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 ==Description==
-[[Apply]]ing a non-cursed bell makes [[noise]] that wakes nearby [[sleeping]] monsters and calls [[pet]]s. A cursed bell has the same effect, but also has a {{frac|4}} chance (25%) of summoning a random [[Nymph (monster class)|nymph]] without their [[Monster starting inventory|starting inventory]], unless any nymph is [[extinct]] or [[genocided]].{{refsrc|src/apply.c|1039|nethack=3.6.7}} There is a {{frac|7|100}} chance (7%) of the bell breaking after generating the monster, and otherwise there is a {{frac|3}} chance of the summoned nymph being [[fast]] and a {{frac|3}} chance of the hero being paralyzed for 2 turns.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|1047|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/apply.c|1052|nethack=3.6.7}}
+[[Applying]] a non-cursed bell makes [[noise]] that wakes nearby [[sleeping]] monsters and calls [[pet]]s. A cursed bell has the same effect, but also has a {{frac|4}} chance (25%) of summoning a random [[Nymph (monster class)|nymph]] without their [[Monster starting inventory|starting inventory]], unless any nymph is [[extinct]] or [[genocided]].{{refsrc|src/apply.c|1039|nethack=3.6.7}} There is a {{frac|7|100}} chance (7%) of the bell breaking after generating the monster, and otherwise there is a {{frac|3}} chance of the summoned nymph being [[fast]] and a {{frac|3}} chance of the hero being paralyzed for 2 turns.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|1047|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/apply.c|1052|nethack=3.6.7}}
-[[Covetous]] monsters attempting to steal the Bell of Opening specifically from a hero's inventory may instead steal a bell in open inventory.{{refsrc|src/steal.c|556|nethack=3.6.7}}
+A bell as no effect if applied [[underwater]] or while the hero is [[engulfed]].{{refsrc|src/apply.c|1028|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Strategy==
-Bells tend to have very little use in most games. A [[tin whistle]] is often sufficient for calling pets while being much lighter in [[weight]]; a cursed bell may be viable in some cases where a hero wants to get rid of a cursed piece of armor or other item stuck to their person, with the other valuable items stashed nearby. There are also corner cases where a hero may carry a bell to deter covetous thieves while bringing the Bell of Opening to the [[vibrating square]]. Otherwise, bells are usually either ignored or carried to sell at a shop.
+Bells tend to have very little use in most games: a [[tin whistle]] is often sufficient for calling pets while being much lighter in [[weight]], and there are also corner cases where a hero may carry a bell to deter covetous thieves while bringing the Bell of Opening to the [[vibrating square]]. A cursed bell may be viable in some cases where a hero wants to get rid of a cursed piece of armor or other item stuck to their person, with the other valuable items safely stashed nearby. Otherwise, bells are usually either ignored or sold off at shops.
 ==History==
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 ==Messages==
 {{message|You ring the bell.|You applied a bell.}}
-{{message|But the sound is muffled.|This is added to the above if you are [[underwater]] or [[engulfed]].{{refsrc|src/apply.c|1028|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
+{{message|But the sound is muffled.|This is added to the above if you are underwater or engulfed.}}
 {{message|You summon a nymph!|You summoned a nymph by applying a cursed bell.}}
 {{message|The bell has shattered!|A cursed bell broke after summoning a nymph.}}

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 ==Messages==
 {{message|You ring the bell.|You applied a bell.}}
-{{message|But the sound is muffled.|As above, but you are [[underwater]] or [[engulfed]].{{refsrc|src/apply.c|1028|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
+{{message|But the sound is muffled.|This is added to the above if you are [[underwater]] or [[engulfed]].{{refsrc|src/apply.c|1028|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
 {{message|You summon a nymph!|You summoned a nymph by applying a cursed bell.}}
 {{message|The bell has shattered!|A cursed bell broke after summoning a nymph.}}

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 The bell first appears in [[NetHack 3.1.0]].
-From NetHack 3.1.0 to [[NetHack 3.1.3]], a cursed bell can be exploited to summon nymphs indefinitely without respecting [[extinction]], risking paralysis or generating a fast nymph, and the nymph would generate with their usual [[Monster starting inventory|starting inventory]].{{refsrc|apply.c|1315|version=NetHack 3.1.0}} This is commonly used to accumulate large numbers of [[mirror]]s for [[polypiling]], as well as many [[potions of object detection]] for [[dilution]], [[alchemy]], polypiling, or even [[wish]]es if potions of object detection are [[smoky potion]]s.<ref>[https://www.nicolaas.net/erebus/nhcode/v11/nhcode.txt The NetHack Code 1.1], a resource used by players to communicate their precise playstyle for NetHack 3.1.3 and variants of the time</ref> [[NetHack 3.2.0]] fixes this by ensuring that the summoned nymph has no starting inventory.
+From NetHack 3.1.0 to [[NetHack 3.1.3]], applying a cursed bell can be exploited to summon nymphs indefinitely with their usual [[Monster starting inventory|starting inventory]], and there is no risk of [[extinction]], paralysis or generating a fast nymph.{{refsrc|apply.c|1315|version=NetHack 3.1.0}} This is commonly used to accumulate large numbers of [[mirror]]s for [[polypiling]], as well as many [[potions of object detection]] for [[dilution]], [[alchemy]], polypiling, or even [[wish]]es if potions of object detection are [[smoky potion]]s.<ref>[https://www.nicolaas.net/erebus/nhcode/v11/nhcode.txt The NetHack Code 1.1], a resource used by players to communicate their precise playstyle for NetHack 3.1.3 and variants of the time</ref> [[NetHack 3.2.0]] fixes this by ensuring that the summoned nymph has no starting inventory.
 ==Messages==

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 The bell first appears in [[NetHack 3.1.0]].
-From NetHack 3.1.0 to [[NetHack 3.1.3]], a cursed bell can be exploited to summon nymphs indefinitely without respecting [[extinction]], risking paralysis or generating a fast nymph, and the nymph would generate with their usual [[Monster starting inventory|starting inventory]].{{refsrc|apply.c|1315|version=NetHack 3.1.0}} This is commonly used to accumulate large numbers of [[mirror]]s for [[polypiling]], as well as many [[potion of object detection|potions of object detection]] for [[dilution]], [[alchemy]], polypiling, or even [[wish]]es if potions of object detection were [[smoky potion]]s.<ref>[https://www.nicolaas.net/erebus/nhcode/v11/nhcode.txt The NetHack Code 1.1], a resource used by players to communicate their precise playstyle for NetHack 3.1.3 and variants of the time</ref> [[NetHack 3.2.0]] fixes this by ensuring that the summoned nymph has no starting inventory.
+From NetHack 3.1.0 to [[NetHack 3.1.3]], a cursed bell can be exploited to summon nymphs indefinitely without respecting [[extinction]], risking paralysis or generating a fast nymph, and the nymph would generate with their usual [[Monster starting inventory|starting inventory]].{{refsrc|apply.c|1315|version=NetHack 3.1.0}} This is commonly used to accumulate large numbers of [[mirror]]s for [[polypiling]], as well as many [[potions of object detection]] for [[dilution]], [[alchemy]], polypiling, or even [[wish]]es if potions of object detection are [[smoky potion]]s.<ref>[https://www.nicolaas.net/erebus/nhcode/v11/nhcode.txt The NetHack Code 1.1], a resource used by players to communicate their precise playstyle for NetHack 3.1.3 and variants of the time</ref> [[NetHack 3.2.0]] fixes this by ensuring that the summoned nymph has no starting inventory.
 ==Messages==

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 ==Description==
-[[Apply]]ing a non-cursed bell makes [[noise]] that wakes nearby [[sleeping]] monsters and calls [[pet]]s. A cursed bell has the same effect, but also has a {{frac|4}} chance (25%) of summoning a random [[nymph]] without their [[Monster starting inventory|starting inventory]] provided none of them are [[extinct]] or [[genocided]].{{refsrc|src/apply.c|1039|nethack=3.6.7}} There is a {{frac|7|100}} chance (7%) of the bell breaking after generating the monster, and otherwise there is a {{frac|3}} chance of the summoned nymph being [[fast]] and a {{frac|3}} chance of the character being paralyzed for 2 turns.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|1047|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/apply.c|1052|nethack=3.6.7}}
+[[Apply]]ing a non-cursed bell makes [[noise]] that wakes nearby [[sleeping]] monsters and calls [[pet]]s. A cursed bell has the same effect, but also has a {{frac|4}} chance (25%) of summoning a random [[Nymph (monster class)|nymph]] without their [[Monster starting inventory|starting inventory]], unless any nymph is [[extinct]] or [[genocided]].{{refsrc|src/apply.c|1039|nethack=3.6.7}} There is a {{frac|7|100}} chance (7%) of the bell breaking after generating the monster, and otherwise there is a {{frac|3}} chance of the summoned nymph being [[fast]] and a {{frac|3}} chance of the hero being paralyzed for 2 turns.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|1047|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/apply.c|1052|nethack=3.6.7}}
-[[Covetous]] monsters attempting to steal the Bell of Opening specifically from a character's inventory may instead steal a bell in open inventory.{{refsrc|src/steal.c|556|nethack=3.6.7}}
+[[Covetous]] monsters attempting to steal the Bell of Opening specifically from a hero's inventory may instead steal a bell in open inventory.{{refsrc|src/steal.c|556|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Strategy==
-Bells tend to have very little use in most games. A [[tin whistle]] is often sufficient for calling pets while being much lighter in [[weight]]; a cursed bell may be viable in some cases where a character wants to get rid of a cursed piece of armor or other item stuck to their person, with the other valuable items stashed nearby. There are also corner cases where a character may carry a bell to deter covetous thieves while bringing the Bell of Opening to the [[vibrating square]]. Otherwise, bells are usually either ignored or carried to sell at a shop.
+Bells tend to have very little use in most games. A [[tin whistle]] is often sufficient for calling pets while being much lighter in [[weight]]; a cursed bell may be viable in some cases where a hero wants to get rid of a cursed piece of armor or other item stuck to their person, with the other valuable items stashed nearby. There are also corner cases where a hero may carry a bell to deter covetous thieves while bringing the Bell of Opening to the [[vibrating square]]. Otherwise, bells are usually either ignored or carried to sell at a shop.
 ==History==
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 [[Kukeri]] are always generated with a bell made of the [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]].
-[[Andromalius]] is a [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] whose binding ritual can use a bell as one of the two items placed in his seal, and using two non-bell items in the binding ritual may generate a bell as the third item the character receives if they successfully bind him.
+[[Andromalius]] is a [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] whose binding ritual can use a bell as one of the two items placed in his seal, and using two non-bell items in the binding ritual may generate a bell as the third item the hero receives if they successfully bind him.
-Characters can wield bells as a form of [[spellcasting focus]] that improves the success rate of [[clerical spells]] and [[healing spells]], and Priests wielding a bell improve the success rate of all spells they cast.
+Heroes can wield bells as a form of [[spellcasting focus]] that improves the success rate of [[clerical spells]] and [[healing spells]], and Priests wielding a bell improve the success rate of all spells they cast.
 ===SpliceHack===

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 ===SpliceHack===
 In [[SpliceHack]], attempting to use a [[scroll of cloning]] on the Bell of Opening will always produce a normal bell. This also applies to [[Hack'EM]].
 ==References==