Damage type - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* List of damage types */ potholes, word choice

2026-01-07T13:32:51Z

‎List of damage types: potholes, word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* List of damage types */ pothole, etc.

2025-08-25T00:14:43Z

‎List of damage types: pothole, etc.

Umbire the Phantom: /* List of damage types */ potholes

2025-04-04T08:59:24Z

‎List of damage types: potholes

Ion frigate: not guaranteed; be consistent with hit point/physical damage

2025-03-22T02:56:06Z

not guaranteed; be consistent with hit point/physical damage

Ion frigate: This is a bloody mess: the breath weapon may do no physical damage, but homunculi certainly do; i suspect there are a lot of these special cases; also, god the relevant source files (mhitu.c, zap.c, etc) are a mess

2025-03-22T02:52:38Z

This is a bloody mess: the breath weapon may do no physical damage, but homunculi certainly do; i suspect there are a lot of these special cases; also, god the relevant source files (mhitu.c, zap.c, etc) are a mess

Umbire the Phantom: make lede similar to attack type

2025-03-21T19:49:57Z

make lede similar to attack type

Umbire the Phantom: /* List of damage types */ fix pothole

2025-03-20T23:25:24Z

‎List of damage types: fix pothole

Umbire the Phantom: cat

2025-02-22T23:28:35Z

cat

Umbire the Phantom: bit more, then I focus on attack type stuff

2025-02-22T12:11:42Z

bit more, then I focus on attack type stuff

Umbire the Phantom: lede

2025-02-22T12:06:29Z

lede

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 | The attacker steals some or all of the defender's gold, then teleports if the theft is successful. Against the hero, the attacker may also snatch the gold that the hero was standing on. || ''only'' [[leprechaun]]
 |-
-|AD_SITM || [[Theft (attack)|Steal one item]] ||
+|[[AD_SITM]] || [[Item theft]] ||
 | Deals no hit point damage and steals one item from the defender, followed by the attacker teleporting and/or fleeing. || ''only'' [[monkey]], [[Nymph (monster class)|nymph]]
 |-
-|AD_SEDU || [[Theft (attack)|Steal multiple items]] ||
+|[[AD_SEDU]] || [[Seduction theft]] ||
 | Deals no hit point damage and steals multiple items. Not to be confused with AD_SSEX or AD_SAMU. || ''only'' [[Nymph (monster class)|nymphs]]
 |-
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 | Against the hero and monsters, it rots a random piece of worn armor; as a passive attack, it rots the item that made contact. Instadeath for [[wood golem]]s and [[leather golem]]s. || ''only'' [[brown pudding]]
 |-
-|AD_SSEX || [[Seduction]] ||
+|[[AD_SSEX]] || [[Seduction]] ||
-| No hit point damage. Against the hero, it initiates a seduction attack; this is changed to AD_DRLI if [[sysconf]] option SEDUCE is not set. May cause an indirect instadeath under certain circumstances by removing certain armor or [[ring]]s. Against a monster, it behaves the same as a normal item-stealing attack. || ''only'' [[incubus]] and [[succubus]]
+| No hit point damage. Against the hero, it initiates a seduction attack; this is changed to <tt>AD_DRLI</tt> if [[sysconf]] option SEDUCE is not set. May cause an indirect instadeath under certain circumstances by removing certain armor or [[ring]]s. Against a monster, it behaves the same as a normal item-stealing attack. || ''only'' [[incubus]] and [[succubus]]
 |-
 |AD_HALU || [[Hallucination]] || [[blindness]] or [[hallucination resistance]]

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 | May explode wands and rings in inventory. || [[blue dragon]], [[grid bug]]
 |-
-|AD_DRST || [[Poison]] vs [[strength]] || [[Poison resistance]]
+|[[AD_DRST]] || [[Poison]] versus [[strength]] || [[Poison resistance]]
 | The most common type of poison. It may lower [[strength]], and has a chance of causing instadeath. Against monsters, it may cause an instadeath. || [[green dragon]], [[soldier ant]], [[snake]]
 |-

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 | Deals ordinary physical damage. The most common type. || [[jackal]], [[hill giant]]
 |-
-|AD_MAGM || [[Magic missile]] || [[Magic resistance]]
+|[[AD_MAGM]] || [[Magic missile]] || [[Magic resistance]]
 | A blast of missiles. || [[gray dragon]], [[Angel]]
 |-
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 | Against the hero, this deals no additional hit point damage, but causes them to stick to the attacker, and prevents them from moving off their current square until the attacker dies or otherwise releases them. Against a monster, it deals ordinary physical damage. || ''only'' [[lichen]], [[violet fungus]], [[large mimic]], [[giant mimic]]
 |-
-|AD_SGLD || [[Steal gold]] ||
+|[[AD_SGLD]] || [[Steal gold]] ||
 | The attacker steals some or all of the defender's gold, then teleports if the theft is successful. Against the hero, the attacker may also snatch the gold that the hero was standing on. || ''only'' [[leprechaun]]
 |-

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 |-
 |[[AD_SLEE]] || [[Sleep]] || [[Sleep resistance]]
-|Puts the defender to sleep.  Rays do no physical damage. || ''only'' [[homunculus]], [[orange dragon]], [[Nazgul]]
+|May put the defender to sleep.  Rays do no hit point damage. || ''only'' [[homunculus]], [[orange dragon]], [[Nazgul]]
 |-
 |[[AD_DISN]] || [[Disintegration]] || [[Disintegration resistance]]

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 |-
 |[[AD_SLEE]] || [[Sleep]] || [[Sleep resistance]]
-| No hit point damage. Puts the defender to sleep. || ''only'' [[homunculus]], [[orange dragon]], [[Nazgul]]
+|Puts the defender to sleep.  Rays do no physical damage. || ''only'' [[homunculus]], [[orange dragon]], [[Nazgul]]
 |-
 |[[AD_DISN]] || [[Disintegration]] || [[Disintegration resistance]]

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 {{tocright}}
-Every attack in ''[[NetHack]]'' has a defined '''damage type''' that determines how the attack of a [[monster]] or [[hero]] affects the target when it hits.{{refsrc|include/monattk.h|31|nethack=3.6.7}} This is distinct from the [[attack type]], which determines qualities such as how an attack is performed and whether the attacker makes direct contact with the defender. Many damage types naturally deal [[hit point]] damage, and several have additional effects beyond that damage, which can include inflicting status [[properties]] on the target or affecting items in their open inventory&mdash;several do not deal hit point damage, and will instead apply different effects depending on the damage type.
+Every attack in ''[[NetHack]]'' has a defined '''damage type''' that determines how the attack of a [[monster]] or [[hero]] affects the target when it hits. This is distinct from the [[attack type]], which determines qualities such as how an attack is performed and whether the attacker makes direct contact with the defender.
 [[Magic cancellation]], [[resistance]] [[properties]] and certain types of [[item]]s can negate the effects of some damage types, and various other properties can affect the qualities and outcomes of some attacks.
 {{todo|Branch into variants once vanilla information is sufficiently detailed - they are very likely to need their own articles.}}
-==Magic cancellation and damage types==
+===Magic cancellation and damage types===
-[[Magic cancellation]] (not to be confused with [[cancellation]], which is discussed just below) has a probability of blocking the effects of certain attack and damage types, which is only possible if the attack has ''both'' an eligible attack type ''and'' an eligible damage type.
+Magic cancellation (not to be confused with [[cancellation]], which is discussed just below) has a probability of blocking the effects of certain attack and damage types, which is only possible if the attack has ''both'' an eligible attack type ''and'' an eligible damage type.
 These damage types can be blocked by magic cancellation: fire, cold, sleep, shock, poison (versus strength, versus dexterity and versus constitution), slow, paralysis, drain life, drain energy, sticking, teleport, lycanthropy, sliming, and disenchanting.
-==Cancellation and damage types==
+===Cancellation and damage types===
 If the attacker is [[cancelled]], then several damage types are blocked and may have no effect&mdash;cancellation is effective if ''either'' the attack type ''or'' the damage type are blocked. For example, if a dragon is cancelled, its breath attack cannot be used and will do no damage, regardless of the damage type.

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 | Against the hero, the attacker casts a mage spell appropriate to the attacker's level, which may include the [[touch of death]]. Against a monster, it has no effect. || [[lich]], [[orc shaman]], [[Wizard of Yendor]]
 |-
-|AD_RBRE || Random [[breath weapon]] ||
+|AD_RBRE || [[Random breath]] weapon ||
 | This damage type resolves to a random damage type between AD_MAGM and AD_ACID. || ''only'' the [[Chromatic Dragon]]
 |-

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 <references/>
 {{nethack-367}}
-[[Category:Damage types]]
+[[Category:Damage types| ]]

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 Every attack in ''[[NetHack]]'' has a defined '''damage type''' that determines how the attack of a [[monster]] or [[hero]] affects the target when it hits.{{refsrc|include/monattk.h|31|nethack=3.6.7}} This is distinct from the [[attack type]], which determines qualities such as how an attack is performed and whether the attacker makes direct contact with the defender. Many damage types naturally deal [[hit point]] damage, and several have additional effects beyond that damage, which can include inflicting status [[properties]] on the target or affecting items in their open inventory&mdash;several do not deal hit point damage, and will instead apply different effects depending on the damage type.
-[[Magic cancellation]], [[resistance]] [[properties]] and certain types of [[item]]s can negate the effects of some damage types, and the attacks of [[Cancellation#Cancellation of monsters|cancelled]] monsters with certain damage types will have no effect.
+[[Magic cancellation]], [[resistance]] [[properties]] and certain types of [[item]]s can negate the effects of some damage types, and various other properties can affect the qualities and outcomes of some attacks.
-Damage types are defined within [[monattk.h]] in the [[source code]].
+Damage types are defined within <tt>[[monattk.h]]</tt> in the [[source code]].
 {{todo|Branch into variants once vanilla information is sufficiently detailed - they are very likely to need their own articles.}}
-==Cancellation and damage types==
+==Magic cancellation and damage types==
-If the attacker is cancelled, then several attack types are blocked, and most special damage types are blocked&mdash;cancellation is effective if ''either'' the attack type ''or'' the damage type are blocked. For example, if a dragon is cancelled, its breath attack cannot be used and will do no damage, regardless of the damage type.
+[[Magic cancellation]] (not to be confused with [[cancellation]], which is discussed just below) has a probability of blocking the effects of certain attack and damage types, which is only possible if the attack has ''both'' an eligible attack type ''and'' an eligible damage type.
-These damage types are ''not'' blocked: ordinary physical damage, magic missile, disintegration, digestion, drain intelligence, illness, the [[Riders]]' special damage types, and the Amulet-stealing damage type.
+These damage types can be blocked by magic cancellation: fire, cold, sleep, shock, poison (versus strength, versus dexterity and versus constitution), slow, paralysis, drain life, drain energy, sticking, teleport, lycanthropy, sliming, and disenchanting.
-==Magic cancellation and damage types==
+==Cancellation and damage types==
-[[Magic cancellation]] (not to be confused with cancellation) has a probability of blocking the effects of certain attack and damage types, which is only possible if the attack has ''both'' an eligible attack type ''and'' an eligible damage type.
+If the attacker is [[cancelled]], then several damage types are blocked and may have no effect&mdash;cancellation is effective if ''either'' the attack type ''or'' the damage type are blocked. For example, if a dragon is cancelled, its breath attack cannot be used and will do no damage, regardless of the damage type.
-These damage types are eligible for magic cancellation: fire, cold, sleep, shock, poison (versus strength, versus dexterity and versus constitution), slow, paralysis, drain life, drain energy, sticking, teleport, lycanthropy, sliming, and disenchanting.
+These damage types are ''not'' blocked if the monster is cancelled: ordinary physical damage, magic missile, disintegration, digestion, drain intelligence, illness, the [[Riders]]' special damage types, and the Amulet-stealing damage type.
 ==List of damage types==
-{{todo|Linkify the remaining unlinked attack types, creating articles where necessary.}}
+{{todo|Linkify the remaining unlinked attack types, creating articles where necessary, and consider incorporating the two sections above into the table.}}
 Below is a list of damage types and their effects, as well as whether or not they are affected by cancellation or magic cancellation: