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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.
  
'''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].
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==Types==
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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.
  
===Look Up Any Monster's Stats===
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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.
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*[[Unique monster|List of unique monsters]].
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*[[Lists of monsters]] has various monster categories. Note that not all monsters are part of one of these groups.
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*[[Branch]] and [[portal]] pages list monsters commonly found in those areas.
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*[[Monster spells|Monster spell]] pages have a list of monsters capable of using that spell.
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*Various categories based on [[monster attributes]]. Check the bottom of a monster page.
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*[[List of monsters]] for links to all monster pages.
  
===See Also===
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==Generation==
[[Monster attributes]]
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There are few ways monsters end up in the game. The main sources are:
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*Creation of the level:
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**Randomly placed, based on [[branch]], depth.
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**Placed by special [[vault]]s.
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*When on the level:
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**Normal [[monster generation]] when player is on the level.
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**[[Out-of-depth]] spawns, especially if staying on single level for a long time.
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**[[Summon]]ed by various sources.
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**Raised or created using [[necromancy]].
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**Monster [[gift]]s by various [[god]]s.
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==External Links==
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*[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 branches. Usually they are 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 are various ways to browse different monsters:

Generation

There are few ways monsters end up in the game. The main sources are:

External Links