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Kernigh: I was not sure if "ability" is attribute or property, so I wrote this disambiguation page with an explanation.

2007-08-20T01:40:38Z

I was not sure if "ability" is attribute or property, so I wrote this disambiguation page with an explanation.

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An '''ability''' might be:

* an '''[[attribute]]''', such as [[strength]] or [[wisdom]]. The [[potion of gain ability]] and [[potion of restore ability]] act on attributes.
* a '''[[property]]''', such as a [[resistance]] or the effect of a [[ring]]. For example, the [[attrib.c#adjabil|<tt>adjabil</tt> function]], in attrib.c of the source code, adjusts your innate properties to match your current level.

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 On [[NetHackWiki]], an '''ability''' might refer to any of the following:
-* An '''[[attribute]]''', such as [[strength]] or [[wisdom]]. The [[potion of gain ability]] and [[potion of restore ability]] act on attributes.
+* [[Attribute]]s or ability scores such as [[strength]] or [[wisdom]].
-* a '''[[property]]''', such as a [[resistance]] or the effect of a [[ring]]. For example, the [[attrib.c#adjabil|<tt>adjabil</tt> function]], in attrib.c of the source code, adjusts your innate properties to match your current level.
+** The [[gain ability]] effect, which increases ability scores.
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+** The [[restore ability]] effect, which restores drained ability scores.
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