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|name=hungry ghost
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|glyph={{Green|W}}
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|tile=[[File:Hungry ghost.png]]
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|flags={{Evil flag}}, {{See invisible flag}}, {{Flying flag}}, {{Unbreathing flag}}, {{Speaks flag}}, {{Insubstantial flag}}
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|resistances={{Cold resistance 2}}, {{Poison resistance 3}}, {{Drown resistance}}, {{Rot resistance 2}}, {{Negative energy resistance 3}}, {{Torment resistance}}, {{Sticky flame resistance}}
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|vulnerabilities={{Holy vulnerability}}
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|meat=None
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|xp=184
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|holiness={{Undead}}
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|magic_resistance=40
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|hp_range=25-52
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|avg_hp=39
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|armour_class=0
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|evasion=17
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|habitat=Land
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|speed=10
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|size={{Medium}}
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|item_use={{Open doors}}
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|attack1=5 ({{Hit type}}: {{Hunger flavour}})
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|attack2=
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|attack3=
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|attack4=
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|hit_dice=7
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|intelligence={{Human intelligence}}
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|genus=ghost
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|species=hungry ghost
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{{flavour|The undead form of someone who died of starvation. It drains sustenance from the bodies of its victims, hoping to inflict its own miserable fate on others.}}
  
 
==Useful Info==
 
==Useful Info==
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'''Hungry ghosts''' are the vengeful spirits of adventurers who starved to death, armed with [[satiation]]-draining attacks and a tendency to eat any [[corpse]]s or [[food]] they come across. Although not too strong, they have frustratingly high [[EV]]. They are found in the early- to middle-[[Dungeon]].
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'''Hungry ghosts''' are the vengeful spirits of adventurers who starved to death, armed with [[satiation]]-draining attacks. Although not too strong, they have frustratingly high [[EV]]. They are found in the early- to middle-[[Dungeon]].
  
 
==Tips & Tricks==
 
==Tips & Tricks==
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==History==
 
==History==
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Since [[0.17]], hunger draining attacks of Hungry Ghosts will apply whenever the attack hits, rather than only when damage is dealt.  
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*Hungry ghosts were removed in [[0.26]].
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*Prior to [[0.17]], the hunger-draining effect of their attacks only applied when they dealt damage. Additionally, hungry ghosts could eat [[corpse]]s they passed over, leaving [[skeleton]]s behind when applicable.
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Prior to [[0.6]], they would not eat corpses.
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*Prior to [[0.6]], they would not eat [[corpse]]s.
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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In the tiles version of ''Stone Soup'', hungry ghosts bear a striking resemblance to the gluttonous character Slimer from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters Ghostbusters].
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In the tiles version of ''Stone Soup'', hungry ghosts bear a striking resemblance to the gluttonous character Slimer from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters Ghostbusters]''.

Latest revision as of 12:29, 24 February 2021

Obsolete: This article refers to an aspect of the game which has been removed. It is retained for historical reference only.
hungry ghost W Hungry ghost.png
HP 25-52
HD 7
XP 184
Speed 10
AC 0
EV 17
Will 40
Attack1 5 (hit: hunger)


Resistances rC++, rPois+++, rDrown, rRot++, rN+++, rTorm, rSticky
Vulnerabilities Holy
Habitat Land
Intelligence Human
Uses Open doors
Holiness Undead
Size Medium
Type ghost, hungry ghost
Flags Evil, See invisible, Flying, Unbreathing, Speaks, Insubstantial
The undead form of someone who died of starvation. It drains sustenance from the bodies of its victims, hoping to inflict its own miserable fate on others.

Useful Info

Hungry ghosts are the vengeful spirits of adventurers who starved to death, armed with satiation-draining attacks. Although not too strong, they have frustratingly high EV. They are found in the early- to middle-Dungeon.

Tips & Tricks

  • Characters with hunger issues should avoid melee combat with hungry ghosts as much as possible. Kite them if you're fast enough, or at least attack them at range as they approach.
  • Their hunger effect triggers each time they hit in melee, even when they deal no damage. Characters with high EV have less to worry about.
  • Dispel Undead and Airstrike take them out quickly, but any spell with high accuracy that affects the undead will work.
  • You can summon your own hungry ghosts with the Haunt spell.

History

  • Hungry ghosts were removed in 0.26.
  • Prior to 0.17, the hunger-draining effect of their attacks only applied when they dealt damage. Additionally, hungry ghosts could eat corpses they passed over, leaving skeletons behind when applicable.
  • Prior to 0.6, they would not eat corpses.

Trivia

In the tiles version of Stone Soup, hungry ghosts bear a striking resemblance to the gluttonous character Slimer from Ghostbusters.

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