Monk/dNetHack - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: word choice, etc.

2026-04-16T12:25:40Z

word choice, etc.

Umbire the Phantom: /* Monk weapons */ tweaks

2026-04-16T12:24:10Z

‎Monk weapons: tweaks

Umbire the Phantom: touch-ups

2026-04-16T12:09:38Z

touch-ups

Umbire the Phantom: continue where I left off...

2025-07-14T05:59:14Z

continue where I left off...

Umbire the Phantom: ty riker, slight adjustment

2025-07-09T04:59:36Z

ty riker, slight adjustment

EasterlyIrk: clarify VU rules

2025-07-08T15:19:21Z

clarify VU rules

Umbire the Phantom: /* Special rules */ exploding wands

2024-10-19T18:54:35Z

‎Special rules: exploding wands

ScienceBall: /* Fighting moves */ Formatting

2024-10-19T00:06:21Z

‎Fighting moves: Formatting

Umbire the Phantom: *dnh

2024-10-12T13:05:14Z

*dnh

Umbire the Phantom: /* Skills */ punc

2024-10-08T05:52:40Z

‎Skills: punc

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 ** [[spellbook of protection]]
 ** [[spellbook of sleep]]
-* a random [[scroll]] that is ''not'' the [[scroll of enchant weapon]]
+* a random [[scroll]] of any eligible type other than the [[scroll of enchant weapon]]
 * 3 [[potions of healing]], any of which may be blessed
 * 3-6 uncursed [[food ration]]s
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 Monks that make contact with a hostile monster while hurtling through the air (including jumping) make a full attack against that monster. If the attack displaces, kills or otherwise moves the target out of the way, the Monk will continue hurtling in that direction if they have not used a free action this turn, and will otherwise stop adjacent to the target.
-Monks can throw shuriken and use the nunchaku's disarming ability as a free action once per turn, using the same free act as the [[stethoscope]]. Shuriken thrown by Monks also do not [[mulch]].
+Monks can [[throw]] shuriken and use the nunchaku's disarming ability as a free action once per turn, using the same free act as the [[stethoscope]]. Shuriken thrown by Monks also do not [[mulch]].
 ===Fighting moves===
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 ** The hero knocks all adjacent targets back up to 4 squares, which deals no direct damage but [[stun]]s and [[slow]]s the targets.
 * ⇖⇒ or ⇑⇘: '''Meteor drive'''
-** The hero throws a single target in front of them downwards&mdash;if the target is standing on ordinary room terrain, corridor, soil, sand, grass, or a doorway, they take [[size]]- and [[strength]]-dependent damage.
+** The hero grabs a single target in front of them and throws them downwards&mdash;if the target is standing on ordinary room terrain, corridor, soil, sand, grass, or a doorway, they take [[size]]- and [[strength]]-dependent damage.
 * ⇐⇒ or ⇖⇘: '''Flurry'''/'''Pummel'''
 ** The hero strikes a single target in front of them twice with their normal attack&mdash;the hero must be unarmed or wielding a monk weapon.

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 The following weapons are considered "monk weapons": the [[quarterstaff]], the [[khakkhara]], the [[double sword]], the [[chakram]], the [[set of crow talons]], the [[Nunchaku (dNetHack)|nunchaku]], the [[bestial claw]], the [[shuriken]], the [[katar]], and [[wind and fire wheels]]. Some of these weapons are required to use certain monk techniques listed in the section below.
-Monks can [[jump]] while wielding a quarterstaff or khakkhara: this has the same valid landing range as a [[jumping]] spell of the same skill level as the lower between their quarterstaff skill and their martial arts skill; expert skill in quarterstaff combined with Master or Grand Master skill in martial arts grants additional range. The khakkhara also acts as a [[spellcasting focus]] for Monks.
+Monks can [[jump]] while wielding a quarterstaff or khakkhara: this has the same valid landing range as a {{+ of|jumping}} spell that is cast at the same skill level as the lowest between the hero's quarterstaff skill and their martial arts skill&mdash;expert skill in quarterstaff combined with Master or Grand Master skill in martial arts grants additional range. The khakkhara also acts as a [[spellcasting focus]] for Monks.
 Monks that make contact with a hostile monster while hurtling through the air (including jumping) make a full attack against that monster. If the attack displaces, kills or otherwise moves the target out of the way, the Monk will continue hurtling in that direction if they have not used a free action this turn, and will otherwise stop adjacent to the target.
-Monks can throw shuriken and use the nunchaku's disarming ability as a free action once per turn, using the same free act as the [[stethoscope]]. Shuriken thrown by Monks do not [[mulch]].
+Monks can throw shuriken and use the nunchaku's disarming ability as a free action once per turn, using the same free act as the [[stethoscope]]. Shuriken thrown by Monks also do not [[mulch]].
 ===Fighting moves===

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 Monks are expected to maintain at least a [[vegetarian]] diet, and are penalized every time they consume non-vegetarian food. This is enforced more stringently than in ''NetHack'': actions that violate a hero's code of conduct incur a penalty to their current [[alignment record]], as well as a permanent penalty to maximum alignment record (which is referred to as "sin"). Violations of personal conduct for all roles are also the domain of the [[Hod Sephirah]], and each violation makes it possible for them to appear via random monster generation.
-Monks wearing armor that restricts the upper body incur a -20 [[to-hit]] penalty&mdash;this applies to all [[suit]]s of body armor with the exception of [[Hawaiian shorts]] and [[waistcloth]]s, and also applies to [[Victorian underwear]] even though it is a [[shirt]] slot item. Monks that are in normal form and not wearing restrictive armor, using a [[shield]], or wielding and using a [[weapon]] to attack will gain a to-hit bonus equal to {{frac|XL|3}} + 2 for their melee attacks.
+Monks wearing armor that restricts the upper body incur a -20 [[to-hit]] penalty&mdash;this applies to all [[suit]]s of body armor with the exception of [[Hawaiian shorts]] and [[waistcloth]]s, and also applies to [[Victorian underwear (dNetHack)|Victorian underwear]] (which is a [[shirt]] slot item but is also rigid). Monks that are in normal form and are ''not'' wearing restrictive armor, using a [[shield]], or wielding and using a [[weapon]] to attack will gain a to-hit bonus equal to {{sfrac|XL|3}} + 2 for their melee attacks.
-Monks that are not wearing restrictive armor also have halved penalties to AC from low [[dexterity]], and gain two further bonuses to AC: the first is based on their [[wisdom]] and is equal to {{frac|WIS-1|2}} - 5 (with a floor of 0), and the second bonus is level-based and equal to {{frac|XL|6}} + 1. A Monk that meets these conditions, has drunk at least one [[potion of booze]] per experience level, and is also currently [[confused]] gains an AC bonus equal to 1 + (booze drunken/9).
+Monks that are not wearing restrictive armor also have halved penalties to AC from low [[dexterity]], and gain two further bonuses to AC: the first is based on their [[wisdom]] and is equal to {{sfrac|WIS-1|2}}-5 (with a floor of 0), and the second bonus is level-based and equal to {{sfrac|XL|6}} + 1. A Monk that meets these conditions, has drunk at least one [[potion of booze]] per experience level, and is also currently [[confused]] gains an AC bonus equal to 1 + {{sfrac|drunk level|9}}.
-Monks incur spellcasting penalties for wearing gloves made of any [[Object materials (dNetHack)|rigid materials]], rather than specifically for [[metallic]] gloves as with other roles.
+Monks incur spellcasting penalties for wearing gloves made of any [[Object materials (dNetHack)|rigid materials]], rather than specifically for wearing [[metallic]] gloves as with other roles.
-Resting via {{kbd|.}} causes a Monk to "meditate": meditation improves [[energy]] regeneration while resting to slightly more than twice the normal rate, and slows hunger to half the normal rate.
+Resting via {{kbd|.}} causes a Monk to "meditate": meditation improves [[energy regeneration]] to slightly more than twice the normal rate while resting, and slows hunger to half the normal rate.
-A Monk exercises wisdom while they are weak from hunger, and abuses wisdom while they are satiated - this is applied in addition to the normal stat abuse for both conditions, and occurs on every game turn whose number is a multiple of 10. A Monk that is hungry or worse burns nutrition at half the normal rate, which stacks with the reduction in hunger from meditation.
+A Monk exercises wisdom while they are weak from hunger, and abuses wisdom while they are satiated&mdash;this is applied in addition to the normal stat abuse for both conditions, and occurs on every game turn whose number is a multiple of 10. A Monk that is hungry or worse burns nutrition at half the normal rate, which stacks with the reduction in hunger from meditation.
 Monks have access to special abilities through their {{sa|Monk weapons|monk weapons}} and {{sa|Fighting moves|role fighting techniques}}.

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 {{tocright}}
 In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the '''Monk''' is one of the [[role]]s from ''[[NetHack]]'' that is available to the [[hero]].
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 * 3-6 [[fortune cookie]]s
-Incantifier Monks have food rations and oranges replaced with [[scrolls of food detection]], and are given a spellbook of healing if they do not start with one; an incantifier monk that starts with the spellbook is instead given a random spellbook from a spell school that they can train. Clockwork Monks have food rations and oranges replaced with [[potions of oil]]. Half-dragon Monks have apples replaced with [[tripe ration]]s.
+Incantifier Monks have food rations and oranges replaced with [[scrolls of food detection]], and are given a spellbook of healing if they do not start with one&mdash;an incantifier monk that starts with the spellbook is instead given a random spellbook from a spell school that they can train. Clockwork Monks have their food rations and oranges replaced with [[potions of oil]]. Half-dragon Monks have apples replaced with [[tripe ration]]s.
 Monks start with knowledge of several weapons in addition to any applicable racial equipment: the [[quarterstaff]], the [[khakkhara]], the [[double sword]], the [[chakram]], the [[set of crow talons]], the [[Nunchaku (dNetHack)|nunchaku]], the [[bestial claw]], the [[shuriken]], and the [[katar]].
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 ==Attributes==
 The Monk's starting [[attribute]]s are distributed as follows:
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 | Distribution percentages   || 25% || 20% || 15% || 10%  || 20%  || 10% ||
 |-
-| Mean w/ standard deviation || 17.34±2.37 || 13.63±2.10 || 11.26±1.95 || 9.86±1.66 || 13.63±2.10 || 9.57±1.59
+| Mean w/ standard deviation (human) || 17.34±2.37 || 13.63±2.10 || 11.26±1.95 || 9.86±1.66 || 13.63±2.10 || 9.57±1.59
 |}
 ==Skills==
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 Monks only take {{frac|5}} damage from [[breaking wands]] by [[applying]] them.
-Monks are expected to maintain at least a [[vegetarian]] diet, and are penalized every time they consume non-vegetarian food. This is enforced more stringently than in ''NetHack'': actions that violate a hero's code of conduct incur a penalty to current [[alignment record]], as well as a permanent penalty to maximum alignment record (which is referred to as "sin"). Violations of personal conduct for all roles are also the domain of the [[Hod Sephirah]], and each violation makes it possible for them to appear via random monster generation.
+Monks are expected to maintain at least a [[vegetarian]] diet, and are penalized every time they consume non-vegetarian food. This is enforced more stringently than in ''NetHack'': actions that violate a hero's code of conduct incur a penalty to their current [[alignment record]], as well as a permanent penalty to maximum alignment record (which is referred to as "sin"). Violations of personal conduct for all roles are also the domain of the [[Hod Sephirah]], and each violation makes it possible for them to appear via random monster generation.
-Monks wearing armor that restricts the upper body incur a -20 [[to-hit]] penalty&mdash;this applies to all [[suit]]s of body armor with the exception of [[Hawaiian shorts]] and [[waistcloth]]s, and also applies to [[Victorian underwear]] even though it is a [[shirt]] slot item. Monks that are in normal form and not wearing restrictive armor, using a [[shield]], or wielding and using a [[weapon]] gain a to-hit bonus equal to {{frac|XL|3}} + 2 for melee attacks.
+Monks wearing armor that restricts the upper body incur a -20 [[to-hit]] penalty&mdash;this applies to all [[suit]]s of body armor with the exception of [[Hawaiian shorts]] and [[waistcloth]]s, and also applies to [[Victorian underwear]] even though it is a [[shirt]] slot item. Monks that are in normal form and not wearing restrictive armor, using a [[shield]], or wielding and using a [[weapon]] to attack will gain a to-hit bonus equal to {{frac|XL|3}} + 2 for their melee attacks.
 Monks that are not wearing restrictive armor also have halved penalties to AC from low [[dexterity]], and gain two further bonuses to AC: the first is based on their [[wisdom]] and is equal to {{frac|WIS-1|2}} - 5 (with a floor of 0), and the second bonus is level-based and equal to {{frac|XL|6}} + 1. A Monk that meets these conditions, has drunk at least one [[potion of booze]] per experience level, and is also currently [[confused]] gains an AC bonus equal to 1 + (booze drunken/9).
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 * ⇒⇒ or ⇘⇘: '''Dive kick'''
-** The hero [[kick]]s a single target directly in front of them twice - this has the standard chance of failure from high [[encumbrance]].
+** The hero [[kick]]s a single target directly in front of them twice&mdash;this has the standard chance of failure from high [[encumbrance]].
 * ⇒⇒ or ⇘⇘: '''Swoop''' (chiropteran only)
 ** The hero attacks a target directly in front of them with their main weapon, off-hand weapon (if two-weaponing), and the chiropteran bite attack in order.
-** The mainhand and off-hand attacks require the monk to be unarmed or wielding a monk weapon in order to be used.
+** The main hand and off-hand attacks require the Monk to be unarmed or wielding a monk weapon in order to be used.
 * ⇗⇒ or ⇒⇘: '''Aura bolt'''
 ** If the hero is unarmed or is wielding a monk weapon, they fire a ray in front of them that can hit multiple targets, but does not bounce off walls; the ray will not be fired if it could hit a peaceful or tame monster, and also cannot be used if the hero's [[alignment record]] is within a range of 3 to -3 inclusively.
-** An aura bolt deals ((XL + 2)/3)d4 damage, or 1d4 for every three [[experience level]]s (with a maximum of 10d4 damage at level 28 or higher), and has different damage bonuses depending on the hero's alignment record:
+** An aura bolt deals ({{sfrac|XL + 2|3}})d4 damage, or 1d4 for every three [[experience level]]s (with a maximum of 10d4 damage at level 28 or higher), and has different damage bonuses depending on the hero's alignment record:
-*** If the PC's alignment record is 4 or greater, the aura bolt emits holy energy that deals double damage against holy-hating targets such as demons and the undead.
+*** If the hero's alignment record is 4 or greater, the aura bolt emits holy energy that deals double damage against holy-hating targets such as demons and the undead.
-*** If the PC's alignment record is -4 or lower, the aura bolt emits unholy energy that deals double damage against unholy-hating targets such as angels.
+*** If the hero's alignment record is -4 or lower, the aura bolt emits unholy energy that deals double damage against unholy-hating targets such as angels.
 * ⇑⇒ or ⇗⇘: '''Bird kick'''
-** The hero [[kick]]s all adjacent targets once - this has the standard chance of failure from high [[encumbrance]].
+** The hero [[kick]]s all adjacent targets once&mdash;this has the standard chance of failure from high [[encumbrance]].
 * ⇑⇒ or ⇗⇘: '''Wing storm''' (chiropteran only)
 ** The hero knocks all adjacent targets back up to 4 squares, which deals no direct damage but [[stun]]s and [[slow]]s the targets.
 * ⇖⇒ or ⇑⇘: '''Meteor drive'''
-** The hero throws a single target in front of them downwards - if the target is standing on ordinary room terrain, corridor, soil, sand, grass, or a doorway, they take [[size]]- and [[strength]]-dependent damage.
+** The hero throws a single target in front of them downwards&mdash;if the target is standing on ordinary room terrain, corridor, soil, sand, grass, or a doorway, they take [[size]]- and [[strength]]-dependent damage.
 * ⇐⇒ or ⇖⇘: '''Flurry'''/'''Pummel'''
-** The hero strikes a single target in front of them twice with their normal attack - the hero must be unarmed or wielding a monk weapon.
+** The hero strikes a single target in front of them twice with their normal attack&mdash;the hero must be unarmed or wielding a monk weapon.
 Any action that is not movement or a melee attack breaks the current chain of inputs.
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 * Neutral: [[Laozi]]
 * Chaotic: [[the hunshi sihou]]
 ==Quest==
 {{main|Monk quest/dNetHack}}
-The Monk's redesigned [[quest]] sees them fighting [[Master Kaen]] for [[The Eye of the Overworld]], an artifact morganite [[soul-lens]]. The Eye of the Overworld grants magic resistance while carried, and while worn it grants x-ray vision and fully protects the wearer from blindness and gaze attacks, in addition to the normal effects of soul-lenses. Monks wearing the Eye gain a spellcasting bonus equal to their armor modifier (24) if they have an alignment record of at least 20 and the artifact is non-cursed, compared to half the bonus from regular soul-lenses - this bonus becomes a penalty if the Monk's alignment is negative, or else if The Eye is cursed.
+The Monk's redesigned [[quest]] sees them fighting [[Master Kaen]] for [[The Eye of the Overworld]], an artifact morganite [[soul-lens]]. The Eye of the Overworld grants magic resistance while carried, and while worn it grants x-ray vision and fully protects the wearer from blindness and gaze attacks, in addition to the normal effects of soul-lenses. Monks wearing the Eye gain a spellcasting bonus equal to their armor modifier (24) if they have an alignment record of at least 20 and the artifact is non-cursed, compared to half the bonus from regular soul-lenses&mdash;this bonus becomes a penalty if the Monk's alignment is negative, or else if The Eye is cursed.
 ==Strategy==

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 Monks are expected to maintain at least a [[vegetarian]] diet, and are penalized every time they consume non-vegetarian food. This is enforced more stringently than in ''NetHack'': actions that violate a hero's code of conduct incur a penalty to current [[alignment record]], as well as a permanent penalty to maximum alignment record (which is referred to as "sin"). Violations of personal conduct for all roles are also the domain of the [[Hod Sephirah]], and each violation makes it possible for them to appear via random monster generation.
-Monks wearing armor that restricts the upper body incur a -20 [[to-hit]] penalty&mdash;this applies to all body armor with the exception of [[Hawaiian shorts]] and [[waistcloth]]s. [[Victorian underwear]] also counts for this penalty, despite being a shirt slot item. Monks that are in normal form and not wearing restrictive armor, using a [[shield]], or wielding and using a [[weapon]] gain a to-hit bonus equal to {{frac|XL|3}} + 2 for melee attacks.
+Monks wearing armor that restricts the upper body incur a -20 [[to-hit]] penalty&mdash;this applies to all [[suit]]s of body armor with the exception of [[Hawaiian shorts]] and [[waistcloth]]s, and also applies to [[Victorian underwear]] even though it is a [[shirt]] slot item. Monks that are in normal form and not wearing restrictive armor, using a [[shield]], or wielding and using a [[weapon]] gain a to-hit bonus equal to {{frac|XL|3}} + 2 for melee attacks.
 Monks that are not wearing restrictive armor also have halved penalties to AC from low [[dexterity]], and gain two further bonuses to AC: the first is based on their [[wisdom]] and is equal to {{frac|WIS-1|2}} - 5 (with a floor of 0), and the second bonus is level-based and equal to {{frac|XL|6}} + 1. A Monk that meets these conditions, has drunk at least one [[potion of booze]] per experience level, and is also currently [[confused]] gains an AC bonus equal to 1 + (booze drunken/9).

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 In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the '''Monk''' is one of the [[role]]s from ''[[NetHack]]'' that is available to the [[hero]].
-Monks can be [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Incantifier (starting race)|incantifiers]], [[Clockwork automaton (starting race)|clockwork automatons]], [[Chiropteran (starting race)|chiropterans]], [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragons]], or [[Yuki-onna (starting race)|yuki-onna]], and can be [[lawful]], [[neutral]] or [[chaotic]].
+Monks can be [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Incantifier (starting race)|incantifiers]], [[Clockwork automaton (starting race)|clockwork automatons]], [[Chiropteran (starting race)|chiropterans]], [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragons]], or [[Yuki-onna (starting race)|yuki-onna]], and can be of any appropriate [[alignment]].
 ==Starting equipment==
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 ==Special rules==
 Monks are expected to maintain at least a [[vegetarian]] diet, and are penalized every time they consume non-vegetarian food. This is enforced more stringently than in ''NetHack'': actions that violate a hero's code of conduct incur a penalty to current [[alignment record]], as well as a permanent penalty to maximum alignment record (which is referred to as "sin"). Violations of personal conduct for all roles are also the domain of the [[Hod Sephirah]], and each violation makes it possible for them to appear via random monster generation.

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 * ''Weapons:'' [[spear]]
-* ''Spells:'' [[Attack spells|attack]], [[Divination spells|divination]], [[Enchantment spells|enchantment]], [[Escape spells|escape]], [[Musicalize spell|musicalize]],
+* ''Spells:'' [[Attack spells|attack]], [[Divination spells|divination]], [[Enchantment spells|enchantment]], [[Escape spells|escape]], [[Musicalize spell|musicalize]]
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 | Skilled