Drow (monster attribute) - Revision history

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 * [[droven cloak]]
-Droven weapons except for the droven crossbow have a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[Obsidian (dNetHack)|obsidian]], which is lighter in [[weight]] than most [[metallic]] materials, but is [[fragile]] and shatters if [[thrown]] or [[fired]] unless it is [[fixed]]. Droven heavy armor has a base material of [[shadowsteel]], which is even lighter and quite durable as armor material, but slowly evaporates upon exposure to light - this can be slowed by [[magic cancellation]], while [[invisibility]] prevents degrading or repairing; fixed shadowsteel armor repairs itself while its wearer is in a dark square.
+Droven weapons except for the droven crossbow have a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[Obsidian (material)|obsidian]], which is lighter in [[weight]] than most [[metallic]] materials, but is [[fragile]] and shatters if [[thrown]] or [[fired]] unless it is [[fixed]]. Droven heavy armor has a base material of [[shadowsteel]], which is even lighter and quite durable as armor material, but slowly evaporates upon exposure to light - this can be slowed by [[magic cancellation]], while [[invisibility]] prevents degrading or repairing; fixed shadowsteel armor repairs itself while its wearer is in a dark square.
 ==SpliceHack==
-In [[SpliceHack]], only the [[Drow (SpliceHack)|drow]] monster and [[Drow (starting race)#SpliceHack|drow]] heroes are considered to be drow, as in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM - similarly, drow characters in SpliceHack are always chaotic and lack distinct undead forms, though elven characters in SpliceHack are also chaotic. Male drow are known as "hedrow".
+In [[SpliceHack]], only the [[Drow (SpliceHack)|drow]] monster and [[Drow (starting race)#SpliceHack|drow]] heroes are considered to be drow, as in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM&mdash;similarly, drow characters in SpliceHack are always chaotic and lack distinct undead forms, though elven characters in SpliceHack are also chaotic. Male drow are known as "hedrow".
 ===SpliceHack racial equipment===

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 ==SLASH'EM==
-In [[SLASH'EM]], only the [[Drow (SLASH'EM)|drow]] monster possesses this attribute, and is used to represent [[Drow (starting race)#SLASH'EM|drow]] [[hero]]es&mdash;drow heroes are always chaotic, since [[Elf (starting race)|elven]] heroes in SLASH'EM can be lawful or neutral. Unlike other (usually later) variants, drow lack distinct undead forms.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], only the [[Drow (SLASH'EM)|drow]] monster possesses this attribute, and the monster is used to represent [[Drow (starting race)#SLASH'EM|drow]] [[hero]]es&mdash;traits specific to drow generally rely on pointers to that monster. Drow heroes are always chaotic, since [[Elf (starting race)|elven]] heroes in SLASH'EM can be lawful or neutral. Unlike other (usually later) variants, drow lack distinct undead forms.
 All the information in this section also applies to [[SlashTHEM]].

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 The monsters listed below are considered to be drow:
 * {{orange|h}} [[changed]]
 * {{brightblue|h}} [[clairvoyant changed]]
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 ** {{black|v}} stinking cloud
 * {{magenta|&}} [[Avatar of Lolth]]
 ===dNetHack racial equipment===

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 Dark elven armor grants a +1 [[AC]] bonus to drow heroes and other drow monsters that wear them, and drow heroes can also safely enchant dark elven armor to +7. All dark elven items that are made of [[adamantine]] (i.e. weapons and heavy armor with the material) have a chance of becoming brittle or even dissolving in lit squares: weapons may break when used against monsters or thrown at them, while armor will become more and more brittle as they absorb hits until destroyed.
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 [[Category:SLASH'EM monster attributes]]
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 ==SLASH'EM==
-In [[SLASH'EM]], only the [[Drow (SLASH'EM)|drow]] monster and [[Drow (starting race)#SLASH'EM|drow]] [[hero]]es are considered to be drow - drow characters are always chaotic, since [[Elf (starting race)|elves]] in SLASH'EM can be lawful or neutral. Unlike later variants, drow lack distinct undead forms.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], only the [[Drow (SLASH'EM)|drow]] monster possesses this attribute, and is used to represent [[Drow (starting race)#SLASH'EM|drow]] [[hero]]es&mdash;drow heroes are always chaotic, since [[Elf (starting race)|elven]] heroes in SLASH'EM can be lawful or neutral. Unlike other (usually later) variants, drow lack distinct undead forms.
 All the information in this section also applies to [[SlashTHEM]].

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 ==EvilHack==
-In [[EvilHack]], drow monsters are denoted with the <code>'''MH_DROW'''</code> flag, and have their own undead forms. Drow are considered the same race as elves like in other variants, and have the same allergy to [[iron]] objects as elves do: drow take extra damage from contact with iron, and wearing iron incurs a penalty to [[luck]] and stops normal HP regeneration. Drow are acclimated to life in complete darkness, and many drow monsters have [[ultravision]] and the ability to darken their surroundings; drow heroes likewise possess ultravision, and can use the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] [[extended command]] to surround themselves in darkness for 10 power. [[Shop]]s and [[temple]]s attended by a drow [[shopkeeper]] or [[aligned priest]] will be dark.
+In [[EvilHack]], drow monsters are denoted with the <code>'''MH_DROW'''</code> flag, and have their own undead forms. Drow are considered the same race as elves like in other variants, and have the same allergy to [[iron]] objects as elves do: drow take extra damage from contact with iron, and wearing iron incurs a penalty to [[luck]] and stops normal [[HP regeneration]]. Drow are acclimated to life in complete darkness, and many drow monsters have [[ultravision]] and the ability to darken their surroundings; drow heroes likewise possess ultravision, and can use the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] [[extended command]] to surround themselves in darkness for 10 power. [[Shop]]s and [[temple]]s attended by a drow [[shopkeeper]] or [[aligned priest]] will be dark.
-Drow characters that are in a darkened square gain a to-hit bonus of (XL/3 + 2) when attacking using drow weapons, [[bare-handed combat]] (including [[thievery]] & [[martial arts]]) or the [[artifact]] [[Shadowblade]]; drow characters in lit squares have a -4 to-hit penalty for the same weapons, and normal HP regeneration is slowed while in a lit area. Non-player drow gain a to-hit bonus of ([[Monster level|ML]]/3 + 2) with all weapons in dark squares, and have a -3 to-hit penalty in lit squares.
+Drow heroes that are in a darkened square gain a to-hit bonus of (XL/3 + 2) when attacking using drow weapons, [[bare-handed combat]] (including [[thievery]] & [[martial arts]]) or the [[artifact]] [[Shadowblade (EvilHack)|Shadowblade]]; drow heroes in lit squares have a -4 to-hit penalty for the same weapons, and normal HP regeneration is slowed while in a lit area. Non-player drow gain a to-hit bonus of ([[Monster level|ML]]/3 + 2) with all weapons in dark squares, and have a -3 to-hit penalty in lit squares.
 ===List of EvilHack monsters===

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 * [[dark elven crossbow bolt]]
-Dark elven armor grants a +1 [[AC]] bonus to drow characters and other drow monsters that wear them, and drow characters can also safely enchant dark elven armor to +7. All dark elven items that are made of [[adamantine]] (i.e. weapons and heavy armor) have a chance of becoming brittle or even dissolving in lit squares: weapons may break when used against or thrown at monsters, while armor will become more and more brittle as take absorb hits.
+Dark elven armor grants a +1 [[AC]] bonus to drow heroes and other drow monsters that wear them, and drow heroes can also safely enchant dark elven armor to +7. All dark elven items that are made of [[adamantine]] (i.e. weapons and heavy armor with the material) have a chance of becoming brittle or even dissolving in lit squares: weapons may break when used against monsters or thrown at them, while armor will become more and more brittle as they absorb hits until destroyed.
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−	'''Drow''' is a [[monster attribute]] in some variants of ''[[NetHack]]'' that indicates when a [[monster]] should be considered dark ~~elven~~. As drow are related to elves, they are also considered [[Elf (monster attribute)\|elven]].	+	'''Drow''' is a [[monster attribute]] in some variants of ''[[NetHack]]'' that indicates when a [[monster]] should be considered a drow, or dark elf. As drow are related to elves, they are also considered [[Elf (monster attribute)\|elven]].

	In the variants that it appears in, the drow attribute generally determines the appropriate [[racial equipment]] for drow monsters and [[Drow (starting race)\|drow]] characters, as well as what constitutes [[cannibalism]] and same-race [[sacrifice]] for drow characters.		In the variants that it appears in, the drow attribute generally determines the appropriate [[racial equipment]] for drow monsters and [[Drow (starting race)\|drow]] characters, as well as what constitutes [[cannibalism]] and same-race [[sacrifice]] for drow characters.

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 All the information in this section also applies to [[SlashTHEM]].
-===Racial equipment===
+===SLASH'EM racial equipment===
 The following objects are considered dark elven items:
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 In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], drow monsters are denoted with the <code>'''MA_DROW'''</code> flag, and have far more detailed attributes than in other variants.
-Drow monsters have a +2 bonus to [[hit dice]] size and gain [[sleep resistance]] at [[experience level]] or [[monster level]] 4. Drow monsters that are not [[mindless]] can invoke the darkness to cover the area around them, which darkens rooms and otherwise creates unlit squares in a 5-square radius around the user - a drow character can use this ability for 10 [[power]].
+Drow monsters have a +2 bonus to [[hit dice]] size and gain [[sleep resistance]] at [[experience level]] or [[monster level]] 4. Drow monsters that are not [[mindless]] can invoke the darkness to cover the area around them, which darkens rooms and otherwise creates unlit squares in a 5-square radius around the user - a [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|drow]] hero can use this ability via the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] [[extended command]] for 10 [[power]].
-Nearly all drow monsters, including player characters but excluding any of the [[Changed]], are generated as belonging to a particular "house" - this can usually be determined by the house symbols engraved on any [[signet ring]]s and heavy droven armor that they generate with. Drow from houses that are aligned against each other will be mutually hostile, and will be hostile towards a drow hero of an opposing faction - conversely, drow of the same house or different houses aligned with each other will be peaceful towards each other and towards drow heroes of allied factions.
+Nearly all drow monsters, including heroes but excluding any of the [[Changed]], are generated as belonging to a particular "house" - this can usually be determined by the house symbols engraved on any [[signet ring]]s and heavy droven armor that they generate with. Drow from houses that are aligned against each other will be mutually hostile, and will be hostile towards a drow hero of an opposing faction - conversely, drow of the same house, or of different houses that are aligned with each other, will be peaceful towards each other and towards drow heroes of allied factions.
 Drow monsters gain a +1 bonus to [[multishot]] when [[throw]]ing [[dNetHack artifacts#Sickle Moon|Sickle Moon]], and gain a +1 bonus to the precision damage multiplier for firing projectiles from [[droven crossbow]]s. Drow monsters cannot cast directed spells at a character that is either non-drow and standing on an [[Elbereth (dNetHack)|Elbereth]] [[engraving]], or else is a drow and standing on a [[Lolth (dNetHack)|Lolth]] engraving with the conditions for its use met. Drow spellcasters that cast the [[summon insects]] [[monster spell]] will instead use [[dNetHack monster spells|a variation of the spell]] that summons [[spider]]s.
-===List of monsters===
+===List of dNetHack monsters===
 The monsters listed below are considered to be drow:
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 * {{magenta|&}} [[Avatar of Lolth]]
-===Racial equipment===
+===dNetHack racial equipment===
 The items non-exhaustively listed below are considered to be droven items:
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 In [[SpliceHack]], only the [[Drow (SpliceHack)|drow]] monster and [[Drow (starting race)#SpliceHack|drow]] heroes are considered to be drow, as in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM - similarly, drow characters in SpliceHack are always chaotic and lack distinct undead forms, though elven characters in SpliceHack are also chaotic. Male drow are known as "hedrow".
-===Racial equipment===
+===SpliceHack racial equipment===
-The dark elven items that appear in SpliceHack are all derived from SLASH'EM with the exception of the [[dark elven ring mail]], which has notable similarities to the dark elven mithril-coat.
+The dark elven items that appear in SpliceHack are all derived from [[#SLASH'EM racial equipment|SLASH'EM]] with the exception of the [[dark elven ring mail]], which has notable similarities to the dark elven mithril-coat.
 ==EvilHack==
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 Drow characters that are in a darkened square gain a to-hit bonus of (XL/3 + 2) when attacking using drow weapons, [[bare-handed combat]] (including [[thievery]] & [[martial arts]]) or the [[artifact]] [[Shadowblade]]; drow characters in lit squares have a -4 to-hit penalty for the same weapons, and normal HP regeneration is slowed while in a lit area. Non-player drow gain a to-hit bonus of ([[Monster level|ML]]/3 + 2) with all weapons in dark squares, and have a -3 to-hit penalty in lit squares.
-===List of monsters===
+===List of EvilHack monsters===
 The monsters non-exhaustively listed below are considered drow:
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 * {{monsymlink|high priest}}
-===Racial equipment===
+===EvilHack racial equipment===
 The items non-exhaustively listed below are considered to be dark elven items: