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q mastodon 
| |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | 22 |
| Attacks |
Butt: 4d8,Butt: 4d8 |
| Base level | 20 |
| Base experience | 614 |
| Speed | 12 |
| Base AC | 5 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 |
| Frequency (by normal mechanisms) | Very rare |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 3800 |
| Nutritional value | 800 |
| Size | large |
| Resistances | None |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
| Other attributes |
animal body no hands thick hide herbivore |
A mastodon is a large, thick-skinned, herbivore that is not very common in the dungeon.
Origin[]
While the mastodon does resemble the modern elephant, the modern elephant is not a direct descendant of the mastodon. The elephant that we know today is actually descended from the mammoth.
Strategy[]
Although having a moderate speed as compared to horses, mastodons can be tamed for the purposes of riding. Since it has a very good attack, it will make a strong melee-fighting pet.
Consider zapping a tame mastodon (as with any motile pet) with a wand of speed monster, particularly if you are riding it and/or don't have a magic whistle.
Note that in SLASH'EM they are represented by q, identical to the far less dangerous rothe.
Encyclopedia entry[]
Any large, elephantlike mammal of the genera Mammut, Mastodon,
etc., from the Oligocene and Pleistocene epochs, having
conical projections on the molar teeth.
| This page is based on a spoiler by J. Ali Harlow. |
