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'''Wumpus''', {{monsym|wumpus}}, is a reference to the old game called [[wikipedia:Hunt the Wumpus|Hunt the Wumpus]]. It is a strong animal that can cling to ceilings. It is a rather rare creature but not among the rarest. Should you ascend a game, you are pretty much guaranteed to meet at least a few wumpi.
 
'''Wumpus''', {{monsym|wumpus}}, is a reference to the old game called [[wikipedia:Hunt the Wumpus|Hunt the Wumpus]]. It is a strong animal that can cling to ceilings. It is a rather rare creature but not among the rarest. Should you ascend a game, you are pretty much guaranteed to meet at least a few wumpi.
  
A wumpus can cling to ceilings. It has an animal body. It has no hands. It is an
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== Encyclopedia entry ==
omnivore. The Wumpus, by the way, is not bothered by the hazards since he has sucker
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feet and is too big for a bat to lift. If you try to shoot him and miss, there's
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also a chance that he'll up and move himself into another cave, though by nature  
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The Wumpus, by the way, is not bothered by the hazards since  
the  Wumpus is a sedentary creature.
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he has sucker feet and is too big for a bat to lift. If you
-- Hunt the Wumpus
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try to shoot him and miss, there's also a chance that he'll
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up and move himself into another cave, though by nature the
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Wumpus is a sedentary creature.
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[[Category:Monsters]]

Revision as of 22:52, 29 April 2010

Wumpus, q, is a reference to the old game called Hunt the Wumpus. It is a strong animal that can cling to ceilings. It is a rather rare creature but not among the rarest. Should you ascend a game, you are pretty much guaranteed to meet at least a few wumpi.

Encyclopedia entry

The Wumpus, by the way, is not bothered by the hazards since
he has sucker feet and is too big for a bat to lift. If you
try to shoot him and miss, there's also a chance that he'll
up and move himself into another cave, though by nature the
Wumpus is a sedentary creature.

[ wump (6) -- "Hunt the Wumpus" ]