User:Fyr/YANI/Sea monsters

Mermaid

; mermaid
Difficulty	9
Attacks	Projectile as weapon or melee weapon 1d10

; mermaid
Difficulty	9
Attacks	Projectile as weapon or melee weapon 1d10
Base level	6
Base experience	100
Speed	15
Base AC	4
Base MR	10
Alignment	-10 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	4 (Uncommon)
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	800
Nutritional value	350
Size	Medium
Resistances	Sleep
Resistances conveyed	None
A mermaid: can swim. can survive underwater. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. is omnivorous. is female. can pick up weapons and food. has infravision. can be seen through infravision.

A mermaid has a special "siren song" attack which she will deploy under the same circumstances that a mind flayer will use its psychic blast attack. When initiated, if you are not deaf then “You hear the wild singing of a mermaid.” If a random number between 2 and the mermaid's level (inclusive) is greater than 1/3 of your Charisma, then: if you are male, “You are irresistibly drawn to [the mermaid]’s side!” (teleports hero to a square next to the mermaid, even on a no-teleport level); if you are not male, you are stunned for 1d10 and confused for 2d10 turns.

If you have a tame mermaid who uses the singing attack, it will target a random hostile monster. Likewise if you are polymorphed into a mermaid and use the attack with the #monster command. In these cases, the chance that the monster will resist is based on its magic resistance. If there are no hostile monsters on the level, you get the message "The song seems quite sad."

Mermaids can wear body armor, gloves, helmets, and shields, but for obvious reasons cannot wear boots.

Merman

; merman
Difficulty	8
Attacks	Projectile as weapon or melee weapon 1d10

; merman
Difficulty	8
Attacks	Projectile as weapon or melee weapon 1d10
Base level	6
Base experience	100
Speed	15
Base AC	4
Base MR	10
Alignment	-10 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	4 (Uncommon)
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	800
Nutritional value	350
Size	Medium
Resistances	Sleep
Resistances conveyed	None
A merman: can swim. can survive underwater. has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. is omnivorous. is male. can pick up weapons and food. has infravision. can be seen through infravision.

The male version of a mermaid is slightly less dangerous, lacking the singing attack. They have a 2/3 chance of being generated with a trident.

Giant clam

; giant clam
Difficulty	5
Attacks	Bite 4d10

; giant clam
Difficulty	5
Attacks	Bite 4d10
Speed	0
Base AC	-2
Base MR	2
Alignment	0 (neutral)
Frequency (by normal means)	4 (Uncommon)
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	800
Nutritional value	100
Size	Large
Resistances	None
Resistances conveyed	None
A giant clam: can swim. can survive underwater. has no limbs. is an animal. does not eat. (*)

When killed, there is a 1/4 chance that a giant clam will drop a pearl, unless it has been revived or is a polymorphed monster from a polymorph trap, in which case it has only a 1/20 chance of leaving one.

Whale

; whale
Difficulty	19
Attacks	Bite 6d6

; whale
Difficulty	19
Attacks	Bite 6d6
Speed	10
Base AC	10
Base MR	0
Alignment	0 (neutral)
Frequency (by normal means)	4 (Uncommon)
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	4000
Nutritional value	1500
Size	Gigantic
Resistances	None
Resistances conveyed	None
A whale: can swim. can survive underwater. has no hands. is an animal. has a thick hide. is omnivorous. is strong. can be seen through infravision.

Thrown spears, javelins, arrows, and daggers that hit a whale enter its inventory. The monster will never put such weapons down, but they can be stolen by a nymph.

Saddleback tortoise

; saddleback tortoise
Attacks	Kick 1d4, Kick 1d4, Bite 1d6

; saddleback tortoise
Attacks	Kick 1d4, Kick 1d4, Bite 1d6
Speed	6
Base AC	-5
Base MR	0
Alignment	0 (neutral)
Frequency (by normal means)	4 (Uncommon)
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	1200
Nutritional value	200
Size	Large
Resistances	None
Resistances conveyed	None
A saddleback tortoise: can swim. can survive underwater. has no hands. is an animal. has a thick hide. is herbivorous. is strong.

As the name implies, the shell of a saddleback tortoise is shaped like a saddle - so any tame tortoise can be ridden without requiring any special equipment.

Swordfish

; swordfish
Difficulty	6
Attacks	weapon 1d8

; swordfish
Difficulty	6
Attacks	weapon 1d8
Base level	6
Speed	9
Base AC	3
Base MR	0
Alignment	0 (neutral)
Frequency (by normal means)	1 (Very rare)
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	90
Nutritional value	100
Size	Small
Resistances	None
Resistances conveyed	None
A merman: can swim. can survive underwater. is carnivorous.

Always generated peaceful. When killed in water in such a way that it leaves a corpse, a swordfish will always drop either a longsword or two-handed sword, unless it has been revived or is a polymorphed monster from a polymorph trap, in which case it has only a 1/20 chance of leaving one. The sword will be rustproof and enchanted to a random number between +1 and +3, and will automatically become blessed every time the player wields it. The sword is never recoverable if the monster is killed outside of water. Unlike other randomly generated weapons, there is no chance for the sword to be an artifact.