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Umbire the Phantom: nh5 + copyedit + dnh + todo

2026-07-08T11:28:21Z

nh5 + copyedit + dnh + todo

Umbire the Phantom: tweak

2026-07-08T10:17:05Z

tweak

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-07-06T12:46:04Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ correct pothole

2026-07-06T11:45:00Z

‎dNetHack: correct pothole

Umbire the Phantom: mention dnh leather helm

2025-08-03T11:12:22Z

mention dnh leather helm

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ word choice

2025-08-03T11:09:44Z

‎Variants: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* History */ typo

2025-08-03T09:39:24Z

‎History: typo

Umbire the Phantom: /* History */ bit more

2025-08-03T09:39:10Z

‎History: bit more

Umbire the Phantom: source commit, more detail

2025-08-03T09:38:22Z

source commit, more detail

Umbire the Phantom: make into a "proper" article rather than an extended disambig

2025-08-03T09:34:31Z

make into a "proper" article rather than an extended disambig

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 ==Description==
-Hats are generally non-rigid helms: they do not protect against damage from falling objects such as [[rock]]s and [[boulder]]s, but a [[hero]] that [[polymorph]]s into a form with a horned [[head]] will not cause a hat to come off their head&mdash;[[monster]]s that polymorph into horned forms while wearing a hat will similarly not force the hat off their head. A worn hat lowers the amount of damage taken from hitting the [[ceiling]] when a hero [[quaff]]s a cursed [[potion of levitation]].
+Hats are generally helms made of a [[flimsy]] material: worn hats do not protect against damage from falling objects such as [[rock]]s and [[boulder]]s, but can still lower the base amount of damage taken from hitting the [[ceiling]] when a hero [[quaff]]s a cursed [[potion of levitation]] (though only from d10 to d6 compared to a hard helm).{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1199-L1200|nethack=5.0.0|comment=cursed potion of levitation effects}} A [[hero]] or [[monster]] wearing a hat that [[polymorph]]s into a form with a horned [[head]] will not cause the hat to come off their head.
-The following helms are referred to as hats in certain messages:{{refsrc|src/objnam.c|4214|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>helm_simple_name</tt> function}}
+The following helms are referred to as hats in certain messages:{{refsrc|src/objnam.c|5511-L5528|nethack=5.0.0|comment=<tt>helm_simple_name()</tt> function}}
 * [[cornuthaum]]
 * [[dunce cap]]
-* [[elven leather helm]] (known as a "leather hat" when [[Identification|unidentified]])
+* [[elven leather helm]] (known as a "leather hat" when [[unidentified]])
 * [[fedora]]
-The [[dwarvish iron helm]] appears as a ''hard hat'' when unidentified, but otherwise is always referred to as a "helm" in the same messages.
+The [[dwarvish iron helm]] has the appearance of a "hard hat" when unidentified, but is otherwise referred to as a "helm" in the same messages.
 ==History==
-The distinction between hats and helmets is first made in [[NetHack 3.6.0]] via {{commit|7672a2c60bb1e029d8c085f53be8f5bdcac45785}}, which fixes [[Bugs in NetHack 3.4.3#C343-28|bug C343-28]] from [[NetHack 3.4.3]].
+Hats are introduced in [[NetHack 3.0.0]] with the elven leather helm and fedora, while the coornuthaum and dunce cap are added in [[NetHack 3.2.0]].
 ==Variants==
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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], hats can be worn by a monster or a polymorphed hero even if they lack a head.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the following helms are considered hats, in addition to the standard hats from ''NetHack'':
 * [[sedge hat]]
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 * [[shemagh]]
 * [[Band (helm)|band]]
 ==References==
 <references/>
-{{nethack-367}}
+{{nethack-500}}
 [[Category:Helms]]

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 Hats are generally non-rigid helms: they do not protect against damage from falling objects such as [[rock]]s and [[boulder]]s, but a [[hero]] that [[polymorph]]s into a form with a horned [[head]] will not cause a hat to come off their head&mdash;[[monster]]s that polymorph into horned forms while wearing a hat will similarly not force the hat off their head. A worn hat lowers the amount of damage taken from hitting the [[ceiling]] when a hero [[quaff]]s a cursed [[potion of levitation]].
-The following helms are referred to as hats in certain messages:{{refsrc|src/objnam.c|4214|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<code>helm_simple_name</code> function}}
+The following helms are referred to as hats in certain messages:{{refsrc|src/objnam.c|4214|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>helm_simple_name</tt> function}}
 * [[cornuthaum]]

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 * [[war hat]]
 * [[shemagh]]
-* [[Band (dNetHack)|band]]
+* [[Band (helm)|band]]
 ==References==

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 * [[war hat]]
 * [[shemagh]]
-* [[golden circlet]]
+* [[Band (dNetHack)|band]]
 ==References==

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 * [[wide hat]]
 * [[gnomish pointy hat]]
 * [[witch hat]]
 * [[war hat]]

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 ==Variants==
-Variants of ''NetHack'' add new types of helm that are considered to be hats, and may grant such helms additional characteristics. Additionally, elven leather helms in variants that implement [[object materials]] systems may simply appear as "hats" when unidentified.
+Variants of ''NetHack'' may add new types of helm that are considered to be hats, and may also grant such helms additional characteristics. Additionally, elven leather helms in variants that implement [[object materials]] systems may simply appear as "hats" when unidentified.
 ===dNetHack===

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 ==History==
-The distinction between hats and helmets is first made in [[NetHack 3.6.0]] via {{commit|7672a2c60bb1e029d8c085f53be8f5bdcac45785}}.
+The distinction between hats and helmets is first made in [[NetHack 3.6.0]] via {{commit|7672a2c60bb1e029d8c085f53be8f5bdcac45785}}, which fixes [[Bugs in Nethack 3.4.3#C343-28|bug C343-28]] from [[NetHack 3.4.3]].
 ==Variants==