Monster starting inventory

Certain types of monsters may be created with objects in their starting inventory appropriate to their species. A pretty comprehensive spoiler can be found here. Additionally, they may be eligible for a random offensive item, miscellaneous item, and/or defensive item.

Spiders and snakes generated during initial level generation get a random item on top of them (to hide under).

Monster starting inventory can provide valuable hints at the true identities of objects with randomized appearances.

Protective item

In addition to any other items, several creatures can also gain a protective item. Creatures with a protective item include all members of the Yendorian army, as well as guards, watchmen, watch captains, and mummies. The particular items spawned are based on a complex mechanism of the target AC of the given creature. Protective items include:

(crystal) plate mail splint mail banded mail ring mail (studded) leather armor

helmet dented pot small shield large shield

low boots high boots leather gloves leather cloak

In addition, there is a unique 6 in 7 chance for a mummy to get a mummy wrapping.

Death drops

Sometimes, random objects (death drops) can be found on a monster's corpse it did not have when alive. Also, golems, dragons, long worms, unicorns, and some unique monsters get certain appropriate non-random "death drops".

dragon unicorn long worm iron golem glass golem clay golem stone golem wood golem leather golem gold golem paper golem

dragon scales (33%) unicorn horn worm tooth 2d6 iron chains worthless pieces of glass 1d20+50 (avg. 61.5) rocks statue of a stone golem 2d4 quarterstaffs 2d4 leather armors gold 1d4 blank scrolls

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