Monk (dNetHack monster)
@ monk 
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| Difficulty | 13 |
| Attacks |
Weapon 1d8 physical, offhand weapon 1d8 physical, claw 1d8 physical, kick 1d8 physical, spellcasting 0d4 clerical (level 21+) |
| Base level | 10 |
| Base experience | 269 |
| Speed | 12 |
| Base AC | 10 |
| Base MR | 2 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 0 (Not randomly generated) |
| Genocidable | Only if hero is a Monk |
| Weight | 1450 |
| Nutritional value | 400 |
| Size | medium |
| Resistances | sleep resistance, poison resistance (lv3+), fire resistance (lv11+), cold resistance (lv13+), shock resistance (lv15+), acid resistance (lv19+), immunity to sickness (lv23+), disintegration resistance (lv25+), stoning resistance (lv27+), magic resistance (lv29+), drain resistance (level 30) |
| Resistances conveyed | none |
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A monk:
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| Reference | dNAO 3.26.0 - src/monst.c, line 8377 |
In dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack, the monk, @, is significantly altered as a monster from its appearance in NetHack.
As with NetHack, the monk is a neutral human player monster corresponding to a Monk hero: they will have the role's appropriate rank title for their monster level, and they can reach level 30 like heroes can.
A monk has two weapon attacks, with the second attack using any offhand weapons they have available, as well as a claw attack and a kick attack—at level 21, they also gain the ability to cast clerical monster spells once per round of attacks.
Monks possess speed, sleep resistance and see invisible like a Monk hero and other 'monk' monsters, and they will gain several intrinsics depending on their level: poison resistance at a minimum of level 3; stealth at a minimum of level 5; automatic searching at a minimum of level 9; fire resistance at a minimum of level 11; cold resistance at a minimum of level 13; shock resistance at a minimum of level 15; teleport control at a minimum of level 17; acid resistance at a minimum of level 19; swimming at a minimum of level 21; immunity to sickness at a minimum of level 23; disintegration resistance at a minimum of level 25; stoning resistance at a minimum of level 27; magic resistance at a minimum of level 29; and drain resistance at level 30.
Monks boast basic prowess in martial combat and have a full base attack bonus of +1.0 to-hit per monster level.
Generation
Monks are not generated randomly, and are normally created as peaceful towards neutral heroes before specific adjustments are made. They are only a valid form for doppelgangers to polymorph into, and can only be targeted for genocide if a Monk hero reads a scroll of genocide—such a hero reading a cursed scroll while confused will instead create several monk player monsters adjacent to themselves.
Monk corpses can generate in graveyards, including ones within the Valley of the Dead. Monk statues can generate in cockatrice nests and on Medusa's Island. A Monk hero killed by HP damage from a cockatrice or chickatrice, or else killed by any form of stoning, will leave a named monk statue behind containing their inventory rather than a named ghost and named corpse if a bones file is created. Statues and figurines of monks cannot be wished for by any means.
Several statues of monks are placed on specific squares of the Kensei quest locate level for lawful yuki-onna Kensei during level creation.
Live locations
Monks can appear among the default pool of random prisoners (i.e. before ruler-specific rules are applied) that are kept in throne rooms, with twice the chance compared to other prisoners in that group—this is done to represent male and female player monsters with one entry each. They can also appear among the prisoners of the throne room on the Castle, and may also appear among the prisoners of any throne room ruled by a deepest one, vampire lady, or vampire lord—for deepest one throne rooms, monks have twice the chance of appearing compared to other prisoners in those groups.
Hostile monks can appear among the various player monsters placed on the Astral Plane during level creation.
Names
Named monks that are placed outside of the Astral Plane are given various names that are derived from Journey to the West and roughly translated to English.
- The masculine names and titles that can be chosen from are listed as follows: "Bajie", "Wujing", "Jinjie Shiba Gong", "Guzhi Gong", "Lingkongzi", "Fuyun Sou", or "Dabai Gui".
- The feminine names and titles that can be chosen from are listed as follows: "Cuilan", "Guowang", "De Yong Furen", "Yutu Jing", or "Su'e".
Inventory
A monk is generated with a sedge hat, a pair of gloves, a pair of low boots, and a robe.
Monks generated as prisoners in the Castle will have the above items among their belongings that are placed in the chest near the throne.
Monks generated on the Astral Plane are subject to the same armor and weapon replacement odds as other player monsters.
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Encyclopedia entry
- See the encyclopedia entry for monk.
