# User:Chris/monster oddities
Contents

1 Monster Oddities
2 Per-letter oddities

2.1 mhitu Oddities
2.2 Weight and nutrition vs MZ_ size is off globally
2.3 Flag definition-related
2.4 Polymorph handling

Monster Oddities
A while ago, I carried out the "great reflagging" in dNethack, which required me to examine each creature individually and sort its tags into the new categories.  This close scrutiny revealed a number of oddities, which in some cases may be purposeful, but in other cases may be oversights.

Per-letter oddities
a
Note many weights seem wrong here, see below.
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c
d
e
spheres have eyes despite being balls of explosive energy.
Cold spheres and vortexes are infravisible. Do they stand out dark against the background? Should other cold creatures also have this?
f
Why is a jaguar weaker than a lynx?
Why are jaguars and panthers weaker than large domestic cats?
Why do lynx have a 1d10 bite attack?
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h
i
Homunculi are not listed as being humanoid when they probably should be,
imps and quasits can't fly, even though they are based on the D&amp;D creatures which can,
Homunculi CAN fly, the D&amp;D version also can but I think that is a D&amp;Dism
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
mumak damage is *really high* for a 5th level monster.  Compare mumak (4d12) to titanothere (2d8).  Given the source material, it's probably the level that is wrong, not the damage.
Why do rothes have a claw/claw/bite attack routine?  They seem to originate from D&amp;D, where they are underground bison-type things.
r
Rats are flaged as carnivores?
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t
u
v
Cold spheres and vortexes are infravisible. Do they stand out dark against the background? Should other cold creatures also have this?
Energy vortexes are not infravisible?
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A
Couatls are marked as infravisible. They are feathered serpents, maybe they should be cold blooded?
B
Bats are listed as carnivores, except for vampire bats which are listed as omnivores
Note: While this is probably true for real vampire bats, nethack vampire bats are literal vampires
C
D
E
F
G
H
Why are fire giants lawful, when Lord Surtur is strongly Chaotic?
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J
K
L
M
Why are gnome mummies red and kobold mummies red?
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O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
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Y
Z
Ghouls are listed after giant zombies, despite being lower difficulty
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Doppelgangers are M2_human?
Medusa has MR_STON, but can be petrified by her own reflected gaze anyway?

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Horned devils have sting attacks instead of horn attacks?
Tail is standard for D&amp;D, but creature is incredibly weak if it's based on D&amp;D
Horned devils can't fly, while the D&amp;D creature can fly
vrocks (vulture demons) can't fly
Several demon types aren't listed as HUMANOID, despite most demons probably qualifying.

jellyfish are slithy?
and not mindless?

mhitu Oddities
Even fire resistant straw golems etc are burned up?
And a non-fire-resistant polymorphed player with unchanging will not die from being burned up.
Being covered in acid from an attack does not harm your armor
Engulfed electrical attacks don't harm your stuff?
Engulfed acid attack also doesn't harm armor
Cold melee attacks don't trigger golem effects vs you?
Ditto Fire
Do players with AT_BOOM attacks actually boom?
Weight and nutrition vs MZ_ size is off globally
These are the worst offenders:

giant beetles (which I believe were the size of a large horse, but which give less nutrition than a fortune cookie)
gelatinous cubes
dogs
winter wolves
large felines
baby dragons
nagas
rust monsters vs disenchanters
Ghosts weigh as much as humans?
Flag definition-related
The various M3_ covetous-monster-behavior flags must fit within the STRAT_GOAL mask (0x000000ffL), but they are defined in different headers and there is no comment in either place noting the connection.
Polymorph handling
Headless players can wear helms?

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