Slithy
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Slithy is a property which monsters can have. It is explained in the code as meaning having a "serpent body", but some non-serpentine monsters also have the property, such as jellyfish and sharks.[1]
Description
Slithy monsters have no legs, so they cannot kick,[2] wear boots,[3][4] ride a steed,[5] or jump (except with the jumping spell).[6]
A slithy monster which is medium-sized or smaller can move through iron bars.[7]
List of slithy monsters
The following monsters are flagged as slithy:
- All w worms
- A Couatl
- All N nagas
- All S snakes
- All ; sea monsters minus the ; kraken
- : Salamanders
- & Mariliths
- & Geryon
Origin
The word "slithy" was invented by Lewis Carroll, and appears in the first line of his famous nonsense poem "Jabberwocky":
Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe ...
References
- Jump up ↑ monflag.h in NetHack 3.6.0, line 89
- Jump up ↑ dokick.c in NetHack 3.6.0, line 760
- Jump up ↑ do_wear.c in NetHack 3.6.0, line 1645
- Jump up ↑ polyself.c in NetHack 3.6.0, line 944
- Jump up ↑ steed.c in NetHack 3.6.0, line 221
- Jump up ↑ apply.c in NetHack 3.6.0, line 1498
- Jump up ↑ mondata.c in NetHack 3.6.0, line 303
