursed ones.
- Bullwhip by adjacent non-peaceful monsters.
- Wand of make invisible and potion of invisibility by non-invisible monsters; peaceful monsters will not use these unless you see invisible.
- Wand of speed monster and potion of speed by monsters that are not already fast, except for guards.
- Wand of polymorph and potion of polymorph by monsters with difficulty less than 6.
