DNetHack monster spells - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: cat

2025-03-16T10:18:20Z

cat

Umbire the Phantom: cat

2025-03-16T10:05:09Z

cat

Umbire the Phantom: lede

2025-02-20T15:49:58Z

lede

Umbire the Phantom: categories

2025-02-20T15:48:00Z

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

2024-03-26T02:28:48Z

word choice

ScienceBall: Monster spells via #ability.

2024-03-25T14:14:55Z

Monster spells via #ability.

ScienceBall: Important: Ranged monster spellcasting (but not by the polymorphed player, I presume?)

2024-03-25T13:37:27Z

Important: Ranged monster spellcasting (but not by the polymorphed player, I presume?)

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

2024-02-19T09:58:52Z

chance to:opportunity::chance of:probability

Umbire the Phantom: displaytitle

2024-01-30T18:57:48Z

displaytitle

Umbire the Phantom: bit more

2024-01-23T07:03:39Z

bit more

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-[[Category:Monster spells in variants|dNetHack monster spells]]
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-In [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]], '''[[monster spell]]s''' are generally handled in a much more complex fashion compared to vanilla ''[[NetHack]]'': there are several more spells available for [[monster]]s, and many of them are exclusive to specific monsters.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], '''[[monster spell]]s''' are generally handled in a much more complex fashion compared to vanilla ''[[NetHack]]'': there are several more spells available for [[monster]]s, and many of them are exclusive to specific monsters.
 ==Description==

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 Most regular spellcasting monsters have a cooldown on their ability to cast spells frequently, while much stronger casters (including most [[unique]] spellcasters) are able to cast without any cooldown. A character polymorphed into a monster can cast that monster's spells as part of their attack chain if they have the appropriate amount of energy: relatively unique or niche spells are replaced with fallbacks.<!--devel allows this to be disabled via #style, and there are fallbacks for the more unusual/uncommon spells--> They can also use #ability to cast that monster's spells without needing to attack in melee, but when casting this way, only untargeted spells and elemental ray spells can be cast.
-Spellcasting monsters can cast most directed monster spells against targets at a distance, unlike in vanilla where they could only be cast against adjacent targets.
+Spellcasting monsters in dNetHack and notdNetHack can cast most directed monster spells against targets at a distance compared to ''NetHack'', where they can only be cast against adjacent targets.
 ===Divine spellcasting===

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	Most regular spellcasting monsters have a cooldown on their ability to cast spells frequently, while much stronger casters (including most [[unique]] spellcasters) are able to cast without any cooldown. A character polymorphed into a monster can cast that monster's spells as part of their attack chain if they have the appropriate amount of energy: relatively unique or niche spells are replaced with fallbacks.<!--devel allows this to be disabled via #style, and there are fallbacks for the more unusual/uncommon spells-->		Most regular spellcasting monsters have a cooldown on their ability to cast spells frequently, while much stronger casters (including most [[unique]] spellcasters) are able to cast without any cooldown. A character polymorphed into a monster can cast that monster's spells as part of their attack chain if they have the appropriate amount of energy: relatively unique or niche spells are replaced with fallbacks.<!--devel allows this to be disabled via #style, and there are fallbacks for the more unusual/uncommon spells-->
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		+	Spellcasting monsters can cast most directed monster spells against targets at a distance, unlike in vanilla where they could only be cast against adjacent targets.

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 * [[Misotheistic pyramid]]s and [[misotheistic fragment]]s block clerical casting for several turns, which includes the character's own casting if they use [[wisdom]] as their spellcasting attribute. The base duration of misotheistic pyramids and fragments are 33 turns, and additional pyramids and fragments add an amount of turns equal to {{frac|10}} of the previous item's duration, which is shared between both item types. If a misotheistic item is used anywhere that your god's influence can be felt normally, your god will have their [[anger]] increased by 1 and smite you. If used by a [[Binder]] that is [[Void]]-aligned (i.e., not using a [[helm of opposite alignment]]), or else it is used within Gehennom or another area where the gods' influence is already blocked, your god will not be angered; the Void in particular cannot become angry by any means.
 ** If a misotheistic pyramid is used, you are given a form of [[darkvision]] that overrides all other sight-based intrinsic forms of vision for that duration, while excluding x-ray vision and other senses such as smell.
-** If a misotheistic fragment is used, it will cause 'Shattering' for the duration of that effect, which gives monsters that are killed a {{frac|2}} chance of "fracturing": this resurrects the monster and applies the '[[fractured]]' monster template, making them [[unbreathing]], [[undead]] and always [[hostile]] while boosting their current level by 4, and also gives them a weakness to the [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Sign|Elder Sign]] [[Ward (dNetHack)|ward]]. Fractured monsters will remain fractured regardless of whether Shattering is active, and have the same {{frac|2}} chance to resurrect when killed unless they are [[cancelled]].<!--move some of bullet list to articles once they are made-->
+** If a misotheistic fragment is used, it will cause 'Shattering' for the duration of that effect, which gives monsters that are killed a {{frac|2}} chance of "fracturing": this resurrects the monster and applies the '[[fractured]]' monster template, making them [[unbreathing]], [[undead]] and always [[hostile]] while boosting their current level by 4, and also gives them a weakness to the [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Sign|Elder Sign]] [[Ward (dNetHack)|ward]]. Fractured monsters will remain fractured regardless of whether Shattering is active, and have the same {{frac|2}} chance of resurrecting when killed unless they are [[cancelled]].<!--move some of bullet list to articles once they are made-->
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	In [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]], '''[[monster spell]]s''' are generally handled in a much more complex fashion compared to vanilla ''[[NetHack]]'': there are several more spells available for [[monster]]s, and many of them are exclusive to specific monsters.		In [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]], '''[[monster spell]]s''' are generally handled in a much more complex fashion compared to vanilla ''[[NetHack]]'': there are several more spells available for [[monster]]s, and many of them are exclusive to specific monsters.

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 ==Description==
-Monster spellcasting can be divided into three broad categories: magical casting, divine casting, and psionic casting. In addition to basic spell lists, many spellcasting monsters also have specific lists of spells that they can cast with varying probabilities - these lists are consistent for a given monster type, and vary between monster types; monster spell type is also a factor for interactions with various items and [[madness]]es.
+Monster spellcasting can be divided into three broad categories: magical casting, divine casting, and psionic casting. In addition to basic spell lists, many spellcasting monsters also have specific lists of spells that they can cast with varying probabilities - these lists are consistent for a given monster type, and vary between monster types; monster spell type is also a factor for interactions with various items and [[madness]]es. While any spell can in theory be compatible with any form of of casting, many spells are exclusive to a single casting category in practice, due to the lists they appear on.
 Most regular spellcasting monsters have a cooldown on their ability to cast spells frequently, while much stronger casters (including most [[unique]] spellcasters) are able to cast without any cooldown. A character polymorphed into a monster can cast that monster's spells as part of their attack chain if they have the appropriate amount of energy: relatively unique or niche spells are replaced with fallbacks.<!--devel allows this to be disabled via #style, and there are fallbacks for the more unusual/uncommon spells-->
-===Divine spellcasting ===
+===Divine spellcasting===
 Divine spellcasters largely consist of clerical monsters, including those from ''NetHack''.
-===Magical spells===
+===Magical spellcasting===
 Magical spellcasters usually include various demon casters and magicians.
-===Psionic spells===
+===Psionic spellcasting===
 Psionic spellcasters are typically eldritch and/or extraplanar beings such as [[star spawn]] and certain [[insight]] monsters.
 ===Blocking spellcasting===
-As in ''NetHack'', [[cancellation]] can remove a monster's casting ability if successful. Monster spellcasting can be blocked via the following methods:
+As in ''NetHack'', [[cancellation]] can remove a monster's casting ability if successful. Monster spellcasting can also be blocked via the following methods:
 * [[Antimagic rift]]s block magical casting for several turns, which includes the character's own casting if they use [[intelligence]] as their spellcasting attribute. The base duration of an antimagic rift is 50 turns, with additional rifts adding an amount of turns equal to {{frac|10}} of the previous duration rounded down, i.e. 50 turns, then 55, 60, 66, etc.