Watcher in the Water

UnNetHack

The Watcher in the Water is a unique monster found in UnNetHack in the final level of the Ruins of Moria. The Watcher carries a magic lamp.

Strategy

The Watcher can be teleported onto dry land to make it less dangerous. Killing it over land also ensures that its magic lamp can be retrieved.

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dNethack

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Difficulty	30
Attacks	Claw 2d8 physical, Claw 2d8 physical, Bearhug 2d6 drowning, Bite 5d6 physical, Gaze attack 0d0 special, Explode on death 0d0 special

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Difficulty	30
Attacks	Claw 2d8 physical, Claw 2d8 physical, Bearhug 2d6 drowning, Bite 5d6 physical, Gaze attack 0d0 special, Explode on death 0d0 special
Base level	24
Base experience	1822
Speed	9
Base AC	-2
Base MR	125
Alignment	-3 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable	No
Weight	2000
Nutritional value	1000
Size	huge
Resistances	disintegration, poison, petrification
Resistances conveyed
The Watcher in the Water: can swim. can survive underwater. has no hands. is an animal. is carnivorous. is not a valid polymorphable form. is normally generated hostile. is strong. has infravision. can be seen through infravision. cannot be tamed.

The Watcher is the 'mid boss' of the dwarf noble (Dnb) quest.

swarm of snaking tentacles

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Difficulty	22
Attacks	Tentacle 2d6 physical, Tentacle 2d6 physical, Bearhug 2d6 drowning

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Difficulty	22
Attacks	Tentacle 2d6 physical, Tentacle 2d6 physical, Bearhug 2d6 drowning
Base level	20
Base experience	0
Speed	12
Base AC	6
Base MR	125
Alignment	-3 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable	No
Weight	1800
Nutritional value	1000
Size	huge
Resistances	sleep, disintegration, poison, petrification
Resistances conveyed
A swarm of snaking tentacles: can swim. can survive underwater. has no hands. has no head. is mindless. is an animal. does not eat. (*) is not a valid polymorphable form. is normally generated hostile. is strong. can be seen through infravision. cannot be tamed.

long sinuous tentacle

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Difficulty	21
Attacks	Reach 4d8 physical

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Difficulty	21
Attacks	Reach 4d8 physical
Base level	20
Base experience	0
Speed	12
Base AC	6
Base MR	125
Alignment	-3 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable	No
Weight	1800
Nutritional value	1000
Size	huge
Resistances	sleep, disintegration, poison, petrification
Resistances conveyed
A long sinuous tentacle: can swim. can survive underwater. has no hands. has no head. is mindless. is an animal. does not eat. (*) is not a valid polymorphable form. is normally generated hostile. is strong. can be seen through infravision. cannot be tamed.