Drain resistance - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: lede + ver

2024-09-15T11:55:14Z

lede + ver

Umbire the Phantom: some formatting and updates to strategy

2024-03-09T13:38:32Z

some formatting and updates to strategy

Umbire the Phantom: some touch-ups

2024-02-12T01:48:00Z

some touch-ups

Ais523: /* Sources */ {{upcoming}}

2023-06-26T22:11:57Z

‎Sources: {{upcoming}}

Phollenback: FIQHack: black dragon scales/armor provide drain resistance

2021-11-02T16:04:42Z

FIQHack: black dragon scales/armor provide drain resistance

Ardub23: Consolidated SLASH'EM info in its own section, per NHW:Style guide § Variants

2019-08-04T22:35:59Z

Consolidated SLASH'EM info in its own section, per NHW:Style guide § Variants

169.252.4.21: /* Acquiring drain resistance */

2014-07-17T09:29:00Z

‎Acquiring drain resistance

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‎Strategy

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-'''Drain resistance''', or '''level drain resistance''', is a [[property]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that nullifies attacks that reduce a character's [[experience level]] or a monster's [[Monster level|level]].
+'''Drain resistance''', or '''level drain resistance''', is a [[property]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that nullifies attacks and effects that reduce the [[experience level]] of the [[hero]] or the [[Monster level|level]] of a [[monster]].
 ==Description==
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 ==References==
 <references/>
-{{nethack-343|offset=1}}
+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Resistances]]

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-'''Drain resistance''' &ndash; or '''level drain resistance''' &ndash; is a [[property]] that resists attacks that reduce [[experience level]] or [[monster level]]. It can be possessed by both [[player]]s and [[monster]]s.
+'''Drain resistance''', or '''level drain resistance''', is a [[property]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that nullifies attacks that reduce a character's [[experience level]] or a monster's [[Monster level|level]].
-==Effect==
+==Description==
+Drain resistance blocks the following attacks:
 * The [[drain life (monster attack)|drain life]] monster attack.  All {{white|V}} [[vampire]]s and {{white|W}} [[wraith (monster class)|wraith]]s have this attack, as does {{monsymlink|Demogorgon}}. If the [[compile-time option]] SEDUCE is not enabled, {{monsym|succubus}} [[foocubi]] become level-draining monsters as well.
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 * Directing the [[spellbook of drain life|spell of drain life]] at oneself or a monster.
 * Being seduced by a {{monsym|succubus}} [[foocubus]] and getting a negative effect, with the compile time option SEDUCE enabled (the default). This is one of five possible negative effects.
-* Suffering a [[god]]'s anger through incorrect [[prayer]] or [[sacrifice]]. This is one of many possible effects.
+* One of the effects of angering your [[god]] via [[prayer]] or [[sacrifice]].
 ==Sources==
-Drain resistance may be acquired by:{{reffunc|mondata.c|resists_drli}}
+* All [[undead]], including shapeshifted [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]]
-* Wielding [[Stormbringer]], [[Excalibur]], or [[the Staff of Aesculapius]].
+Drain resistance can be acquired extrinsically by wielding [[Stormbringer]], [[Excalibur]], or [[the Staff of Aesculapius]]. It can be obtained intrinsically by [[polymorph]]ing into a monster with drain resistance or having lycanthropy.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|From NetHack 3.7.0 onwards, [[Black dragon scale mail]] and [[Black dragon scales]] also provide drain resistance.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|[[Black dragon scales]] and [[black dragon scale mail]] also provide drain resistance.}}
 ==Monsters with drain resistance==
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 ==Strategy==
-Drain resistance is not especially important; this is because monsters' level drain attacks are subject to [[magic cancellation]]. By the time such monsters are encountered, most players will have a magic cancellation of 3 and a successful drain life attack will be extremely rare. Even then, a single point of [[experience]] is enough to regain the occasionally drained level.
+Drain resistance is worthwhile and easily obtainable early on for non-neutral characters that have access to either a [[fountain]] (if lawful) or an altar (if chaotic).
 ==Messages==
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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], drain resistance also protects from the [[wand of draining]]. This makes drain resistance much more important, particularly in [[the Guild of Disgruntled Adventurers]].
+In [[SLASH'EM]], [[Necromancer]]s and [[Undead Slayer]]s start the game with drain resistance.
-Drain resistance can also be acquired by:
+Drain resistance is much more important in the earlier stages, as it protects from the [[wand of draining]], particularly in wand-heavy special levels such as [[the Guild of Disgruntled Adventurers]].
 * Wearing [[deep dragon scales]] or [[deep dragon scale mail]].
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 * Starting the game as a [[Lycanthrope (starting race)|lycanthrope]] or [[Vampire (starting race)|vampire]].
 * Being an [[undead slayer]] or [[necromancer]].
 ===FIQHack===

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 ==Monsters with drain resistance==
-Drain resistance is [[intrinsic]] in:
+==Strategy==
+Drain resistance is not especially important; this is because monsters' level drain attacks are subject to [[magic cancellation]]. By the time such monsters are encountered, most players will have a magic cancellation of 3 and a successful drain life attack will be extremely rare. Even then, a single point of [[experience]] is enough to regain the occasionally drained level.
 ==Messages==
+{{message|You have a curious feeling.|Drain resistance prevented you from losing an experience level after a [[foocubus]] encounter.}}
 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
 In [[SLASH'EM]], drain resistance also protects from the [[wand of draining]]. This makes drain resistance much more important, particularly in [[the Guild of Disgruntled Adventurers]].
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 ==References==
 <references/>
 {{nethack-343|offset=1}}
 {{slashem-7E7}}
 [[Category:Resistances]]

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 * Wielding [[Stormbringer]], [[Excalibur]], or [[the Staff of Aesculapius]].
 * [[Polymorph]]ing into a monster with drain resistance.
 ==Monsters with drain resistance==

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 Drain resistance is not especially important; this is because monsters' level drain attacks are subject to [[magic cancellation]]. By the time such monsters are encountered, most players will have a magic cancellation of 3 and a successful drain life attack will be extremely rare. Even then, a single point of [[experience]] is enough to regain the occasionally drained level.
-==SLASH'EM==
+==Variants==
 In [[SLASH'EM]], drain resistance also protects from the [[wand of draining]]. This makes drain resistance much more important, particularly in [[the Guild of Disgruntled Adventurers]].
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 *[[undead slayer]] [[player monster]]s
 *All the new undead, lycanthropes and demons
 ==References==

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 * Being seduced by a {{monsym|succubus}} [[foocubus]] and getting a negative effect, with the compile time option SEDUCE enabled (the default). This is one of five possible negative effects.
 * Suffering a [[god]]'s anger through incorrect [[prayer]] or [[sacrifice]]. This is one of many possible effects.
-==Acquiring drain resistance==
+==Sources==
 Drain resistance may be acquired by:{{reffunc|mondata.c|resists_drli}}
-* Wielding [[Stormbringer]], [[Excalibur]] or [[the Staff of Aesculapius]] grants [[extrinsic]] drain resistance.
+* Wielding [[Stormbringer]], [[Excalibur]], or [[the Staff of Aesculapius]].
 * [[Polymorph]]ing into a monster with drain resistance.
 ==Monsters with drain resistance==
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 Drain resistance is [[intrinsic]] in:
-* [[demons]]. <!-- monster attribute -->
+* [[demon]]s. <!-- monster attribute -->
 * {{white|L}} {{white|M}} {{white|W}} {{white|V}} {{white|Z}} {{white|&nbsp;}} [[undead]].
 * [[lycanthrope]]s &ndash; in both [[human (monster attribute)|human]] and [[animal]] form.
 * {{monsymlink|Death}}.
 ==Messages==
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 ==Strategy==
-In vanilla NetHack, drain resistance is not especially important; this is because monsters' level drain attacks are subject to [[magic cancellation]]. By the time such monsters are encountered, most players will have a magic cancellation of 3 and a successful drain life attack will be extremely rare. Even then, a single point of [[experience]] is enough to regain the occasionally drained level.
+Drain resistance is not especially important; this is because monsters' level drain attacks are subject to [[magic cancellation]]. By the time such monsters are encountered, most players will have a magic cancellation of 3 and a successful drain life attack will be extremely rare. Even then, a single point of [[experience]] is enough to regain the occasionally drained level.
-In SLASH'EM, monsters may use a [[wand of draining]] to attack the player, particularly in [[The Guild of Disgruntled Adventurers]]. This makes drain resistance much more important.
+SLASH'EM introduces the following new drain-resistant monsters:
 ==References==

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 * Wearing an [[amulet of drain resistance]].
 * Wielding the [[Hand of Vecna]]
-* Being a [[Lycanthrope (starting race)|lycanthrope]] or [[Vampire (starting race)|vampire]].
+* Starting the game as a [[Lycanthrope (starting race)|lycanthrope]] or [[Vampire (starting race)|vampire]].
 * Being an [[undead slayer]] or [[necromancer]].

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 ==Acquiring drain resistance==
-Drain resistance may be acquired by:<ref>[[Source:Mondata.c#resists_drli]]</ref>
+Drain resistance may be acquired by:<ref>{{function|Mondata.c|resists_drli}}</ref>
 * Wielding [[Stormbringer]], [[Excalibur]] or [[the Staff of Aesculapius]] grants [[extrinsic]] drain resistance.