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In [[EvilHack]], the '''Convict''' is a [[role]] available to the [[hero]] that is incorporated from the original [[Convict Role]] patch against [[NetHack 3.4.3]] by Karl Garrison.

Convicts are always [[chaotic]], which overrides normal alignment restrictions, and can be played as [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]], [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomes]], [[Orc (starting race)|orcs]], [[Hobbit (starting race)|hobbits]], [[Illithid (starting race)|illithids]], [[Drow (starting race)|drow]], [[Draugr (starting race)|draugr]], or [[Vampire (starting race in EvilHack)|vampires]].

==Starting inventory==
Each Convict starts with the following "equipment":

* a [[cursed]] [[striped shirt]]
* some [[rock]]s

Convicts start with knowledge of the [[skeleton key]], the [[grappling hook]] and any applicable racial equipment.

Orcish Convicts are exempt from the extra [[food]] given to their counterparts of most other roles due to a lack of equipment replacement (and equipment in general), and draugr Convicts are similarly exempt from food replacements (as they have none at all). Hobbit Convicts do not receive extra food or a [[tinning kit]], and dwarven Convicts do not receive [[pick-axe]]s.

The Convict's default starting pet is a [[sewer rat]] named Nicodemus.

==Intrinsics==
Convicts gain the following intrinsic [[properties]] upon reaching the given [[experience level]]s:

*XL 1: [[Sickness resistance]]
*XL 7: [[Poison resistance]]
*XL 20: [[Automatic searching]]

==Attributes==
The Convict's starting [[attribute]]s are distributed as follows:

{| class="prettytable"
!| Attributes || [[Strength]] || [[Dexterity]] || [[Constitution]] ||[[Intelligence]] || [[Wisdom]] || [[Charisma]] || Remaining
|-
| Minimum attributes || 10 || 7 || 13 || 7 || 7 || 6 || 25
|-
| Distribution percentages || 20% || 20% || 20% || 20% || 10% || 10% ||
|}

==Skills==
Convicts in EvilHack have the following [[skill]]s available to them:
{| class="prettytable"
! colspan="2" style="font-size:larger" | Convict skills
|-
! Max !! Skills
|-
| Basic
|
* ''Weapons:'' [[mace]], [[short sword]]
* ''Spells:'' [[attack spells|attack]]
* ''Combat:'' [[riding]], [[Shield (skill)#EvilHack|shields]]
|-
| Skilled
|
* ''Weapons:'' [[hammer]], [[dart]], [[broadsword]], [[sling]]
* ''Combat:'' [[thievery]], [[two weapon combat]]
|-
| Expert
|
* ''Weapons:'' [[dagger]], [[pick-axe]], [[club]], [[flail]]
* ''Spells:'' [[escape spells|escape]]
|}

Convicts start with ''Basic''' skill level in thievery. They use the intelligence stat to cast spells, and their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|teleport away}}. Draugr Convict are restricted in all [[spell]] skills since they lack the ability to spellcast.

==Special rules==
Convicts start the game [[punished]], with an [[alignment record]] of -20 for draugr and vampire Convicts and -10 otherwise.

Convicts start each game with 200 [[nutrition]], and they burn nutrition at half the normal rate while they are at least hungry.

A Convict cannot [[tame]] [[domestic animal]]s with food, which renders them peaceful at most, but has a chance of pacifying or taming [[rat]]s by [[chatting]] to them.

Convicts can train the flail skill while using a heavy iron ball as a weapon.

Monsters of races that would normally be friendly to the hero will be generated hostile for Convicts.

==Rank titles==
The [[status line]] displays one of the following ranks for the corresponding experience levels:

*XL 1-2: Detainee
*XL 3-5: Inmate
*XL 6-9: Jail-bird
*XL 10-13: Prisoner
*XL 14-17: Outlaw
*XL 18-21: Crook
*XL 22-25: Desperado
*XL 26-29: Felon
*XL 30: Fugitive

==Gods==
{{main|Religion}}
The Convict pantheon is based on deities worshiped by the human inhabitants of Faerûn in the ''Forgotten Realms'' campaign setting of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. Their first gift is [[Luck Blade (UnNetHack)|Luck Blade]].

* Lawful: [[Ilmater]]
* Neutral: [[Grumbar]]
* Chaotic: [[Tymora]]

==Quest==
{{main|Convict quest/EvilHack}}
The Convict's quest sees them fight [[Warden Arianna]] for [[The Striped Shirt of Liberation]], an [[artifact]] striped shirt that grants [[magic resistance]], [[stealth]], automatic searching, and [[warning]] while [[worn]], but cannot be [[taken off]] and is always visible to [[shopkeeper]]s. [[Invoking]] The Striped Shirt of Liberation grants [[phasing]] for 51-150 turns, but only succeeds {{frac|5}} of the time unless the hero is a Convict.

==Strategy==
{{todo|Write from scratch to be applicable to most current versions of EvilHack.}}
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-Convicts start with ''Basic'' skill level in thievery. They use the intelligence stat to cast spells, and their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|teleport away}}. Draugr Convicts are restricted in all [[spell]] skills since they lack the ability to spellcast.
+Convicts start with ''Basic'' skill level in thievery. They use the intelligence stat to [[cast]] [[spell]]s, and their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|teleport away}}. Draugr Convicts are restricted in all spell skills, since they lack the ability to cast spells.
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		+	Convicts are one of two roles that can perform [[thievery]] with unarmed attacks, with the other being the [[Rogue/EvilHack\|Rogue]].

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-Convicts start with ''Basic''' skill level in thievery. They use the intelligence stat to cast spells, and their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|teleport away}}. Draugr Convicts are restricted in all [[spell]] skills since they lack the ability to spellcast.
+Convicts start with ''Basic'' skill level in thievery. They use the intelligence stat to cast spells, and their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|teleport away}}. Draugr Convicts are restricted in all [[spell]] skills since they lack the ability to spellcast.
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 In [[EvilHack]], the '''Convict''' is a [[role]] available to the [[hero]] that is incorporated from the original [[Convict Role]] patch against [[NetHack 3.4.3]] by Karl Garrison.
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 Convicts start with knowledge of the [[skeleton key]], the [[grappling hook]] and any applicable racial equipment.
-Orcish Convicts are exempt from the extra [[food]] given to their counterparts of most other roles due to a lack of equipment replacement (and equipment in general), and draugr Convicts are similarly exempt from food replacements (as they have none at all). Hobbit Convicts do not receive extra food or a [[tinning kit]], and dwarven Convicts do not receive [[pick-axe]]s.
+Orcish Convicts are exempt from the extra [[food]] given to their counterparts of most other roles due to a lack of equipment replacement (and a lack of equipment in general), and draugr Convicts are similarly exempt from food replacements (as they have none at all). Hobbit Convicts do not receive extra food or a [[tinning kit]], and dwarven Convicts do not receive [[pick-axe]]s.
-The Convict's default starting pet is a [[sewer rat]] named Nicodemus.
+The Convict's default starting pet is a [[sewer rat]] named Nicodemus, regardless of the "hero's" race.
 ==Intrinsics==