Body parts - Revision history

Bathbombman: fix broken hash link

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fix broken hash link

Umbire the Phantom: spacing

2024-08-07T23:19:59Z

spacing

Kufat: /* Monster bodies */ Snake->monster class

2024-08-07T23:08:15Z

‎Monster bodies: Snake->monster class

Cathartes: /* Hands */ upcoming character handedness

2023-12-05T04:00:56Z

‎Hands: upcoming character handedness

Umbire the Phantom: /* Eyes */

2022-07-22T13:34:07Z

‎Eyes

Ardub23: Cleanup. A list of causes of blinding is better suited to Blindness article.

2019-12-24T00:19:04Z

Cleanup. A list of causes of blinding is better suited to Blindness article.

Tomsod: /* Horns */ only hard (metal) helmets are forbidden

2018-12-12T16:56:33Z

‎Horns: only hard (metal) helmets are forbidden

ChasonBot at 14:30, 18 December 2015

2015-12-18T14:30:51Z

Train: /* Eyes */

2015-07-12T08:33:03Z

‎Eyes

Tjr: Text replace - "([a-zA-Z])({{refsrc\|[^}]*}})\. " to "$1.$2"

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Text replace - "([a-zA-Z])({{refsrc\|[^}]*}})\. " to "$1.$2"

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 * [[Animal]]
 * [[Bird]]
-* [[Pony#Body parts|Horse]]
+* [[Horse#Body parts|Horse]]
 * [[Sphere#Body parts|Sphere]]
 * [[Fungus#Body parts|Fungus]]

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 * [[Fungus#Body parts|Fungus]]
 * [[Vortex#Body parts|Vortex]]
-* [[Snake_(monster_class)#Body parts|Snake]]
+* [[Snake (monster class)#Body parts|Snake]]
 * [[Fish]]

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 * [[Fungus#Body parts|Fungus]]
 * [[Vortex#Body parts|Vortex]]
-* [[Snake#Body parts|Snake]]
+* [[Snake_(monster_class)#Body parts|Snake]]
 * [[Fish]]

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 ===Hands===
 You have two hands and can wear [[gloves]] on them. The right hand is primarily used for wielding a [[weapon]]; the left can wear a [[shield]] or wield a [[Twoweapon|second weapon]]. Some weapons are [[two-handed]], requiring both hands to wield one.
 If not wielding a weapon, you fight with your bare (or gloved) hands. Fighting [[cockatrice]]s or [[chickatrice]]s bare-handed is fatal.
 ====Fingers====

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 ===Eyes===
+[[Floating eye]]s and the [[Cyclops]] have only one eye, while [[eyeless]] monsters naturally have none; all others have two.{{refsrc|mondata.h|41}}
 ==References==

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 Messages for different body parts are changed as appropriate, for example if you don't have toes in a particular form, it may refer to your "pseudopod extremities" instead. These descriptions are grouped by a number of different overall body types.{{refsrc|polyself.c|1131}}
-==Body Parts==
+==List of body parts==
-All body parts are defined{{refsrc|hack.h|226}} for all monsters, although some are "empty" - for example, a headless monster still needs to reference a head for some messages. Included in the body parts are special areas for particular effects - for example, how to describe a light-headed monster with no head, or the "blood" of a being composed solely of pure energy. The body parts defined, and a comment about the interesting ones, in NetHack are:
+All body parts are defined{{refsrc|hack.h|226}} for all monsters, although some are "empty"&mdash;for example, a headless monster still needs to reference a head for some messages. Included in the body parts are special areas for particular effects&mdash;for example, how to describe a light-headed monster with no head, or the "blood" of a being composed of pure energy. The body parts defined are:
 * Arm
 * Eye
 * Face
 * Finger
-* Fingertip - e.g. claws rather than fingertips
+* Fingertip
 * Foot
 * Hand
-* Handed - a generic description of the "hands" - e.g. if you have tentacles rather than hands, you are "tentacled"
+* Handed (a generic description of the "hands"; for instance, if you have tentacles rather than hands, you are "tentacled")
 * Head
 * Leg
-* Light Headed - if you can't be light headed, you may be "played out" or "addled"
+* Light headed (if you are headless, you may be "played out" or "addled" instead)
 * Neck
 * Spine
 * Toe
 * Hair
-* Blood - if not blood, you could be losing "life force",
+* Blood (if not blood, you could be losing "life force")
 * Lung
 * Nose
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 ===Hands===
-You have two hands. Each can wield a weapon, or a single weapon can be wielded in both if it is two-handed (such as a [[dwarvish mattock]], a [[quarterstaff]], or a [[unicorn horn]]).
+You have two hands and can wear [[gloves]] on them. The right hand is primarily used for wielding a [[weapon]]; the left can wear a [[shield]] or wield a [[Twoweapon|second weapon]]. Some weapons are [[two-handed]], requiring both hands to wield one.
-If not wielding a weapon, you fight with your bare hands. This is fatal when fighting [[cockatrice]]s or [[chickatrice]]s. To avoid touching the monster, wear gloves.
+If not wielding a weapon, you fight with your bare (or gloved) hands. Fighting [[cockatrice]]s or [[chickatrice]]s bare-handed is fatal.
 ====Fingers====
-A [[ring]] can be worn on each of your two ring fingers. There is no difference between your left and right ring fingers, except all characters are naturally right-handed, so a cursed wielded weapon will occupy your right hand, making it impossible to put on or remove a ring from that hand's finger.
+A [[ring]] can be worn on each of your two ring fingers. There is little difference between your left and right ring fingers; one difference is that, because all characters are right-handed, a cursed wielded weapon makes it impossible to put on or remove a ring from that hand's finger.
-However, if you encounter an [[foocubus|incubus or succubus]], the [[ring of adornment]] is a special case. Incubi like to put one into a female character's left hand, replacing whatever ring there currently is. This may be fatal for example if you are floating over some water because of wearing a [[ring of levitation]].
+If you encounter an [[foocubus|incubus or succubus]], the [[ring of adornment]] is a special case. Incubi like to put one onto a female character's left hand, replacing whatever ring there currently is. This may be fatal if you are, for example, floating over some water with a [[ring of levitation]].
 You cannot put on or remove rings when wearing cursed gloves.
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 ===Head===
-Your head can be fitted with a [[helmet]], which offers limited protection against falling objects and [[mind flayer]] tentacles. Creatures with more than one head may still nevertheless only wear one set of head equipment.
+Your head can be fitted with a [[helm]], which offers limited protection against falling objects and [[mind flayer]] tentacles. Creatures with more than one head may still wear only one helm.
 ====Eyes====
-There is also room on your head for something around your eyes: a [[blindfold]], [[towel]], [[pair of lenses]], or [[The Eyes of the Overworld]].
+There is also room on your head for something around your eyes: a [[blindfold]], [[towel]], [[pair of lenses]], or [[the Eyes of the Overworld]].
-Your eyes can be blinded in a number of ways:
+Your eyes can be [[Blindness|blinded]] in a number of ways, such as [[Put on|putting on]] a blindfold or being attacked by a [[yellow light]]. If your eyes are covered by a [[cream pie]] or [[blinding venom]], you can use a towel or [[Wipe|#wipe]] to clear it away.
 ====Neck====
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 ===Body===
-On your body you can wear a shirt ([[T-shirt]] or [[Hawaiian shirt]]), body armor, and a cloak, in that order. You must take them off in reverse order.
+On your body you can wear a shirt ([[T-shirt]] or [[Hawaiian shirt]]), [[body armor]], and a [[cloak]], in that order. You must take them off in reverse order.
 ===Feet===
-Your feet can wear a pair of boots. They are otherwise bare, so are subject to the same dangers as bare hands.
+Your feet can wear a pair of [[boots]]. They are otherwise bare, so are subject to the same dangers as bare hands.
 ==Monster bodies==
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 The bodies of monsters are defined in some detail. Humanoid monsters generally have all of the above features, and hence can wear armor, wield weapons, and manipulate objects. Other monsters might lack hands or a head, or even a shape of any kind. The grouped body types are as follows:{{refsrc|polyself.c|1131}}
 * [[Humanoid]]
-* [[Jelly#Body Parts|Jelly]]
+* [[Jelly#Body parts|Jelly]]
 * [[Animal]]
-* [[Bird#Body Parts|Bird]]
+* [[Bird]]
-* [[Horse#Body Parts|Horse]]
+* [[Pony#Body parts|Horse]]
-* [[Sphere#Body Parts|Sphere]]
+* [[Sphere#Body parts|Sphere]]
 * [[Fungus#Body parts|Fungus]]
-* [[Vortex#Body Parts|Vortex]]
+* [[Vortex#Body parts|Vortex]]
-* [[Snake#Body Parts|Snake]]
+* [[Snake#Body parts|Snake]]
 * [[Fish]]
 ===Horns===
-Some monsters have horns, and hence cannot wear hard [[helm]]ets. [[Unicorn]]s and [[ki-rin]] have a single horn, while [[horned devil]]s, [[minotaur]]s, [[balrog]]s, and [[Asmodeus]] have two.{{refsrc|mondata.c|304}}
+Some monsters have horns, and hence cannot wear hard [[helm]]s. [[Unicorn]]s and [[ki-rin]] have a single horn, while [[horned devil]]s, [[minotaur]]s, [[balrog]]s, and [[Asmodeus]] have two.{{refsrc|mondata.c|304}}
 ===Eyes===

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 ===Eyes===
-[[Floating eye]]s and the [[Cyclops]] have only one eye{{refsrc|mondata.h|41}}.
+[[Floating eye]]s and the [[Cyclops]] have only one eye; [[eyeless]] monsters have none; all others have two.{{refsrc|mondata.h|41}}.
 ==References==

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 ===Horns===
-Some monsters have horns, and hence cannot wear helmets. [[Unicorn]]s and [[ki-rin]] have a single horn, while [[horned devil]]s, [[minotaur]]s, [[balrog]]s, and [[Asmodeus]] have two{{refsrc|mondata.c|304}}.
+Some monsters have horns, and hence cannot wear helmets. [[Unicorn]]s and [[ki-rin]] have a single horn, while [[horned devil]]s, [[minotaur]]s, [[balrog]]s, and [[Asmodeus]] have two.{{refsrc|mondata.c|304}}
 ===Eyes===