Webbing
Webbing is a damage type that appears in dNetHack, notdNetHack, notnotdNetHack and EvilHack. Webbing attacks use the AD_WEBS damage type flag, and create a web at the target's location to entangle them.
dNetHack
In dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack, webbing attacks deal no hit point damage, but can immobilize a target at their current location—a hero that is webbed while riding will be separated from their steed.
The following monsters have attacks that use webbing:
- Mirkwood spiders, mirkwood elders, demonic black widows, sprows, driders, and priestesses of Ghaunadaur have kick attacks that trap the target monster in a web.
- Driders are also capable of spitting webbing at targets,
- Drow mummies and embraced drowesses are web-covered monsters whose passive attacks trap attackers in webs.
While they do not use the same damage type, the edderkop's shadow bolts create web traps at their targets, and the Avatar of Lolth has a seduction attack which results in the target being snared in webbing.
EvilHack
In EvilHack, webbing attacks all deal no damage, and hitting with these attacks create webs on the target's square.
The following monsters have attacks that use webbing:
- Large spiders, giant spiders, gargantuan spiders, and Lolth have a touch attack that snares a target in webs.
- Driders have web-spitting attacks that create webs on the square of any hero or monster they hit.
Strategy
For the most part, the same strategies used to deal with webs in NetHack are also applicable to extricating yourself from the webs left by monster attacks and cleaning them up after: high strength can help you tear free from webs.
In dNetHack and its variants, if you are encountering many monsters with webbing attacks (for example, on a quest), it may be worthwhile to name Sting and wield it to cut yourself free, at the cost of incrementing the number of artifacts that have been created.
