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 * An [[Archeologist]], [[Barbarian]], [[Healer]], [[Knight]], [[Monk]], [[Rogue]], [[Ranger]], or [[Samurai]] will start with an alignment record of 10.{{refsrc|src/role.c|64|nethack=5.0.0|comment=starting alignment record for Archeologist}}{{refsrc|src/role.c|105|nethack=5.0.0|comment=starting alignment record for Barbarian}}{{refsrc|src/role.c|186|nethack=5.0.0|comment=starting alignment record for Healer}}{{refsrc|src/role.c|226|nethack=5.0.0|comment=starting alignment record for Knight}}{{refsrc|src/role.c|267|nethack=5.0.0|comment=starting alignment record for Monk}}{{refsrc|src/role.c|350|nethack=5.0.0|comment=starting alignment record for Rogue}}{{refsrc|src/role.c|405|nethack=5.0.0|comment=starting alignment record for Ranger}}{{refsrc|src/role.c|445|nethack=5.0.0|comment=starting alignment record for Samurai}}
-{{todo|Although the citations that are present reflect 5.0.0 code, much of the information in the article may not be: expand further and verify information accordingly (including historical info and any necessary further citations).}}
+{{todo|Although the citations that are present reflect 5.0.0 code, much of the information in the article might not: expand further and verify information accordingly (including historical info and any necessary further citations).}}
 ==Determining alignment record==

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+|  -1 || [[Sitting]] on, [[engraving]] on, or [[Kick (command)|kicking]] a co-aligned altar while the hero's alignment record is more than a value randomly chosen from 0 to -3{{refsrc|src/pray.c|2656-L2659|nethack=5.0.0}}
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 ===Conducts===
-Many [[conduct]] runs will be reliant on keeping their alignment record reasonably high early on in order to maintain access to prayer. This is especially true for [[foodless]] conduct play as well as certain types of [[vegan]] or even [[vegetarian]] play, since they will be more reliant on prayer to maintain nutrition in the absence of diet-friendly food (or any food consumption at all for foodless heroes, naturally).
+Many [[conduct]] runs will be reliant on keeping their alignment record reasonably high early on in order to maintain access to prayer. This is especially true for [[foodless]] conduct play as well as certain types of [[vegan]] or even [[vegetarian]] play, since they will be more reliant on prayer to maintain nutrition in the absence of diet-friendly food or (for foodless heroes) a lack of any food consumption at all.
 [[Pacifist]] conduct in particular presents many notable hurdles, since a pacifist hero cannot directly kill monsters in order to gain experience ''or'' alignment record and must rely on performing other actions that raise their alignment&mdash;this means that any alignment penalties become all the more devastating as well.

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 {{otheruses|"alignment" of how well a hero serves their god|the other moral categories|alignment}}
 {{for|limitations that are self-imposed rather than enforced by role, race or alignment|conduct}}
-'''Alignment record''' is a value that measures the [[hero]]'s moral standing, which partly includes their rapport with their [[deity]]. A hero increases their alignment record by killing hostile [[monster]]s and performing actions that their deity approves of, while killing monsters that are not initially hostile and performing actions their deity disapproves of will decrease their alignment record and {{sa|Alignment record abuse|may carry long-term repercussions}}.
+'''Alignment record''' is a value in ''[[NetHack]]'' that measures the [[hero]]'s moral standing, which partly includes their rapport with their [[deity]]. A hero increases their alignment record by killing hostile [[monster]]s and performing actions that their deity approves of, while killing monsters that are not initially hostile and performing actions their deity disapproves of will decrease their alignment record and {{sa|Alignment record abuse|may carry long-term repercussions}}.
 Alignment record is distinct from the hero's [[alignment]] of lawful, neutral or chaotic, e.g., both a lawful and a neutral Valkyrie will start the game with an alignment record of 0. The hero's alignment ''can'' determine which actions can raise or lower their personal alignment record, as can the alignment of the monsters they encounter&mdash;additionally, there are some methods of changing the hero's personal alignment that are reliant on the hero having an especially poor alignment record. The wiki will sometimes refer to alignment record as simply "alignment" when discussing actions and events that change the hero's alignment record without respect to their personal alignment, e.g. "gaining a point of alignment" or "a +1 alignment bonus" refers to the hero's current alignment record increasing by 1.

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 '''Alignment record''' is a value that measures the [[hero]]'s moral standing, which partly includes their rapport with their [[deity]]. A hero increases their alignment record by killing hostile [[monster]]s and performing actions that their deity approves of, while killing monsters that are not initially hostile and performing actions their deity disapproves of will decrease their alignment record and {{sa|Alignment record abuse|may carry long-term repercussions}}.
-Alignment record is distinct from the hero's [[alignment]] of lawful, neutral or chaotic, although the hero's alignment ''can'' determine which actions can raise or lower their personal alignment record. The wiki will sometimes refer to alignment record as simply "alignment" when discussing actions and events that change the hero's alignment record, e.g. "gaining a point of alignment" or "a +1 alignment bonus" refers to the hero's current alignment record increasing by 1.
+Alignment record is distinct from the hero's [[alignment]] of lawful, neutral or chaotic, e.g., both a lawful and a neutral Valkyrie will start the game with an alignment record of 0. The hero's alignment ''can'' determine which actions can raise or lower their personal alignment record, as can the alignment of the monsters they encounter&mdash;additionally, there are some methods of changing the hero's personal alignment that are reliant on the hero having an especially poor alignment record. The wiki will sometimes refer to alignment record as simply "alignment" when discussing actions and events that change the hero's alignment record without respect to their personal alignment, e.g. "gaining a point of alignment" or "a +1 alignment bonus" refers to the hero's current alignment record increasing by 1.
-The hero's alignment record is set at the start of a game depending on their chosen [[role]]:{{refsrc|include/you.h|222|nethack=5.0.0|comment=bitmask for initial alignment record used by <tt>role.c</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/attrib.c|1094|nethack=5.0.0|comment=sets hero's initial alignment record based on role}}
+Alignment record has no lower bound and starts with an initial upper bound of 10, increasing that upper bound by 1 every 200 game turns (or 10 + {{sfrac|turns|200}}).{{refsrc|include/align.h|17|nethack=5.0.0|name="aligncap"|comment=definition for alignment cap}} The hero's alignment record can be raised and lowered {{sa|Gaining and losing alignment|through numerous means}}, but will never exceed the current upper bound set by the game.{{refsrc|src/attrib.c|1298-L1316|nethack=5.0.0|comment=<tt>adjalign()</tt> function is called whenever hero's alignment record is changed}}{{refsrc|src/attrib.c|1311-L1314|nethack=5.0.0|name="capenforce"|comment=definition for alignment cap}} The hero's alignment record is set at the start of a game depending on their chosen [[role]]:{{refsrc|include/you.h|222|nethack=5.0.0|comment=bitmask for initial alignment record used by <tt>role.c</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/attrib.c|1094|nethack=5.0.0|comment=sets hero's initial alignment record based on role}}
 * A [[Cave Dweller]], [[Cleric]], [[Tourist]], [[Valkyrie]], or [[Wizard]] will start with an alignment record of 0.{{refsrc|src/role.c|146|nethack=5.0.0|comment=starting alignment record for Cave Dweller}}{{refsrc|src/role.c|308|nethack=5.0.0|comment=starting alignment record for Cleric}}{{refsrc|src/role.c|485|nethack=5.0.0|comment=starting alignment record for Tourist}}{{refsrc|src/role.c|525|nethack=5.0.0|comment=starting alignment record for Valkyrie}}{{refsrc|src/role.c|566|nethack=5.0.0|comment=starting alignment record for Wizard}}
 * An [[Archeologist]], [[Barbarian]], [[Healer]], [[Knight]], [[Monk]], [[Rogue]], [[Ranger]], or [[Samurai]] will start with an alignment record of 10.{{refsrc|src/role.c|64|nethack=5.0.0|comment=starting alignment record for Archeologist}}{{refsrc|src/role.c|105|nethack=5.0.0|comment=starting alignment record for Barbarian}}{{refsrc|src/role.c|186|nethack=5.0.0|comment=starting alignment record for Healer}}{{refsrc|src/role.c|226|nethack=5.0.0|comment=starting alignment record for Knight}}{{refsrc|src/role.c|267|nethack=5.0.0|comment=starting alignment record for Monk}}{{refsrc|src/role.c|350|nethack=5.0.0|comment=starting alignment record for Rogue}}{{refsrc|src/role.c|405|nethack=5.0.0|comment=starting alignment record for Ranger}}{{refsrc|src/role.c|445|nethack=5.0.0|comment=starting alignment record for Samurai}}
 {{todo|Although the citations that are present reflect 5.0.0 code, much of the information in the article may not be: expand further and verify information accordingly (including historical info and any necessary further citations).}}

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