Death drop
When the player kills a monster, sometimes it may leave one random item under its corpse it didn't already have when alive; these items are known as death drops. If a monster is neither a Kop nor a type which can't leave corpses, it has a 1/6 chance of leaving a random item on it.[1] The type of item is dependent on what portion of the dungeon you are in.[2] There is also a penalty against small monsters, who can only leave food rations, leashes, figurines, or items that weigh at most three. The game only tries to generate the item once; if it isn't eligible (as per above), no death drop is left.
Normal dungeon
This table applies to anything except Gehennom, the Rogue Level, and contents of containers.
| Item class | Probability |
|---|---|
| Food | 20% |
| Potions | 16% |
| Scrolls | 16% |
| Weapons | 10% |
| Armor | 10% |
| Tools | 8% |
| Gems | 8% |
| Spellbooks | 4% |
| Wands | 4% |
| Rings | 3% |
| Amulets | 1% |
Rogue Level
There are no death drops on the rogue level. [3]
Gehennom
| Item class | Probability |
|---|---|
| Weapons | 20% |
| Armor | 20% |
| Food | 16% |
| Tools | 12% |
| Gems | 10% |
| Wands | 8% |
| Rings | 8% |
| Amulets | 4% |
| Potions | 1% |
| Scrolls | 1% |
Special Drops
Some monsters additionally always leave behind certain non-random body parts:
| Monster | Item |
|---|---|
| dragon | dragon scales (1/3 chance, 1/20 if revived) |
| unicorn | unicorn horn (1/20 chance if revived) |
| long worm | worm tooth |
| iron golem | 2d6 iron chains |
| glass golem | worthless pieces of glass |
| clay golem | 50 + 1d20 (avg. 60.5) rocks |
| stone golem | statue of a stone golem |
| wood golem | 2d4 quarterstaffs |
| leather golem | 2d4 leather armors |
| gold golem | gold |
| paper golem | 1d4 blank scrolls |
See also
- Container#Generation for items inside chests and large boxes
- Monster starting inventory
- offensive item
- defensive item
- miscellaneous item
References
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