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'''Slithy''', when applied to a monster, is explained in the code as meaning having a "serpent body",{{refsrc|monflag.h|89|version=NetHack 3.6.0}} but is also used about unserpentine monsters such as [[jellyfish]] and [[shark]]s.
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'''Slithy''' is a property which [[monster]]s can have. It is explained in the code as meaning having a "serpent body",{{refsrc|monflag.h|89|version=NetHack 3.6.0}} but is also used by some non-serpentine monsters such as [[jellyfish]] and [[shark]]s.
  
Slithy monsters may not kick,{{refsrc|dokick.c|760|version=NetHack 3.6.0}} nor may they jump through mundane means (the [[spellbook of jumping|spell]] works) {{refsrc|apply.c|1498|version=NetHack 3.6.0}} or ride a [[steed]]{{refsrc|steed.c|221|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}
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Slithy monsters cannot [[kick]],{{refsrc|dokick.c|760|version=NetHack 3.6.0}} wear boots,{{refsrc|do_wear.c|1645|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}{{refsrc|polyself.c|944|version=NetHack 3.6.0}} [[Riding|ride]] a steed,{{refsrc|steed.c|221|version=NetHack 3.6.0}} or [[Jumping|jump]] (except with the {{spell of|jumping}} spell).{{refsrc|apply.c|1498|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}
  
Having no feet, they cannot wear boots.{{refsrc|do_wear.c|1645|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}{{refsrc|polyself.c|944|version=NetHack 3.6.0}} A slithy monster which is medium-[[size]]d or smaller may move through [[iron bars]].{{refsrc|mondata.c|303|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}
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A slithy monster which is medium-[[size]]d or smaller can move through [[iron bars]].{{refsrc|mondata.c|303|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}
  
 
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Revision as of 18:45, 17 August 2019

Slithy is a property which monsters can have. It is explained in the code as meaning having a "serpent body",[1] but is also used by some non-serpentine monsters such as jellyfish and sharks.

Slithy monsters cannot kick,[2] wear boots,[3][4] ride a steed,[5] or jump (except with the jumping spell).[6]

A slithy monster which is medium-sized or smaller can move through iron bars.[7]

References

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