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Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-03-19T05:14:56Z

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ word choice

2026-03-17T15:03:33Z

‎Variants: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ ...why'd I do that

2026-03-17T14:37:39Z

‎Generation: ...why'd I do that

Umbire the Phantom: formatting and detailing

2026-03-17T14:37:26Z

formatting and detailing

JASON10668: Add languages template.

2026-03-16T05:48:54Z

Add languages template.

Umbire the Phantom: formatting, copyedit

2025-04-18T13:05:04Z

formatting, copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ follow-up

2025-02-09T04:32:47Z

‎Description: follow-up

Cathartes: note specific commit in strategy section

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note specific commit in strategy section

Cathartes: /* Description */ mindless upcoming; more details for the "fewer monsters" of the other commit

2025-02-08T20:09:48Z

‎Description: mindless upcoming; more details for the "fewer monsters" of the other commit

Umbire the Phantom: chance to:opportunity::chance of:probability

2023-10-29T07:03:06Z

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 ===SlashTHEM===
-In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, orcish [[Bard]]s have a roughly {{frac|2}} chance of starting with a bugle as in dNetHack and its derivatives.
+In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, orcish [[Bard/SlashTHEM|Bards]] have a roughly {{frac|2}} chance of starting with a bugle as in dNetHack and its derivatives.
 The bugle is the preferred instrument for playing Inspire Courage via the musicalize spell skill.

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 ===SlashTHEM===
-In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, orcish [[Bard]]s have a {{frac|2}} chance of starting with a bugle as in dNetHack and its derivatives.
+In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, orcish [[Bard]]s have a roughly {{frac|2}} chance of starting with a bugle as in dNetHack and its derivatives.
 The bugle is the preferred instrument for playing Inspire Courage via the musicalize spell skill.

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 [[Elf (starting race)|Elven]] [[Priest]]s and [[Wizard]]s have a {{frac|6}} chance of starting the game with a bugle as their instrument.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|814|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-Bugles make up {{frac|250}} (0.4%) of all tools randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Hardware stores can also [[stock]] bugles. Bugles are always generated uncursed outside of [[bones]] levels and [[trap]] "bones".
+Bugles make up {{frac|250}} (0.4%) of all tools randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Hardware stores can also stock bugles. Bugles are always generated uncursed outside of [[bones]] levels and [[trap]] "bones".
 [[Sergeant (monster)|Sergeants]], [[lieutenant]]s and [[captain]]s have a {{frac|3}} chance of being [[generated with]] a bugle.

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+A '''bugle''' is a type of [[tool]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[tonal]] [[musical instrument]] that is made of [[copper]], and is the only tonal instrument to lack an equivalent magical item.
 ==Generation==
-[[Elf (starting race)|Elven]] [[Priest]]s and [[Wizard]]s have a {{frac|6}} chance of starting the game with a bugle.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|814|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+[[Elf (starting race)|Elven]] [[Priest]]s and [[Wizard]]s have a {{frac|6}} chance of starting the game with a bugle as their instrument.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|814|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-Bugles make up {{frac|250}} (0.4%) of all randomly-generated tools, and are always generated uncursed outside of [[bones]] levels and [[trap]] "bones". General [[store]]s and hardware stores can sell bugles.
+Bugles make up {{frac|250}} (0.4%) of all tools randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Hardware stores can also [[stock]] bugles. Bugles are always generated uncursed outside of [[bones]] levels and [[trap]] "bones".
-[[Yendorian Army]] sergeants, lieutenants, and captains have a {{frac|3}} chance of being [[generated with]] a bugle.
+[[Sergeant (monster)|Sergeants]], [[lieutenant]]s and [[captain]]s have a {{frac|3}} chance of being [[generated with]] a bugle.
 ==Description==
-A [[hero]] can play a bugle by [[applying]] it. Improvising [[abuse]]s [[wisdom]] and can awaken or scare nearby monsters, as with a [[tooled horn]]{{refsrc|src/music.c|612|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|618|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;however, it will also awaken, anger and unparalyze all soldiers and [[watchmen]] on the level.{{refsrc|src/music.c|172|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+A [[hero]] [[applying]] a bugle that chooses to improvise with it will produce [[noise]]:{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3730|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|840|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<tt>else</tt> only occurs if improvising}} this range is dependent on their [[experience level]] and the same as applying a [[tooled horn]], but [[abuse]]s [[wisdom]] and causes all [[mercenaries]] other than [[guard]]s to become hostile while waking them from [[sleep]] and ending any paralysis or immobility.{{refsrc|src/music.c|612-L619|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=calls <tt>awaken_soldiers()</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|171-L209|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<tt>awaken_soldiers()</tt> function}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|179|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=distance calculated is identical to tooled horn}} Other [[monster]]s that hear the bugle will be [[scared]] if they fail a roll against their [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] (dependent on their proximity), with sleeping monsters being awakened.{{refsrc|src/music.c|193-L207|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=effects on non-mercenaries}} A hero that applies a bugle while [[stunned]], [[confused]] or [[hallucinating]] will automatically improvise with it.{{refsrc|src/music.c|701|nethack=3.6.7}} Improvising on a bugle will have no effect on monsters that wait for the hero to approach.{{refsrc|src/music.c|201-L203|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-Yendorian Army fighters with bugles are capable of using them to the same effect, and will do so if there is another soldier that is [[asleep]] or otherwise immobile in a 7&times;7 square around the bugle player, with the sound awakening other monsters and potentially scaring any [[pet]]s as well.{{refsrc|src/muse.c|490|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/muse.c|668|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+[[Yendorian Army]] fighters will use any bugles they are carrying if there is another monster of that type in a 7&times;7 square around them that is asleep or otherwise immobile, and the sound will mobilize Yendorian Army fighters and awaken other nearby monsters while potentially scaring [[pet]]s.{{refsrc|src/muse.c|490|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/muse.c|668|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|141a7915d6d4034353b6910515dc50e240f7f5b3}}, bugles scare the same monsters as tooled horns, and monster types that are immune to a [[scroll of scare monster]] on the ground are no longer scared by bugles.
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|141a7915d6d4034353b6910515dc50e240f7f5b3}}, bugles scare the same monsters as tooled horns, and monster types that are immune to a [[scroll of scare monster]] on the ground are no longer scared by bugles.
 Per {{commit|6e49372d8f76172f5dde2a9a8ecb551d4be2a1e1}}, mindless monsters are immune to musical scaring.}}
 ==Strategy==
-A bugle can be a good substitute for a tooled horn: they are lighter and have a good chance of scaring most monsters outside of the Yendorian Army. However, they cannot be safely used in [[Minetown]] unless you can neutralize or pacify the watch, and it is best to check a level for [[barracks]] if possible before using your bugle on later levels, including the [[Castle]]. Bugles are also a reason to tread carefully when clearing out any barracks, as one of the higher-ranked fighters may carry one and will wake up their sleeping comrades the first chance they get, spoiling any sleep- or [[stealth]]-based approach you were employing at that point.
+A bugle can be a good substitute for a tooled horn, since it is lighter and and has a good chance of scaring most monsters outside of the Yendorian Army. However, they cannot be safely used in [[Minetown]] unless you can neutralize or pacify the [[watch]], and in deeper levels within the main dungeon it is best to check that level for [[barracks]] if possible before using the bugle. Bugles are also a reason to tread carefully when clearing out any barracks, as one of the higher-ranked fighters may carry one and will wake up their sleeping comrades the first chance they get, spoiling any sleep- or [[stealth]]-based approach you were employing at that point.
-Bugles are very useful tools for the late game on, since you are likely to obtain one that you can play the [[passtune]] with before you reach the [[Castle]]; they can also keep [[Aligned priest|hostile priests]] from surrounding you in the [[Sanctum]], and drive away [[air elemental]]s on the [[Plane of Air]].
+Bugles are very useful tools for the late game on, since you are likely to obtain one that you can play the [[passtune]] with before you reach the [[Castle]]; though this will likely awaken all the soldiers within, this is not as significant of a risk unless the hero is significantly underpowered, and if any [[Lich (monster class)|liches]] are present, they will likely cast the [[aggravate]] [[monster spell]] and awaken the denizens of the barracks anyway. Playing bugles can also keep [[Aligned priest|hostile priests]] from surrounding you in the [[Sanctum]], and can drive away [[air elemental]]s on the [[Plane of Air]].
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|As a consequence of {{commit|141a7915d6d4034353b6910515dc50e240f7f5b3}}, priests and [[Angel]]s are no longer scared by bugles.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|As a consequence of {{commit|141a7915d6d4034353b6910515dc50e240f7f5b3}}, priests, [[Angel]]s and [[elemental]]s are no longer scared by bugles.}}
 ==History==
-The bugle first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]]. From this version to [[NetHack 3.4.3]], including some variants based on those versions, bugles are simply a lightweight tonal instrument that may be worth using at the Castle: the risk of awakening soldiers is usually not that significant for most heroes who reach this point, and a monster that can cast the [[aggravate]] [[monster spell]], e.g. a [[master lich]] or [[arch-lich]] (who will usually warp to the hero soon after they enter the floor), may awaken the denizens of the barracks anyway.
+The bugle first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]]. From this version to [[NetHack 3.4.3]], including some variants based on those versions, bugles are simply a lightweight tonal instrument that can awaken and unparalyze monsters, and may be worth using at the Castle.
-The bugle's ability to scare monsters when the hero applies it is introduced in [[NetHack 3.6.0]].
+The bugle's ability to scare monsters when the hero applies it like other instruments is introduced in [[NetHack 3.6.0]].
 ==Messages==
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 ==Variants==
-Some [[variant]]s based on NetHack 3.4.3 and earlier versions may not add the bugle's scaring properties introduced in later versions.
+Some ''NetHack'' [[variant]]s based on NetHack 3.4.3 and earlier versions may not add the bugle's scaring properties introduced in later versions.
 ===dNetHack===
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 ===SlashTHEM===
-In [[SlashTHEM]], orcish Bards have a {{frac|2}} chance of starting with a bugle, as in dNetHack and its derivatives.
+In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, orcish [[Bard]]s have a {{frac|2}} chance of starting with a bugle as in dNetHack and its derivatives.
 The bugle is the preferred instrument for playing Inspire Courage via the musicalize spell skill.

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 ==Description==
-[[Apply]]ing a bugle will allow you to play it. Improvising can awaken or scare nearby monsters, as with a [[tooled horn]]{{refsrc|src/music.c|612|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} - however, it will also awaken, anger, and unparalyze all soldiers and [[watchmen]] on the level.{{refsrc|src/music.c|172|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Improvising abuses your [[wisdom]].{{refsrc|src/music.c|618|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+A hero can play a bugle by [[applying]] it. Improvising can awaken or scare nearby monsters, as with a [[tooled horn]]{{refsrc|src/music.c|612|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} - however, it will also awaken, anger and unparalyze all soldiers and [[watchmen]] on the level.{{refsrc|src/music.c|172|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Improvising [[abuse]]s [[wisdom]].{{refsrc|src/music.c|618|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 Yendorian Army fighters with bugles are capable of using them to the same effect, and will do so if there is another soldier [[sleep]]ing or otherwise immobile in a 7&times;7 square around them, awakening other monsters and potentially scaring any [[pet]]s as well.{{refsrc|src/muse.c|490|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/muse.c|668|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|141a7915d6d4034353b6910515dc50e240f7f5b3}}, bugles scare the same monsters as [[tooled horn]]s; monster types that are immune to a [[scroll of scare monster#On the ground|scroll of scare monster on the ground]] are no longer scared.
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|141a7915d6d4034353b6910515dc50e240f7f5b3}}, bugles scare the same monsters as tooled horns, and monster types that are immune to a [[scroll of scare monster]] on the ground are no longer scared by bugles.
-Also, {{commit|6e49372d8f76172f5dde2a9a8ecb551d4be2a1e1}} makes mindless monsters immune to musical scaring.
+Per {{commit|6e49372d8f76172f5dde2a9a8ecb551d4be2a1e1}}, mindless monsters are immune to musical scaring.}}
 ==Strategy==

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 {{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|141a7915d6d4034353b6910515dc50e240f7f5b3}}, bugles scare the same monsters as [[tooled horn]]s; monster types that are immune to a [[scroll of scare monster#On the ground|scroll of scare monster on the ground]] are no longer scared.
-Also {{commit|6e49372d8f76172f5dde2a9a8ecb551d4be2a1e1}} makes mindless monsters immune to musical scaring.
+Also, {{commit|6e49372d8f76172f5dde2a9a8ecb551d4be2a1e1}} makes mindless monsters immune to musical scaring.
 }}
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 Bugles are very useful tools for the late game on, since you are likely to obtain one that you can play the [[passtune]] with before you reach the [[Castle]]; they can also keep [[Aligned priest|hostile priests]] from surrounding you in the [[Sanctum]], and drive away [[air elemental]]s on the [[Plane of Air]].
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|As a consequence of the above commit, priests and Angels are no longer scared by bugles.}}
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|As a consequence of {{commit|141a7915d6d4034353b6910515dc50e240f7f5b3}}, priests and Angels are no longer scared by bugles.}}
 ==History==