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Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ tweak

2026-07-20T22:14:44Z

‎Description: tweak

Umbire the Phantom: detailing

2026-07-20T22:13:57Z

detailing

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-03-18T19:37:23Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */ correction

2026-03-15T01:29:14Z

‎EvilHack: correction

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ clarify eve

2026-03-14T06:09:51Z

‎Variants: clarify eve

Umbire the Phantom: touch-ups, variants, missed message

2026-03-14T01:51:07Z

touch-ups, variants, missed message

Umbire the Phantom: eve, potholes

2026-03-13T12:59:03Z

eve, potholes

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-01-21T04:58:25Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: pasto...

2026-01-20T22:01:43Z

pasto...

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */ remove draugr note since they now have inediate skeletal steeds

2026-01-20T21:39:43Z

‎EvilHack: remove draugr note since they now have inediate skeletal steeds

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 ==Description==
-[[Eating]] an apple grants 50 [[nutrition]] and takes 1 turn to consume it. A [[hero]] eating a cursed apple will fall asleep for 20-30 turns unless they have [[sleep resistance]], and [[food appraisal]] will warn a hero with a prompt if they are about to eat one.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2253|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2375-L2380|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+[[Eating]] an apple grants 50 [[nutrition]] and takes 1 turn to consume it. A [[hero]] eating a cursed apple will fall asleep for 20-30 turns unless they have [[sleep resistance]], and [[food appraisal]] will warn the player with a prompt if they are about to eat one.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2253|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2375-L2380|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-Apples can be [[thrown]] used to [[tame]] [[domestic]] [[herbivorous]] [[monster]]s and pacify domestic [[carnivore]]s&mdash;herbivorous pets will consider apples to be [[treat]]s.
+Apples can be [[thrown]] to [[tame]] [[domestic]] [[herbivorous]] [[monster]]s and pacify domestic [[carnivore]]s&mdash;herbivorous pets will consider apples to be [[treat]]s.
 ==Strategy==

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 [[Tree]] 'fruits' have a {{frac|5}} chance of being apples, and generate in the following circumstances:{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|1474|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|1481|nethack=3.6.7}}
-* [[Kick]]ing a tree has a one-time {{frac|14|15}} chance of dropping (8&minus;[[rnl]](7)) apples.{{refsrc|src/dokick.c|1115|nethack=3.6.7}}
+* [[Kick (command)|Kicking]] a tree has a one-time {{frac|14|15}} chance of dropping (8&minus;[[rnl]](7)) apples.{{refsrc|src/dokick.c|1115|nethack=3.6.7}}
 * Cutting down a tree has a {{frac|5}} chance of producing an apple.{{refsrc|src/dig.c|398|nethack=3.6.7}}
 * A tree that is [[tunnel]]ed through has a {{frac|3}} chance of leaving behind apples.{{refsrc|src/dig.c|1321|nethack=3.6.7}}
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 [[Andromalius]] is a [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] whose binding ritual can use an apple as one of the two items placed in his seal, and using two non-apple items in the binding ritual may generate an apple as the third item the character receives if they successfully bind him.
-[[Eve]] is a spirit that increases the amount of apples dropped from kicking trees by 50% while she is bound, but her taboo prevents the hero from consuming any apples.
+[[Eve]] is a spirit that increases the amount of apples dropped from kicking trees by 50% while she is bound (reduced to 20% if Eve is bound via [[the Pen of the Void]]), but her taboo prevents the hero from consuming any apples.
 ===xNetHack===

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 ===SlashTHEM===
-In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, [[Bard]]s start with 3-6 apples as in dNetHack. Nobles start with 10-20 apples as in dNetHack. [[Warrior]]s start with 7-14 apples.
+In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, [[Bard/SlashTHEM|Bards]] start with 3-6 apples as in dNetHack. Nobles start with 10-20 apples as in dNetHack. [[Warrior]]s start with 7-14 apples.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], [[Draugr (starting race)|draugr]] [[Knight/EvilHack|Knights]] and [[Monk/EvilHack|Monks]] are given [[egg]]s in place of apples, and [[Vampire (starting race in EvilHack)|vampire]] Monks will not start with any food items at all.
+In [[EvilHack]], [[Draugr (starting race)|draugr]] [[Knight/EvilHack|Knights]] and [[Monk/EvilHack|Monks]] are given [[egg]]s in place of apples, and [[Vampire (starting race in EvilHack)|vampire]] Monks will not start with apples at all.
 apples are generated within one of the [[crystal chest]]s on the last level of the [[Ice Queen's Realm]] during level creation. A pair of [[chest]]s containing 3 apples are placed in the barracks areas of [[Wizard's Tower (EvilHack)|the Wizard's Tower]] during level creation.

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 [[Andromalius]] is a [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] whose binding ritual can use an apple as one of the two items placed in his seal, and using two non-apple items in the binding ritual may generate an apple as the third item the character receives if they successfully bind him.
-[[Eve]] is a spirit that increases the amount of apples dropped from kicking trees by 50%, but her taboo prevents the hero from consuming them while she is bound.
+[[Eve]] is a spirit that increases the amount of apples dropped from kicking trees by 50% while she is bound, but her taboo prevents the hero from consuming any apples.
 ===xNetHack===

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 ==Description==
-[[Eating]] an apple grants 50 [[nutrition]] and takes 1 turn to consume it. A [[hero]] eating a cursed apple will fall asleep for 20-30 turns if they lack [[sleep resistance]], and [[food appraisal]] will warn a hero if they are about to eat one.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2253|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2375|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+[[Eating]] an apple grants 50 [[nutrition]] and takes 1 turn to consume it. A [[hero]] eating a cursed apple will fall asleep for 20-30 turns unless they have [[sleep resistance]], and [[food appraisal]] will warn a hero with a prompt if they are about to eat one.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2253|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2375-L2380|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 Apples can be [[thrown]] used to [[tame]] [[domestic]] [[herbivorous]] [[monster]]s and pacify domestic [[carnivore]]s&mdash;herbivorous pets will consider apples to be [[treat]]s.
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 * The effect of a cursed apple when eaten is a reference to the fairy tale of [[wikipedia:Snow White|Snow White]] and the poisoned apple.
 * The Unix-specific messages appear to be derived from [http://web.archive.org/web/20070210025718/http://www.rddavis.org/files/comp-humor/aoutman.humor joke Unix documentation] within a [[Usenet]] post that is not archived by Google Groups.
-* [[wikipedia:Apple Inc.|Apple Inc.]] is a multinational technology brand that names their computers after the Macintosh apple, as explained below; their primary operating system, Mac OS X, is similarly named and partially based on Unix.
+* [[wikipedia:Apple Inc.|Apple Inc.]] is a multinational technology brand that names their computers after the Macintosh apple, as noted in the section below; their primary operating system, Mac OS X, is similarly named and partially based on Unix.
 * The presence of apples in a Healer's starting inventory is likely a reference to the proverb [[wikipedia:An apple a day keeps the doctor away|"an apple a day keeps the doctor away"]].
-* The apple was considered sacred to Aphrodite in ancient Greek culture: Eris, the Greek goddess of discord, became disgruntled over being excluded from the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, and in retaliation tossed a golden apple inscribed Καλλίστη (Kalliste, sometimes transliterated Kallisti, "for the most beautiful one") into the wedding party. Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite claimed the apple, with Paris of Troy appointed to select the recipient. After being bribed by both Hera and Athena, Aphrodite tempted him with the most beautiful woman in the world: Helen of Sparta. Paris awarded the apple to Aphrodite, thus indirectly causing the Trojan War.
+* The apple was considered sacred to Aphrodite in ancient Greek culture: Eris, the Greek goddess of discord, became disgruntled over being excluded from the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, and in retaliation tossed a golden apple inscribed Καλλίστη (Kalliste, sometimes transliterated Kallisti, "for the most beautiful one") into the wedding party. Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite claimed the apple, with Paris of Troy appointed to select the recipient. After Paris was unsuccessfully bribed by both Hera and Athena, Aphrodite tempted him with the most beautiful woman in the world: Helen of Sparta. Paris awarded the apple to Aphrodite, thus indirectly causing the Trojan War.
 ==Messages==
 {{message|You hear sinister laughter as you fall asleep...|You ate a cursed apple and fell asleep.}}
 {{message|You fall asleep.|As above, while deaf.}}
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 ==Variants==
 ===UnNetHack===
 In [[UnNetHack]], the "Pacman" [[Random vault (UnNetHack)|random vault]] has a guaranteed apple at a random position.
 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[Binder]]s that are not [[Drow (starting race)|drow]] start with 2-4 apples. Drow and [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragon]] Knights receive [[tripe ration]]s for their steed instead of apples.
+In [[dNetHack]], several roles can start with apples, while some others will be given replacements:
 Apples may appear among the food items generated in [[anthole]]s during level creation, which have a higher chance of being populated with specific food item types compared to antholes in ''NetHack''.
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 ===SpliceHack===
-In [[SpliceHack]], the defunct [[Dancer]] role starts with an apple among their food items.
+In [[SpliceHack]], the [[Defunct features (SpliceHack)|defunct]] [[Dancer]] role starts with 1-2 apples among their food items.
 An apple can be combined with a [[cream pie]] at a [[furnace]] to create an [[apple pie]].
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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], a few apples are generated within one of the [[crystal chest]]s on the last level of the [[Ice Queen's Realm]] during level creation, and a pair of [[chest]]s containing a few apples are placed in the barracks areas of [[Wizard's Tower (EvilHack)|the Wizard's Tower]] during level creation.
+In [[EvilHack]], [[Draugr (starting race)|draugr]] [[Knight/EvilHack|Knights]] and [[Monk/EvilHack|Monks]] are given [[egg]]s in place of apples, and [[Vampire (starting race in EvilHack)|vampire]] Monks will not start with any food items at all.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 [[Andromalius]] is a [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] whose binding ritual can use an apple as one of the two items placed in his seal, and using two non-apple items in the binding ritual may generate an apple as the third item the character receives if they successfully bind him.
 ===xNetHack===
-In [[xNetHack]], [[The Apple of Discord]] is an [[artifact]] [[Gold (material)|gold]] apple that can be invoked for hungerless [[conflict]], and boosts the effects of conflict while carried by a chaotic hero that is [[crowned]].
+In [[xNetHack]], [[The Apple of Discord]] is an [[artifact]] [[golden]] apple that can be invoked for hungerless [[conflict]], and boosts the effects of conflict while carried by a chaotic hero that is [[crowned]].
 ===SpliceHack===
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 ===notdNetHack===
-In [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], in addition to dNetHack details, [[Eve]] and [[Spirits (dNetHack)#Jack, of the Lantern|Jack]] are each generated with 1-2 apples when summoned by an [[Illithanachronounbinder]].
+In [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], in addition to dNetHack details, Eve and [[Spirits (dNetHack)#Jack, of the Lantern|Jack]] are each generated with 1-2 apples when summoned by an [[Illithanachronounbinder]].
 ===EvilHack===