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In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]] '''morale''', also referred to as '''encouragement''', is a status effect for both [[monster]]s and the [[hero]]. The total amount of morale points possessed will boost [[to-hit]] and [[damage]] in the case of positive morale, or reduce them in if it is negative. Every turn, both positive and negative morale have a {{frac|8}} chance of being set 1 point closer to 0. While the [[Insight#Insight_merchants|beast's embrace]] [[glyph]] is active, morale instead decays with a {{frac|6}} chance every turn instead. However, while it is active, having more than 0 morale will also reduce [[DR]] gained from [[armor]] by half of your current morale.

== Description==
A monster's morale as well as your own is shown when applying a [[stethoscope]] to either yourself or another monster. [[Enlightenment]] will also disclose your current morale level. Encouraged monsters are more likely to attack a monster that is above their current level. While under the [[walking nightmares]] effect from wearing the [[War helm of the Dreaming]], and while afflicted by the [[Madness#Rage|rage]] a monsters' bonus damage from morale is fully negated.

The following effects alter morale:
* Being affected by a [[wage of pride]] reduces your morale by -9.
* Landing a critical vorpal hit with [[The Sky Reflected]] or [[The Amalgamated Skies]] while the 'resonant' [[mental edge]] is active. Nearby pets gain 0-8 scaling with sanity. Always 8 for [[Githyanki]] [[Kensei]] who have learned the last [[Zerth mantras|mantra]]. Nearby enemies will also be discouraged by the same amount pets are encouraged by.


* Attacking with a wielded [[bestial claw]] while the beast's embrace glyph is active (+1). Being attacked by a bestial claw-wielding monster that is [[crazed]] (+1 monster morale). 
* Attacking or being attacked by a [[demon claw]] or its alternate form while it has a wage of pride slotted (- 0 to 6, scaling with the wielder's level).
* Attacking or being attacked by a [[blade of mercy]] with at least 25 [[insight]]. Morale is decreased by the lesser total number of -{{sfrac|Attacker's Charisma|5}} and (Weapon Enchantment + Attacker's Charisma)
* Attacking or being attacked by [[Stormbringer]] while the 'harvest' fighting style is active. For monsters of and above level 3, gain +3 morale. Else gain the monster's level as morale.
* Stormbringer's level drain effect while the 'harvest' fighting style is active. (+1)
* Monster being hit by a [[deep]] weapon's [[mind blast]] gain morale. The lower the weapon's enchantment the higher its mind blast damage. Below +0, monsters affected by the mind blast gain {{frac|damage|5}} as morale.
* Byakhee summoned through the [[Necronomicon]]'s 'summon byakhee' passage are generated with +5 morale.
* [[Invoking]] the [[Mad King's Crucifix]] increases morale by 8 + Enchantment + Skill (1, 2, 5 for Basic, Skilled and Expert, respectively.)
* Killing the [[Coven Leader]]'s [[familiar]]. (+8 monster morale)
* Being affected by a [[Ancient of blessings]] aura with no other valid targets. (-7 encouragement at most)
* Monsters that become enraged have a {{frac|3|4}} chance of gaining morale points equal to their difficulty rating, up to 20 at most. Otherwise, they will go berserk.
* [[Madpeople]]'s whisperer will occasionally buff the hero by 1d({{sfrac|100 - Sanity|5}} +1), up to at most 21.
* Being hit by an [[Elder brain]]'s mind blast deals 3d15 damage and gives [[telepathic]] monsters on the level a morale bonus equal to {{frac|3}} of the damage received.
* Using the 'kiai' shout ability as a [[Samurai]] or [[Kensei]], which lasts for the same amount of turns as the morale bonus. Starting at 3rd level, the base amount of morale the kiai shout will give is +1, and increasing by 1 for every 4 levels after 6th level (+2 at XL6, +3 at XL10, +4 at XL14) up to +8 at experience level 30. For every point of [[Charisma]] above 13, the amount of morale given is increased by 1d(Cha-13), up to 1d12 at 25 charisma.
* Playing the 'inspire courage' [[Musicalize spell|song]] encourages nearby [[tame]] monsters. The morale gained for every turn the song is played, concluding at 3 turns, will be +6, +9 or +12 at Basic, Skilled and Expert, respectively. Tame monsters may only gain up to +7 encouragement from songs.
* Tieflings with the 'odd eyes' mutation that move or attack in the direction of a monster they can see will use a gaze attack that reduces the monster's morale, up to at most -6. (-1 monster morale)
* The mind blast ability of [[Madpeople]] who are either at least level 28, or who are at least level 21 and have the 'twin dreams' [[Yog-Sothoth]] mutation [[studies]] monsters on a hit, and reduces their morale by the amount of damage of the mind blast (at least 3d15, up to 5d15 at XL 28 with the twin dreams mutation).
* Monsters who can sing (indicated by the 'MS_SONG', 'MS_INTONE', and 'MS_FLOWER' monster flags) have a {{frac|3}} chance of encouraging nearby hostile monsters, if they themselves are hostile. If they are tame instead, all nearby pets as well as the hero are encouraged instead. In either case, the amount of morale given is 1d({{sfrac|Monster Level|3}}+1). [[Aglaope]]'s song will encourage all hostile monsters on the whole level for 1d6 instead.
* Oona's singing has a {{frac|3}} chance of being a dirge that decreases the morale of affected monsters. If she is hostile, this will decrease your own morale as well. If she is tame instead, this will affect all hostile monsters. In either case, the amount of discouragement scales with her level (20), for 1d7 morale damage. 
* Commanders (indicated by the MS_COMMANDER monster flag) can encourage their underlings. The default amount of encouragement depends on the commander's level, given by the formula 1d({{sfrac|Monster Level|6}} + 1}}), for up to 1d35 at most. Some unique monsters bolster morale by fixed amounts instead.
* The [[Binder]] [[Spirit|spirit power]] 'Golden dew of Laurelin', granted by the [[Mordor Ruins Quest]] alignment spirit [[Telperion and Laurelin]], encourages pets by 5d([[Binder#Abilities|Spirit Die Size]])
* The [[Shield Bashing]] knightly stance lowers morale when hitting monsters by -1 per skill point (-1, -2, -3 at Basic, Skilled and Expert, respectively). The maximum discouragement also increases with skill, from -5 at Basic to -10 at Skilled and -15 Expert. With Unskilled or lower in Shield Bashing, morale cannot be lowered past 0.
* The [[Stranger]]'s harassment has a {{frac|11}} chance of increasing the morale of hostile monsters by 5.
* [[Silvermen]] who are afflicted by any type of [[poison]] or [[disease]], or who poison a monster gain encouragement scaling with the poison's severity. Having a weapon coated in poison, dire poison or paralysis poison trigger its effects all set current morale to 8. Blindness poison instead sets it to 4, and filth-crust poison sets it to 16. Other attacks, from any source, that inflict disease will set current morale to 16. Attacks that inflict regular poison instead set it to 8.

* [[Silverknight]]s gain 1 point of encouragement when hitting an enemy in melee and can gain up to 10 points in this manner. Obtaining the 'Wings of ruin' [[rot]] mutation increases this to 2 per hit.
* [[Apocalypse angel]]s apocalypse attacks have a {{frac|9}} chance of reducing morale by {{sfrac|100 - Sanity|5}}, with a chance of an additional -1 morale scaling with insanity.
* [[Lucksucker]]s who land a luck-draining attack on another monster will be encouraged by 1 point, and their target discouraged by 1 point up to at most 13 encouragement or discouragement.
* Monsters with a luck-draining gaze attack that use them to gaze at another monster will gain 1 point of encouragement, while their target is discouraged by 1, up to at most 13 encouragement or discouragement.
* Monsters with an 'unnerving' attack (chain devils, interlocutor devils, cuboids and rhombohedroids) lower your morale by the amount of damage inflicted.
* For [[Githyanki]] Kensei, using the 'repulse' move deals +1d15 for every 6 experience levels. Targets hit by the mind blast will suffer morale damage equal to the blast's damage.
* [[Cloudfaced]] [[Madpeople]] whose faces and shoulders are not covered may perform a morale-damaging wide gaze attack, reducing the morale of monsters who can see the hero by 1 point, up to {{frac|Insight|7}}.
* Monsters that kill [[Soldier mummy|soldier mummies]] have their morale reduced by 1d7 up to -13. Monsters subject to the 'ill fate' mummy curse of a [[pharaoh mummy]] ({{frac|5}} chance), or the 'dire fate' curse from a [[pharaoh]] or from the [[Hmnyw pharaoh]] ({{frac|3}} chance) instead have their morale set to -13.



==Messages==
{{message|<monster> sings a song of courage.|You saw a monster be affected by a song of courage.}}
{{message|You feel calm again.|You were previously encouraged and the effect wore off.}}
{{message|<monster> looks <wild/wilder/berserk>!|A pet was encouraged by the 'inspire courage' song, or a hostile monster was encouraged by a song of courage.}}


{{message|You feel <depressed/inconsolable!|You were affected by Oona's dirge.}}
{{message|The <commander> gives an order to attack.|You saw a commander encourage its underlings.}}
{{message|The <lieutennant/captain> orders its <unit/forces/army> forwards.|You saw a mercenary encourage its underlings.}}

{{message|The freshly spilled blood calms your nerves.|You previously had negative morale and gained some from receiving or dealing a bleeding wound with the beast's embrace rune active.}}
{{message|The freshly spilled blood excites you!|You have more than 0 but less than 10 morale from receiving or dealing a bleeding wound with the beast's embrace rune active.}}
{{message|The freshly spilled blood whips you into a frenzy!|You have more than 10 morale from receiving or dealing a bleeding wound with the beast's embrace rune active.}}
{{message|The apocalypse angel shares a prophecy of doom!|You were affected by an apocalypse angel's prophecy attack.}}

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