Magic whistle - Revision history

JASON10668: Add languages template.

2026-04-22T12:22:27Z

Add languages template.

Umbire the Phantom: encyc

2026-03-24T20:49:22Z

encyc

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ bug is dealt with

2026-01-29T06:25:16Z

‎Description: bug is dealt with

Phol ende wodan: /* Description */ document probable 3.7 bug where this lets you teleport on no-tele levels

2026-01-24T00:44:10Z

‎Description: document probable 3.7 bug where this lets you teleport on no-tele levels

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-01-10T18:53:08Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ dnh + hackem

2025-11-30T22:53:39Z

‎Variants: dnh + hackem

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ slash'em, un

2025-11-30T22:42:46Z

‎Variants: slash'em, un

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ monster (non-)use

2025-11-30T15:35:02Z

‎Description: monster (non-)use

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ correct a cite and clarify a tiny bit

2025-11-30T15:32:36Z

‎Description: correct a cite and clarify a tiny bit

Umbire the Phantom: forgot pet movement in all that, my b

2025-11-30T15:07:05Z

forgot pet movement in all that, my b

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	The Storm Whistle is retained from SLASH'EM and serves as the [[Ice Mage/Hack'EM\|Ice Mage]] quest artifact.		The Storm Whistle is retained from SLASH'EM and serves as the [[Ice Mage/Hack'EM\|Ice Mage]] quest artifact.
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		+	==Encyclopedia entry==
		+	Both magic whistles and tin whistles share the same entry:
		+	{{encyclopedia\|
		+	There were legends both on the front and on the back of the
		+	whistle. The one read thus:
		+
		+	FLA FUR BIS FLE The other: QUIS EST ISTE QUI VENIT
		+
		+	'I ought to be able to make it out,' he thought;
		+	'but I suppose I am a little rusty in my Latin.
		+	When I come to think of it, I don't believe I even
		+	know the word for a whistle. The long one does seem
		+	simple enough. It ought to mean, "Who is this who is coming?"
		+
		+	Well, the best way to find out is evidently to whistle
		+	for him.'
		+	\|[Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by Montague Rhodes James
		+	'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You My Lad']}}

	==References==		==References==

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 A hero cannot apply a magic whistle if they are subjected to [[strangulation]], if they are in the form of a [[sea monster]], or if they are in the form of any monster that is [[tiny]] in size, [[unbreathing]], cannot speak, lacks a [[head]], or can only buzz.{{refsrc|src/music.c|693|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|336|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>MS_BUZZ</tt> covers [[killer bee]]s, [[queen bee]]s, [[grid bug]]s, and [[xan]]s}}
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|652f8576c06ffd52427c962a63a5a730bacebade}}, if the hero applies a cursed magic whistle and produces a "high-pitched humming noise", they have a further {{frac|2}} chance of being teleported next to a random pet that is on the current level. In what is probably a bug, this works regardless of the level being non-teleport, meaning you can use it to bypass large portions of levels like the Sanctum and Astral Plane by teleporting your pet (who isn't subject to non-teleport restrictions) and using a cursed magic whistle, repeating if the pet gets teleported to you instead.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|652f8576c06ffd52427c962a63a5a730bacebade}}, if the hero applies a cursed magic whistle and produces a "high-pitched humming noise", they have a further {{frac|2}} chance of being teleported next to a random pet that is on the current level&mdash;per {{commit|cb8de068adae1b70fd26c6d6be2464b479422f4f}}, this does not work on no-teleport levels.}}
 ==Strategy==

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 A hero cannot apply a magic whistle if they are subjected to [[strangulation]], if they are in the form of a [[sea monster]], or if they are in the form of any monster that is [[tiny]] in size, [[unbreathing]], cannot speak, lacks a [[head]], or can only buzz.{{refsrc|src/music.c|693|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|336|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>MS_BUZZ</tt> covers [[killer bee]]s, [[queen bee]]s, [[grid bug]]s, and [[xan]]s}}
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|652f8576c06ffd52427c962a63a5a730bacebade}}, if the hero applies a cursed magic whistle and produces a "high-pitched humming noise", they have a further {{frac|2}} chance of being teleported next to a random pet that is on the current level.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|652f8576c06ffd52427c962a63a5a730bacebade}}, if the hero applies a cursed magic whistle and produces a "high-pitched humming noise", they have a further {{frac|2}} chance of being teleported next to a random pet that is on the current level. In what is probably a bug, this works regardless of the level being non-teleport, meaning you can use it to bypass large portions of levels like the Sanctum and Astral Plane by teleporting your pet (who isn't subject to non-teleport restrictions) and using a cursed magic whistle, repeating if the pet gets teleported to you instead.}}
 ==Strategy==

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 ===NetHack brass===
-In [[NetHack brass]], magic whistles are [[charged]] tools, limiting the amount of times they can be applied.
+In [[NetHack brass]], magic whistles are [[chargeable]] tools, limiting the amount of times they can be applied.
 ===dNetHack===

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 ===NetHack brass===
 In [[NetHack brass]], magic whistles are [[charged]] tools, limiting the amount of times they can be applied.
 ===FIQHack===
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 ===Hack'EM===
-In [[Hack'EM]], upgrading a magic whistle successfully will produce a tin whistle and vice versa, as in Slash'EM.
+In [[Hack'EM]], upgrading a magic whistle successfully will produce a tin whistle and vice versa, as in Slash'EM. Similarly, dipping a magic whistle into a potion of amnesia will "downgrade" it to a tin whistle.
 The Storm Whistle is retained from SLASH'EM and serves as the [[Ice Mage/Hack'EM|Ice Mage]] quest artifact.

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], pet stores can sell magic whistles.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], pet stores can sell magic whistles and have a {{frac|3|100}} chance (3%) of placing one on each square during room creation.{{refsrc|shknam.c|262|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
-[[Upgrading]] a magic whistle successfully will produce a tin whistle, and vice versa. [[Dipping]] a magic whistle into a [[potion of amnesia]] will "downgrade" it to a tin whistle.
+[[Upgrading]] a magic whistle successfully will produce a tin whistle, and vice versa{{refsrc|potion.c|2434|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|potion.c|2437|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}&mdash;this makes magic whistles fairly accessible without breaking any [[conduct]]s. [[Dipping]] a magic whistle into a [[potion of amnesia]] will "downgrade" it to a tin whistle.{{refsrc|potion.c|2070|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 [[The Storm Whistle]] is an [[artifact]] whose [[base item]] is a magic whistle, and serves as the [[Ice Mage]] [[quest artifact]].
 ===UnNetHack===
-In [[UnNetHack]], pet stores can sell magic whistles as in SLASH'EM.
+In [[UnNetHack]], pet stores and rare instruments shops can sell magic whistles, and both have a {{frac|3|100}} chance (3%) of placing one on each square during room creation.
 ===NetHack brass===

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 * A non-cursed magic whistle produces a "strange sound" that will warp any [[pet]]s on the current level next to the hero, which works even on a [[no-teleport level]] and will ignore a pet currently serving as the hero's [[steed]], and the magic whistle will be [[auto-identified]] if the hero sees a pet warp next to them this way.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|486|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/apply.c|523|nethack=3.6.7}} A pet that is [[hiding]] (e.g. a cloaked mimic) will be revealed when warped by a magic whistle's effect.
-* A cursed magic whistle has a roughly {{frac|2}} chance of producing a "high-pitched humming [[noise]]" that awakens all [[sleeping]] monsters in a roughly-circular area with a radius less than the square root of (20*[[XL]]){{refsrc|src/apply.c|482-L485|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mon.c|3046-L3048|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mon.c|3053|nethack=3.6.7}}&mdash;in practice, this gives a radius of about 4 squares at experience level 1, 16 squares at XL 14, and 24 squares at XL 30. This noise will also attract the attention of pets which are close enough to the hero, causing them to follow more closely for about five turns.{{refsrc|src/dogmove.c|564|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dogmove.c|920|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Otherwise, the whistle behaves as a non-cursed magic whistle does.
+* A cursed magic whistle has a roughly {{frac|2}} chance of producing a "high-pitched humming [[noise]]" that awakens all [[sleeping]] [[monster]]s in a roughly-circular area with a radius less than the square root of (20*[[XL]]){{refsrc|src/apply.c|482-L485|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mon.c|3046-L3048|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mon.c|3053|nethack=3.6.7}}&mdash;in practice, this gives a radius of about 4 squares at experience level 1, 16 squares at XL 14, and 24 squares at XL 30. This noise will also attract the attention of pets which are close enough to the hero, causing them to follow more closely for about five turns.{{refsrc|src/dogmove.c|564|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dogmove.c|920|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Otherwise, the whistle behaves as a non-cursed magic whistle does.
-The magic whistle will print different messages, depending on where it is used and whether or not the hero is [[deaf]]. Unlike most other instruments, a hero can apply a magic whistle while [[underwater]].{{refsrc|src/apply.c|490|nethack=3.6.7|name="wetwhistle"|comment=comment in the line above states that it can function underwater}}
+The magic whistle will print different messages, depending on where it is used and whether or not the hero is [[deaf]]. Unlike most other instruments, a hero can apply a magic whistle while [[underwater]].{{refsrc|src/apply.c|490|nethack=3.6.7|name="wetwhistle"|comment=comment in the line above states that it can function underwater}} Monsters will not use this item.
 A hero cannot apply a magic whistle if they are subjected to [[strangulation]], if they are in the form of a [[sea monster]], or if they are in the form of any monster that is [[tiny]] in size, [[unbreathing]], cannot speak, lacks a [[head]], or can only buzz.{{refsrc|src/music.c|693|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|336|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>MS_BUZZ</tt> covers [[killer bee]]s, [[queen bee]]s, [[grid bug]]s, and [[xan]]s}}