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Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ duerg lantern

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Darkness in NetHack */ word choice

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Darkness in NetHack */ bit more detail

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'''Dark sources''' are items that appear in [[variant]]s of ''[[NetHack]]'', and magically [[darken]] an area around them, behaving as the opposite of [[light source]]s.

==Darkness in NetHack==
In vanilla ''NetHack'', the only way to spread darkness at all is for the [[hero]] to [[read]] a cursed [[scroll of light]], or else read a scroll of light of any [[beatitude]] while they are [[confused]]—this will darken the area in a 5-square circular radius around the hero as depicted below, and extinguishes any light sources other than the [[wielded]] [[Sunsword]].{{refsrc|src/read.c|1938|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/read.c|1954|nethack=3.6.7|name="blackout"}}

{{caption|{{darkradius|r=5}}|Area darkened by cursed scroll}}

Many variants of NetHack add several more methods to both temporarily and permanently darken lit squares, and some monsters can also emit an aura of darkness the way certain monsters such as [[Light (monster class)|lights]] and [[fire elemental]]s emit light.

==EvilHack==
In [[EvilHack]], the following items act as a darkness source:

* A cursed [[magic lamp]] emits darkness in the same radius around it that a non-cursed magic lamp would emit light.
* [[Worn]] [[shadow dragon scales]] emit darkness in a circular 3-square radius around the wearer, while worn shadow [[dragon-scaled armor]] emits darkness in a circular 4-square radius around the wearer.

[[Baby shadow dragon]]s and adult [[shadow dragon]]s also emit natural auras of darkness around them, with the baby's aura covering a circular 2-square radius and the adult's aura covering a circular 3-square radius.

==References==
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 * [[Chunks of fossil dark]] indefinitely emit darkness in a circular 2-square radius around them.
 * The [[shadowlander's torch]] temporarily emits darkness in a circular 4-square radius around it while it is "lit".
 The following monsters emit auras of darkenss:

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 * For a hero that started the game as a [[Drow (starting race)#EvilHack|drow]], [[wielding]] [[The Staff of the Archmagi]] emits darkness in a circular 2-square radius around the wielder.
-[[Baby shadow dragon]]s and adult [[shadow dragon]]s are monsters that emit natural auras of darkness around them, with the baby's aura covering a circular 2-square radius and the adult's aura covering a circular 3-square radius.
+[[Baby shadow dragon]]s and adult [[shadow dragon]]s are monsters that emit natural auras of darkness around them, with the baby dragon's aura covering a circular 2-square radius and the adult dragon's aura covering a circular 3-square radius.
 ==References==

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 In vanilla ''NetHack'', rooms can naturally generate as unlit during level creation, with the frequency of such rooms increasing as the [[hero]] delves deeper into the [[Dungeons of Doom]].
-The only way to spread darkness in ''NetHack'' is for a hero to [[read]] a cursed [[scroll of light]], or else read a scroll of light of any [[beatitude]] while they are [[confused]]&mdash;this darkens [[lit]] squares in a 5-square circular radius around the hero as depicted below, and extinguishes any active light sources other than the [[wielded]] [[Sunsword]].{{refsrc|src/read.c|1938|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/read.c|1954|nethack=3.6.7|name="blackout"}}
+The only way for a hero to spread darkness in ''NetHack'' is to [[read]] a cursed [[scroll of light]], or else read a scroll of light of any [[beatitude]] while they are [[confused]], which will darken [[lit]] squares in a 5-square circular radius around the hero and extinguishes any active light sources other than the [[wielded]] [[Sunsword]]:{{refsrc|src/read.c|1938|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/read.c|1954|nethack=3.6.7|name="blackout"}}
 {{caption|{{darkradius|r=5}}|Area darkened by cursed scroll}}

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 ==Darkness in NetHack==
-In vanilla ''NetHack'', the only way to spread darkness at all is for the [[hero]] to [[read]] a cursed [[scroll of light]], or else read a scroll of light of any [[beatitude]] while they are [[confused]]&mdash;this darkens [[lit]] squares in a 5-square circular radius around the hero as depicted below, and extinguishes any light sources other than the [[wielded]] [[Sunsword]].{{refsrc|src/read.c|1938|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/read.c|1954|nethack=3.6.7|name="blackout"}}
+In vanilla ''NetHack'', rooms can naturally generate as unlit during level creation, with the frequency of such rooms increasing as the [[hero]] delves deeper into the [[Dungeons of Doom]].
 {{caption|{{darkradius|r=5}}|Area darkened by cursed scroll}}

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 ==Darkness in variants==
-Many variants of NetHack add several more methods to both temporarily and permanently darken lit squares, and some monsters can also emit an aura of darkness the way certain monsters such as [[Light (monster class)|lights]] and [[fire elemental]]s emit light. There are fairly common uses across multiple variants for these types of items:
+Many variants of NetHack add several more methods to both temporarily and permanently darken lit squares, and some monsters can also emit an aura of darkness the way that monsters like [[Light (monster class)|lights]] and [[fire elemental]]s can emit light.
-* [[Drow (monster attribute)|Drow monsters]] are often given the ability to spread darkness, as well as a weakness to the light. [[Drow (starting race)|Drow]] heroes generally share similar abilities as well.
+[[Drow (monster attribute)|Drow monsters]] are often given the ability to spread darkness, as well as a weakness to light in some form&mdash;[[Drow (starting race)|drow]] heroes generally share similar abilities as well. Drow and similar monsters may also have the ability to see as well in the dark as other beings can see in the light, and their vision may be outright better in the darkness. The following sections will not list monsters that can darken areas at will, instead focusing on items and monsters that passively emit dark auras, though the items described are likely to be of significant use to heroes and monsters that seek to expand dark areas.
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 * [[Chunks of fossil dark]] indefinitely emit darkness in a circular 2-square radius around them.
 * The [[shadowlander's torch]] temporarily emits darkness in a circular 4-square radius around it while it is "lit".
 ===EvilHack===

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 '''Dark sources''', or '''darkness sources''', are items that appear in [[variant]]s of ''[[NetHack]]'', and magically [[darken]] an area around them, behaving as the opposite of [[light source]]s.
 ==Darkness in NetHack==
-In vanilla ''NetHack'', the only way to spread darkness at all is for the [[hero]] to [[read]] a cursed [[scroll of light]], or else read a scroll of light of any [[beatitude]] while they are [[confused]]&mdash;this will darken the area in a 5-square circular radius around the hero as depicted below, and extinguishes any light sources other than the [[wielded]] [[Sunsword]].{{refsrc|src/read.c|1938|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/read.c|1954|nethack=3.6.7|name="blackout"}}
+In vanilla ''NetHack'', the only way to spread darkness at all is for the [[hero]] to [[read]] a cursed [[scroll of light]], or else read a scroll of light of any [[beatitude]] while they are [[confused]]&mdash;this darkens [[lit]] squares in a 5-square circular radius around the hero as depicted below, and extinguishes any light sources other than the [[wielded]] [[Sunsword]].{{refsrc|src/read.c|1938|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/read.c|1954|nethack=3.6.7|name="blackout"}}
 {{caption|{{darkradius|r=5}}|Area darkened by cursed scroll}}
-Many variants of NetHack add several more methods to both temporarily and permanently darken lit squares, and some monsters can also emit an aura of darkness the way certain monsters such as [[Light (monster class)|lights]] and [[fire elemental]]s emit light.
+==Darkness in variants==
-==EvilHack==
+* [[Drow (monster attribute)|Drow monsters]] are often given the ability to spread darkness, as well as a weakness to the light. [[Drow (starting race)|Drow]] heroes generally share similar abilities as well.
-In [[EvilHack]], the following items act as a darkness source:
+* Monsters such as drow may also have the ability to see as well in the dark as other beings can see in the light, if their vision is not outright better in the darkness.
 * A cursed [[magic lamp]] emits darkness in the same radius around it that a non-cursed magic lamp would emit light.
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 * For a hero that started the game as a [[Drow (starting race)#EvilHack|drow]], [[wielding]] [[The Staff of the Archmagi]] emits darkness in a circular 2-square radius around the wielder.
-[[Baby shadow dragon]]s and adult [[shadow dragon]]s also emit natural auras of darkness around them, with the baby's aura covering a circular 2-square radius and the adult's aura covering a circular 3-square radius.
+[[Baby shadow dragon]]s and adult [[shadow dragon]]s are monsters that emit natural auras of darkness around them, with the baby's aura covering a circular 2-square radius and the adult's aura covering a circular 3-square radius.
 ==References==
 <references/>
 {{variant-noversion}}
 [[Category:Variant items]]

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−	'''Dark sources''' are items that appear in [[variant]]s of ''[[NetHack]]'', and magically [[darken]] an area around them, behaving as the opposite of [[light source]]s.	+	'''Dark sources''', or '''darkness sources''', are items that appear in [[variant]]s of ''[[NetHack]]'', and magically [[darken]] an area around them, behaving as the opposite of [[light source]]s.

	==Darkness in NetHack==		==Darkness in NetHack==