Nightmare (SLASH'EM)
u Nightmare 
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| 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 |
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Nightmare:
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| 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. Finally, she has excellent defenses herself: a good AC of -2, complete elemental resistances and a high MR score of 70 that makes disabling spells such as sleep unreliable against her.
An AC of -15 or better and 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.
