Nightmare (SLASH'EM)

u Nightmare
Difficulty	17
Attacks	Head butt 3d12, Kick 3d6

u Nightmare
Difficulty	17
Attacks	Head butt 3d12, Kick 3d6
Base level	12
Base experience	386
Speed	24
Base AC	-2
Base MR	70
Alignment	15 (lawful)
Frequency (by normal means)	Unique
Genocidable	No
Weight	1500
Nutritional value	300
Size	Large
Resistances	poison, fire, cold, electricity
Resistances conveyed	None
Nightmare: has no hands. is an animal. is herbivorous. is not a valid polymorphable form. is female. is normally generated hostile. wanders randomly. can follow you to other levels. is nasty. is strong. wants the Amulet of Yendor, the Bell of Opening, the Book of the Dead, the Candelabrum of Invocation, and your quest artifact. never leaves a corpse. hits creatures as a +2 weapon.
Reference	SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line4568

This article is about the boss in SLASH'EM. For the boss in dNetHack, see Nightmare (dNetHack).

For other uses, see Nightmare (disambiguation).

Nightmare, u, is a unique monster that appears in SLASH'EM, SlashTHEM and Hack'EM. She is a unicorn-like monster that serves as the Lawful Quest nemesis and guards the Key of Law.

Nightmare is covetous and has a strong headbutt attack and a kick attack - she also has reflection from her unique unicorn horn, Nighthorn. Nightmare also possesses poison resistance, fire resistance, cold resistance, and shock resistance.

Generation

Nightmare does not leave a corpse upon death: if Nightmare is killed in a manner that would ordinarily leave a corpse, she will instead drop Nighthorn.

Strategy

Nightmare can be a surprisingly difficult opponent: given her high speed and damage output, she does comparable damage to a minotaur. She does respect Elbereth, but due to her speed and covetous nature she will often land multiple blows before a player can engrave it. The fact that most of her damage is concentrated in a single attack also makes AC somewhat less effective against her attacks. Finally, she has excellent defenses herself: a good AC of -2, complete elemental resistances , and high MR that makes disabling spells such as sleep unreliable against her.

An AC of -15 or better as well as a means to permanently engrave Elbereth are advised for players facing Nightmare.

Messages

All that remains is her horn...

Nightmare was killed and dropped Nighthorn.

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