Light (monster class) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: more formatting

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Common traits */ resistances

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‎Common traits: resistances

Umbire the Phantom: some copyedit

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */

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‎Variants

Umbire the Phantom at 21:00, 21 December 2021

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Umbire the Phantom at 20:55, 21 December 2021

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Umbire the Phantom at 12:57, 8 October 2021

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Ardub23: Minor rewording and fixes

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Minor rewording and fixes

Umbire the Phantom at 07:40, 28 January 2020

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 ==Common traits==
-Lights are [[amorphous]], [[mindless]] and [[unsolid]] beings that lack any extremities. They are [[unbreathing]] and capable of [[flight]], and they possess every resistance property other than [[magic resistance]] or [[reflection]]. A light's only form of offense is an [[explosion attack]] directed at the target's square: this destroys the light, causes a [[Property|status affliction]] if it hits the [[hero]] or a monster (blindness for yellow lights and confusion for black lights), and also creates [[noise]] that can wake nearby [[sleeping]] monsters.
+Lights are neutral monsters that are [[amorphous]], [[mindless]] and [[unsolid]]. They are [[unbreathing]] and capable of [[flight]], and they are immune to the blinding effects of flashes from [[expensive camera]]s (though a sleeping light will still be awakened).{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|3119|nethack=3.6.7}} Lights have a somewhat-low 0 [[AC]] and no [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]].
 ===Body parts===
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 Randomly-generated lights are always created hostile.
-Reading a [[scroll of light]] while [[confused]] has a {{frac|5}} chance of summoning a light monster if they are not [[extinct]] or subjected to [[genocide]].{{refsrc|src/read.c|1451|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/read.c|1459|nethack=3.6.7}}
+Reading a [[scroll of light]] while confused has a {{frac|5}} chance of summoning a light monster if they are not [[extinct]] or subjected to [[genocide]].{{refsrc|src/read.c|1451|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/read.c|1459|nethack=3.6.7}}
 Lights [[Corpseless|do not leave corpses]] upon death.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|1ba1422eba147c875ea90c1d0456511a8519cecf}}, reading the scroll while confused summons multiple [[tame]] and [[cancelled]] lights. An uncursed scroll will summon 3–4 yellow lights, a blessed scroll will summon 5–6 yellow lights, and a cursed scroll will summon 3–4 black lights.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|1ba1422eba147c875ea90c1d0456511a8519cecf}}, reading a scroll of light while confused summons multiple [[tame]] and [[cancelled]] lights. An uncursed scroll will summon 3–4 yellow lights, a blessed scroll will summon 5–6 yellow lights, and a cursed scroll will summon 3–4 black lights.}}
 ==History==
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 ==Variants==
 Many ''NetHack'' [[variant]]s add new monsters to the light monster class, with some implementing the [[will o' wisp]] from the [[biodiversity patch]]&mdash;in the original patch, they can explode and render a target confused for several turns, and their exact traits across variants will vary.
 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[coure eladrin]] take on the form of a mote of light, {{white|y}}, in order to flee and recover health; [[Queen Mab]] uses the form of a "coterie of motes", {{magenta|y}}, for similar purposes.
+[[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]] add three monsters to the monster class:
-Additionally, a tiny being of light, {{cyan|y}}, appears as one of the many [[insight]] merchants.
+[[Coure Eladrin]] turn into motes of light to flee and recover at low health, while [[Queen Mab]] turns into a coterie of motes for similar purposes. The tiny being of light is one of the many [[insight]] merchants.
 ===SpliceHack===
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 ==References==
 <references/>
-{{nethack-366}}
+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Monster classes]]

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 ==Common traits==
-Lights are [[amorphous]], [[mindless]] and [[unsolid]] beings that lack any extremities. They are [[unbreathing]] and capable of [[flight]], and their only form of offense is an [[explosion attack]] directed at the target's square: this destroys the light and causes a [[Property|status affliction]] if it hits the [[hero]] or a monster, and also creates [[noise]] that can wake nearby monsters.
+Lights are [[amorphous]], [[mindless]] and [[unsolid]] beings that lack any extremities. They are [[unbreathing]] and capable of [[flight]], and they possess every resistance property other than [[magic resistance]] or [[reflection]]. A light's only form of offense is an [[explosion attack]] directed at the target's square: this destroys the light, causes a [[Property|status affliction]] if it hits the [[hero]] or a monster (blindness for yellow lights and confusion for black lights), and also creates [[noise]] that can wake nearby [[sleeping]] monsters.
 ===Body parts===

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-The '''light''' is a [[monster class]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is represented by the lowercase [[y]] glyph ({{white|y}}). Lights are designated internally by the macro <code>'''S_LIGHT'''</code>.{{refsrc|include/monsym.h|39|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+{{tocright}}
-The class contains the following monsters:{{refsrc|src/monst.c|954|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+The class contains two [[monster]]s:{{refsrc|src/monst.c|954|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 * {{monsymlink|yellow light}}
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 ==Common traits==
-All lights will explode in your direction if you are adjacent, permanently destroying the light; this causes a [[property|status affliction]] and creates [[noise]] that can wake nearby monsters, but does no damage. As lights cannot [[see invisible]], if you are [[invisible]] or [[displaced]], they may explode at an empty square with no effect on you.
+Lights are [[amorphous]], [[mindless]] and [[unsolid]] beings that lack any extremities. They are [[unbreathing]] and capable of [[flight]], and their only form of offense is an [[explosion attack]] directed at the target's square: this destroys the light and causes a [[Property|status affliction]] if it hits the [[hero]] or a monster, and also creates [[noise]] that can wake nearby monsters.
 ===Generation===
-Reading a [[scroll of light]] while [[confused]] has a {{frac|5}} chance of summoning a light monster if they are not [[genocide]]d.
+Randomly-generated lights are always created hostile.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Reading the scroll while confused now instead summons multiple [[tame]] [[cancelled]] lights. An uncursed scroll will summon 3–4 yellow lights; a blessed scroll will summon 5–6 yellow lights; and a cursed scroll will summon 3–4 black lights. Nothing will be summoned if the appropriate type of light is genocided.}}
+Reading a [[scroll of light]] while [[confused]] has a {{frac|5}} chance of summoning a light monster if they are not [[extinct]] or subjected to [[genocide]].{{refsrc|src/read.c|1451|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/read.c|1459|nethack=3.6.7}}
-===Body parts===
+Lights [[Corpseless|do not leave corpses]] upon death.
-Lights have a special hard-coded set of [[body parts]], with "hand" replaced with "ray", "handed" replaced with "rayed", and all other body parts replaced with "beam".{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|1729|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Variants==
-Many variants add new monsters to the light monster class. Some implement the [[biodiversity patch]], which introduces the [[will o' wisp]]. Its exact traits vary with the variant in question; in the original patch, they can explode and render you confused for several turns.
+Many ''NetHack'' [[variant]]s add new monsters to the light monster class, with some implementing the [[will o' wisp]] from the [[biodiversity patch]]&mdash;in the original patch, they can explode and render a target confused for several turns, and their exact traits across variants will vary.
 ===dNetHack===

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-The '''light''' [[monster class]] contains monsters represented by {{white|y}}:
+The '''light''' is a [[monster class]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is represented by the lowercase [[y]] glyph ({{white|y}}). Lights are designated internally by the macro <code>'''S_LIGHT'''</code>.{{refsrc|include/monsym.h|39|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 * {{monsymlink|yellow light}}
 * {{monsymlink|black light}}
-==Characteristics==
+==Common traits==
 All lights will explode in your direction if you are adjacent, permanently destroying the light; this causes a [[property|status affliction]] and creates [[noise]] that can wake nearby monsters, but does no damage. As lights cannot [[see invisible]], if you are [[invisible]] or [[displaced]], they may explode at an empty square with no effect on you.
 Reading a [[scroll of light]] while [[confused]] has a {{frac|5}} chance of summoning a light monster if they are not [[genocide]]d.
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 ===Body parts===
-Lights have a special hard-coded set of [[body parts]], with "hand" replaced with "ray", "handed" replaced with "rayed", and all other body parts replaced with "beam".{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|1729|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}
+Lights have a special hard-coded set of [[body parts]], with "hand" replaced with "ray", "handed" replaced with "rayed", and all other body parts replaced with "beam".{{refsrc|src/polyself.c|1729|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Variants==
-Many variants add new monsters to the light monster class.
+Many variants add new monsters to the light monster class. Some implement the [[biodiversity patch]], which introduces the [[will o' wisp]]. Its exact traits vary with the variant in question; in the original patch, they can explode and render you confused for several turns.
 ===dNetHack===
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 Additionally, a tiny being of light, {{cyan|y}}, appears as one of the many [[insight]] merchants.
 ===SlashTHEM===
 [[SlashTHEM]] incorporates the will o' wisp, with most of the same traits as in the biodiversity patch.
 ==References==

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 ==Variants==
-Many variants add new monsters to the light monster class, such as the [[will o' wisp]].
+Many variants add new monsters to the light monster class.
 ==References==

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-The [[monster]]s in the '''light''' [[monster class]] are
+The '''light''' [[monster class]] contains monsters represented by {{white|y}}:
 * {{monsymlink|yellow light}}
 * {{monsymlink|black light}}
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 All lights will explode in your direction if you are adjacent, permanently destroying the light; this causes a [[property|status afflication]], but does no other damage. As lights cannot [[see invisible]], if you are [[invisible]] or [[displaced]], they may explode at an empty square with no effect on you.
-The explosion of a light will wake nearby sleeping monsters.
+A light's explosion creates [[noise]] that can wake nearby monsters.
-==Body parts==
+===Body parts===
-Lights have a special hard-coded set of body parts, with "hand" replaced with "ray", "handed" replaced with "rayed", and all other body parts replaced with "beam". <ref>{{sourcecode|NetHack_3.4.3/src/polyself.c|1220}}</ref>
+Lights have a special hard-coded set of [[body parts]], with "hand" replaced with "ray", "handed" replaced with "rayed", and all other body parts replaced with "beam".<ref>{{sourcecode|NetHack_3.4.3/src/polyself.c|1220}}</ref>
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