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{{EvilHack roles}}
In [[EvilHack]], the '''Archeologist''' is one of the [[role]]s from ''[[NetHack]]'' that is available to the [[hero]].

Archeologists can be [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]], [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomes]], [[Hobbit (starting race)#EvilHack|hobbits]], or [[Tortle (starting race)|tortles]], and can start as [[lawful]] or [[neutral]].

==Starting equipment==
Each Archeologist starts with the following equipment:

* +2 [[bullwhip]] ([[wielded]])
* +0 [[jacket]]
* +0 [[fedora]]
* 3-6 uncursed [[food ration]]s
* +0 [[pick-axe]] (alternate weapon)
* uncursed [[tinning kit]] (30-99 charges)
* uncursed [[touchstone]]
* uncursed [[sack]]
* a chance of one of the following:
** an uncursed [[tin opener]] ({{frac|10}} or 10% overall), otherwise;
** an uncursed [[oil lamp]] ({{frac|2}} or 45% overall)

Hobbit Archeologists are not given a tinning kit like other hobbit heroes, due to already starting with one. Tortle Archeologists will receive a [[pair of leather gloves]] in place of a jacket, and are not given an [[oilskin sack]] like other tortle heroes since their starting sack will already be replaced with one.

Archeologists start with knowledge of any applicable racial equipment.

The Archeologist's default starting [[pet]] is a [[little dog]] or [[kitten]] with equal probability.

==Intrinsics==
Archeologists gain the following intrinsic [[properties]] upon reaching the given [[experience level]]s:

*XL 1: [[Stealth]]
*XL 1: [[Speed]]
*XL 10: [[Automatic searching]]

==Attributes==
The Archeologist's starting [[attribute]]s are distributed as follows:

{| class="prettytable"
!| Attributes || [[Strength]] || [[Dexterity]] || [[Constitution]] ||[[Intelligence]] || [[Wisdom]] || [[Charisma]] || Remaining
|-
| Minimum attributes || 7 || 7 || 7 || 10 || 10 || 7 || 27
|-
| Distribution percentages || 20% || 10% || 20% || 20% || 20% || 10% ||
|-
| Mean w/ standard deviation (human) || 12.79±2.15 || 9.78±1.63 || 12.50±2.10 || 15.34±1.86 || 15.34±1.86 || 9.51±1.57 ||
|}

The means and standard deviations were calculated via simulation, whose source code can be found on [[Talk:Role#Initial attribute simulation code|the role article's talk page]], and assumes that all given roles are played as humans—non-human races will have different attribute means as a result of different attribute maximums.

==Skills==
Archeologists have the following [[skill]]s available to them:

{| class="prettytable"
! colspan="2" style="font-size:larger" | Archeologist skills
|-
! Max !! [[Skill]]s
|-
| Basic
|
* ''Weapons:'' [[dagger]], [[short sword]], [[club]], [[dart]]
* ''Combat:'' [[riding]], [[two weapon combat]], [[Shield (skill)#EvilHack|shields]]
* ''Spells:'' [[Attack spells|attack]], [[Healing spells|healing]], [[Matter spells|matter]]
|-
| Skilled
|
* ''Weapons:'' [[quarterstaff]], [[sling]], [[unicorn horn]]
|-
| Expert
|
* ''Weapons:'' [[pick-axe]], [[saber]], [[spear]], [[boomerang]], [[whip]]
* ''Combat:'' [[bare hands]]
* ''Spells:'' [[Divination spells|divination]]
|}

Archeologists start with ''Basic'' skill level in whips and pick-axes. They use the intelligence stat to cast spells, and their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|magic mapping}}.

==Special rules==
Archeologists can [[apply]] an uncursed touchstone as if it was blessed to formally identify any [[gem]].

Archeologists can recognize which [[statue]]s are [[historic]], and they incur a -1 penalty to [[alignment record]] for breaking or animating a historic statue.

Archeologists gain a bonus to proficiency for performing tricks with [[bullwhip]]s.

Archeologists abuse [[wisdom]] when digging down on the square of a [[headstone]], and non-chaotic Archeologists incur a -3 penalty to alignment record while chaotic Archeologists instead get a +3 bonus.

==Rank titles==
The [[status line]] displays one of the following ranks for the corresponding experience levels:

*XL 1–2: Digger
*XL 3–5: Field Worker
*XL 6–9: Investigator
*XL 10–13: Exhumer
*XL 14–17: Excavator
*XL 18–21: Spelunker
*XL 22–25: Speleologist
*XL 26–29: Collector
*XL 30: Curator

==Gods==
{{main|Religion}}
The Archeologist pantheon is based on Central American mythology, specifically [[wikipedia:Aztec mythology|the Aztecs]].

* Lawful: [[Quetzalcoatl]]
* Neutral: [[Camaxtli]]
* Chaotic: [[Huhetotl]]

==Quest==
{{main|Archeologist quest}}
The Archeologist's [[quest]] sees them fight [[The Minion of Huhetotl]] for [[Xiuhcoatl (EvilHack)|Xiuhcoatl]], an [[artifact]] [[Atlatl (EvilHack)|atlatl]]. Xiuhcoatl grants [[telepathy]] while carried, and while [[wielded]] it also grants [[fire resistance]]. As a weapon, it has +1d5 [[to-hit]] and +1d24 [[fire]] damage against monsters without fire resistance, and can be [[thrown]] similar to [[Mjollnir]], with a range two squares higher than other thrown weapons. [[Invoking]] Xiuhcoatl toggles [[levitation]] similar to [[The Heart of Ahriman]].

Xiuhcoatl will return to the wielder's hand {{frac|99|100}} of the time when thrown if the hero throwing it has enough [[dexterity]]: the required dexterity stat is 10 for tortle Archeologists, 18 for other Archeologists, and 21 otherwise. A hero that is not [[confused]], [[stunned]], [[blind]], [[hallucinating]], or [[fumbling]] when a thrown Xiuhcoatl returns will catch it {{frac|99|100}} of the time, and it will otherwise land at their feet or hit them with equal probability.

==Strategy==
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-* ''Weapons:'' [[dagger]], [[short sword]], [[club]], [[dart]]
+* ''Weapons:'' [[dagger]], [[short sword]], [[club]], [[dart]], [[trident]] (tortle only)
 * ''Combat:'' [[riding]], [[two weapon combat]], [[Shield (skill)#EvilHack|shields]]
 * ''Spells:'' [[Attack spells|attack]], [[Healing spells|healing]], [[Matter spells|matter]]

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