The Master Of Thieves
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| The Master Of Thieves | |
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| Monster ID | 371 |
| Locations | The Dungeons of Doom (ultra-rarely) |
| Hit Points | 70 |
| Attack | 70 |
| Defense | 63 |
| No-Hit | 80 |
| Initiative | always |
| Meat | None |
| Phylum | dude |
| Elements | None |
| Resistance | None |
| Monster Parts | unknown |
| Drops | Platinum Yendorian Express Card |
| refreshedit data | |
You're fighting The Master Of ThievesSomehow, you've found yourself in The Shades, a giant prison colony underneath the Dungeons of Doom. Slinking around in the shadows is a guy calling himself the Master of Thieves. He's sneaky, smirking, and you're standing between him and glorious freedom. And most of your valuables.
Hit Message(s):
The Master of Thieves hits! The Master of Thieves hits! Your purse feels lighter...Argh! Ooh! Ooh! Eek! Ouch!
The Master of Thieves zaps a platinum wand! The bolt of fire hits you! You're on fire! A scroll labeled FOOBIE BLETCH catches fire and burns! A puce potion boils and explodes! Eek! Ooh! Ouch! Eek! Ugh!
The Master of Thieves drinks a smoky potion! The Master of Thieves seems more experienced. The Master of Thieves hits! Oof! Oof!
He tries to stab you with his short sword, but you make short work of dodging.
The Master of Thieves drinks a puce potion! For some reason, the Master of Thieves's presence is known to you.
You feel aggravated at the Master of Thieves.
The Master of Thieves zaps a platinum wand! The bolt of fire hits you! You don't feel hot!
He tries to disappear, but you're standing on the staircase up and block his escape.
The Master of Thieves misses. The Master of Thieves misses.
The Master of Thieves zaps a crystal wand! The missiles bounce!
The Master of Thieves drinks a smoky potion! The Master of Thieves rises up, through the ceiling! Call a smoky potion - <text entry box> (FUMBLE!)
 | You acquire an item: Platinum Yendorian Express Card (100% chance)* |
| You gain 14 <substat>. |
If you lose the fight:
 | You acquire an item: consolation ribbon (100% chance)* |
Occurs at The Dungeons of Doom, ultra-rarely.
Notes
- Resisting the bolt of fire does not require hot resistance.
References
- In NetHack, the Master of Thieves is the Tourist's quest nemesis. When defeated, he drops the "Platinum Yendorian Express Card", the Tourist's quest artifact, as well as the Bell of Opening, one of the three invocation artifacts required in order to obtain the Amulet of Yendor and ascend.
- Many of the hit and miss messages refer to various items in NetHack, and most of the messages are taken directly from that game. In this case, the smoky potion is a potion of gain level and the puce potion is a potion of invisibility. The ones in miss messages are the cursed versions of the same.
- The miss message about blocking his escape portrays the tendency in NetHack of boss-type monsters to teleport to the up-stairs (and escape up the stairs if you follow them) and heal when they are injured, and the common tactic of standing on the stairs to prevent them from doing so, allowing them to be quickly dispatched.
- That the Master of Theives comes from the Shades is a reference to Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. The Shades is a place in Ankh Mopork even more disreputable than the city itself.
