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Umbire the Phantom: /* Messages */ tweak

2025-12-24T02:51:41Z

‎Messages: tweak

Umbire the Phantom: /* Messages */ tweaks

2025-12-24T02:40:05Z

‎Messages: tweaks

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ splice + them

2025-02-25T18:38:21Z

‎Variants: splice + them

Umbire the Phantom: /* FIQHack */ word choice

2025-02-25T18:20:49Z

‎FIQHack: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: *dnh + FIQ

2025-02-25T18:19:44Z

*dnh + FIQ

Umbire the Phantom: upcoming

2025-02-25T18:04:53Z

upcoming

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ Evil

2025-02-25T18:04:17Z

‎Variants: Evil

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ copyedit what's there to prep for additional variants

2025-02-25T17:54:17Z

‎Variants: copyedit what's there to prep for additional variants

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit

2025-02-25T17:48:08Z

copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: part 3 - really don't like the old tendency to cram all the relevant information in the messages

2025-02-25T17:33:32Z

part 3 - really don't like the old tendency to cram all the relevant information in the messages

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 {{message|You smell hamburgers.|You got an odd feeling while [[hallucinating]].}}
 {{message|You feel charismatic!|Your charisma is increased by the magic trap, and nearby monsters are tamed.}}
-{{message|You feel like someone is helping you.|The magic trap replicated an uncursed scroll of remove curse.}}
+{{message|You feel like someone is helping you.|The magic trap replicated the effect of an uncursed scroll of remove curse.}}
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|4d206c1c40670b3fa04123cb1d630b96dfac9b75}}, the following messages are added.}}

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 ==Messages==
-{{message|You are caught in a magical explosion! Your body absorbs some of the magical energy!|Magical explosion effect: trap is destroyed, }}
+{{message|You are caught in a magical explosion!}}
 {{message|You are momentarily blinded by a flash of light!|You were blinded from stepping on a magic trap and creating monsters.}}
 {{message|You see a flash of light!|As above, but you are either wielding Sunsword or wearing The Eyes of the Overworld.}}
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 {{message|You feel like someone is helping you.|The magic trap replicated an uncursed scroll of remove curse.}}
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|4d206c1c40670b3fa04123cb1d630b96dfac9b75}}, the following messages are added.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|4d206c1c40670b3fa04123cb1d630b96dfac9b75}}, the following messages are added.}}
-{{message|<Monster> seems more amiable.|An adjacent monster was tamed or made peaceful.}}
+{{message|<The monster> seems more amiable.|An adjacent monster was tamed or made peaceful.}}
-{{message|<Monster> seems really chill.|As above, when hallucinating.}}
+{{message|<The monster> seems really chill.|As above, when hallucinating.}}
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|2bd43869564a9ec5621c8fc1c082cbd66f74817e}}, the following messages are added.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|2bd43869564a9ec5621c8fc1c082cbd66f74817e}}, the following messages are added.}}
 {{message|You hear a low hum.|Your intrinsic invisibility was toggled. This will be followed by another message identical to those displayed upon quaffing a [[potion of invisibility]] if not already invisible, or by one of the following messages otherwise.}}

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 ===UnNetHack===
 In [[UnNetHack]], [[applying]] a charged [[wand of magic missile]] to [[Breaking wands|break it]] may create a magic trap on the hero's square if possible.
 ===dNetHack===
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 ===FIQHack===
 In [[FIQHack]], the magical explosion effects of magic traps can undo the effects of [[cancellation]] on the hero, as can any item or effect that directly raises the hero's energy.
 ===EvilHack===
 In [[EvilHack]], magic traps trap can toggle the [[see invisible]] or [[invisibility]] intrinsics for the hero, and only [[crowning]] prevents losing the permanent see invisible intrinsic this way. The trap can also replicate the effects of an [[ice trap]]: this deals 4d8 damage and can shatter potions in open inventory (which can be reduced by [[cold resistance]]), inflicts temporary [[slow]]ing, and causes temporary [[vulnerability]] to cold if the hero has cold resistance from their [[role]] or race, or otherwise reduces their [[Partial intrinsic|intrinsic cold resistance]].
 ==References==

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 ===FIQHack===
-In [[FIQHack]], the magical explosion effects of magic traps can undo the effects of [[cancellation]] on the hero, as can any item or effect that raises the hero's energy.
+In [[FIQHack]], the magical explosion effects of magic traps can undo the effects of [[cancellation]] on the hero, as can any item or effect that directly raises the hero's energy.
 ===EvilHack===

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 ===UnNetHack===
 In [[UnNetHack]], [[applying]] a charged [[wand of magic missile]] to [[Breaking wands|break it]] may create a magic trap on the hero's square if possible.
 ===EvilHack===

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 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|c7229627137407d3056233f8e85b79830f0b6a57}}, magic traps can be removed by zapping them with the {{+ of|cancellation}} spell or [[wand of cancellation]], causing a 3x3 magical explosion that deals 23-38 damage and makes audible [[noise]]. Removing the trap by digging will also trigger an explosion.
-Per {{commit|2bd43869564a9ec5621c8fc1c082cbd66f74817e}}, magic traps also have an effect that toggles intrinsic invisibility on or off with a 4.8% probability, reducing the probability of "No message or effect" to 4.8%.}}
+Per {{commit|2bd43869564a9ec5621c8fc1c082cbd66f74817e}}, magic traps also have an effect that toggles intrinsic [[invisibility]] on or off with a 4.8% probability, reducing the probability of "No message or effect" occurring to 4.8%.}}
 ==Removal==

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-Magic traps are slightly changed in [[SLASH'EM]]. The "Your pack shakes violently!" message now has an associated effect; every object in your inventory has a 1 in 10 chance of being assigned a new random letter. If the newly assigned letter is already taken by another object in the inventory the two items are swapped. Players that use fixinv will instead take 2 damage for each item that would have been moved; if this damage is fatal the death message will be "killed by violence". Additionally, monsters also have a 1 in 30 chance of destroying the magic trap in the same manner as the player; the trap is removed, they take 1d10 damage, their maximum power is increased by 2, and their power is set to this new maximum.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], two changes are made to magic traps:
 ===UnNetHack===
-In [[UnNetHack]], some traps can be created by breaking a wand with a similar name. Breaking a wand of magic missile can create a magic trap if the terrain can accommodate such a trap.
+In [[UnNetHack]], [[applying]] a charged [[wand of magic missile]] to [[Breaking wands|break it]] may create a magic trap on the hero's square if possible.
 ==References==

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 ! Probability !! Effect
 |-
-| 20/600 (3.3%) || A magical explosion occurs, which destroys the trap and deals up to 10 points of damage, increases the hero's maximum [[energy]] by 2 and sets their current energy to the new maximum.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|1403|nethack=3.6.7}}
+| 20/600 (3.3%) || A [[magical explosion]] occurs, which destroys the trap and deals up to 10 points of damage, increases the hero's maximum [[energy]] by 2 and sets their current energy to the new maximum.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|1403|nethack=3.6.7}}
 |-
 | 261/600 (43.5%) || Creates up to 4 monsters around the trap, with a [[group]] of monsters counted as one for this purpose.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|3201|nethack=3.6.7}} This [[blind]]s the hero for {{rn1|5|10}} turns, [[deafen]]s them for {{rn1|5|15}} turns if they are already deaf and {{rn1|20|30}} turns otherwise, and wakes up nearby monsters.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|3206|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/trap.c|3216|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/trap.c|3220|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/trap.c|3229|nethack=3.6.7}}
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 [[Monster]]s are much less likely to trigger magic traps than the hero, with a {{frac|21}} chance of experiencing the fire trap effect, and otherwise the trap will have no effect on them at all.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|2588|nethack=3.6.7}}
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|c7229627137407d3056233f8e85b79830f0b6a57}}, magic traps can be removed by zapping them with the spell or wand of cancellation. The trap will explode for 23 to 38 damage when removed. Removing the trap by digging will also trigger the explosion.
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|c7229627137407d3056233f8e85b79830f0b6a57}}, magic traps can be removed by zapping them with the {{+ of|cancellation}} spell or [[wand of cancellation]], causing a 3x3 magical explosion that deals 23-38 damage and makes audible [[noise]]. Removing the trap by digging will also trigger an explosion.
 Per {{commit|2bd43869564a9ec5621c8fc1c082cbd66f74817e}}, magic traps also have an effect that toggles intrinsic invisibility on or off with a 4.8% probability, reducing the probability of "No message or effect" to 4.8%.}}
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 A magic trap sufficiently close to an [[altar]] may be useful for generating [[sacrifice]]s.
 ==Messages==