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q mastodon
Difficulty	22
Attacks	Butt: 4d8,Butt: 4d8

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.

OriginEdit

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.

StrategyEdit

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.

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