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 * The tentacle attack of [[Illithid (starting race)|illithids]].
 * The sting attack of [[crowned]] [[Infidel]]s.
-* The extra [[kick]] attack that [[Monk]]s gain from reaching at least Master skill in martial arts.
+* The extra [[kick attack]] that [[Monk]]s gain from reaching at least Master skill in martial arts.
 * The shield bashes that any hero with Basic skill or higher in [[Shield (skill)|shields]] can perform.

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 {{encyclopedia|
-[Scene: Mr. Moon and Gilbert enter tavern and discover many
+[Scene: Mr. Moon and Gilbert enter tavern and discover many corpses strewn about the place; Blind Pew is sole survivor.]
-corpses strewn about the place; Blind Pew is sole survivor.]
+Blind Pew:  Evening.  Sounded as though there has been a bit of a squabble.
-Blind Pew:  Evening.  Sounded as though there has been a bit
+Mr. Moon:  Squabble?  They're all dead.
 Blind Pew:  Oh.  Must have been more of a tiff then.
-|[ Yellowbeard, directed by Mel Damski, screenplay
+|[ Yellowbeard, directed by Mel Damski, screenplay by Graham Chapman, Peter Cook, Bernard McKenna ]}}
 ==References==

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 Force-fighting to suppress extra attacks is useful to avoid destroying applicable armor as a result of passive [[disintegration]], or else to avoid being displaced when fighting a monster with [[Displacement (property)|displacement]].
-==Encyclopedia entry==
+== Encyclopedia entry ==
-"Fight", "melee" and "combat" share the same [[encyclopedia]] entry:
+"Fight", "[[melee]]" and "[[combat]]" share the same [[encyclopedia]] entry:
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 ==Description==
-A hero can attack monsters in [[melee]] range via one of two methods:{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|329|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<tt>attack</tt> function}}
+A hero can attack monsters in [[melee]] range via one of two methods:{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|329|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>attack</tt> function}}
 # Moving into a [[hostile]] monster will automatically perform an attack.
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 ===Fighting and moving===
-A hero that walks into a hostile monster, moves towards a square where a monster was sensed (which is marked with an {{white|I}}), or moving into any monster while wielding a [[bloodthirsty]] [[weapon]] (i.e. [[Stormbringer]]) will automatically perform an attack with their wielded weapon targeted at the monster's square. Wielding Stormbringer while in the middle of [[travel]] will also automatically attack monsters in the hero's path. will ignore this prompt and attack any monster the hero moves into, regardless of whether or not they are hostile (including during [[travel]]).
+A hero that walks into a hostile monster, moves towards a square where a monster was sensed (which is marked with an {{white|I}}), or moving into any monster while wielding a [[bloodthirsty]] [[weapon]] (i.e. [[Stormbringer]]) will automatically perform an attack with their wielded weapon targeted at the monster's square.
-Attacking with [[Cleaver]] and hitting a monster directly will strike in an arc that hits the squares to a 45-degree angle on each side of that monster in the attack's direction{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|522|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<tt>hitum_cleave()</tt> function}}{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|567|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=target's location for Cleaver}}&mdash;this strike will hit any monsters occupying those squares regardless of hostility, and will not occur if a hero wielding Cleaver force-fights at an empty square.
+A hero that is [[confused]], [[stunned]], [[hallucinating]], or wielding Stormbringer will automatically attack any monster they move into regardless of their hostility, and a hallucinating hero will not be able to distinguish as easily between a hostile monster and a peaceful or tame one. Wielding Stormbringer while in the middle of [[travel]] will also cause the hero to automatically attack monsters in their path.
 ===Force-fighting===
-Fighting by using the {{kbd|F}} key is known as '''force-fighting''', and this [[command]] is used to attack monsters without requiring confirmation for pets or peaceful monsters, including ignoring any <tt>[[safe_pet]]</tt> option settings.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|112|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Force-fighting in the direction of a location where a monster was sensed will hit any unseen monster occupying the square: if there is no monster, the hero will "attack thin air" and clear any {{white|I}} marker on that square instead.
+Fighting by using the {{kbd|F}} key is known as '''force-fighting''', and this [[command]] is used to attack monsters in melee while bypassing any prompts or chances of displacement that would occur otherwise.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|201-L213|nethack=5.0.0}} Force-fighting in the direction of a location where a monster was sensed and marked with an {{white|I}} will hit any unseen monster occupying the square: if there is no monster, the hero will "attack thin air" and clear any {{white|I}} marker on that square instead. Force-fighting with Cleaver will not strike in an arc if the attack is directed at an empty square or a square marked with an {{white|I}} that does not contain a monster.
-A [[leprechaun]] that dodges a hero's attack from force-fighting will not cause the hero to move onto its former square.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|431|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+A [[leprechaun]] that dodges a hero's attack from force-fighting will not cause the hero to move onto its former square.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|431|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ===Fighting at a distance===
-The hero is also capable of attacking monsters at a distance by means such as [[throwing]] or shooting projectiles, or by [[pounding]] with [[polearms]] and similar weapons such as [[lance]]s.
+The hero is also capable of attacking monsters at a distance by means such as [[throwing]] or shooting projectiles, [[pounding]] with [[polearms]] and similar weapons such as [[lance]]s, [[zapping]] [[wand]]s, and [[casting]] [[spell]]s.
 ==Strategy==

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 ===Fighting at a distance===
-The hero is also capable of attacking monsters at a distance by means such as [[throwing]] or [[shooting]] projectiles, or by [[pounding]] with [[polearms]] and similar weapons such as [[lance]]s.
+The hero is also capable of attacking monsters at a distance by means such as [[throwing]] or shooting projectiles, or by [[pounding]] with [[polearms]] and similar weapons such as [[lance]]s.
 ==Strategy==

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	In ''[[NetHack]]'', the [[hero]] '''fights''' by attacking [[monster]]s, which makes up the bulk of [[combat]] encountered in the game.		In ''[[NetHack]]'', the [[hero]] '''fights''' by attacking [[monster]]s, which makes up the bulk of [[combat]] encountered in the game.

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-In ''[[NetHack]]'', the [[hero]] '''fights''' by attacking [[monster]]s.
+In ''[[NetHack]]'', the [[hero]] '''fights''' by attacking [[monster]]s, which makes up the bulk of [[combat]] encountered in the game.
 ==Description==
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 ===Force-fighting===
-Fighting by using the {{kbd|F}} key is known as '''force-fighting''', and is used to attack monsters without requiring confirmation for pets or peaceful monsters, including ignoring any <tt>[[safe_pet]]</tt> option settings.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|112|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Force-fighting in the direction of a location where a monster was sensed will hit any unseen monster occupying the square: if there is no monster, the hero will "attack thin air" and clear any {{white|I}} marker on that square instead.
+Fighting by using the {{kbd|F}} key is known as '''force-fighting''', and this [[command]] is used to attack monsters without requiring confirmation for pets or peaceful monsters, including ignoring any <tt>[[safe_pet]]</tt> option settings.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|112|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Force-fighting in the direction of a location where a monster was sensed will hit any unseen monster occupying the square: if there is no monster, the hero will "attack thin air" and clear any {{white|I}} marker on that square instead.
 A [[leprechaun]] that dodges a hero's attack from force-fighting will not cause the hero to move onto its former square.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|431|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}