Chill bug (notdNetHack)

x chill bug (No tile)
Difficulty	4
Attacks	Bite 1d3 frost

Base level	2
Base experience	30
Speed	14
Base AC	9
Base MR	0
Alignment	0 (neutral)

Frequency (by normal means)	0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable	No

Weight	15
Nutritional value	10
Size	tiny

Resistances	cold resistance
Resistances conveyed	none

A chill bug: is an animal. does not eat. (*) is normally generated hostile. can be seen through infravision. normally appears in small groups. never leaves a corpse.

Reference	notdNetHack v2026.05.15 - src/monst.c, line 2502

This article is about the monster in notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack. For the monster in other variants, see chillbug.

A chillbug, x, is a type of monster that appears in notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack. The chillbug is an insectoid animal with an elongated head that is a form of mythical insect, and possesses monster-detecting vision. Chillbugs can be seen via infravision. Chillbugs have a single point of natural AC.

A chillbug possesses a single bite attack that inflicts cold damage and has a chance of freezing and shattering potions in the target's inventory. Chillbugs possess cold resistance.

Generation

Randomly-generated chillbugs are normally created as hostile, and can appear in small groups.

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