Caveman/dNetHack - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: Umbire the Phantom moved page Cave Dweller/dNetHack to Caveman/dNetHack over redirect: move right back until such time as variant renames the role itself (if ever)

2026-05-05T02:09:33Z

Umbire the Phantom moved page Cave Dweller/dNetHack to Caveman/dNetHack over redirect: move right back until such time as variant renames the role itself (if ever)

Umbire the Phantom: Umbire the Phantom moved page Caveman/dNetHack to Cave Dweller/dNetHack: Reflect recent release of NetHack 5

2026-05-05T02:05:29Z

Umbire the Phantom moved page Caveman/dNetHack to Cave Dweller/dNetHack: Reflect recent release of NetHack 5

Umbire the Phantom: mention (n)ndnh races in general

2026-04-13T20:37:04Z

mention (n)ndnh races in general

Umbire the Phantom: reorg

2025-10-17T04:54:48Z

reorg

Umbire the Phantom: touch-ups

2025-10-16T12:24:36Z

touch-ups

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

2025-10-16T10:38:12Z

word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* notdNetHack */ pothole

2025-07-14T01:03:36Z

‎notdNetHack: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: atts, calcs, whole buncha shite

2025-07-14T00:59:31Z

atts, calcs, whole buncha shite

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-05-08T22:56:57Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* Special rules */ word choice

2024-12-23T17:00:54Z

‎Special rules: word choice

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 In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the '''Caveman''' or '''Cavewoman''', sometimes referred to informally as the '''Caveperson''', is one of the [[role]]s from ''[[NetHack]]'' that is available to the [[hero]].
-Cavepeople can be [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]], [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomes]], [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragons]], or [[Chiropteran (starting race)|chiropterans]], and can start as [[lawful]] or [[neutral]].
+Cavepeople can be [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]], [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomes]], [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragons]], or [[Chiropteran (starting race)|chiropterans]], and can start as [[lawful]] or [[neutral]]. In notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack, they can also be [[Ent (starting race)|ents]] of either alignment, always-neutral [[Etherealoid (starting race)|etherealoids]], or always-neutral [[Salamander (starting race)|salamanders]] in addition to the listed races.
 ==Starting equipment==

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 *XL 26-29: Rover
 *XL 30: Pioneer
 ==Gods==
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 * Neutral: [[Ishtar]]
 * Chaotic: [[Anshar]]
 ==Strategy==

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 {{tocright}}
 {{dNetHack roles}}
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the '''Caveman''' or '''Cavewoman''', sometimes referred to as the '''Caveperson''', is one of the [[role]]s from ''[[NetHack]]'' that is available to the [[hero]].
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the '''Caveman''' or '''Cavewoman''', sometimes referred to informally as the '''Caveperson''', is one of the [[role]]s from ''[[NetHack]]'' that is available to the [[hero]].
-Cavepeople can be [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]], [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomes]], [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragons]], or [[Chiropteran (starting race)|chiropterans]], and can be of [[lawful]] or [[neutral]] [[alignment]].
+Cavepeople can be [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]], [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomes]], [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragons]], or [[Chiropteran (starting race)|chiropterans]], and can start as [[lawful]] or [[neutral]].
 ==Starting equipment==
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 Cavepeople in notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack are given a +1 [[spear]] instead of a club.
 The Caveperson's default starting [[pet]] is a [[little dog]] called Slasher.
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 Cavepeople have the following [[skill]]s available to them before racial adjustments:
 {| class="prettytable"
-! colspan="2" style="font-size:larger" | Healer skills
+! colspan="2" style="font-size:larger" | Caveperson skills
 |-
 ! Max !! [[Skill]]s

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 * 3-6 [[Torch (dNetHack)|torches]]
-Cavepeople in notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack are given a +1 [[spear]] in place of the club.
+Cavepeople in notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack are given a +1 [[spear]] instead of a club.
 The Caveperson's default starting [[pet]] is a [[little dog]] called Slasher.

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 * turquoise: Hitting an enemy warps the player nearby
 * [[morganite]]: [[regeneration]]
-* citrine: bright light, [[blinding]] on hit
+* citrine: bright light, [[blind]]ing on hit
 * amber: [[slow monster]]
 * jet: shrouds you in a black mist - AC and DR protection (based on [[enchantment]])

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 {{tocright}}
 In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the '''Caveman''' or '''Cavewoman''', sometimes referred to as the '''Caveperson''', is one of the [[role]]s from ''[[NetHack]]'' that is available to the [[hero]].
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 ==Starting equipment==
-Each Caveperson starts with the following equipment:
+Each Caveperson in dNetHack starts with the following equipment:
 * a +1 [[club]] ([[wielded]])
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 * +0 [[leather armor]]
 * 3-6 [[Torch (dNetHack)|torches]]
 The Caveperson's default starting [[pet]] is a [[little dog]] called Slasher.
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 ==Attributes==
 The Caveperson's starting [[attribute]]s are distributed as follows:
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 | Mean w/ standard deviation (human) || 18/01.61±2.48 || 13.19±2.16 || 16.43±1.76 || 8.90±1.40 || 9.21±1.49 || 7.90±1.40
 |}
 ==Skills==
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 Cavepeople do not suffer any penalty for [[cannibalism]] and gain a +1 bonus to [[alignment record]] each time they [[eat]] a [[corpse]] or [[tin]] of their race. "Penalties" for this purpose include the [[aggravate monster]] property given from eating [[domestic animal]] [[corpse]]s and the [[nausea]] from eating [[tripe ration]]s.
-Cavepeople can wield weapons as though their body is one size larger, meaning that a medium-sized Caveperson can wield medium-size [[two-handed weapon]]s (e.g. a [[two-handed sword]]) in one hand.
+Cavepeople can wield weapons as though they are one size larger than normal, meaning that a medium-sized Caveperson can wield [[Item size (dNetHack)|medium-size]] [[two-handed weapon]]s (e.g. a normal [[two-handed sword]]) in one hand.
 Cavepeople using [[breath]] weapons granted from a worn [[dragon scale shield]] have {{frac|4|5}} of the standard timeout duration, which normally can last up to 100 turns.
 ==Rank titles==
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 ==Quest==
 {{main|Caveman quest/dNetHack}}
-The Caveperson's [[quest]] sees them fighting the [[Chromatic Dragon]] for [[The Sceptre of Might]], an [[artifact]] [[bone]] [[mace]]. The Sceptre of Might grants [[magic resistance]] while carried, and while wielded it also sets the wielder's [[strength]] to 25. It has +5 [[to-hit]] and deals double damage against monsters of a different [[alignment]] from the artifact, and hostile monsters that are struck are knocked back, stunned and lose 10 movement points. [[Invoking]] The Sceptre of Might toggles hungerless [[conflict]] on or off, and conflict caused by the artifact ends once it leaves the main inventory.
+The Caveperson's [[quest]] sees them fighting the [[Chromatic Dragon]] for [[The Sceptre of Might]], an [[artifact]] [[bone]] [[mace]]&mdash;in notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack, the [[base item]] is changed to a bone spear. The Sceptre of Might grants [[magic resistance]] while carried, and while wielded it also sets the wielder's [[strength]] to 25. It has +5 [[to-hit]] and deals double damage against monsters of a different [[alignment]] from the artifact, and hostile monsters that are struck by the artifact are knocked back, [[stunned]] and lose 10 movement points. [[Invoking]] The Sceptre of Might toggles hungerless [[conflict]] on or off, and conflict caused by the artifact ends once it leaves the main inventory.
 ==Gods==

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 ==Special rules==
-Cavepeople do not suffer any penalty for [[cannibalism]] and gain a +1 bonus to [[alignment record]] each time they [[eat]] a [[corpse]] or [[tin]] of their race. This includes the [[aggravate monster]] property given from eating [[domestic animal]] [[corpse]]s, and also prevents [[nausea]] from eating [[tripe ration]]s.
+Cavepeople do not suffer any penalty for [[cannibalism]] and gain a +1 bonus to [[alignment record]] each time they [[eat]] a [[corpse]] or [[tin]] of their race. "Penalties" for this purpose include the [[aggravate monster]] property given from eating [[domestic animal]] [[corpse]]s and the [[nausea]] from eating [[tripe ration]]s.
 Cavepeople can wield weapons as though their body is one size larger, meaning that a medium-sized Caveperson can wield medium-size [[two-handed weapon]]s (e.g. a [[two-handed sword]]) in one hand.