Ghost (monster class) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ poltergeist

2026-05-13T00:01:06Z

‎dNetHack: poltergeist

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-05-12T23:58:54Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit

2026-02-25T09:28:41Z

copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: word choice, ref

2024-03-10T22:18:02Z

word choice, ref

Umbire the Phantom: formatting + copyedit pass

2023-12-14T10:21:27Z

formatting + copyedit pass

Ion frigate: moved from unused symbols in preparation for shortening that article

2023-12-14T03:24:39Z

moved from unused symbols in preparation for shortening that article

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

2023-10-30T11:30:33Z

word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ ace + forgot THEM's glyph change + etc.

2023-10-29T10:43:06Z

‎Variants: ace + forgot THEM's glyph change + etc.

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ forgot...

2023-06-01T07:52:43Z

‎dNetHack: forgot...

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2023-05-31T23:28:58Z

pothole

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 * {{brightgreen|.}} [[priest of Ib]]
 * {{magenta|.}} [[garo master]]
 * {{brightmagenta|.}} [[Maanzecorian]]
 * {{magenta|.}} [[Blackbeard's Ghost]]

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 * {{black|8}} [[shadow]]
 * {{brightblue|8}} [[spectre]]
-* {{yellow|8}} [[poltergeist]]
+* {{yellow|8}} [[Poltergeist (SlashTHEM)|poltergeist]]
 * {{magenta|8}} [[Blackbeard's Ghost]]
 * {{magenta|8}} [[Elvis Presley]]

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 The '''ghost''' is a [[monster class]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is represented by a blank [[space]] ({{black|&nbsp;}}). Ghosts are designated internally by the macro '''S_GHOST'''.{{refsrc|include/monsym.h|68|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
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 ==Common traits==
-All ghosts are [[humanoid]], [[human size]] [[undead]] monsters that are [[unsolid]] and [[unbreathing]]. They are capable of [[flight]] and [[phasing]] through walls, and will [[follow]] a nearby player to other levels. They cannot be [[genocide]]d, and are always generated [[hostile]].
+All ghost monsters are [[medium]]-sized and [[humanoid]] [[undead]] monsters that are both [[unsolid]] and [[unbreathing]]. They are capable of [[flight]] and [[phasing]] through walls, and will [[follow]] a nearby player to other levels.
 ==Strategy==
 ===Glyph visibility===
-Many players consider the {{monsym|ghost}} glyph to be difficult to see. To mitigate this, one can change the "monsters" option in the [[options]] file to take advantage of otherwise [[unused symbols]]. A default line looks like:
+Many players consider the default glyph to be difficult to see. To mitigate this, you can change the "monsters" option in the [[options]] file to take advantage of otherwise [[unused symbols]]. The default line looks like:
   OPTIONS=monsters:abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ@ '&;:~]
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 ==Variants==
-Some variants of ''NetHack'' change the glyph used by ghosts for better visibility.
+Some ''NetHack'' [[variant]]s change the glyph used by the ghost monster class for better visibility.
 ===SLASH'EM===
-[[SLASH'EM]] adds one new monster to the ghost monster class:
+[[SLASH'EM]] adds one monster to the ghost monster class:
 * {{monsymlink|shadow}}
 ===AceHack===
-In [[AceHack]], this monster class is merged into the [[Wraith (monster class)|wraith monster class]] to make them more visible to players. This is also applicable to [[Nethack 4]], [[NetHack Fourk]] and [[FIQhack]].
+In [[AceHack]], the ghost monster class is merged into the [[Wraith (monster class)|wraith monster class]] to make them more visible to players. This is also applicable to [[Nethack 4]], [[NetHack Fourk]] and [[FIQhack]].
 ===dNetHack===
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 ===xNetHack===
-In [[xNetHack]], this monster class is merged into the wraith monster class to avoid using punctuation for monster glyphs and make them more visible.
+In [[xNetHack]], the ghost monster class is merged into the wraith monster class to avoid using punctuation for monster glyphs and make them more visible.
 ===SpliceHack===
-[[SpliceHack]] adds a new monster to the ghost monster class:
+[[SpliceHack]] adds one monster to the ghost monster class:
 * {{black|&nbsp;}} [[spectre]]
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 ===EvilHack===
-[[EvilHack]] adds a new monster to the ghost monster class:
+[[EvilHack]] adds one monster to the ghost monster class:
 * {{black|&nbsp;}} [[spectre]]
 ===SlashTHEM===
-In [[SlashTHEM]], the ghost monster class now uses the {{white|8}} glyph. SlashTHEM retains the shadow from SLASH'EM and adds new monsters to the monster class:
+In [[SlashTHEM]], the ghost monster class uses the {{white|8}} glyph.
 * {{black|8}} [[shadow]]

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], the ghost monster class instead uses the [[dot]], {{white|.}}, as a glyph. dNetHack also moves the shade to [[Shade (monster class)|its own monster class]] and adds new monsters to the ghost monster class:
+In [[dNetHack]], the ghost monster class uses the [[dot]], {{white|.}}, as a glyph. dNetHack also moves the shade to [[Shade (monster class)|its own monster class]] and adds new monsters to the ghost monster class:
 * {{brown|.}} [[garo]]
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 * {{magenta|8}} [[Blackbeard's Ghost]]
 * {{magenta|8}} [[Elvis Presley]]
 {{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Monster classes]]

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-The '''ghost''' is a [[monster class]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' represented by a blank [[space]] ({{black|&nbsp;}}). The class contains two [[monster]]s:
+The '''ghost''' is a [[monster class]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is represented by a blank [[space]] ({{black|&nbsp;}}). Ghosts are designated internally by the macro '''S_GHOST'''.{{refsrc|include/monsym.h|68|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 * {{monsymlink|ghost}}
 * {{monsymlink|shade}}
-It is common for players use the [[Option#symset|SYMBOLS]] [[option]] to give ghosts and shades a different appearance, such as {{white|X}} or {{white|8}}.
+It is [[#Glyph visibility|common for players]] to use the [[Option#symset|SYMBOLS]] [[option]] to give ghosts and shades a different appearance.
 ==Common traits==
-All ghosts are [[humanoid]], [[human size]] [[undead]] monsters that are [[unsolid]] and [[breathless]]. They are capable of [[flight]] and [[phasing]] through walls, and will [[follow]] a nearby player to other levels. They cannot be [[genocide]]d, and are always generated [[hostile]].
+All ghosts are [[humanoid]], [[human size]] [[undead]] monsters that are [[unsolid]] and [[unbreathing]]. They are capable of [[flight]] and [[phasing]] through walls, and will [[follow]] a nearby player to other levels. They cannot be [[genocide]]d, and are always generated [[hostile]].
-==Glyph visibility==
+==Strategy==
-Many players consider the {{monsym|ghost}} glyph to be difficult to see.  To mitigate this, one can change the "monsters" option in the [[options]] file to take advantage of otherwise [[unused symbols]]. A default line looks like:
+===Glyph visibility===
   OPTIONS=monsters:abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ@ '&;:~]
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   OPTIONS=monsters:abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ@8'&;:~]
-which uses "8" for [[ghost]]s and [[shade]]s. This makes them generally easier to see, especially when using [[telepathy]] or other means of detecting monsters that would otherwise display a blank glyph unless you move the cursor over its square (e.g. using {{kbd|m}} to cycle through visible monsters while [[far look]]ing).
+which uses {{white|8}} for ghosts and shades. This makes them generally easier to see, especially when using [[telepathy]] or other means of detecting monsters that would otherwise display a blank glyph unless you move the cursor over its square (e.g. using {{kbd|m}} to cycle through visible monsters while [[far look]]ing).
 ==Variants==
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 ===EvilHack===
-[[EvilHack]] also adds spectres to the ghost monster class.
+[[EvilHack]] adds a new monster to the ghost monster class:
 ===SlashTHEM===
-In [[SlashTHEM]], the ghost monster class now uses the {{white|8}} glyph. SlashTHEM retains the shadow from SLASH'EM and adds new monsters:
+In [[SlashTHEM]], the ghost monster class now uses the {{white|8}} glyph. SlashTHEM retains the shadow from SLASH'EM and adds new monsters to the monster class:
 * {{black|8}} [[shadow]]

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−	The '''ghost''' is a [[monster class]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' represented by a blank space ({{black\| }}). The class contains two [[monster]]s:	+	The '''ghost''' is a [[monster class]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' represented by a blank [[space]] ({{black\| }}). The class contains two [[monster]]s:

	* {{monsymlink\|ghost}}		* {{monsymlink\|ghost}}