User:Umbire the Phantom/Steadfast

The steadfast property is a property that will appear in NetHack 3.7.0, and also appears in EvilHack. Monsters with the steadfast property cannot be sent flying by the force of certain attacks and spells, such as the wand of striking or the attacks of a giant.

Description

A monster with the steadfast property is immune to being sent hurtling from the force of certain attacks and spells, which consist of the following:

• The wand of striking or the force bolt spell
• Kicks, headbutts and weapon attacks with the AD_CLOB damage type.

3.7.0: The property is given this name in this version.

Sources

The following monsters have the steadfast property:

• To be written.

3.7.0: Wielding Giantslayer or carrying a loadstone while not levitating or flying also confers this property to monsters.

Other reading material

EvilHack:

• mhitm.c, line 1646
• monst.c, line 1010
• u_init.c, line 1305
• mhitu.c, line 1406

NetHack 3.7:

• zap.c, line 374
• uhitm.c, line 4957
• uhitm.c, line 4986