Etherealoid (starting race) - Revision history

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 ===Racial benefits and restrictions===
-An etherealoid is [[large]] in physical size, and is a [[nonliving]] and [[unbreathing]] being that has innate [[unchanging]], [[flying]], [[phasing]], [[disintegration resistance]], and [[stoning resistance]]; they also gain [[displacement]] at [[experience level]] 7. Their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|haste self}}.
+An etherealoid is [[large]] in physical size, and is a [[nonliving]] and [[unbreathing]] being that has innate [[unchanging]], [[flying]], [[phasing]], [[disintegration resistance]], and [[stoning resistance]]; they also gain [[Displacement (property)|displacement]] at [[experience level]] 7. Their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|haste self}}.
 In return for the bevy of advantages noted above, etheraloids lack the normal [[HP regeneration]] of other playable races, gain experience and experience levels at a much slower rate (half that of other races), and cannot wear [[armor]] of any kind except for [[shield]]s&mdash;[[artifact]] shields are the only form of armor that they will receive as [[sacrifice gift]]s. To compensate, etherealoids have natural AC gain from their incorporeal nature that improves their AC by 1 point per experience level, and they can still gain AC from other items and sources such as [[protection]].

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 An etherealoid is [[large]] in physical size, and is a [[nonliving]] and [[unbreathing]] being that has innate [[unchanging]], [[flying]], [[phasing]], [[disintegration resistance]], and [[stoning resistance]]; they also gain [[displacement]] at [[experience level]] 7. Their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|haste self}}.
-In return for the bevy of advantages noted above, etheraloids lack the normal [[HP regeneration]] of other playable races, gain experience and experience levels at a much slower rate (half that of other races), and cannot wear [[armor]] of any kind except for [[shield]]s&mdash;to compensate, etherealoids have natural AC gain from their incorporeal nature that improves their AC by 1 point per experience level, and they can still gain AC from other items and sources such as [[protection]].
+In return for the bevy of advantages noted above, etheraloids lack the normal [[HP regeneration]] of other playable races, gain experience and experience levels at a much slower rate (half that of other races), and cannot wear [[armor]] of any kind except for [[shield]]s&mdash;[[artifact]] shields are the only form of armor that they will receive as [[sacrifice gift]]s. To compensate, etherealoids have natural AC gain from their incorporeal nature that improves their AC by 1 point per experience level, and they can still gain AC from other items and sources such as [[protection]].
 Etherealoids also inflict energy damage when fighting with their [[bare hands]] or unarmed [[martial arts]], and have the ability to "phase" and [[level teleport]] into a special level known as "nowhere", where other monsters will not generate: this ability is accessed via the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] [[extended command]]. Furthermore, they have [[X-ray vision]] that extends to a radius of {{sfrac|XL|7}} + 3 squares around them.

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 Etherealoids have the same [[attribute]] caps as [[Human (starting race)|humans]] do across the board with the exception of [[strength]], which is capped at 18 as with [[Elf (starting race)|elves]].
-==A few questions about Eths==
+==Strategy==
-Most of this came from what [[User:Nabru|nabru]] asked on Reddit<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/nethack/comments/14ummj5/on_the_etherealoid_race_notdnethack/</ref> and was answered by Demo himself, which is summarized by Nabru in turn and formatted into the information above.
+Most of the above info came from what [[User:Nabru|nabru]] asked on Reddit<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/nethack/comments/14ummj5/on_the_etherealoid_race_notdnethack/</ref> and was answered by Demo himself, which was summarized by Nabru in turn and then formatted.
 ===What does an average ascension kit look like?===

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 ==Description==
-Etherealoids are a quite unique race even by the standards of the variants in which they appear: they are [[large]] and [[incorporeal]] beings in a vaguely similar vein to the magical [[Incantifier (starting race)|incantifier]], with all veingthat have all the benefits of being beings, as well as almost all the drawbacks inherent to lacking a physical body.
+Etherealoids are a quite unique race even by the standards of the variants in which they appear: they are [[incorporeal]] beings that behave in a vaguely similar vein to the magical [[Incantifier (starting race)|incantifier]], with all the benefits of an insubstantial existence as well as almost all the drawbacks inherent to lacking a physical body.
 Etherealoids are a [[neutral]] race, and can be played as an [[Anachrononaut]], [[Barbarian/dNetHack|Barbarian]], [[Binder]], [[Caveman/dNetHack|Caveperson]], [[Healer/dNetHack|Healer]], [[Monk/dNetHack|Monk]], [[Tourist/dNetHack|Tourist]], or [[Wizard/dNetHack|Wizard]].
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 Etherealoids also inflict energy damage when fighting with their [[bare hands]] or unarmed [[martial arts]], and have the ability to "phase" and [[level teleport]] into a special level known as "nowhere", where other monsters will not generate: this ability is accessed via the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] [[extended command]]. Furthermore, they have [[X-ray vision]] that extends to a radius of {{sfrac|XL|7}} + 3 squares around them.
 ==A few questions about Eths==

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-The '''etherealoid''' is a race available in [[notdNetHack]], whose principal characteristics <ref>https://github.com/demogorgon22/notdnethack/blob/2023.05.15/changelog.txt#L82</ref> are:
+The '''etherealoid''' is a playable [[race]] of [[monster]] that appears in [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]].<ref>https://github.com/demogorgon22/notdnethack/blob/2023.05.15/changelog.txt#L82</ref>
-* neutral [[alignment]], Large [[size]]
+==Description==
-* Resistant to [[disintegration]] and [[stoning]].
+Etherealoids are a quite unique race even by the standards of the variants in which they appear: they are [[large]] and [[incorporeal]] beings in a vaguely similar vein to the magical [[Incantifier (starting race)|incantifier]], with all veingthat have all the benefits of being beings, as well as almost all the drawbacks inherent to lacking a physical body.
-* unarmed attacks count as energy damage
+Etherealoids are a [[neutral]] race, and can be played as an [[Anachrononaut]], [[Barbarian/dNetHack|Barbarian]], [[Binder]], [[Caveman/dNetHack|Caveperson]], [[Healer/dNetHack|Healer]], [[Monk/dNetHack|Monk]], [[Tourist/dNetHack|Tourist]], or [[Wizard/dNetHack|Wizard]].
-* passive HP regeneration is blocked
-* X-ray vision radius is 3 + XL/7 floored
+===Racial benefits and restrictions===
-* [[special spell]] is {{+ of|haste self}}
+An etherealoid is [[large]] in physical size, and is a [[nonliving]] and [[unbreathing]] being that has innate [[unchanging]], [[flying]], [[phasing]], [[disintegration resistance]], and [[stoning resistance]]; they also gain [[displacement]] at [[experience level]] 7. Their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|haste self}}.
 ==A few questions about Eths==
-Most of this came from what [[User:Nabru|nabru]] asked on Reddit<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/nethack/comments/14ummj5/on_the_etherealoid_race_notdnethack/</ref> and was answered by Demo himself, which is summarized by Nabru in turn:
+Most of this came from what [[User:Nabru|nabru]] asked on Reddit<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/nethack/comments/14ummj5/on_the_etherealoid_race_notdnethack/</ref> and was answered by Demo himself, which is summarized by Nabru in turn and formatted into the information above.
 ===What does an average ascension kit look like?===
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 Etherealoid (Eth) is a race available in [[NotdNetHack]], whose principal characteristics <ref>https://github.com/demogorgon22/notdnethack/blob/2023.05.15/changelog.txt#L82</ref> are:
-* Resistant to disintegration and stoning.
+* neutral [[alignment]], Large [[size]]
-* Unchanging, unbreathing, unliving and does not have hunger; thus, cannot eat.
+* Resistant to [[disintegration]] and [[stoning]].
-* Flying and [[phasing]].
+* [[Unchanging]], [[unbreathing]], [[unliving]] and does not have hunger; thus, [[inediate|cannot eat]].
-* Can phase in and out to "nowhere", a special level where you are alone.
+* [[Flying]] and [[phasing]].
-* Receives displacement at experience level 7, and gains 1 AC per experience level; however, experience level gain is gained at half the rate.
+* Can phase in and out to "nowhere" with [[#monster]], a special level where you are alone
-* Cannot wear any armor, but can hold a shield.
+* Receives [[displacement]] at experience level 7, and gains 1 AC per experience level; however, experience levels are gained at half the rate.
 ==A few questions about Eths==

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 * Or by just gaining XP.
-===How does an average ascension kit look like?===
+===What does an average ascension kit look like?===
 * [[Anachrononaut]]: https://www.hardfought.org/userdata/D/Demo/notdnethack/dumplog/1683233563.ndnh.txt
 * [[Binder]]: https://www.hardfought.org/userdata/D/Demo/notdnethack/dumplog/1681655636.ndnh.txt
 * [[Monk]]: https://www.hardfought.org/userdata/D/Demo/notdnethack/dumplog/1673660283.ndnh.txt
-* [[Barbarian]]: https://www.hardfought.org/userdata/D/Demo/notdnethack/dumplog/1654289289.ndnh.txt
+* [[Tourist]]: https://www.hardfought.org/userdata/D/Demo/notdnethack/dumplog/1682368514.ndnh.txt
 ==References==