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Chattille: Add languages template.

2026-07-04T13:05:00Z

Add languages template.

2023-08-25T06:53:29Z

‎Candle: Line breaks

2023-08-25T06:50:52Z

‎Lamp: Line breaks

2023-08-25T06:49:27Z

‎Brass lantern: Line breaks

2023-01-22T00:35:47Z

‎Table of light sources: weight of candelabrum in 3.6.1+ depends on number of candles attached

2023-01-19T12:15:21Z

‎Table of light sources: add weight to the table and make it sortable

2022-02-09T21:48:22Z

‎Table of light sources: upcoming gold dragon armor

2021-02-16T02:57:30Z

Link to NetHack 3.7.0 specifically.

2021-02-02T21:45:24Z

typo

2021-01-10T19:42:44Z

inline sunsword radius into summary table

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	'''Light sources''' cast [[light]] over a number of squares. To light any light source, use the [[apply]] command, {{kbd\|a}}.		'''Light sources''' cast [[light]] over a number of squares. To light any light source, use the [[apply]] command, {{kbd\|a}}.

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 ===Candle===
 The entry is the same for both tallow and wax candles, as well as the [[Candelabrum of Invocation]]:
-{{encyclopedia|
+{{encyclopedia|Faustus: Come on Mephistopheles.  What shall we do?
-Faustus: Come on Mephistopheles.  What shall we do?
+Mephistopheles: Nay, I know not.  We shall be cursed with bell, book, and candle.
 Faustus: How?  Bell, book, and candle, candle, book, and bell,
 Forward and backward, to curse Faustus to hell.

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 ===Lamp===
 The entry is the same for both oil and magic lamps:
-{{encyclopedia|
+{{encyclopedia|When he came to himself he told his mother what had passed, and showed her the lamp and the fruits he had gathered in the garden, which were in reality precious stones.  He then asked for some food.
-"Alas! child," she said, "I have nothing in the house, but I
+"Alas! child," she said, "I have nothing in the house, but I have spun a little cotton and will go and sell it."
-Aladdin bade her keep her cotton, for he would sell the lamp
+Aladdin bade her keep her cotton, for he would sell the lamp instead.  As it was very dirty she began to rub it, that it might fetch a higher price.  Instantly a hideous genie appeared, and asked what she would have.  She fainted away, but Aladdin, snatching the lamp, said boldly: "Fetch me something to eat!"|[ Aladdin, from The Arabian Nights, by Andrew Lang ]}}
 ===Candle===

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 ===Brass lantern===
 {{encyclopedia|
-While pretending to be a fancy safety lamp, it is in fact
+While pretending to be a fancy safety lamp, it is in fact battery powered.  A discreet little switch is marked "on/off" in elaborate lettering.|[ Adventure 770, by Mike Arnautov ]}}
 ===Lamp===

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 |4
 |See below
-|10
+|10 (empty) &ndash; 24 (with 7 candles)
 |Unique item
 |}
-The weight of the candles attached to the Candelabrum is changed to zero.
+Prior to [[3.6.1]], the Candelabrum always weighed 10 aum regardless of the number of candles attached.
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|New light sources are added: [[gold dragon scales]] (radius 3/2/1 (B/U/C)) and [[gold dragon scale mail]] (radius 4/3/2 (B/U/C))}}

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 Light sources are generated to stay lit for the number of turns in the table below. They are generated in the quantity and [[BUC]] state shown. Cursed light sources will sometimes not light.
-{|class="wikitable"
+{|class="prettytable striped sortable"
 !Light source
 !Radius
 !Turns
 !Generated
 |-
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 |1
 |400
 |12.5% blessed, 75% uncursed, 12.5% cursed
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 |2
 |200
 |1 to 7; 10% blessed, 80% uncursed, 10% cursed
 |-
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 |2
 |400
 |1 to 7; 10% blessed, 80% uncursed, 10% cursed
 |-
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 |3
 |1000 to 1499
 |10% blessed, 80% uncursed, 10% cursed
 |-
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 |3
 |Infinite
 |25% blessed, 50% uncursed, 25% cursed
 |-
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 |3
 |1000 to 1499
 |10% blessed, 80% uncursed, 10% cursed
 |-
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 |3/2/1 (B/U/C)
 |Infinite
 |10% blessed, 80% uncursed, 10% cursed
 |-
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 |4
 |See below
 |Unique item
 |}
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|New light sources are added: [[gold dragon scales]] (radius 3/2/1 (B/U/C)) and [[gold dragon scale mail]] (radius 4/3/2 (B/U/C))}}

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 |Unique item
 |}
 ==The Candelabrum==

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 Candles hold a special place in the game, as seven of them are needed for the [[invocation ritual]]. They must be attached to the Candelabrum of Invocation before you begin the ritual proper, although they may have been partially burnt beforehand, and you may freely mix wax and tallow, blessed, uncursed, and cursed candles.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7|The light radius of a lit stack of candles now grows as the square root of the number of candles instead of logarithmically. 4 candles now gives a radius of 3, 9 candles gives 4, and so on. Only 16 candles are now required to get a larger light radius than the Candelabrum of Invocation.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|The light radius of a lit stack of candles now grows as the square root of the number of candles instead of logarithmically. 4 candles now gives a radius of 3, 9 candles gives 4, and so on. Only 16 candles are now required to get a larger light radius than the Candelabrum of Invocation.}}
 === History ===

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 '''Light sources''' cast [[light]] over a number of squares. To light any light source, use the [[apply]] command, {{kbd|a}}.
-Lit areas can be diplayed in brighter characters using the game [[option]] lit_corridor.
+Lit areas can be displayed in brighter characters using the game [[option]] lit_corridor.
 ==Table of light sources==