From: jcarl@jabba.ess.harris.com (Joe Carl Jr.)
Subject: Re: New Race of Monsters for NetHack 3.1
Organization: Harris Corporation - ISD
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 21:10:36 GMT

In <21084@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> zerkle@toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (Dan Zerkle) writes:

>In article <rsvanc00.726118506@mik.uky.edu> rsvanc00@nx06.mik.uky.edu (Randolph S. Vance) writes:
>>For the NetHack production team, here is my idea for a new race of monsters
>>that can inhabit the world of NetHack 3.1
>>
>>Terminators ;) (Yes, call me a sick little monkey ;)

>You're a sick little monkey.

>>...

>>3) The T-1000, HP N/A, HD 10, immune to all attacks from physical weapons.
>>There is only one method to kill a T-1000. First, hit it with a wand of
>>cold until it freezes. Second, hit it with a wand of Magic Missile to
>>shatter it. and Finally, zap it with a wand of fire to melt it forever.

>No, that's ridiculous.

>Have weapons affect it normally.  Perhaps Frost Brand could do extra
>damage, and a cold-based spell could immobilize it for awhile, or
>maybe even make it easier to kill.  A blast of fire might stun it for
>a while (as the direct hit with the grenade launcher).  You shouldn't
>need some ridiculous arsenal of wands to kill it.

Normal weapons don't affect it but a comment 
if you use a sword or slashing weapon you get "You gouge a terrible wound,
but it closes itself instantly"
Blunt weapons respond with "You dent its head backwards, but it straights out
with a metalic screech"

Magical weapon effect it normally

>HOWEVER, it should regnerate at a pretty good clip, say 10->15
>HP/round.  In addition, it shouldn't stay dead.  After you destroy it,
>it just comes back again in a few turns, like a troll, and it always
>leaves a corpse (a seething silver puddle).

>Getting rid of the corpse should be a big problem.  If you eat it, you
>get mercury poisoning (sickness) and die shortly unless cured.

Start the Terminator off with over 400HP when it reaches 200 it turns into
a silver pudding with no attack form (you still can't eat it but you can keep
hitting it).  The pudding still moves fast.
If it does reach 0 then it leaves a corpse that shimmers 
Now if you eat it, it give you mercury poisoning.

Anything that gives poison resistance should be used up.
Rings destroyed, intrisics lost, Gods reply with "you owe me big for that one!"
Etc...

>Polymorph >houldn't affect the corpse.

Polymorph does effect it but it changes back the very next round.  Even when
it has changed it has the Terminators regeneration and pudding effects.

>Perhaps reading a tower of flame scroll
>in the near vicinity of the corpse will take it out.  That scroll
>isn't otherwise good for much, and exacts a price for the benefit of
>wiping out the T-1000 for good.

Flame scroll will only work if there is metal armor on top of the corpse that
melts with the Terminator so that it can't reform again

>The best bet is just to kill it once and get the hell off the level.
>Of course, it's waiting for you on the way back up.  Make it fast (like
>some of the insects) so if you just run it will probably be next to you
>on the stairs and follow you to the next level.  You need to kill it
>at least once.

They don't pick up armor or weapons,
But their statistic change to what ever is the best type of armor or weapon
incounterd so far, including the opponents current armor and weapon.

If the character is using +3GDSM and +8 Excaliber the T-100 gets them too and
won't loss them even if the character comes back latter with different armor.
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Joe Carl Jr.               "It ain't what a man don't know that makes him a
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