Chiropteran (starting race) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Racial benefits and restrictions */ qualifier

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‎Racial benefits and restrictions: qualifier

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somehow I completely missed these!

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‎Starting equipment: convicts

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 A chiropteran's [[attribute]] caps are primarily skewed towards physical prowess, as further detailed in {{sa|Attributes|the section below}}: they have exceptional physical stats, but their mental stats are on the lower end.
-In addition to standard [[Human (starting race)|human-like]] vision, chiropterans also possess two forms of detecting monsters that are unique to them among playable races: they have a keen sense of smell that can detect monsters within six squares of them, and also possess [[echolocation]], a form of "sound vision" that maps any terrain, monsters and object within their line of sight even if they are currently [[blind]]; monster locations detected by echolocation are denoted by an {{white|I}}, while detected items are marked at their current locations as their basic object type (i.e. a [[tool]], a [[weapon]], and so on). Chiropteran heroes are not subject to disorientation from loud noises the way other monsters with echolocation are. Their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|magic mapping}}.
+In addition to standard [[Human (starting race)|human-like]] vision, chiropterans also possess two forms of detecting monsters that are relatively unique to them among playable races: they have a keen sense of smell that can detect monsters within six squares of them, and also possess [[echolocation]], a form of "sound vision" that maps any terrain, monsters and object within their line of sight even if they are currently [[blind]]; monster locations detected by echolocation are denoted by an {{white|I}}, while detected items are marked at their current locations as their basic object type (i.e. a [[tool]], a [[weapon]], and so on). Chiropteran heroes are not subject to disorientation from loud noises the way other monsters with echolocation are. Their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|magic mapping}}.
 Monsters with the [[animal]] [[monster attribute]] are considered the same race as a chiropteran hero for purposes such as [[cannibalism]] and [[same-race sacrifice]]. [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|Dwarves]] and [[Gnome (monster attribute)|gnomes]] that are not [[undead]] will always generate as hostile towards a chiropteran hero. Chiropteran heroes that are [[Death (character)|killed]] by any type of [[mummy]] and leave [[bones]] will rise from the dead as a [[chiropteran mummy]].

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 The '''chriopteran''' is a playable [[race]] of [[hero]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]]. A chiropteran is a form of [[Bat or bird|bat-like]] monster, and will appear as {{white|B}} if the <tt>[[showrace]]</tt> option is set on.
-Chiropterans can be of any [[alignment]], and can play as a [[Binder]], [[Caveman/dNetHack|Caveperson]], [[Convict/dNetHack|Convict]], [[Rogue/dNetHack|Rogue]], or [[Ranger/dNetHack|Ranger]]. In notnotdNetHack, they can also play as a [[Barbarian/dNetHack|Barbarian]].
+Chiropterans can be of any [[alignment]], and can play as a [[Binder]], [[Caveman/dNetHack|Caveperson]], [[Convict/dNetHack|Convict]], [[Monk/dNetHack|Monk]], [[Priest/dNetHack|Priest]], [[Rogue/dNetHack|Rogue]], or [[Ranger/dNetHack|Ranger]]. In notnotdNetHack, they can also play as a [[Barbarian/dNetHack|Barbarian]].
 ==Racial benefits and restrictions==

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	The chiropteran's default starting [[pet]] is a [[giant bat]] unless they are a Convict, in which case their pet will be a [[sewer rat]] as with other Convicts.		The chiropteran's default starting [[pet]] is a [[giant bat]] unless they are a Convict, in which case their pet will be a [[sewer rat]] as with other Convicts.
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		+	Chiropteran Convicts will have the [[weight]] of their chained [[heavy iron ball]] set to 1600 aum.

	==Strategy==		==Strategy==

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 The '''chriopteran''' is a playable [[race]] of [[hero]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]]. A chiropteran is a form of [[Bat or bird|bat-like]] monster, and will appear as {{white|B}} if the <tt>[[showrace]]</tt> option is set on.
-Chiropterans can be of any [[alignment]], and can play as a [[Binder]], [[Caveman/dNetHack|Caveperson]], [[Convict/dNetHack|Convict]], [[Rogue/dNetHack|Rogue]], or [[Ranger/dNetHack|Ranger]].
+Chiropterans can be of any [[alignment]], and can play as a [[Binder]], [[Caveman/dNetHack|Caveperson]], [[Convict/dNetHack|Convict]], [[Rogue/dNetHack|Rogue]], or [[Ranger/dNetHack|Ranger]]. In notnotdNetHack, they can also play as a [[Barbarian/dNetHack|Barbarian]].
 ==Racial benefits and restrictions==
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 ! Standard item(s)              !! Replacement item(s)                           !! Affected roles
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-| [[high boots]]                || [[leather]] [[Gauntlets (dNetHack)|gaunlets]] || [[Ranger/dNetHack|Ranger]]
+| [[high boots]]                || [[leather]] [[Gauntlets (dNetHack)|gaunlets]] || [[Barbarian/dNetHack|Barbarian]], [[Ranger/dNetHack|Ranger]]
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 | [[low boots]]                 || [[Leather gloves|pair of gloves]]             || [[Rogue/dNetHack|Rogue]]

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 A chiropteran's [[attribute]] caps are primarily skewed towards physical prowess, as further detailed in {{sa|Attributes|the section below}}: they have exceptional physical stats, but their mental stats are on the lower end.
-In addition to standard [[Human (starting race)|human-like]] vision, chiropterans also possess two forms of detecting monsters that are unique to them among playable races: they have a keen sense of smell that can detect monsters within six squares of them, and also possess [[echolocation]], a form of "sound vision" that maps any terrain, monsters and object within their line of sight even if they are currently [[blind]]; monster locations detected by echolocation are denoted by an {{white|I}}, while detected items are marked at their current locations as their basic object type (i.e. a [[tool]], a [[weapon]], and so on). Chiropteran heroes are not subject to disorientation from loud noises the way other monsters with echolocation are.
+In addition to standard [[Human (starting race)|human-like]] vision, chiropterans also possess two forms of detecting monsters that are unique to them among playable races: they have a keen sense of smell that can detect monsters within six squares of them, and also possess [[echolocation]], a form of "sound vision" that maps any terrain, monsters and object within their line of sight even if they are currently [[blind]]; monster locations detected by echolocation are denoted by an {{white|I}}, while detected items are marked at their current locations as their basic object type (i.e. a [[tool]], a [[weapon]], and so on). Chiropteran heroes are not subject to disorientation from loud noises the way other monsters with echolocation are. Their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|magic mapping}}.
 Monsters with the [[animal]] [[monster attribute]] are considered the same race as a chiropteran hero for purposes such as [[cannibalism]] and [[same-race sacrifice]]. [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|Dwarves]] and [[Gnome (monster attribute)|gnomes]] that are not [[undead]] will always generate as hostile towards a chiropteran hero. Chiropteran heroes that are [[Death (character)|killed]] by any type of [[mummy]] and leave [[bones]] will rise from the dead as a [[chiropteran mummy]].

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 ==Racial benefits and restrictions==
-Chiropterans are [[large]] [[monster]]s with a body shape similar to that of other bats&mdash;this prevents them from wearing [[boots]] of any kind and significantly restricts the type of armor they can wear, but in return they are capable of [[flight]], have a higher [[carrying capacity]] and gain an additional [[bite attack]]. A chiropteran's [[attribute]] caps are primarily skewed towards physical prowess, as further detailed in {{sa|Attributes|the section below}}: they have exceptional physical stats, but their mental stats are on the lower end.
+Chiropterans are [[large]] [[monster]]s with a body shape similar to that of other bats&mdash;this prevents them from wearing [[boots]] of any kind and significantly restricts the type of armor they can wear, but in return they are capable of [[flight]], have a higher [[carrying capacity]] and gain an additional [[bite attack]]. Chiropterans are immune to [[foocubus]] seduction as a result of their body's incompatibility with the latter's humanoid form.
 In addition to standard [[Human (starting race)|human-like]] vision, chiropterans also possess two forms of detecting monsters that are unique to them among playable races: they have a keen sense of smell that can detect monsters within six squares of them, and also possess [[echolocation]], a form of "sound vision" that maps any terrain, monsters and object within their line of sight even if they are currently [[blind]]; monster locations detected by echolocation are denoted by an {{white|I}}, while detected items are marked at their current locations as their basic object type (i.e. a [[tool]], a [[weapon]], and so on). Chiropteran heroes are not subject to disorientation from loud noises the way other monsters with echolocation are.

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-{{otheruses|the playable race|the monster|chriopteran (monster)}}
+{{otheruses|the playable race|the monster|chiropteran (monster)}}
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 The '''chriopteran''' is a playable [[race]] of [[hero]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]]. A chiropteran is a form of [[Bat or bird|bat-like]] monster, and will appear as {{white|B}} if the <tt>[[showrace]]</tt> option is set on.

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 Chiropterans have high [[strength]] and [[dexterity]] caps at 20 each, but their [[constitution]] cap is tied for the lowest with the [[Yuki-onna (starting race)|yuki-onna]] at 14, while their [[intelligence]], [[wisdom]] and [[charisma]] caps are all subpar at 16 each (the same as a starting [[Orc (starting race)#dNetHack|orc]] hero). Their [[HP]] growth is the third-best among playable races in spite of their low constitution, but they also have no [[energy]] growth at all.
-==Starting equipment==
+===Starting equipment===
 A chiropteran hero's starting equipment is made to fit their body shape like most other races of heroes, with the following substitutions applied for boots (which they cannot wear at all, as discussed previously).

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-The chiropteran's default starting [[pet]] is a [[giant bat]].
+The chiropteran's default starting [[pet]] is a [[giant bat]] unless they are a Convict, in which case their pet will be a [[sewer rat]] as with other Convicts.
 ==Strategy==