Drain life (monster attack) - Revision history

Furey: /* Strategy */ copy edit

2024-06-07T16:29:07Z

‎Strategy: copy edit

Furey: /* Strategy */ mention uncursed potion of restore ability

2024-06-07T16:23:58Z

‎Strategy: mention uncursed potion of restore ability

Furey: Bump version template from {{nethack-360}} to {{nethack-367}}.

2024-06-07T16:20:29Z

Bump version template from {{nethack-360}} to {{nethack-367}}.

Furey: Copy edit, fix SEDUCE (it is a sysconf option not a compile time macro), fix refsrc, add potion of restore ability to strategy, add messages, bump version template from 3.6.0 to 3.6.7.

2024-06-07T16:19:56Z

Copy edit, fix SEDUCE (it is a sysconf option not a compile time macro), fix refsrc, add potion of restore ability to strategy, add messages, bump version template from 3.6.0 to 3.6.7.

Umbire the Phantom: typo

2024-02-19T12:01:12Z

typo

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

2024-02-19T10:19:15Z

chance to:opportunity::chance of:probability + tweaks

Umbire the Phantom: non-chance related tweaks

2023-10-29T09:19:06Z

non-chance related tweaks

Infinigon: remove broken link; couldn't find an appropriate replacement

2021-01-17T20:42:16Z

remove broken link; couldn't find an appropriate replacement

Tomsod: /* Strategy */ oops only blessed

2019-01-14T19:44:23Z

‎Strategy: oops only blessed

Tomsod: /* Strategy */ 3.6 update

2018-12-10T01:32:39Z

‎Strategy: 3.6 update

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 [[Magic cancellation]] and an extremely good [[armor class]] reduce the chances of an attack hitting and getting through. If you expect to get hit many times, you can equip MC3 items or wield one of the [[drain resistance]] artifacts.
-Most of the time, the hero immediately regains the first lost level from the experience gained by killing the attacker. If you do lose two or more levels at once, you can regain all the levels by quaffing a blessed [[potion of restore ability]] or one level by quaffing an uncursed [[potion of restore ability]] or a blessed [[potion of full healing]].
+Most of the time, the hero immediately regains the first lost level from the experience gained by killing the attacker. If you do lose two or more levels at once, you can regain all the levels by quaffing a blessed [[potion of restore ability]], or regain one level by quaffing an uncursed [[potion of restore ability]] or a blessed [[potion of full healing]].
 == Messages ==

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 [[Magic cancellation]] and an extremely good [[armor class]] reduce the chances of an attack hitting and getting through. If you expect to get hit many times, you can equip MC3 items or wield one of the [[drain resistance]] artifacts.
-Most of the time, the hero immediately regains the first lost level from the experience gained by killing the attacker. If you do lose two or more levels at once, you can regain all the levels by quaffing a blessed [[potion of restore ability]] or one level by quaffing a blessed [[potion of full healing]].
+Most of the time, the hero immediately regains the first lost level from the experience gained by killing the attacker. If you do lose two or more levels at once, you can regain all the levels by quaffing a blessed [[potion of restore ability]] or one level by quaffing an uncursed [[potion of restore ability]] or a blessed [[potion of full healing]].
 == Messages ==

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	[[Category:Monster damage types]]		[[Category:Monster damage types]]
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-In ''[[NetHack]]'', '''drain life''' is a monster attack [[damage type]] that may reduce the [[experience level]] of the defender.
+{{Tocright}}
-==Description==
+'''Drain life''' is a monster attack [[damage type]] that may reduce the [[experience level]] of the defender.
-The precise effects then depend on whether it is a monster or a [[player]] that is hit.
+== Description ==
 {{main|Experience level#Losing levels}}
-The player's experience level is reduced by 1, killing them if their level reaches 0; their [[experience]] is reduced to the maximum for his new level. Maximum and current [[hit points]] are reduced by the same amount as they would have been increased had the player gained a level. They cannot be reduced below one hit point.<ref name="mhitu.c"/><ref name="exper.c>{{function|exper.c|losexp}} player loses a level</ref>
+The character's experience level is reduced by 1, killing them if their level reaches 0; their [[experience points]] are reduced to the maximum for their new level. Maximum and current [[hit points]] and [[energy]] are reduced by the same amount as they would have been increased had the player gained a level. They cannot be reduced below one hit point and zero energy points.{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1195|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/exper.c|200|nethack=3.6.7}}
-===On monsters===
+=== Versus monsters ===
-==Monsters with the attack==
+The monster's level is reduced by 1, killing them if their level reaches 0; their maximum and current hit points are reduced by [[D notation|2d6]]. If their hit points are reduced below 1, they die.{{refsrc|src/mhitm.c|1301|nethack=3.6.7}}
-* {{monsymlink|vampire}}
+== Monsters with the attack ==
-* {{monsymlink|vampire lord}}
-* {{monsymlink|Vlad the Impaler}}
+The following monsters have this attack:
-* {{monsymlink|barrow wight}}
+* {{white|V}} [[vampire (monster class)|all vampires]]
-* {{monsymlink|wraith}}
+* {{white|W}} [[wraith (monster class)|all wraith class monsters]]
 * {{monsymlink|Demogorgon}}
-Additionally, if the [[compile-time option]] SEDUCE is not defined, the seduction attack of the following monsters becomes a drain life attack:<ref name="foocubus">{{sourcecode|monst.c|2554}} foocubi have a drain life attack if SEDUCE is not defined</ref>
+Additionally, if the [[sysconf#SEDUCE|system configuration option]] SEDUCE is not set, then [[foocubi]] have a drain life attack rather than a seduction attack.
-* {{monsymlink|succubus}}
+== Internals ==
-==Internals==
+Drain life is represented by the macro '''AD_DRLI'''.{{refsrc|include/monattk.h|52|nethack=3.6.7}}
-Drain life is represented by the macro '''AD_DRLI'''.{{refsrc|monattk.h|52|comment=AD_DRLI macro}}
+== Strategy ==
-==Strategy==
+[[Magic cancellation]] and an extremely good [[armor class]] reduce the chances of an attack hitting and getting through. If you expect to get hit many times, you can equip MC3 items or wield one of the [[drain resistance]] artifacts.
-==References==
+Most of the time, the hero immediately regains the first lost level from the experience gained by killing the attacker. If you do lose two or more levels at once, you can regain all the levels by quaffing a blessed [[potion of restore ability]] or one level by quaffing a blessed [[potion of full healing]].
 <references/>
 {{nethack-360}}

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 ==Strategy==
-With [[magic cancellation]] changes in [[3.6.0]], drain life attacks have become a little less preventable. Thankfully, most of the time you don't need to worry about it, since the first lost level is immediately regained due to the experience gained when the attacker is killed. If you expect to get hit many times, you can temporarily equip MC3 items or wield one of the [[drain resistance]] artifacts; MC3 will reduce the level drain chance to {{frac|30{{, which is good enough for most purposes. If you do somehow lose two levels at once, you can regain the second one by drinking a blessed [[potion of full healing]] (which will also have its usual effect).
+With [[magic cancellation]] changes in [[3.6.0]], drain life attacks have become a little less preventable. Thankfully, most of the time you don't need to worry about it, since the first lost level is immediately regained due to the experience gained when the attacker is killed. If you expect to get hit many times, you can temporarily equip MC3 items or wield one of the [[drain resistance]] artifacts; MC3 will reduce the level drain chance to {{frac|30}}, which is good enough for most purposes. If you do somehow lose two levels at once, you can regain the second one by drinking a blessed [[potion of full healing]] (which will also have its usual effect).
 ==References==

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−	'''Drain life''' is a [[monster attack]] [[damage type]] that may reduce the [[experience level]] of the defender.	+	'''Drain life''' is a monster attack [[damage type]] that may reduce the [[experience level]] of the defender.

	==Effect==		==Effect==

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 ==Strategy==
-With [[magic cancellation]] changes in [[3.6.0]], drain life attacks have become a little less preventable.  Thankfully, most of the time you don't need to worry about it, since the first lost level is immediately regained due to the experience gained when the attacker is killed.  If you expect to get hit many times, you can temporarily equip MC3 items or wield one of the [[drain resistance]] artifacts; MC3 will reduce the level drain chance to 1 in 30, which is good enough for most purposes.  If you do somehow lose two levels at once, you can regain the second one by drinking a [[potion of full healing]] (which will also have its usual effect).
+With [[magic cancellation]] changes in [[3.6.0]], drain life attacks have become a little less preventable.  Thankfully, most of the time you don't need to worry about it, since the first lost level is immediately regained due to the experience gained when the attacker is killed.  If you expect to get hit many times, you can temporarily equip MC3 items or wield one of the [[drain resistance]] artifacts; MC3 will reduce the level drain chance to 1 in 30, which is good enough for most purposes.  If you do somehow lose two levels at once, you can regain the second one by drinking a blessed [[potion of full healing]] (which will also have its usual effect).
 ==References==