You hear a distant grunt

[Dlightfull]

Any idea what this message might mean?

[magpie]

Any idea what this message might mean?

A (humanoid?) monster out of LOS wandered into a trap.

[Dlightfull]

A (humanoid?) monster out of LOS wandered into a trap.

thank you very much

[magpie]

thank you very much

You're welcome.

If I remember correctly, there's some other messages which are similar:

"Pained bark" - a dog/hyena/et cetera went into a trap
"Pained hiss" - a lizard (I think) went into a trap

And I think there's a few others, too.

[_Ln_]

And I think there's a few others, too.

Somewhat entertaining strings excerpt:

hiss
yelp
growl
moan
unearthly wail
bark
scream
yell
cough
gurgle
thundering roar
high-pitched screech
squeak
yowl
spit
croak
grunt
buzz
howl
hurumph
snicker
whinny
babbling
song

[anon123]

Somewhat entertaining strings excerpt:

"Unearthly wail" is for dragons, I believe. I recall someone in #adom being worried a banshee was loose on the level

[_Ln_]

"Unearthly wail" is for dragons, I believe. I recall someone in #adom being worried a banshee was loose on the level

Really? Sounds a little bit off. I'd assume "thunderous roar" is more dragon-like. I'm intrigued about "whinny". Is that for unicorns or ADOM has hidden horses?

If the exploration mode had infinite wishes, all these little quirks could probably be tested normally to the infinite joy of ADOM geeks...

[Soirana]

Really? Sounds a little bit off. I'd assume "thunderous roar" is more dragon-like.

I always thought of thunderous roar being cave lions or cats in general...

[Blasphemous]

Roar is for lions and tigers, thunderous roar is for dragons.
The best way to find this out is to shoot monsters from outside of your line of sight, assuming you don't miss.
Thunderous roar is also true for balors.
Unearthly wail is generally for undead including banshee.