Mummy wrapping - Revision history

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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia|
-He held a white cloth -- it was a serviette he had brought
+He held a white cloth -- it was a serviette he had brought with him -- over the lower part of his face, so that his mouth and jaws were completely hidden, and that was the reason for his muffled voice.  But it was not that which startled Mrs. Hall.  It was the fact that all his forehead above his blue glasses was covered by a white bandage, and that another covered his ears, leaving not a scrap of his face exposed excepting only his pink, peaked nose.  It was bright, pink, and shiny just as it had been at first.  He wore a dark-brown velvet jacket with a high, black, linen-lined collar turned up about his neck.  The thick black hair, escaping as it could below and between the cross bandages, project in curious tails and horns, giving him the strangest appearance conceivable.
 |[ The Invisible Man, by H.G. Wells ]
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 ==Description==
-While worn, the mummy wrapping provides no base [[AC]] and [[MC1]], and also negates [[invisibility]]: heroes and monsters that are invisible and wear a mummy wrapping will become visible for as long as it is worn. Additionally, wearing a mummy wrapping prevents the effects of some items from turning the wearer invisible.
+While [[worn]], the mummy wrapping provides no base [[AC]] and [[MC1]], and also negates [[invisibility]]: heroes and monsters that are invisible and wear a mummy wrapping will become visible for as long as it is worn. Additionally, wearing a mummy wrapping prevents the effects of some items from turning the wearer invisible.
 {{todo|Cross-reference sources of invisibility to verify which. In particular: this applies for [[Wand of make invisible|the wand]] but NOT [[Potion of invisibility|the potion]], and [[Spellbook of invisibility|the spell]] needs studying as well.}}
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|84fabf764a6923a2c929d764c2d27569510c54cf}} and {{commit|11aaa7020982fe635dc9f9a8371bc8abe3b0a0aa}}, large [[humanoid]]s are able to wear mummy wrappings as their only choice of cloak. They will not do so if they are invisible and were not created already wearing the wrapping, and putting the wrapping on would render them visible to a hero that cannot [[see invisible]].}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|84fabf764a6923a2c929d764c2d27569510c54cf}} and {{commit|11aaa7020982fe635dc9f9a8371bc8abe3b0a0aa}}, large [[humanoid]]s are able to wear mummy wrappings as their only choice of cloak. They will not do so if they are invisible and were not created already wearing the wrapping '''and''' putting the wrapping on would render them visible to a hero that cannot [[see invisible]].}}
 ==Strategy==

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], mummy wrappings cannot be generated as [[invisible item]] or made invisible.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], mummy wrappings cannot be generated as [[invisible item]]s and cannot be made invisible.
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 In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], many mummies that do not have a special form of wrapping associated with them will always generate with a mummy wrapping.
-A mummy wrapping is the only cloak that can be worn to disguise the effects of having the [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] [[Spirits (dNetHack)#Orthos, Sovereign of the Howling Dark|Orthos]] bound.
+A [[prayer-warded wrapping]] is a similar item to a mummy wrapping, and has an identical ability to suppress invisibility while worn.
 ===Hack'EM===

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 ==Generation==
-Mummy wrappings are not generated randomly, thought they can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]].
+Mummy wrappings are not generated randomly, though they can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]].
 [[Mummies]] have a {{frac|6|7}} chance of being [[generated with]] a mummy wrapping.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|740|nethack=3.6.7}}

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 ==History==
 The mummy wrapping is introduced alongside mummies in [[NetHack 3.0.0]].
 ==Origin==

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 Mummy wrappings are not generated randomly, thought they can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]].
-[[Mummies]] have a {{frac|6|7}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] a mummy wrapping.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|740|nethack=3.6.7}}
+[[Mummies]] have a {{frac|6|7}} chance of being [[generated with]] a mummy wrapping.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|740|nethack=3.6.7}}
-Any hero that is killed by a mummy and leaves a bones file will arise as a named mummy wearing any mummy wrapping they were carrying, and will be given a mummy wrapping to wear if they were not already carrying one.{{refsrc|src/bones.c|460|nethack=3.6.7|comment=non-player mummies (including bones mummies) can only wear wrapping; code will pick a mummy wrapping in the inventory to wear if one is present}}
+Any [[hero]] that is killed by a mummy and leaves a bones file will arise as a named mummy wearing any mummy wrapping they were carrying, and will be given a mummy wrapping to wear if they were not already carrying one.{{refsrc|src/bones.c|460|nethack=3.6.7|comment=non-player mummies (including bones mummies) can only wear wrapping; code will pick a mummy wrapping in the inventory to wear if one is present}}
 ==Description==

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 The mummy wrapping is the least effective cloak in terms of AC, but it is also the lightest of all cloaks and is more than sufficient to cover body armor, including protecting it from [[erosion]]. It also does not have any base AC of its own to lose to erosion&mdash;heroes that lack a cloak may find a significantly-enchanted mummy wrapping to be a tempting option.
-Characters that elect for permanent invisibility will often keep a mummy wrapping or two on hand for various purposes:
+Heroes that elect for permanent invisibility will often keep a mummy wrapping or two on hand for various purposes:
 * [[Shopkeeper]]s will not allow invisible characters to walk into their [[shop]]s. A mummy wrapping can be quickly thrown on to get inside, and can optionally be removed after&mdash;leaving the store will require the character to put it back on, unless they exit through other means.
-* Trapping an [[aligned priest]] in their temple in order to convert the [[altar]] requires that the priest be able to see the character.
+* Trapping an [[aligned priest]] in their temple in order to convert the [[altar]] requires that the priest be able to see the hero.
-* Wraiths cannot [[see invisible]], making it vital for characters planning to lure them off [[graveyard]] levels to wear a mummy wrapping. The wrapping itself is poor protection against wraiths, and is best replaced with the character's usual cloak before fighting them.
+* Wraiths cannot [[see invisible]], making it vital for characters planning to lure them off [[graveyard]] levels to wear a mummy wrapping. The wrapping itself is poor protection against wraiths, and is best replaced with the hero's usual cloak before fighting them.
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Mummy wrappings give large humanoid pets an additional source of MC outside of the [[cornuthaum]].
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|A mummy wrapping gives large humanoid pets an additional source of MC outside of the [[cornuthaum]], as does the [[amulet of guarding]] added via {{commit|4d52332dda48f1a9da637256fd2459fb45730e13}}.
-As of {{commit|200cc21fb3a31452c4448fa835ca595fcabfc488}}, priests gain the ability to break boulders that block their path, and can no longer be trapped.}}
+Per {{commit|200cc21fb3a31452c4448fa835ca595fcabfc488}}, priests gain the ability to break boulders that block their movement path, preventing them from being reliably trapped using [[scrolls of earth]].}}
 ==History==

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 ==Description==
-While worn, the mummy wrapping provides no base [[AC]] and [[MC1]], and also negates [[invisibility]]: characters and monsters that are invisible wear a mummy wrapping will become visible as long as it is worn. Additionally, wearing a mummy wrapping prevents the effects of some items from turning the wearer invisible.<!--Cross-reference sources of invisibility to verify which. In particular: this applies for the wand but NOT the potion, no clue on spell-->
+While worn, the mummy wrapping provides no base [[AC]] and [[MC1]], and also negates [[invisibility]]: heroes and monsters that are invisible and wear a mummy wrapping will become visible for as long as it is worn. Additionally, wearing a mummy wrapping prevents the effects of some items from turning the wearer invisible.<!--Cross-reference sources of invisibility to verify which. In particular: this applies for the wand but NOT the potion, no clue on spell-->
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Large humanoids such as giants can wear mummy wrappings.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|84fabf764a6923a2c929d764c2d27569510c54cf}} and {{commit|11aaa7020982fe635dc9f9a8371bc8abe3b0a0aa}}, large humanoids are able to wear [[mummy wrapping]]s as their only choice of cloak.}}
 ==Strategy==