Monster - Revision history

Hordes: version bump, mention monster spawning

2023-06-23T19:23:53Z

version bump, mention monster spawning

Spudwalt at 17:49, 8 February 2020

2020-02-08T17:49:01Z

Ge0ff: Update to 0.24, un-stub

2020-02-06T19:26:21Z

Update to 0.24, un-stub

Pinkbeast: apostrophe, grammar

2018-03-11T22:04:02Z

apostrophe, grammar

Medar: Rewrite the page. Could still use a lot of extra information.

2016-01-26T10:56:21Z

Rewrite the page. Could still use a lot of extra information.

Medar: /* See Also */ Link list of monsters.

2016-01-08T05:42:49Z

‎See Also: Link list of monsters.

CommanderC at 18:36, 10 April 2013

2013-04-10T18:36:45Z

CommanderC: links

2013-04-10T18:36:28Z

links

MoogleDan: Removed glitching spell set

2013-01-25T03:43:22Z

Removed glitching spell set

CC Bot at 19:04, 24 January 2013

2013-01-24T19:04:50Z

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 '''Monster''' refers to all the inhabitants of the [[Dungeon]] and it's [[branch]]es. Usually, they will be trying to kill the player character.
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 *When on the level:
 **[[Summon]]ed by various sources.
-**Raised or created using [[necromancy]].
+**Raised or created using [[Necromancy]].
 **Monster [[gift]]s by various [[god]]s.
 ==History==

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 {{version024}}
-'''Monster''' refers to all the inhabitants of the [[Dungeon]] and it's [[branch]]es. Usually they are trying to kill the player character.
+'''Monster''' refers to all the inhabitants of the [[Dungeon]] and it's [[branch]]es. Usually, they will be trying to kill the player character.
 ==Types==
-There is a huge number of kinds of monster. To get information about a specific one, you can find its page using the search feature.
+There is a vast array of different kinds of monster. To get information about a specific creature, you can find its page using the search feature.
 There are various ways to browse different monsters:
-*[[Unique monster|List of unique monsters]].
+*[[Lists of monsters]] include monsters that fall into one of several categories. Note that not all monsters are part of one of these groups.
-*[[Lists of monsters]] has various monster categories. Note that not all monsters are part of one of these groups.
+*The [[Unique monster|List of unique monsters]] lists the various "minibosses" that may appear in ''Crawl''.
 *[[Branch]] and [[portal]] pages list monsters commonly found in those areas.
-*[[Monster spells|Monster spell]] pages have a list of monsters capable of using that spell.
+*[[Monster spells|Monster spell]] pages each have a list of monsters capable of using that spell.
-*Various categories based on [[monster attributes]]. Check the bottom of a monster page.
+*Various categories exist based on [[monster attributes]]. Check the bottom of a monster page for links to lists of what other monsters possess a similar ability (such as [[:Category:Electricity resistance|resistance to electricity]]).
-*[[List of monsters]] for links to all monster pages.
+*Finally, [[List of monsters]] has links to all monster pages.
 ==Generation==
 There are few ways monsters end up in the game. The main sources are:
 *Creation of the level:
-**Randomly placed, based on [[branch]], depth.
+**Randomly placed, based on [[branch]] and depth.
 **Placed by special [[vault]]s.
 *When on the level:
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 ==History==
-*Prior to [[0.21]], monsters could [[monster generation|spawn over time]] in all [[branch]]es, except for the [[Temple]]. [[Out-of-depth]] monsters were generated if the player stayed on the level for a long time.
+*Prior to [[0.21]], monsters could [[monster generation|spawn over time]] in all [[branch]]es except for the [[Temple]]. [[Out-of-depth]] monsters were generated if the player stayed on the level for a long time.
 ==External Links==
 *[http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/bots Knowledge Bots] for looking up exact monster stats.

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 '''Monster''' refers to all the inhabitants of the [[Dungeon]] and it's [[branch]]es. Usually they are trying to kill the player character.
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 **Placed by special [[vault]]s.
 *When on the level:
 **[[Summon]]ed by various sources.
 **Raised or created using [[necromancy]].
 **Monster [[gift]]s by various [[god]]s.
 ==External Links==
 *[http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/bots Knowledge Bots] for looking up exact monster stats.

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 ==Types==
-There is a huge amount of different monsters. To get information about a specific one, you can find it's page using the search feature.
+There is a huge number of kinds of monster. To get information about a specific one, you can find its page using the search feature.
 There are various ways to browse different monsters:

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 {{stub}}
-'''Monsters''' are a central part of the game of Crawl, being created [[Vault|with the dungeon]] and [[Monster generation|during play]].  Aside from this wiki's monster pages, see also these [http://koti.welho.com/jarmoki/crawl/index.html comprehensive data tables based on source code].
+==Types==
-===Look Up Any Monster's Stats===
+There are various ways to browse different monsters:
-Any monster's exact stats can be looked up in the knowledge bots, found at http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/bots. These are updated from the source, and should be trusted over the wiki until we can update the wiki via script. The wiki may have additional strategy tips, and feel free to update any incorrect stats, but if you simply want to check a monster's strength, use the bots first.
+*[[Unique monster|List of unique monsters]].
-===See Also===
+==Generation==
-*[[List of monsters]]
+There are few ways monsters end up in the game. The main sources are:
-*[[Monster attributes]]
+*Creation of the level:
-*[[Monster generation]]
+**Randomly placed, based on [[branch]], depth.
-*[[Out of depth]]
+**Placed by special [[vault]]s.

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