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A '''troll mummy''' is a new type of [[mummy]] added in [[SLASH'EM]]. Like a regular [[troll]], a troll mummy has a chance of coming back to life after being killed. As their corpse is generated old, eating the corpse yourself is likely to make you sick, and only a pet [[ghoul]] or [[ghast]] will eat it. The troll mummy is also [[size]] huge rather than size large, preventing a pet digester from swallowing the troll and also destroying the corpse.
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A '''troll mummy''', {{monsym|troll mummy}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. It is a [[Mummy|mummified]] [[undead]] [[Troll (monster class)|troll]] that is capable of resurrecting from its [[corpse]] after being killed much like normal trolls - however, it lacks their enhanced [[regeneration]] and ability to [[Hits creatures as +x weapon|hit as an enchanted weapon]] with their melee attack, and also does not possess the [[infravision]] and ability to [[follow]] [[you]] that other mummies have.
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Oddly, in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, the troll mummy possesses the [[Giant (monster attribute)|giant]] [[monster attribute]], and possesses somewhat similar stats and qualities to the [[giant mummy]]. In Hack'EM, it instead has the [[Troll (monster attribute)|troll]] monster attribute, and is also given regeneration and the ability to follow you to other levels.
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A troll mummy has two claw attacks - in Hack'EM, the first claw attack can inflict [[withering]].
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==Generation==
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Randomly generated troll mummies are always hostile.
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Troll mummies have a {{frac|6|7}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] a [[mummy wrapping]].{{refsrc|makemon.c|1118|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
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Troll mummies may appear among the mummies that are part of the first quest monster class for [[Undead Slayer]]s and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters that are randomly generated on the [[Undead Slayer quest]].
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A troll mummy leaves an aged [[troll]] corpse behind upon death.{{refsrc|mon.c|86|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mon.c|242|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
Troll mummies are rarely too great a threat by the time you encounter them. If you are having trouble with their continued resurrection, eating them is possible - just be prepared to cure sickness. One should remember, of course, that in SLASH'EM [[unicorn horn]]s must be enchanted to be reliable, although even a +0 unicorn horn is likely to cure the food poisoning in time. Also note that if the corpse is tainted, it will instantly disappear as soon as you start to eat it.  It will thus not come back to life while you are eating it, as trolls frequently do.
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While not as damaging a threat as most normal [[Troll (monster class)|trolls]], troll mummies can be quite annoying due to their higher 14 [[speed]] and ability to resurrect. The corpse a troll mummy leaves behind will generate too old for pets other than a [[ghoul]] or [[ghast]] to [[eat]], and its huge [[size]] also prevents it from being swallowed whole by a [[digestion]] attack.
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In turn, disposing of the corpse by eating it yourself becomes much less difficult, especially if you have a reliable means of curing [[sickness]] - a tainted corpse will also instantly disappear upon eating. If using a [[unicorn horn]], be sure to have it blessed and enchanted - while even a +0 unicorn horn is likely to cure the food poisoning in time, keeping your unicorn horn enchanted significantly minimizes risk, especially if other monsters are nearby. As with other trolls you can also apply a [[tinning kit]] to the corpse, lock it in a nearby [[container]], or else dispose of it through various other means (including dipping it into a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] in Hack'EM).
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==Encyclopedia entry==
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{{encyclopedia|
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But for an account of the manner in which the body was
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bandaged, and a list of the unguents and other materials
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employed in the process, and the words of power which were
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spoken as each bandage was laid in its place, we must have
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recourse to a very interesting papyrus which has been edited
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and translated by M. Maspero under the title of Le Rituel de
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l'Embaumement. ...
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Everything that could be done to preserve the body was now
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done, and every member of it was, by means of the words of
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power which changed perishable substances into imperishable,
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protected to all eternity; when the final covering of purple
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or white linen had been fastened upon it, the body was ready
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for the tomb.
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|[ Egyptian Magic, by E.A. Wallis Budge ]
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==References==
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[[Category:SlashTHEM monsters]]
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[[Category:Hack'EM monsters]]

Latest revision as of 10:29, 7 March 2024

A troll mummy, M, is a type of monster that appears in SLASH'EM, SlashTHEM and Hack'EM. It is a mummified undead troll that is capable of resurrecting from its corpse after being killed much like normal trolls - however, it lacks their enhanced regeneration and ability to hit as an enchanted weapon with their melee attack, and also does not possess the infravision and ability to follow you that other mummies have.

Oddly, in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, the troll mummy possesses the giant monster attribute, and possesses somewhat similar stats and qualities to the giant mummy. In Hack'EM, it instead has the troll monster attribute, and is also given regeneration and the ability to follow you to other levels.

A troll mummy has two claw attacks - in Hack'EM, the first claw attack can inflict withering.

Generation

Randomly generated troll mummies are always hostile.

Troll mummies have a 67 chance of being generated with a mummy wrapping.[1]

Troll mummies may appear among the mummies that are part of the first quest monster class for Undead Slayers and make up 24175 of the monsters that are randomly generated on the Undead Slayer quest.

A troll mummy leaves an aged troll corpse behind upon death.[2][3]

Strategy

While not as damaging a threat as most normal trolls, troll mummies can be quite annoying due to their higher 14 speed and ability to resurrect. The corpse a troll mummy leaves behind will generate too old for pets other than a ghoul or ghast to eat, and its huge size also prevents it from being swallowed whole by a digestion attack.

In turn, disposing of the corpse by eating it yourself becomes much less difficult, especially if you have a reliable means of curing sickness - a tainted corpse will also instantly disappear upon eating. If using a unicorn horn, be sure to have it blessed and enchanted - while even a +0 unicorn horn is likely to cure the food poisoning in time, keeping your unicorn horn enchanted significantly minimizes risk, especially if other monsters are nearby. As with other trolls you can also apply a tinning kit to the corpse, lock it in a nearby container, or else dispose of it through various other means (including dipping it into a forge in Hack'EM).

Encyclopedia entry

But for an account of the manner in which the body was
bandaged, and a list of the unguents and other materials
employed in the process, and the words of power which were
spoken as each bandage was laid in its place, we must have
recourse to a very interesting papyrus which has been edited
and translated by M. Maspero under the title of Le Rituel de
l'Embaumement. ...
Everything that could be done to preserve the body was now
done, and every member of it was, by means of the words of
power which changed perishable substances into imperishable,
protected to all eternity; when the final covering of purple
or white linen had been fastened upon it, the body was ready
for the tomb.

[ Egyptian Magic, by E.A. Wallis Budge ]

References