Dwarf (starting race) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Racial items */ upcoming for valks

2026-01-16T16:39:21Z

‎Racial items: upcoming for valks

Umbire the Phantom: /* Racial benefits and restrictions */ clarify upcoming

2026-01-16T16:36:43Z

‎Racial benefits and restrictions: clarify upcoming

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ word choice

2026-01-14T20:40:18Z

‎dNetHack: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ word choice

2026-01-14T18:01:46Z

‎dNetHack: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: *dnh

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*dnh

Umbire the Phantom: /* Racial benefits and restrictions */ upcoming

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‎Racial benefits and restrictions: upcoming

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‎Racial items: spacing

Umbire the Phantom: history

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Racial benefits and restrictions */ fix cite

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← Older revision		Revision as of 16:39, 16 January 2026
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	In addition, there are two commented-out lines that would substitute a [[small shield]] in a dwarven hero's starting inventory for a [[dwarvish roundshield]], which would affect the Valkyrie, and substitute a [[pick-axe]] for a [[dwarvish mattock]], which would affect the Archeologist.		In addition, there are two commented-out lines that would substitute a [[small shield]] in a dwarven hero's starting inventory for a [[dwarvish roundshield]], which would affect the Valkyrie, and substitute a [[pick-axe]] for a [[dwarvish mattock]], which would affect the Archeologist.
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		+	{{upcoming\|NetHack 3.7.0\|Per {{commit\|c09ae332c8b8f17daf072e95b0e03d75512577f7}}, Valkyries have their long sword replaced with a +1 [[spear]]—dwarven Valkyries will thus have it replaced with a +1 dwarvish spear.}}

	==Strategy==		==Strategy==

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 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|aeb0ea65e3ea173ccab744964fa7a0bb8425dc0c}}, if the hero is killed by a zombie or a [[Lich (monster class)|lich]], they will rise from the grave as a zombie of their race's type, and will be present as a zombie if a [[bones]] file is created. Per {{commit|3c421da746cdd3844c7f8d2312c7be5e5a25cfb9}}, the zombie will have the same intrinsics as the former hero.
-Per {{commit|a0d9c94ece09e048d77625ae5d497fb2b0f4f5a5}}, dwarven heroes standing on the ground of a room or corridor in their base form can sense buried items underneath their feet.}}
+Per {{commit|a0d9c94ece09e048d77625ae5d497fb2b0f4f5a5}}, dwarven heroes in their base form that are standing on the ground of a room or corridor (i.e. they are not [[flying]] or [[levitating]]) can sense buried items underneath their feet.}}
 ===Attributes===

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 Dwarven heroes exchange their infravision from ''NetHack'' for first-level [[low-light vision]], but otherwise have no notable starting properties and do not gain any from their race for raising their experience level.
-Dwarven heroes have 75 points to distribute among their starting attributes, which is lowered to 65 if they have an [[inheritance]] or lowered to 55 if they are a dwarven Binder. The HP and energy growth of dwarves is completely unchanged from vanilla ''NetHack''.
+Dwarven heroes have 75 points to distribute among their starting attributes, which is raised to 85 for dwarven Valkyries, lowered to 65 for dwarves with an [[inheritance]], or lowered to 55 for dwarven Binders. The HP and energy growth rates of dwarves are completely unchanged from vanilla ''NetHack''.
 Dwarven heroes that are not [[Madpeople]] start with knowledge of all dwarven items, which are retained from ''NetHack''. They also start with knowledge of all four [[stave]]s, and their starting inventory will always have a [[knife]] and [[club]] for carving those staves. There are several racial substitutions made for dwarven heroes as well:

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 Dwarven heroes have 75 points to distribute among their starting attributes, which is lowered to 65 if they have an [[inheritance]] or lowered to 55 if they are a dwarven Binder. The HP and energy growth of dwarves is completely unchanged from vanilla ''NetHack''.
-Dwarven heroes that are not [[Madpeople]] start with knowledge of all dwarven items from ''NetHack'', which are retained for dNetHack. There are several racial substitutions made for dwarven heroes:
+Dwarven heroes that are not [[Madpeople]] start with knowledge of all dwarven items, which are retained from ''NetHack''. They also start with knowledge of all four [[stave]]s, and their starting inventory will always have a [[knife]] and [[club]] for carving those staves. There are several racial substitutions made for dwarven heroes as well:
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-Dwarven heroes begin the game knowing all four [[stave]]s, and always start with a [[knife]] and [[club]] for carving those staves. Dwarven heroes that are not [[Undead Hunter]]s can train their [[Smithing (skill)|smithing]] [[skill]] to Expert level: Undead Hunters of all races start with a cap of Basic in the skill, and raise it to Expert over the course of the game.
+Dwarven heroes that are not [[Undead Hunter]]s can train their [[Smithing (skill)|smithing]] [[skill]] to Expert level&mdash;Undead Hunters of all races always start with a cap of Basic in the skill, and raise that skill cap to Expert over the course of the game.
 ===SlashTHEM===

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 ==Origin==
 {{Wikipedia|Dwarf}}
-Dwarves as a fantasy race are generally cast in the roles of warriors, craftsmen and miners&mdash;the Archeologist and Valkyrie roles in ''NetHack'' broadly meet two of those definitions (miner and warrior), while the craftsman is as yet unexplored.
+Dwarves as a fantasy race are generally cast in the roles of warriors, craftsmen and miners&mdash;the Archeologist and Valkyrie roles in ''NetHack'' broadly meet two of those definitions (miner and warrior), while the craftsman is as yet unexplored in terms of playable heroes, though the dwarven aptitude for craftsmanship is reflected in the quality of their armor: dwarven armor in ''NetHack'' generally has the best AC compared to other types. Some variants of ''NetHack'' make it possible for dwarven armor to be made of especially rare and highly-durable material, and may also even give dwarves a natural advantage in smithing.
 ==Variants==
 ===dNetHack===
-Dwarves in [[dNetHack]] can additionally take on the [[Noble]] or [[Knight]] role. Dwarves in one of these roles get special quests, the [[Dwarf Noble quest]] and [[Dwarf Knight quest]]. Dwarves begin the game knowing all four [[stave]]s.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], dwarven heroes have significant differences from ''NetHack''.
 ===SlashTHEM===

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 All monsters with the [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|dwarf]] [[monster attribute]] are considered the same race as a dwarven hero for purposes such as [[cannibalism]] and [[same-race sacrifice]]. [[Gnome (monster attribute)|Gnomes]] and other dwarves that are not [[undead]] will always generate as [[peaceful]] for a dwarven hero, while [[Orc (monster attribute)|orcs]] that are not undead will always generate as [[hostile]].{{refsrc|src/role.c|673|nethack=3.6.7}} Dwarven heroes that [[Death (character)|die]] and leave [[bones]] where they arise from the dead will resurrect as [[dwarf mummies]] and [[dwarf zombie]]s, depending on their killer{{refsrc|src/role.c|669|nethack=3.6.7}}&mdash;in practice, there is no means of killing any hero that causes them to rise as a zombie.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|aeb0ea65e3ea173ccab744964fa7a0bb8425dc0c}}, if the hero is killed by a zombie or a [[Lich (monster class)|lich]], they will rise from the grave as a zombie of their race's type, and will be present as a zombie if a [[bones]] file is created. Per {{commit|3c421da746cdd3844c7f8d2312c7be5e5a25cfb9}}, the zombie will have the same intrinsics as the former hero.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|aeb0ea65e3ea173ccab744964fa7a0bb8425dc0c}}, if the hero is killed by a zombie or a [[Lich (monster class)|lich]], they will rise from the grave as a zombie of their race's type, and will be present as a zombie if a [[bones]] file is created. Per {{commit|3c421da746cdd3844c7f8d2312c7be5e5a25cfb9}}, the zombie will have the same intrinsics as the former hero.
 ===Attributes===

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 ===Racial items===
 {{main|Dwarven item}}
-Dwarven heroes start the game with knowledge of all [[dwarven item]]s.{{refsrc|obj.h|295|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|835|nethack=3.6.7}} Dwarven items are usually made of [[iron]] and are among the best in terms of quality, often competing with [[elven item]]s in terms of base damage and AC. Dwarves have the highest-quality [[Dwarvish spear|spears]], [[Dwarvish iron helm|helms]] and [[Dwarvish mithril-coat|mithril-coats]], though their equipment also tends to be heavier due to their material.
+Dwarven heroes start the game with knowledge of all [[dwarven item]]s.{{refsrc|obj.h|295|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|835|nethack=3.6.7}} Dwarven items are usually made of [[iron]] and are among the best in terms of quality, often competing with [[elven item]]s in terms of base damage and AC. Dwarves have the highest-quality [[Dwarvish spear|spears]], [[Dwarvish iron helm|helms]] and [[Dwarvish mithril-coat|mithril-coats]], though their equipment also tends to be heavier due to their material. Dwarven heroes also gain an extra 100 nutrition from eating [[cram ration]]s.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|333|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 There are four racial substitutions for dwarven heroes, though none of them apply to any roles currently:{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|224|nethack=3.6.7}}

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 | [[spear]]                  || [[dwarvish spear]]                     || none
 |-
-| [[short sword]]            || [[dwarvish short sword]]                || none
+| [[short sword]]            || [[dwarvish short sword]]               || none
 |-
-| [[helmet]]                 || [[dwarvish iron helm]]                       || none
+| [[helmet]]                 || [[dwarvish iron helm]]                 || none
 |-
 | [[lembas wafer]]           || [[cram ration]]                        || none

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 Dwarven heroes have [[intrinsic]] [[infravision]]. Their [[attribute]] caps heavily favor physical stats much more than those of other races do, though in return their mental attribute caps are generally on the lower end.{{refsrc|src/role.c|677|nethack=3.6.7|name="caps"}} Dwarves are also the fastest-[[digging]] race when wielding a [[digging tool]].
-All monsters with the [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|dwarf]] [[monster attribute]] are considered the same race as a dwarven hero for purposes such as [[cannibalism]] and [[same-race sacrifice]]. [[Gnome (monster attribute)|Gnomes]] and other dwarves that are not [[undead]] will always generate as [[peaceful]] for a dwarven hero, while [[Orc (monster attribute)|orcs]] that are not undead will always generate as [[hostile]].{{refsrc|src/role.c|673|nethack=3.6.7}} Dwarven heroes that [[Death (character)|die]] and leave [[bones]] where they arise from the dead will resurrect as [[dwarf mummies]] and [[dwarf zombie]]s, depending on their killer{{refsrc|src/role.c|626|nethack=3.6.7}}&mdash;in practice, there is no means of killing any hero that causes them to rise as a zombie.
+All monsters with the [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|dwarf]] [[monster attribute]] are considered the same race as a dwarven hero for purposes such as [[cannibalism]] and [[same-race sacrifice]]. [[Gnome (monster attribute)|Gnomes]] and other dwarves that are not [[undead]] will always generate as [[peaceful]] for a dwarven hero, while [[Orc (monster attribute)|orcs]] that are not undead will always generate as [[hostile]].{{refsrc|src/role.c|673|nethack=3.6.7}} Dwarven heroes that [[Death (character)|die]] and leave [[bones]] where they arise from the dead will resurrect as [[dwarf mummies]] and [[dwarf zombie]]s, depending on their killer{{refsrc|src/role.c|669|nethack=3.6.7}}&mdash;in practice, there is no means of killing any hero that causes them to rise as a zombie.
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|aeb0ea65e3ea173ccab744964fa7a0bb8425dc0c}}, if the hero is killed by a zombie or a [[Lich (monster class)|lich]], they will rise from the grave as a zombie of their race's type, and will be present as a zombie if a [[bones]] file is created. Per {{commit|3c421da746cdd3844c7f8d2312c7be5e5a25cfb9}}, the zombie will have the same intrinsics as the former hero.}}