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{{tool
|name=dissection kit
|weight=50
|cost=1000
|material=cloth
|color=black
|tile=
}}

A '''dissection kit''' is a type of [[charge]]able non-magical [[tool]], seen in the [[variants]] [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|medium-sized]] object and is made out of [[cloth]].

==Generation==
Dissection kits do not randomly generate, but can be [[wish]]ed for.

The [[Undead Hunter]] quest goal level contains a dissection kit, which will generate in the inventory of the [[Crimson moon-lotus]], an insight gated [[monster]] that only becomes visible after 27 insight has been accumulated. It is generated with {{rn1|70|30}} charges.

==Research==
When [[applied]], a dissection kit will first check to see if there is an [[altar]] to the [[philosophies]] on the square – henceforth "[[workbench]]" – setting its charges to 100 if so. "Real" altars, those to gods not within the Undead Hunter pantheon, will not recharge the dissection kit. A dissection kit can still be used by non-Undead hunters, but will require another means of charging.

After it attempts to recharge itself, the kit checks to see if there are any corpses on the square, prompting for dissection if so. Corpses need to be less than 50 turns [[old]] and not have been researched or partially eaten before. Dissection increases progress in all active research paths, however each philosophy's [[thought]] has to be active for research to count towards it, except your own alignment's philosophy in the case of Undead Hunters, for which it will always count.

Using a dissection kit advances research at the same rate as using the #[[Research (dNetHack)|research]] [[extended command]] over a workbench. Each philosophy will still check for the suitability of the corpse: [[parasitology]] requires the corpse to not be [[mindless]] or an [[animal]], [[defilement]] requires the corpse to have [[Potion of blood (dNetHack)#Description|blood]] and [[reanimation]] requires the corpse to not be [[eyeless]] and no older than 3 turns.

The value contributed by dissection and draining is dependent on the monster ''difficulty'' of the corpse. Parasitology and reanimation research each gain between 0 and (''difficulty'' - 1) from a successful dissection. Meanwhile, defilement gains between 1 and ''difficulty'' from a successful drainage.

Successful research checks your [[sanity]], (save on <nowiki>[</nowiki>{{rn1|31|0}}<nowiki>]</nowiki> < your [[wisdom]]) reducing it by {{rn1|5|0}} on a failed save. While [[polymorph]]ed into a [[major demon]], you will always succeed this check. Dissecting a [[unicorn]] of your [[alignment]] incurs a {{rn1|14|0}} [[luck]] penalty, even if it wasn't killed by you. Attempting to dissect a [[rider]] or monsters with rider-type revivification instantly revives it. After successfully researching a corpse, it will become [[drained]] and [[dissected]], if it wasn't already.

A dissection kit carried in open inventory with at least 1 charge allows upgrades to be taken even when not standing on a workbench to the corresponding philosophy. Each philosophy will still require their own instrument to be used to access their upgrade paths. This doesn't override the minimum 27 [[insight]] for each path to become available through their thoughts, nor the 10 insight needed to use a [[trephination kit]].



==Messages==
===Research===
{{message|You drain and fractionate the corpse's blood, studying its impurities.}}
{{message|You dissect the subject's brain, looking for parasites.}}
{{message|You dissect the subject's brain and optical pathways.}}

{{message|You seem to be out of supplies.}}
{{message|You replenish your dissection supplies.|Applied a dissection kit over an altar to the philosophies.}}
{{message|This is an actual holy altar and thus of limited use.|Applied a dissection kit over a real altar.}}

===Sanity===
{{message|You find this very satisfying.|If you are a [[demon]].}}
{{message|You find this somewhat unsettling.|No sanity loss.}}
{{message|You find this unsettling.|Failed sanity check.}}

===Other===
{{message|You have no idea how to use one of these.|Applied a dissection kit but aren't a student of the philosophies.}}
{{message|You dissect <a footrice> without wearing gloves. Dissecting <a footrice> without wearing gloves is a fatal mistake...}}



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 When [[applied]], a dissection kit will first check to see if there is an [[altar]] to the [[philosophies]] on the square &ndash; henceforth "[[workbench]]" &ndash; setting its charges to 100 if so. "Real" altars, those to gods not within the Undead Hunter pantheon, will not recharge the dissection kit. A dissection kit can still be used by non-Undead hunters, but will require another means of charging.
-After it attempts to recharge itself, the kit checks to see if there are any corpses on the square, prompting for dissection if so. Corpses need to be less than 50 turns [[old]] and not have been researched or partially eaten before. Dissection increases progress in all active research paths, however each philosophy's [[thought]] has to be active for research to count towards it, except your own alignment's philosophy in the case of Undead Hunters, for which it will always count.
+After it attempts to recharge itself, the kit checks to see if there are any corpses on the square, prompting for dissection if so. Corpses need to be less than 50 turns [[old]] and not have been researched or partially eaten before. Dissection increases progress in all active research paths, however each philosophy's [[Thought (item)|thought]] has to be active for research to count towards it, except your own alignment's philosophy in the case of Undead Hunters, for which it will always count.
 Using a dissection kit advances research at the same rate as using the #[[Research (dNetHack)|research]] [[extended command]] over a workbench. Each philosophy will still check for the suitability of the corpse: [[parasitology]] requires the corpse to not be [[mindless]] or an [[animal]], [[defilement]] requires the corpse to have [[Potion of blood (dNetHack)#Description|blood]] and [[reanimation]] requires the corpse to not be [[eyeless]] and no older than 3 turns.

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+A '''dissection kit''' is a type of [[tool]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|medium-sized]] [[chargeable]] tool that is made out of [[cloth]].
 ==Generation==

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−	~~TOOL(("dissection kit"), 1, MZ_MEDIUM, 0, 0, 1, 0,50, 1000, CLOTH, CLR_BLACK),~~
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−	~~Add a dissection kit, place one in the uh quest~~
−	~~Applying this kit while to a corpse dissects it and advances all active research tracks.~~
−	~~Applying this kit over a philosophy altar refills it.~~
−	~~Late game as an undead hunter you may need to dissect an excessive number of monsters. The kit exists to simplify that, since you won't need to altar camp so much.~~
−	~~One is spawned in the possetion of a new "monster" (crimson moon-lotus) that mostly exists to hold the kit behind the veil for you.~~
−	~~Also touches up research~~
−	~~-Dissecting c without gloves is fatal now~~
−	~~-College gets extra research credit for the first of every monster type dissected and reanimated.~~
−	~~-->~~