Blindfold - Revision history

JASON10668: Add languages template.

2026-03-05T06:17:19Z

Add languages template.

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ pothole

2024-03-06T08:02:10Z

‎Strategy: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: further copyedit

2024-03-06T08:01:48Z

further copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: formatting + copyedit + update pass

2024-03-06T07:40:53Z

formatting + copyedit + update pass

Entuno: /* Strategy */ Add a couple of other monster types

2024-02-24T20:36:46Z

‎Strategy: Add a couple of other monster types

Phol ende wodan: Nothing on here is 3.4.3 specific.

2022-08-15T00:41:09Z

Nothing on here is 3.4.3 specific.

Ardub23: /* Encyclopedia entry */ American-style spelling of 'encyclopedia', per NHW:Style guide

2021-11-05T22:39:47Z

‎Encyclopedia entry: American-style spelling of 'encyclopedia', per NHW:Style guide

Andrio Celos: Link to NetHack 3.7.0 specifically.

2021-02-16T02:47:12Z

Link to NetHack 3.7.0 specifically.

Andrio Celos: You can no longer wear a blindfold in a form with no head.

2020-04-09T03:51:17Z

You can no longer wear a blindfold in a form with no head.

Aximili: Split into sections, remove out of date info

2019-12-28T03:10:20Z

Split into sections, remove out of date info

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 Blindfolds are quite useful to manually blind yourself for various purpose, such as avoiding harmful passive and active [[gaze attack]]s from [[monster]]s like [[floating eye]]s, [[Light (monster class)|lights]] and [[Medusa]]. Once you have intrinsic and/or extrinsic [[telepathy]], you can blind yourself at will with the blindfold to scan the level for non-[[mindless]] monsters.
-While a [[towel]] can also be used to blind yourself in addition to its many other uses, it is typically more desirable to have the towel free in case you need to [[wipe]] your [[hand]]s or [[face]].
+While a [[towel]] can also be used to blind yourself in addition to its many other uses, it is typically more desirable to have the towel free in case you need to [[wipe]] your [[hand]]s or face.
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Monsters will now use the [[expensive camera]] against your character, which a blindfold can help prevent.}}

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 ==Generation==
 [[Rogue]]s, [[Samurai]] and [[Wizard]]s each have a {{frac|5}} chance of starting the game with a blindfold.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|753|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=Rogue-specific initializations}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|761|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=Samurai-specific initializations}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|793|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=Wizard-specific initializations}}
 A blindfold is guaranteed to appear within one of the niches on the first floor of [[Vlad's Tower]].
 ==Description==
-While [[worn]] or [[put on]], a blindfold renders the character [[blind]] and unable to see. [[Removing]] or [[taking off]] the blindfold will allow them to see again unless they are blinded from another source, e.g. a [[potion of blindness]].
+While [[worn]] or [[put on]], a blindfold renders the character [[blind]] and unable to see. [[Removing]] or [[taking off]] the blindfold will allow them to see again unless they are blinded from another source, e.g. a [[potion of blindness]]. A [[cursed]] worn blindfold cannot be removed normally, and a blindfold cannot be worn if the character already has something over their eyes.
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|You cannot wear a blindfold if you are in a headless form.}}
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 While a [[towel]] can also be used to blind yourself in addition to its many other uses, it is typically more desirable to have the towel free in case you need to [[wipe]] your [[hand]]s or [[face]].
 ==History==
-The blindfold first appears in [[NetHack 2.2a]].
+The blindfold first appears in [[NetHack 2.2a]]. From this version to [[NetHack 3.4.3]], including some variants based on those versions, the [[zen]] [[conduct]] makes use of a blindfold, which requires [[start scumming]] for a blindfold or towel on one of four roles. In [[NetHack 3.6.0]], the conduct is officially supported and no longer requires a blindfold, instead making the character permanently blind.
 ==Origin==
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 The blindfold is a powerful symbol that occurs in divination and mythology as far back as the 15th century, and can represent objectivity and impartiality, as well as victimhood, resistance to clarity, denial, or limited views. Likewise, the icon of the blindfold can symbolize the dichotomy of the conscious and the unconscious: wearing a blindfold represents a stasis or a lesser state of consciousness, whereas taking off one's blindfold represents a form of awakening or rebirth. It also represents connection to feeling over senses, emphasizing the importance of emotion over perception.
 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
 In [[SLASH'EM]], [[upgrading]] a blindfold will produce a towel and vice versa.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
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-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|You can no longer wear a blindfold in a form with no head.}}
+A '''blindfold''' is a type of [[tool]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is made of [[cloth]].
-== Generation ==
+==Generation==
-There is a guaranteed blindfold on the first level of [[Vlad's Tower]].
+A blindfold is guaranteed to appear within one of the niches on the first floor of [[Vlad's Tower]].
-[[Samurai]], [[Rogue]]s, and [[Wizard]]s each have a 20% chance of starting with a blindfold.
+==Description==
-== Strategy ==
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|You cannot wear a blindfold if you are in a headless form.}}
-A blindfold is also useful if you are about to encounter a monster that can do you harm with its gaze ([[floating eye]], [[pyrolisk]], [[umber hulk]] or [[Medusa]]) or that can blind you ([[yellow light]]) or make you hallucinate ([[black light]]).
+==Strategy==
-However, a [[towel]] is strictly better than a blindfold, since it also gives temporary blindness when needed, and it has other uses too.
+While a [[towel]] can also be used to blind yourself in addition to its many other uses, it is typically more desirable to have the towel free in case you need to [[wipe]] your [[hand]]s or [[face]].
-== See also ==
+==History==
-* [[Zen]]: a conduct requiring permanent blindness
+==Origin==
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
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 After gaining intrinsic [[telepathy]] by eating a floating eye corpse, applying a blindfold is good for detecting monsters such as that [[leprechaun]] who stole your money or those [[soldier ant]]s you want to avoid.
-A blindfold is also useful if you are about to encounter a monster that can do you harm with its gaze ([[floating eye]], [[pyrolisk]], [[Medusa]]) or that can blind you ([[yellow light]]).
+A blindfold is also useful if you are about to encounter a monster that can do you harm with its gaze ([[floating eye]], [[pyrolisk]], [[umber hulk]] or [[Medusa]]) or that can blind you ([[yellow light]]) or make you hallucinate ([[black light]]).
 However, a [[towel]] is strictly better than a blindfold, since it also gives temporary blindness when needed, and it has other uses too.

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 * [[Zen]]: a conduct requiring permanent blindness
-==Encyclopaedia entry==
+==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia|
 The blindfolding was performed by binding a piece of the

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 A '''blindfold''' is a tool that can be used to achieve [[blindness]].
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7|You can no longer wear a blindfold in a form with no head.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|You can no longer wear a blindfold in a form with no head.}}
 == Generation ==