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Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2026-05-19T10:10:56Z

potholes

Kahran042: /* Impairing monster properties */

2021-06-06T02:13:48Z

‎Impairing monster properties

Actual-nh: /* Invisibility */ Grammar/style

2021-06-06T00:17:41Z

‎Invisibility: Grammar/style

Actual-nh: /* Invisibility */ Infravision can no longer detect invisible creatures (without see invisible, of course)

2021-06-06T00:12:30Z

‎Invisibility: Infravision can no longer detect invisible creatures (without see invisible, of course)

Quantum Immortal at 05:14, 22 December 2014

2014-12-22T05:14:54Z

122.106.240.98 at 07:28, 11 May 2011

2011-05-11T07:28:19Z

Fredil Yupigo: /* Blind */ add a bit about E

2008-07-10T18:11:40Z

‎Blind: add a bit about E

Rogerb-on-NAO: This is a useful shorthand when describing a monster's usual behaviour, by adding the caveat ''"unless the foo is impaired"''.

2008-07-10T13:50:04Z

This is a useful shorthand when describing a monster's usual behaviour, by adding the caveat ''"unless the foo is impaired"''.

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Typically a [[monster]]'s movement follows a predictable pattern. When the monster is affected by certain [[monster property|properties]], or it believes the [[player]] is in a different [[square]] to his actual location, these patterns can be disrupted. Such a monster is said to be [[impaired]]. This is a useful shorthand when describing a monster's usual behaviour, by adding the caveat ''"unless the [[foo]] is impaired"''.

[[Conflict]] is not considered an impairment, but a separate category of its own.

==Impairing monster properties==

The following monster properties can cause untypical monster behaviour.

===Confused===
{{main|Confusion}}

A [[confused]] monster will move randomly, and may blunder into and attack a player it might not otherwise, unless he is protected by [[Elbereth]], a [[scroll of scare monster]] or [[sanctuary]].

===Stunned===
{{main|Stun}}
The NetHack movement subroutines include code to modify monster behaviour when [[stun]]ned. It is not clear what effect (if any) this produces in the result of these routines.

===Scared===
{{main|Scare}}
Generally, monsters that are [[scare]]d run away from you. This may cause them to use a [[ranged attack]] they would not otherwise have used.

===Blind===
{{main|Blindness}}
Monsters with eyes that are [[blind]] will move randomly, in a fashion similar to confused monsters.

==Player properties that impair monsters==

If you are [[invisible]] or [[displacement|displaced]], monsters that do not yet know your true position will assume you are on a square near to your current location, and behave accordingly.

===Invisibility===
{{main|Invisibility}}
Monsters will be unable to locate [[invisible]] players, unless they can [[see invisible]], they have [[infravision]] and the player's current form is [[infravisible]], or they have hit the player since he last moved. They will assume the player is on a square within 1 square of his current location and move accordingly. Generally they will end up next to the player's assumed location, so use of ranged attacks on adjacent invisible players is not common.

===Displacement===
{{main|Displacement}}
Monsters will be unable to locate players whose image is [[displacement|displaced]], unless they have hit the player since he last moved.
They will assume the player is on a square within 2 squares of his current location and move accordingly. This makes it less likely that monsters will score a melee hit, but makes the use of ranged attacks possible.

[[Category:Monster attributes]]
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 ==Player properties that impair monsters==
-If you are [[invisible]] or [[displacement|displaced]], monsters that do not yet know your true position will assume you are on a square near to your current location, and behave accordingly.
+If you are [[invisible]] or have [[Displacement (property)|displacement]], monsters that do not yet know your true position will assume you are on a square near to your current location, and behave accordingly.
 ===Invisibility===
 {{main|Invisibility}}
-Monsters will be unable to locate [[invisible]] players, unless they can [[see invisible]] or have hit the player since the player last moved. They will assume the player is on a square within 1 square of his current location and move accordingly. Generally they will end up next to the player's assumed location, so use of ranged attacks on adjacent invisible players is not common.
+Monsters will be unable to locate invisible players, unless they can [[see invisible]] or have hit the player since the player last moved. They will assume the player is on a square within 1 square of his current location and move accordingly. Generally they will end up next to the player's assumed location, so use of ranged attacks on adjacent invisible players is not common.
 ===Displacement===
-{{main|Displacement}}
+{{main|Displacement (property)}}
-Monsters will be unable to locate players whose image is [[displacement|displaced]], unless they have hit the player since he last moved.
+Monsters will be unable to locate players whose image is displaced, unless they have hit the player since he last moved.
 They will assume the player is on a square within 2 squares of his current location and move accordingly. This makes it less likely that monsters will score a melee hit, but makes the use of ranged attacks possible.
 [[Category:Monster attributes]]
 {{nethack-343}}

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 ==Impairing monster properties==
-The following monster properties can cause untypical monster behaviour.
+The following monster properties can cause atypical monster behaviour.
 ===Confused===

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 ===Blind===
 {{main|Blindness}}
-Monsters with eyes that are [[blind]] will move randomly, in a fashion similar to confused monsters.
+Monsters with eyes that are [[blind]] (e.g. from a [[Expensive camera|camera]]) will move randomly, in a fashion similar to confused monsters, save that they will not respect Elbereth.
 ==Player properties that impair monsters==