Alchemy smock - Revision history

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 The alchemy smock is also one of the few extrinsic sources of acid resistance, with the others being yellow dragon scales or the corresponding dragon scale mail. However, acid damage is infrequent and avoidable enough for players through other means, so the alchemy smock is usually not required for this purpose&mdash;it still has a few uses, such as a cloak for a [[mind flayer]] (or [[master mind flayer]]) polyform in order to prevent passive acid damage when attacking [[ochre jellies]] or [[spotted jellies]]. Though pets cannot obtain acid resistance from the smock, some well-kitted humanoid pets will still appreciate a source of poison resistance.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Pets can gain intrinsics from eating corpses, providing other methods for them to gain poison resistance. In addition, monsters can gain acid resistance from worn alchemy smocks, making it a good choice of cloak for flayer pets.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|8d2407f1f21cc60ac99e08f00233975b32321eef}}, pets can gain intrinsics from eating corpses, providing other methods for them to gain poison resistance. In addition, worn alchemy smocks are a good choice of cloak for (master) mind flayer pets to protect them from the passives of jellies.}}
 ==History==

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], the alchemy smock confers 0 AC, 1 [[DR]] and MC3 while worn.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the alchemy smock grants 0 base AC, 1 base [[DR]] and MC3 while worn.
 ===Hack'EM===

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    |slot=cloak
    |ac=1
-   |special=<ul><li>[[magic cancellation|MC1]]</li><li>[[acid resistance]]</li><li>[[poison resistance]]</li></ul>
+   |special=<ul><li>[[MC1]]</li><li>[[acid resistance]]</li><li>[[poison resistance]]</li></ul>
    |cost=50
    |weight=10
    |material=cloth
 }}
+An '''alchemy smock''' is a type of [[cloak]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[Magical item|magical]] cloak that is made of [[cloth]], and appears as an '''apron''' when [[Identification|unidentified]].
 ==Generation==
-The alchemy smock makes up 0.9% of all randomly generated armor.
+The alchemy smock makes up {{frac|9|1000}} (0.9%) of all armor that is randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can also stock alchemy smocks.
 ==Description==
-While [[worn]], an alchemy smock provides 1 point of [[AC]] along with [[acid resistance]], [[poison resistance]] and [[Magic cancellation|MC1]].{{refsrc|src/do_wear.c|323|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<code>cloak_on</code> function}} [[Monster]]s wearing an alchemy smock will only gain poison resistance, due to limitations in how object extrinsics are defined and handled between monsters and the [[hero]].
+While [[worn]], an alchemy smock grants 1 base [[AC]] along with [[acid resistance]], [[poison resistance]] and [[MC1]].{{refsrc|src/do_wear.c|323|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<code>cloak_on</code> function}} [[Monster]]s wearing an alchemy smock will only gain poison resistance, due to limitations in how object extrinsics are defined and handled between monsters and the [[hero]].
 Despite the name, an alchemy smock has no actual effects on [[alchemy]].
-[[Read]]ing an alchemy smock will print [[#Message|a message]] displaying the text on the smock, breaking [[illiterate]] [[conduct]] and printing one of many [[YAFM]]s, most of which are cooking-related.{{refsrc|src/read.c|166|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<code>apron_text</code> function}}{{refsrc|include/obj.h|325|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+[[Reading]] an alchemy smock will break [[illiterate]] [[conduct]] and print [[#Message|a message]] displaying the text on the smock, which can include one of many [[YAFM]]s that are mostly cooking-related.{{refsrc|src/read.c|166|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<code>apron_text</code> function}}{{refsrc|include/obj.h|325|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|0891ef4e22ccb56bacd41ce302d4178c1c6525aa}}, monsters gain acid resistance from a worn alchemy smock.
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|0891ef4e22ccb56bacd41ce302d4178c1c6525aa}}, monsters gain acid resistance from a worn alchemy smock.
-Per {{commit|b8664198da17583c4204b6511c25f4c0cbe7abc0}}, alchemy smocks have an effect on alchemy, reducing the chance of a potion exploding from alchemy with random potions to {{frac|30}} while worn.}}
+Per {{commit|b8664198da17583c4204b6511c25f4c0cbe7abc0}}, worn alchemy smocks reduce the chance of alchemy with random potions causing explosions to {{frac|30}}.}}
 ==Strategy==
-An early alchemy smock is quite useful, allowing non-[[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] heroes to safely eat [[corpse]]s of [[poison]]ous monsters such as [[killer bees]] and gain poison resistance as an intrinsic. Once you have poison resistance, the smock can be given to humanoid pets that lack the resistance.
+An early alchemy smock is quite useful, allowing non-[[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] heroes to safely eat [[corpse]]s of [[poisonous]] monsters such as [[killer bee]]s and gain poison resistance as an intrinsic. Once you have poison resistance, the smock can be given to humanoid pets that lack the resistance.
-The alchemy smock is also one of the few extrinsic sources of acid resistance, with the others being yellow dragon scales or the corresponding dragon scale mail. However, acid damage is infrequent and avoidable enough for players through other means that the alchemy smock is usually not required for this purpose, and pets cannot obtain acid resistance from it&mdash;the smock still has a few uses, such as a cloak for a [[mind flayer]] (or [[master mind flayer]]) pet or polyform in order to prevent passive acid damage when attacking [[ochre jellies]] or [[spotted jellies]].
+The alchemy smock is also one of the few extrinsic sources of acid resistance, with the others being yellow dragon scales or the corresponding dragon scale mail. However, acid damage is infrequent and avoidable enough for players through other means, so the alchemy smock is usually not required for this purpose&mdash;it still has a few uses, such as a cloak for a [[mind flayer]] (or [[master mind flayer]]) polyform in order to prevent passive acid damage when attacking [[ochre jellies]] or [[spotted jellies]]. Though pets cannot obtain acid resistance from the smock, some well-kitted humanoid pets will still appreciate a source of poison resistance.
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Pets can gain intrinsics from eating corpses, providing other methods for them to gain poison resistance. In addition, monsters can gain acid resistance from worn alchemy smocks, making it a good choice of cloak for flayer pets.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Pets can gain intrinsics from eating corpses, providing other methods for them to gain poison resistance. In addition, monsters can gain acid resistance from worn alchemy smocks, making it a good choice of cloak for flayer pets.}}
 ==History==
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 ==Messages==
-The possible messages displayed from reading an alchemy smock are:
+The possible messages displayed from reading an alchemy smock are listed here.
-* "Kiss the cook"
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|aa7f01eed7565748ad3662976e9465caa1201c5a}}, a new message for reading an alchemy smock is added:
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/93b66ff8daae6de46438672464e6b35b021452ae/src/read.c#L277 A new quote is added] that is similar to an already-existing [[T-shirt]] message: "I am an alchemist; if you see me running, try to catch up..." The messages are both references to ''The Sum of All Fears'', with the one on the alchemy smock tailored to be closer to the original quote.
+{{message|"If you see me running, try to keep up..."}}
-This is notably also the second possible message on an alchemy smock that is not related to cooking in some manner.}}
+The message is similar to an already-existing [[T-shirt]] message, and both are references to ''The Sum of All Fears'', with the one on the alchemy smock tailored to be closer to the original quote. This is notably also the second possible message on an alchemy smock that is not related to cooking in some manner.}}
 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], the alchemy smock is typically overlooked in favor of the [[lab coat]], which provides the same properties but also grants MC3 - the presence of more powerful acidic monsters, such as [[giant shoggoth]]s, also make it far more desirable to seek out. The alchemy smock and other sources of acid resistance also reduce the damage from alchemic blasts.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], the alchemy smock is replaced by the [[lab coat]], which provides the same properties but also grants [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]] while worn and reduces damage from alchemic blasts (which applies to all sources of acid resistance).
 ===NetHack brass===
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 ===Hack'EM===
-In [[Hack'EM]], [[upgrading]] a [[poisonous cloak]] will produce an alchemy smock and vice versa. As in SLASH'EM, the alchemy smock and other sources of acid resistance reduce damage from alchemic blasts.
+In [[Hack'EM]], [[upgrading]] a [[poisonous cloak]] will produce an alchemy smock and vice versa. As in SLASH'EM, sources of acid resistance reduce damage from alchemic blasts.
 ==References==

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 ==Strategy==
-An early alchemy smock is quite useful, allowing non-[[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] characters to safely eat [[corpse]]s of [[poison]]ous monsters such as [[killer bees]] and gain poison resistance as an intrinsic. Once you have poison resistance, the smock can be given to humanoid pets that lack the resistance.
+An early alchemy smock is quite useful, allowing non-[[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] heroes to safely eat [[corpse]]s of [[poison]]ous monsters such as [[killer bees]] and gain poison resistance as an intrinsic. Once you have poison resistance, the smock can be given to humanoid pets that lack the resistance.
-The alchemy smock is also one of the few extrinsic sources of acid resistance, with the others being yellow dragon scales or the corresponding dragon scale mail. However, acid damage is infrequent and avoidable enough for players through other means that the alchemy smock is usually not required for this purpose, and pets cannot obtain acid resistance from it - it still has a few uses, such as a cloak for a [[mind flayer]] pet or polyform that prevents passive acid damage from piling up when attacking [[ochre jellies]] or [[spotted jellies]].
+The alchemy smock is also one of the few extrinsic sources of acid resistance, with the others being yellow dragon scales or the corresponding dragon scale mail. However, acid damage is infrequent and avoidable enough for players through other means that the alchemy smock is usually not required for this purpose, and pets cannot obtain acid resistance from it&mdash;the smock still has a few uses, such as a cloak for a [[mind flayer]] (or [[master mind flayer]]) pet or polyform in order to prevent passive acid damage when attacking [[ochre jellies]] or [[spotted jellies]].
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Pets can now gain intrinsics from eating corpses, providing other methods for them to gain poison resistance. In addition, monsters can now gain acid resistance from worn alchemy smocks, making it a good choice of cloak for mind flayer pets.}}
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|Pets can gain intrinsics from eating corpses, providing other methods for them to gain poison resistance. In addition, monsters can gain acid resistance from worn alchemy smocks, making it a good choice of cloak for flayer pets.}}
 ==History==

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 ==Description==
-While worn, an alchemy smock provides 1 point of [[AC]] along with [[acid resistance]], [[poison resistance]] and [[Magic cancellation|MC1]].{{refsrc|src/do_wear.c|323|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<code>cloak_on</code> function}} Due to limitations in how object extrinsics are defined, acid resistance from the alchemy smock is handled only in code for the [[player]] character wearing armor, and monsters wearing an alchemy smock will only obtain poison resistance. Despite the name, an alchemy smock has no actual effects on [[alchemy]].
+While [[worn]], an alchemy smock provides 1 point of [[AC]] along with [[acid resistance]], [[poison resistance]] and [[Magic cancellation|MC1]].{{refsrc|src/do_wear.c|323|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<code>cloak_on</code> function}} [[Monster]]s wearing an alchemy smock will only gain poison resistance, due to limitations in how object extrinsics are defined and handled between monsters and the [[hero]].
-[[Read]]ing an alchemy smock will print [[#Message|a message]] displaying the text on the smock, breaking [[illiterate]] [[conduct]] - the text can be one of many [[YAFM]]s, most of which are cooking-related.{{refsrc|src/read.c|166|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<code>apron_text</code> function}}{{refsrc|include/obj.h|325|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+Despite the name, an alchemy smock has no actual effects on [[alchemy]].
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per [https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/0891ef4e22ccb56bacd41ce302d4178c1c6525aa this commit], monsters now gain acid resistance from a worn alchemy smock.}}
+[[Read]]ing an alchemy smock will print [[#Message|a message]] displaying the text on the smock, breaking [[illiterate]] [[conduct]] and printing one of many [[YAFM]]s, most of which are cooking-related.{{refsrc|src/read.c|166|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<code>apron_text</code> function}}{{refsrc|include/obj.h|325|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Strategy==

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 * "Kiss the cook"
-* "I'm [[alchemy|making SCIENCE!]]"
+* "I'm making SCIENCE!"
 * "Don't mess with the chef"
-* "Don't make me [[poison]] you"
+* "Don't make me poison you"
-* "[[Gehennom]]’s Kitchen"
+* "Gehennom's Kitchen"
-* "[[Rat]]: The other white meat"
+* "Rat: The other white meat"
-* "If you can't stand the [[fire|heat]], get out of Gehennom!"
+* "If you can't stand the heat, get out of Gehennom!"
-* "If we weren't meant to eat animals, why are they made out of [[meat]]?"
+* "If we weren't meant to eat animals, why are they made out of meat?"
 * "If you don't like the food, I'll stab you"

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 While worn, an alchemy smock provides 1 point of [[AC]] along with [[acid resistance]], [[poison resistance]] and [[Magic cancellation|MC1]].{{refsrc|src/do_wear.c|323|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Despite the name, it has no actual effects on [[alchemy]].
-Due to limitations in how object extrinsics are defined, acid resistance from the alchemy smock is handled specially internally.{{reffunc|do_wear.c|Cloak_on}} As a result, it only applies to [[you]]: monsters wearing an alchemy smock will obtain poison resistance, but not acid resistance.
+Due to limitations in how object extrinsics are defined, acid resistance from the alchemy smock is handled only in code for the [[player]] character wearing armor, and monsters wearing an alchemy smock will only obtain poison resistance.{{refsrc|src/do_wear.c|324version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<code>cloak_on</code> function}}
-[[Read]]ing an alchemy smock will print [[#Message|a message]] displaying the text on the smock, breaking [[illiterate]] [[conduct]] - the text can be one of many [[YAFM]]s, most of which are cooking-related.{{refsrc|src/read.c|166|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|include/obj.h|325|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+[[Read]]ing an alchemy smock will print [[#Message|a message]] displaying the text on the smock, breaking [[illiterate]] [[conduct]] - the text can be one of many [[YAFM]]s, most of which are cooking-related.{{refsrc|src/read.c|166|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<code>apron_text</code> function}}{{refsrc|include/obj.h|325|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 {{upcoming|3.7.0|Per [https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/0891ef4e22ccb56bacd41ce302d4178c1c6525aa this commit], monsters now gain acid resistance from a worn alchemy smock.}}